The spice boys of the 90's hahahah. Nu metal has existed in the UK since 1995 with the formation of bands like Kill II This, One Minute Silence, Charger and Pulkas. This first album to be released under this genre was 1996's Another Cross II Bare by Kill II This. Britain kind of had it's own movement at the same time. Bands like A, Hell is for Heroes, the Welsh band we don't talk about, Vex Red, Reuben etc... These bands were always supporting other Nu-Metal bands when they were doing their UK tours in the late 90s and early 00s. It was a really great scene back then, because it was so underground. It’s safe to say that, for some of the bands that had enjoyed success in the early 90s, nu metal was an unwanted addition. Pulkas were one of the first bands to turn heads in the press during the dominance of nu metal. Although they were short-lived, the band splitting with no fanfare shortly after the release of 1998 debut album Greed, they were arguably the first band from British shores that had the audacity. Pitchshifter’s success seemed to make the door creak open, and trickles of British bands. In December 1999, British post-grungers Breed 77 opened for Black Sabbath at their one-off show at the Astoria, and Kill II This opened for Slipknot at their legendary debut UK show there. At the same time, One Minute Silence were out as main support to Machine Head on their Burning Red tour, and then played on Slipknot’s first-ever UK tour. Once again, though, it was Pitchshifter who were the trailblazers. They were added as the opening band on the bill of the inaugural UK Ozzfest at Milton Keynes in 1998, proving that British bands could hold their own if given the chance. By the dawn of the new millennium, most of the lower tier of British bands had split up due to a lack of interest. Those that were continuing suffered from diminishing returns, but Earthtone9 gave the scene its definitive parting shot with the arc’tan’gent album. This sprawling masterpiece should have catapulted them to the highest of heights, but instead they split just over a year after its release. At this point, it was difficult to see whether British bands would ever gain international traction, but a phenomenon had been building behind the scenes. As nu metal flooded the mainstream, the metal world looked around for something new. The Dillinger Escape Plan’s visionary masterpiece Calculating Infinity arrived in 1999, and ushered in a new attitude to music. Watford tech oddities Sikth suddenly found themselves being played on Radio One, and the likes of Hundred Reasons and Funeral For A Friend, and later Bullet For My Valentine and Gallows, put heavier British music back where it belonged... to the point where, over 20 years after Paradise Lost stepped out onto the Main Stage at Donington Park, one of the original members of British metal’s 90s underground scene did the same. The late 90s may not have been the most commercially viable time to make metal in this country, but without the grassroots underground scene, we may not have reached a point where we hold the likes of While She Sleeps, Bury Tomorrow, Venom Prison, Black Peaks, Employed To Serve and the rest in such esteem.
2 fantastic tracks for the end of an amazing album🙏
And now its time for their EP Monsters...you will love it. 🙏. Some of their first work and he sings a bit different...but super good.
You look great, have a nice evening 🙏
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I don't understand why is so hard to listen full album downward spiral of nine inch nails
The spice boys of the 90's hahahah. Nu metal has existed in the UK since 1995 with the formation of bands like Kill II This, One Minute Silence, Charger and Pulkas. This first album to be released under this genre was 1996's Another Cross II Bare by Kill II This. Britain kind of had it's own movement at the same time. Bands like A, Hell is for Heroes, the Welsh band we don't talk about, Vex Red, Reuben etc... These bands were always supporting other Nu-Metal bands when they were doing their UK tours in the late 90s and early 00s. It was a really great scene back then, because it was so underground. It’s safe to say that, for some of the bands that had enjoyed success in the early 90s, nu metal was an unwanted addition. Pulkas were one of the first bands to turn heads in the press during the dominance of nu metal. Although they were short-lived, the band splitting with no fanfare shortly after the release of 1998 debut album Greed, they were arguably the first band from British shores that had the audacity. Pitchshifter’s success seemed to make the door creak open, and trickles of British bands. In December 1999, British post-grungers Breed 77 opened for Black Sabbath at their one-off show at the Astoria, and Kill II This opened for Slipknot at their legendary debut UK show there. At the same time, One Minute Silence were out as main support to Machine Head on their Burning Red tour, and then played on Slipknot’s first-ever UK tour. Once again, though, it was Pitchshifter who were the trailblazers. They were added as the opening band on the bill of the inaugural UK Ozzfest at Milton Keynes in 1998, proving that British bands could hold their own if given the chance. By the dawn of the new millennium, most of the lower tier of British bands had split up due to a lack of interest. Those that were continuing suffered from diminishing returns, but Earthtone9 gave the scene its definitive parting shot with the arc’tan’gent album. This sprawling masterpiece should have catapulted them to the highest of heights, but instead they split just over a year after its release. At this point, it was difficult to see whether British bands would ever gain international traction, but a phenomenon had been building behind the scenes. As nu metal flooded the mainstream, the metal world looked around for something new. The Dillinger Escape Plan’s visionary masterpiece Calculating Infinity arrived in 1999, and ushered in a new attitude to music. Watford tech oddities Sikth suddenly found themselves being played on Radio One, and the likes of Hundred Reasons and Funeral For A Friend, and later Bullet For My Valentine and Gallows, put heavier British music back where it belonged... to the point where, over 20 years after Paradise Lost stepped out onto the Main Stage at Donington Park, one of the original members of British metal’s 90s underground scene did the same. The late 90s may not have been the most commercially viable time to make metal in this country, but without the grassroots underground scene, we may not have reached a point where we hold the likes of While She Sleeps, Bury Tomorrow, Venom Prison, Black Peaks, Employed To Serve and the rest in such esteem.