Scrape
| Scrape | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Orlando , Florida , United States |
| Genre (s) | Nu metal , alternative metal |
| founding | 1997 |
| resolution | 2004 |
| Last occupation | |
| Billy Keeton | |
| Brian "Brix" Milner | |
| Pete Sison | |
| Will Hunt | |
Electric guitar |
Randy Melser |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Mike Lynchard |
Skrape was an American alternative and nu-metal band from Orlando , Florida , which was formed in 1997 and split in 2004.
history
The band was formed in 1997 and consisted of the singer Billy Keeton, guitarist Mike Lynchard, guitarist and keyboardist Brian Milner, bassist Pete Sison and drummer Will Hunt, and some of them previously at Genitorturers and Stuck Mojo been active were. The first gigs followed, which brought them the attention of RCA Records . After signing a contract with the label in 2000, the group went to the studio with producer Ulrich Wild to record their debut album, which was released in 2001 under the name New Killer America . The album peaked at number 157 on the Billboard 200 . After that the band was seen at a festival in Japan and played a concert with Seo Taiji in Korea . In addition, a US tour was held with Disturbed . After a 2001 tour with Pantera , Slayer and Morbid Angel , Mike Lynchard was replaced by Randy Melser. Then the band worked with producer Jimbo Barton in Miami , Los Angeles and Orlando on the next album.
In October 2003 the second album Up the Dose followed. After appearing together with Ill Niño and Spineshank in September, concerts with SOiL , Twisted Method and Static-X followed . In March 2004 the group lost their contract with RCA Records. Then Will Hunt left the band to devote himself to the new band Dark New Day . In May of that year Brian Milner Dope joined as bassist, before Billy Keeton joined Coldwhitechrist in August, who later renamed itself to Sever and then Blessed in Black. This led to the dissolution of Skrape that same year.
style
Greg Prato from Allmusic and Christian Graf in his Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon assigned the band to Nu Metal. In his book The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu Metal, Joel McIver found this genre term also appropriate, although he still heard influences from hardcore punk . Martin Popoff wrote in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 4: The '00s about New Killer America that the band is trying to move its Nu Metal from its emotional tendencies in a difficult direction. The vocals are typical of Nu-Metal and draw their influences from Tool and Jane's Addiction and are thus comparable to those of Mudvayne , System of a Down and Papa Roach . Musically, the group is comparable to Stuck Mojo, but also to Godsmack and Helmet . In the same book, David Perri reviewed Up the Dose and compared the group to Incubus , but they sound less edgy. The music is radio-friendly, but too "smart" to be really mainstream . The group has its roots in Nu Metal, but there are also tonal parallels to Chevelle . Overall, however, the songs are not memorable in the long run.
Discography
- 2000: Skrape (single, RCA Records )
- 2000: Waste (single, RCA Records)
- 2001: Sinshine (single, RCA Records)
- 2001: Waste / Rake (EP, RCA Records)
- 2001: New Killer America (album, RCA Records)
- 2003: Up the Dose (Album, RCA Records)
- 2003: Summer Song (single, RCA Records)
- 2003: Stand Up (Single, RCA Records)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Christian Graf: Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon . Lexikon Imprint Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-89602-515-5 , p. 261 f .
- ↑ a b Greg Prato: Skrape. Allmusic , accessed June 23, 2020 .
- ^ Billboard 200. billboard.com, accessed June 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Dirt. skrape.net, archived from the original on November 9, 2005 ; accessed on June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Biography. musicmight.com, archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Skrape. Discogs , accessed June 23, 2020 .
- ^ Joel McIver: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu Metal . Omnibus Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7119-9209-6 , p. 113 .
- ↑ Martin Popoff , David Perri: The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 4: The '00s . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2011, ISBN 978-1-926592-20-6 , pp. 450 f .