40 Grit emerged from the San Francisco Bay area, forming in
1996 and releasing their first album in 2000 titled; Heads. Being the year 2000, Nu metal and alternative/radio metal
had all but taken over the mainstream scene and as such, record labels began
pumping out as much material as possible, even traditionally metal based
staples such as Metalblade Records (which is who released this album).
As for Heads, the
music here consists of large, groove laden riffs akin to Machine Head or
Skinlab. The drums offer the bare essentials in the rhythm department and
provide just a glimmer of spunk to the overall sound. The song structures are
simple and rely on catchy leads and metalcore like vocals, which best resemble Matt
Holt from Nothingface. Most songs are built on a mid tempo baseline that slowly
broods until the chorus hits and the energy explodes. It’s a basic formula for
the successful Nu/alternative metal acts at the time such as Spineshank or
Powerman 5000; Nothing groundbreaking, but the genre wasn’t meant to be as
much. It’s simple, catchy and has replay value. A successful formula for a
record deal at the time. All in all, not a bad listen if you enjoy the genre.
Highlights: “Fade Into You” “Serving Time” “Spit”
Rating: 3
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