Let the metal continue. Today some female fronted metal. In This Moment are a female led metal act hailing from Los Angeles. The band is known for being one of the early bands to get signed from posting demos on MySpace back in the day. Yes that's right the band basically got signed from their demos they had posted. I guess in today's tech savvy world the art of hawking a demo is quite different. The band also gains attention for being fronted by the lovely and tattooed front woman, Maria Brink. While the pretty looks are a plus the woman has a voice on her. Alternating between the screams and the melody, the band finds a nice balance of modern metal. With soon to be four releases under their belt, the band continues to progress with their work. 'The Dream' is their second album and opened up the doors for some more exposure. The single 'Forever' gained modern rock plays on the radio, while also managing to pull off a cover of the Blondie classic 'Call Me'. I've decided to upload the deluxe 2 CD version of 'The Dream' which does feature 'Call Me' and some other bonus tracks. Very solid record for a newer band. Worth a listen if you're craving something newer.
Like the rest of their fanbase it seems, I too was lured in by their demos on MySpace. The songs while rough did have some potential behind them. Their first record was really good and 'The Dream' carried it to a new audience. Relentless touring doesn't hurt either. However with the new album 'Blood' set to released next month, the band has kinda taken a nu-metal/industrial approach and is using perhaps a wee bit much of the sex appeal side to sell the music. For the record I love women who play in metal bands. It's great to see strong females in what's pretty much a male dominated genre. Problem is the gross use of sex appeal sometimes to sell the music. That just seems like a shady tactic. The music should be sold on the fact that's it's quality and that the band has put their collective hearts in it. It should always be about the music, sadly the business end of things tends to kill that sometimes.
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