Celldweller

Last night, I was playing Need For Speed Most Wanted with my brother. Classy, right? While we were racing, a song started to play that I had heard before. A few hours later, I looked up the the song on the internet. It was called "Shapeshifter" by Celldweller. I was not familiar with with the band at all. After plenty of youtube searches and help from wikipedia, I learned that Celldweller is an electronic metal/rap group. Althogh they do not have very many album songs, they often create music for movie trailers, commercials, and video games. In "Shapeshifter," the band Styles From Beyond is featured. I thoroughly enjoy the rhythm as well as the hip hop/metal lead. If you like rap and rock/metal, you'll probably enjoy this band.

Deuce

Ex-Hollywood Undead voacalist, Deuce, has officially started a solo album. He was one of the three main vocalists of Hollywood Undead (along with Johnny 3 Tears and Funny Man). Apparently, J3T was in an interview and bragged about how he had come up with all of the lyrics for their first album Swan Songs. While this has not been confirmed, Deuce found out and wasn't very happy. In fact, he was so distraught that he left Hollywood Undead. Weeks later, he posted a song called "Story of a Snitch." The song bashed J3T and the rest of the band incorporating lyrics like:

Here's the story of a snitch, that I knew for all these years
But now he's a b****
And if he wants he can suck my......... (I won't finish the rest of the song)

Hollywood Undead, however, has not slowed down at all. They've picked up a new lead vocalist and are scheduled to release their next album this summer. As a sneak peak, the band released a song called "Hear Me Now." Personally, I really like the song, but you can tell that something's missing without Deuce Deuce, on the other hand, is currently working on his solo album. Both bands have plenty of talent, and I think both will be very successful.

Trapt

Ahh Trapt. Although this band has been around a while, I only discovered them last year. Their most popular song (in my opinion at least) is "Headstrong." The band possesses a heavy rock feel to their music. One of the reasons I enjoy this band so much is that they incorporate energy into their songs. Also, the lead vocalist isn't always screaming and shoving the microphone down his throat. As far as explicit language goes, Trapt successfully earned the Parental Advisory sticker on the bottom right hand corner of their album. While not as bad as some other bands, Trapt does have some mild language. If you are a heavy rock/punk fan, consider looking into this band.