When you think of Arista Records the first
thing you think of is Clive Davis and his major success at breaking multi-platinum
adult pop artist like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston. Well its a brand
new day at Arista, Clive has gone on to other things and so has his former
label. Its hard to imagine getting farther away from the likes of Barry
and Whitney than Aristas latest signing-From Zero! Their progressive nu-metal
sound meets power industrial is a great marriage between the two parallel
styles. Lets face it nu-metal isnt known for its intricacy. From Zero
shatters that fact by putting a progressive spin on the nu-metal sound
while mixing it up with the industrial sound that Nine Inch Nails put on
the map. Vocalist Jett isnt content with copying Layne Staleys style
or resorting to rapping, he has the pipes and he is more than happy to
use them. Guitarists Joe (Bag o Donuts) Pettinato and Pete Capizzi dont
go overboard on drop tuned power chords either. They throw some nice changes
and licks into the mix to keep things interesting while providing some
progressive panache. Its heavy but at times can sound down right funky
like on the prechorus to Erase. The real power behind the sound comes
from the rhythm section who aggressively ply the songs with a biting yet
moving under current.
The bottom line- From Zeros One Nation
has balls while at the same time delivering style. One warning through,
after you get a taste you will have a hard time going back to the typical
cookie cutter nu-metal or mallcore. These guys show us how it should be
done!
Posted by rockstar/noguitar:
fromzero rocks, their label didn't know what 2 do with them.......where's jett?????? muhhhh
Posted by Andrew Head:
I really like from zero. i saw em live on live music choice and i got hooked. these guys rock everybody! check em out
Posted by the
MAN: FROM ZERO and all the other "nu-metal"
bands out there, are not original or cutting edge in any way. as a fan
of heavy-hard music i'm ashamed of these crap bands cashing in on the craze
thats going on at this time with nu-metal and pimp-rock rap/core. its garbage
and wont be around for long
Posted by
from_zero01: I own many heavy metal CD's and was in
to much harder music before, but after i saw From Zero at a live show i
ws hooked. They have one of the best sounds i ever heard and are very cool
people to hang otu with also. (Kid is the Best!!!) I would definetly recommend
their CD because it is all good material and no filler. That is awesome.
From Zero kicks ASS!!!
Posted by
Blaze: I think that From Zero is one of the best
bands I've heard in a long time. They have an awesome sound and aren't
bad on the eyes either...
Posted by
Chunka: A real grower...but once it sticks it
really sticks.All i can say is death to Nu Metal.
