Benedictum

I have been addicted to this band for a while now and I have been wanting to share it. Benedictum is a heavy metal band from San Diego. Led by lead singer, Veronica Freeman (that's right... it is a heavy metal band with a girl lead singer) they produced a unique blend of many classic metal bands like Dio and Black Sabbath. Makes sense since they covered "Heaven and Hell" and "The Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath. Veronica adds to this mix, because she isn't one of those poppy singers like many girl singers in the music business. Check them out on their website or their myspace. I can see many great things coming from this band in the future and I hope you guys enjoy this band as much as I do.

Fair To Midland

This week I thought I should post a old favorite of mine. I discovered Fair To Midland through my friend, Griffin and I fell in love with them really easily. Fair To Midland is a progressive, experimental rock group from Dallas, Texas created back in 1998. They are currently signed with Serj Tankian's personal record label: Serjical Strike Records. They have performed with many big name acts like Serj Tankian (no DUH!!), Rage Against The Machine, 10 Years, Smashing Pumpkins, Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, and many more. Currently, they are jumping between touring and recording their 4th album. Check them out on their Myspace and I hope you enjoy this diamond in the rough.

P.S. Below is a video to their single "Dance Of The Manatee". I know the video is very different from most videos, but they take on a old Aesop fable look. Plus, I watched this video before in a Carl's JR of all places!! I was just eating food and this came on the TV there.