THESE IS NO MUSICAL BOUNDARIES FOR NEW HARDCORE / METAL BANDS. THEY MIX ALL METAL STYLES TO FIND THEIR OWN FACE IN THE OCEAN OF METAL. THE NEW BAND ARTHURKILL PLAYS UNIQUE MIXTURE OF GROOVE ELEMENTS OF POST-HARDCORE, OLD MORDRED + WALLS OF KEYBOARD'S SOUND = WELL STRUCTURED, GOOD, REMEMBERABLE SONGS . THAT SHOWS A MASTERFUL SKILLS OF MUSICANS ALSO GOOD PRODUCTION AND NO-NONSENCE LYRICS. THIS CD STANDS ABOVE ON THE CROWD OF TRENDY HARDCORE /METAL BANDS. I DON'T PUNISH YOU TO BUY THIS CD BUT AT LEAST YOU MUST TO LISTEN ONE SONG ON THEIR WEBSITE http://www.arthurkill.net . ALSO CD INCL. GRINDING ROCK VERSION OF DEPECHEMODE SONG. AND EVER IT IS NOT A DEATH /GRIND - KEEP ON THE EYE ON THIS BAND. GRINDCOREFAN/TARAS BULBA

Spawned from the depths of Staten Island, New York, a place best known for the biggest garbage dump on the East Coast and a pit stop between the bright lights of the big city and the Jerse Shore, Arthurkill has risen to become one of New York City's best kept little secrets. The band consists of Ken Munson, Rob Petillo - drums, Mike Petillo - guitar, Rob Kudyba - guitar, Jon Feirman - bass. The chemistry of the band is the glue that holds them together, with Rob and Mike being brothers and first cousins to Ken Munson.
Featuring the first single "It's No Good", a grinding hard rock version of a great Depeche Mode classic, the CD consists of te songs that jump out at you and claw at your skin. The lyrics are in your face, the guitars are huge, and the sound is monstrous. Mixed into all of this are melodies that just keep coming song after song. "Our main focus was to create something that was a perfect representation of where we are today in our lives, so it was important to me to write lyrics that were intense, meaningful, and saying something," says Ken Munson. Live, the band works hard to deliver a powerful and cathartic performance that energizes an audience.
 

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