Hailing from the fertile heavy music scene of the greater DFW region, and specifically Ft. Worth, Travail mixed heavy rap-core and nu metal riffs with dark tones and lyrics about the Christian struggle. Heavier than most in the genre, the band was sometimes referred to as “gothic rap-core” due to the darker tones and minor keys. Yet the lyrics pointed to higher things:
I’ve failed you I’ve lied to you
Yet you forgive and let me live
Oh God help my weakness
Oh give me your strength
Father help me
I’ll go to any length
On my face, on my chest, on my knees
God help me please
My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak
The band released a split EP with Luti-Kriss (who, of course, eventually became Norma Jean), and two full-length albums: Anchor of My Soul for the secular Pluto Records and Beautiful Loneliness for Metrovox, a sub-label Metro One.
Every Day Life, commonly known as E.D.L., was an early innovator in the rap-core scene, fusing hip-hop and hardcore into something new, several years before it morphed into nu metal and became ubiquitous on rock radio. The band came from Southern California, and while musically innovative (our featured track also…
Here's another obscure band for ya! Broken released one LP on Mercy Street Records which had a small yet diverse array of artists: Real (Nu metal), Popcorn (rap), one of Seventh Day Slumber's early releases & Salt (Southern rock). Broken has a hard hitting heavy rapcore/nu-metal sound. They released 3…
Check out this pro music video from the much loved Memphis May Fire. Song is "Heavy Is The Weight" and features the talents of rap star - Andy Mineo. Song can be found below and pick up the album "Broken" now wherever you find your music. The band will be…
Haven’t heard this band in a long time, used to listen to Judge Me and Song For A Friend back in the day. Listening to the latter now, the song goes pretty hard still, but it’s hard to get past this lyric:
“We can’t fall like the devil
Got to wack him with a shovel”
Haven’t heard this band in a long time, used to listen to Judge Me and Song For A Friend back in the day. Listening to the latter now, the song goes pretty hard still, but it’s hard to get past this lyric:
“We can’t fall like the devil
Got to wack him with a shovel”