"New Music Monday"

What good is a blog if you don't learn anything, right? Starting today, every Monday you will be introduced to at least two new bands that you most likely have never heard of. These bands will represent a full spectrum of musical genres - from rock to rap and country to classical. I am going to educate you on who these bands are, why they are good enough to be mentioned in this blog, and finally, where you can go check them out. We're gonna see how this works out. I am probably gonna start with introducing two every week, however, if I start to see a great response from you I will step it up! I will know you are into this by your comments.

The first two bands we are going to take a look at are
1. Raised Fist
2. Two Gallants

Raised Fist
- This band comes screaming, literally, out of Sweden. Raised Fist consists of a five-some of Swedes that have been in the hardcore-punk rock scene since 1993. Their sound reminds me of nothing I have ever heard before - Its an onslaught of metal, speed, and screams. Usually, I get turned off from this type of reckless-hardcore-rock-till-you-drop-dead-from-an-aneurysm type of music, but man I 'm telling you these guys ROCK! I first heard them while listening to a punk compilation CD (Punk-o-Rama 8 or 9). I heard their single 'Get This Right', and I just sat there with my jaw-dropped in awe. But don't take my word for it, check them out your self.
Go to their MySpace page and drop them a line, their newest CD is called "Sound of the Republic" and I'm pretty sure you can buy it straight from the MySpace page.

Raised Fist MySpace Page


The second band we're gonna take a look at comes of from a completely different school of rock. This band broke into the underground indie-rock scene in San Fransisco in '02. They started making waves because of there infusion between rural blues and indie rock. The band consists of lead singers Tyson Vogel and Adam Stephens. There sound is mellow, with a folky-old west style to it. The two singers have been making music together since the early 1990's when they were just twelve. They managed to release a few eps independently, and in 2004 released The Throes under Alive Records. Two Gallants, who often refer to themselves as 2GS, are currently on a European tour until mid-December.

Check out www.twogallants.com for more info and some tracks.