Last week saw the 20th Anniversary of the underrated third album “Blackout” by Huntington Beach California’s (hed)p.e., a record once dismissed by frontman Jared Gomes as “Corporate Junk”. He has long claimed to have given in to the pressure from their then label Jive Records to create an all out Nu-Metal record that brought forward
Back in 2020 when Ozzfest was all the rage, a two part compilation of covers of Black Sabbath classics was put together titled “Nativity In Black” featuring the bands that made the events so great. Static-X took on “Behind The Wall Of Sleep“, System Of A Down chose “Snowblind” and of course Huntington Beach California’s (hed)p.e. took
“You know me then you know I really have no friends, Get a high a lot, I drink and drive a lot, The innocent they die a lot, Now don’t be fooled when you see me smile a lot, Cause I go punk rock, blow up ya’ whole block…” ~ “Wake Up” by (hed)p.e.
Having previously recorded a version of “Crosstown Traffic” by Jimi Hendrix in the dim and distant past, (hed)p.e. have announced an all new covers album titled “70s Hits From the Pit” will be releasing via Suburban Noize Records on 24th February. Said to cross Punk Rock and Classic Rock with the bands own G-Punk style,
The O2 Academy Islington is tonights destination, a train and tube ride away to a venue which holds a lot of memories for this writer, in the company of a Lewis Hamilton edition can of Monster. It may not say it anywhere on the tin, but it’s peach flavour. One particular night we witnessed Australian
After a sharing a selection live footage from the archives, Suburban Noize Records have shared lyric video has surfaced for a remix and remaster of “Let’s Ride” by (hed)p.e. which also features a guest vocal appearance from Madchild. The Huntington Beach Californians will be upon our shores in over the next three months with a
The rescheduled dates for the 20th Anniversary of the seminal album “Broke” from (hed)p.e. have been confirmed with an incredible 14 shows upon our shores between October, November and December with Psychovillage as main support. Expect cuts like “Bartender“, “Killing Time” and maybe even “Pacbell” in the set as the G-Punk pioneers once again bring
Having spent a lot of time touring the US together, a collaboration between Huntington Beach California G-Punk outfit (hed)p.e. and Trap Metal masters Dropout Kings is the next logical step in their mutually beneficial relationship and the result is “Last Ones Standing“, a split EP that bridges the gap between Nu-Metal and Trap Metal with
Alongside a live rendition of “Bartender” from a show in Portland (hed)p.e. vocalist Jared Gomes has announced that later this week an alternative version of the classic from their seminal 2020 Jive Records “Broke” will be appearing. Pheonix Arizona Nu-Metal revivalists Dropout Kings have lent vocalist Eddie Wellz and guitarist Staig Flynn for the new
After the delayed arrival of the collaborative album “Califas Worldwide” from Californian G-Punk pioneers (hed)p.e. via Suburban Noize Records, the music videos started to stack up like pancakes with “Across The Universe” the latest to receive the treatment. The album itself has cover art Illustrated by none other than Jim “TAZ” Evans, the record also
