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
“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.
It has been something of a rarity for (hed)p.e. to take out newer material of late but on their most recent “Last Chance of 2022” tour “RTR” aka “Respect The Republic” from EP “Sandmine” was used to open the set. Filmed at Goldfield Trading Post in Roseville California back on 4th May here it is
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
Currently on the Nu-Metal Madness tour with Crazy Town, Adema and Flaw, former Huntington Beach California residents (hed)p.e. have tag teamed in Hard Target for a brand single titled “Boot Hill“. It’s one of four cuts that appears on a today released EP “Last Ones Standing” that includes the previously released new version of “Bartender”
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
With a huge twenty one collaborative cuts to choose from, Huntington Beach California G-Punk pioneers (hed)p.e. have selected “Hurricane” which features Sad Silence for a Gabriel Carrer directed music video to celebrate the release of “Califas Worldwide” via Suburban Noize Records this weekend. Illustrated by none other than Jim “TAZ” Evans the record also includes
