![]() “ Pretty Vacant” finds Gomes re-creating the snotty nosed approach of Johnny Rotten with a little more Pop and a little less Punk with the addition of a sing-a-long style backing vocal in the back end, the raw edge of the riff ensuring that this is not a note for note rendition but a largely faithful cover. Naturally “ 70’s Hits From The Pit” starts with a trio of classic Punk Rock cuts from Sex Pistols, The Ramones and The Clash which plays into the hands of the ethos of the post 2004 era of (hed)p.e. Instead these cuts are all new, with the current line up of the band, vocalist Jared Gomes, bassist Kurt Blankenship, guitarist Nathan Javier and drummer Jeremiah “Trauma” Stratton and very much the influences from Gomes youth. There are a couple of covers in 1968’s “ Cross Town Traffic” by Jimi Hendrix and 1973’s “ Sabbra Cadabra” by Black Sabbath that have been previously released and would have been a nice addition to this collection, however due to those being done during their time signed to Jive Records it might be difficult for those to see the light of day on a new album. If you’re a fan, that would be awesome as for example there are a couple of versions of “ Stepping Stone” that aren’t the version that got released on “ World Wide Orphans” floating around in internet land. discography has been covered – a live album in 2008’s “ The DIY Guys” with an accompanying DVD, a couple of best of albums, a collaborative album in 2022’s “ Worldwide Califas“, a reggae inspired album in “ Stampede“, a split EP with label mates Dropout Kings and even the return of original members Chad “Chizad” Benekos and Doug “DJ Product © 1969” Boyce returning as guests on 2020’s “ Class Of 2020“ – with the exception of the covers album and a record of demos spanning their career like “ Rare Ass Shit” from Suicide Silence. ![]() In turn, he’s been able to back himself and that has allowed the band, whatever the line up, to spend the better part of the past 20 years after escaping the major label world touring the Globe, something that has to be commended.Īt this point, twenty six years after having formed in 1997, pretty much every base in the (hed)p.e. vocalist Jared Gomes became as he describes it a small business owner, no longer needing a label to back his vision of the bands sound. ![]() Having gone straight punk rock by going DIY and Independent with 2005’s “ Only In Amerika“, (hed)p.e. “ 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.
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