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American Gods

Phoenix, Arizona, United States | SELF

Phoenix, Arizona, United States | SELF
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"You Asked For It: American Gods"

Band: American Gods, a Phoenix hard rock/metal/industrial twosome with a sense of humor.
Record: EC-10, which is either a very long 8-song EP or a very short 8 song LP.
Basics: The band claims Fear Factory, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, and KMFDM as influences and you'll hear plenty of that here, along with a little touch of Tool (the lofty refrain to "Machina") and some Atari Teenage Riot ("Hampster Stomp!").

Best Song: "Exi(s)t" has a Stabbing Westward feel and some nice foreboding synth lines. The breakdown about 4:30 in is some of the most polished and professional sounding stuff on the record.
Worst Song: "Hamster Stomp!" is annoying not only because of the stupid name but because the overpowering drum kicks that totally hide anything else going on in the song. A hamster could very well get stomped in the background and we wouldn't hear it.
Suggested Changes: EC-10 does what it's trying to do very well, but not better than it was done 10+ years ago when industrial music was at its peak. Some newer influences might help the band freshen things up a bit.
Grade: B - Phoenix New Times


Discography

2006 - Year of the Hamster (3 song demo)
2009 - EC-10
Tracks freely available on our MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/americangods

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This is what happens when aggressive Southwestern metal collides with off-the-wall electronica. Too industrial for metalheads, too metal for rivetheads, too weird to die in obscurity. American Gods is an enigma in today's musical landscape. While informed by seminal bands such as Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggah, Mindless Self Indulgence and many others, American Gods blends all of it and yet produces a unique sound all unto their own.

Formed by Steven Kowalek and Chris Eckhardt in the spring of 2004, the band originated as a live duo with sequenced drums and synthesizers backing the on-stage antics of these talented performers. They were joined in Dec. 2009 by percussionist Scott Truelove to complete the band as a formidable trio often upstaging more well-known and established acts around Arizona, California and Nevada.

The band currently resides in southern Arizona and is working on a new album while working furiously to spread awareness of their brand of cyber metal across the southwestern United States and beyond. In November of 2010, American Gods were signed to Arizona entertainment label Pitball Records & Entertainment to take their performances and recordings to the next level.

The band has one full length, self-produced album EC-10, available at Amazon.com, iTunes and many other digital distributors. The 8 song album has filled a sparsely occupied market for music fans seeking sounds with the dystopian elements of Nine Inch Nails and Powerman 5000 combined with the fun loving attitude of Pantera and Anthrax. It has accrued positive reviews by Phoenix New Times, Amazon customers and several indie fanzines.