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10/26/09
Painting In Negative
Album: Adrift
Painting In Negative is a California based heavy metal band that mixes modern metal riffs with a small of slice of progressivism. Over the past few years, there has been a resurgence in old school thrash metal as a bunch of teenagers and young adults have raided their parents’ closets looking for rusted bullet belts, denim jackets and Kill Em’ All era Metallica patches. While this new movement of thrash is certainly surprising, and even heartwarming in a nostalgic way, there is little innovation or reinvention of the genre as newer bands are copying what was popular and refreshing 20 years ago.
Painting in Negative does not go down this road and instead creates a mini detour on the worn metal path as they mix clean vocals and growls with nu metal riffs and guitar solos. On the track “A2” this formula proves to be successful, thanks to some industrial type riffs mixed with brooding vocals. The result is a band featuring just enough diversity to share a concert bill with bands ranging from Machine Head to Mushroomhead. Although elitist metal heads may scoff at this band for not playing “true brutal metal”, Painting in Negative deserves some kudos for playing their own brand of modern progressive metal that rarely falls into the conventions of any single metal sub-genre. The band is currently recording tracks for their debut album, Adrift. If the songs “A2”, “Inertia” and “A Promise Kept” are any indication, the record should be a solid first effort that could make some waves in the American metal community. Visit them at Myspace.com/PaintingInNegative.
Review By Jerel Johnson
Fall Reviews 2009
Target Audience Magazine
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Discography
We currently are working on recording our first full length album, which will be Titled - ADRIFT. You can also find our music at MySpace.com/paintinginnegative as well as YouTube.
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Bio
In August 2006, Dave Murphy began sketching together what would become Painting In Negative. Later the next year, after countless hours of searching to complete this hard hitting lineup, it ended with the mature sound of Chad Novosel, second guitar. Now with Jimmy on drums and the band auditioning bass players they're looking to complete their 1st Full Length Album. This powerful line-up of experienced, creative musicians are looking to spread like a virus through the music scene. With their creative hook-laced rhythms and huge, powerful sound that leaves people wanting more. The music we create is "BIG," and "we definitely create a musical voyage," says Dave Murphy, the founding member. "We really want to take our listeners on a journey." And they do. With energy-ridden songs like Inertia and A2 to name a few, this invention of genius is what we like to call Painting In Negative.
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