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Droid - Droid

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Droid - DroidEmotional Syphon Records
Even though Droid is from the west coast (Long Beach, California), their debut album has the vibe and intensity of east coast metal. Droid has already toured with bands like Korn, and James "Munky" Shaffer even made them the first signing of his record label. The band also appeared on last year's Family Values Tour, and is set to hit the road with that tour again this summer.

Droid is ferocious metalcore. It's loud, relentless and passionate. You'll hear influences of groups like Hatebreed and Chimaira in Droid's sound. There's not a whole lot of originality displayed here. It's the usual metalcore song structure with plenty of breakdowns, although Droid does it very well.

Vocalist James "Buddy" Eason really shines. He has a powerful and angry delivery that has a decent amount of diversity. There's also a guest appearance from Chino Moreno of Deftones. The production is also good, with a stellar job of mixing/mastering from Tue Madsen, who seemingly either produces or mixes about half of the metal albums that are released. Overall it's a solid debut, and if Droid can find a more distinctive sound they'll be even better.

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