I have just found out this morning that one of my favourite all time metal bands, a band that not only influenced my vocal style, my image in my first bands but gave me hours and hours of live and recorded entertainment have decided to call it a day.
There are few that could dispute that American Head Charge arrived during the Nu-Metal glory days but stood out from the pack with their varied take on thrash meets industrial metal.
Their first album, War of Art (2001), hit the ground running but line up changed and problems with their record label meant that the band would not release new music until 2005.
The Feeding (2005) showed a more mature side as the band streamlined from 7 musicians to a healthy 5. This album showed more the influence of Faith No More mixed with atmospheric industrial noises and heavy heavy riffs.
Their last release was Can't Stop the Machine (2007) a live album and dvd.
You will be missed...below is a statement regarding their split.
"This is not the kind of news I enjoy being the bearer of, but we've been ready and waiting for input from Cameron for almost two years; we've written and recorded two albums worth of material in that time," says co-founder and bassist Chad Hanks. "At this point, he no longer gives being in this band any sort of top priority, which is so sad seeing as how he has such an amazing and unique voice; I couldn't wait to hear it on these songs. However, we’re looking forward to some new blood; a young, hungry soul that doesn't sound like anyone else and is ready to work his ass off. We're more than eager to get back to the mines. This is what we do."
