Hailing from Washington D.C., Nothingface’s fouth studio album Skeletons was released on April 22, 2003. This album is considered hands down, a brutally beautiful masterpiece from the acclaimed, “Nu-metal” era.
Vocalist Matt Holt’s demonic screams are best described as coming straight out of satins throat, but don’t let the demon fool you, Holt counter-acts the dark side with very beautiful melodies that shine hope at the end of darkness.
Nothingface landed their break with a song featured on the Freddy vs Jason movie soundtrack called “Ether,” which has a great combination by guitarist Tom Maxwell (Hellyeah) of heavy and melodic guitar riffing, tied with sing-a-longable vocal melodies from Holt. Ether, was a great song for commercial success, unlike the rest of the record in which commercial airwaves would likely disregard due to pure, demonic madness. HERE, is where the band has been cast away commercially due to the chaotic realm of the Death Metal era. Likely, “I wish I was a Communist” and “Murder is Masterbation” carry some of the strongest aspects of brutality I’ve ever heard. ever.
In 2004, Nothingface parted ways citing musical differences and label troubles. More recently, in 2005 they released a 2 song demo and played as an opening act for Disturbed in 2006. Afterwards, the band was put on hold due to Guitarist Tom Maxwells’ involvement with Hellyeah, but signs to a new album look quite promising.
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