Metal/Reggae: Music Designed to Confuse You

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I’m going out on limb here and guessing that few Mother Jones readers are big fans of heavy metal, but I’m not going to let that stop me from recommending a listen to Dub Trio’s newest release, Another Sound is Dying, put out by Ipecac Recordings.

Ipecac was created by Mike Patton, the lead singer of the late-80s, early-90s rock band Faith No More, which scored the big MTV hit, “Epic.”

Dub Trio mixes reggae with metal, which might sound like a pretty dumb idea, But this New York City-based group pulls it off, in part because this band has talent. They’ve recorded with hip-hop artists like 50 Cent, Mos Def, Common, the Fugees, Tupac (RIP), and Matisyahu, and toured with Gogol Bordello, Clutch and Helmet. This definitely isn’t music to dance to, but it’s a risky hybrid of two genres on the opposite end of the musical spectrum; which is why I like it.

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