Here's the letter M. I chose Merauder for this one.
The band:
Some people lable this as a "hardcore" band, others say "hardcore punk" and yet others say "Metalcore". It's your choice, but I just say they are a "metal band".
The band was formed in 1990 in New York City and made a name for themselves in the eastern US hardcore/metal scene. They toured frequently and released some demos.
In 1995 they toured together with Biohazard. One year later they released their debut album "Master Killer". Following this debut album was some more touring, with Fear Factory and with german band Böhse Onkelz (a band you shouldn't check out, as they are just plain shit. And on top of being plain shit they also have a history as an extremly right-winged band).
Not too much is In 1999 the album "Five Deadly Venoms" was released. Since the band is constantly on tour the album is recorded at various places, but the album still is a great one.
After that, things cool down a bit for Merauder. The drummer is replaced with Dave Chavarri (Il Nino) and Billy Milano (S.O.D.) produces the next album "Bluetality" which sees the light of the day in 2003.
Just as it is usual habit in the music business, Merauder have some "internal differences", so there are some replacements. With the death of guitarrist Javier Carpio in 2006 the band is layed to rest for a while.
In 2009 the album "God Is I" is released on Regain Records.
The song:
Sadly I only know one album - "Five Deadly Venoms" - from this band, so I'm somewhat limited in my choice here.
Here's "Save My Soul", the 8th track on the album. Oh yeah, the album artwok is wrong on this video. Of course the track isn't on "Master Killer"...
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The cover:
