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These wild boys from New
England are creating quite a stir up North with their loud and aggressive
brand of nü-metal that is extreme and abrasive. Although they may
get lost in the hey stack of a thousand other bands that all sound
exactly the same, Comadose is confident that with the strength of
their live shows they will work there way to the top of the heap.Its
just really good heavy, loud music, says Michael Roberge, the 25 year
old Comadose front man, we really work hard and put a lot into our
shows. We just try to get really nutty on stage. We get theatrical
on stage and jump around and stuff like that. People want to pay to
see a show and not just listen to a band. This 6-man band who includes
Guitarists Jack Worster & Thomas Ackroyd, DJ Dan Cicchetti, bassist
Jason Martin and drummer Jacob Brown have paid there dues and won
over crowds within their N.E. club circuit and were recently signed
to Screaming Ferret Wreckords. Their debut album, entitled Re-Up,
is a 7-song collection of angst and aggression that seems to come
from the rejection and pain Roberge must have endured as a youth.
Says Roberge, Sometimes when your chips are down and you loose someone
you really love and you know that there is nothing you can say thats
gonna get her back, you're just outraged. Well, these are the kinds
of things you say to that girl. It just doesn't matter anymore and
there's nothing to loose. That's where a lot of my lyrics come from.
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say what you wanna say instead of just think it. Tunes like Buzzkill,Numb
Skull and Pain For Pleasure are obvious and predictable anthems that
seemed to have jumped right on the trendy nü-metal bandwagon. Although
there is a sense of musicianship here Comadose's music still comes
across as rehashed Limp Bizkit, RATM, and Korn rip-offs. It is as
though this band has not yet found their own identity.We're not hard
core and these days we are trying to stay away from rap-core, and
we're definitely not a rock band. Says Roberge, We are rage-rock I
guess, because we're not quite metal either. Call it what you will,
but this style of music is certainly a flash-in-the-pan fad and the
wicks about to burn out on both ends. Although Comadose does sort
of walk the fence of real angst and theatrical aggression they do
have some good strong music to back themselves up with. Nü-metal is
music that thrives for the moment and for that moment Comadose just
may a band worth checking out. 
