SHED A TEAR FOR AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE. OR DON’T.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at 1:30pm by Axl RosenbergWhile a seemingly endless amount of terrible nu-metal bands are reuniting, one has decided to do us all a favor and call it quits: American Head Charge have broken up… sort of. See, it seems that vocalist Cameron Heacock is leaving the band, who will hire a new singer and change their name, in what I can only imagine is an attempt to make people forget that they’re American Head Charge. As though you’d forget that bitch who bit your cock during a BJ just ’cause she changed her hair color or something.
AHC’s first album, 2001’s <sarcasm>cleverly</sarcasm> titled The War of Art*, was produced by Rick Rubin, and the band had more than their fair shot at the big leagues: they opened for System of a Down and Slipknot, played Ozzfest, got played on Return of the Rock, etc. Unfortunately, they never took off, probably because they were just that terrible. Their subsequent albums… well, I wasn’t even positive they had subsequent albums. So there ya have it.
This song is called “Seamless.” To review: it is produced by the same guy who produced Reign in Blood.
Expect the remaining members of American Head Charge to announce a “reunion” after they realize that they can make more money using their original moniker sometime in the next six to twelve months.
-AR
*Almost as clever a title as Otep’s Sevas Tra. No wonder the two acts shared a guitar player.
This band was awesome you doucheturd. Sad to see them go, but it’s not really surprising.
Awful
AWESOME?! I had the MISPLEASURE of seeing this “band” open, furthermore, they were caught LIP SINGING! This band blows!
I’ll be honest, American Head Charge were one of the only Nu-Metal bands that I actually liked. While it’s name is quite stupid, The War of Art has some great songs on it. I can’t say anything for their follow up, since I still haven’t heard it.
yah man i agree with you guys…this band i really loved…this album was defintly a keeper…heavy as fuck…before a lot of bands were adding synthesizers and shit these guys were doing it….
there follow up albums bit the big one.
To be fair these guys were always one of the best nu metal type of bands around , I saw them live twice and they really did put on great shows. The albums are also significantly better than most nu metal shit although Ive not found myself listening to them in a while, its a shame but they were always dysfunctional to say the least. Maybe we’ll get some good music from whatever comes next.
isnt being one of the best nu metal bands like being the least smelling pile of shit?
I agree that the genre is genrally a load of shit but these guys knew how to at least make interesting music, plus they were missing the overwhelming sense of lameness that comes with most nu metal bands.
I didnt hate this band. American Head Charge>Skunk Anansie
HIV>Skunk Anansie
I’ve been a fan of these guys from the beginning and saw this coming a mile away. They were plagued with drug problems and feuding amongst each other form the start and when their guitarist OD’ed and kicked off I knew it was the end for these guys. Say what you will about them but they lived a serious “rockstar lifestyle” which is more than I can say for almost every other nu-metal poser band. Too bad really, they had some killer stuff and fucking slayed live. Yours truly can be found in the live video of The Feeding… just sayin.
I thought they broke up like six years ago. I’m surprised.
Like Rik said, it’s not surprising. I don’t think they ever truly recovered from Bryan’s death. Regardless, “The Feeding” was a great album and I will be checking out “The War of Art” tonight.
RIP American Head Charge.
The War of Art was fucking classic. Check it out A.S.A.P.
I honestly liked this band. I remember hearing them on an NHL video game, you can’t really even compare them to the other more popular nu metal bands, they were a lot better.
nah, they suck
Well it looks like…
*puts on sunglasses*
…you CAN stop the machine.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
BOOYA!
American Head Charge were fucking dope. I don’t even care. they put on a great fucking live show if you were lucky enough to see them. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s no good.
I really enjoyed this band to be honest. Lay off the Haterade, dude!
you guys should have ran a feature for the new primer 55 video. it’s SOOOOOOOOOOO awesome . hahaha
AHC was one of the best bands of the last decade. I am very sad to see them go. Their live show was fucking killer. The War of Art is a great album, and its follow-up, The Feeding, is incredible stuff. Great industrial metal with some fantastic songwriting.
Dammit. I was in a great mood today before I read this. Thanks.
You need to explore more music if this was one of your favorites of the past decade.
See, Stu1, unlike many of the posters on this site, I actually listen to a wide variety of music. I don’t just listen to three bands and hate everything else because I’m too fucking ignorant to give it a chance.
Actually, if you listen to a wide variety of music, then you’re really out of your mind, since there’s hundreds of better bands of every/any genre.
AHC was one of the best bands of the last decade
They weren’t even the best band with the initials AHC
These guys were like seven wrecking balls on stage at the same time -massive chaos in the best possible way.
If a tree falls in the forest….
Yeah, I actually liked the War of Art. I also got their second album, but i never really gave it a second listen. The War of Art, on the other hand, was actually really good, and I got to see them with the full tWoA line-up many years ago before the members started dropping out like flies. Great stuff.
I really like this band, i always considered them different from the rest of the Nu Metal freaks. You should listen to their last album….and by all the comments i’ve read here i noticed that they are alot more people who liked american head charge then hated them
RIP AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE
I was obsessed with this CD when it came out…
Axl, you’re a fucking retard. I can just envision the rusty little wheels turning in your brain while writing this:
“Urrrr… American Head Charge singer leave, band change name… American Head Charge from 90’s. 90’s bands all nu metal. Nu metal BAAAAAAD. Boo nu metal. What is nu metal? I don’t know but all nu metal is bad. So, American Head charge BAAAAAAAAD. I write about that. It’s snarky and ohhh soooo witty. Bring me tons of adoration from readers that I crave so much. Oooo sandwich”
It’s been said before and I’ll say it again, the musical taste of the bloggers on this site certainly leaves a lot to be desired.
I enjoyed this band too. The singer sounded like Patton a bit. War of Art had some really good stuff on it. Some of it still sounds good, and they weren’t nearly as ‘nu’ as people made out.
Pretty cool to see the majority of comments are in the affirmative for the band.
Silly metalsucks.
Fuck you Axl. Jesus Christ, AHC had more talent than 90% of the piece of shit bandss advertised on this site. It must be hard to have good taste with Skunk Anasie’s balls firmly affixed to your chin. Once you cleanse your tongue of shitty band jizz, you could try to write a good article.
They were a C list band and that’s all there is to it, if even that. Good riddance…
I’d go D.
this band was the best nu metal band, they had more industrial influence then nu metal i thought, but hey what ever you genre nazis want right? these guys are still tons upon tons better than ANY wigger metalcore band these days though, always will be.
RIP
For a bunch of guys who hate nu-metal you sure did seem to have massive hard-ons for Slipknot’s stuff a while back.
The War of Art was pretty good, could’ve used a little fat-trimming, but still one of the better records of the “nu” bands… Can’t say I listened to them much after that though, I wasn’t impressed with the follow-up and had no idea they were even still around
American Head Charge is an AWESOME band, and I’m glad to see I’m not the only one here who thinks so.
By the way, they’re not really nu-metal. They’re industrial metal. DUH.
Mother fucking……Push It….The Enveope!!! Life Sets Me off!!!
That song fucking rules. It can make anything intense
The Art of War is a killer album!! I’m not kidding!! It’s a ROCKING heavy album!!
And that was that. Everything after that was a huge pile of SHIT!!
I thought they where long gone but hey there you go.
RIP Sellouts!!
I always dug this band too, but why would you pick Seemless has the above video, when, All Wrapped Up, with the Henry serial killer angle is a fucking amazing video, and bloody as hell to boot. I think by the reaction to this post that maybe they deserve a lil more respect, but hey, its your blog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2bQ1j2fZro
American Head Charge was the shit
AHC was the shit. I give a fuck less what metalsucks has to say on this one…
I really like this band tbh. Sucks that Heacock left, he made the band what it was.