YB at the 2009 Vans Warped Tour
June 01, 2009
The legendary Korean rock band, YB (myspace.com/ybrocks), is made up of four guys; Yoon Do-Hyun (vocals), Park Tae-Hee (bass), Kim Jin-Won (drums) and Hur Jun (guitar). Since their debut in 1994, the band has released eight albums and has been honored with numerous awards in Korea. Among some of the most memorable awards, YB received a World Peace Music Award in 2003 for their contribution towards the improvement of human rights. In addition, their anthems, "Oh Pilseung Korea!" and "Arirang" were the soundtrack for Team Korea's participation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup as a Final Four team. YB will be playing this years Vans Warped Tour on the Kia Kevin Says Stage. See them play live 8/15 - 8/23/2009.
SHRIMP! Review of "Gonzo Fishing Trip!" in Horns Up magazine from Brasil!
Experimentalism within Metal is no longer new stuff, nor a restricted practice. Thus, the same tendency observed in other saturated genres (like Metalcore, and more recently represented by the so called Deathcore) applies to it, which means that only the most competent musicians achieve success. The Californian quartet Shrimp happens to fit within this last selected group. Not for the mere reason that the members are excellent musicians. The technical skill of all members provides them an impressive versatility. Thus, each of the five songs that comprise their debut EP "Gonzo Fishing Trip," are completely unique, but maintain a certain standard established by the band (which may be difficult to understand, since standard is a concept apparently ignored by the group). On the other hand, what people might think when facing the hilarious and eccentric aspect of this work, a serious record, very well recorded and produced, and with a great visual aspect (owner of an interesting artwork in digipack format). Dealing with a homogeneous quality album, the highlights to be made do not follow a hierarchy. They are, therefore, great passages such as the gummy chorus in "Manifest Democracy," and drummer Dustin Jordan's solo on "The Lobstrosities" and the collective effort on the excellent "I'll Be Your Huckleberry". Putting it this way, the quartet was very successful in their debut, no doubt about it. And what is already awesome can be even better: the first full-length is about to come.