Screaming Mechanical Brain

these dudes play some pretty damn good electro/metal/rock. hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, they've gone though a few line-up changes but they've kept to their own sound throughout. the album I've got here (The Process of Assimilation) is their freshman album released under Screaming Mechanical Brain, their original name was Screaming Monkey Boner under which they released one album called Fun With Poop.

their music is available though iTunes, more than likely Amazon, and through the band. please buy a physical/digital copy if you like this download.

SMB bandcamp
SMB myspace
SMB facebook
SMB store
lp: The Process of Assimilation

Pelican

this instrumental quartet hails from Chicago, IL with a aggressively mixed melodies and an intensity outdone by few. Pelican refused to be limited to genre classification (hence the biggest decision to stay away from vocals) and have changed up playing styles progressively since they started touring. don't get me wrong, all of their stuff's good, their approach just became more direct so that there could more energy on stage... smart idea? I'd believe so.

I've got their self-titled EP here, which I've been listening to for quite some time now and loving every second of it. this has 4 tracks, the first two are roughly four or five minutes with the last two being about 7.5 minutes and  13 minutes long.

Pelican myspace
Pelican official website
S/T EP