“G-Punk” pioneers (HED) P.E. continue to tour across the United States in support of their recently released Sandmine EP, out now via Suburban Noize Records! The band teamed up with director and VFX artist Joshua Petrino to film a music video for the track “Death Trip’ which they just dropped. The video is a parody love letter to classic horror movies such as Friday The 13th and Sleepaway Camp, where a masked maniac is loose inside of a campground during movie night.
(HED) P.E. releases a solidly decent album with Class of 2020 (Suburban Noize Records). The band, hailing from Southern California, truly embodies the eclectic skater vibe of the area. The album is a mix of rock, funk, and rap. Jared Gomes, Jeremiah Stratton, Kurt Blankenship, DJ Blackard, and Chad Benekos are a tight outfit, and Class of 2020 has no wasted riffage.
Evolution is inevitable, resisting it is futile. I have witnessed oodles of bands that have resisted letting their music evolve, getting themselves trapped in a murky impenetrable bubble of monotony and dismal record sales. (Hed) P.E. is not one of those bands. If anything, (Hed) P.E. could be the official spokesmodel for bands who embrace the natural evolution of their music. The latest studio album from (Hed) P.E., Stampede (Pavement Entertainment) is a dynamic testament that the band is categorically fearless in their songwriting and continue to transcend any and all musical pre-conceived notions.Continue reading