I RAMALLAH are the group of Rob 'White Trash' Lind (already in the Blood For Blood and in the Sinners And Saints), a snapshot of today's world, seen through the eye of its soul. A group formed, says Rob himself, "to openly show the filth we live in. These are terrible times, people are appalled and disgusted by what is happening to the world on a daily basis in their name".
Musically, Ramallah mixes metal and hardcore with catchy melodies, creating songs that are as powerful as they are aggressive. After the first EP 'But A Whimper' (over 15,000 copies sold), 2005 saw the release of 'Kill A Celebrity"This is their first full-length album (released by I Scream Records in Europe and Thorp Records in the US), where metal, hardcore, punk and r'n'r combine to create one of the genre's most violent, disturbing and convincing masterpieces, as political as it is personal.
Thirty seconds of the single 'If I Die Today' in the Barley Box to the right.
Ramallah's musical aim is to sing about the rot hidden behind the façade of contemporary pop culture, against the vanity and superficiality propounded by Hollywood stars and the stardom of rockstars. But the accent is also placed on the evils of society, from child abuse to poverty, to the cry of pain raised by the poorest parts of the planet, a cry of rage in search of truth.
Ramallah comes to Italy for the first time for 3 dates (TB supporter) :
Thursday 20 April 2006
TURIN - Space 211 (www.spazio211.com)
Ticket: Euro 10.00
Friday 21 April 2006
BASSANO (VI) - La Gabbia Music Club (www.lagabbiamusicclub.com)
Ticket: to be defined
Saturday 22 April 2006
ROME - Fort Prenestino (www.forteprenestino.org)
Ticket: to be defined
LINE-UP:
Rob Lind - Vox (Blood For Blood, Sinners & Saints)
Jeff Gunnels - Chit (Cold As Life)
Keith Bennett - Bass (Wrecking Crew)
Mike Gayten - Chit (Premonitions Of War)
Tim Nycek - Batt (Sworn Enemy, Cold As Life, Unearth)
Official website :
www.cultofsilence.com
