I got friended on MySpace this evening by Californian rock/metal band 1RKO. I was impressed with their latest release One More Time, so I listened a bit more. Now it’s time to tell you a bit about them…

The group consists of vocalist/guitarist Simon Daniels, co-founder Bryan Spang on bass, guitarist Derek Stephens and Rich Sacco on drums.

The name 1RKO comes from the notion and the mission of re-creating the original larger than life experience that rock n roll is supposed to bring,an explosion of strength,and emotion.When asked to describe their approach to their work,they see it as a process of discovery,where you are naked,authentic,ignore trends and take the bull by the horns.

While their approach to metal isn’t exactly mould-breaking, the group are heavy hitters. They replicate that smoothly distorted, melodic rock sound that I loved as a teenager and still do today.

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