The U.K. keeps shipping these amazing, dynamic rock bands (Placebo, JJ72, Idlewild) across the ocean and we keep buying Nickelback albums. Something has to give. So our money is on Aldershot, England's Vex Red. Discovered by primo nu-metal producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot), the black-swathed quintet reveals a seething, snarling techno-metal crunch that sounds pleasantly familiar yet satisfyingly innovative on its debut, Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire.
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