Himsa - Ground Breaking Ceremony
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Artist: HimsaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-11-16
Music Label: Revelation
Soundtracks:
- Daylight Savings
- Great Depression
- Another Version of the Twist
- Ground Breaking Ceremony
- Carrier
- Mud
- Cremation
- Date Is Here
- Tapas
- White Out
Free Music Notes for Ground Breaking Ceremony
Free Music Review: Silly band
Hit: 1 Stars
I find it hard to take the band Himsa seriously and here's why.
It seems like they're trying a little too hard. They have an obsessive aversion to "defining" their music: "It could be country, it could be death metal." Why not give it a classification? To prove a point? They don't want to limit their style, which is fine, but why make such a big deal out of it?
They take their music a little too seriously, which is funny because they have been influenced greatly by other bands to the point of lacking in imagination, and anyone who's listened to enough metal will probably be reminded of some other band. That's especially the case on "Ground Breaking Ceremony" which is very unoriginal.
The name "Himsa" sounds kind of dumb, and most people don't know what it's supposed to mean anyway -- what's so cool or tough about that?
Some people will be fascinated and sucked in by the band's image, and I feel sorry for them. I can't help but laugh at Himsa, because I don't think their music is "pure rage and violence" and I don't think they live that kind of lifestyle. To me, Himsa's just a bunch of nerdy retards playing metal.
Ground Breaking Ceremony Poster
Revelation: 87Himsa was forged in October of 1998 to provide outlets of each members' expression, anger, political ideas and emotional rage. Initiated by members of Seattle band Trial, the genesis of Himsa began at a basement practice. With the addition of the multi-talented Aaron Edge (Harkonen, Genuine, Christ, Anonymous) on guitar and Christian (Anonymous, Jessica) on vocals, the makings for a complete aural and mental assault were complete. "Himsa's members come from hardcore backgrounds, but I'm not looking to label us as a hardcore band. Let's just think of it as it pertains to me, 'core' which means the central part of anything," bassist Derek Harn expounds.
The name Himsa is a shortened version of the Sanskrit word "Ahimsa" which has varied meanings in different cultures, mostly with non-violent connotations. Derek offers his reasoning, "I don't want to give a strict definition because you may find it means something different than someone else and it kind of relates to how I want our music to be thought of." Guitarist Aaron adds, "If the word 'Himsa' is looked at literally, people may think that we are a negative group of people for choosing it as our band name. The word 'Himsa' forces me to look at life's issues in a dark light in order to focus on changing things for the better."
Christian defines their sound as "the point between frequencies on the radio dial. It can be soothing and disturbing all at once." Each member contributes their own background experiences to each song, and political and social issues are never ignored. The band's self-titled debut 7" and forthcoming full length were produced by Paul Speers (Queensryche, X, Sir Mix-A-Lot) at Seattle's Rainstorm Studios. After a tour of the West Coast, Himsa plans to migrate east to convert the rest of the country.
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