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    Gryp

    Left Behind

    (2001)

    Reviewed by Marco Povervest

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    alternative metalhardcorenu metal

    Left Behind is the title track of a new EP by Gryp. There are five heavy alternative tunes on this album with a passion for hardcore and nu metal. Vocal styles and guitar tones make me think of bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit and Deftones. The vocals vary from passionate singing to harsh screams. It's not rap style. Sometimes I can almost put my finger on an idea they picked from another band. The combined result is intriguing at times yet not satisfying all the way. Best cuts are Left Behind, Lessons Of Distance "Can't Explain" and Change My Name. Production is pretty good.

    Other coverage for this album

    HM Magazine #90Reviewed by Earl CampbellFresno, California's 'scary nu-metal' GRYP is currently independent, and has self-released their best recorded songs to date; in the form of a seven-song EP called Left Behind, which is available on the Web and at GRYP shows. The title track is also their radio release, and there is no doubt that the same DJs who championed a label-affiliated GRYP along the radio chart path will once again be…

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