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Artist: Roots of Rebellion
Website: magnatune.com/artists/ror
Track Name: The Order
Playback: mp3/flash
Download?: Yes

Roots of Rebellion are a Jersey band (that’s New Jersey not the island near England), and have been gigging since 2001, The four piece band is composed of singer/keyboardist John Penola; guitarist Tyler Bissell; drummer/vocalist Kurt Wubbenhorst and bassist Rob Struck and the band’s interesting hard rock sound hinges on a great combination of melodic keyboard, crunchy guitar and vocals over the killer rhythm section (life would suck without killer rhythm sections), I have been listening to this on the MP3 player and decided it’s a keeper. (It was probably the guitar that did it.

The Order comes from their 2004 debut album, The Looking Glass, and bounces between radio friendly hooks choruses and dark verses, they balance the difficult task of pleasing both hardcore rockers and those who find melody and lyrics to more important than the crunchy guitars. John Penola’s vocals tended to grow on me over time, Robert Plant he isn’t but then there really aren’t that many vocalists who are.

And then there’s the rhythm section for the rest of us…

Head over to Magnatune and check out the whole album, I’m sure you will find something to tickle your fancy.

thatch is fascinated by guitars, music, guitars, production, silly noises, guitars and used to be a musician. Did I mention the thing about the guitars?
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