(hed)p.e.

( hed ) p. e (also ( hed ) planet earth or Hed PE ) is a self -proclaimed " G- punk " band from Huntington Beach, California. The band plays a crossover from hardcore punk, ska - punk, funk, heavy metal and hip-hop.

Band History

( hed ) P. E. was founded in 1994 together of Jahred Gomes ( vocals) and Wes Geer ( lead guitar ), after they met at several concerts in Los Angeles and in California's underground scene. They began writing songs and completed with Mawk ( bass), Chizad (guitar), BC (Drums ) and DJ Product ( turntables ), the band.

In 2001, she had her biggest success with their second official album Broke ( Jive Records) and club hits like Killing Time, Bartender and Waiting to Die. However, after that she was expecting a bad time. From their record company pressured to write more mainstream songs, the album Blackout ( 2003) appeared (original album name before the members change: "The Big Nothing" ), which made ​​it sound a bit downmarket and less aggressive their sound.

In 2004 came the turning point for the band, both artistically and personally. They separated after six years of her record company Jive Records and replaced their original guitarists and their original drummer. ( hed ) P. E. was taken thereupon by the indie label KOCH Records, and the two newcomers Jaxon (guitar) and Moke (drums ) completed the band.

With this newfound freedom, they began recording their new album. Material they had enough of frontman Jahred, who had written some songs for his never released side project Fenix ​​Jones. The songs are now on the album Only in America (original album name: " Raise Hell "), which hit stores in March 2005 to hear.

Was published in 2006 with Back 2 Base X is the fifth studio album, which was released under Suburban Noize Records ( among others Kottonmouth Kings, OPM). After Insomnia (2007) and The DIY Guys ( 2008) was published in 2009 by New World Orphans the successful work of Californians. With trauma since 2009, the now sixth drummer of the band. In October 2010, their latest album was released under the title Truth Rising in the USA.

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