Lykaden EP

GENRE: Nu Metal

This foursome from Navo, Texas (a small town north of Dallas), has created a unique artistic image for themselves, looking at the world as if through a surreal artist's eyes (and music is art, so these guys are technically artists- and surreal ones, at that!) With a steady beat provided by drummer Isaiah Contreras, each song features unique guitar riffs, as if the guitar were telling the story itself. Melancholy, hip hop rock-style vocals (think Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit) provided by percussionist Michael Reddee, guitarist Jason Hayes, and bassist Sapo tell the story of four young artists and their view of the world, their lives, and more. However, despite the melancholy lyrics, the music is still hard and fast- I could definitely see people head banging and moshing like crazy to this music! I look forward to seeing them live.

1. Wilt
2. Two Times Removed
3. Less Depressed
4. Figure It Out
5. Day Before Tomorrow

Lykaden is:
Jason Hayes-guitars/vocals
Michael Reddee-vocals/percussion
Sapo-bass/vocals
Isaiah Contreras-drums

For great, artistic nu metal, I give Lykaden's EP a *** (of 4).