Metal/Hardcore Revolutionist if you will, Bangladesh out of Austin, Texas is all about bringing it up in your face loud and hard. The five members consist of Jay Childress (Vocals), John Deleon (Lead Guitar), Jay Puente (Bass), Shaun Tenberg (Guitar), and Mike Amaya (Drums). In mid April, Bangladesh came down to Laredo and played a set at local venue Average Joe’s along with Dead Earth Politics of Austin, TX and local act Scarecrow. Thriving in staying separated from other “typical” metal/hardcore acts, Bangladesh is a movement in of its own.
Rising out of a former act Darling Sinister, the original members, Deleon, Puente, and Tenberg, created Bangladesh in October of 2005. Knowing that they had to rise above the regular acts, everything had to be different for Bangladesh as front man Childress, gave the example “they went through about 15 singers, before agreeing on me”. The sound of Bangladesh is if you were to put Texas Metal and Old School Hardcore in a blender only to frappe the hell out of it, as the two genres blend seamlessly together. As Childress added, “we have a diverse influence; from Texas Metal like Pantera, to East Coast Hardcore”.
Along with stopping by Laredo, Bangladesh earlier was out on the road touring with FACECAGE from Des Moines, Iowa and as Slipknot fans know, Corey Taylor has served as producer for FACECAGE and together they created Great Big Mouth Records.
The only real way to have a Bangladesh experience is to see these guys live. Not only do you remember what great face melting riffs, adrenaline induced drums, and vein popping vocals metal/hardcore sounds like but you also get a chance to see the band’s signature move of a three man pyramid. During the last song of there set at Average Joe’s, front-man Childress stood atop of guitarist Deleon and Tenberg’s upper thigh while bassist Puente arises out through the middle, to somewhat symbolize that Bangladesh has created a new meaning and reached a new height in the mundane and ordinary world of heavy music.
If you weren’t able to make it to the show, the next best thing is to run over to the band’s myspace profile at www.myspace.com/bangladesh5 to listen to the band’s four of the five songs on their EP titled: “Running With Bulls” on Bang 114 Records. You’ll find the songs ‘Tainted Democracy’, ‘Standing By Regret’, ‘It Tempts Me’ and ‘Faked It’. And if you like what you hear, which you will, go on over and buy there EP and other kickin’ merchandise at www.bangladesh5.com.
Bangladesh is the example and a part of the reason some of us still believe in metal and hardcore music; why we still strive to keep it going, for it to help others as its helped us and so much more. So get up, get out, and join your brothers of Bangladesh in the new metal/hardcore revolution for Texas and the world.