Nails
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Nails

Nails formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2008, started by vocalist Todd Jones and guitarist John Gianelli. Their sound took cues from the raw intensity of bands...

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Nails: Richmond's unrelenting hardcore force

A Virginia band whose music channels raw anger through heavy riffs and shouted vocals.

If you want the Nails experience in two songs, try 'You Will Never Be One Of Us' and 'Cry Wolf.' They pretty much sum up what the band does.

Nails matters because they've carved out a specific corner of extreme music that doesn't compromise. Songs like 'You Will Never Be One Of Us' and 'Cry Wolf' deliver their themes of anger and disillusionment with a direct, physical intensity. Their 2010 debut EP 'Unsilent Death' set the tone, and they've kept that same confrontational energy across albums like 'Abandon All Life' and 'Tougher Than the Rest'.

The band formed in Richmond in 2008 around vocalist Todd Jones and guitarist John Gianelli. They've released several albums while maintaining a core sound built on heavy riffs and Jones's vocals, with the lineup shifting around those two over the years.

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Nails formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2008, started by vocalist Todd Jones and guitarist John Gianelli. Their sound took cues from the raw intensity of bands like Converge and Pig Destroyer. Their 2010 debut EP was called 'Unsilent Death,' which is also the title of one of their songs.

They've put out several albums, including 'Abandon All Life' in 2013, 'You Will Never Be One of Us' in 2016, and 'Tougher Than the Rest' in 2022. The band's music is built on heavy riffs and Jones's shouted vocals, with songs like 'Cry Wolf' and 'Life Is a Death Sentence' dealing in themes of anger and disillusionment.

The lineup has shifted around Jones and Gianelli over time, with former members including bassist Wes Giardino and drummer Taylor Young. They've played shows consistently and their records have found an audience within extreme music circles.

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