Hed PE

 

Hed PE, an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1994, the band performs a style of music which it refers to as “G-punk”, a fusion of punk rock and hip hop. After releasing three albums on Jive Records, Hed PE left the label to record independently, eventually signing with Suburban Noize Records in 2006. To date, they have released eight studio albums, one live album and two compilation albums.

In 2006, Hed PE signed with Suburban Noize Records, recording their fifth studio album, Back 2 Base X. The album was intended as a return to the basics of rock music, and did not rely as heavily on studio enhancement as previous releases. The album was released on June 6, 2006, the same day as The Best of (həd) Planet Earth, a compilation album produced by Jive Records without the band’s authorization or consent. Back 2 Base X peaked at #12 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #154 on the Billboard 200. Allmusic’s Rob Theakston wrote that “Back 2 Base X suffers from the same problems as Amerika: it tries to be conceptual in thought à la Tool and vicious in its political commentary à la Fugazi or System of a Down, but somehow falls short by sounding like an angry stoner on a soapbox. It won’t win any new fans, but existing fans of (hed) pe’s work won’t be turning their backs away from the band in anger anytime soon, either.”

On June 26, 2007, the band released their sixth studio album, Insomnia. It peaked at #16 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #138 on the Billboard 200. The album’s lead single, “Suffa”, became one of the most requested tracks at Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hard Attack, while the song’s music video was voted one of the Top 10 of 2007 on MTV’s Headbangers Ball. Hed PE released their first live album, The D.I.Y. Guys, in 2008. On January 13, 2009, they released their seventh studio album, New World Orphans. It was released in three different versions that each contain a different set of bonus tracks. In 2009, drummer Trauma joined the band. He is the sixth person to fill this position.^[15] The band’s eighth studio album, Truth Rising, was released on October 26, 2010 to mixed reviews

 

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