Most heavy-metal bands consist of underfed dudes with long unkempt hair and the athletic ability of an elderly woman with two artificial hips.
But not all of them.
Three members of the Dallas Cowboys — Marc Colombo, Cory Procter, and Leonard Davis — belong to “Free Reign”, a heavy-metal band that has signed a recording deal with Riot Entertainment, of Australia. (Justin Chapman, who doesn’t play football, also is in the band.)
The Cowboys issued a release on Tuesday morning announcing the development. Free Reign’s debut EP (whatever that is . . . yes, I’m old) will be released later this year, and they’ll be headlining on June 27 at the House of Blues in Dallas.
Tim MacMahon of the Dallas Morning News reviewed one of their shows in April.
We found a sample of their stuff right here. It’s actually not bad.
Then again, they’re no Henway.
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EP (extended play) is shorter than a full-length album release (long play [LP]) and consists of only a few songs. It could only be 20-30 minutes in length.
Too old to know what an EP is?
Did you grow up with gramophone cylinders or what?
An EP is what a band makes when they don’t have enough songs to make a full LP. You can do a single with a B-side (that’s just two songs), you can do a full LP (that’s 8-15 songs), or you can do an EP (usually around 5 songs).
NICE,,, Sing it up Gentlemen…
Heaviest heavy metal band ever.
You must be one of those guys who only buys the latest Green Day and Nickelback albums at Wal-Mart.
EP stands for Extended Play. Back in the day of vinyl records, it was halfway between a single and an album (or Long Play). In other words, a single had two songs, one on each side, and an album had ten to twelve, five or six on each side. An EP had four to six songs, two or three on each side. It was mainly for bands who didn’t have enough material for a full album, but more than for a single. And it was cheaper than producing two or three singles.
Also I have to say that while Affliction t-shirts are cool, all four guys constantly wearing them at the same time is kinda ghey. Feel kinda sorry for Justin Chapman because he looks like an undernourished smurf standing next to Procter, Colombo and Davis.
Another story about the Cowboys that doesn’t involve winning a playoff game.
Queensryche’s self titled EP is awesome.
Whats a henway?
More power to ‘em because I have no musical talent whatsoever, but that has to be the worst crap I’ve ever heard!
This stunning example of awful “butt-rock” only further cements the reality that Marc Colombo is indeed a douche – and an awful singer.
Bearz fan says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
“Whats a henway?”
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Two or three pounds. Chickens are a little bigger.
“Another story about the Cowboys that doesn’t involve winning a playoff game.”
Nobody wins playoff games in June, fool.
@eroop22:
Thats really funny! Floooorio is probably really mad at his little boy scout now!
“This stunning example of awful “butt-rock” only further cements the reality that Marc Colombo is indeed a douche – and an awful singer. ”
Maybe your point would be better taken if you’d show us all how it’s supposed to be done. Yeah, thought so. Stick to gathering boogers and snot, DaveWannstedtsMustache.
Vox -
Didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. Have fun at the next Creed and 3 Doors Down concert. Rockin’!
Go death metal.
The financial ceiling is low (Name one D.M band that is rich outside of Cannibal Corpse) but you can have a sucky show and nobody will be the wiser.
“Nobody wins playoff games in June, fool.”
But in the past ten years most have won at least one, loser.
@madmax:
Florio will probably make them change their name.
“Didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. Have fun at the next Creed and 3 Doors Down concert. Rockin’!”
Yeah say hi to The Wiggles for me, kid.
“But in the past ten years most have won at least one, loser. ”
75% of NFCE teams have won multiple Super Bowls, idiot.
“Another story about the Cowboys that doesn’t involve winning a playoff game.”
Nobody wins playoff games in June, fool.
Any month that starts with the letter “J”, actually, the Cowboys don’t win in .
Scientific fact.
Just so you guys know, this isn’t the first group of Cowboys players that have made a foray into the music world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_xbf_jf2Z8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNi9imA_U9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPKh_fitv3k
“75% of NFCE teams have won multiple Super Bowls, idiot.”
And how many years ago did your team win one? If you want to live that far in the past, maybe I should start bragging about how we won the Civil War.
The should stick to their day jobs….even though they are not even that great at it. All three are overpaid under preforming wannabes.
and END just as worse
Public service message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDlAmWVK8M&feature=PlayList&p=A954A99DA85192E2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=26
Wannstedt,
Everybody knows Vox is a big Michael Jackson fan. Used to sleep over at Neverland all the time. The hush money from the lawsuit is the only reason he can afford internet service.
Not bad?
Not good either. If 3 members weren’t pro football players, they’d get zero hype.
The Cowboys haven’t been good since “Ace of Base” was topping the charts.
Damn. That’s the weakest Heavy Metal i’ve ever heard.
“Heavier Than Metal”. Who are these chumps kidding?
Overall I like it. Drums are solid, great tempo, not overly complex. Bass lines are well written, the tone is good. It sounds like he is using a pick one the second track “All in Vain” though. The lead guitar Kicks A$$. The Vocals are good except the timbre of his voice during the Intro of “last goodbye” when he is trying to strain a little high. I would be willing to buy their EP… Could use a little more cowbell though.
FYI,.. their label is the same one that signed Fozzy, the band with a pro wrestler as it’s “lead singer”.
..and we all know Florio is waiting at his local Licorice Pizza for “The Return of Bruno LIVE!”
age has nothing to do with not knowing what an EP is…they’ve been around since the 50′s and even the Beatles had one…
cool, a band who might threaten poison idea in weight
filbertkiwi71 says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
Bearz fan says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
“Whats a henway?”
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Two or three pounds. Chickens are a little bigger.
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While that was clever, a hen is a chicken. A rooster is a male chicken.
I laughed tho.
Wow, Vox will even defend the Cowboys’ crappy “rock” band.
It reminds me of the time he rose up so vocally in defense of his team in the immediate wake of that 44-6 loss to the Eagles…
@rskindred . . .
but who’s having sex with the hen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsMFN4PWdXM