man people sure like to bitch
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ska is the best. as such i often wonder how a horn section might be successfuly implemented into a heavy metal project. the only trial i know of is mephiskapheles. there's also voodoo glow skulls -- though if you ask me they're more accurately ska/core -- and hell, fishbone could be argued to a certain extent also but i'll focus on these other two since the influence is unmistakable throughout much of their work.
both are pretty good bands imo, if somewhat idealized in nostalgia from having been a mainstay of my middle/highschool soundtrack. still, i think this prospect can be more thoroughly explored. we got a whole decade of ska/punk, where's the love for the harder stuff?
here's a couple selections from mephiskapheles i was able to find on youtube, chosen more for representation of their work than as songs of theirs i like the best:
"mephiskapheles"
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"calloused boy"
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and now the voodoo glow skulls:
"band geek mafia"
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"symptomatic"
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i think it's a promising combo!