Reveille

Reveille came roaring out of small-town Massachusetts, from Harvard, Chelmsford and Shirley, with the full rap-metal kit: shouted, rhymed verses, detuned riffs and choruses that hit like a dropped amp. A six-song demo got the majors sniffing around, and a standout set at CBGB in Manhattan sealed a deal with Elektra.

Laced, their 1999 debut, came with a guest spot from Cypress Hill's B-Real, and the band spent the next stretch on the summer circuit: Warped Tour and Woodstock in 1999, Ozzfest in 2000, plus runs alongside Godsmack, Machine Head and Powerman 5000. Bleed the Sky followed in 2001, calling in Taproot's Stephen Richards and Cold's Scooter Ward, and "Inside Out" became the song that finally broke through, with "What You Got" riding in its wake. The Boston Music Awards named them a Rising Star that year, and they hit the road with Static-X.

Greg Sullivan, Steve Miloszewski, Carl Randolph, Drew Simollardes and Justin Wilson made up the core of those years, with Chris Turner joining in 2002. By 2003 the band was done, leaving two albums that went all in on the sound of their moment.

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