SHELTER

BAND DISCOVERED
It was a long time ago. Original released in 1997. Probably it was the same group of friends who hang out when I first discovered Helmet. On one side there was noise and metal, and on the other side there was hardcore, punk and skate-punk. With all those bands like 59 Times The Pain, Gorilla Biscuits, CIV, Refused, Pennywise, Lag Wagon, Satanic Surfers and so on. When Shelter’s biggest hit, Here We Go, received a lot of MTV airplay and became a party classic in 1995, I joined the mainstream wave, bypassing their first three albums and their background from bands like Youth Of Today and Judge. I always liked the melodic pop-punk. Ray Cappo and John Procelly transported an atmosphere way much cooler than some other mainstream punk acts. I was never into Krishnacore or Straight Edge. I just liked the melodies and the message.