In a striking Rock Feed–style interview, Jonny Santos, vocalist of Spineshank, reflects on the band's gritty origins—from sleeping in their car in L.A. while hustling demos and DIY gigs, to catching the attention of Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares and securing a life-changing seven‑album deal with Roadrunner Records.
Santos situates Spineshank’s rise squarely within the nu-metal movement—a genre-melting era blending metal riffs with industrial and electronic elements. Their debut Strictly Diesel in 1998 and its follow-up The Height of Callousness in 2000 became definitive records in that sonic wave—melding heavy guitar, programming, and futuristic textures.
He praises the nu-metal scene as a time of significant artist development, where bands matured through experimentation:
“We learned everything not to do in Basic Enigma… then hearing Demanufacture showed us we needed to step it up—write and record before playing live,” recalls Santos
Building from that, he emphasizes how Spineshank evolved their sound from debut Strictly Diesel to Height of Callousness—yearning for a unique identity beyond comparisons to Korn or Fear Factory by mixing hooks, electronics, and organic aggression
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