On March 5, melodic metal/hard rock band In This Moment will play an acoustic set at a New York fashion show for Metal Couture, an event that will probably showcase lots of hot chicks in revealing outfits. If that's the case, In This Moment vocalist Maria Brink should feel right at home.
From the very moment her band started raising eyebrows with their 2007 debut Beautiful Tragedy, Brink has flaunted her attributes, donning revealing outfits for countless magazine photo shoots, eventually posing as the star of her label's 2009 "Girls of Century Media" sexy pin-up calendar and appearing in the music issue of Playboy currently on newsstands.
If In This Moment didn't have their own assets, such exhibitionism could trivialize their music. Fortunately, like a push-up bra, it only enhances what's already there. Brink can sing like an angel and howl like a demon and her bandmates play with confidence and skill, hungrily exploring the music spectrum.
Beautiful Tragedy was a searing platter of Pantera-influenced metal and hard rock. Last year's The Dream was far more melodic, bearing more in common with a heavier Pat Benatar or No Doubt, however the songs were also also multifaceted and the guitars were heavy, and for all of the old fans that bailed, In This Moment picked up more new listeners intrigued by the group's combination of sensuality, surreality and crashing rock.
Click "more" to see the picture of Brink in Playboy and hear our podcast, in which she talks about sexuality, being a role model to young girls, what she does on the bus and how she gets along with male bandmates. She also discussed her relationship with her boyfriend/Devildriver bassist Jonathan Miller, her biggest nightmares and the thrill of winning over different audiences from various genres.
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