{"id":1553,"date":"2007-12-05T21:26:26","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T02:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.themetalden.com\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2009-05-22T11:32:12","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T16:32:12","slug":"tmd-exclusive-ankla-a-year-in-review-by-carrie-knific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=1553","title":{"rendered":"TMD EXCLUSIVE: ANKLA &#8211;  A Year In Review By Carrie Knific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>blank_page<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"h\" src=\"http:\/\/i66.photobucket.com\/albums\/h259\/rsid999\/bdsc0226ls3.jpg\" alt=\"h\" width=\"333\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"h\" src=\"http:\/\/i3.photobucket.com\/albums\/y55\/RSCODY\/TMDbanny.gif\" alt=\"h\" width=\"118\" height=\"48\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Amid the waves of fleeting sounds and passing fads, one new band genuinely  stands true to their roots- Ankla.\u00a0 Produced by Bob Marlette (<span id=\"lw_1196889050_1\">Black Sabbath<\/span>, Iommi, Halford, Evanescence), Ankla&#8217;s  full-length debut, &#8216;Steep Trails,&#8217; is packed with volatile tracks blending the  piercing power of modern metal with hues of latin percussion. The energy on the  album never dies out once it builds in the opener &#8220;Intro &#8211; Sinking,&#8221; shoving the  listener into a whirlwind of guitar licks and invigorating beats.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"f\" src=\"http:\/\/i66.photobucket.com\/albums\/h259\/rsid999\/adsc0428zh6.jpg\" alt=\"f\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<div><strong>(Photo credit:\u00a0Carrie Knific)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 158px;\" title=\"g\" src=\"http:\/\/i3.photobucket.com\/albums\/y55\/RSCODY\/tmdhighres6667.jpg\" alt=\"g\" width=\"311\" height=\"158\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Songs like &#8220;Deceit&#8221; fuse the heat of unique guitar melodies, beastly  backbone, and steady-though-speedy beats&#8212; all creating one spicy assault that  will leave you bloodthirsty and ready for attack. This is one of those records  that will always push your adrenaline- from start to finish, from first spin to  500th, Ankla&#8217;s unmatched creativity and energy does not wear down. The band  proves this in venues across the country&#8211; after pounding their presence from  state to state in Ozzfest 2007, the band has toured with the likes of  Devildriver, In This Moment, Nonpoint, Skinlab, and more.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"fullSizedImage\" src=\"http:\/\/i66.photobucket.com\/albums\/h259\/rsid999\/m_f5e2c675b881eb0fb933f8a5d7f46b1e.jpg?t=1196890485\" alt=\"m_f5e2c675b881eb0fb933f8a5d7f46b1e.jpg picture by rsid999\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though no plans are set, 2008  could be a massive year for Ankla- whether they hit the road again or head into  the studio to craft the followup to the colorful groove and earth-rattling roar  of &#8216;Steep Trails.&#8217;\u00a0 Keep your tabs on this band&#8230; you&#8217;ll want to know what  they&#8217;re slamming down next.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/ankla1\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/ankla1<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>blank_page Amid the waves of fleeting sounds and passing fads, one new band genuinely stands&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}