24-7 spyz - heaven and hell

24-7 Spyz (pronounced "twenty-four-seven spies") are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel (guitar), Rick Skatore (bass), Kindu Phibes (drums), and P. Fluid (real name, Peter Forrest) (vocals). The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and punk. The fact that they are African Americans playing variations of heavy metal led critics to compare them to bands such as Living Colour and Bad Brains. Though they were pioneers in the fusion of these particular music styles, influencing many bands, they have never achieved substantial commercial success. After several lineup changes, the band broke up in 1998, but reformed in 2003 before releasing their first new album of original material in over a decade in 2006.



Upon their formation in 1986, the band immediately earned a dedicated following in New York due to the eclectic mix of their music. The band would switch gears from Motown and soul sounds with lush vocal harmonies to violent heavy metal and punk with ease, sometimes several times within the course of one song. The band was frequently compared to Living Colour, another all-black quartet from New York City that played heavy metal. Although Living Colour's sound was more commercially accessible (a trait that led to their surge in popularity), the Spyz musical output was much more diverse, some would say to a fault, in that it contained several different styles of music and many quick tempo changes and odd time signatures.

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[Pedroleum100]

Why are they always compared with Living Colour? I think their progressive sound is more comparable to Infectious Grooves.

[Pedroleum100]

The beginning reminds me of Tick Tick Tick

[Mrsblowfishies]

real talented group

[kahvinetic]

some classic shit! still a favorite album of mine...

[pssix03]

jimi's guitar solo is ludicris! These dudes chop up Living Color no doubt!

[jinkss111]

I loved this bad i played it constantly this is what i listened to ahhh so glad to find em again thanks for putting this up!

[corpse5339]

Very under rated band, damn grunge over shadowed the greatness of this band

[williamsfashion1]

great band

[youisiaint]

the opening riff is BRUTAL.  these guys crush Living Color man.