Best and the Brightest
by Chuck Foster

Heavy metal meets reggae on the debut release of THE PROCESS called BLOOD AND BONES (The Process). A flair for the dramatic grafts Freddy Mercury-style vocals, Police-era reggae and rootical lyrics into a sound not quite like any of the influences, or anything else you've ever heard for that matter. More pop or rock than reggae in sound, the songs, when their surface is scratched, aren't pop or rock at all--an interesting amalgam of influences that forges a sound straddling the world of hard rock and reggae the way Bad Brains straddled reggae and punk. If the elements seem inherently exclusive you might want to pass but if you're musically adventurous you might witness here the birth of a new style--perhaps the "dreadbanger" will be the wave of the future?
(www.theprocessonline.com)

Chuck Foster's comprehensive "Reggae Update" column has appeared in The Beat since 1989. He hosts "Reggae Central" on KPFK-FM in Los Angeles, and is the author of Roots Rock Reggae published by Billboard Books.