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On their triple-platinum 2001 breakthrough, Satellite, P.O.D. cushioned hard rock’s post-9/11 bummer with a healthy dose of what their heroes Bad Brains called Positive Mental Attitude. The God-kicks-ass anthem “Alive” sounded like U2 on a Back in Black binge; “Youth of the Nation” lamented gun violence like a gangsta Pink Floyd.

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The Bronx aren’t from New York, and even though their debut full-length is distributed by metal-core label Ferret, they’re not the next Ozzfest buzz band, either. They are, however, a fine young maximum-punk outfit who, like Hot Snakes, get their ecstatic tempos from garage rock and their noisy edge from hardcore.

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Two years ago, Papa Roach protegés Alien Ant Farm proved nü metal could be funny on purpose with their frisky cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” But even as the song began climbing the charts, the band hit a run of bad luck that nearly derailed their career.

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It's been a tumultuous three years since the last new Metallica song--the Mission: Impossible 2 hit "I Disappear." The metal pioneers have (1) pissed off their fans by suing Napster, (2)parted ways with bassist Jason Newsted, and (3) rendered thousands of vintage "Alcoholica" T-shirts obsolete by packing frontman James Hetfield off to rehab.