Jim Strange with The Proud and The Damned

http://jimstrange.com "A nihilist descendant of Johnny Cash and Nick Cave Portland, Or resident Jim Strange is not afraid to write about the darker side of life. After years of playing in metal bands that went nowhere 2008 Jim decided to take the bull by the horns and start his own project. His new band The Proud and the Damned would be based around American Roots music but with the bombast of heavy metal and gloomy atmosphere and low vocals of gothic rock.