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Top 5 Feature: Half Gram Short

 

Half Gram Short is a new beatdown hardcore band from Northeast Ohio. Including members of The Final Seconds of Suffering, While We Burn and previously NvmelessBand and When We Return.

Formed in the spring of 2025, the band released their debut single “Rubber City Beatdown” in August of this year via distrokid and slam worldwide, available to hear at this link: https://linktr.ee/halfgramshorthc

Recently they’ve spent some time recording the follow up song “Candy Paint Warfare,” now available to hear at this link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/

Top 5 

JJ Karolak: Guitar Influences 

1. Daron Malakian (System of a down) 

2. Chris Garza (Suicide Silence) 

3. Isaac Hale (Knocked Loose) 

4. Mychal Soto (Peeling Flesh) 

5. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) 

Michael Dontenville: Bands

1. August Burns Red

2. Kublai Khan TX

3. Cell

4. Chevelle

5. A Day to Remember

Gabe Francis: Albums

1. The Acacia Strain - Wormwood

2. Northlane - Singularity

3. Meshuggah - Koloss

4.Alpha Wolf - A Quiet Place to Die

5. A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

Brandon Keats: Top 5 Concerts

1. Hatebreed w/ Dying Wish & Bodysnatcher 2023 Cleveland 

2. Metallica w/ Alice In Chains 96

3. Metallica w/ Godsmack ‘99

4. Metallica w/ Godsmack 2001

5. Meshuggah 2023 Cleveland 

Mat Bey: Bands

1. Metallica

2. Staind

3. Volumes

4. Wage War

5. Korn

Connect With Half Gram Short

Facebook

https://m.facebook.com/halfgramshorthc/

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/halfgramshorthc/

Social Media: @halfgramshorthc

Pictured Above, Left to Right:

JJ Karolak - Guitar

Gabe Francis - Guitar

Brandon Keats - Vocals

Michael Dontenville - Drums

Mat Bey - Bass

Photo: Kyle WK McDowell

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