Nails Hide Metal plays original music. NHM combines a distinctive effects based guitar sound with driving rhythms, melodies and compelling lyrics. 

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MIRP News and Interviews - The Last Days of Portland's Historic Ash Street Saloon  

"As the story goes for a lot of bands in the area, Ash Street Saloon is the first place that we played in Portland, years ago. We found friends in the people working for the venue. We became friends with both the local and touring bands that we played with. Shows were seven days a week with an in-house sound system, professional sound, booking people, and a great bar crew. Isn’t this what a music venue should be like? Putting on shows seven days a week made Ash Street a live music destination for all and not an “entry level” venue as some would like to say. If you played live and liked to hear live music, Ash Street was the place to be. We are going to miss it." – MeLinda Dalton & Russ Quinn, Nails Hide Metal 

MIRP News and Interviews - The Last Days of Portland's Historic Ash Street Saloon

Music Discovery- Nails Hide Metal - All Through (single) - Breach Album release  

Music Discovery - The Ark of Music

Prepare yourself for something rather unique…the atmospheric, psych-rock sounds of the Pacific Northwest’s own, Nails Hide Metal. 

Russ Quinn (guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals), and MeLinda Dalton (drums, percussion, keys, harmonica, vocals), began writing, playing and recording together in 2009, and thus the unique sounds of NHM was born. 

Since that moment, the two have been busy.  When they’re not touring throughout the US and Canada, they’re in the studio where inspiration is never elusive. 

Previous projects include: 2011’s Where Are We Now, 2010’s Ghost, 2012/2013’s Blood and Makeup, 2013’s What’s Left, and 2015’s Outside City. 

Their latest album, 2017’s Breach, contains the lead-off single, All Through, a satisfying alt-rock number that is both gruffly textured and ambiently smooth—all at once. 

Quinn’s silky, near spoken-word vocals are authentically minimalist, and sparkle when Dalton chimes in. Musically, guitars boast etheric tones atop layers of distortion, making the composition, at its least an—intriguing listen, and at its most—borderline brilliant. Be sure and check out the rest of their library where the NHM coolness continues. 

Whose lovechild…? 
The Doors meets 90’s eara Smashing Pumpkins, with a twist of The B-52’s and The White Stripes… 

Listen to Nails Hide Metal’s single, All Through, and connect with their website and social media platforms. Please support Nails Hide Metal by visiting them online, and playing, downloading, and/or purchasing their music. And, as always, thank you for supporting real music!

 

 

Nails Hide Metal Deliver Driving, Melodic Rock on New Album Breach - Middle Tennessee Music  

Nails Hide Metal Deliver Driving, Melodic Rock on New Album Breach

Nails Hide Metal deliver distinct, driving, melodic, gritty rock music packed with a plethora of awesome effects, sonic nuance and enough groove to make you move. 

Nails Hide Metal is the songwriting team of MeLinda Dalton (drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Russ Quinn (guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals) who have an extensive catalog of music in their portfolio.  

This powerful and talented duo have arrived with their sixth studio project, Breach, consisting of eight really tasty rock jams. This is an album you simply turn on, turn up, and let it play. From beginning to end we are greeted with a consistent barrage of stimulating sonic arrangements that weave seamlessly into what I have no problem calling a GREAT album. 

In a world focused on singles, Breach is a very refreshing present to my ears. 

Uber infectious distorted guitar tones, body moving grooves, motivating rhythms and a lyrical depth that is above par compared to most music coming out these days, Nails Hide Metal deliver a musical layer cake packed with enough substance to appeal to more mature listeners while staying accessible to those who might not take their listening experiences quite as seriously. 

I can’t choose a favorite song. I was serious when I said this is an album you just turn on and turn up. 

All Through, On the Hill Stairs, Cause, Iconic Nobody, I Can’t Believe, Straight and Narrow, You Can See and Bend the Day are each solid singles on their own but also blend seamlessly for one of the better indie rock albums I have had the pleasure of discovering in 2017. 

Consider me a new fan of this band. Nails Hide Metal make GREAT music. - by Joshua Smotherman, Middle Tennessee Music

 

Nails Hide Metal - All Through – Single Review, The Ark of Music - The best music in the world...you never knew existed.  

Nails Hide Metal - Breach single, All Through- The Ark of Music

Prepare yourself for something rather unique…the atmospheric, psych-rock sounds of the Pacific Northwest’s own, Nails Hide Metal. 

Russ Quinn (guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals), and MeLinda Dalton (drums, percussion, keys, harmonica, vocals), began writing, playing and recording together in 2009, and thus the unique sounds of NHM was born. 

Since that moment, the two have been busy.  When they’re not touring throughout the US and Canada, they’re in the studio where inspiration is never elusive. 

Previous projects include: 2011’s Where Are We Now, 2010’s Ghost, 2012/2013’s Blood and Makeup, 2013’s What’s Left, and 2015’s Outside City. 

Their latest album, 2017’s Breach, contains the lead-off single, All Through, a satisfying alt-rock number that is both gruffly textured and ambiently smooth—all at once. 

Quinn’s silky, near spoken-word vocals are authentically minimalist, and sparkle when Dalton chimes in. Musically, guitars boast etheric tones atop layers of distortion, making the composition, at its least an—intriguing listen, and at its most—borderline brilliant. Be sure and check out the rest of their library where the NHM coolness continues. 

Whose lovechild…? 
The Doors meets 90’s era Smashing Pumpkins, with a twist of The B-52’s and The White Stripes… 

Listen to Nails Hide Metal’s single, All Through, and connect with their website and social media platforms. Please support Nails Hide Metal by visiting them online, and playing, downloading, and/or purchasing their music. And, as always, thank you for supporting real music! - The Ark of Music

The Rock and Roll Report - Nails Hide metal - 'Breach' album review 

 

Nails Hide Metal Breach review - The Rock and Roll Report

Coming out of the Pacific Northwest, Nails Hide Metal is a two-person band that consists of Russ Quinn on guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals and MeLinda Dalton on drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica and vocals. Together, the duo creates more than just your usual guitar-and-drums music that you would usually associate with a two-person band. Their music is so much more than that. While the duo is only two people, their use of multi-track recording allows for their music to sound as rich and full as any full band’s music would sound. 

Breach from Nails Hide Metal begins with the track “All Through”. The track features a definite Indie Rock feel to the music. The track finds Russ Quinn delivering the lyrics in a pseudo-sing/song delivery as he speaks some of the lyrics and sings others. That delivery helps to add even more Indie feel to the track while the inclusion of MeLinda Dalton’s background vocals helps to add more of a melodic feel to the lyrical content. The music of the track itself features a quick tempo and energetic feel that comes courtesy of the guitars from Quinn. Altogether, the opening track of “All Through” starts the Breach release off with plenty of energy. 

The Breach release continues with the track “On the Hill Stairs”. The track’s music begins with a light Grunge feel. Before too long, the duo of Russ Quinn and MeLinda Dalton change the direction of the music drastically as the music takes on a direction that feels closer to something from the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In fact, the lyrics of the song even have a Hendrix-like feel to them. The duo alternates the music of the track between the Hendrix direction and the Grunge feel. The two-tone feel of the song keeps the music moving and keeps the listener focused on the song. 

With the inclusion of a fuzz guitar, the track “Cause” comes across as part Rock and Roll, part Punk Rock. Along with the fuzz guitar and the bass from Russ Quinn that give the song a very deep, rich sound, the keyboard from MeLinda Dalton fill the background of the track with effects that add a lot texture and make the song feel slightly other-worldly. “Cause” contains a strong, driving feel to the pace of the song and keeps the song moving. 

After several tracks of quick-paced songs, Nails Hide Metal change the direction of their music. The track “Iconic Nobody,” like “On the Hill Stairs” before it, contains a slight Jimi Hendrix feel to the music. Along with that Hendrix influence, the track features a slowed down pace when comparing it to the tracks that came before. As Russ Quinn sings of the current state of affairs of today’s youth, his vocals contain a quality that seems like a cross between Hendrix and Paul McCartney. Quinn’s lyrical delivery on the track is matched up well with MeLinda Dalton’s vocals that help to add a lot of harmony to the track. 

The Breach release from Nails Hide Metal continues with the track “Straight and Narrow”. The track finds the duo of Russ Quinn and MeLinda Dalton venturing into a more experimental direction as the music of the track contains an avante garde feel. The song is one of the most unusual moments on the album. However, the musical direction taken by the duo on the track “Straight and Narrow” simply shows the diversity in their influences. 

Nails Hide Metal brings their newest release to an end with the track “Bend the Day”. After songs that feature many different influences and musical directions, the duo creates a track in “Bend the Day” that has, perhaps, the most straight-out Rock and Roll feel to the music. The track’s music would fit alongside Rock and Roll songs from the seventies. That is, until the final few seconds of the track where the band chooses to bring the song to an end by making the song sound as it was collapsing. The breakdown of the music at the end of the track (and the end of the album, as well) gives the album the unmistakable feel that it is coming to an end. A rather unusual way to bring the eight-song release to a close. However, it works. 

For having been created by only two musicians, the Breach album from Nails Hide Metal contains a surprisingly large amount of variety in the styles of Rock and Roll that make up the eight tracks on the album. This is due to the versatility of both Russ Quinn and MeLinda Dalton who are responsible for bringing the music on the release to life. Of course, this is not their first album. And hopefully, this won’t be their last. - by Matheson Kamin, The Rock and Roll Report

Jun1

Nails Hide Metal at Scottish Dave's - part of CT ROCKS! FEST '24 9 days, 9 venues

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Scottish Dave's Pub, 24 E Main Street , Clinton

Saturday June 1 - Sunday June 2 @ Scottish Dave's - Clinton, CT $10 cover / funds for non-profit // 11.30 - 12.15 Nails Hide Metal / 10.40 - 11.15 Peasant / 9.45 - 10.20 vvebs / 8.50- 9.25 / kimono draggin / 7.55 - 8.30 MegaBoner / 7.00 - 7.35 Farmertan / 6.05 - 6.40 Bronson Rock / 5.10pm - 5.45 Spliff Presto

5.10pm - 5.45 Spliff Presto

$10.00

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