Hacktivist

The U.K. metal/grime quintet Hacktivist were formed in 2011 by guitarist Timfy James a few months after he left his former band Heart of a Coward. Unsure about what to do next, James retreated into his studio, where he passed the time by producing music for his friends. Grime MC Jermaine "J" Hurley was one such performer to utilize James' studio space, at which point James played him a metal track he had been working on. Hurley already had some experience rapping over diverse genres, so he offered to have a go at rapping over James' particular form of metal, the highly technic...