Origin:	San Francisco, CA, USA
Genres:	Nu-Metal

Unjust

Unjust was formed in 1990 by guitarists Paul Mendoza and Russell Tabayoyon, both then just thirteen years old. Throughout the succeeding years the band gigged constantly, receiving much acclaim for the live performances, though being so young did them no favors with the press. Eventually the lineup stabilized and matured and by 1999 they had released their first album, Thin Line Emotions, followed by the more focused, mature Makeshift Grey two years later. Reportedly their sound was squarely in the Bay Area thrash style in their formative years, but by the time of recording their focus had shifted and matured somewhat. Still quite aggressive, their sound might be described as a cross between the heavier, nu-metal sound of, say, latter-day Machine Head and the more eclectic stylings of Faith No More (the latter influences due to the keyboard work and Mendoza's frequent vocal similarities to Mike Patton), with plenty of crunchy guitar riffing and a diverse songwriting style that should bode them well in the future. They released their fourth album (and first in five years), To Lose A Name, in early 2008.