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Looking for Portland’s Premiere Modern Rock Band? Element57 Answers the Call Sophomore release, Ripcord fuses modern rock radio-ready songs and a DIY demeanor into an album that finds the perfect musical duality “It is some of the most memorable music you’ll run into. Element57 has forged a new rock sound for music fans who won’t be disappointed.”-Independent Weekly In the land of indie, Element57 is the modern rock band Portland, OR has been missing. A 5-piece powerhouse that has been compared to the likes of Velvet Revolver and Audioslave, the band of veteran rockers shows it is up to the task on its sophomore release, Ripcord. While one can immediately tell that the band’s sound is rooted in early 90’s rock, the songwriting, production and arrangements are clearly living in the here and now. Think Foo Fighters meet Peter Gabriel…on steroids. Recorded with Sean Norton at his Portland, OR-based studio, Sean Norton Audio Production, Ripcord is one of those rare records fill...