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Pop Evil is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Five Finger Death Punch, Motograter, Saving Abel and God Forbid. Those roots explain a lot about how Pop Evil arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Adelitas Way, Theory of a Deadman, Shinedown, Saint Asonia and Art of Dying, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Emmure, God Forbid, Mötley Crüe, Black Label Society and Seether, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Pop Evil, reaching back through Five Finger Death Punch and forward to Emmure. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in North Muskegon, Michigan, in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty. The band's roots reside in TenFive, a group formed in the late-1990s by Kakaty and guitarist Jason Reed. Pop Evil has several songs that topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, including "Trenches" and "Waking Lions".
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Pop Evil connections
Pop Evil grew out of Five Finger Death Punch, Motograter, Saving Abel and God Forbid, shares an orbit with Adelitas Way, Theory of a Deadman, Shinedown and Saint Asonia, went on to shape Emmure, God Forbid, Mötley Crüe and Black Label Society. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pop Evil
Sounds and acts that shaped Pop Evil.
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Bands Pop Evil shaped
Where the influence of Pop Evil travelled next.
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