Who says Motown doesn't have great musicians? Sure, Motown is the home of Eminem, Kid Rock, and I.C.P. - But it is also the home of some up and coming artists as well, who someday will be coming to a town near you! Tonight, I saw three of those such bands at the CD Release party for The Musicians Guild band, SBU for their CD, Grounded - The party was at I-Rock in Detroit - and had 2 bands opening up for SBU, 'Motown Rage' and 'Abandon'.

Motown Rage opened the show at 9:30 with their style of 'Rap and Roll' and tore up the stage! They can be compared to heavy metal rap, and do an awesome job! My favorite song from their set was the theme song, 'Motown Rage' - Awesome!!

After a short intermission, the next band, Abandon took the stage - And they also did a incredible job of rocking the place with their metal stylings and the incredible voice of Justin! The heavy driving guitars and powerful lyrics are a great combination for this band, and they have a distinct sound too!

Finally after the 2 hot warmup bands, SBU took the stage! They played 14 rocking tunes and showed everyone what Motown Metal is all about! This band has it all together with the guitar work of Amadeus X and the powerful voice of Sonny Love! The band played most of the tunes off their CD Grounded, including 'Generation Zero', 'Grounded', 'Jungle', and they finished the show with the song 'Hate'!

All in all the night was incredible. Filled with 3 great bands with potential to hit it big in Motown and nationwide!! Keep your eyes on all three of these bands, they may be coming to a town near you!! Be sure to check their websites out and give the music a listen - Support local musicians!!! Support Detroit!