Billy Milano—vocals, bass
Joe Affe—guitar
Danny Burkhardt—drums

Rebel You Love to Hate, the name says it all, and the new work from Billy Milano’s M.O.D. (Method Of Destruction) is not for the weak. In the two years from the disc’s conception until its reality, the band and music has transformed into a new beast, and this is easily their best disc. “For me it’s a whole new ball game, new members, new music and the beginning of a new era,” states Milano. The Rebel You Love To Hate is more representative of a new band’s first release than M.O.D. and their prior history. This disc is a new monster rearing its ugly head: listeners beware.

Shortly after the 1999 release of S.O.D.’s now legendary comeback album, Bigger Than the Devil, front man Billy Milano turned his attention to M.O.D. S.O.D. had influenced a generation of fans and now it was time for M.O.D. After watching a VH1 special on, of all people, Weird Al Yankovic at home one night, Milano realized that M.O.D.’s music could have a very cool and totally different approach if it were done in a satirical way. This direction laid the groundwork for a unique style, the meshing of heavy metal, hard rock, scathing political humor and iconic references presented in the rock forum. The Rebel You Love To Hate not only rocks, it finally addresses the hypocritical stance that many musicians, groups and musical minds seem to embrace.

On this outing, recorded at Big Blue Meanie (Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Thursday) and Wayne Manor, Milano is joined by guitarist Joe Affe, formerly of New York hardcore band Maximum Penalty, drummer Dan Burkhardt and rounded out by lead guitarist Paul Crook (Anthrax, Sebastian Bach), current shredder for Meatloaf. Mixing was handled by Billy Milano (M.O.D., Merauder) and Dan Korneff (Ill Ni