Ilan Rubin has been very busy in the past few years. Not only is he involved with The Lostprophets, he began a side project entitled The New Regime in which he was involved in every musical aspect of the album. At the same time, Rubin will enter as the drummer for Nine Inch Nails. I recently had the chance to talk with Rubin about his new record “Coup” from side project The New Regime and his career as a musician.  Read more...

Artist: The New Regime
Album: Coup
Label: Unsigned
Purchase: iTunes
Release Date: November 18, 2008

Overall: 7.5
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 8.0

Ilan Rubin, currently the drummer for the Lostprophets, has just released The New Regime album, “Coup.” However, Rubin is the only one involved in any musical aspect of the album. Every sound you hear on this album-the guitar, drums, bass, keyboard, harmonies, vocals and anything else you can find, is all performed by Rubin. In addition to being involved with The Lostprophets and The New Regime, Rubin will fill the drumming position for Nine Inch Nails starting next year sometime. Did I mention he is only 19?! Now back to The New Regime’s album, “Coup.”  Read more...