Black Rock Coalition's 30th Anniversary Kick-Off Party featuring Unlocking The Truth, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover (of Living Colour), Betty Black

Unlocking the Truth is a young metal band from Brooklyn, New York, who write and create their own lyrics and music. The band members are Malcolm Brickhouse (guitar), Jarad Dawkins (drums) and Alec Atkins (bass). In March 2012, Unlocking the Truth competed on Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater and made it to the Show-Off Round. Afterward, they began performing at festivals around New York City and in Times Square. One of the band's biggest breaks came in August 2014, when they were invited to perform at the AfroPunk Festival in New York, followed by the Fun, Fun, Fun Festival in Austin, Texas. This year, Unlocking the Truth will return to Austin to play SXSW, and they will be the youngest band ever to play at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in California. The band recently appeared in a Beats by Dr. Dre commercial and were featured in the December issue of New York Magazine as the 15th Reason To Love New York. Unlocking the Truth has created enough music to complete at least 3 CDs. In fact, they're scheduled to record their first album this spring. Unlocking the Truth's goal is to become one of the world's best metal bands, and with their music, they want people to know that they can do what they want, no matter who they are, or what people say. Just be free as you want to be!