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Zak Cox of nu-metalcore\u00a0four-piece\u00a0Uncured<\/a> is here to take the Temu Guitar Challenge.<\/p>\n The Temu Guitar Challenge presents a daunting task for any guitarist out there \u2014 can you play these cheap, junky guitars we bought off e-commerce behemoth Temu, known for their minimal standards in merchandise?<\/p>\n We present an array of three very different guitars, each with their own shortcomings and unique levels of difficulty.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Gary Holt Takes the Temu Guitar Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a “smart guitar” which features seven frets and a digital interface that allows you to move about different parts of the guitar neck in an oddly limited fashion. And it is literally impossible to play a hammer-on on this thing.<\/p>\n We’ve also got a very small six-string acoustic guitar that looks like a ukulele with bonus strings. The strings are all the same thickness too, so that’s… weird.<\/p>\n And, finally, a kid-size traditional guitar, but the real catch here is the teeny tiny, itsy bitsy amp it comes with.<\/p>\n Undeterred, Cox decided to play\u00a0all<\/em> of them after first choosing which one he’d like to seal his fate with.<\/p>\n Watch the Temu Guitar Challenge in full in the video below and keep scrolling to learn more about Uncured.<\/p>\n Uncured are a self-described nu-metalcore band featuring Rex Cox (vocals, guitar), Zak Cox (lead guitar), \u201cKing Z\u201d Zachary King (drums) and Betto Andrade (bass).<\/p>\n Regarding their hybrid style, Uncured state, \u201cWe describe our sound as ‘nu-metalcore\u2019. It combines the raw energy, power and aggression of 2000s metal with the huge hooks, catchy choruses and brutal breakdowns of today\u2019s metal scene to deliver an intense, new experience.”<\/p>\n Earlier this year, they unleashed\u00a0Warpath<\/em>, a new album lined with dynamic, hard-hitting songs in “Mask of Sanity,” “Manifesto,” “3 Minutes” and “Bleed Me Dry” as well as a dangerously good cover of the throbbing Nine Inch Nails<\/a> classic “Closer.”<\/p>\n Catch them live on Sept. 19 at the Louder Than Life Festival<\/a> in Kentucky.<\/p>\n Follow Uncured on Instagram<\/a>, X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and TikTok and check out\u00a0Warpath through all digital music providers.<\/em><\/p>\n Loudwire highlights over two dozen of the most promising up-and-coming bands that need to be on your radar in 2025.<\/p>\n Here’s to the future!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat’s the Temu Guitar Challenge?<\/h3>\n
Uncured’s Zak Cox Takes the Temu Guitar Challenge<\/h3>\n
What You Need to Know About Uncured<\/h3>\n
Uncured, “Mask of Sanity”<\/h3>\n
25 Bands You Might Not Know, But Will in 2025<\/h2>\n