You know Soledad. He's the vocalist from controversial Houston rap-metal act Daylight Coma. He's got a lot to say. Sometimes it's insightful, sometimes less so, but it's almost always said with conviction. This week, in honor of the fast-approaching HPMA, we asked him who he thinks are Houston's five best metal bands.

Rocks Off: The Houston Press Music Awards are right around the corner. You being you, how about if you give us the five best metal bands in town? Surely no one will have a problem with that.

Soledad: Houston has a major metal scene that often gets overshadowed by the likes of Trae tha Truth, Z-Ro, Scarface, Devin the Dude, Bun B and many other rappers. While we do have ZZ Top, that still doesn't expose our talented musicians that pack local venues every weekend. These are my top five upcoming bands that need to be recognized.

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You know Soledad. He's the vocalist from controversial Houston rap-metal act Daylight Coma. He's got a lot to say. Sometimes it's insightful, sometimes less so, but it's almost always said with conviction. This week, we asked him about illegal immigrants and the race for Houston's next mayor. You're welcome to disagree with him (and you probably will) in the comment section. We're fairly certain he'll respond to you personally - he may even call you something unflattering. Fingers crossed.

Rocks Off: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is apparently looking into illegal immigrants working in Houston (among other places). You being a non-Caucasian, what's your take on that situation? Leave 'em be, or clean 'em out?

Soledad: Look, man, its all about supply and demand. There is a major need to supply labor in Texas right now, and illegal laborers are a high commodity at a cheap price to get the job done, which saves companies millions. We are all on foriegn soil anyways. Don't buy into that Christopher Columbus crap. The Natives were already here when he discovered America.

I say leave 'em be as long as they are working toward there citizenship for a better opportunity. What's funny is that the offices where these so call politicians are disputing over this illegal enforcement law is cleaned by contractors who employ illegals, so you go figure.

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You know Soledad. He's the vocalist from controversial Houston rap-metal act Daylight Coma. He's got a lot to say. Sometimes it's insightful, sometimes less so, but it's almost always said with conviction. This week, we asked him about the King of Pop's death.

You're welcome to express your disdain with his opinions in the comment section. We're fairly certain he'll respond to you personally. He may even call you something unflattering. Fingers crossed.

Rocks Off: Well, we suppose Michael seems like a good place to start this column. How'd you feel about that whole situation?

Soledad: First and foremost, my condolences to his family. Death of a love is never a good thing. Even though some have labeled it as a homecoming celebration, it's still very painful.

Now, moving forward, Michael Jackson was the "King of Pop," not the "King of Immortality." Like every other person that walks this green earth - well, maybe not so green anymore do to multi- billion dollar corporate developments; bastards! - we all are gonna die. Either we enter the light or darkness by natural causes [like] David "Sgt. Tackleberry" Graf from Police Academy, a tragic accident [like] Brandon Lee from The Crow, a violent act [like] Tupac Shakur, an incurable disease [like] Arthur Ashe or, in Michael Jackson's case, a drug overdose.

Yes, world, our icon was a drug addict like "Pokey" from New Jack City, and you know that only leads to one thing without professional help. It's said in the entertainment business that "If you run with the dragon, eventually you will get burned." Well, with the help of Dr. Conrad Murray, that is exactly what happened.

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