I can’t see the future, but I can definitely see that these bands are getting a lot of buzz in the alt-rock and metalcore scenes. If you want to get on board before everyone else, check out these bands now before they blow up this year! You can thank me later. 😉
I didn’t actually watch the Grammys, as I don’t listen to or care for most of the music that’s being awarded, but I did follow up with it on social media and on music blogs. One thing I noticed is that the mainstream music industry press still doesn’t give two shits about metal. Spiritbox at the 2025 Grammy Awards red carpet
Flamed Fury tagged me in the new Music Questions Challenge, which I responded to via my personal blog, Cool As Heck. Since it’s music related, I’m reposting it here as well! Questions and answers below!
The beginning of January was a little slow for me, musically speaking, but in the last couple of weeks I started listening to a few new bands and songs. Here's my January in review.
I wouldn’t really call this a “predictions” post, but these are some of the artists and albums I’m looking forward to hearing in 2025.
Today’s fun Mastodon hashtag of the day is #ThursdayFiveList and the theme is album openers (first tracks on an album). These are songs that kick off an album in a great way and pull you in for the rest of the experience. This was my contribution for today.
Sleep Token at Wembley Stadium Sleep Token often gets classified as metal (much to the chagrin of metal purists), but fans know that the band has more to offer. Their catalog is full of genre-spanning material that offers a little something for everyone. Here are some Sleep Token songs I think you will like, even if you don’t listen to metal.
This week, metalcore band Skylimit (Lauren Babic’s side-project of her other side-project of her solo career) released a new self-titled EP featuring 5 new tracks. The album doesn’t stray far...
House of Protection is a new band formed by singer and guitarist Stephen Harrison (former guitarist of Fever 333) and drummer Aric Improta, who has worked with Night Verses and The Chariot.
This is a playlist of songs I’m currently listening to frequently, including bands like Grinn, Designer Disguise, Holywatr, and more…
I received a mention from Jeffrey over at Static Made with a prompt to talk about a favorite concert memory. Since my memory is terrible enough that I don’t have enough details to fill a blog post about one single story, I thought I would put together the bits and pieces of memories I do have from the hundreds of concerts I went to in my...
Here are my most scrobbled artists for last week, December 8-14. Sleep Token and Bilmuri are still at the top. I listened to Jimmy Eat World's “Phoenix Sessions: Clarity” on vinyl. I also played some of Linkin Park’s “Hybrid Theory” and Saosin’s “Translating the Name”.
Somehow I missed this album when it came out in 2023, but I just came across it this week and it is fantastic! As Everything Unfolds - Ultraviolet
Yesterday, Sleep Token won the Billboard Top Hard Rock Album award for ‘Take Me Back To Eden’. Sleep Token Billboard award announcement
Today’s music drop has some pretty diverse songs across the pop, rock, and metalcore genres. Most everything here is at least a few months old except the Novelists song which dropped yesterday! Enjoy, and let me know what you think by hitting me up on Mastodon!
Yesterday I got a surprise package. Not really a surprise since I ordered it for myself, but it was so long ago that I had forgotten about it. So I was very surprised and happy to open it up and see that it was the vinyl record set that Jimmy Eat World released from their 2021 height-of-the-pandemic, live-in-studio performance called The Phoenix...
These are some hand-picked albums, EPs, and tracks that released today, December 6, 2024!
It's December already! Which means I've got my November Last.fm recap. I'm still listening to a lot of Bilmuri and Sleep Token, but Poppy’s new album has been in heavy rotation, as have Lauren Babic’s new songs.
On this #MusicWomenWednesday, I thought I would mention some of my favorite women in metal/metalcore and highlight some of my favorite songs by them. Give them a listen and let me know what you think! I’d love to hear about your favorite women in metal, as well! Courtney Laplante
Here are my top artists from LastFM for the week of Nov 10 – 16.
Someone I’ve been paying a lot more attention to in the metalcore scene recently is Canadian vocalist Lauren Babic. Lauren is a 34-year old singer from Toronto. She’s perhaps best known for being the frontwoman of the metalcore band Red Handed Denial and the post-hardcore band CrazyEightyEight. However, if your YouTube algorithm is tuned right,...
It's not even December yet, but YouTube Music has already delivered me my 2024 recap, and it's pretty much what I expected. Lots of Bilmuri, Sleep Token, and Spiritbox. It's been a great year of music.
‘Tis Monday once again. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I’m about to hit that afternoon slump so I’m going to grab another cup of coffee, but before I do that I wanted to drop some new music for you folks. I have four different and interesting artists for you to check out today. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think by hitting me...
Last week I still listened to a lot of Bilmuri, Spiritbox, and Sleep Token, but I also can't stop repeating the new Lauren Babic songs. I've also really been enjoying...
Progressive-metal band Spiritbox has finally revealed their next chapter. The band announced their highly-anticipated sophomore album, “Tsunami Sea,” set to be released through Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records on March...