January 2025 Listening History

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!

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.