Yesterday, May 24th, 2023, the news informed the passing away of Tina Turner. A true rock and music icon. Anna Mae Bullock (her real name) became Tina Turner when she started singing with her husband, Ike Turner, in the late 50s. The duo Ike & Tina were very popular. One of their biggest hits was “Proud Mary” (a cover song of John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival). The Turner marriage was very turbulent. Ike was…
BlutEngel (Blood Angel) is a German electronic, dark pop band, formed by the singer Chris Pohl. Some songs are in English and others in German. Several of their songs include female vocals, that are performed by Ulrike Goldmann. My story with the band began in 2019. In that year I started learning German and after looking for bands that sing in German, other than Rammstein, I found BlutEngel and liked them immediately. I wanted to…
The Band Universal Theory is a musical project created in 2011 in Madrid, Spain by Jesús Pinilla. The music can be described as atmospheric gothic metal with progressive lines. The band’s line-up is: Jesús Pinilla: Guitars, Programming, Male Vocals. María José Martos: Female Vocals. The Album Collapse is their 3rd album. Released in March 2023. The album presents itself as heavy, dark music with introspective lyrics. The Songs The Colour of this Night I. The…
The Band Lord of the Lost is an industrial-gothic band from Hamburg, Germany. More than 15 years ago, Chris Harms, the singer, formed the band. After some changes in their line-up, their actual formation is: Chris “The Lord” Harms – singer, guitar Class Grenayde – bass Gared Dirge – keyboards & percussion Pi Stoffers – guitar Niklas Kahl – drums They recently have been and will still be the supporting act for Iron Maiden in…
This was the first time Lord of the Lost was in South America. They were a few years ago in México, but this time they added more countries, Argentina, Brazil, and of course, Chile. Santiago was their 4th South American city. The date was Thursday, April 27th, 2023 and the show took place at RBX (Rock Bar Xperience). The opening Chilean bands were Somberwind and The Fallacy. The venue has a capacity of 200–250 people,…
Today, April 22nd, it’s Earth Day. A day to think and demonstrate support for environmental protection. To celebrate this day, here are 10 songs that talk about these issues. Most of these bands also sing about other social justice problems that affect us as a society in general. So, enjoy! Stratovarius – Paradise This Finnish power metal band has dealt with nature and social problems in many of their songs to make us more…
The Japanese author Dr. Masaru Emoto claimed that we could affect the molecular structure of water. Just by sending intentions to it, there can be physical changes. He froze water crystals as they were affected by different types of messages, prayers, thoughts, and music, and he discovered that the water molecules were different when they were exposed to distinct stimuli. When people sent prayers or thoughts about love, or they played classical music, the crystal…
For me, it was difficult to choose these songs, because I love almost all Iron Maiden’s songs. They’re my favorite heavy metal band of all time, and I will always be grateful to them since they were the first metal band that I heard (when I was 12), and thanks to that, I have fallen in love with the genre ever since. Of course, the list is a little selection, of what I think are…
Remember your own mortality Memento Mori is the fifteenth album by Depeche Mode. Released on March 24th, 2023. It is the first album made by the British band after their co-founder and keyboards player, Andrew Fletcher, died last year. Memento Mori, the name The title of the album refers to an old Latin expression that means “remember that you’ll die”, that it was used on the Roman Empire after military victories to lower the ego…
Bon Jovi has always been one of my favorite bands. I know that a lot of people consider them a commercial, soft band, but for me, they represent positive thinking, and their music and lyrics give me strength when times get hard. When I feel down or when I’ve listened to some other darker bands, I have to listen to a couple of Bon Jovi’s songs to cheer me up again. I’ve seen them playing…