The Band Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band formed in 1994. Band Members Cristina Scabbia – vocals Andrea Ferro – vocals Marco Coti Zelati – bass, keyboards, guitars Richard Meiz – drums + Randy Blythe (David Randall Blythe) is an American vocalist and singer of the metal band Lamb of God. The Song The song Hosting the Shadow comes after the band released their song In…
Now, that a few days have passed since the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and the shock has simmered down a bit, I wanted to share my thoughts about Gojira’s presentation. The Band Gojira is a French metal band, formed in 1996. Their style mixes progressive and technical death metal to be the sound of their philosophical and environmentally themed lyrics. Band members Joe Duplantier − vocals, rhythm guitar …
The Bands BlutEngel (Blood Angel in German) is a German electronic band with a gothic aesthetic. They describe their music as “dark pop”. Band Members Chris Pohl – vocals, programming Ulrike Goldmann – vocals —– Solar Fake, is a synthpop project created by Sven Friedrich. Band Members Sven Friedrich – vocals, instruments, songwriting. Live and session musicians André Feller – keyboards Jens…
The Band The American rock/metal band OVTLIER (pronounced Outlier) has gained popularity on Spotify, and YouTube and has been played on some American rock radio stations like SiriusXM Octane. Now, they have joined forces with their friend, Motionless In White’s singer, Chris Motionless, for their new song, Warriors, released on July 12th, 2024. Band Members Joey Arena – vocals Kane Buckley – guitar Nolan Hayes – bass Mike Wilkinson – drums …
The Band Mr. Big is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1988. The band’s lineup has pretty much remained the same until the death of their drummer, Pat Torpey, in 2018 due to Parkinson’s disease. Pat not only was their drummer, but he also did backing vocals, so they had to find someone with a similar vocal register. Now, they have Nick D’Virgilio on drums who has played with Tears For…
Kittie is a female Canadian metal band, formed in 1996. From their first album Spit (1999) they have transitioned from nu-metal and groove to a heavier aggressive, death sound. Band Members Morgan Lander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano Mercedes Lander – drums, backing vocals Tara McLeod – lead guitar Ivana “Ivy” Jenkins – bass The band has had many changes in the lineup, the Lander sisters (Morgan and Mercedes) are the only…
The Band Wage War is an American metalcore band formed in 2010, under the name, Empires. Band Members Briton Bond – lead vocals, guitars, unclean vocals Seth Blake – lead guitar Cody Quistad – rhythm guitar, clean vocals Chris Gaylord – bass Stephen Kluesener – drums The Album Stigma is the fifth studio album by Wage War. It was released on June 21, 2024. The Songs 1. The…
The Band Health is an American noise rock/industrial band, formed in 2005. They have five studio albums; the last is Rat Wars (2023). They also have made music for video game soundtracks like Grand Theft Auto V. Band Members Jake Duzsik – vocals, guitar John Famiglietti – bass, pedals, electronics BJ Miller – drums The Album This work is a compilation of various HEALTH songs and collaborations from 2019-2024. It…
The Band Novelists (or Novelists FR) are a French progressive metalcore band from Paris, formed in 2013. Band Members Camille Contreras – vocals Florestan Durand – guitar Pierre Danel – guitar Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar Amael Durand – drums The Album Okapi is an EP, released on May 9th, 2024. After two previous singers, Okapi along with some previous singles, presents their third vocalist, and the first female member…
The Band Bad Omens is an American metalcore band formed in 2015. They have released three studio albums, the last one, The Death of Peace of Mind (TDOPOM), was released in 2022 (you can read my review here). Band Members Noah Sebastian – lead vocals, programming Nicholas Ruffilo – bass Joakim Karlsson – lead guitar Nick Folio – drums, percussion The Album This isn’t technically an album, but an…