The year 2023 is coming to an end and after reviewing and listening to many albums this year, these are my favorites. They are all listed in no particular order (because they are different styles), except for Sleep Token, which is not only my favorite of this year, but perhaps one of the favorites of my life, so they deserved the number 1. 1. Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden The…
With summer approaching (at least in this part of the world), I wanted to write a list of my top 10 favorite rock party songs. While these songs are mostly from the ’80s, they are timeless and have become anthems for a good time. Almost all of them belong to a genre called Glam Rock, Glam Metal, or Hair Metal, which began in the late 70s. This is one of my favorite subgenres in music…
Electric Callboy (ex Eskimo Callboy) is a German metalcore band formed in 2010. They mix metalcore with electronic elements, and they’re known for their funny videos and songs. Band Members Kevin Ratajczak – vocals, keyboards, programming Nico Sallach – vocals Daniel “Danskimo” Haniß – lead guitar Pascal Schillo – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Daniel Klossek – bass, backing vocals David-Karl Friedrich – drums In 2020, they had a change of vocalist and added their new…
The Band Motionless In White is an American metalcore band, formed in 2004. After numerous line-up changes, the only original member is their singer, Chris “Motionless” Cerulli. The band name comes from the song Motionless and White by another American metalcore band, Eighteen Visions. The band plays a mix of metalcore, gothic, and industrial metal and now they have also added synth-wave elements. I got to know them recently, by watching endless hours of YouTube…
The German power metal machine, Blind Guardian, came back for their fourth time to Santiago, Chile, Teatro Caupolicán. Bringing with them a great show on November 14h, 2023. This event was to promote their twelfth studio album, The God Machine, released on September 2nd, 2023 (you can read my album review here). The evening started with Enigma, a Chilean heavy metal band, that gave a solid set. At 21.00 was the main course,…
The Band Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984. They were very influential in later heavy metal bands. Their lyrics are mostly based on books of fantasy authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, and also by traditional legends and tales. Band Members Hansi Kürsch – vocals André Olbrich – lead guitar Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar Frederik Ehmke – drums The Album The God Machine is…
The Singer Dorothee Pesch, known in the music world as Doro Pesch or just Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former singer of the German heavy metal band Warlock. She started her musical career in a time when metal wasn’t very women-friendly, the 80s. Women in rock had to have an overly sexualized image to appeal to a mainly man-dominated audience. But Doro never accepted that, and she kept true to…
The Band Duran Duran is an English new wave band formed in 1978, super popular in the 80s with big production videos and catchy songs. Band Members: Simon Le Bon – vocals Nick Rhodes – keyboards John Taylor – bass Roger Taylor – drums The Album Danse Macabre is Duran Duran‘s sixteenth studio album. Released on October 27, 2023. This work was inspired by a Halloween show that they did in Las Vegas, in 2022.…
I knew that this day would come… and see Mike Portnoy return to his band, Dream Theater. Today, October 25, 2023, is that day, so I couldn’t be more happy. Dream Theater, the American progressive metal band, formed in 1985, whose original name was Majesty, consisted of John Petrucci (guitars), John Myung (bass), and Mike Portnoy (drums). Then they were joined by their third vocalist James LaBrie and after some keyboard players, Jordan Rudess joined…
The Band The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in 1962. Since the passing of their drummer Charlie Watts, the band remains a three-member group, and the rest of the players are session musicians (Steve Jordan on drums), other musicians invited or themselves playing different instruments. These guys have been playing for 61 years, being the most longevity rock band, and for me, the best rock band ever. Band Members Mick Jagger –…