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Rock Party Songs – The Second Part

Most lists have sequels, and in the case of party songs, this wasn’t the exception, so here’s the second part. To read the first part of the list: https://metalbere.com/my-top-10-party-rock-songs-glam-edition/   The Songs   Mötley Crüe – Kickstart My Heart This super fast-paced song refers to when the band’s bassist, Nikki Sixx, overdosed and had to receive an adrenaline shot into his heart, to bring him back to life. This is the perfect choice if you ever…

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New Year’s Day – A Classic By U2

The last day of this year, 2023. It’s time to reflect on what this year was, the good and the bad, what we learned and think about our goals, hopes, and dreams for 2024, what better way to do it than with music and of course with rock? We have a lot of Christmas songs and there are always new versions, but for the new year, the only song that comes to mind is New…

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10 Rocking Christmas Songs

And just like that this year comes to an end, and with it, of course, the holidays, and one in particular that comes full of many happy songs. Of course, this being a rock and metal website, I chose 10 songs to celebrate Christmas but with a different tone. Blind Guardian – Merry Xmas Everybody (Slade cover) A few days before Christmas 2020 and after celebrating the anniversary of Imaginations From The Other Side, the bards…

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MetalBere’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2023 – AOTY – The Year of Sexy Metal 

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…

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My Top 10 Party Rock Songs – Glam Edition

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…

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Electric Callboy = Humor + Metal

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…

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My 3 Favorite Chilean Bands to Celebrate this September 18th

Chile’s national day is celebrated on September, 18th. It marks the beginning of the Chilean Independence process, in 1810, from Spain. We usually celebrate this national holiday with a barbecue and our families and friends.  The music that is listened to is cumbia, reggaeton, and other Latin rhythms. But since this is a rock website, I will proceed to make a mini bio of my three favorite Chilean bands and make a list of five…

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Project: Vengeance – They Can’t Be Contained

The Band This is a deathcore Supergroup, formed by the singers Will Ramos (Lorna Shore), Dickie Allen (Infant Annihilator), Taylor Barber (Left to Suffer), Tyler Shelton (Traitors), and Darius Tehrani (Spite).  Tyler Shelton had the idea of putting together a band with all these singers, and he invited them one by one to join. Originally, they were going to be six members and be called the “Big Six” (like Thrash’s Big 4), with also Chris…

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When Two Worlds Collide – Dolly Parton & Rob Halford

Dolly Parton surprised us recently with the announcement of a new album, Rockstar, to be released in November 2023, in which several rock musicians collaborate with her doing rock covers and a couple of original songs. One of these tracks is “Bygones”, in which she sings with Rob Halford (Judas Priest), and it also features Nikki Sixx on bass and John 5 on guitar, both from Motley Crue. People were surprised when this single came…

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Celebrating Diversity with Rock & Metal on Pride Day

Today, June 28th, 2023 it’s the worldwide Pride Day The date is a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, a gay bar in New York that the police raided on this date in 1969. Here are some musicians who have achieved great levels of success, and they have put down barriers and represented bravery, freedom, and loving yourself. Showing others to be proud of who you are, as a person, and to be strong for yourself.…

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