Sad news in the world of music. The singer of the American hard rock / glam metal band, FireHouse, Carl “C.J.” Snare, died on April 5th, 2024. Today, it was announced to the public. He was battling colon cancer and was waiting to undergo a new surgery so he would be able to return to touring with his band, which sadly didn’t occur. He was 64 years old. FireHouse has many hits such as All…
I’ve been a rocker since always (because of my parents) and a metalhead since I was 12 when I discovered Iron Maiden and my whole world changed. I have memories of going with my parents to see some Chilean bands when I was little (Los Jaivas, Quilapayún, Inti Illimani), but the first time I went to a concert, by myself, was at 16. I live in La Serena, in the north of Chile, and…
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band, formed in 2006, that took inspiration from Kiss, Mötley Crüe, and other glam bands. His singer, Andy Biersack, used to be called Andy Sixx and wore makeup that resembled Mötley Crüe’s bassist, Nikki Sixx. The band has been going back and forth with other styles such as metalcore, yet always maintaining rock and glam as a base. Their lyrics are positive and encourage people to…
This is the third time that the British alternative rock band, Placebo performed in Chile. The date was March 20th, 2024 in Movistar Arena, Santiago. It was a show where the tickets sold so fast that they added another show for the next day too, March 21th. Brian Molko on vocals and guitar and Stefan Olsdal on bass are the band, but they play with touring musicians, most of whom have been for a long…
Since next week, I’m going to two concerts in a row (Placebo and then Black Veil Brides), I thought of writing a little bit about these experiences. Even though going to a show is very common, there are people who, even though they love music, have never been to a concert themselves. My first concert was at 16, Monsters of Rock 98 in Chile (Anthrax, Helloween, and Slayer). Since then, I’ve been to more than…
The Band Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in 1969. One of the most successful bands in their genre, along with others like Iron Maiden. Band Members: Rob Halford – vocals Glenn Tipton – guitars Richie Faulkner – guitars Ian Hill – bass guitar Scott Travis – drums The Album After six years, the Metal Gods return with a new album. Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio…
The Singer Bruce Dickinson is an English singer. Best known as the legendary vocalist of the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. He has an operatic type of vocals and a way of singing like he is telling you a story. Band Members Bruce Dickinson – vocals Roz Z – guitars Tanya O Callaghan – bass Dave Moreno – drums Mistheria – keyboards The Album This is Bruce’s first solo album after…
The metal community is known for being very welcoming in some cases and super closed-minded in others. Gatekeeping in music refers to controlling access to a certain artist or band’s music, considering the potential new fans not worthy of listening to them. A clip of one of my favorite films, High Fidelity, illustrates this… This behavior occurs in many music genres, but especially in rock and metal, and the more specialized the subgenre, the worse…
I’ve been a fan of HIM and Ville since I was in my early 20s, and I got the privilege to see them playing live the first time they played in Chile in 2014. A show that I shared with two big fans of the band, my mom and my youngest sister. The Singer Ville Valo is a Finnish musician, best known as the singer and leader of the gothic rock band HIM. …
Some years ago, I was with friends philosophizing about life and death, and we started to talk about what would happen with music and art, in general, after humanity reached its extinction. Of course, I hope this situation will not happen soon, but many scientists have said that this is inevitable, and the sun, which is not eternal, will collapse and no longer exist. And before that occurs, the planet Earth will be absorbed by…
