Last Monday (January 20th, 2025) the rock community mourned the loss of John Sykes, the legendary guitarist known for his influential work with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, who passed away at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with cancer. Who Was John Sykes? He was an English guitarist who began his career playing with the English heavy metal band Tygers of Pang Tang. Then, he joined the mythical Irish rock band…
January, 11th, 2025 at Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany Many years ago while searching for what to see on YouTube I came to the video and song Love Decay by Liv Kristine which features Michelle Darkness, the singer of End of Green. I immediately loved the song and Michelle’s deep voice, so I started listening to his band. You can read my song review of Love Decay here. I don’t remember the exact point I…
The Band Kublai Khan TX is an American metalcore band formed in 2009. They have released five studio albums. On September 20th, 2024, the band released their fifth album, Exhibition Of Prowess. They play metalcore, but with an old-school tone that resembles hardcore bands like Hatebreed. Breakdowns, down-tuned guitars, and raspy vocals. Their lyrics usually deal with social issues like racism, and violence against women. Band Members Matt Honeycutt – vocals Nolan Ashley –…
The Band Turnstile is an American hardcore punk band from Baltimore, formed in 2010. Band Members (at the time of this recording) Brendan Yates – vocals Franz Lyons – bass Brady Ebert – guitar Pat McCrory – guitar Daniel Fang – drums The Album Glow On is Turnstile’s third studio album. It was released on August 27, 2021. Although the album is hardcore punk, it is also melodic and has some passages…
Besides always listening to Sleep Token and Black Veil Brides (as my Spotify Wrapped told me) this year mostly Alpha Wolf’s music got my ears and attention. I don’t really know why, but I find this album so catchy, so it’s my number one for 2024. The rest of the ten albums are in no particular order, just records I liked this year. 1. Alpha Wolf – Half Living Things This year I…
The Singer Moriah Rose Pereira, better known as Poppy, is an American singer and artist who delves her music into various genres and sounds in which we can include metalcore, electro-pop, and experimental (to name a few). She also used to do surreal videos on YouTube, which made her famous. The Album 2024 was a successful year for Poppy. She collaborated with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose. The second one even gave…
The Band Novelists (or Novelists FR) is 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 This is a single that has 2 tracks, Coda and K.O. It was released on December 11, 2024, and Coda it’s a heavy song whereas K.O. is the emotional…
After 42 years behind the drums of the beast, a few days after the 2 concerts in Chile and after the recent passing of the former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno, this December 7th, Nicko McBrain announced his retirement from touring. Nicko had a stroke in 2023 and even though he has recovered from that, he realized that he no longer can play as fast as before and that the touring lifestyle is now too…
On November 27, 2024, a special metal moment happened on American National Television, Knocked Loose performed Suffocate with Poppy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Knocked Loose They are an American hardcore punk band formed in 2013 with 3 studio albums. Their most recent work, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, was released on May 10, 2024 (you can read my review here). The band combines hardcore with metalcore in their music. Band…
November 18, 2024 at AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands Tour: UK + EURO Tour 2024 This was my first time in Amsterdam and my first time seeing Sleep Token, so I knew it would be special. It was a cold night and I had to wait a long time standing in line to enter AFAS Live, but once inside, all was neat and calm. In the venue, I bought some merchandise, and then I went…