Cole takes shots throughout the album that don’t directly seem related or to be addressing Kendrick (until the end) but instead address us as a whole: there is no one better than him. First track in and you can already tell he’s HUNGRY.
That’s the first time The Afros come to mind, and it vanished just as quickly
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Almost two years ago, when underground Hip Hop rappers 88thKey and Súle released “Retrogrades”, their
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This is Toronto emcee Saipher Soze’s fourth full-length album. When he first started out, he
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Angelically, Lauryn Hill opens this gut-wrencher with quite lonely vocals – a refreshing yet gloomy follow-up to “The Beast.” This back-and-forth presents as a theme throughout the album, exhibiting the musical range of not only Hill but the trio as a whole.
On August 3rd, 1995 everything changed for hip-hop outcasts – Andre and Big Boy aside – Black Thought and Amir Thompson aka Questlove. The Roots are a creative achievement.
With his poetic social commentary, Kendrick Lamar never fails to engage us politically, and DAMN was similar to his previous release. Some of the most insightful and thought-provoking quotes are “XXX.” (police brutality), “FEER.” (who is praying for Kendrick Lamar), and “YAH.” (religion). However, “FEAR” is the album’s most significant track—not any of the three above tracks.
It’s always been so amazing to me that you can listen to just a few seconds of a song, and it can bring up so much emotion and memories. The 9th track off of Kanye West’s “My Dark Twisted Fantasy” may not be the most popular, and calling it his best would only create a war.
The alternative rock band Sonar Red is to release their 12-track album titled ‘Nonunion’ this year. Nothing is set in stone. The duo has already issued two captivating singles that will be included in ‘Nonunion’ with one more on its way.
GASM is a hardcore rock band formed in 2019. The trio is currently working hard on their demo album, which Goldmine Records will release this year. They suggest it will be finished by the middle to the end of 2021. Nothing is yet definite. On the other hand, they have leaked two singles of their demo.
The blood-curdling rock trio specializes in die-hard crust/hardcore music. They started as a duo act, adding the beyond comparable Eka nearly a year later. He plays a mean bass as well as fills vocal positions.
GASM recently leaked singles “Suffocating” and “Persetan.” They are now available on Bandcamp; on the 23rd, the songs will be re-released to all platforms. The pieces are bassy and quite dirty, with lyrics being growled or screamed.
“As a leak of the Demo Album which we will release soon, we would like to share our worries and voice protests in this song because this situation seems to be the right time to make people care for each other and talk to stop oppress others,” they told me.
“If there is strife in politics and the policies of our government as a society are often ignored, maybe not in our country anywhere it will be the same. Maybe we think that voicing it with music is a good idea, violence against other people and bullying should stop, spread our song in protest don’t stop at you, share it again like a shot that never stops shooting continuously!”
Any metalheads can check them out here.
While searching for new bands to reach out to, I stumbled across The Shedonist, a band fronted by Persian-American singer/songwriter Jasmin. While listening to both their covers and their previously released singles, I instantly fell in love with their innovative sound.
The former guitarist for Megadeth will soon release the third part to his “Tokyo Jukebox.” The series started in 2009, with a sequel following in 2011. Marty Friedman has adopted the culture as inspiration for the on-going series.
“Suck It” was released last year by The Rumours, a badass, chick-fronted band. The album is a blatantly superior force. Not only is it well-executed, but the track sounds like a 70s rock anthem. The LP was actually recorded while the band was an act of four; however, after putting it out in March of 2020, their lead guitarist was let go.
Behemoth’s frontman Nergal is currently being convicted due to his acts that “offered religious feelings.”
Two incidents are being brought under the spotlight. One of which included Nergal standing on an image of the Virgin Mary. And another instance where he was ripping up a bible on stage, calling it a “book of lies.” Nergal was able to win the case against the Polish Government following the second situation listed above.
However, after standing on the Virgin Mary image, he’ll be finned PLN (Polish currency) 15,000 and ordered to pay the court an additional PLN 3,500.
Behemoth was also targeted after releasing a questionable T-shirt design that resembled the Polish national emblem.
In a Super Express report, specifications on Nergal’s newest charge were delivered by Aleksandra Skrzyniarz. The estimated English translation indicates, “Adam D. is accused of, on September 25, 2019, acting via the internet, publicly insulting the object of Christian religious worship in the form of the person of the Mother of God, by placing a photo on the Facebook social network, on its official profile. presenting a damaged picture showing the image of the Mother of God with a shoe-legged figure placed in the place of the indicated figure, which was described by ’On the set’, thus offending the religious feelings of four people.”
“Representatives of Ordo Iuris and the Patriotic Society were informed about Nergal‘s misdemeanor. The Warsaw prosecutor added that during the investigation the victims were interrogated and an expert in the field of religious studies was appointed. The opinion clearly concludes that treading with a shoe on the image of the Mother of God is an offense against religious feelings.”
“As you can see, it’s a prescriptive sentence. It probably initiates further proceedings. But, in the spirit of the judgments of the Strasbourg Tribunal and the Constitutional Tribunal, I can say that we have put in place penal norms to protect religious peace by rejecting anti-religious hatred,” the attorney writes.” This is an important change.”
When Nergal was asked about the judgment, he stayed silent.
Recent studies have proved that heavy metal can lower one’s blood pressure as well as lower stress levels.
“In terms of heavy metal, I’d observe that angry music can help listeners process their feelings and as a result lead to greater well-being.”
Heavy metal is usually a vast dumping of dark -and sometimes uncomfortable yet relatable- inner thoughts. It’s traditionally filled with teen ‘angst’ or bleeding the most painful lyrics.
Vera Clinic, a Turkish hair transplant and rhinoplasty practice, concluded that heavy metal is among the most significant musical genres for lowering stress. A study enlisted 1,540 adults from ages 18-65. They tested participants for mental stress tests while playing various Spotify albums. They paid attention to the physiological reactions in response to the music being played. And they found that metal classics decreased the blood pressure of 89 percent of the participants. There was also a reduction in heart rate in 81.
The musical genre that proved the worst appears to be techno. It seemed to irritate listeners the most. A playlist of techno classics gave 78 percent an increase in blood pressure, while only 22 percent showed a decrease. Seventy-seven percent of participants showed a blood pressure increase while listening to ’70s rock anthems, only 23 percent proving a reduction.
This is definitely not the first time a study has pronounced heavy metal’s health benefits. In 2019, Nick Perham (a Ph.D. psychologist professor) speculated that metalheads regularly have a better function for handling their emotions due to the aggressive quality of the extreme music they listen to.
So why the hell do boomers despise heavy metal so much?
Ghosts of Sunset put their uplifting EP ‘Headed West’ out in 2018. The album is a melting pot of stoner, hair metal, and alternative sounds. It also holds a mass measure of guitars and amps, refining the quality. The entire project was created when John (guitarist/singer/songwriter) had the desire to create a track “loosely based” on 80’s hair metal. He and his bandmate of over 30+ years took the vague idea and produced a heal-stomping and engaging EP. Todd (singer/songwriter/drummer/multi-instrumentalist) wrote to me that they “just want to make people smile. If you do that, we did our job, I feel!” Keep Reading
Iron Maiden was for the first time nominated potential induction in Rock and Roll’s Hall of Fame. However, the band has mixed feelings about the whole ordeal. If they were to obtain a spot in the nominees, they’d be running against Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, and more.
The Drifts came out with their album in 2021 titled ‘Traces.‘ Their work conveys emotions you didn’t even know existed and used loads of technique to better the album. However, before going into the LP, take caution that you might not come out the same.
White Rabbit released their EP in 2020 titled “Natural Disaster.” The album was filled with the band’s sheer talent. Everything was on point, from the show-stopping guitarist to the heavy backbeat provided by drummer Hondo. The group’s chemistry bled through their work heavily. They’ve been together for an astounding eleven years in which they perfected their sound.
Almost every rock fan is familiar with the song “Stairway to Heaven,” but recently, it’s been brought to my attention that not too many people know the meaning behind the masterpiece.
One of the most iconic pop-punk bands is apparently to receive their own “line” of Funko Pops!
3 Exits To Hattiesburg put out their sophomore album ‘Nevermore‘ in 2020. The group has won the 2018 SLM Best Local Band Award and toured the US East Coast in 2019 on the Runaways Tour. They also hosted their own festival in 2016 and again in 2018. The trio has extreme chemistry considering they’ve been close since – the now college students were in – third grade. They pull strong influence from bands like Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and Blink-182. Their album was nothing sort of energetic, musically genius, and innovative.
Queen has recently attempted to record with Adam Lambert in hopes of creating a new album. They hadn’t released anything since 1995’s “Made In Heaven” that followed four years after Freddie passed away. They have, however, put out last year’s “You Are The Champions.” The song was ultimately a remastered version of “We Are the Champions,” dedicated to worldwide health care workers who have worked endlessly to treat every patient with COVID. While working with Adam Lambert on new work, they ended up forgetting about it (I’m quite good at doing that, forgetting.) Keep Reading
The Midnight Devils are a trio covered in glitter from head to toe crafted in the bloody heavens. The glam nerds put out their debut album in 2018 and have been touring ever since – having to stop recently due to COVID. The album, ‘Something Bigger‘ is spine-tingling, thrilling, and elegantly ear-shattering. At the moment, the group is working on their sophomore release and will be recording with Chip Z’Nuff in Chicago as soon as they get “the all-clear.” Keep Reading
