If books were not political, there would be no reason to ban them.
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
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
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!”
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.