Friday, August 30, 2013

Born Of The Jackal

  Born Of The Jackal is Gibbzy on vocals, Jack on bass, James and Stephan on guitar, and John on drums. They formed in August of last year, they are from Exeter in the U.K. They want to bring back real metal like their influences (Testament, Metallica, Lamb Of God and Devildriver) had done before them.
  Judging from their song Hellbent on Revenge, you can tell they are heavy metal and very talented! Their one of the bands you can feel the love they have for music and what they do when you listen to them. It's not some thrown together song with some lyrics that they made up so they can get famous, the song is very well put together and if you listen to each instrument individually, you can tell that they all have talent. How the song starts off really grabs your attention and if you like heavy metal, you'll fall in love with them right away!
  This band wants to bring back real metal, and I believe they can without a struggle!
  Check them out here, https://www.facebook.com/Bornofjackal/app_178091127385 and give them a like!


From Ashes To New

  From Ashes to New is a rap-rock band from Pennsylvania with Matt Brandyberry on vocals, Chris Musser also on vocals, Dan Kecki on guitar, and Jon-Mikel Valudes on drums. Matt and Dan were both originally from Twelve After, and Matt left Twelve After to a different direction he was more comfortable with and Chris ended up joining him not too long afterwards. Shortly after that, Dan and John-Mikel joined in with them. From Ashes to New was formed just earlier this year.
  From Ashes to New kind of have a Hollywood Undead sound to them with the rapping, but they also have a Linkin Park sound. They're really good, and everything comes together so smoothly. My favorite song from them would have to be Destruction of Myself. The lyrics are really meaningful and really relateable. All of their songs are relateable and have this sound to them to where you can just fall in love with them so easily. They can deffinitely get far in the music industry. I know how much talent Matt and Dan have beause I also listened to Twelve After but this band as a whole is incredible, they have a lot of talent.
  You can check them out on youtube here, http://www.youtube.com/user/FromAshesToNew
  And give them a like here, https://www.facebook.com/FromAshesToNew


Thursday, August 29, 2013

Decadence in Decay

  Decadence in Decay is a metal band formed in 2010 from Colorado, made up of Matt Fiddler on lead vocals, Justin Carbone on guitar, Scott Cargile on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Zane Coppedge on Bass and Tyler Kragenbrink on drums. They started off as What's Been Used but decided to change to Decadence in Decay when a former member Cody had to take off because of the birth of his child (Congratulations!) and Matt took over with lead vocals. Just before this, Justin had joined as guitarist leading to a whole new image for the band.
  From what I've heard the'yre pretty famous in Colorado and have played some shows and by the sounds of their music, they all have real talent and are really amazing! In their song Manslaughter, I think the drummer, Tyler, kind of sounds like The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold back in their heavier days. I really have a thing for bass, so if you actually listen for it, it sounds amazing. It makes me want to head-bang and just go crazy, which is awesome Everything each of them do sounds amazing and it all fits together. Both songs on their facebook page are live recordings so you know they have actual talent and that's always a good thing!
  I know that once this band get's signed they will be famous in no time. We need a good metal band to listen to because there just isn't very many of them.
 You can check them out here at https://www.facebook.com/DecadenceInDecay

Decadence in Decay

Saturday, March 23, 2013

The end of My Chemical Romance

  So on March 22, My Chemical Romance announced that they were breaking up after just 12 years. It didn't explain why, they just wrote a little paragraph saying that it was the end for them.
  Most fans were not happy about it at all, a lot of them actually used some really harsh words towards My Chemical Romance just because in previous concerts they announced they'd never break up. I don't think that most of the people giving My Chemical Romance hate realize that things happen and everyone in MCR has a life other than just touring and writing songs.
  The other fans, who weren't hating, did say how respectful they were of the band and how no matter what, MCR would still be their favorite band.
  I think it's best just to realize everything comes to an end eventually, even your favorite band.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Bring me the Horizon

  Bring me the Horizon is from Sheffield, Yorkshire. They are a Brittish metalcore band formed in 2004. Bring me the Horizon is, Oliver Sykes as lead singer, Lee Malia as lead guitarist, Matt Kean as bassist, and Matt Nicholls as drummer and Jordan Fish as keyboardist.
  They currently have four albums already realeased and one they are coming out with on April 29, 2013 called, Sempiternal. Their first album, Count Your Blessings, was released on October 30, 2006. Then in 2008, thier album, Suicide Season was released and Suicide Season: Cut up! was released a year later. The last album, There is a hell, believe me I've seen it. There is a heaven, let's keep it a secret, which was released in October 4, 2010.
  The single, Shadow Moses has been released in January, and a lot of people seem to like it. I watched an interview with lead singer, Oli Sykes, and he said he was really stoked for this album and he's more confident with this album than any of BMTH's other albums. He said, in the past he would always second guess himself with the songs and albums, but he feels this one is perfect.
  Bring me the Horizon has been influenced by emo, death metal, and grind core, with bands like, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Everytime I die, and Poisen the Well. The more they started making music the more their influence started to change to some heavy metal bands like, At The Gates, Pantera, Orange Goblin and some progressive rock bands like, Pink Floyd, and Dire Straits.
  This year already, Jona Weinhofen, ex rythm guitarist and backing vocalist for Bring me the Horizon left for unknown reasons. No one released why he left or who's idea it was because they didn't want drama, but he didn't even say if he left on good terms or not, but he is still with his other band, I Killed the Prom Queen.
  Bring me the Horizon got their name from the last line of the movie Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl, when Jack Sparrow says, "Now bring me that horizon.". Also, Oli sykes his own clothing line called Drop Dead Clothing.
http://iheartdropdead.com/

(Older) Bring me the Horizon, back when Jona Weinhofen was still in the band.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Sinéad O'Connor

  Sinéad O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter, that rose to fame in the 1980's after her album, Lion and the Cobra. When O'Connor was only eight years old, her parents split up and she went to go live her mom. O'Connor says that while living with her mom, she encountered physical abuse. Later, O'Connor wrote the song, Fire on Babylon which is about the effects of her own child abuse.
  At the age of fifteen, O'Connor was truant and stealing so she was sent to a Magdalene Asylum where she worked on a lot of her songs and music. There she was singing Evergreen by Barbra Streisand and was discovered by the drummer for In Tua Nua. O'Connor ended up recording a song with In Tua Nua called, Take my Hand but she wasn't able to join the band because they felt she was too young.
  On October 3, 1992, O'Connor presented as a music guest on Saturday Night Live and did an a cappella version of Bob Marley's song, War, but she changed the word, racism to child abuse. While singing the song, when she said the word, evil, she took out a picture of the pope, ripped it in half and said, "Fight the real enemy!" while throwing the pieces of the photo at the camera, all because of the Sunday Independent Catholic sex abuse scandal. A lot of people were really mad at O'Connor for what she did, but at the same time, other people did the same exact thing as she did except with a picture of someone else other than the pope.
















  In later interviews, O'Connor was asked if she regretted anything she did that night and her reply was, "Hell no!" and now O'Connor is a priest.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Limp Bizkit

  Limp Bizkit is a Nu Metal or Rap Metal band, although they have like an alternative sound to them. In Limp Bizkit is Fred Durst with vocals, Wes Borland on guitar, Sam Rivers on bass, John Otto on drums, and DJ Lethal with turntables, samples and keyboard. In 2001 Borland left the band was replaced by Mike Smith and in 2003 Borland came back to record The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1 in 2005.
  Limp Bizkit started in 1994 and have released six different albums. The first album was a debut album called, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ which was released in the mid 1990's. The next two albums were only released within a years difference, Significant Other in 1999 and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water in 2000. Both albums made to #1 on many international charts including Billboard 200. With just those three albums, Limp Bizkit sold over 35 million records, world wide. Results May Vary was released in 2003 and then Borland rejoined and recorded The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1 in 2005 which was recorded with Sammy Siegler, who replaced Otto.
  In 2009, the original line up of Limp Bizkit went on tour and recorded their most recent album, Gold Cobra in 2011. Limp Bizkit then signed with Cash Money Records to come out with a new single, Ready To Go, a full length album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants, and an EP, The Unquestionable Truth, Part 2. Later DJ Lethal left the band because of problems with drugs and alcohol but came back on October 11, after apologizing.
  In September Fred Durst leaked their new song, Lightz (City of Angles) on Youtube and is currently recording their newest album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants.