Some hardcore doesn’t age well, this did. From Cleveland, pre-metal inbreeding, guitar played hard and fast, and a singer offering lots of “aaaaaahhhhhhhs!”
An amazing and diverse band, so textured and well-versed, metal fans would be missing out on a real gem if they didn’t snag this one and absorb it thoroughly.
New Order singer Bernard Sumner has such a beautiful, distinctive voice, he could read the troubleshooting FAQs for your iPod and we’d listen, enraptured.
Sasha Konietzko (KMFDM) teams up with Tim Skold (Skold, Marilyn Manson, KMFDM) for a continent-crossing collaboration. Ground rules: No guitars, no drum kits.
When will your resistance will be sufficiently eroded by soaring crescendos, children’s choir backups, insanely catchy choruses, and bouncy dance beats.
Glasvegas sound Scottish, with that yelp/catch, and an obvious love of ’50s harmonies. Vocals that can both break your heart and lift your face to stormy skies.
Edguy is known for having a sense of humor. That makes them easy to like, but these Germans are otherwise content to tread familiar ground in their sound.