Metalcore

Not always my first choice of rock music or any music really. Like blogs in the past I usually can't stand the screaming, but love the music behind it. With the fast riffs and the double bass you can't go wrong. Yesterday I received a CD from a metalcore fan by the name of Ethan Hughes. He tells me it's the best CD he's ever made, and that he will convert me to metalcore music. I accepted the disc and we left class. I was actually pretty excited about listening to it. My hope was that it would sound like Killswitch Engage, the only metalcore band I like. I got home and immediately put it in the stereo. Ethan told me that the screams would get to me at first so just listen to the godly guitar. I sat through all 18 tracks on the CD. There were two songs that were not metalcore, and a song that I already knew by All that Remains called 2 weeks. I expected to only like maybe three songs, but it turns out that I liked about half of them. For the most part the screaming doesn't get to me, and some of these guitarists are really amazing. They lack solos, but are still really good. I wouldn't say I've converted to head-bashing, destroy everything music, but it is listenable. I just had to get past the screams.

Worst Rap-Rock Collaboration Ever!

30 Seconds to Mars and Kanye West. Not exactly the two I would see together, but it's happening and there is no way it can possibly be good. One of the worst bands I ever heard and a rap/hip-hop "Icon". It's really nothing personal against Kanye, I just can't stand any rap other than the Beastie Boys so...And it's not like I'm against rock and rap mixes. I like some songs by bands like Linkin Park, and I don't despise Aerosmith and Run DMC working together on Walk this Way, but TSTM and Kanye West are just awful, and will more than likely shame anyone else who combines the two. Especially is Kayne is rapping in the song. As far as I know he is only using an MPC, so we can only pray he doesn't get on the mic.

The Killers or Zeppelin?

I recently read on Ultimate-guitar.com that The Killers feel like they are being held down here in America. They blame this on bands from the past such as Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. Now The Killers are looking to knock them of their pedestals so to speak. Well the way I see it is they can cry all they want about being held back, but that isn't going to change the way people think about Zeppelin or Nirvana. Maybe it isn't other bands you should be blaming, maybe you're not as good as you think. Not saying The Killers are a bad band, but face facts, Zeppelin are gods in the music world, and Nirvana was a revolutionary grunge band. They both accomplished great things in their time, and until you do something great you'll just be another band in crowd. And when and if that time comes you still won't stand out from Zeppelin because you just don't have the skill. Your lead singer can't compete with Plant, and your guitarist along with many others, cannot compete with Page. It's simple. When you can write and play like Zeppelin, then you might be able to say you're on the same level...might be able to say that, but as far I'm concerned, it won't happen.