Keeping It Fresh

Today I have a really cool and slightly weird song for you. Now this is actually a mashup of two songs by Fetty Wap. But, this is a punk and hardcore rock version of the mashup. Which is normally really strange to think about, but Zak Diesal pulls it off so well and honestly I am pretty much in shock at how good this cover is. There is something about that stereotypical punk voice, the kind that borders that metal voice. It is really deep and the vowels are more elongated and I just love the way it sounds, as if they could let out a little bit of a screamo type scream any moment. That could be the inner rocker in me, but man I have to say Zak Diesal has a hell of a voice. I know this is normally not the kind of thing that people listen to, and not the kind of voice most people know and appreciate. But I can definitely tell you that this is a really wicked sound, something that any serious rocker would kind of drool over. Now Zak Diesal does an absolutely incredible job of turning Fetty...

Well, after three days of solid remixes, I thought it was high time to go back to originals. So, I am going with a complete 180 degree turn in terms of genre. These past few days have been all about the electronic music world, but now, we enter the world of rock music. And not just any kind of rock music. Hard rock. That's right, we are getting to the gritty and rough and gravelly and all around bad ass side of things. This song is by an incredibly amazing band by the name Halestorm. I am going to be totally upfront, the most bad ass part of this band is the fact that it has a female lead singer. Not just any lead singer, a woman who has an absolutely phenomenal scream. It is very hard to hear bands that have good screamers, and even more rare to have a female deliver that great scream. But Halestorm is one of those bands that just slays it every time. Lzzy Hale is the first female vocalist I had heard from our generation that could really bring out that grit and roughness and just...

Today was quite the exciting one because I went to the Linkin Park Carnivores Tour concert! Let me tell you, there is nothing that comes even slightly close to the epicness that is Linkin Park. And they sound even more bad ass live. This is a band who is really in it for the music and loves what they do. You can tell by the way they perform and by the way Chester Bennington belts out those verses with screams unlike anything I have ever heard. Chester Bennington has a scream like no other and it sounds so strong and powerful and wild live. If you think it sounds good in a recorded song, wait till you hear it live because then you really get to experience how wonderfully powerful his voice is. His transitions between singing and screaming are absolutely flawless as well. He transitions between them so well that we never hear the other style cross into the other. There are some points when he purposely adds grit and gravel to his singing voice but he never falls into one or the other. Th...

Today's song is by the ever incredible and dark, Breaking Benjamin. A lot of people seem to know this song pretty well, but it has been stuck in my head for quite some time and I thought it would be something I need to share with everyone who hasn't heard this song. So, a small preface, this song is quite dark and has a heavy use of guitar without sounding like intense and crazy death metal. I love the way Breaking Benjamin composes because they are able to keep the darkness in their music while also sounding very lyrical. Strange but it works! Today's instrumental song is from the movie Hansel and Gretel. Interesting movie to say the least....I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!

Today's song is definitely falls under the category of hard rock. This song is by AFI, and this song has a fantastic sound to it! The beat changes a few times and this song has an awesome combination of grunge, punk, hardcore, horror, and even screamo rock. The chorus is extremely catchy, and the deep, growling screamo moment kicks some serious ass, especially live! Today's instrumental song is actually an instrumental version of Marilyn Manson's cover. I think both artists have a ton in common, so this song is perfect! I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!