In 2009, an underground band named Odium created a gem of a song called Serenity’s End.  This find could be my greatest one dating back to my first Metal Monday.  Ironically enough, I found it by accidentally typing the wrong information in the search box.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvr9MacseU4

A few [...]

Last week I mentioned that I’m slowly crawling out of my funk, something I have to credit to a surge of techno-metal bands.  To pay tribute, I’m picking Fail Emotions and their song, Makes Bad.  It mixes good screaming and double bass into it’s overall techno feel.

I was going through a small dry spell finding good music, but I think it’s finally over.  For this week, I chose an upcoming band called Chaos Beyond.  They have some solid transitions from singing to screaming.  Room for improvement, but a good vibe all around.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI4w6j0emLk

Specifically, I wanted [...]

So I’ve noticed that my Metal Monday’s have been kicked back as of late.  It’s about time to get back into some heavier screaming and I think The Artifact can take care of that with Color (Part 2).

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z7pLimhG0A

I love the song because it takes me back to All [...]

Disarmonia Mundi is the ultimate underground band.  They rightfully sit in my top five, and considering they started out as nobody’s, it makes it that much sweeter.  Interestingly enough, they have never performed live (lack of band members) and gained listeners via a website and CD releases.

I’m going to [...]

My search for underground music has slowed down.  Perhaps that’s why I was so glad to find Lord of the Lost, specifically Prison.  But, let’s face it.  I’m a piano guy, and this band knows how to move their fingers to touch my heart.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7HltUjv4nI

Lord of the [...]

In celebration of the holiday weekend and me being a day late on submitting this week’s Metal Monday, get ready for a double feature that touches on both ends of my music spectrum.

I’m going to start with the heavier chaotic-melodic band, Sunless Rise.  They put insane instrumentals into each song and I am [...]

Another great underground band with some diversity is Tepetricy, and they do it with their creativity.  Neither the screaming nor the double bass is attracting in Challenger, but I like how the voice and lyrics are just different.  Kind of sounds like the vocals were recorded and before the rest of the [...]

Phil visited my house this weekend, claiming that I’m not giving him credit for his Metal Monday masterpieces.  But as I said in the first Metal Monday, I don’t write these articles.  I  edit them because, well, Phil is a terrible writer.  Phil does the leg work, including searching for these bands and tracks.  It’s [...]

My selection last week in Trivium might have disappointed a few. Until then, most of the bands have been more underground on purpose – I want to expose you to some good stuff you wouldn’t find otherwise.

To rebound from Trivium, I swung as opposite as I could this week, and went with [...]