Metal detector

Led Zeppelin IV, an album that was released without a title, has become one of the most iconic rock albums in recent memory, and an embodiment of the band itself. The heavy metal precedent set by their debut album, the almost carnal sound of their second album and the mystical acoustic vibe of their third album all come together in a triumphant culmination of epic proportions. The album is helped along by Plant’s obsession with mythology, mysticism, and the occult. All eight tracks are…

Heavy metal is a mainstay in the music industry since its start in the 60's and 70's, with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath leading the way. Since the beginning of heavy metal many critics have disapproved and wrote it off as a musical genre. Against the odds of surviving as a genre the heavy metal scene won and is still a popular genre with many from teens to to adults all over the world. Over the years the genre has evolved to house a number a wide and varying sub genres. Heavy metal…

Typically, when people think of “rock music”, they would think of loud, hard hitting drums with fast, intricate guitar solos, and screaming vocals. People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently…

non-Western sources such the ragas and drones of Indian music. Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues and folk-based rock to progressive rock, glam rock, hard rock, and as a result, influenced the development of subgenres such as heavy metal. By the end of the 1960s decade, psychedelic rock was in retreat. LSD had been made illegal in the US and UK in 1966. At the end of…

“High Society” is a track off of the Free Spirit EP written and recorded by the band Fictionist. The album and corresponding track was written by Stuart Maxfield, Robbie Connolly, Brandon Kitterman, and Aaron Anderson. Free Spirit was released on July 29th, 2016. (Harbour Recordings) This song utilizes a lot of electronic sounds to create an atmosphere of different timbres The introduction to High Society starts with a synthesizer “progression”, of which term I will choose to use loosely,…

Iggy Pop is an enigmatic figure in the history of rock and roll. On the one hand, much his music is very well-known and can be found in movies and television being made to this day. On the other hand, he has a strange, abrasive and somehow appealing persona that has added to his fame. Find out more about the singer and musician below in part one of this list. Number Fifteen: He Was a Close Friend of David Bowie. They were close for decades until David Bowie's recent passing. Much of David…

My two favorite bands during my teenage years until today have persistently been Muse, and Coheed and Cambria. These two bands have various similarities but are markedly different from one another. The two band’s differing origins, influences, philosophies, and histories have drastically impacted their musical styles and popular success, while their similarities have been critical in redefining progressive and alternative rock. Their unique styles prompted much of my own musical growth and…

deadly delivery, Decapitated has become one of the most notorious names in death metal over the past few years. Not only has did this band rise to prominence when they were mere teenagers, not only did they continue to produce consistently strong material after the tragic passing of Witold “Vitek” Kiełtyka 10 years ago but Poland’s Decapitated are now becoming a gateway band for those wishing to enter the extreme metal scene due to fact that the raging riffs Vogg churns out are both technical…

The battle for Raccoon city had long since ended but the battle for mankind was just starting. Monsters straight out of a horror novel had taken over the cities. Man ceased to exist, and those who survived retreated deep into the mountains in hopes of surviving the nightmares that plagued the world. Yet no matter where man went, the monsters still find them, and all hope seemed to be at a loss. The time of man was almost over, yes there was those who fought but they were few, and losing rather…

The song I have chosen for the My Favorite Song Assignment is “Crazy On You,” by the rock group Heart. It has been my all-time favorite song since I was in high school, and was one of the first songs I learned how to play on guitar. It is a stellar example of rock music that was popular in the seventies and displays the accomplished songwriting talents of lead singer Ann Wilson, her guitar-playing sister Nancy, as well as the contributions of the other members of the band: Howard Leese, Roger…