Download Festival is happening next weekend, June 8th — June 10th. In case you haven’t already seen the lineup, here it is!
There are a lot of good bands playing, you lucky peeps! Lol. If you’re going, have fun! ❤
Playlist Challenge, Day 390
Crywolf ft. Charity Lane — “The Moon is Falling Down”
10 Songs to Help You Through Hard Times
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, as I haven’t been in the best place mentally or emotionally for the past month. Music is the only thing that makes sense anymore.
I know we all have those songs that make us feel good, but what about the ones that are like a balm to our bruised hearts/souls? My recent struggles have led me to a few discoveries, one of which surprised me very much.
Alter Bridge: “I Know It Hurts”
Myles Kennedy is the king of uplifting lyrics. I can name a track from each Alter Bridge album that could be on this list, but “I Know It Hurts” takes the spot because of one simple line: “Now is not forever.” Sometimes, that is the best thing to remember.
Alter Bridge: “All Ends Well”
I said Myles was the king, right? “If you believe in nothing else, just keep believing in yourself.”
Almost Kings: “Better Than This”
There are actually a couple of songs from these Georgia natives that I could have chosen. However, “Better Than This” immediately struck a chord in me. I understand it so much more now.
Asking Alexandria: “Alone in a Room”
I know, I know. I haven’t shut up about this band or this song, but the lyrics describe my mindset so accurately that it’s scary.
Linkin Park: “Heavy”
Honestly, isn’t it nice to know you’re not the only one? This song has brought me to tears more than once, especially following Chester’s death.
Asking Alexandria: “Under Denver”
“Just wait and see, just sit and breathe.”
Andy Black: “Put the Gun Down”
This was the one that surprised me. I hadn’t listened to Andy’s solo record, then I randomly decided to let it play on Amazon. I ended up with this song on repeat. I couldn’t have found it at a better moment.
Blink-182: “Adam’s Song”
Self-explanatory.
Fun: “Carry On”
“May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground. Carry on.”
Modest Mouse: “Float On”
My line has always been “Don’t worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy. We’ll all float on alright.”
New Music (5/28 — 6/3)
Sisters Doll: “Strutt”
Asking Alexandria: “Someone, Somewhere” (Acoustic)
Wayward Sons: “Don’t Wanna Go”
Kamelot: “Amnesiac”
Gwenmarie White: “Skjemt Blod” (Bad Blood)
BrokenRail: “Ghosts of Tomorrow”
Trophy Eyes: “You Can Count On Me”
Halestorm: “Uncomfortable”
Veld: “Hatred Forever Dispersed”
Coheed & Cambria: “The Dark Sentencer”
Good Charlotte: “Actual Pain”
Bad Wolves: “Change (In the House of Flies)”
Slightly Stoopid ft. Chali 2na: “Higher Now”
Tremonti: “As the Silence Becomes Me”
Jesus Piece: “Curse of the Serpent”
Bury Tomorrow: “Knife of Gold”
Kataklysm: “Outsider”
Leprous: “Golden Prayers”
Hollywood Undead: “Gotta Let Go”
Atrocity: “Bloodshed and Triumph”
The 1975: “Give Yourself a Try”
Chelsea Grin: “Hostage”
Bad Wolves: “Remember When”
Fit For a King: “Tower of Pain”
Gorillaz: “Humility”
Mayday Parade: “It’s Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated By Bolts Of Lightning”
At Most Fear ft. Fronzilla: “Wicked”
Playlist Challenge, Day 389
Lord of the Lost — “Miss Machine”
Playlist Challenge, Day 388
Pinkly Smooth — “Mezmer”
June 2018 Album Releases
6/1
-Ben Howard: Noonday Dream
-Owl City: Cinematic
-Roger Daltrey: As Long As I Have You
-American Aquarium: Things Change
-Beach Skulls: Las Dunas
-Def Leppard: Volume One
-The Flaming Lips: Greatest Hits, Vol. One
-Ghost: Prequelle
-MANIAC: Dead Dance Club
-Neko Case: Hell-On
-Phil Cook: People Are My Drug
-ZZ Top: Cinco No. 2, The Second Five LPs
-Jason Birmingham: No Fux Given
-Michael Ray: AMOS
-Monowhales: Control Freak
-Black Lotus: Wilted
6/2
-Killakoi: Pangea
6/8
-Tremonti: A Dying Machine
-Jorja Smith: Lost & Found
-Kanye West and Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghost
-Lily Allen: No Shame
-Lykke Li: So Sad, So Sexy
-Sheppard: Watching the Sky
-Sugarland: Bigger
-Snail Mail: Lush
-Black Sabbath: Supersonic Years (The Seventies Singles Box Set)
-Dance Gavin Dance: Artificial Selection
-Dave Matthews Band: Come Tomorrow
-Dierks Bentley: The Mountain
-Erin Rae: Putting on Airs
-Fire Down Below: Hymn of the Cosmic Man
-Mick Ronson: Beside Bowie, The Mick Ronson Story
-NeYo: Good Man
-serpentwithfeet: soil
6/15
-Christina Aguilera: Liberation
-Mike Shinoda: Post Traumatic
-Johnny Marr: Call the Comet
-Chromeo: Head Over Heels
-Melody’s Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage
-Andy Jenkins: Sweet Bunch
-Buddy Guy: The Blues Is Alive and Well
-Culture Abuse: Bay Dream
-The Darkness: Live at Hammersmith
-Dead Girls Academy: Alchemy
-Lizzy Borden: My Midnight Things
-Mayday Parade: Sunnyland
-Orange Goblin: The Wolf Bites Back
-Petal: Magic Gone
-Rebelution: Free Rein
-Sepultura: Arise (Deluxe Edition)
-Tangents: New Bodies
-Welles: Red Trees and White Trashes
-Like a Storm: Catacombs
-Letters From the Fire: Letters From the Fire
6/22
-5 Seconds of Summer: Youngblood
-Bebe Rexha: Expectations
-Panic! at the Disco: Pray for the Wicked
-The Blood Choir: Houses of the Sun
-CRAFT: White Noise and Black Metal
-Garbage: Version 2.0 (20th anniversary reissue)
-Hatchet: Dying to Exist
-Paul Rodgers: Paul Rodgers — Free Spirit — Celebrating the Music of Free
-Soulwax: Essential
-White Ring: Gate of Grief
-BrokeNCYDE: 0 to BrokeNCYDE
-City of the Weak: Pulling Teeth
-Impending Doom: The Sin and Doom, Vol. II
6/29
-Bullet For My Valentine: Gravity
-Let’s Eat Grandma: I’m All Ears
-A Delicate Motor: Fellover My Own
-Elle Belle: No Signal
-Florence and the Machine: High as Hope
-Guns ‘N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction — Locked ‘N’ Loaded (deluxe edition)
-Graham Nash: Over the Years…
-Red Baraat: Sound the People
-Social Distortion: Live at the Roxy (Vinyl Reissue)
-Yes: Yes — The Steven Wilson Remixes
-Night Verses: From the Gallery of Sleep
-Glass Lungs: Impermanence
5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#6)
1. Midnight Blackout
A post hardcore/math rock band from France. For fans of Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, etc. You can listen to their debut EP, Hangover, on Spotify or YouTube. For a taste of what you can expect, check out “Lorenzo.”
2. Amerakin Overdose
AOD is a mix of industrial, hard rock, metal, and even a bit of pop. They hail from Oregon. For fans of Nine Inch Nails, Mushroomhead, Static-X, etc. Amerakin Overdose will be hitting the road for a summer tour, kicking off June 29th. Here is my favorite song from them, “Letting Go.”
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3. Advocates
A hard rock/metal/post hardcore band from Australia. For fans of early Atreyu, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, etc. Check out “Destructive Tendencies” from 2016’s The Complex Truth.
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4. Values
A melodic metal/hardcore band from the UK. For fans of early Asking Alexandria, Mastodon, Beartooth, etc. Listen to the latest single, “Hopeless,” below!
5. Marquis of Vaudeville
A truly unique band from Dallas. Best described as alternative/carnivalesque rock/psychedelic punk cabaret. I don’t know how to do a “for fans of,” but perhaps I can say if you liked the music from The Devil’s Carnival, or just Emilie Autumn, you’ll like Marquis of Vaudeville. I’m sharing the first song I listened to, and I highly encourage you to check out more.
Playlist Challenge, Day 387
Metro Station — “Shake It”
Let’s Talk Covers (Asking Alexandria Edition)
I know I’ve been posting about Asking Alexandria a lot lately — and here’s another one!
But seriously. I stumbled across the video of them covering Ed Sheeran and it made me wonder what other covers they had done. So here we are.
1. “Perfect” (Ed Sheeran cover)
2. “What I’ve Done” (Linkin Park cover)
3. “Right Now” (Akon cover)
4. “Closer” (Nine Inch Nails cover)
5. “Duality” (Slipknot cover)
There are several more. Hop on over to YouTube and check them out. You won’t regret it.
