Gojira’s performance at the Paris Olympics earlier this year was monumental in more ways than one. Beyond just the magnitude of a metal band performing in their country’s capital, Gojira’s performance was a symbolic one as well. It symbolized everything that is positive and artistic and even historical about music, specifically as an effective weapon…
Every artist has a beginning. For Muse, that arrived with their 1999 Showbiz. The band’s intriguing alt-rock sound was a big hit in the UK, but it wasn’t until 2003 that Muse hit the big time across the world. Armed with a more immediate sound and the improving vocals of Matthew Bellamy, Absolution was a…
At the time of this article’s publication, System Of A Down was #250 On the list of Spotify’s most streamed artists in the entire world. At almost 24 million monthly listeners, there are few metal or rock bands that can even approach a number like that. When you consider that their 2001 album Toxicity sold…
There are some bands and musicians that defy easy categorization. Ones that are able to change (hah) in subtle ways from record to record, yet maintain a distinct songwriting ethos that endears them to their fanbase, while also continuing to gain new ones. Paired with an overall sound that has a wide-ranging appeal, and you…
