Tuesday, April 15, 2008

System of a Down


System of a Down is labeled as a "Metal" band but they are really in a whole league of their own. Their music ranges from screamo, to some hardcore singing, and there are even some songs that are more alternative. System of a Down was first officially started in Glendale, California in 1995 by lead vocals 
Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian, lead guitarist and backup vocals. They have since released five amazing albums and three EP's with fourteen amazing singles. I have put the video of my personal favorite of their songs, B.Y.O.B. so please watch it and tell me what you think.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Vanna


I don't even know much about this band even as I'm writing this. All I know is that I have only heard one song by them and I loved it, it is probably my favorite song at the moment. The song I have is called A Dead Language for a Dying Lady and what I liked about it is that it has the lead singer singing the lyrics while a backup singer screams the samething at the same time so it is an almost perfect combination--not too much singing, not too much screaming. Since I don't know almost anything about this band, I had to look up their biography. They were formed in 2004 with just the vocalist and guitarist. They later got a drummer, bassist, and backup vocalist and released an E.P. titled This Will Be Our Little Secret. In 2006 they started recording their debut album The Search Party Never Came, which has the song I told you about earlier. While they were still recording, the origional vocalist had to lead the band and Nick Lambert, the guitarist, took over for the remainder of the CD. They later got a new vocalist, Chris Preece. I put up the video of A Dead Language for a Dying Lady at the bottom of the screen so check it out and be sure to tell me what you think.