Tag: metal
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Killswitch Engage’s Spring Tour Sells Out Pittsburgh’s Stage AE
Photo by Giovanni Mori Giovanni Mori | Posted April 11th, 2025 If performers are having a good time on stage, the audience is guaranteed to have a good time as well. This was the case for the early 2000s metalcore legends, Killswitch Engage, and their spring tour across the US with other modern and notable…
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Songs to Add to Your Playlist: Germinated – Some Kind of Nightmare
Above image via Spotify: Some Kind of Nightmare Giovanni Mori | Posted April 2nd, 2025 Even since its birth in the 70s, punk rock never intended to become something more than seemingly talentless musicians expressing their emotions with unbearably loud music. It may not be appealing on the surface, but the attitude behind it all…
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Songs to Add to Your Playlist: Day After Day – Haji’s Kitchen
Above image via Instagram: @hajiskitchen Giovanni Mori | Posted February 13th, 2025 Nu Metal in its prime during the 90s and early 2000s was an exciting subgenre of rock and metal music, characteristic of extremely low tuned guitars, rapid and harsh vocal melodies, technical basslines, and feral percussion. While some notable bands like Slipknot, Disturbed,…
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Track by Track Review of Quasar / An Interview With Constellation X Part Two
Photo by Giovanni Mori Giovanni Mori | Posted January 26th, 2025 Welcome to part two of my interview with Constellation X, and track by track review of their first full length album, Quasar. After the album’s release on January 3rd, I had a chance to sit with three out of the band’s four members: guitarists…
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Track by Track Review of Quasar / An Interview With Constellation X Part One
Above image via Instagram: @cxband_pittsburgh Giovanni Mori | Posted January 17th, 2025 Music sounds better when it’s local. Sure you can listen to current chart toppers like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, or Charlie XCX anytime, but passionate listeners will agree supporting local musicians from their city is a different feeling. Today’s local band is Constellation…
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Track by Track Review of A Long Look At A Short Distance / An Interview with Fragile Like Life After
Above image via Instagram: @fragile_like_life_after Giovanni Mori | Posted December 19th, 2024 With music being a timeless form of art existing for thousands of years, it’s rare to find a new sound that’s never been done before, especially for avid music listeners with hundreds of favorites across multiple genres. Fans of any type will agree…
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House of Protection’s GALORE – Track by Track Review
Above image via Instagram: @house_of_protection Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 10th, 2024 As music enjoyers and streamers looked for the next big breakout artist of 2024, a new supergroup duo made their mark in the music world, releasing singles as early as the end of April. However, this isn’t just any band that appeared out…
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Underoath’s Electrifying Anniversary Tour Comes to Pittsburgh
Above image via Instagram: @underoathband Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 9th, 2024 After the coronavirus lockdown, music in the 2020s thrived in many ways with bands and artists going back on tour, as well as a competitive rise of new artists making their mark in the music world. However, as for the more nostaglic listeners…
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For The Music Man’s Song of the Year – Two Faced by Linkin Park
Above image via Instagram: @linkinpark Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 4th, 2024 2024 saw new high streaming releases in the rock and metal world from many established bands and artists including Jack White, Breaking Benjamin, and The Cure, as well as a number of obscure artists with well deserved recognition such as The Warning, House…
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