Tree of rock and metal

12/04/2025

Shout out to all my favorite bands!!! Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Draconian, REMINA, Blackbriar, Epica, Seven Spires, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, and so many more!!!!

11/17/2025

Off topic post from the standard rock/metal I usually post, but had the pleasure of seeing Aziza Poggi Voice Studios classical recital with amazingly talented vocals, from members of the West Michigan Opera Project, to the ever talented and dear friend of mine, and vocal coach Aziza Poggi-Ortiz, to other singers including a special performance from Grace Méridan!!

11/13/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ISBIht69fkE&list=RDISBIht69fkE&start_radio=1&pp=ygUWYWx0ZXIgYnJpZGdlIGJsYWNrYmlyZKAHAQ%3D%3D
Alter Bridge “Blackbird”

Can we take a moment to talk about how well the instrumentation is in Alter Bridge? Especially songs like this!! The guitar-work is always very well done!!!
What’s your favorite Alter Bridge songs?

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBlackbird · Alter BridgeBlackbird℗ 2007 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on...

10/19/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l4_Mpw-AKsY&list=RDl4_Mpw-AKsY&start_radio=1&pp=ygUSS3J5cHRlcmlhIG5ldyBkYXduoAcB

Krypteria Official “A New Dawn”

New single!!! It’s awesome!!

Provided to YouTube by recordJetA New Dawn · KrypteriaA New Dawn℗ 2025 siemons-musicReleased on: 2025-10-16Band: KrypteriaProducer: Christoph SiemonsComposer...

09/27/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AGMel9fumRg&list=RDAGMel9fumRg&start_radio=1&pp=ygUPTmlnaHR3aXNoIHNpcmVuoAcB
Nightwish “The Siren”
Can we talk about how epic the instrumentation is in a lot of Nightwish songs? This song is a great example of how Nightwish writes such masterpieces, and has created some of the most amazing music over the years!!

Provided to YouTube by Nuclear BlastThe Siren · NightwishOnce℗ 2004 Nuclear BlastReleased on: 2004-06-07Composer: Tuomas HolopainenComposer: Emppu VuorinenLy...

09/27/2025

Been a while since I last did this, here are 15 of my favorite power metal albums from 15 different bands!!! These are albums I feel that are so well written, there isn’t a bad song on the album. The guitar, drumming, lyrics are well written, the vocals are done well, the power of the metal can certainly be felt!! (See what I did there? 😛)
I felt wrong not to have Iron Maiden in the list since they are practically the creators of power metal, and have influenced so many bands and musicians over the years. What are some of your favorite power metal bands and albums?

09/23/2025

Dragonforce and Powerwolf live at GLC Live at 20 Monroe!!! This was such an amazing show!!! I loved every moment of it, I am so sore, and hoarce voice and sweaty from jumping and screaming!! But I love it, that is the sign of a metal concert done correctly!!

09/08/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fLayDQk_ECk&pp=ygUob2NlYW5zIG9mIHNsdW1iZXIgdGhlIGFkb3JuZWQgZmF0aG9tbGVzcw%3D%3D
Oceans of Slumber “The Adorned Fathomless Creation”

Love the heaviness of this song !!

Lyrics:
Now, being free, you are licentious and ruthless the same
Instigating, you're no object now summoning
A wilful force, a new home to injustice
Experience now an excuse for the slaughtering

A higher power, a righteous claim to rein
A prideful glance, a judgmental gaze
And it brings the weak to their knees
A delicacy of suffering
And nothing will ever take their pride away

You crave control
A wilful force, a grave injustice
Killed by who you feared the most, the fool in the mirror
Where is the line drawn?
Between what you seek and what you need?

Is there meaning
To the constant pain and suffering?
What do you need?
Your victims only revered in death
Here we all play roles
Some of us just never leading
Are you happy?
And will you ever get enough?

Now, being free
You are licentious and ruthless the same
Instigating
You're no object
Now summoning
A wilful force
A new home to injustice
Experience now an excuse for the slaughtering

A higher power, a righteous claim to rein
A prideful glance, a judgmental gaze
And it brings the weak to their knees
A delicacy of suffering
And nothing will ever take their pride away

They're coming for you now
(Coming for you now)
Coming to collect what you've taken
(What you've taken)
Coming to take you home
(To take you home)
Coming to dig your grave
(To dig your grave)

They're coming for you now
(Coming for you now)
They want what they once were denied
(What you denied)
Coming to collect their woes
(Collect their woes)
From upon your tainted shrines
(Your tainted shrines)

They're coming for you now
(Coming for you now)
Coming to collect what you've taken
(What you've taken)
Coming to take you home
Coming to dig your grave
(To dig your grave)

They're coming for you now
Coming to collect what you've denied
Coming to collect their woes
From upon your tainted shrines
Coming to take you home

Now, being free, you are licentious and ruthless the same
Instigating, you're no object now summoning
A wilful force, a new home to injustice
Experience now an excuse for the slaughtering

OCEANS OF SLUMBER - The Adorned Fathomless Creation (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Taken from the album "Oceans Of Slumber", out September 4th, 2020. Order now: https://O...

09/07/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eR5x8NNHy4o&pp=ygUtb2NlYW5zIG9mIHNsdW1iZXIgYSByZXR1cm4gdG8gdGhlIGVhcnRoIGJlbG93
Oceans of Slumber “A Return To the Earth Below”

Lyrics:

Broken glass and I am holding my breath
Hands are trembling
I thought today would be like any other
But the bell jars coming down
A sudden sinking and my heart is falling
Right down into the ground
I feel the panic inside overtaking
Any resolve I thought I'd found

On the ledge we danced, now we are falling
And the walls are closing in
When the darkness gathers, we are crawling
And the worms are coming in

My thoughts are racing and my heart is shattered
Like a bird caught in a cage
Like the sky that fights the storm from overtaking
The serene I thought I'd found
It waits for me
Oh, it never really left
It takes hold of me
And it drags me straight to Hell

On the ledge we danced, now we are falling
And the walls are closing in
When the darkness gathers, we are crawling
And the worms are coming in

In only a moment the tides have all changed
Erasing the work and toil of previous days
I lean into the void
That I always knew would come to reclaim my light

I have spent my whole life running
And I have tried, I have tried to flee from myself
I could never, no, I could never weather the storm
Rising, that was rising, rising from within me
It doesn't matter the time in between

Darkness carved its mark in me
Carved its mark in everything
But I'm done, I'm done running
I stand in the rain
Here I stand
Purge my fear and make my claim

OCEANS OF SLUMBER - A Return To The Earth Below (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Taken from the album "Oceans Of Slumber", out September 4th, 2020. Order now: https://Ocean...