Scratch One Grub

If you are looking for some new metal music to kill it in the gym with or help you stay awake on your commute to or from work or just looking for that next headbanging, blood pumping, thrashing band then check out Scratch One Grub.

Formed in late 2023, these Welsh music prodigy's are looking to make waves into the South Wales music scene with the debut of their first single Bad Habit. You can check out their music video HERE!

Bad Habit the debut single hits us with melodic, synthy, metal with lyrics and vocals that can only be described as cross between Gojira meets Machine Head and the Synth electronic vibes then gives me a bit of Enter Shikari to it. It's all complimented nicely alongside eachother as the band mosh getting in our face while playing us their song in the music video. The song kicks off with a catchy riff and then proceeds with it's melodic synth and drum combination. While we get to the part the music slows down all while building itself back up we see a Rubiks solved in real time, can't say I've ever seen that in a music video before, then the guitar solo hits and that's a sexy solo. The spoken vocals near the end of the song are so groovy and gets your feet stomping, this is definitely a part crowd interaction will be thriving off. An epic first single, that makes me excited and leaves me wanting more. See you in the pit lads!

Speaking with band Member Lewis Griffiths he revealed to me that the band is made up of; Aled Trigg - Lead vocals. Alex Lewis - Guitar. Lewis Griffiths - Drums/vocals and Sean Barry - Synths/electronics. However the band are also hosting auditions at the moment for a lead guitarist and a bassist to join the group, so keep an eye out for the talented ones that make it through.

I've also been told that Scratch One Grub will bring us their second single in a couple of months time and to watch this space for the debut of their very first album! So the metal scene is looking bright with these lads making their impact and I'm excited for the future they bring us.

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Top 10 Sleep Token songs

Sleep Token are a British rock band from London, formed in 2016. The group is an anonymous, masked collective led by a frontman using the moniker Vessel. They have been categorized under many different genres, including alternative metal, post-rock/metal, progressive metal and indie rock/pop. Progressive Metal is most likely the most apt genre to define this anonymous viral band. Thanks to the power of social media, Sleep Token have assessed a big cult following through going viral. I have never seen a band blow up faster than Sleep Token, there's been bands like these guys who have grown a following gradually such as Ghost or Slipknot. Sleep Token has taken it to another level and most of it is probably thanks to TIKTOK which has had their songs and mostly the summoning used in "thirst traps" and being dubbed as "baby making metal" to a lot of TikTok users. The band have massive headline sold out arena tours worldwide and are teasing a new era, so it's the peak time to be on the bandwagon of Sleep Token.

10: Alkaline

The object of desire in this song is being described as being composed of neither elements (acid or alkaline), but something in between, perhaps. She's mysterious, otherworldly & he can't define her, but he'll accept her fully either way as she has fully encompassed him & he is completely taken over by her, imprisoned in a way, but wilfully so, as he couldn't be happier to be in her chains.

9: Take Aim

"Take Aim" by Sleep Token appears to be a song about an intense and toxic love relationship that involves manipulation, power dynamics, and self-destruction. The singer seems to be in love with someone who provokes conflicting emotions in them, making them both feel alive and tearing them apart. "Take Aim" portrays a love relationship that is both exhilarating and destructive, where the line between pleasure and pain is blurred. The lyrics suggest that the singer is aware of the toxicity of the relationship, but is unable or unwilling to break free from it.

8: Give

The song "Give" by Sleep Token appears to be about a desire for an intimate connection with someone else. The lyrics suggest that the narrator is willing to give all of themselves to this other person, even their darkest impulses. The song opens with the idea of finding a sense of belonging with someone else, which is represented by the idea of "carving out a home" in the dark. It seems that the narrator is drawn to the person they are singing to when they are alone, suggesting a yearning for intimacy and closeness. The chorus repeats the idea of giving all that one can give, and the bridge introduces the idea of "open warfare" and not fighting fair, which could suggest a feeling of vulnerability or intense emotionality that comes with pursuing a deep connection with someone else. The chorus also suggests a mutual desire for this connection, with the narrator wanting to taste the other person and be closer to them. Overall, the song seems to be about a desire for emotional intimacy and a willingness to give oneself fully in pursuit of that connection.

7: Blood Sport

To me, the undertones of this song display a relationship lost with a higher power. Not to say it's Christian by any means, but the lyrics definitely speak of something more than human. With mention of "Somewhere the atoms start fusing..." and "Stuck in a quantum pattern." & "Even if the earth breaks like burnt skin." To me is symbolic to rapture. "And the heavens just won't open up for me." It's not his god. So why would he be allowed in. "Would you invite me in again?" He's asking if it all came to an end, would he be accepted back. To me, it sounds like a man speaking to his higher power & not hearing anything in return - & in the end like giving up.

6: The Offering

The song "The Offering" by Sleep Token is a lyrical ode to a love interest. The singer is offering up "sacrifices" to the person they love and expressing their desire to receive something in return. The speaker uses a garden, silence, and diamonds as metaphors for the pureness and preciousness of the connection they share. They implore the listener to "take a bite" and to "turn the page once again" in order to explore their relationship further. Ultimately, the song suggests the taking of a risk in order to get closer to someone and offers a chance for the speaker and their loved one to discover something beautiful together.

5: Take Me Back To Eden

"Take Me Back To Eden" by Sleep Token seems to be a song about the deep desire to return to a state of innocence and perfection, represented by the biblical concept of Eden. The first verse talks about diving into perfect oceans and being weightless, but also feeling the need to breathe and losing that weightlessness. The chorus mentions "those eyes like fire", perhaps alluding to the temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the protagonist feeling like a "waking hell" while the gods grow tired. The refrain repeats the desire to return to Eden beyond the path of reason, suggesting an almost irrational longing for a state of purity. Overall, the song seems to be a plea to return to a state of purity and to be seen and accepted for who we are, even if we have lost our way.

4: Granite

The song "Granite" by Sleep Token is a song about strength in adversity. The lyrics talk about someone feeling suffocated by the harshness of their situation, but ultimately deciding to stay strong despite their hardships. The song speaks to the power of standing firm in the face of all that life throws at us, and the importance of believing in ourselves despite the odds. The song showcases the narrator's resolve to remain calm and unshaken, implying that often the best way to survive a difficult situation is by keeping a level head and having faith in ourselves.

3: DYWTYLM

Do You Wish That You Loved Me? It is the ninth track from Sleep Token’s third album release, Take Me Back to Eden. A perspective shift across the album narrative, the song lyrically progresses from a state of obsession and guilt into a track that spans a unique melodic and lyrical shift, a seeming “resolution” of comfort, seeing Vessel observing the time passed between the albums, and begging the worth of self-hatred living vicariously through an idyllic lens, contrasting the acceptance and worth of moving on.

2: Aqua Regia

Aqua Regia by Sleep Token is a powerful song filled with metaphors and vivid imagery. It explores themes of love, change, and the struggle between the past and present. The song seems to be about a tumultuous relationship. The lyrics depict a love that is wild and uncontrollable, likening it to an animal call and a blood trail. Yet, there is also a sense of inevitability and acceptance, as seen in the lines about being a circuit board and hardware. The song uses the term “Aqua Regia,” a mixture of acids that can dissolve gold, as a metaphor. It could symbolize a relationship that is both precious and corrosive, or the transformative power of love. The writer seems to be sending a message about embracing change and letting go of the past. The references to dancing to alarm bells and fighting off change suggest a struggle to accept the new and let go of the old.

1: The Summoning

I feel this is about that divine meeting of souls when two intertwine, and it's like a force field is woven. It's that enigmatic pull that can't be explained only experienced and to attempt to pull them apart would be positively gut-wrenching. "The Summoning" became Sleep Token's first entry on the Billboard rock charts after it went viral on TikTok. The track garnered thousands of views from users who shared their takes and mimicked their favourite parts of the song.

That's my list on the elusive, viral, mysterious band known as Sleep Token. 

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Top 10 Electric Callboy Songs

Formed in 2010 under the name Eskimo Callboy, Electric Callboy are a german electrocore metal band or shall we just call them Tekkno Metal haha. Anyway this band is a laugh and a lot of fun and their name changed in 2020 due to the offensive nature of the term Eskimo. Regardless of controversy's this band kicks ass and is selling out tours worldwide due to their top trending hypa hypa metal music. So here are 10 of my fave songs from EC.

Hurrikan

Ah classic german music, how lovely upbeat and catchy nothing could ever go OH WHAT THE FUCK!!! Haha the metal switch is crazy and hits so hard. 

Tekkno Train

Let's take a ride chug-chug-chug we're riding on a techno train! 

Catchy techno metal that sticks with you.

Mc Thunder

"MC Thunder" features a unique blend of metal core and electronic elements and is one of the band's popular and recognizable tracks. The song showcases heavy guitar riffs, electronic dance elements, and rap-style vocals, creating a dynamic and high-energy sound that is characteristic of EC style. I'm driving in a Cadillac the chorus gets stuck in my head a lot because of how fun and catchy it is. 

Mc Thunder 2

Time for MC Thunder to dance like a ninja! Just like its predecessor this is high energy metal, and it's kick-ass and a lot of fun. 

Hate/Love

Hearing this live has made me love it so much more, the energy, the growls, the catchy lyrics and crowd participation, a high power highlight. 

Arrow Of Love

Catchy and synthy with the techno metal all about sharing love with everyone.

Spaceman

Catchy and combines techno, metal and rap and Finch is a beast on this track!

Pump It

High energy techno gym metal bay bay!

Hypa Hypa

The first song I ever heard from EC was this one, and it blew me away. Techno and metal?! HOW DOES THIS WORK!!?!?! OH MY GOD THIS IS AWESOME! It still is fucking awesome!

We Got The Moves

Addictive, catchy, high energy, this is peak Callboy.

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Poppy - ZIG album Review

Poppy is back once again with more new music and this time she drops a brand-new album akin to I Disagree onto our laps. A few songs on here I heard prior to the album's drop as they were released as singles. Zig is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Poppy, released on October 27, 2023, through Sumerian Records.

Church Outfit

Kicks off the album with its synthy bass followed by aggressive vocals from Poppy. Interesting start to the album maybe more synth, bass like instrumentals to follow. Poppy has explored and experimented with many genre's maybe this album will be metal/electronica.

Knockoff

Once again another catchy synthy club bass song. I love the chorus of this and how Poppy sings it and the accompanying vocals "I want to know" is so good. It's such a catchy one, it got stuck in my head and was played on repeat when this dropped as a single.

Hard

The most recent released single from the album, follows the tune of the last few with some more of the industrial, synth instrumental with poppy's soft sing-song voice. Quite a catchy chorus too. Oh, dear lord we get aggressive around the 1:45 mark before calming back down.

What It Becomes

This one starts off with the strong violin and then Poppy sings with silence which echoes and whirs as the instruments swell and build up. Around the 2min mark we get this distorted slowed voice before Poppy comes back with her softly sung lines.

Flicker

This kicks off with sort of electronic drum and bass along with Poppy's soft vocals, and we get some more violins to close it out.

1S + OS

Electronic and synthy as Poppy commands the track with her confident vocals following the chorus I feel. I dig this one.

Zig

The album's title track plays now, and it's quite a synthy electro pop song to kick off. This is damn catchy! Ooof them synthy breakdowns and then we get a chugging riff and some booming kick drums as we build up to the chorus and boom "when you zig, i zag, when you zig, i zag, i zig zag." Oh yeah this feels like something The Matrix films would use in the soundtrack or John Wick films in a club fight scene.

Linger

A slow acoustic stripped back start with this one until 1min mark where we get the electro feel back into this track. It's a nice one.

The Attic

Its soft, but we quickly get caught up in the fast-paced drum and bass. It's a lot to take it in, and I do feel the fast drum bass is a bit much but when the chorus swells and erupts it's a nice addition which ends with a few lovely piano tones.

Motorbike

Alright get on, we got a robotic lady walking us into the track before Poppy swiftly takes over as the robot accompanies as some back up vocals at points. The chorus is so fast and catchy, and it's good. I admit when I first heard this when it dropped as a single I was not into it but now after hearing all of the album to now and hearing this again in my headphones, I am moving and singing along best I can to it haha.

Prove It

Time for the last song on this album, almost distorted vocals and piano keys kick off this track before the vocals get more sharp and distorted as the drum and bass pounds. The chorus and vocals are quite stunning. Around 1:21 in the song we get more distorted and synth and drum and bassy. All before the track slows back down with its chorus and fades out with electronic static, that's it folks.

Although the album clocks in with 11 tracks which only lasts around 30 mins total for the album, she covers a lot of ground with tracks capturing different emotions and feels. Poppy said it best "when you zig, I zag" as she continues to branch out and explore the different musical genre's and styles of instruments to accompany her wonderful voice and creative talents. Poppy is ever evolving and creating, and I love how she does it. The themes of the album are that of love and disconnection and also a sense of empowerment, that's what I am taking away from this album. Although "I Disagree" is still my fave album from Poppy, this one is a nice entry onto her album catalogue and I will always recommend Poppy to people searching for new music because she has something for everyone and I feel she is so overlooked and underrated.

7/10

Electric Callboy LIVE in Bristol 02 Academy - 26/10/23 REVIEW

Myself and my best mate James attended the ELECTRIFYIN' Electric Callboy gig in Bristol which was sold out but if you ask me, they went way past sold out capacity! I have attended many gigs in Bristol 02, and they have all been sold out BUT this one was just busier than I have ever seen it. First time at a gig I did not purchase any drinks or merch because of how busy it was!

Opening the show was Monuments a band whom I had never heard of before BUT I was thoroughly blown away, and I was captivated by their high energy crisp sound of metal. New fan right here and if you like In Flames I think you will like this band too. Monuments setlist was as follows; A.W.O.L, I the Creator, Leviathan, Cardinal Red, False Providence, Makeshift Harmony, Degenerate.

Next up was As Everything Unfolds, yet again another band I knew nothing about, but they were great and had again a lot of energy and good sound. They are basically a metal version of Paramore is how I would describe their sound. To me, they were alright and should have opened. AEU setlist was as follows; Ultraviolet, Slow Down, Hiding From Myself, Flip Side, Twilight, All I've Ever Known, Felt Like Home, On the Inside.

While we waited for Callboy the crowd was treated to BANGERS! Yes awesome songs everyone knows and loves and sings along to, a security guard on the stairs and the crowd were singing to each other, sort of like a serenade at points due to the gestures' haha, but it's all good fun and shows how high our energy levels were. 

FINALLY time to get HYPA as Electric Callboy enter the stage with some crowd testing issue from our Tekkno Train conductor on the screens. We are hyped and we are ready to board! Chug chug chug along with the fun german tekkno metal rave! Full of outfits, confetti, cannons, laughs, German, metal, rave, blast beats, catchy choruses and just all round fun as they bring a lot of energy and feed off the high energy sold out crowd in attendance. Electric Callboy were phenomenal and performed 18 songs in a stacked setlist - Tekkno Train, C Thunder II (Dancing Like a Ninja), Spaceman, Hate/Love, Everytime We Touch (Cascada cover), The Scene, Castrop X Spandau, Arrow of Love, Drum Solo - Darude Sandstorm, Hypa Hypa, Parasite, Let It Go / I Want It That Way, Hurrikan, Fuckboi ft Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, MC Thunder. Encore: Pump It, Mindreader, We Got the Moves.

All in all an EPIC NIGHT of music and the crowd atmosphere was incredible! I need to see Electric Callboy in an arena next! Also need to keep an eye on Monuments.

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Sleeptoken - TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN (ALBUM REVIEW)

Sleeptoken the hot new metal band that has become a fast rising sensation from viral videos on tiktok to youtube shorts. Sleep Token are a British rock band from London, formed in 2016. The group is an anonymous, masked collective led by a frontman using the moniker Vessel. They have been categorized under many different genres, including alternative metal, post-rock/metal, progressive metal and indie rock/pop.

Take Me Back To Eden starts with a slow build with Chokehold kicking off the precession, around the 2 min mark the instrumentals kick off sounding like a chainsaw has just started up, and then we go back mellowy with Vessel's sing-song lyrics which are heartfelt. When the "You've got me in a chokehold" hits the instrumentals swell to accompany the message being sent, love has got a chokehold on our singer and it's not letting go.

After Chokehold we are ushered straight into my fave prior to the album the viral mega hit The Summoning. Now the summoning starts with heavy instrumentals, but again we divulge into a slow melodic tempo with Vessel the singer delivering the words in a near sinister fashion, this one is so catchy, and I have been singing along to it since I was first shown it by my best mate James. James is obsessed with this band, and so he has made me go and check out SleepToken's latest album and here we are as I am typing my thoughts on the album live as I go. The heaviness of this song intertwines with catchy slow melodic laid back sound and one moment you will be headbanging, the next you will be slow bobbing moving side to side or on your knee's singing along to the sky giving your emotions all into this song. The screams performed on this one are also so good! Around the 3:25 mark we are hit with a groovy heavy breakdown that makes you want to stomp your feet and tip bins over BUT again we are quickly hushed away to calm down and chill with the music as it build's to a softer near jazzy like sound then. Sing with me now "Oh and my love, did I mistake you for a sign from god, or are you really here to cut me off, or maybe just to turn me on. Cause these days, I would be lying if I told you that, I didn't wish that I could be your man, or maybe make a good girl bad. I got a river running right into you, I've got a blood trail, red in the blue, something you say or something you do, the taste of the divine!" Oh my god this smooth as silk, erotic breakdown in the song is so mind-blowing, it's so different but so good! Had no idea that would work so well, Sleeptoken really knows how to mix genre's and sounds together well.

We get to Granite now a slow, pop, synthy melodic song. Vessel goes into a full rap breakdown in this one, and it is quite impressive I must say. It's yet another great mix of genre's and sound, and then we have rap like what? Damn, he got bars that can flow like water just so smooth. We have a breakdown around the 2:40 mark where we are hit back with the metal to get us headbanging in a groove again and Vessel smoothes things off accompanying the metal.

Aqua Regia starts with such a beautiful laid back synth sound and joined by a lovely piano piece as Vessel make's the lyrics flow flawlessly. Piano again is so lovely with this song, it's a softer song by its nature, the acoustic guitar blends that come in are also so stunning. Catchy and chill overall.

Vore is next, and this one is HEAVY! Full on screams are here echoing in my ears like a pig to slaughter. Sleeptoken really are a band for everyone, there are songs here for everyone to enjoy. Other than the screams Vessel is whispering along until we hit near the 2min mark where the song meets a chill and Vessel is clean singing along before more of the hard hitting drums and guitars come back at us like fireworks on the 4th of July. The high notes hit before the scream comes back in is amazing. This switch from aggressive to clean vocals is impressive. I feel for me this is one of their weaker songs, I am not so fussed on Vore as I am with the rest at this point, but that's not saying Vore is bad because it's not, it is good.

Ascensionism comes now, and it's starting slow and has the melancholy like feel with its minor piano notes. Beautiful soft sung lyrics, and then we get back into trap like beats following Vessel spitting bars yet again. This is one that will get you grooving moving your head and shoulders to, it's a great flow to be fair to it. We get some whispering vocals and then out of nowhere hit back with heavy metal like woah hang on Ves, I wanted to be more prepared before my flight or fight response kicked off haha. We switch back to the softer vocals with piano soon after my fight or flight response got me all geared up anyway haha. BACK TO FIGHT NOW AS THE METAL RETURNS IN FULL HEAVY SWING TO END THE SONG!

Are You Really Ok? Plays right now, and it starts slow and acoustically with a sweet laid back guitar tuning us into Vessel's soft lyrics. A very soft rock kind of song then the heavy instruments kick off around 3mins mark but don't worry it's still pretty soft and then around 4mins mark the heavy instruments get laid back, and we are bare witness to the soft stylings once more to close us out of the song.

The Apparition comes next, and it starts with Vessel isolated and then an electric, dare I say Spanish style guitar accompanies the vocalist. 1MIN mark we get some synthy keyboard and then drum and bass, what kind of experimentation lies in this apparition? Vessel continues to near rap with the flow of lyrics he delivers along with the drum and bass instrumentals. 2min 20 mark we go back to the heavy nature as Vessel pours his emotions into the lyrics, and then he delivers lines as quiet as a mouse and then the instruments close us off with synth and drum and bass.

DYWTYLM - A near laid back Caribbean like instrumental to start with like an autotuned Vessel singing along. Do You Wish That You Loved Me is the song here if you could not tell from the acronym anyway there's a weird like blend then of computerized sounds before Vessel carries on asking his question of love? This is lovely and laid back, I really liked the unique instrumentals in this.

Time for Rain, Vessel starts off pouring his emotions into the piano on this track. As usual with sleeptoken this one starts slow but builds to some metal rhythms as Vessel keeps his lyrics flowing like a fountain. I don't know how they do it, but I am sure glad I am hearing it work out so well for them. We go from the metal back to the slow powerful emotions poured out with the piano accompanying Vessel, and we quickly get that burst of metal to end the rain.

Time for the penultimate song on the album which is the title of this album, yes it's time for Take Me Back To Eden. Slow start now will this build or will it remain calm and soft. Of course the metal comes into play from 2min 30 mark only for it to leave again 30 seconds later. Vessel comes at us with his hard hitting flow as he raps the lyrics out, damn this vocalist can do anything he wants. When the rapping starts we get the piano and sound of like a rainforest with rain and birds tweeting until Vessel comes back soft with the tempo of the Piano picking up. 5min 30 mark the other instruments join back in until 6min mark where they stop for a brief moment then we get all the instruments back in harder once more. Screams close out the song with heavy instrumentals accompanying it.

Euclid is our closing song now, what a bizarre journey of music this has been, Sleeptoken really are the future, and they have a bright one from what I have heard here. Euclid starts with Piano and Vessel flowing the lyrics then we get this near robotic synth vocals before switching back to the same piano chilled tempo with Vessel flowing the lyrics like a running water tap and this switch happens a few times in this song, it's really quite something else. Lovely song actually and we do get rushes of the heavy instruments before the soft nature plays back and this happens on and off in this song a few times. Robotic vocals and synth and a piano closes this album off.

If this is the future of metal, we are in uniquely good hands. Sleeptoken are the hot new band we should all keep an eye on because the only way forward is going up past Eden now.

4/5

Top 10 King810 Songs

Get the body bags ready, ready your weapons and come take a trip to murder city with metal legends King810! I got into King810 in 2015 when they supported Slipknot on their UK tour. King 810 are an American heavy metal band from Flint, Michigan, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of David Gunn and Eugene Gill. The band's first release was their independent EP titled Midwest Monsters in 2012, which earned them a signing with Roadrunner Records; they released their second EP titled Proem in 2014, and their debut studio album Memoirs of a Murderer that same year. In June 2012, Gunn was assaulted when he refused to hand over a bag during a robbery. He was shot and stabbed, but survived the attack and went on to write for the band's debut and independent EP, Midwest Monsters, which was heavily inspired by that particular event and previous experiences. I have seen King810 live twice and I recommend the experience. 

10: Murder Murder Murder

Kicking off my list hard with Murderx3. The riff here is addictive and so are Davids harsh raspy vocals. 

9: Ak Concerto No. 47 Bang Guns

I will be perfectly honest the aggressive yet catchy "OOH OOH AH OOH OOH AH"' parts make this take a spot on my list because it is so fun and catchy, and it's a god-damn fire chorus.

8: Bang Guns

A different sound compared to many of the songs on my list with this one having more rap, trap, dubstep feel to it. The chorus is great and gets stuck in your head easily. 

7: I Am The Enemy

I love the flow and how catchy this song is. The way the chorus is run and put together is really something else, it stands out and lingers long in the mind. 

6: Say Cheese & Die

This is quickly becoming an all-time fave for me, it's a recently released track from King's newest album and it is so damn catchy, I love how it flows and the instrumentals in this. King at its best! 

5: I Ain't Going Back Again

A softer yet sombre song. Song all about not going back again to that dark mindset, drugs, jail, gangs you know it's about quitting those bad and dark habits. Great storytelling and a memorable chorus.

4: War Outside

I love the aggression and the catchy chorus, It makes me want to cause some environmental destruction and make it look like a warzone. THERE'S A WAR OUTSIDE! Unrelated but King's Memoirs album is an absolute masterpiece and I love it so much. 

3: Desperate Lovers

Now when I first heard this it was live in concert, and I was like "oooh this is good" I loved the heaviness and the groove and riff it was all so just addicting and metal. Catchy and aggressive. 

2: Fat Around The Heart

Lyrics like a lot of King 810 songs are self-explanatory as David walks us through his feelings and experiences. Fat around the heart meaning there's people that have not seen or done the things David has experienced. This is one of King's most popular songs. 

1: Killem All

The first time I have seen King and heard this live I was blown away, and I felt so connected to the aggression and rage and the story being told. This one really brought to life the inner primal aggression buried deep within. My absolute favourite song. 

Okie dokie so this brutality was my list and I hope you liked it and if you had no idea who King810 are, well you are welcome for the education I brought to you. Thanks for reading, feel free to share it to metal fans or fellow King810 fans alike.

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Top 10 Ozzy Osbourne Songs

The last top ten song list I did was about Black Sabbath now we journey into it's frontman's music catalogue. So this list consists of songs he has made outside of Sabbath.

Ozzy Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness".

10: Bark At The Moon

The song is about a creature, MOST LIKELY a werewolf, who once terrorized a town, was killed, and later mysteriously returned to once again wreak havoc upon the villagers. Perhaps Ozzy's most iconic music video, Bark At The Moon was also his first. The video saw the singer playing up to his madman image in full Hammer Horror b-movie fashion. Drafting in the talents of make-up artist Rick Baker, who was fresh from working on both Michael Jackson's Thriller and American Werewolf In London (both directed by John Landis), Ozzy went full-ham to terrorize the MTV generation and it worked.

9: Straight To Hell

The song is about dealing with drug addiction and also talks about death. When he puts his mind to it, Ozzy can be a menacing bastard. The line 'I'll make you scream/I'll make you defecate' is delivered with more glee than perhaps was necessary, but the accompanying cackle afterwards seals Straight To Hell as one of the more brilliantly maniacal songs in Ozzy's contemporary catalogue.

8: Ordinary Man

The title-track to Ozzy's 2020 record, Ordinary Man dissects Ozzy's history in a more candid way than almost any other song in his canon. A beautifully crafted piano ballad, it makes perfect sense that Ozzy would draft in fellow rock icon Elton John as a guest for one of his most well-crafted ballads. This is the definitive Ozzy duet, a reflective masterpiece that caps off a career spanning over half-a-century.

7: Scary Little Green Men

You know what, I first heard this song from the Jason Mamoa video, and I was obsessed! Jason looked amazing and this song was just fun and just became such an earwig for me because of how catchy it was. The song is about aliens discovering and landing on our planet.

6: I Don't Wanna Stop

Such a fucking nasty riff and hell of a banging catchy song! It was my fave to play on Guitar Hero DS! Zakk fuckin Wylde SLAYS!

5: Hellraiser

Written by Lemmy, Hellraiser feels decidedly more like a Motorhead track than anything else in Ozzy's repertoire (which goes some way to explaining why Lemmy and the gang decided to cover the song the following year on March Or Die). Even so, Ozzy's voice brings the perfect heavy metal histrionics for the song's greased up stomp, cementing it as a heavy metal anthem for the 90s. The song would ultimately go on to be used by wrestling team The Hell Raisers, showing Lemmy's ear for great wrestling themes began long before he teamed up with Triple H.

4: No More Tears

With its soaring synths and steadily building guitars, you'd be forgiven for thinking No More Tears was an anthem of empowerment, a reflection of the healing Ozzy underwent after going through rehab. The truth was far more bizarre. Lyrically centred around a serial killer, No More Tears was another example of Ozzy using dark subject matter as fuel for the new direction he was taking, reinventing his image just in time to avoid the mass culling of 80s rock stars that grunge precipitated. One of the last tracks written for the album, No More Tears came together in the studio as bassist Mike Inez conceived the opening riff (though Inez ultimately didn't play on the record, he was credited with 'inspiration' in the album's liner notes) and Ozzy repeatedly sang the title line.

3: Mr. Crowley

The song is about Edward "Aleister" Crowley, a British practitioner of black magic. Though Ozzy and co. largely played it straight with a mixture of stadium rock and heavy metal for his solo debut Blizzard Of Ozz, Mr. Crowley proved the singer hadn't turned his back entirely on themes of horror and the occult that had been so crucial to Black Sabbath in the beginning. Opening on an iconic keyboard solo from Don Airey, the song is everything the Prince Of Darkness should be, its lyrics inspired by infamous occultist and magician Aleister Crowley.

2: Diary Of A Madman

Oh man, I fucking love this one, and I have heard it a handful of times due to Machine Head using it before they come out to play just to you now set the tone for what awaits. The song is about mental illness and how people live with it. Though Diary Of A Madman caught Ozzy on a creative peak, it also saw the emergence of interpersonal issues which would colour the rest of the decade. Songwriting credits were not issued to all members of the band, ultimately causing bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake to depart. Worse still, the album would ultimately become coloured by tragedy when Randy Rhoads was killed in a plane accident while the band were on tour, the record's virtuosic playing and experimentation made all the more poignant for the loss of one of its driving forces.

1: Crazy Train

What a monster of a song and damn catchy too, my top track from Ozzy. The lyrics deal with the subject of the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed during this period. One of the best solo's in metal. Absolutely everything about it is iconic; from Ozzy's maniacal cackle, to the thumping heart-beat of bass provided by Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake's rumbling drum-beat that evokes a train in its own right and of course Randy Rhoads' iconic riff.

And that is my list, If you have any recommendations for lists or blog posts please send them to me.

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Top 10 Black Sabbath Songs

Welcome back, and today you are in for a treat with this long awaited list! My top 10 fave Black Sabbath songs!

Black Sabbath were an English metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality.

10: Black Sabbath

Let's start by going self-titled from their debut album of course and a good list opener with the dread this song starts with. It's difficult to overstate the importance of this song to both Black Sabbath and heavy metal in general. The band was inspired to write the song when they saw a cinema playing the 1963 Boris Karloff film Black Sabbath. Bassist Geezer Butler observed that people loved seeing scary movies, but there wasn't much scary music out there. This was also the peak of the hippie era and the four working-class kids from Birmingham, England were sick of songs about peace and love. The group wrote a song called "Black Sabbath" and changed their name from Earth to the same. The track is an absolute masterpiece and does feel like a mini audio-horror film. There was nothing like it on the charts, and the group quickly began writing similar songs. Five decades later, "Black Sabbath" remains a high point of their live show.

9: Sweet Leaf

MMmf I love a good chunky sound and da guitars are chonky boi's in this. Before the group spent their days getting snowblind, they liked to smoke a little "Sweet Leaf." They really, really liked it. "My life was empty, forever on a down," Ozzy sings. "Until you took me, showed me around/ My life is free now, my life is clear/ I love you sweet leaf, though you can't hear." Right before they recorded it, Tony Iommi took a bit hit of weed. "It bloody choked me," he wrote in his book. "I coughed my head off, they taped that, and we used it on the beginning of 'Sweet Leaf.' How appropriate: coughing your way into a song about marijuana. . . And the finest vocal performance of my entire career!"

8: Symptom Of The Universe

Anyone else gets immediately taken back to Brutal Legend game whenever they hear the starting riff? The song was an influence on the development of thrash metal and was composed largely by guitarist Tony Iommi, with lyrics by Geezer Butler. Its closing passage, very unlike the rest of the song, evolved from an in-studio jam, created spontaneously in a single day.

7: God Is Dead?

I was so excited to hear OG Sabbath was returning and this was the first song I heard of the new stuff, and I was so hyped this has classic and iconic Sabbath written all over it. Both the song title and figure on the single's cover, by Heather Cassils, are a reference to Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher who is famous for saying that "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?".

6: Die Young

Ok so this was Dio's era in Sabbath and this is one I have always liked from his time with the band. "Die Young" is the sixth track on the Heaven and Hell album, credited like all the songs to Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler. The lyrics, written of course by Dio, appear to be about the futility of life in the face of its ephemeral nature. Like all of Dio's lyrics, they take some poetic turnings, so it's up to the listener. Check out the sudden softening of Dio's vocals, now singing in the high register, on the middle section. The song is also notable for its live performances; it's been a staple of Dio's, Gillan's, and Martin's sets, and typically features some lengthy instrumental work.

5: Changes

Quite a heartbreaking song from Sabbath, it's made me cry many times as I relate it to myself and my life experiences. Ozzy & Kelly's version is also powerful. The song's piano melody was composed by guitarist Tony Iommi, who was experimenting with the instrument in the studio. The lyrics were by bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne has referred to the song as "heartbreaking". Quite different from Sabbath's previous work, the song was described as a "forlornly pretty" ballad by critic Barney Hoskyns. It was inspired mainly by drummer Bill Ward's breakup with his first wife.

4: Children Of The Grave

Oh, fuck yeah! Another diabolical tune which reminds me of Brutal Legend and also Guitar Hero! I love this one! This is another anti-war tune and the threat of a nuclear war and that the youth needs to stand against the corrupt politicians and just spread peace and love, or the wars will put an end to the human race.

3: War Pigs

God-damn, where to start on this iconic anti-war song? It's fucking sick as fuck mate! The four members of Black Sabbath may have had little use for hippie music, but they certainly agreed with the movement's anti-war stance. "War Pigs" is their most famous political song, but it began its life as a satanic number called "Walpurgis." The label didn't love the lyrics, so they simply changed it to an anti-war song called "War Pigs." It was the height of the Vietnam War, and Geezer Butler had little trouble pouring all his anger and frustration onto the page. It's nearly eight minutes long and was never a single, but audiences latched onto the track, and it became a crucial part of their live show. It remains their opening number to this day.

2: Iron Man

I am Iron Maaan such a fucking iconic song dudes! When hearing the guitar riff for the first time, Ozzy Osbourne said that it sounded "like a big iron bloke walking about". The original title was "Iron Bloke" before Geezer settled on "Iron Man" and he started to write lyrics around that title. Butler wrote the lyrics about a man who travelled into the future and saw the apocalypse. In the process of returning to the present, he's turned into steel by a magnetic field. He's rendered mute and isn't able to warn people of his time in the future and of the impending doom. His attempts at communicating with them are ignored and mocked. This causes Iron Man to become angry and drives his revenge to man-kind by causing the same destruction seen in his vision. Obviously as time has gone on Marvel have adopted it for their number 1 Avenger as his unofficial theme, yes that is right it's Iron Man. One of the most metal as fuck solo's and bass riffs ever.

1: Paranoid

An absolute iconic belter! Black Sabbath were almost done with their second album when producer Rodger Bain told them it was a little short. He asked for one more quick song, and when the rest of the group stepped out for lunch, Tony Iommi began composing a new riff. The group loved what they heard, and Geezer Butler started writing lyrics. "I don't think we even know what the word 'Paranoid' meant at the time," Iommi wrote in his book. "That's why we left it to Geezer, because we considered him to be the intelligent one." They never thought the song would become a huge hit. "It probably took four minutes to write," said Iommi. "It's that basic, simple thing, that catchy theme, that seems to appeal to people." The label loved the song and insisted it be the first single, even changing the name of the album from War Pigs to Paranoid. It was their first hit in America and changed their lives forever.

Alright and that is my list, come back in a few days to see my next top ten songs list!

Ozzy list is coming soon!

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Top 10 Beast In Black Songs

Back in blog with a brand-new top 10 list and today features a power metal band from Helsinki who I have been a fan of since first hearing in 2019. So I wanted to make a list to give them a shoutout and try and entice people to check them out by giving you my 10 fave songs from Beast In Black.

Beast In Black is a Finnish-Greek-Hungarian power metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen.

10: Blind & Frozen

Probably the first song I heard from Beast was this one thanks to Spotify's Discover weekly thing they do every week (it's a handy tool for new music). Power metal, synth, great powerful vocals and a screeching guitar solo and keys, this is what kicked me into listening to more of Beast! I thought this would be a good one to kick off my list.

9: No Easy Way Out

Alright so this is a cover of one of the best songs from Rocky 4 (of course) and of course they do it justice, and it kicks ass! So this is a bonus song from Beast's second album and to me that album has been their best so far.

8: They Don't Care About Us

Hear me out, this is another cover and they bring justice to MJ's song. Bringing their sound to a Michael Jackson song is just so satisfying and for me, they make the song better. This is the last song on their latest album "Dark Connection" and I, for one, favour this over the original. I know it is quite something else when you prefer a cover over the original song. 

7: Crazy, Mad, Insane

The synth, the robotisisms with this one made it stick out a lot for me. They did bring this out with a video around xmas time quite recently, and it just reminded me of how good this one is and how unique and different it is and I think that is what makes it just stay with me and make me rank it at this spot so much.

6: Hardcore

One of their most creative and unique and somewhat sexy videos they have for a song BUT the message with the video is that of playing with fire because you play with fire you get burnt ONLY in the video you want to go to this insane VR experience and shag a robot? Well prepare to be shagged back haha! A sweet solo and the chorus is quite catchy, I love it; "I am the whiplash you are the thunder, a primal hunger, now is the time, my kinda lady, silver and crazy, no room for maybes, we're partners in crime, HARDCORE!"

5: Blade Runner

This song is a loving tribute to the sci-fi epic film or franchise named after it. The synthy power metal guitars and heavy drums followed by a steady chunky groove is what made this song stick out the most to me and what makes me put it slap in the middle of my list. 

4: Broken Survivors

The video is dedicated to Kentaro Miura, a Japanese Manga artist and the creator of the epic Manga Beserk, who passed away on May 6th 2021. Guitarist Anton Kabanen comments, “We all hurt, we all break, we all feel sorrow and profound pain, for that’s the price of being fragile and delicate. But with this same fragility and delicacy we may open ourselves to kindness, gentleness, joy, understanding, empathy, caring, longing and love. I believe Kentaro Miura knew this very well, as he imbued his characters of Berserk with these qualities, and complex yet accessible emotional depths. He knew how to make hearts beat, and how to make souls resonate, because he could feel it. This is what made Berserk meaningful to me, and undoubtedly to many other devoted admirers as well. Hence, we BEAST IN BLACK, aimed to prepare something unique to encapsulate the warmer and gentler side of Kentaro’s humanly vulnerable characters. With eternal love and respect for Kentaro Miura, we proudly present you: Broken Survivors!”

3: Die By The Blade

‘Die By The Blade’ is another one of the ‘Berserk’ manga related songs and apart from its very straightforward song title, the lyrics deal with a deeper issue than it might seem at first glance. Music-wise it’s a definite BEAST IN BLACK style heavy metal earworm and Yannis‘ powerful and emotional all-or-nothing type of performance deserves a special mention! I think "From Hell With Love" is my fave album from Beast In Black, so many of my fave songs are from that album alone which backs up how much I love the songs and album.

2: Cry Out For A Hero

The song is a kick ass track and solid heavy metal to be fair, and it's also based on Ken from Fist Of The Northstar too. This is the opening from their second album "From Hell With Love" and it pretty much sets the tone for what awaits. This one is catchy and powermetal to a T with it also feeling like a cross between Judas Priest and Bonnie Tyler at the same time with this track and I freaking love it. The riff plays in my head from time to time whenever I am talking about Beast In Black.

1: Sweet True Lies

Power metal plus 80's equal this catchy belter of a song from BEAST. This song always gets stuck in my head with its catchy chorus and melody and for me this just narrowly beats the number 2 on my list. I love the chorus and song so much. 

That's all folks, hope you liked the list and have a new band to listen to with Beast IN Black. 

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Top 10 System Of A Down Songs

How have I not done this yet either?! I swear there are bands I love that I have done a top 10 of, and then I get asked, or I go back and check and there is nothing, and it baffles the hell out of me! Get ready for the most unique songs you have ever heard because If you are new to SOAD you will be like "wtf am I hearing!?" It's funny as fuck, but also it kicks ass! For me, it will be hard to pick my top 10, so I am carefully going through their discography while making this post just so I can pinpoint which 10 songs I would consider my faves or the best. I will try to provide some sort of meaning to the songs also.

System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994, consisting of Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan.

10: Sugar

This seems like a good one to kick off my list, it's one of my faves and just chaotic as fuck, and I always thought it was about drugs and the effects. Thing is with this song it has a lot of hyper-ness to it but also has the anger, so you could easily take it as a sugar high then getting withdrawals.

9: I-E-A-I-A-I-O

This song is just something else, full of tongue twisters and just traditional drugged up SOAD madness haha, and it's also got that Knight Rider theme song sound in it at one point. 

8: Lonely Day

God-damn, Lonely Day & Soldier Side I had a tough time over debating which one should go on my list BUT I have placed this one here because relevant and powerful, quite an emotional one for me too as it has got me to think about life and my own in general at times and this song can bring my mood down quite a bit, but it's a great track. I feel this song is about depression and being on the edge but then pulling yourself back and being proud that you did not go over said ledge. 

7: Question!

A song pondering what happens when we fly, yes this is about the afterlife. I always found this song to be quite thought-provoking and emotional, and It's always stuck to me. It's been one of my faves for years.

6: ATWA

The chorus I've always felt resonate with me for how much I have been shushed or ignored or rejected in my life. I was surprise to learn this one is about Charles Manson mind you, my friend in school Louis Minett told me it's about Charles Mansons group to rally against pollution, the song was written to shed light on a more positive side to the infamous cult leader. Air, Trees, Water, Animals.

5: Prison Song

This is slap bang in the middle for me because it is one of my faves and I did not want to place it in any other position, I love this one. Toxicity is the first SOAD album I ever owned and played to hell to because it is so fucking good! Obviously politically aimed against the US government and their systems. 

4: Aerials

Is it about aliens or a warning about close mindedness? "When you lose small mind, you'll free your life." Is your answer there haha, but life is indeed a waterfall. God-damn this song is so catchy and beautiful in a way. 

3: B.Y.O.B.

Iconic as fuck and just mesmerizing and truth telling to be fair."B.Y.O.B." originally means "Bring your own Beverage" in party terms, but in this song it is supposed to mean "Bring your own Bombs." And when they say "party" they mean war. This song is not about partying at all, because if you read the lyrics it's obvious. Generally, it is just an anti-war song. Also, it's about how they send the poor into war.

2: Toxicity!

Named from the album it's on, how convenient!? Killer track one of their most iconic also featured in Guitar Hero, and I am pretty sure we all hit harder on the drums for this one haha. For the meaning maybe this is about their Armenian heritage. 

1: Chop Suey!

Pretty sure to a lot of people like myself that this was the first SOAD song they heard and probably know all the lines to and have heard it played so much. Anyway in terms of meaning this could be interpreted in a few ways but the most popular I know is that this is about suicide.

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Top 10 Five Finger Death Punch Songs

HOW THE HELL, HAVE I NOT DONE THIS LIST BEFORE?!

You know I love FFDP right? Damn, I swear I did this list BUT HEY if I cannot find it then, REDO IT!

This will be tough, but I am determined to get this list done! FFDP done some great covers but for the sake of this list, I will be excluding them.

Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead guitarist Caleb Andrew Bingham, bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer.

10: Lift Me Up (Ft Rob Halford)

This was a titan of a track when it was released, and it still god-damn is! Ivan & Rob deliver a sick as fuck collab for us with this one. You can think of this one as being in need of being lifted from depths of addiction or maybe from just being down from being that person who always helps others and never gets the same back. 

9: Remember Everything

To me this is hands down one of the most emotional and powerful songs I have ever heard and FFDP it hits home hard to me and always makes me cry every time I listen to it. 

8: Burn MF

The angst of this song I feel it so much, and occasionally I cannot help but to listen and yell along waving my middle finger about going "BURN MF! BURN MF! BURN!" haha. When you hear this live it is on another level thanks to the energy and vocals from thousands of people around you also singing that chorus.

7: A Little Bit Off

You ever woke up and not felt right? This song captures that perfectly and resonates with me strongly. 

6: Never Enough

I guess this one can be summed up as being an outcast and everything you do to matter or fit in is never enough, well that's how I feel, and it was among the block of first songs I heard from FFDP and I think my good friend James Evans introduced me to them.

5: Wrong Side Of Heaven

The video is all about war and it's effects pretty much and that's what this song is also and just dealing with it. Powerful, emotional and beautiful song, one of their best!

4: Jekyll & Hyde

On some level I believe we can relate to this catchy killer track. Funny story with this one basically the band trolled their label and shot the video themselves, and it is quite a fun and funny video just like the next entry to the list. The band has said in interviews that this one was made from Ivan's early morning calls and voicemails he sent to the band regarding lyrics, and they pieced it all together to form this.

3: Under & Over It

This is just straight up brash FFDP firing back at the haters and their label saying we are who we are, and we ain't going to change. I love this one so much!

2: Hard To See

One of the first songs I heard from FFDP was this one, and it was incredible and still is. "It's about seemingly irresolvable differences. It's valid in just about any setting: politics, religion, relationships… Everything is 'only an opinion' based on limited information, yet people sometimes get attached to their point of views to the extreme…in fact, to the point they would launch wars over them." - Zoltan Bathory

1: The Bleeding

I have got to say that this song is fucking amazing and intense as hell especially live. My friend Lewis G and his band Hammerstrike played this every time and dedicated it to someone every time I have seen them play, and it was always epic.

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TOP 10 Babymetal Songs

Wooooo here we go! I was so lucky to see Babymetal perform in a sold out Cardiff venue before the pandemic kicked off. I said back in 2019 about how they are a band to watch out for in the decade ahead and boy am I right? Despite losing a member they are still touring and kicking major arse!

Babymetal is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. BRAND-NEW ALBUM "THE OTHER ONE" COMING SOON!

10: Head Bangeeeeerrrrr!!!!

Kicking off my list with this BANGEEEERRRRR!!!! It's calm and cute to start, and then you get smacked with the girls signature cutesy aggression and some epic growls from the backing band. This one performed live is always a fucking delight, the crowd fist bumping and joining in with their growls is fucking sick! The "oi, oi!" is awesome. Also being a Welshman and having only seen Babymetal play to a sold out venue in Cardiff a few years ago, I was blown away so many people joined in singing the start too. 

9: Meta Taro

One of my all-time faves tbh, it's like a kid's lullaby in how it is sung in its intro and chorus but the rest ooooof. M! E! T! A! META! 

8: DA DA DANCE!

Catchy and sick beats it would be epic to play on Dance Dance Revolution in some arcade tbh. 

7: PA PA YA!!

So this is everything we come to love from Babymetal BUT they collab with thai rapper F.HERO who drops a sick flow alongside the band's catchy cute and backing growls.

6: Oh! MAJINAI

The girls toured with Sabaton and decided to team with Joakim for a song AND IT'S FUCKING GENIUS! Sabaton X Babymetal was a crossover WE DID NOT KNOW WE NEEDED! ITS AWESOME AND A LOT OF FUN! Wrap your arm around mine now and lets go in a circle singing NAI NAI NANA NAI!

5: BxMxC

The first time I heard this I was blown away. It's such an impressive song especially the insane speed Su-metal takes with the rapping and damn the drums go hard in this song. It's even more impressive hearing it live in person being performed. Mad respect for this tune!

4: Karate

Listen to me when I say Babymetal's second album Metal Resistance was heavily anticipated after their debut album and when Karate emerged from the heavens thanks to the Fox God. We knew our prayers were answered and Babymetal were not just a one and done deal and that they still kick ass. They put a lot of metal musicians and musicians to shame in general to be fair. This one is fierce but when it comes to it's chorus it gets sort of emotional YET very catchy. 

3: Megitsune!

Catchy and groovy and a whole lot of fun, this song is amazing. It's a stable for them to play live, and it's fun to jump around or jump left to right singing "Sune!". 

2: Doki Doki Morning.

This song is awesome! It also gives me heavy vibes of Dragonball Z Budokai 3 vibes with its sound. It has Babymetal's metal then switch into cutey catchy dancing pop music and then switches back it's gruesome! I love Babymetal for their unique sound. 

1: Gimme Chocolate 

The first song I heard from Babymetal is their biggest hit of course, and It still kicks ass today, IT IS SO FUN ALSO! I love the chaotic energy this track gives off and the metal ladies just boost the energy levels with their high energy and their dancing too. The guitar solo was just wicked good too. So catchy and so fun and metal af. 

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Top 10 Limp Bizkit Songs

Alright partner, keep on rollin' baby, you know what time it is!

Time for my Top 10 Limp Bizkit songs then, is it? Been a while and this is going to be my first top 10 of the year by the looks of it, so woo hoo! Limp have some awesome covers too, but I will not be including them here (sorry).

This list was recommended to me by James Davie. Cheers mate!

10: Eat You Alive

This song is just about pure primitive animal-like sexual attraction. It TOTALLY KICKS ASS tho, and I think it's great. The song was written by Fred Durst, John Otto, Sam Rivers and Mike Smith, and is Limp Bizkit's first single without Wes Borland, who had left the band in 2001. Durst filmed a music video featuring known actors Thora Birch and Bill Paxton

9: Ready To Go

Limp Bizkit revealed plans to release "Ready to Go" in 2012 after they signed with Cash Money Records on February 24, with Fred Durst stating, "It sounds like a monster; it literally sounds dangerous. It sounds like that left of center, that place of discomfort that created rock 'n' roll, created the (heavy) metal, where it all spawned from." This song feels like we have been waiting for, for like the past decade from Limp because it was a return to form of the Bizkit of old and of course Wes returned.

8: Livin' It Up

This song is simply, just about doin' your thing and not letting people bring you down... that's all there is to it. props to Fred for being himself and doing whatever the fuck he wants, he's free in all the ways a lot of people are not. Limp Bizkit were, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars like it was nothing when Bizkit hit the scene and became massive.

7: My Way

Chocolate Starfish really does feel like the album where almost every track could make a mad dash for radio at any moment. My Way proved to be a radio hit and entered the charts internationally, even breaking into the Billboard hot 100. While not the band's most successful single, it was popular enough to catch the ears of execs at WWE, who ultimately took the track for the official theme of WrestleMania X-Seven, helping the band expand their reach even more. 

6: Hot Dog

The opening song from Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water was the scourge of parents worldwide, its profanity-laden verses seeing Durst drop the f-bomb 49 times. Controversial, yes, but also the perfect way to kick up a storm in the mainstream media at the start of the album. This one comes from the Reznor/Durst beef. Hot Dog was the perfect clapback to Reznor dissing Durst and Fred even went as far as crediting Reznor as a songwriter, Bizkit lifted directly from Nine Inch Nails' Closer while openly mocking him throughout the track. Say what you want about Limp Bizkit, but the band could be brutal when it was time to step up to the plate. 

5: My Generation

It's almost inevitable that each new generation will face criticism from their forebears for hollowing out the spirit of society, a trope that stretches back to the 50s and possibly beyond. Limp Bizkit might have been on the nose in their reference to The Who's song of the same name (and subject), but Durst and co. had some justifiable gripes with how they were portrayed in the media, particularly following their experiences at Woodstock '99. My Generation was an anthem for exactly that, a disaffected generation of youth who were blamed for the decline of society while their elders brazenly ran the planet into the ground. 

4: Take A Look Around (Mission Impossible)

Durst was never shy about professing his love for movies (once stating he wanted to be "the only musician who puts true, good, original thoughts into music and into films that have a major impact worldwide"), so it makes sense he'd be well on board for a song which uses the Mission Impossible theme as its main motif, even moreso when considering it got inclusion on the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack. The single itself went on to become a huge hit in Europe, topping the charts in countries like Portugal and Iceland whilst achieving top 10 status elsewhere (including a no. 3 placing on the UK singles chart). It's a little goofy, but also perfect for Limp Bizkit at the height of their powers and frankly the beefed-up, metal take on Mission Impossible is everything you would hope it would be. 

3: Nookie

Fred Durst wasn't pretending he had any greater calling or drive with the first single from 1999's Significant Other, Nookie's chorus stating things plain and simple, he 'did it all for the nookie'. The song's straight-up obnoxiousness helped it crash-land into the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, peaking at No. 80. It's brash, it's dumb but to many it nonetheless represents Limp Bizkit's inexplicable charm and helped the band land a no. 1 album in the US in 1999. 

2: Break Stuff

A simple song fuelling the inner angst to drink up, party hard and say fuck the world and basically to break stuff. Break Stuff was the final line Limp Bizkit needed to cross to truly become superstars, one of the most important bands on the planet (for a hot minute, at least). The song hones the angst and aggression at the heart of Limp Bizkit's most aggro moments into a sub-three minute anthem that came to define the band more than anything else. Break Stuff's star-studded video (featuring everyone from Jonathan Davis and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea to Alec Baldwin, Dr. Dre and Eminem) also helped establish that Limp Bizkit were pop culture heavyweights, moving beyond the realms of mere music stardom. It also became a metal club staple, a mosh-call for every subsequent generation and such an inescapable force that chances are more metal fans know the opening verse of Break Stuff than the Lord's Prayer. It's just one of those days when you don't wanna wake up/Everything is fucked, everybody sucks'. We've all been there, Fred. 

1: Rollin'

Oh come on, I cannot put this any other space besides NUMBER 1. The first song I ever heard by Bizkit and best song Bizkit ever made, popular as fuck and people still do the dance motions to this day. Fred teaming with Undertaker also helped this song's popularity to mainstream. It topped the charts in the UK and Ireland, and made a decent showing elsewhere (including a no. 10 spot on the US Mainstream Rock charts, though only reached no. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100), released on the same day as My Generation to help Chocolate Starfish become an international smash. Its video featured Ben Stiller and has been streamed over 500 million times between Spotify and YouTube, such is its utterly colossal reach. To many, this song is Limp Bizkit. 

Does my list keep you rollin or did it make you break stuff?

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