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Brendan Kelly is a Chicago punk songwriter best known for his gravelly voice, black humor, and long-running work in The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds. His solo material grew out of the same punk foundation but does not simply strip songs down into standard acoustic versions. The 2010 split Wasted Potential, recorded with Joe McMahon, showed Kelly applying his rough-edged melodic sense to leaner arrangements while keeping the cynicism, literary bite, and barroom melancholy that run through his band work. Under the Wandering Birds name, he expanded further, using full-band arrangements, odd textures, and a more crooked singer-songwriter approach on records such as I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever and Keep Walkin' Pal. Kelly's writing often turns self-destruction, absurdity, Catholic guilt, friendship, and city life into songs that are funny until they suddenly become bleak. Even when the music drifts toward folk, Americana, or strange art-rock corners, his phrasing and worldview keep it tied to Chicago punk's literate, sardonic tradition.
Black/death metal project from Montargis in central France, active since 2008. Their sound merges black metal's atmospheric intensity with death metal's crushing low end.
Power metal outfit from Xanthi, formed in 2017. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Experimental black metal project from Brest in western France, emerging in 2022. Their self-titled release ventures into harsh noise wall territory, pushing the boundaries between black metal and pure abrasive noise.
German heavy metal band from Cologne, formed in 2013. They play classic heavy metal from the cultural heart of the Rhineland.
Bret Michaels is a hard rock singer, songwriter, and performer best known as the frontman of Poison, but his solo work has built its own lane around arena rock hooks, acoustic storytelling, and road-tested showmanship. Raised in Pennsylvania before becoming one of glam metal's most recognizable voices, Michaels carried Poison's party-rock charisma into solo albums, soundtrack work, television visibility, and tours that often mix solo material with the songs that made him famous. Records such as Songs of Life, Freedom of Sound, Custom Built, and Jammin' with Friends show the range of his post-Poison identity, moving between hard rock, country rock, ballads, and bluesy bar-band energy. He fits hard-rock scope through his long connection to glam metal and guitar-driven rock, even when parts of the solo catalog lean toward country crossover or adult rock. Michaels' strongest quality has always been direct communication: choruses are built to land quickly, lyrics favor resilience and appetite, and the stage persona treats every crowd like a Saturday night. His music remains rooted in accessible, high-contact rock performance.
Glasgow-based doom metal act active since 1996, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
German thrash metal band from Münster, formed in 2015. They deliver fast, tongue-in-cheek thrash metal from the Westphalian university city.
Stoner doom act from Catanzaro, formed in 2010. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
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