(TheBRHM.com) Every so often, I enjoy some country music but it’s often a couple of loose songs that I just really dig. Just like any genre, you can hear something from an artist, not enjoy most of their catalog, but dig a handful of songs. The last time we looked ...
(TheBRHM.com) Blues music is dead, they said. This is the modern era, they echoed. Such notions are as absurd as a moon made of cheese. The modern blues scene doesn’t only live on. It flourishes with the same spontaneity that’s normally exclusive to infants. Today’s blues connoisseurs are a battalion ...
(TheBRHM.com) On our piece that took a quick gander at the New Wave of Thrash Metal, we got some input from readers about a few bands they felt weren’t mentioned. The homie Justin had this to say in the comments: “There’s a shit load of other bands too Crisix, Lich ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’ve touched on the late Thin Lizzy lead singer and bass player Phil Lynott several times. Now, it’s time for an ultimate list! Here are five greatest Thin Lizzy songs that cemented Lynott’s name in Black rock and heavy metal. Most of these songs are from the band’s hot ...
(TheBRHM.com) Let’s talk a little country music, shall we? It’s not a genre that I’ve taken the deepest dive into but there are some true gems there—as with any genre of music. What I dig the most about country is the storytelling. I love a good story and country music ...
(TheBRHM.com) When talking about music with my younger brother—peep his writing over on ThyBlackMan and AfroGamers—the topic of musical consistency comes up often. You want an artist’s material such as full lengths/LPs to be consistent from album to album and track to track. Even if some tracks don’t lands the ...
(TheBRHM.com) Metal and music history was made during the 63rd Grammy Awards as Body Count took home the award for Best Metal Performance. It marked the band’s first Grammy Award win and the first time that a band comprised of Black and Latino members won any award for heavy metal ...
(TheBRHM.com) This might be softballing to start but we’re continuing Women Rock Month with another all-woman pioneer in rock The Runaways. The Classic Lineup Every band has a classic lineup. That’s the best collection of members that the band is known for and often occurs at the peak of a ...
(TheBRHM.com) It’s Women’s History Month and we’re going into several bands headed up by women, featuring them, or just solo projects. Our first two up are old school bands from England: Rock Goddess and Girldchool. A Tale of Two All-Woman Bands Formed in London in 1977, Rock Goddess is sometimes ...
(TheBRHM.com) Continuing with Women Rock Month, we head far south of the border to Chile with the band Demona. Formed by lead singer and guitarist Tanza Speed. Tanza Speed and Demona A second-generation metal musician, Tanza Speed formed Demona in 2007 at just 17-years old. She loves old school speed ...