Trivium

Okay, so if you know me at all, I do not look like I would be into metal music...and yet, I am. Thrash metal tends to be my favorite of the metal genres and Trivium is my favorite metal band. I saw them in concert, and, oh man, were they good!

Again, the ex introduced me to this band as well. What won me over was Trivium's album, The Crusade. In this album, they got away from the screaming they had done in The Ascendancy and did "singing" instead. Now, I put singing in quotes because while it was technically singing, it was still metal singing. So it was harsh, rough and of course rockin'. With the new singing style and the band's always impressive musicality and intricate riffs, The Crusade was sure to be a success.

Their most recent album, Shogun, did not impress me as much as The Crusade at first. It took me a bit to get used to the new style. They had brought back some of the screaming, improved screaming, and mixed it with the harsh vocals from The Crusade. Now, I'm not one who's big on the scream-o type of metal, but after seeing Trivium in concert and hearing their songs from Shogun live, I could not help but fall in love.

Here's a sample of my fav. metal band.

The Sounds

For my own sanity, I have to start by talking about my favorite band.

The Sounds.

Oh, yes. They get their own line. That's how awesome they are. I even got my URL (hope you're happy now) from one of their songs. An ex-boyfriend introduced me to the band. He may have been a jerk, but he had some good taste in music. The Sounds, a New Wave band from Sweden have a unique sound that combines guitar, bass, drums and a synthesizer. I know it sounds lame, but the band found a way to create songs that are appealing in the way they sound, but also in their lyrics. I can also say for a fact that The Sounds are awesome entertainers as well. I went to one of their concerts, and let's just say they were rockin'.

So where have you heard them before? One of the band's songs, "Hurt You" was featured in a Geico commercial. If you know Bam Margera, former Jackass member, chances are you know The Sounds. The band's songs have been featured in countless episodes of Jackass and other shows that Bam appeared in. The Sounds performed at Margera's wedding in Bam's Unholy Union, a reality show on MTV in 2007.

My personal favorite Sounds song is hard to choose. But I do love this one, and I encourage you to look up more songs!

The beginning...

I have always believed that blogging is for whiners. I still do, in some cases, but a close friend convinced me to explore a new kind of blog. Blogs where there's sharing, not of horror stories and misfortune, but of neat gadgets and intriguing thoughts. As I journey into the world of blog, I will share some of my thoughts and my favorite music. Not only will this fulfill a class requirement, but perhaps fill some Internet space that would otherwise be filled with smut. Ambitious.