Metal playlists from the underground
The metal universe lost a giant this week. Peter Steele, frontman of Type-o-Negative and Carnivore, passed away due to heart failure at 48 years old. My condolences to Steele’s family and friends. Here is a classic appearance on Jerry Springer from the mid-90’s
La-Ventura is a female-fronted Goth Metal troupe from The Netherlands who deliver solid slabs of piano-heavy hard rock not unlike Lacuna Coil. Tracks like “Remind You” resonate with pop-radio friendly rock symphonies while “Messed Up” take the Evanescence scorn route with heavy guitars a la Sevendust and keyboards leading the charge. Armed with strong vocals […]
Tular is an Italian act who blend Gothic and symphonic metal to comprise their sound. This female-fronted quintet’s debut THE TRUTH BEHIND THE MASK bridges the gap between Evanescence, Nightwish, and Epica, as each of the album’s 14 tracks contains a combination of big guitars and lush orchestrations to create a somber yet powerful array […]