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  1. 🔴 LIVE NOW ON VORTEX
    📻 Vortex Indie 🎸 (Indie pop, indie rock, classic rock)
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    🎵 Evanescence - Who Will You Follow

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    #VortexWave #Evanescence #GothicRock #AlternativeMetal #2000s

  2. 🔴 LIVE NOW ON VORTEX
    📻 Vortex Sessions 🎧 (Indie pop, synth-pop, alternative rock)
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    🎵 Evanescence - Who Will You Follow

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    lesonduvortex.net

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    #VortexWave #Evanescence #GothicRock #AlternativeMetal #2000s

  3. 🔴 LIVE NOW ON VORTEX
    📻 Vortex Sessions 🎧 (Indie pop, synth-pop, alternative rock)
    ──────────────
    🎵 Evanescence - Who Will You Follow

    ▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
    lesonduvortex.net

    💬 Join us on Discord:
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    #VortexWave #Evanescence #GothicRock #AlternativeMetal #2000s

  4. Demons My Friends – Survive/Yourself Review By ClarkKent

    From their origins in Mexico City to the 2022 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, the three members of Demons My Friends have a shared journey that made their union fateful. This shared geography has played a role in their musical process, as they split recording their sophomore album, Survive/Yourself, between Mexico and Texas. Post-COVID personal struggles inform the record’s themes, with illness, job losses, and family crises cited as sources of the anxiety that fueled their songwriting. Demons My Friends don’t deliver doses of sadboi, however. What they play is a raw, rough, and gritty style of grunge. Though it flirts with mainstream acts like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden, Survive/Yourself plays its grunge outside the box. While creating music is undoubtedly a healthy outlet, the question remains as to whether it’s a good idea to get too friendly with your demons.

    Demons My Friends mixes thick stoner/sludge guitar tones with catchy alternative rock hooks for a compelling sonic palette. The fuzzy guitar on opener “The Theory of Change” evokes Mastodon, while the chorus takes a page out of ’90s rock acts like Nirvana and Bush. Yet the tracks on Survive/Yourself run a bit longer than the more radio-friendly examples of grunge, allowing room for meandering and play. Often these moments serve as highlights, especially the melodic lead that pops up mid-song on “The Last Dance.” And though the sludge proves to be the dominant guitar tone, Demons My Friends also show their more sensitive side. “Kalorama,” with its catchy strummed guitar lead, borrows heavily from Pearl Jam’s soft jams. On other tunes, the guitar grows more playful, with a twangy arpeggio on “We All End Up Here” and a really cool psychedelic bit on the record’s catchiest song, “Brain Holographics.”

    Survive/Yourself by Demons My Friends

    Unfortunately, Demons My Friends also end up being their own worst enemy. The back half of Survive/Yourself finds a pretty successful formula with some catchy tunes that could almost pass for radio-friendly. Yet the band makes some questionable choices that hold them back. As great as “Brain Holographics” is, it stretches on for too long thanks to a lengthy instrumental detour that sees the song nearly lose its way. The fun, High on Fire-inspired stoner track, “Smile,” includes a weird bit of growling that mars a rather tight tune. Also at issue are the vocal performances. Since both Pablo Anton and Lu Salinas have vocal credits, I’m not sure who’s the culprit, but one of the two consistently sounds off-key, and his voice especially strains on higher registers (most noticeable on “Last Dance” and “Star Child”). These sound issues give a sense of raw emotion, but they also distract from the flow of the songs.

    The production, with a DR score of 10, proves a boon, but some production choices prove a bane. The largest boon belongs to the guitars. The thick, fuzzy tone is so satisfying as it fires up on “The Theory of Change” and then again about two minutes into “We All End Up Here.” Similarly, Salinas’s bass benefits, contributing some funk on “Brain Holographics” and some nastiness on “Smile.” Littered throughout Survive/Yourself, however, are odd sound issues that detract from the music. The finale of “The Theory of Change” sounds like someone let their kid play with the recording equipment, as a childlike voice repeats “I” over and over. Other noise effects tricked my brain into thinking I was hearing something outside the music. Pattering raindrop drum beats on “Brain Holographics” had me looking up at the ceiling, scared to see a leak. Vocal oddities here and there, such as the strange spoken parts on “Star Child,” gave me the feeling someone had crept up behind me. Cleaning these issues up would have resulted in a much smoother album.

    While they showcase some nice licks and cool ideas, Demons My Friends have some demons to exorcise from their songwriting repertoire. There are aspects of their more experimental side that work well—some exploratory instrumental passages and the varied guitar tones. Yet some of what they do just pulls listeners out of the musical experience. They have a clear knack for some great hooks—I find myself humming the chorus on “Brain Holographics” pretty frequently, for one. I look forward to hearing how they are able to evolve their blend of experimental and mainstream music on their next release.

    Rating: 2.0/5.0
    DR: 10 | Format Reviewed: WAV
    Label: Ripple Music
    Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook | Official Site
    Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

    #20 #2026 #AliceInChains #AlternativeMetal #AmericanMetal #Apr26 #Bush #DemonsMyFriends #Grunge #HighOnFire #Mastodon #Nirvana #PearlJam #Review #Reviews #RippleMusic #Soundgarden #StonerMetal #SurviveYourself
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    VELOSITOR - Back to the Future (EP)

    "The debut release from VELOSITOR, 5 songs blastin' out your boombox."

    getmusic.fm/l/dTV47a

    #metalcore #alternativemetal #numetal #groovemetal #music

  6. #mikepatton still has it and apparently came to Tibetan throat singing by way of #90s #metal. this is him live a yet another wicked musical experiment 🤘🏻🎸

    #alternativemetal #postmetal #tomahawk #faithnomore #nowlistening #musicdiscovery #music

  7. #mikepatton still has it and apparently came to Tibetan throat singing by way of #90s #metal. this is him live a yet another wicked musical experiment 🤘🏻🎸

    #alternativemetal #postmetal #tomahawk #faithnomore #nowlistening #musicdiscovery #music

  8. #mikepatton still has it and apparently came to Tibetan throat singing by way of #90s #metal. this is him live a yet another wicked musical experiment 🤘🏻🎸

    #alternativemetal #postmetal #tomahawk #faithnomore #nowlistening #musicdiscovery #music

  9. #mikepatton still has it and apparently came to Tibetan throat singing by way of #90s #metal. this is him live a yet another wicked musical experiment 🤘🏻🎸

    #alternativemetal #postmetal #tomahawk #faithnomore #nowlistening #musicdiscovery #music

  10. #mikepatton still has it and apparently came to Tibetan throat singing by way of #90s #metal. this is him live a yet another wicked musical experiment 🤘🏻🎸

    #alternativemetal #postmetal #tomahawk #faithnomore #nowlistening #musicdiscovery #music

  11. I had the very distinct pleasure of seeing #mikepatton perform live recently. Makes up for never getting to see #faithnomore back in the day. Totally epic. 🤘🏻🎸

    #music #metal #alternative #genx #90s #alternativemetal

  12. I had the very distinct pleasure of seeing #mikepatton perform live recently. Makes up for never getting to see #faithnomore back in the day. Totally epic. 🤘🏻🎸

    #music #metal #alternative #genx #90s #alternativemetal

  13. I had the very distinct pleasure of seeing #mikepatton perform live recently. Makes up for never getting to see #faithnomore back in the day. Totally epic. 🤘🏻🎸

    #music #metal #alternative #genx #90s #alternativemetal

  14. I had the very distinct pleasure of seeing #mikepatton perform live recently. Makes up for never getting to see #faithnomore back in the day. Totally epic. 🤘🏻🎸

    #music #metal #alternative #genx #90s #alternativemetal

  15. I had the very distinct pleasure of seeing #mikepatton perform live recently. Makes up for never getting to see #faithnomore back in the day. Totally epic. 🤘🏻🎸

    #music #metal #alternative #genx #90s #alternativemetal

  16. soundcloud.com/lunar-fall/kore

    3/3 veröffentlicht! 🎉🍻
    Diesen Freitag war es so weit und die dritte unserer Singles der um den Jahreswechsel herum entstandenen Aufnahmen – „Kore“ - wurde veröffentlicht. Es tut gut, die Früchte der Arbeit, die wir in die neuen Aufnahmen gesteckt haben, endlich öffentlich machen zu können und wenn es dem/der Ein oder Anderen gefällt, freut uns das umso mehr 😁

    Aber noch sind wir nicht ganz mit den Releases für dieses Jahr durch! Am 01.05. erscheinen die drei Songs zusammen mit einem weiteren Track und einem erweiterten Intro als EP „Odyssey“ 🌕

    #numetal #metal #alternativeMetal #music #munich #single #release #releaseday

  17. #MusicMonday! Moodring - "Gunplay (Suicidal 3way)"

    youtube.com/watch?v=3wv-xYtoPIk

    Moodring are bringing back the Nu Metal sounds of my youth - and I'm all here for it! 😄

    All my Monday picks in one convenient playlist:
    open.spotify.com/playlist/0QM8

    #Music #Moodring #NuMetal #AlternativeMetal

  18. "Digital Bath" is a song by the American #alternativeMetal band #Deftones. It was released as a promotional single from their third studio album, #WhitePony (2000).
    youtube.com/watch?v=dd_461ZrJb8

  19. There is a song i found on the internet, which i very do like.

    Parts of this remind me to guano apes, others are more dark and heavy.

    Maybe you like it too, so i want to share it now.
    #alternativemetal #deathmetal #indar

    youtu.be/BcHdhMiFbgg

    They are on bandcamp too: indar.bandcamp.com/

  20. abide Returns With New Single “forget to pretend”

    Photo courtesy of the band.

    Alternative/nu-metal project abide has released “forget to pretend,” a heavy, emotionally direct single that bridges the gap between early-2000s grit and modern dynamics. Driven by the prominent, hard-hitting drum work of Jack Golightly, the track is a masterclass in pressure-and-release songwriting.

    Produced by abide and mixed by legendary engineer Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Motörhead), the single explores the painful realization of being overlooked in a relationship. Lyrically, it captures the collapse of denial and the sting of neglect. By prioritizing atmosphere and groove over genre clichés, abide has crafted a nostalgic and urgent track, setting a high bar for their upcoming 2026 releases.

    #ABIDE #ALTERNATIVE #ALTERNATIVEMETAL #HARDCORE #MUSIC #NEWS #NUMETAL

  21. January's often a hard time of year to find new music that makes me sit up and take notice, but this has sparked my interest.

    Some modern progressive metal and makes me think of Vola a little, it's something I imagine @thomas might like

    Cold Night For Alligators With All That's Left
    Bandcamp
    coldnightforalligators.bandcam

    #ProgressiveMetal #AlternativeMetal #Djent #MittwochMetalMix