The theatrical Swedish metal band celebrated a huge milestone on the Knoxville date of their latest tour in North America. It seems to be a theme for me to cover bands on Keynote Music Collective that have left a huge impact on my work as
Beartooth’s latest release, surprise single and hard rock summer anthem, “Riptide,” takes a hard line against the glorification of mental illness. The track is chock-full of hooks, memorable melody lines, and a chorus that’s as catchy as it is heavy. In typical fashion, though, Beartooth
Shocker to hear I’m back at Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. once again. Really, I can’t get enough of the place especially when they have band I love roll through. They opened less than a year ago and have already had names such as Amigo the Devil,
Goth metal isn’t necessarily my go to on the daily listen. However, I had a phase and fell in love with Cradle of Filth in middle school. They’re a throw back for me and I can always pop on Nymphetamine Fix and get lost in
Deathcore is seeing a huge revival. These hardworking metal bands are experiencing significant success in the past year alone, with sold out shows across the country and songs even going viral on social media. The Chaos and Carnage Tour is filled with some of the
Every Enemy Alive released a new EP titled “War Within” on April 21st, 2022 and it’s got something for every alternative, punk, rock, metalcore fan in each track. Fans of Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, Poison the Well, Thrice and In Flames will enjoy this
One stormy Saturday night in Joliet, IL, Finnish heavy metal band Beast in Black came and turned the city upside down. Taking place at The Forge, a rather popular spot for Chicago metal lovers, the Dark Connection tour continued their stride through North America. Originally
Quiescent Mantis is a new death/thrash metal band based out of Knoxville Tennessee. The band’s lineup includes guitarist- Chris Trainor, bassist and lead vocalist- Jordan McKenzie and drummer-Johnny Mejia. KMC- How did you come up with your band name?QM- Jordan our vocalist and bassist is
Lorna Shore brought a fiery sold out show to Knoxville last week that nearly set the venue ablaze! If you are into heavy deathcore melodies and haven’t heard of Lorna Shore by now, I’m convinced you’ve been living under a rock for the past year.
Hannah Collins, (also known as Scene Queen), mixes several genres of music to create her “bimbocore” sound. These genres include pop, rock, metal, and alternative. On April 29, 2022, Scene Queen released her debut EP “Bimbocore” via Hopeless Records. The writers for this EP include
