Marlo Schorr-Kon

  Iconic Swedish progressive death metal band, Meshuggah, have released a new song called ‘The Abysmal Eye’, which is from their upcoming new album, Immutable, due out on April 1st, 2022. This song features Meshuggah’s classic progressive death metal sound, using different time signatures to create truly mind-boggling, but awesomely heavy music.  ‘The Abysmal Eye’ opens with raging, frantic double bass, with the guitars chugging along. The song is incredibly double bass-heavy, the drums being viciously played by Tomas Haake. Famous for his performance on ‘Bleed’ from Meshuggah's 2008 album, Obzen , Haake is often hailed as one of the best metal drummers to ever live. The drumbeat changes briefly about halfway through the song, changing its feel. Meshuggah often use permutations and odd time signatures in their music, which is one of the things that gives them their progressive element. There is a chaotic sounding guitar solo, using tapping, a technique made popular by Eddie Va...

  Red Hot Chili Peppers have released the first single from their upcoming album, Unlimited Love, which is due out on April 1st, 2022. The song, ‘Black Summer’, is the Chili Peppers first new song since John Frusciante rejoined the band, and a testament to the fact that, after a nearly 40-year career, the Chili Peppers haven’t lost their exciting blend of rock, funk, and reggae that set them apart from all other mainstream bands of the 1990s. This song is everything you could possibly want in a Chili Peppers song: funky, melodic music, paired with wonderfully nonsensical lyrics, and a fantastic guitar solo to close the track off.  ‘Black Summer’ opens with a mellow-toned guitar riff, played by John Frusciante. Frusciante uses a Fender Stratocaster, which is a wonderful, mellow-toned guitar. Anthony Kiedis then enters on vocals. Kiedis has a warm, mellow voice, which compliments the guitar and bass. He sounds as good as he did 30 years ago. The bass, played by Flea, acts as a c...