Of course. There is no substitute for looking into the bands’ background and lyrics for ourselves. I just really appreciate that the chance of falling in love with the music of truly awful people is far less likely here.
Just one reason Metal Storm is so incredibly important and useful for me, is the fact that when I discover a band here, I at least know the music itself isn’t an expression of nazism or some other evil ideology.
We’ve all probably paid for art made by horrible people. There is no way to be aware of every single band’s exact ideology, let alone the beliefs the individual members. Just one reason why… tbc
Ayreon have recently shared the second single off their upcoming album, The Source. The cheerfully titled "Everybody Dies" features on vocals Mike Toehider, Tommy Karevik, Tommy Rogers, Russell Allen, Hansi Kürsch, Michael Eriksen, Tobias Sammet and Floor Jansen. Watch the lyric video available below. It's quite catchy.
Listen to the first single and album opener here, if you still haven't.
Not sure what this kind of music really is... Think they don't take it too seriously even tho their previous track sounded more serious (didn't have enough patience to listen till the end I must admit )