Maylene & the Sons of Disaster

Been listening to Maylene for a while now. Heard them first on a compilation CD back in '09, and they've been kinda growing on me since. They have a kind of southern hard rock mixed with metal sound. Like if George Thorogood decided to start screaming metalcore vocals instead of singing. Maybe that's not the best description. Like always, give a couple songs a listen and decide for yourself.
Here's a song from their first album, also my initial introduction to them. "Tough as John Jacobs":

From their second album, here's "Raised by the Tide":

Their third album is the only one I owned for a while, so I love pretty much every song. I'll share 2 of my favorites. Here's a song with mostly clean vocals and good ol' Southern rock n' roll vibes, "Listen Close":

And here's "Oh Lonely Grave":

They have a 4th album out, but I haven't gotten to listen to it yet. Let me know what you think of it all.

Love and Death

If you know the band Korn, you probably have heard of their guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch. He was a backing vocalist and one of the founding members of the band. In 2005, he left Korn after becoming a Christian. He released a solo album in 2008 titled "Save Me from Myself", and in 2013, he formed the band Love and Death and released an album titled "Between Here & Lost". I picked that album up on a whim recently, and found that I really like it. If you're into Korn you're probably going to really like this one. As is the case with most of my posts, I'll share a few of my favorite tracks and encourage you to check the rest out for yourself.
One of my favorite tracks off this album is titled "Chemicals", about the struggle with drug addiction:


Here's "I W8 4 U", featuring Mattie Montgomery of For Today:

Here's "By the Way":

One stand-out track on this album is "Whip It", a Devo cover song. Yeah, you read that right. DEVO. But give it a listen, it's almost nothing like the original. And I like it:

Crazy, right? :)

Well, that's a decent idea of what you're getting into with Love and Death. Let me know what you think, as always.

Big Dismal

Remember that brief period in the late '90s and early 2000s where everyone tried to sound like Scott Stapp? Well, the lead singer of this band pulls off a pretty convincing double. Although the musical style doesn't exactly match that of Creed, if you were listening and not really paying attention, you might begin to wonder if it was a long-lost Creed song. Sadly, they only recorded one album before fading into relative obscurity. I thought I'd share a few of my favorite Big Dismal songs in the hopes that you'd also enjoy them. For my first example, here's a kind of power ballad-type song, "Remember (I.O.U)":
Here's one featuring Amy Lee (of Evanescence fame), entitled "Missing You":
This song was my introduction to the band, way back in the early 2000's. Called "Running Through My Mind":
And finally, a song which doesn't even sound like the same band. Kind of a Matchbox Twenty or early Train vibe to it. Titled "Just the Same":
Let me know what you think of this band. I'm a sucker for anything similar to Creed, so I automatically liked them the first time I heard them. Most, if not all, of their songs can be found on YouTube.