Coffee and Heavy Music

Love coffee and metal, so I'm making that everyone else's problem

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Local Artists From TN that we don't need to sleep on

check em out, support small bands.

Westly and the boys

Threnodian

Soot

Human Sheild

Vampyric Baptism

Fossil Creek

Family Dog

Orthodox

Bazookatooth

Dead Alive

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As a former barista, these are Café drinks I would make you based on your favorite band:

Gojira - dirty chai with honey

Mötorhead - salted bourbon caramel latte (6 shots espresso)

Deftones - lavender cold foam matcha latte

Callous Daoboys - cold brew with vanilla cold foam

Type O Negative - raspberry mocha latte

These are of course just opinions and intrusive thoughts :)

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Hear me out

Listen to Weedeater

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🤘

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Loving the new Lamb of God.

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ALIEN WEAPONRY - Mau Moko

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Top 5 songs of February

Here we are again, time to rank the 5 songs that kept me sane in February.

1. Soft Spine by Spiritbox - Literally the line "You pick your teeth with sacred bones" gave me chills. The whole overarching message of the song and how perfectly executed the writing of the lyrics was. This definitely has to be on thia list.

2. Taniwha by Alien Weaponry - As a big fan of Alien Weaponry and Lamb Of God, the Randy Blythe feature was a pleasant surprise and really added a good layer to an already banger song.

3. The Seed That Dreamed Of It's Own Creation by Lowen - WOW, this song came out of nowhere and immediately had me in a choke hold. The atmospheric, almost doom metal tone of it, along with an almost mystical feel, was all around pleasin.

4. Afraid of The Dark by Motionless in White - I've been into MIW since I was 13, and this song took me back to the moment I first heard Reincarnate. I feel like this is a great blend of their newer sound while also giving us snippets of their heavier side. The lyrics are powerful yet comforting.

5. Dead Skin Mask by Slayer - Yes, you caught me, I like drunk uncle metal. Also, a metal song about Ed Gein? My morbid fascination immediately took over. So, this rightfully had to be on the list because it combines two of my interests: classic metal and true crime.

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Showing some love for Bather. Y'all need to hear this.

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Top 5 songs of January

I know it's almost the end of February, but I just got this idea as a possible monthly post. But here are my top 5 songs of January:

1. Holding My Breath by Alien Weaponry - Was met with a lot of big decisions at the start of this year, and that song was literally the soundtrack to many car rides where I felt lost and didn't know what was next. Needless to say, the lyrics cut deep but genuinely comforted me when things felt uncertain, and I felt like no one understood me at all.

2. Death and Glitz by Avatar - Holy crap, it's stompy, it's groovy, and it sheds light on the exploitation of women. What's not to love? I've always loved Avatar, and I could honestly go on for hours about their newest album, but I'll leave that for a different post.

3. Take Me to Hell by Bodysnatcher - Recently discovered Bodysnatcher and WOW. Take Me to Hell had me in a death grip the second I heard the vocals, not to mention the string of brain melting harmonics through the breakdown. Song is beautifully composed and has me ready to flip a table in the pit.

4. Memento Mori by Lamb Of God - I'm a pretty casual Lamb Of God fan, but Memento Mori was on repeat in January. I think this song is one of my favorite showcases of the classic duality of Randy's voice balancing his haunting cleans and his iconic growls. I wish I had more substantial things to say about it, but in all honesty I just really like the song without getting too deep.

5. Counting Worms by Knocked Loose - What can I say? I like Knocked Loose, though it took me a moment to get used to his vocals. Counting Worms has simple but impactful lyrics, all topped off with the iconic "ARF ARF" before the breakdown.

I hope this ramble was somewhat coherent, and if you haven't heard of these bands, please check them out. Always down to share music.