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shadowhiveI’ve decided for today’s song Saturday to do two songs, both by different bands but both connected.
The first is The Smoking Hearts, Destory! It’s a bit screamy so if that’s not your thing... The video is part performance, but part the band in suits running from people (gangsters I assume) and then being caught and hooded/tied.
So I got into The Smoking Hearts cause of the bassist, the long haired guy in the video. His name is Calvin Rodney and I first heard of him because of Bullet For My Valentine. He was Jay’s bass tech and was on one of their DVDs that showed them on tour. At the time he was just a cutie with no name (especially when in glasses!). It’s only later I found out his name and that he was in a band, The Smoking Hearts.
If you’ve not heard of them it’s really no surprise, when I first saw them it was in a tiny space that’s probably not much bigger than the ground floor of my house. I talked to him afterwards at the merch booth though and he was really sweet. I saw him at a few other gigs as a tech and he was always sweet.
The second time I saw him with the band was when they supported Black Veil Brides (I think it was them) and it was right after I started my depression meds. I was a bit hyper and had trouble sleeping cause of them at first, so I made biscuits in the shape of the bands logo and snuck them in to them. I dunno how they tasted but they seemed to appreciate the gestured (I think there’s a pic on their insta somewhere).
They were working on a third album with Padge from Bullet but it never happened. I’m not exactly sure what happened but the band split. Which led to...
Calvin forming his own band, Funeral Shakes (and this is Over You). Its just a performance vid so it’s pretty simple. Unfortunately he lost his hair and he’s... much less pretty without it. Still, I think I prefer Funeral Shakes to The Smoking Hearts. They’ve only done one album so far and I’m not sure if there’s gonna be any more (I’ve not seen them live either)
The best song off the album is Soap which is just... so pervy.
I’d be remiss to do a Calvin post without including a pic of his epic chest tatt.
I’m not sure what I’m gonna do for next week’s post, we’ll see. (I’m trying to go through my less well known bands, so may do something like Finntroll or Nachtblut or something) Anyway lemme know your thoughts
The first is The Smoking Hearts, Destory! It’s a bit screamy so if that’s not your thing... The video is part performance, but part the band in suits running from people (gangsters I assume) and then being caught and hooded/tied.
So I got into The Smoking Hearts cause of the bassist, the long haired guy in the video. His name is Calvin Rodney and I first heard of him because of Bullet For My Valentine. He was Jay’s bass tech and was on one of their DVDs that showed them on tour. At the time he was just a cutie with no name (especially when in glasses!). It’s only later I found out his name and that he was in a band, The Smoking Hearts.
If you’ve not heard of them it’s really no surprise, when I first saw them it was in a tiny space that’s probably not much bigger than the ground floor of my house. I talked to him afterwards at the merch booth though and he was really sweet. I saw him at a few other gigs as a tech and he was always sweet.
The second time I saw him with the band was when they supported Black Veil Brides (I think it was them) and it was right after I started my depression meds. I was a bit hyper and had trouble sleeping cause of them at first, so I made biscuits in the shape of the bands logo and snuck them in to them. I dunno how they tasted but they seemed to appreciate the gestured (I think there’s a pic on their insta somewhere).
They were working on a third album with Padge from Bullet but it never happened. I’m not exactly sure what happened but the band split. Which led to...
Calvin forming his own band, Funeral Shakes (and this is Over You). Its just a performance vid so it’s pretty simple. Unfortunately he lost his hair and he’s... much less pretty without it. Still, I think I prefer Funeral Shakes to The Smoking Hearts. They’ve only done one album so far and I’m not sure if there’s gonna be any more (I’ve not seen them live either)
The best song off the album is Soap which is just... so pervy.
I’d be remiss to do a Calvin post without including a pic of his epic chest tatt.
I’m not sure what I’m gonna do for next week’s post, we’ll see. (I’m trying to go through my less well known bands, so may do something like Finntroll or Nachtblut or something) Anyway lemme know your thoughts
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Date: 2021-03-16 04:43 pm (UTC)I've just listened to both songs and watched the video and much prefer the second. Screamy songs won't make me back away instantly but they're not really my thing. I liked Over You though, that was catchy.
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Date: 2021-03-16 06:55 pm (UTC)Yeah I think it is the better of the two songs.🖤