“Bring Me To Life” has officially cracked into the Spotify Billions Club. The iconic track from Evanescence off of their debut album, Fallen, is still a standout for new and seasoned fans 20 years after its initial release. In 2023, the band celebrated their two-decade milestone with a deluxe vinyl and CD reissue. Demos from their popular tracks were included on the re-release, including a 2002 version of “Bring Me To Life.” This version doesn’t include the male vocalist feature from Paul McCoy of 12 Stones, as it does on the radio release and final album single. It’s more industrial… Read more »
Bad Omens seems to be dropping hints about a new era to come. After wiping everything off of their Instagram, they posted a short clip to their social media accounts. In it, Poppy appears holding a white rabbit. Other visuals in the video include a butterfly slowly flapping its wings in a glass case, the aforementioned white rabbit sitting in a glass cage, and dripping black paint. The concluding visual is “V.A.N” written in black paint. Poppy cryptically says, “This place feels familiar, but I feel different. Can you hear me? How long have you been here? Have you been… Read more »
Maggie Lindemann is beginning 2024 with a bang on her new track and accompanying “hostage” music video. Preceded by 2022’s debut LP SUCKERPUNCH and one-off 2023 single “deprecating” with Siiickbrain, a new era is emerging featuring the Dallas singer’s dark and twisted lyrics and imagery. Reminiscent of Flyleaf and Evanescene instrumental tones, Lindemann breathily and mournfully sings, “These thoughts fill my mind/Bring me down one more time/In my head and it drives me crazy/I’m hostage, baby.” Lindemann shares, “‘hostage,’ for me, is like peering through a window into my own mind. It’s about being caught in this strange limbo where… Read more »
Fall Out Boy fans everywhere are celebrating all across the world on social media and as the So Much (For) Stardust band finally added their “Pavolve (Demo)” to Spotify. The song appeared on the 2008 Folie à Deux deluxe CD, but has remained a fan-favorite since its release. After a Twitter/X account dedicated to getting the band to add the song to Spotify demanded it for 739 days straight, the band finally answered the call. In a social media post, they said, “Happy 15th anniversary Folie à Deux, Pavlove (Demo) is yours now… We even made a little lyric video for it… Read more »
Nathan James is an extremely talented and well-known photographer in the alternative and rock world. He is the eye behind the lens on many popular album covers in recent years. This includes shooting the cover art for Tickets To My Downfall by Machine Gun Kelly and Internet Killed The Rockstar by MOD SUN, both wildly popular albums in the scene. He has also shot iconic photos of artists like Post Malone, Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, and even Lil Wayne. If you like alternative music, you have 100% seen one of his photographs. He has the ability to connect with… Read more »
Mixing EDM and metalcore is on the rise. The Amity Affliction is the most recent artist to jump on this trend and has reimagined their song “Show Me Your God” with DJ PROBLM CHLD. The bouncy trance, sometimes dubstep-esqe beat, is a different way to listen to the Australian act. Earlier this year, the group also dropped their new album, Not Without My Ghosts, which includes features from phem and posthumous rapper Louie Knuxx. With reworked songs, sometimes it can take time to get used to new sounds, flow, and even sometimes fewer vocals. But guitarist Dan Brown says, “I… Read more »
Spotify Wrapped Day has officially arrived, and for voyeuristic music lovers, it’s the best day of the year. Not only do you get to realize that your music taste has basically remained the same since 2008, but you also get to see your most hardcore metal head friends admit that––yes––they did help boost Taylor Swift to the No. 1 streamed Spotify artist for the year globally. To no surprise, Swift does lead the pack, and precedes globally streamed top artists Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and Peso Pluma. Additionally, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd artist… Read more »
Four Year Strong are ready for the holidays with the release of their Holiday Special Live album via Pure Noise. The band previously recorded the set in 2020 as a part of a livestream concert event. Don’t worry though for fans waiting for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday to pass before you turn on the holiday music, there’s no song of the sort in sight here. Along with the album drop comes special merch and vinyl perfect for gift giving to your Four Year Strong obsessed bestie. There are three variants of the live album to pre-order: a blue, white &… Read more »
It’s that time of year when we all look back on the albums that served as the soundtrack to the last 12 months. With so many incredible releases in 2023, it was pretty tricky to narrow down our most beloved releases. idobi Radio had too many favorites to pack into one list, so today, we are unveiling our Best Albums Of 2023 Volume 1! We simply weren’t capable of ranking these albums. Instead, we chose to give them all equal praise and list them based on the release date. Additionally, this list does not include EPs or reimagined albums (those… Read more »
Goldfinger took to the When We Were Young Fest Stripe stage to play all the hits, including their beloved ska hit “Superman,” but this time, with a special guest. Retired professional skateboarder Tony Hawk came onstage to help John Feldmann with some vocals for the song. This only makes sense as “Superman” is iconic on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game soundtrack. Check out the track below. This isn’t the first time Hawk has appeared onstage with Goldfinger. He also joined forces with the band in January 2023 in Anaheim to perform the hit. Earlier in the day, Hawk actually… Read more »
