Dreamshade - Dreamers Don't Sleep

     Today's song was recommended on Facebook a while back by none other than the dudes in Darkest Hour (or at least the dudes running their Facebook page) and today I'm finally getting around to passing it along to you.

     "Dreamers Don't Sleep", the latest single from Swiss act Dreamshade, is a bit of heavily melodic, almost poppy metalcore, vaguely reminiscent of Bullet For My Valentine blended with Come Clarity-era In Flames, with some Killswitch Engage-y riffing in there for good measure. The result is another fun metalcore track in the vein of Sunday's Oceans Ate Alaska song. You like fun, right?

In Search of Sun - The World is Yours

     Between some seriously heavy stuff and some seriously proggy stuff, some among you might have found the last couple of days' worth of songs a little mentally taxing. For you, I've got something nice and straightforward this evening.

     "The World is Yours" by the Brits in In Search of Sun is a pretty catchy little number, but it's still got a soupcon of substance to it. Some cool guitar work, including a couple of super catchy riffs, lead the way here, making for a "radio friendly" metal song that's sharp and punchy. It makes me think of Bullet for My Valentine, if Bullet weren't quite so radio, quite so overproduced. Or maybe Killswitch Engage, if Killswitch were a little more radio. I don't know.

     It's not necessarily my usual cup of tea, or yours either, but "The World is Yours" is a fun song with a fun lyric video, so why not take a break from the extreme this evening and settle in for three minutes of good time.