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    Venom, Possessed: Controversial Songs No. 5 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sanctuary; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
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    Venom, Possessed | Controversial Songs

    In the fifth edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind the “Possessed” by English heavy metal band Venom.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 30, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amr Osman from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Jennifer R., OpenClipart-Vectors, RadiantMuse0, Sascha from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up features music courtesy of Britney Spears, John Summit, Meghan Trainor, Merkules, Nicki Minaj, and PaulWetz.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJune 19, 2024 ago
    Getting to Know…3 Bravo: Interview No. 393 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 3 Bravo; Tumisu via Pixabay]
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    Getting to Know… 3 Bravo | Interview 🎤

    In the 393rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Utah heavy metal band, 3 Bravo.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 18, 2023 ago
    15 Blind Songs That Totally Stand Out [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Asiama Junior, Bryan Geraldo, cottonbro, Gustavo Fring, Ivan Samkov, Jairo Chacon, Nataliya Vaitkevich, Noelle Otto, Tima Miroshnichenko, Yan Krukov]
    Evergreen

    15 Blind Songs That Totally Stand Out | Playlist 🎧

    15 Blind Songs That Totally Stand Out features music courtesy of Emily Weisband, EST Gee, Korn, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
    Getting to Know…: Interview No. [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Sunrunner]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Sunrunner | Interview 🎤

    In the 287th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we chat it up with Joe Martignetti of heavy metal/ progressive rock band, Sunrunner.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 5, 2022 ago
    11 Gloriously, Infernal HELL Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Mystic Art Design, RENE RAUSCHENBERGER, Pete Linforth]
    Evergreen

    11 Gloriously, Infernal HELL Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Gloriously, Infernal HELL Songs features songs courtesy of Dua Lipa, Kanye West, Lizzo, Rina Sawayama & Sub Urban.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 6, 2022 ago
    Black Sabbath, “God is Dead?”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Universal International Music BV, Vinícius Caricatte]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Black Sabbath, God is Dead? | Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘

    On the 2nd edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the outlandishness behind the song “God is Dead?” performed by Black Sabbath.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 5, 2021 ago
    Slayer, “Angel of Death”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 28 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, American Recordings, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
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    Slayer, Angel of Death | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    On the 28th edition of Controversial Tunes (2021), we explore the controversy behind the song “Angel of Death” by Slayer.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 1, 2021 ago
    Getting to Know… PISSING RAZORS: Interview No. 205 🎤 [📷: PISSING RAZORS, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… P RAZORS | Interview 🎤

    For the 205th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the inside scoop on the colorfully-named El Paso, Texas heavy metal band, PISSING RAZORS.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 7, 2021 ago
    Iron Maiden, "Stratego" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sanctuary]
    Music

    Iron Maiden, Stratego | Track Review 🎵

    Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden continues to compel on “Stratego,” the second single from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 26, 2021 ago
    Iron Maiden, "The Writing on the Wall" [📷: Sanctuary]
    Music

    Iron Maiden, The Writing on the Wall | Track Review 🎵

    Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden makes a stellar return on “The Writing on the Wall,” the promo from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 29, 2021 ago
    Black Sabbath vs. Charles Bradley: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 15 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Daptone, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay, Warner]
    Columns

    Black Sabbath vs. Charles Bradley | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    On the 15th edition of Head 2 Head, Black Sabbath & Charles Bradley duke it over their respective takes on Black Sabbath’s classic, “Changes.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 5, 2021 ago

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