Behind → 5 Gems
![Behind: 5 Gems No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/behind-5-gems-32-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Behind: 5 Gems No. 32 (2026) features songs by Beats By AI, Dixon Dallas, Kelly Clarkson, Paul McCartney, and Slayer.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Behind: 5 Gems No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/behind-5-gems-32-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Behind: 5 Gems No. 32 (2026) features songs by Beats By AI, Dixon Dallas, Kelly Clarkson, Paul McCartney, and Slayer.
![Slayer, Behind The Crooked Cross: Bangerz N Bopz No. 62 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Recordings, LLC; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/slayer-behind-the-crooked-cross-bangerz-n-bopz-62-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 62nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Behind The Crooked Cross” performed by thrash metal band Slayer.
![15 Captivating Whip Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/15-captivating-whip-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Captivating Whip Songs features songs by Arca, Architects, Clipse, Devo, Silentó, and WILLOW.
![Architects, Whiplash: Wacky Wednesday No. 20 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Epitaph; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/architects-whiplash-wacky-wednesday-20-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Whiplash,” performed by English metalcore band Architects.
![KAZARAN [📷: KAZARAN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kazaran-2.jpg?fit=600%2C401&ssl=1)
In the 516th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, Caiden Crafts gives us the inside scoop on his metalcore band, KAZARAN.

In the 505th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the progressive rock/metal band, Krapf.
![13 More Electrifying Animal Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 45th & 3rd Music LLC, Amherst, Columbia, DistroKid, Lana Del Rey, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Smart Study Co., Ltd., Thrivin Here Records LLC, Todisco Music, Universal Music Operations Limited, Urheim, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Music Finland, Warner Music Nashville, Warner Music Norway AS Capitol; AcatXIo, Alain Audet, Andrea Bohl, Gundula Vogel, Joshua Choate, Lucas, Michael Siebert, Ralph, ViolkaArt from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/13-more-electrifying-animal-songs.webp?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
13 More Electrifying Animal Songs features songs by Baha Men, Beyoncé, Chris Todisco, Gavin Adcock, The B-52’s, and Ylvis.
![Lake Mar/E [📷: Lake Mar/E]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lake-mare-pr-1.jpg?fit=768%2C602&ssl=1)
In the 493rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from northern Utah rock/metal band Lake Mar/E.

In the 483rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Calgary, Alberta metal band, Karnage Through Crossing.
![Getting to Know… Inmate: Interview No. 477 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Inmate; AcatXlo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/getting-to-know-inmate-477-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 477th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Slovenian metal band, Inmate.
![Getting to Know… Insonika: Interview No. 467 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Insonika; AcatXlo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/getting-to-know-insonika-467-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 467th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Jönköping, Sweden-based experimental metal band, Insonika.
![Getting to Know…Sickrecy: Interview No. 466 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sickrecy; AcatXlo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/getting-to-know-sickrecy-466-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 466th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Swedish grindcore band, Sickrecy.