BABYMETAL and Halestorm

Here is a riddle for you all to consider: What is cute as a basket of puppies, addictive as a bag of chocolates, and as entertaining as a Chinese finger trap (maybe even more). The answer is BABYMETAL.
I was referred to their YouTube channel by a friend. Then the magic truly began. I was watching their music videos day and night, (in a non-creepy way, considering SU-METAL is older than me by a lot) and then I was compelled to learn Japanese, which in my mind is serious dedication. I then continued to watch their lives on YouTube (most in horrible quality), reviews, and dance covers made by other fans. I am glad I am not the only stalker on the Internet. I then asked myself a question: "It would TOTALLY be worth it to go to one of these, right?" I then begged my relative who lives abroad to let me go to the BABYMETAL birthday celebration of YUI-METAL in Paris, and later MOA-METAL's in Cologne.
I completely blew all of my summer's spending money, but to me, nothing was more worth the money than to see those girls and Kami-Band in the live performance.
When I finally got to the floor of both of those theatres, I had a huge adrenaline spike. It was hard for me to even breathe. The music fusion of J-Pop and Metal, the in-sync-ness of the whole experience, the fans. It was too much to absorb. I would recommend the BABYMETAL experience to anyone who wants to go on a fox-ride of an adventure, like the one I am experiencing now. But to put it shortly, I'll say this: BABYMETAL is coming. And you are next.

Nowadays there aren’t many female fronted heavy rock bands that possess such power and pizzazz commanding the full attention of the room- thank goodness for Pennsylvanian quartet Halestorm. There is almost some kind of stigma attached to the term ‘female-fronted’ when it comes to rock music, a genre so dominated by the male species. The difference with Halestorm is that gender is irrelevant, but what is important is the fact that they have the ability make incredible rock music.
The beginnings of Halestorm came as a part of siblings Lzzy (vocals) and Arejay Hale’s (Drums) upbringing, musically in tune with each other they began to form the band with their dad filling in on bass duties at the start. The line-up was soon solidified through the addition of Joe Hottinger and Josh Smith on bass and rhythm guitar. Through relentless touring with bands like: Papa Roach, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold and Evanescence- the band fine-tuned their performances whilst creating a name for themselves and winning over hoards of fans.
There’s no denying the incredible capabilities of Lzzy’s vocals- gravelly, raw and pitch perfect. She is a pure delight to watch, often dressed in leather attire and guitar in tow she effortlessly belts out songs like “Love Bites (So Do I)”, “Daughters of Darkness” and “Mz Hyde”. The audience are enthralled by the electric energy that the band possess as Arejay enthusiastically and passionately drums away, interchanging his drumsticks several times during the set. Throwing in a few covers including Judas Priest’s “Dissident Aggressor” and ending with “I Get Off”, they can do no wrong. With effortless, energetic and phenomenal performances time after time, Halestorm will blow your mind.