Track Of The Day - The Gateway Edition

A true accessible yet total rocker suitable for Code Orange's new direction, with the one and only Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins guest appearing:

Battle-ready nu/alt-metal that fits well for the shows and movies that use this single:

Scathingly killer extreme thrashy nu metal:

Prog/alt-metal with a groove-powered breakdown perfect for some live moshing:

A wonderful hard rock/alt-metal power ballad by two core members of Trivium and Fear Factory:

An angry anthem that really shows how rap metal should be done:

The band's earlier humor and heaviness of Significant Other makes a comeback with new aspects such as the awesome rare guitar soloing:

Disturbed's true anthem which, no matter how disturbing it gets, deserves its fame:

A ravaging unique blend of nu/rap metal with Indian classical music:

Sum 41's 13 Voices hits hard with a lot of the drama and sincerity in this rollercoaster ride of punk gone alt-metal in epic anthems like this one:

And even in deluxe edition bonus tracks like this one:

This track is what got me interested in this band In This Moment via one of the earlier Gateway playlists, and it's still filled with alt-metal greatness in my reviewing session with its album The Dream:

A grand headbanging standout from the missing link between the first two In This Moment albums:

Alt-metal with unique industrial aggression:

An epic ballad to conclude this modern metal band's latest offering:

A nice alt-metal anthem that's more melodic while still heavy:

An excellent single that has caused Rollins' work to spread to MTV and metalheads:

A beautiful anthem picking up where Bad Omens' debut left off:

As amazing as that song is, I'm both surprised and not about this song's presence in TikTok boosting the band's fame:

Getting back into more of the alt-metal zone, here are a couple highlights from bands I've discovered, including the industrialized sound of these two bands:

And the thrashy alt-metal of Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo project:

An industrial-infused alt metal assault:

Some of the greatest, most amusing lyrics from the band appear in this fantastic highlight:

One of the most popular songs from the band's 90s era, and I can totally understand from the vocal duo fitting well with the dramatic instrumentation:

One of my favorite Mushroomhead songs from the breakthrough era. The quality could've been slightly better but it's still a killer highlight in their finest hour:

You can already hear Avatar starting to explore their alt-metal side in tracks like this one: