June 2025 "The Gateway" Playlist - Alternative Metal Authority
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aY7WjCGySb3Lb4x79Dk5T?si=dc8ef18c6e694421
1. Alien Weaponry – Myself to Blame (2025)
2. Apocalyptica – Cold Blood (2015)
3. Disturbed – Sacred Lie (2005)
4. Elysion – Made of Lies (2014)
5. Gemini Syndrome – 2B1 (2025)
6. He Is Legend – Sand (2017)
7. Infectious Grooves – Please Excuse The Funk Up (2000)
8. Korn – Y’all Want a Single (2003)
9. Laundry – Ten Gates (1999)
10. Linkin Park – Papercut (2000)
11. MolyBaron - Lucifer (2021)
12. No One Is Innocent – La peau (1994)
13. Nonpoint – That Day (2012)
14. Polkadot Cadaver – Last Call in Jonestown (2013)
15. Poppy – EAT (2021)
16. Skinlab – Slave The Way (2002)
17. Soil – Breaking Me Down (2001)
18. Spiderbait – Shashavaglava (1993)
19. Stompbox – The Making of Pump (1994)
20. Tremonti – Just Too Much (2025)
21. Treyarch Sound (Elena Siegman, Kevin Sherwood – Beauty of Annihilation (2011)
22. Underoath – Outsider (2025)
Here are my thoughts on some tracks:
Alien Weaponry – Myself to Blame (2025)
5/5. Let's start with some slow sludgy groove. The vocal power of Lewis Raharuhi de Jong help make that track an epic highlight.
Apocalyptica – Cold Blood (2015)
5/5. One of my favorite songs by this cello metal band! If you love it too, welcome in! If you don't, there are other things to try.
Disturbed – Sacred Lie (2005)
4.5/5. Raise your fist to some kick-A alt-metal! This year, this album will turn 20 on September 20. The final chorus really strikes with its heavy riffing.
Elysion – Made of Lies (2014)
4/5. Beautiful vocals and wonderous lyrics, but a little too much of an early 2000s Lacuna Coil knockoff.
Gemini Syndrome – 2B1 (2025)
3.5/5. This solid new track might remind some of A Perfect Circle. I'm a little surprised my alt-rock/metal-loving brother only discovered this band recently and not over a decade ago unlike those other bands he likes. After all, Lux and Memento Mori were released in the 2010s. Pretty good track!
Linkin Park – Papercut (2000)
3/5. The rapping verses by Mike Shinoda make a decent blend with the melodic vocal chorus by Chester Bennington (RIP).
Nonpoint – That Day (2012)
3.5/5. Another cool banger!
Tremonti – Just Too Much (2025)
4/5. Another great track, blending his earlier work with the new stuff.
Treyarch Sound (Elena Siegman, Kevin Sherwood – Beauty of Annihilation (2011)
3.5/5. The version that appears in the playlist is actually the Brian Tuey remix, but as long as the original vocals are still there, it's still that song. I especially like the drop to start the final third of the song, it's the perfect drop!
Underoath – Outsider (2025)
4/5. This one marks the grand end of the journey, in both its original album and this playlist. Aaron Gillespie sings solo in this track, and that helps it being an easy track to end with. The perfect way out, with more to expect in the future!