Power Trip Hope They Changed Perception of What Metal Band Can Be wgrd.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgrd.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Monday night, just a few weeks after a freak deep freeze brought Texas to the brink of an electric-grid collapse, the surviving members of the Texas metal band Power Trip gathered at guitarist Nick Stewart’s house in Dallas.
The four Stewart, 32; guitarist Blake Ibanez, 29; drummer Chris Ulsh, 33; and bassist Chris Whetzel, 33 had spread out across the state and country during the fall and winter surge of the pandemic. They’d hadn’t all been in the same room since the early fall of 2020.
“I just got here like five minutes ago; it’s so strange to me to be seeing these guys for the first time in six or seven months,” said Ulsh, who now lives in Philadelphia.
30 Best Metal Albums of 2020
Of all the things 2020 was a terrible year for, metal was not one of them. There were countless great releases all across the spectrum of heavy music this year, and even with our weekly metal song roundups, the weekly metal album roundups over at Invisible Oranges, and the several metal albums we reviewed this year in Notable Releases, it can be hard to keep up with all of it. But in order to help narrow things down, we ve put together a list of 30 metal albums from 2020 that we highly recommend listening to if you haven t done so already.
University of North Texas alumni landed all over the nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Some didnât get a degree from the College of Music, but many did â and at least one is on the faculty.
From Best Country Song to Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, the Mean Green left its musical mark in 15 categories.
âWeâre proud to see that many of our College of Music alumni and faculty members have been nominated for or contributed to Grammy-nominated projects for 2021,â College of Music Dean John W. Richmond said. âAlthough not the only measurement of success, being nominated for a Grammy is an extraordinary accomplishment, and we send a heartfelt congratulations to all who were recognized.â