#17 - Take My Chance - Doll$Boxx

Founded back in 2012 before taking a hiatis till 2017 Doll$Boxx are a similar melding of two bands like Audioslave as they here combine the vocals of Fuki (Light Bringer, Unlucky Morpheus and Fuki Commune) and the sound of Gacharic Spin. Here combining a hard rock sound with bursts of melody which makes them much like Babymetal one of those earworms you can't exactly place what it is that appeals so much.

Sure on first appearences they might look like another Loita Metal band in that screenshot this video quickly sees them satirising the sub-genre as they hang out with a bunch of creepy guys in a basement.

#16 - Don't Le Me Down - Band-Maid

Modeling thier image around Maid Cafe Hostesses in thier native Japan were Singer/guitarist Miku Kobato had worked prior to the band taking off envisioning a fusion of Rock music with the maid
image and hence the band was born. Let just be glad it wasn't a cat cafe she worked at!

Originally starting out as a four piece the band soon recruited singer Saiki Atsumi who now hands the lead vocals alongside Miku the band seeing that two singers would allow them to create a wider range of music especially with two different voice types which still perfectly complement each other when placed together.

Despite the Maid image the band favour an aggressive rock sound while the uniform is adapted to meet the personality of each member of the band. When it comes to thier fans though the guys are called "Masters", the ladies "Princesses" and concerts "Servings".

It's almost fitting that the video which sees Miku paying homage to "Run Lola Run" as they runs through the streets of Tokyo that this song is also on my gym tape and just as good when your on your own runs.

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#15 - Godzilla - Bear McCreary Feat. Serj Tankian

Last night I celebrated my birthday by finally got around to watching the latest American attempt at a Godzilla movie with "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" directed by Michael Dougherty one of the most painfully underappricated directors whose previous work includes Krampus and Trick 'r Treat. Here getting to play out his Godzilla nerd fantasies by making the film that we want to see ie. Giant monsters destroying cities and battling each other not fancy cutaways and boring soldier characters embarking on cross country journey's. Needless to say as some who has been obsessed with these movies since they were 8 (now 37) this movie delivered big time.

What also certainly stood out though was this end titles track by Bear McCreary which also teases the upcoming Godzilla VS. Kong. McCreary though is one of the truly great modern composers and whose credits include Battlestar Galatica, The Walking Dead, Black Sails and Happy Death Day and here he knocks it out of the part again, really capturing the destructive nature and awe inspiring sight of the Kaiju on screen. At the same time his score is peppered with elements of Akira Ifukube's previous Godzilla scores which McCreary pays homage to throughout the film.

With this track though a cover of a Blue Öyster Cult's 1977 track "Godzilla" it's all about the legend himself Godzilla with that pounding drumbeat, orchestral soars, taiko chanting and aggressive rifs capturing the magisty of the King of Monsters. Adding to this is vocals from System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian who these could easily be one of his own tracks wether with his band or his solo work as he is certainly no stranger to this kind of dramatical flair in his own composures. If anything though this is certainly one not only for this mixtape but the gym tape aswell.

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#7 - The Words That Maketh Murder - PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey much like Bjork was one of those artists I overlooked for the longest time with "Let England Shake" being my entry point into her discography with this track getting some pretty heavy rotation even.

Sure this album might not be her strongest work, but then some times the worst first impression only can lead to better things.

#5 - The Trip - Still Corners

A track I stumbled across during one of those youtube deep dives were you go looking for funk instrumentals and stumble across somthing all together more intresting.

Defined as "Dream Pop" a sub-genre of alt-rock and Neo-psychedelia this opening track from the duo's second album released through Sub-pop a label that currently is well worth finding a sampler for, this track is really one for the big headphones.

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