Top 5 bands.

The type of music I listen to is a little bit different to the average mainstream taste so heres 5 of my favourite bands at the moment and some reasons as to why I rate them so highly.

5. Enter Shikari. Enter Shikari are one of my favourite bands due to the fact they were one of the first bands to combine electronic elements with metal. This fusion of genres has to led to a wide range of other bands who have taken influence from Enter Shikari's example and added their own electronic twist to their music. My favourite song by this band has to be Mothership.

4. Sum41. Sum41 are pretty much my childhood band. I listened to them from a very young age and would ask my parents to buy me every album they brought out. Although there were many other bands such as blink 182 who were similar, Sum41 stood out to me as they had more of a punk attitude to other bands. My favourite song by this band is fat lip.

3 Bring me the horizon. Bring me the horizon are number 3 solely due to the fact this was the band that got me into the music I listen to today. They were the first band I heard that solely consisted of screamed and growled vocals. I spent the majority of my teens with this band as my favourite but soon moved on to heavier things as BMTH became gradually more soft. My favourite song by these is the first screamed song i ever heard Traitors never play hangman. Ive also seen this band live once.

2. Suicide Silence. Suicide silence are in my opinion the most vocally gifted band that is however until the passing of Mitch Lucker their vocalist who died in a motorcycle accident. This bands music gets me pumped before any night out and all their lyrics to every song has meaning behind it. They are also unique as they are one of the first bands to employ 7 string guitars which gives them dynamics within their sound. Some parts of songs are also very technical. My favourite song by this band is Unanswered.

1. Chelsea grin. Chelsea Grin are easily my favourite band at the moment. I have seen them twice live and was blown away both times. The range used within their vocals is pretty amazing and with the addition of a new guitarist the music has become more and more complex. Starting off as a typical deathcore, breakdown orientated band they have grown to become one of the best bands in genre and are now headlining shows across the world. My favourite song by this band is Lilith.