I grew up listening to loads of Jrock, however, I also grew up listening to bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden to name a few. In a sense, these bands, along with the likes of Dir en grey, Luna Sea and Malice Mizer changed how I looked at music in general.

I appreciated the raw emotion present in the music, from anger to lust to social commentry, the songs were honest and didn’t hold back.

Among my favorite songs from Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun ranks up there with The Day I Tried to Live, both from the album Superunknown.

Just so happens there’s a video for Black Hole Sun and it’s bloody awesome.

The band, Soundgarden.

The track, Black Hole Sun.

Enjoy.