I've heard the band Good Tiger play twice and can't wait until they drop their second album later this year so I can hear them again.

If you're looking for a rock band that drifts towards metal while serenading you with sweet vocals and guitar rifts–look no further, because Good Tiger is the band you've been waiting for. Good Tiger is a brand new “some kind of rock” band, made of talented musicians who have their place in previous bands, such as the amazing Elliot Coleman on vocals, who is the ex-vocalist from TesseracT and Sky Eats Airplanes, Derya Nagle and Joaquin Ardiles on guitar, who are both ex-guitarists from The Safety Fire, Alex Rüdinger on drums from the band The Faceless, and bassist Morgan Sinclair, with the current guitarist of Periphery, Jake Bowen as the band’s manager.

For their first album, Good Tiger managed to produce a collection of nine songs full of “spunk, energy, and potential.” Good Tiger perfectly balances the heaviness of rock with the edginess of metal, creating their own unique sound which they describe as “some kind of rock” and could not be truer.

Good Tiger proves that bands don't need to play 100 percent metal all of the time to be considered a rock/metal group. They succeed in slowing the tempo from moderato and vivace to andante and adagio. These slower and quieter moments, such as the songs “Understanding Silence” (ironically enough) and “Latchkey Kids,” allowed the band to perform a memorable and passionate orchestration that did not seem to force the crowd into attempting to crowd surf and damage their brain in severe head-banging. These quiet moments, which are mostly unaccompanied guitar and vocals, are smooth sounding and infused with intense emotion. “I Paint What I See” features delicate, wordless croons from Coleman, who later sings in what could only be described as a “roar” and impacts the song in such a way that leaves the listener wanting to hear more, showcasing Coleman's tasteful talent in voice control.

Good Tiger is the band you'll listen to as a seasoned rock enthusiast or if you want to start listening to metal but aren't ready forextreme heavy metal. I suggest listening to "Where Are The Birds?" partially because it is my favorite and because it sums up the "some kind of rock" description.

Side note: Peep that cover photo of me and my boyfriend meeting the amazing Elliot Coleman :)