ROCK WINS EUROVISION

WHILE PLENTY OF heads were turned at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest by Finnish nu metallers Blind Channel – whose compatriots Lordi famously won the competition in 2006 – it was another heavy band that ultimately took the headlines at Europe’s beloved annual cheesefest last month. Italian rockers Måneskin ended up walking away with the top spot with their song, Zitti E Buoni, beating out strong competition via more typically pop-oriented entries from France and Switzerland. Singer Damiano David’s proclamation that the victory was proof that “rock’n'roll never dies” may have been a bit much, but the band’s success did, at least, show that heavy music still has the capacity to surprise us on the world stage. Fair play, fellas.…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2021

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