Welcome to the rock history class you actually want to take! In this installment, Mike and Michael journey from the "blood-curdling" screams of 2005 Welsh metalcore to a Cold War anthem that turned 99 balloons into a global phenomenon.

We kick things off with The Art of Discovery, our mission to find your next musical obsession. This week, we’re featuring three standout independent acts from across the globe: the high-octane, cinematic Power Metal duo Niovel from Germany; the mind-bending, jangled fusion of Grunge and Mathrock from the UK’s A-Tota-So (feat. Ashley Tubb); and the gritty, authentic Rock sounds of Participant, straight out of Derbyshire, England.

Next, we dive into our main topic: Bullet For My Valentine’s landmark 2005 debut,