Monday madness: Favourite Albums

Hello again! Lily here, finally back to regular blog posts as promised. Today's Monday madness is all about my favourite albums, and my favourite songs from them. Although we have Friday playlist, this gives me a chance to share whole albums and tell you just why I love them so much.

Slash - apocalyptic love & world on fire



Apocalyptic love is slash's second album, the first as a collective band with Myles Kennedy of Alter bridge and the conspirators. It was released in 2012 and I'm still just as obsessed with it. All the songs on the album are so good and are all classic heavy rock songs. Bad rain is one of my favourite songs because it is such a cool song and the video is totally badass.
Other favourite songs: Apocalyptic love, You're a lie, Anastasia
 Link to the whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5rRH6OWt58


 World on fire is slash's latest album that was released in September this year I got my tickets for Leeds before I even heard the album and pre-ordered the CD I was so excited for its release. And it did not disappoint! The whole album is amazing and I have been listening to it on repeat since I got it. Beneath the savage sun is one of my favourite songs because it has a really raw guitar sound to it and Myles vocals are sooo good as usual. The song is also about an elephant who lost his elephant friend to poaching and the way it's conveyed is really clever.
Other favourite songs: Shadow life, World on fire, 30 years to life, The unholy
 Link to the whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBJL-Wo9xM

Alter Bridge - Blackbird & Fortress


Alter bridge have to be one of my favourite ever bands, and they're just as good live as they are in a studio. Blackbird is their second album released in 2007, and I am again still obsessed with it even now. The lyrics in their songs really make the album special because they cover so many different areas within just one album. Myles Kennedy has to be one of the best songwriters and vocalists in rock at the minute (sorry for the ass kissing).White knuckles is one of my favourite songs because it's a really heavy track with awesome guitar riffs.
Other favourite songs: Ties that bind, Blackbird, Come to life, Coming home
Link to the whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iN0QRqSlNA



Fortress is Alter bridge's latest album that came out last year, I saw them perform this live in Manchester alongside Halestorm and Shinedown who I am also a fan of. This album is so amazing and lyrically genius, and it contains many of my favourite ever songs. I had to choose waters rising as the example because it is such an epic song with both Myles kennedy and Mark tremonti on vocals. It gradually increases in pace and volume into an awesome heavy track that just gives me goosebumps when I listen to it.
Other favourite songs: Fortress, Addicted to pain, Cry a river, Bleed it dry
Link to whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSP_n3llTU&list=PL0P5C03KW2qA6hgfzVyo9kRzrcKV_PR98

Metallica - S&M


I thought Metallica couldn't get any more awesome, but then I heard the live S&M album with the San Francisco orchestra and I peed in my pants a little. The addition of the orchestra just makes the whole album even more badass and epic. Metallica again have to be one of my favourite ever bands as everything I like about rock and metal is included in their albums (powerful vocals, awesome guitar riffs, heavy drums, leather trousers and long 80's metal hair) The memory remains is one of my favourite songs off the album as it is a fast tempo metal song with plenty of classic James Hetfield 'YEEAAAHHHS' which is all a Metallica fan could ask for. They're also just as good if not even better when performing live.
Other favourite songs: Fuel, No leaf clover, Nothing else matters, Enter sandman
Link to the whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Hgy_L3eXc

The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell



I liked a couple of songs off The pretty reckless' previous album 'light me up' but It's the album Going to hell that was released this year that has made me a full on fan. Taylor Momsen's songwriting and vocals have gotten even better and all the songs are the perfect raw rock songs that I love. Going to hell is one of my favourite tracks because it's the perfect mixture of soft and gravelly vocals. also the video is really cool (total girl-crush on Taylor going on).
Other favourite songs: Follow me down, Heaven knows, fucked up world, sweet things, absolution
Link to whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VSI_kEekk

Heavens Basement - Filthy Empire


I have been in love with heavens basement since I heard them on scuzz last year, and I traveled 3 hours to go and see them because it was the only show I could go to. It was one of the best gigs I've been to because it was so up close and personal, and loud, and sweaty, and awesome. Their whole album is filled with classic heavy rock tracks that I happily sit and listen to on repeat. They are also touring with the pretty reckless at the moment, which I really hope I can go to If I can just find someone to go with me.
Other favourite songs: Nothing left to lose, Heartbreaking son of a bitch, Welcome home, Executioners day, Lights out in london
Link to whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYt8wXj7bfI&list=PL-K1HfAYErhSVoYvD942eI19S8yMFkXhO

Guns N' Roses - Greatest hits


 I have been a Guns N' Roses fan ever since my mum and dad used to play me them when I was little, and I'm still a massive fan of the new and old Guns N' Roses. I used to love Axl rose so much when I was younger that I would dress up like him, because I have such a similar colour hair to him when he was young. I still love Axl and Slash and they are both on my 'rogues gallery' (as my mum calls it) of pictures of awesome people on my wall. I actually got to go and see them in Manchester for my 15th birthday and it was like a childhood dream being able to see Axl Rose live. It obviously had to be the greatest hits album because all the best tracks from all the albums are in it, so I get to include all my favourites, Welcome to the jungle has to be my all time favourite jut because it's epic. I don't think I need to justify that statement as you all know it's true, but to name a few bits to back that up (the intro riff, the amazing vocals, the guitar solo etc.)
I can now also say I have seen all the classic Guns N' Roses songs performed by both Axl and Slash - just not together :'(.
Other favourite songs: Sweet chid O' mine, paradise city, civil war, Live and let die, You could be mine
Link to whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgMBgVKAjE

Marmozets - Weird and Wonderful



Marmozets are a recent favourite of mine, only discovering them a couple of months ago. But their album the weird and wonderful is so good. Their lead singer Becca Macintyre has the most incredible voice and I wish I could sing like her  - but alas I am tone deaf. I have been listening to the album none stop for the oast few weeks and I hope to go and see them soon as well.
Other favourite songs: Hit the wave, Why do you hate me?, Captivate you, 'Move, shake hide', Back to you
Link to whole album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afX5kz9hfHI&list=PLIZbgHQHxSJX5_ONnXNPGAX0ZT66ic9Y3

I hope you enjoyed this insight into some of my favourite albums, and any fellow rock and metal lovers can follow me on spotify for many more similar tracks and new music @lilyorrell :)
Back on wednesday for a fashion challenge! byeee x

#OOTD Halloween Spooktacular

Daisy here and I'd like to start off by saying how very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY sorry we are for not having posted in almost two weeks! We've both been really busy with exams/uni work etc and the blog had to take a back seat for a while. Anyway WE'RE BACK now, you may all stop crying. Hopefully we'll get back into the swing of things and have a full host of posts for you starting next week.

For now I though I'd share a few of my antics from last weeks Halloween festivities - most importantly what I wore. I live for dressing up so naturally I love going out on Halloween and putting lots of effort into my costume. At university there are often days of fun surrounding Halloween as well as the big night itself which basically makes for a whole week of spooky stuff - amazing!! Here's what I got up to...


On the Tuesday before Halloween we all did a bit of that old Halloween staple - pumpkin carving - which was just as enjoyable as it was when I was little. Unfortunately this is the only picture I have from yesterday and they aren't doing so well...

Wednesday was the bar crawl - our main night out - and the grand reveal of my main costume. We wanted to do a group costume and ended up deciding on Batman villains (watch out for that classic Batman villain, Wolverine). From right to left we have me as Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Wolverine, The Joker and Poison Ivy.

We all made and put together our costumes ourselves, which is really one of my favourite parts of the whole thing. For my outfit I took a plain black catsuit from Ebay and sewed on red diamonds and white neck and hand ruffs to transform it into a sassy Harley outfit. To keep things cheap I got the red and white material by buying a pair of babies trousers and an XL t-shirt from a charity shop, coming in at a grand total of £2.50. I coloured my hair half red, half black with temporary hair spray, did some Harley Quinn style make-up, whacked on my platform knee boots and was good to go! 

I loved every second of strutting about in a catsuit feeling like a super-villain. I have to say this is one of the best costumes I have worn in terms of making me feel like a different person - now I know how cos-players get their kicks. As a group we attracted a fair bit of attention and got lots of lovely compliments on our outfits as well as lots of people wanting selfies with us - COSTUME SUCCESS! Anyway, here's some more pictures of my outfit and the rest of my fearsome ensemble...

The Joker and Harley looking a bit worse for wear later in the night.

On Halloween night we went out for a more standard night out and hadn't planned any proper costumes. In the end we decided to go for a decades theme, all of us hashing together an outfit to fit a different decade of the 20th Century. Here we are from left to right - me as the 20s then the 30s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s (we clearly don't like the 40s).

We all just gathered stuff together from our own wardrobes and it actually turned out alright. Again I really enjoyed wearing this costume - particularly dancing an attempted (and terrible) Charleston to Ke$ha's 'We R who we R' and pouting a lot. Plus, dressing like a flapper is a great excuse to to stay out all night, drink illegal moonshine and dance the night away - Gatsby would have been proud.

A Flapper and a Punk - classic combo.

Representin' the 20th Century.

There we have it- that was my Halloween in a nutshell! Watch out for more bloggy stuff coming your way very soon.

Daisy.

Halloween look #5

Zombie mermaid

Normal side: Kat von D lock it tattoo foundation, Urban decay eye shadow, Topshop gold highlighter, seventeen mascara, collection bronzer, Barry M lip liner, &mehron facepaint

Zombie side: White out contact lense, liquid latex, fake blood, mehron face paint, mac eyeshadow & urban decay eyeshadow 

Halloween look #4

Freddy Krueger
I did this look on our brother max for his Halloween fancy dress at school, I had to get up at 6 in the morning and I only had an hour to complete it. It was my first attempt with liquid latex and I'm pretty proud of it even if he looked like a cross between Freddy and a cherry lattice pie

Done with liquid latex, Kat von D lock it tattoo foundation, Mehron face paint & fake blood.

Halloween look #3

Evil pumpkin

Done with mehron facepaint and mac eyeshadow in brick red

Halloween look #2

V from V for Vendetta 

Done with Mehron face paint and black eye shadow

What would you wear if...? #7

Lily here, This weeks Wednesday fashion challenge picked by daisy was 'what would you wear if...

You were A high school movie mean girl?

Obviously for inspiration for this look I went straight to all the classic teen films we all used to love, especially the most popular being mean girls. Some trends I noticed when doing my research is there's a hell of a lot of pink, mini skirts, crop tops and big hair (full of secrets) in common with the mean popular girls. So naturally I had to try and incorporate all 4 into my look. Although I don't really own a lot of pink I did manage to find my dusty pink leather jacket, so now I can still say I stuck to the rule 'On Wednesdays we wear pink' (I'm sorry, I had to do it - how could I not?). It was more of a challenge this week trying to keep a bitchy face when taking pictures, because I usually laugh my way through the process. That is why many of this weeks pictures are selfies, but the plastics would probably take a lot of selfies anyway... hope you're ready for some serious shade throwing!

Nothing better to end than some serious bitch face

I hope you all appreciate my self control not to overload this post with mean girls quotes which is so easily done, and look out for a proper Friday playlist this week finally!

byeeee