Track Fix: Romantic Rebel: Bad for Me

Female-Fronted rock has another awesome band to inspire rocker chicks everywhere.

Powered by KT Paige, Romantic Rebel have a full raucous sound that can easily be compared to Lacuna Coil and Paramore. “Bad for Me,” off their upcoming self-titled album, is full of emotion. Paige asserts her dominance quickly and is supported by guitarist Alex Vincent. The guitar work is excellent here, reminiscent of the soundtrack of ‘80s Nintendo classic, “Super Contra.”

The steady and sturdy Bass and Drumwork from Danny D and Marcus Lee rounds out the sound. This is a real rock track. Produced by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Static-x, Breaking Benjamin), the song has a full and rich sound and the convincing begins from the first second Paige opens her mouth.

The way the song starts, with Paige mouthing the chorus emphatically will automatically remind rocks of Metallica’s “The Memory Remains.” A tribute to one of metals greatest acts, Paige pulls it off well. Simply put, the Chicago-native could be confused as a possible love-child of James Hetfield and Joan Jet.

Simply put, great female-fronted rock is suppose to get men simultaneously pissed off and hot and somehow manage to inspire women to bang their heads a bit. “Bad For Me” absolutely accomplishes this endeavor. With great guitar work and Paige’s sexy but rough vocals, Romantic Rebel is a four-piece full of energy and potential.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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