ALESSANDRA GORDON 

 Founder and Editor in Chief 

80% Italian. 20% British. 100% metalcore addict.

Translator and interpreter. Music journalist. Copywriter.

Editor in chief and senior editor for metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, hardcore genres at SICK AND SOUND.

How I got into music in the first place: hard rock as a baby, alternative metal as a kid, -core genres as an adult. Currently metalcore-savvy.

Vocalist and lyricist.

Freestyle slalom skater and hiker.

Gin and Tonic enthusiast.

Love concerts, hiking, backpacking, skating, outdoor sports, action sports, writing, meditation and yoga, basketball, videogames, dogs, nerdy stuff.

My favorite bands: Architects, Fit For A King, Ice Nine Kills, August Burns Red, Bury Tomorrow, Caliban, Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy, As I Lay Dying, Parkway Drive, Wage War, Of Mice & Men, Northlane, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, Betraying The Martyrs,  The Royal, Heart Of A Coward, Counterparts.

My best quotes:

“Metalcore until death do us part”

“In metalcore we trust”

“I hope my firstborn is metalcore”

“Blegh is the new black”

“Metalcore will save us all”

“Metal breakdowns prevent mental breakdowns”

“Heavier is better”