It's now time for our last monthly feature post of April 2025, namely this month's YouTube Channel Profile! This recurring series looks at 1-3 randomly selected YouTube channels, whose public content is at least half devoted to local metal, hard rock, or punk musicians/concerts, and we have drawn another single band channel for this month, so here's what you should know!
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Bullet Train - Canada (http://youtube.com/@BulletTrain-vq4dz)
Owner: A member of local hard rock trio Bullet Train, exact identity unclear
Channel Timeline: Launched on January 30th, 2024; Videos uploaded from February through October 2024
Channel Summary: The official YouTube Music channel for Bullet Train, it features their first four original songs, all with accompanying lyric videos featuring AI-generated imagery. All are credited as part of their "At Home Demo Series", and are likely planned for one of the two demo EPs that they were working on as of last fall.
Why You Should Watch: Musically, this channel will be worth a watch/subscription if you're a fan of modern hard rock music, especially given the talent in this group, while some readers will get an extra something out of the lyrics and videos moreso, as Bullet Train are definitely more issue-driven than members' prior local bands were, but be advised of the lyrical content going in, especially if you're politically on the left. Note that this channel hasn't been visibly updated in six months, and the band hasn't posted anything on their Facebook page in 2025 yet either.
Bullet Train - Profit - (Lyric Video - Demo Version - 2024): A couple of months after releasing their sophomore single "Illusions", Bullet Train returned with original song #3 in June, namely "Profit", which is about the theory that pharmaceutical companies are medicating illnesses & drug addictions, not curing them, because there's no money to be made in a permanent cure. I won't get into all of that here (it's really not that kind of site), but this video is notable for fans because it has the first live video of Cory, Bones, and Tony appearing on camera in this project, albeit in black & white, as are the other video clips. Gotta love Tony's double bass! If you can look past the lyrics, this is a strong hard rocker with a catchy guitar riff, and it wouldn't come amiss in Sense of Truth's setlists at all! The phone number for Drug Rehab Services is posted at the end of the video, which is a nice touch.
Bullet Train - Wayside: The band's most recent upload is the lyric video for "Wayside", posted to YouTube on October 30th. Their longest song to date, this song is arguably their most politically charged yet, with the lyrics and imagery (including a lot of real footage) reflecting on social justice and taking a critical eye at police protests. Again, I won't get into the lyrics and messages here, as this is all out of my depth, but musically, the song has more of a complex arrangement without rocking the boat from Cory's prior original music releases, so fans won't mind how things sound! Just remember the messages and slant of the lyrics going in.
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I hope you guys liked this month's YouTube Channel Profile! Next month in this series, we'll have a bit of deja vu, as we just looked at this act's auto-generated YouTube Music channel in January, specifically that of local folk punk/emo solo project Agnosticism, but this has some exclusive content, so look for it on or around May 26th! That's all for now, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site soon! Thanks everyone!
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