What better way to kickoff a weekend to remember (aren’t they all?) than with a bit of Grindhouse-loving metal? High on Fire have unleashed their ferocious new video for “Fertile Green” and we’re still trying to pick our jaws off the floor from the first viewing earlier today. The track slays, just like the rest […]
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High On Fire Announce Mayhem Festival Off-Dates
May 28th, 2012 
James Shotwell High On Fire are riding high on a wave of critical acclaim for their new album De Vermis Mysteriis, and will soon be joining a slew of other great metal acts for this Summer’s traveling Mayhem Festival. As with any touring festival, their are many off dates scheduled throughout the run and High On Fire […]
Charlie Sztyk Streams Another Sure-fire Favorite With “Holy War”
August 13th, 2015 Brian Leak Earlier this year, we had the honor of premiering the lead single from Charlie Sztyk‘s upcoming debut full-length. Today, Sztyk is sharing another track from the album, titled “Holy War” (via All Things Go). With a successfully funded Kickstarter in the rearview, The Arc will see the light of day at some point in the […]
Ikey Reigns Supreme; All Hail King Jaffe, Hip-Hop’s New Highness
May 12th, 2015 Brian Leak Apart from maybe Run The Jewels, the most exciting thing about hip-hop for me last year was Ikey. He only released a single track–a debut of sorts–but it was a perfectly chosen debut to serve as the gloves he came out swinging with. Initially elusive as all get out, the now-DC-based, mostly Nigerian-raised emcee seemingly […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Run All Night’ Is A Complete Misfire
March 13th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Run All Night Starring: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra Run All Night is not a great film. Between the ridiculous transitional sequences, mediocre acting, and a script that feels as if it is missing thirty pages, the latest feature from Non-Stop director Jaume Collet-Serra is one of the worst crime dramas […]
UTG PHOTOS: Doomtree at the Highline Ballroom in NYC (2/17/15)
March 2nd, 2015 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun Review sent photographer, Kellie Gannon, to The Highline Ballroom in New York City to photograph Doomtree on February 17, 2015. Fans of the Minneapolis-based hip-hop collective Doomtree went absolutely ape-shit back in December upon the announcement that Doomtree would be returning to the stage in early 2015 with new music. Along with […]
Modest Mouse Share First New Single in Eight Years, “Lampshades on Fire”
December 15th, 2014 Corey From The title says it all. All in one short day, we were teased with a cryptic message from Modest Mouse on Instagram and even an official announcement from the band regarding new music, as they announced their highly anticipated full-length, Strangers to Ourselves Well, this morning, we were gifted a new track from the album, […]
UTG PHOTOS: Yellowcard, Memphis May Fire & Emarosa (11/7/14)
November 18th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped over at The Crofoot in Pontiac, MI to catch Yellowcard and others live. I’m back at it again with yet another new photo set. I stopped over at one of my favorite home venues last week to catch Yellowcard‘s most recent headlining tour. First off, it’s […]
REVIEW: Foo Fighters – ‘Sonic Highways’
November 7th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Sonic Highways Genre: Rock Label: Roswell Records Sonic Highways, the eighth studio effort from American rock ‘n’ roll staple Foo Fighters, isn’t so much a testament of a band reaching the pinnacle of its career as much as it is a band defining a sound 20 years in the making. With […]
Fireworks Frontman Opens Up About Life, Music, And More
October 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell We don’t cover them nearly as much as we admittedly should these days, but we absolutely adore podcasts. There are dozens of great shows out there, including many from the world of music. We hope to highlight them all in due time, but today we want to share a show that has roots right here […]
Flashback: Stream Fireworks’ Original Demo EP, ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’
September 30th, 2014 James Shotwell We have been spending a lot of time at UTG talking about the origin of bands that dominate headlines today. We have been around for over half a decade at this point, but that’s not quite as long enough to have covered every step of an artist’s career. Many bands had several years of recording […]
Black Veil Brides Stream “Heart Of Fire”
September 8th, 2014 James Shotwell Black Veil Brides are ramping up promotion for their forthcoming studio album, IV, with the release of a new song titled “Heart OF Fire.”