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A Place to Bury Strangers Unleash New Single “Straight,” Prepare to Shatter Eardrums on Spring U.S. and Euro Tours

Confession: Of all the shows I’ve attended, I’ve only worn earplugs twice. On both occasions, I was watching Brooklyn post-punk outfit A Place to Bury Strangers at The Empty Bottle in Chicago. As much as they’re known for their memorable live shows, these harbingers of noise and chaos have also released a series of great […]

Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Single “Tiberius”

Smashing Pumpkins have unleashed a new single by the name of “Tiberius,” the third track released from the group’s upcoming album Monuments to an Elegy. The track is a louder affair than our last taste of music from the album, “Being Beige,” with “Tiberius” in particluar showing off the bombastic drumming of Tommy Lee. Monuments […]

Walk The Moon Announce Spring Headlining Tour, Release Infectious Single “Different Colors”

If you were looking for a reason to dance around your cubicle on this Monday morning, indie-pop quartet Walk The Moon have debuted the second single from their upcoming album Talking is Hard. “Different Colors” follows the album’s first single “Shut Up And Dance,” which has been blowing up U.S. alt/rock radio since debuting in […]

Taking Back Sunday Announce Spring Tour with The Menzingers and letlive.

Taking Back Sunday just announced their spring North American headlining tour, and it’s a doozy of a package with The Menzingers and letlive. rounding out the bill. The tour kicks off on February 18 in New Orleans and hits most major markets before wrapping up on April 4 in Ft. Lauderdale. The band promises this […]

METALHEADS: You’re Doing Today Wrong If You Aren’t Streaming Machine Head’s New Album ‘Bloodstone & Diamonds’

Calling all Head Cases (or whatever Robb Flynn likes to call Machine Head‘s fans these days)! It has been three long years since Machine Head released their last studio record Unto the Locust, but the time has come and you can now stream the metal veterans’ new album, Bloodstone & Diamonds, in its entirety. Longtime […]

36 Crazyfists Announce New Album, Stream Single “Also Am I”

I must admit. I haven’t kept up with Alaskan rockers 36 Crazyfists in recent years. But back in the early 2000s, when they were releasing albums like Bitterness the Star and A Snow Capped Romance on Roadrunner Records, they were one of my favorite bands. They’ve been quiet for four years, but have now broken […]

REVIEW: New Found Glory – ‘Resurrection’

Artist: New Found Glory Album: Resurrection Label: Hopeless Genre: Pop-Punk When all is said and done, New Found Glory’s Resurrection could go down as 2014’s most appropriately titled release. By forging an unmistakable signature sound that has inspired countless imitators and relentlessly touring with their consistently powerful and energetic live show, New Found Glory has […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Harmontown’ Fails to Capture Dan Harmon’s Appeal

Film: Harmontown Directed by: Neil Berkeley Starring: Dan Harmon, Jeff B. Davis, Erin McGathy I’ll be honest. Prior to receiving my screener for Harmontown, I had no idea who Dan Harmon was. I don’t watch Community. I don’t listen to his Harmontown podcast. That doesn’t mean I never will. It just means it hasn’t happened […]

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: 10 Cover Songs We Hope To Hear at Riot Fest Chicago

Nothing gets a festival crowd going like a good cover tune, so it’s no surprise that many of my favorite memories from Riot Fest 2013 involved covers. The festival opened on Friday afternoon with Hatebreed paying tribute to fallen Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman with their cover of “Ghosts of War,” during which Jamey Jasta made […]

Ten Years Later, We Still Give A Fuck: A Decade of Lamb of God’s ‘Ashes of the Wake’

In the early 2000s, the heavy metal community was in shambles. Pantera had imploded, and we’d later tragically lose Dimebag Darrell all together. Slayer was on cruise control. Metallica released St. Anger, and Machine Head’s Robb Flynn put on a shiny track suit and tried to rap. Our world needed a hero — and sorry, […]

REVIEW: The Color Morale – ‘Hold On Pain Ends’

Artist: The Color Morale Album: Hold On Pain Ends Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Fearless Records The Color Morale has been astonishingly prolific since signing to Rise Records back in 2009 as Hold On Pain Ends marks their fourth full-length, but first since making the jump from Rise to Fearless Records. Typically, the concern with bands that […]