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Self Defense Family Stream New Album, ‘Heaven Is Earth’

Self Defense Family are streaming their new LP, Heaven Is Earth, via Stereogum. The album is set to release June 30 via Deathwish, and you can pre-order the album here. The recording process for Heaven Is Earth is as eclectic as the album sounds. Recorded in four different studios filled with nostalgic fame, Self Defense […]

Fathoms Announce New Album, Stream Lead Single

The Brighton-based metalcore group Fathoms announced that they will be releasing a brand new album next year, titled Lives Lived. The album will hit stores in Europe and the UK Mar. 2 and Mar. 3 in the US via Artery Recordings/Ghost Music. In conjunction with the album announcement, the group dropped their first single, titled […]

WATCH: Code Orange – “Dreams In Inertia”

Code Orange (formerly Code Orange Kids) have released a new music video for “Dreams In Inertia,” a track off of their upcoming album, I Am King. Featuring some sonic changes from what the band normally produces, “Dreams In Inertia” is a slow, drone of a track that features whispered vocals, singing, no screaming, and a […]

UTG LIST: The Best Releases You Might Have Missed From The First Half of 2014

If there’s one thing 2014 has brought us thus far it is an array of fantastic music. It seems as though every week there is a new record released that needs to be thrown into the consideration for album of the year. For our mid-year review at Under The Gun, we wanted to bring you […]

YAITW Release “Be My Blood” Video, Launch Album Pre-Orders

You may or may not have heard of YAITW (otherwise known as Young And In The Way) before today, but fans of heavy music are about to discover the next band that will change their lives. Prepare to rage. Hailing from North Carolina, YAITW present a dense and often sludgy take on hardcore that grabs […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 2/16-2/22

I don’t know what you’ve been listening to this week, but on the rare occasions when I wasn’t playing The Hotelier‘s excellent new album, I was alternating between the new Menzingers single and “I Wanna Get Better,” the first song from Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff’s new project, Bleachers. Conveniently (or not, if you ask my […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Release For The Week Of 1/5-1/11

The new year is in full swing, school is starting up again for many of us, and as always, another week means another long list of cool records to spend your money on. Whether it’s classic hardcore (Converge‘s Petitioning Forever), classic rock (a remastered edition of Tommy), or classic movie soundtracks (the One Way Static […]

WATCH: Touché Amoré Release Video For “Harbor”

“I’d always envisioned myself as a giver.” The Los Angeles based post-hardcore act Touché Amoré have released a music video for their single “Harbor” off of their well received, powerhouse of a record Is Survived By, which is out now. The video, which showcases the band performing in front of various backdrops is simple by […]

HOLY SH!T: Modern Life is War is Back, New Album in the Works

This is not an April Fool’s joke. Today we are happy to share that Iowa-based hardcore band Modern Life is War has come out of their basement to announce that they are back. The band has been hard at work, having written a new album in September of last year, which is slated to be […]

REVIEW: Reign Supreme – Sky Burial

Band: Reign Supreme Album: Sky Burial Genre: Metallic Hardcore Label: Deathwish, Inc. Philadelphia’s Reign Supreme have always had a reputation for being heavy. The guitarist of my band loves them, and he listens to only super heavy music for the most part. So when I was assigned Reign Supreme’s new EP Sky Burial, I knew […]

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WATCH: ‘Rungs In A Ladder’ – A Documentary On Jacob Bannon Of Converge

Jacob Bannon, hardcore renaissance man, is the subject of a new documentary, Rungs in a Ladder, that was just released today via Noisey. It wouldn’t be fair to say that Bannon is a reclusive figure, given that he is the frontman for metalcore stalwarts Converge, the founder of extreme music label Deathwish Inc, and has […]

REVIEW: Pianos Become the Teeth / Touché Amoré – Split

Band: Pianos Become the Teeth/Touché Amoré Album: Split Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Topshelf Records/Deathwish Inc. When Topshelf Records and Deathwish Inc. announced they were doing a joint split between their bands Pianos Become the Teeth and Touché Amoré, respectively, it was considered a match made in heaven, at least on the internet (and let’s be honest, everything on […]