Just a week after releasing their debut EP, Chicago rock outfit Lionfight have released a brand new music video. Built around a single performance, “Uncle Ben” showcases that eye-catching stage presence of Lionfight against bright lights and dark backdrops. The track is essentially a riot set to music, and the energy shown from the members […]
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Motley Crue Confirm ‘Final Tour,’ Reveal Routing
January 28th, 2014 
James Shotwell Motley Crue held their highly-anticipated news conference in Los Angeles this afternoon, and as expected they announced plans to embark on their final tour later this year. Dubbed ‘The Final Tour,’ Motley Crue’s last run together will see them visiting arenas around the globe over the course of several months. The aging metal outfit will […]
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UTG TV: Ice-T Q&A At CBGB Music & Film Festival
November 4th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli “When it’s all said and done, no ones gonna remember what I had. They’re going to remember what I said,” proclaims Ice-T. “If you tell the truth, it will always be relevant.” The past month has been a serious onslaught of concerts, film screenings, press events, and more for the New York City area. Between […]
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Reactions Stream Cover Of Ke$ha’s “Thinking Of You”
April 24th, 2013 James Shotwell Earlier this week I was thinking that it had been a moment since we had a good, ridiculous cover to feature on the site. Then, as if the heavens above (or devil below) heard my cries, the following track found its way to our inbox. After teasing the release of a new cover if the […]
Madina Lake Confirm Break Up; Plan Final EP
March 26th, 2013 James Shotwell We have been keeping quiet on this story, but a few of our AbsoluteVoices brethren have been following its development for the last few weeks. Madina Lake, probably most well known for their hit “Here I Stand,” have confirmed what many have been saying for weeks and will indeed be splitting up in the near […]
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REVIEW: The Bronx – IV
January 17th, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: The Bronx Album: IV Genre: Hardcore/Punk Label: White Drugs I’m tempted to write that it’s business as usual here for The Bronx, but doing so feels like a disservice. The simply-titled IV (as in, their fourth eponymous album) is a model of cast-iron efficiency, utilising all the toughness and relish and jarring qualities that […]
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EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Sideshow – [Intra] EP
August 27th, 2012 James Shotwell Of all the up and coming bands we have written about over the past few years, few have received the level of admiration and support our readers have shown Rhode Island’s Sideshow. Since first appearing on UTG over a year ago, this hard rock act has taken several bold steps forward in the career, playing […]
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REVIEW: In This Moment – Blood
August 11th, 2012 Kriston McConnell Artist: In This Moment Album: Blood Genre: Hard Rock I have been listening to In This Moment since high school. I remember the very first time I even heard of them, they were on tour supporting Walls Of Jericho and they had just released their debut album Beautiful Tragedy. I was easily won over by […]
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REVIEW: Aranda – Stop The World
July 22nd, 2012 Grace Duffy Artist: Aranda Album: Stop the World Genre: Rock/Hard rock Label: Aranda Music Aranda’s description on their Facebook page indicates that listening to them is “like hearing an explosive hybrid of the atom bomb and all of Woodstock combined.” High praise, that, assuming it’s not self-imposed. It is unfortunate then that the Oklahoma four-piece are nowhere […]
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UTG’s Best Of 2012 (So Far…)
June 22nd, 2012 James Shotwell Seems like just yesterday we were rolling into 2012 with our “5 Bands To Watch” feature, but a glance at the calendar over the last week reminded the UTG staff that the year is already half gone. Discussing our triumphs and failures over the past few months lead to a discussion on the art that […]
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REVIEW: Linkin Park – Living Things
June 21st, 2012 Adrian Garza Artist: Linkin Park Album: Living Things Genre: Rock Label: Warner Bros. One of the many things that can be said about Linkin Park is that there will never be one album from the band that will go by unnoticed in today’s mainstream world. The band has just little bit of everything for everyone out there. […]
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REVIEW: The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give
June 6th, 2012 Adrian Garza Artist: The Ghost Inside Album: Get What You Give Genre: Melodic Hardcore Label: Epitaph There’s currently a big resurgence going on in the world of hardcore… Just kidding, it is a lot more like there are more and more gems popping up within the dirt of everything else that’s being regurgitated and spewed about. These gems that […]
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