Artist: For Today Album: Wake Genre: Metalcore Label: Nuclear Blast Wake likely won’t convert any For Today non-believers, but long-time fans of the band’s middling metalcore sound should find themselves enjoying a sixth full-length addition to their FT library. This is by no means the Iowa act’s weakest effort to date, but apart from a […]
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REVIEW: For Today – ‘Wake’
October 9th, 2015 
Brian Leak 
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Trivium May Be Preparing To Release Their Best Album Yet
August 20th, 2015 James Shotwell Here’s a harsh truth that is tough for any industry professional to accept: Lasting more than five years in music today is an accomplishment for artists in any genre, but managing to stay relevant while changing your sound is something only a select few ever pull off. Trivium, for better or worse, have done exactly […]
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Stream WRVTH’s Spectacular Self-Titled Debut
June 17th, 2015 Kyle Florence The death metal masterminds of WRVTH (formerly Wrath of Vesuvius) have joined forces with Metal Sucks to begin streaming their brand new self-titled album in full. While I’m usually hesitant to lean on bold proclamations, WRVTH is, without question, one of the best metal albums of the year. The Bay Area quartet’s stunning debut is […]
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Iwrestledabearonce Give Us Chills (and Thrills) With “Green Eyes”
June 10th, 2015 James Shotwell With less than a week to go before Hail Mary arrives in stores, Iwrestledabearonce have shared a new video for “Green Eyes” that is sure to leave an impression. Appearing wrapped in a live snake that explores her body as if her flesh is its home, vocalist Courtney LaPlante is the star of IWABO’s “Green […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Robots and Monsters – “Down To Ash” (Music Video)
June 2nd, 2015 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun Review is pleased to present you with a new video from New Jersey metal outfit Robots and Monsters. “Down To Ash” is the title track off of the band’s debut EP and the video features a tribute to metal icons from Prong to Death Angel. Fresh off of a weekend gig with […]
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Mosh Your Life Away With A New Song From iwrestledabearonce
May 5th, 2015 James Shotwell With just over a month to go until the release of their fourth studio album, iwrestledabearonce have begun streaming a new song that fans are sure to love. “Wade In The Water” found its way online early Tuesday afternoon, May 5. The track is the second song off Hail Mary to debut in advance of […]
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Puppy Share “The Great Beyond”
March 20th, 2015 Drew Caruso Puppy is a band that I am closely watching. After releasing their awesome video for “Forever,” the band has released “The Great Beyond,” a place exactly where the track comes from. Blending indie rock, shoegaze, ’80s hair metal, rock, insane riffage, and more, “The Great Beyond” is another reason (along with “Forever”) to be excited […]
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Torche Stream New Record, ‘Restarter’
February 16th, 2015 Corey From One of the first metal albums of the year that we’re really excited for comes out next week, and that is the new full-length from Torche, entitled Restarter. It will be the follow-up to their 2012 effort, Harmonicraft. Conveniently named, the album takes a step back to the days of the self-titled album and In […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Dead End — “Ruined”
February 2nd, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler Hailing from northwest Indiana, hardcore trio Dead End pull out all the stops with the band’s newest track, “Ruined.” Heavy and abrasive, it’s everything a lover of down-tempo’d and aggressive music wants out of a brutally vigorous hardcore song. The track comes straight off of the band’s brand new, self-titled EP, which is due out […]
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Periphery Stream ‘Juggernaut: Omega’ In Its Entirety
January 22nd, 2015 Ryan Kappy Prog-metal giants Periphery are on their way to releasing their highly anticipated dual-disc album Juggernaut, with Juggernaut: Alpha already up for streaming as of earlier this week. The band linked up with Metal Hammer to stream the other portion, Juggernaut: Omega, in full before next week’s release. The double album is slated for release on […]
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All That Remains Share New Track, “This Probably Won’t End Well”
January 13th, 2015 Ryan Kappy Back in July, it was reported that All That Remains were entering the studio to record a new album, the follow-up to A War You Cannot Win which was released in 2012. Don’t fear, metal fans, for the veteran quintet are back to raise hell in their new album, titled The Order of Things, which […]
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REVIEW: Chains – ‘The Sorrow, The Sadness’ EP
January 12th, 2015 Ryan Kappy Artist: Chains Album: The Sorrow, The Sadness EP Label: Calaveras Records Genre: Metal, Hardcore Let’s be honest: you miss Set Your Goals. I miss the band as well, for the sole fact that they are the pop-punk outfit that gave the genre an aggressive edge. This Will Be The Death Of Us is one of […]
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