Archive for July 15th, 2013

UTG TV: Warped With The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years have been a busy band with the release of their newest album The Greatest Generation and are hitting coast to coast with this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. UTG TV was able to hit Warped to catch up with a bunch of artists, and the first installment of this 10-part series features Dan […]

The Zombies To Headline Maximum Ames Music Festival

Maximum Ames Music Festival have announced the first wave of bands to take central Iowa by storm this fall. Announced headlining acts include The Zombies, Murder By Death and The Meat Puppets. Set to take place September 26-29, over 130 bands, including regional, national and international acts, will play across 20+ venues in downtown Ames. […]

Lil Wayne Releases “God Bless Amerika” Video

Young Money CEO Lil Wayne has released the official video for his latest single, “God Bless Amerika.” Hitting the net just a month after filming in the streets of Louisiana, “God Bless Amerika” attempts to paint Weezy as an American icon who speaks for the people. This may be true for the first verse of […]

First ’12 Years A Slave’ Trailer Has Oscar Contender Written All Over It

Most of the nerd universe is wrapped up in Comic-Con this week, but there is plenty happening outside the world of heroes and creatures to be excited about as well. Specifically, the brand new trailer for the upcoming Steve McQueen directed epic, 12 Years A Slave. Starting decades before Lincoln would abolish slavery, 12 Years […]

I Am King Reveal Album Details

I Am King have revealed details concerning their debut full-length. Entitled One Hundred, it is set to hit stores October 15 via Velocity/Rise Records. The group will debut two singles from the record prior to its release; one on August 15 and one on September 15. Follow the jump to see One Hundred‘s album artwork […]

Stone Temple Pilots Announce Tour With Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) As Frontman

Stone Temple Pilots are extremely excited to announce that they will be touring the United States with Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) as their frontman. Word of Bennington taking on the frontman duties were unveiled back in May and Under The Gun has been waiting on this news for some time now. Check out the full […]

Kanye West’s Clothing Line Is Plain Expensive

We know pirating music hurts the industry, but charging over $100 for a t-shirt, a plain one at that, to make a profit? That’s a little extreme. Kanye West thinks it’s okay though. The cover for Yeezus was nonexistent, so why not follow suit when it comes to clothing? This weekend Kanye released his new […]

SyFy Hints At ‘Sharknado’ Sequel

Over the past few weeks, SyFy’s aptly titled Sharknado, a coming-of-age tale in which hordes of sharks are picked up in a tornado and rain down on the West Coast causing mayhem and panic, has received an unparalleled amount of buzz across the interwebs. So much so in fact, SyFy is already discussing the possibility […]

Miss May I And Escape The Fate North American Tour With Five Finger Death Punch

Miss May I and Escape The Fate announced a North American tour run, in September, with Five Finger Death Punch and Gemini Syndrome. This tour will start out in Oregon on September 17 and go through Texas on October 26. More dates are going to be added on soon so stay tuned for that announcement. […]

Vanities Post First Studio Documentary

New England rock outfit Vanities (ex. From Atlantis, ex. A Faylene Sky) released their first studio documentary while recording with Landon Tewers (The Plot In You). The band is currently recording in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Check out Vanities over on Facebook and back on Under The Gun Review for further updates on their studio progress, […]

mewithoutyou Announce August Headlining Tour

mewithoutyou let loose information of a short headlining tour in August. The tour will find direct support on the first leg from The Spinto Band and A Great Big Pile of Leaves on the final leg. All of the revealed tour dates can be found here on UTG. Are you planning on attending any of […]

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Deftones Heading Out On US Tour With Avenged Sevenfold

Deftones have announced that they will touring around the country with friends in Avenged Sevenfold in early October. Only the specified dates have been released so please check through the “Read More” link provided to view them all. Quite the interesting line-up this year. Under The Gun Review will have the venues in due time […]