Two weeks ago, D.C. modern thrash veterans Darkest Hour offered “Wasteland,” the first official taste of new music from their upcoming self-titled album. Today, we get our second helping of new Darkest Hour in the form of “Rapture in Exile.” The band has premiered the track in the form of a music video that captures […]
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TWO-MINUTE NECK WORKOUT: Darkest Hour Release “Rapture in Exile”
July 15th, 2014 
Kevin Blumeyer 
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Denver Riot Fest Denied Permit, Will Search For New Location
July 11th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Arapahoe County, Colorado has denied Riot Fest‘s request for a temporary-use permit to stage their 3-day music festival on September 19-21 in the small town of Byers. Riot Fest was set to return to the same May Farms location where the festival took place in 2013, but locals began expressing concerns about the return of […]
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Death From Above 1979 Announce World Tour, Stream New Single “Trainwreck 1979”
July 8th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Death From Above 1979 are finally preparing to release their second album The Physical World, the follow-up to 2004’s You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine. The album is due on September 9, while the band has just premiered the album’s first single “Trainwreck 1979,” a disco-punk party anthem that picks right up where the band […]
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Slipknot Announce U.S. Knotfest 2014; Danzig, Atreyu, Killswitch Engage, Etc. Set To Perform
July 6th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Slipknot has announced the U.S. return of Knotfest, a three-day music and camping festival that will make its home in San Bernardino, CA from October 24-26. Slipknot will close the festival on both Saturday and Sunday night, while the Friday festivities will serve as a pre-party for attendees who purchase a camping package. Supporting Slipknot […]
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Sleeping Giant Release New Song, Impending Doom Vocalist Guests
July 3rd, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Christian hardcore titans Sleeping Giant have premiered the lyric video for their new track “Overthrow,” which features a guest spot from Impending Doom vocalist Brook Reeves. The song comes from Sleeping Giant’s upcoming album Finished People, which is due on August 19 through Century Media. The band will also embark on a headline tour next […]
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July 1st, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer For the last 15 years, D.C. modern thrash masters Darkest Hour have been perhaps the most consistent thing in metal. Trends, whether it be metalcore, deathcore or djent continue coming along, band members come and go, but Darkest Hour just keep sounding like Darkest Hour. And finally, after releasing a teaser last week, Darkest Hour […]
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LISTEN: Former Lostprophets Members Launch No Devotion With Geoff Rickly (Thursday)
June 30th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer The entire instrumental section of a popular rock group has regrouped with a new project under a new band name, hiring a new, but far from unknown vocalist, to replace their disgraced and imprisoned former frontman. Sound familiar? Taking Wovenwar‘s lead, former Lostprophets members Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson and Luke Johnson […]
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Black Hearts Still Reign: 10 Years of Unearth’s ‘The Oncoming Storm’
June 29th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer I discovered Unearth when the song and music video for “Zombie Autopilot” appeared on a Sounds of the Underground Tour CD/DVD sampler I purchased at Hot Topic. If you remember that short-lived (though undeniably awesome) annual summer tour or ever purchased a sampler disc solely in hopes of discovering a new band, you might be […]
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Judas Priest Will Tour The U.S. With Steel Panther This Fall
June 27th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer As Judas Priest prepare to release their 17th studio album Redeemer of Souls on July 8, the heavy metal icons have announced a fall U.S. tour to support the album. The tour kicks off on October 1 in Rochester, New York. Glam metal revivalists Steel Panther have been tapped to open all dates, though Austin’s […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘They Came Together’
June 27th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Film: They Came Together Directed by: David Wain Written By: David Wain, Michael Showalter Starring: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader As film theory would have it, every genre goes through four stages: Primitive, Classical, Parodic and Revisionist. In the case of the romantic comedy, by my estimation, we’ve completed this cycle twice. The first […]
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King Diamond Announces First North American Tour Since 2005
June 24th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer It has been nine long years, but the metal gods have finally blessed us with a North American King Diamond tour. The 19-date run kicks off on October 11 in Atlanta and wraps with the heavy metal icon’s previously announced headlining set at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 8. King Diamond will be […]
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Rise Against Announce Fall Tour With Touché Amoré
June 24th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Though Rise Against‘s popularity amongst the mainstream rock crowd has continued to soar over the past decade, their choice in opening acts shows they haven’t forgotten where they came from. The Chicago punk heroes always put together a great package, exposing some of the underground’s finest acts to arena-sized audiences. You can now add Los […]
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