On August 5, 2005, I was sitting in a chair in a stranger’s apartment in Bakersfield, CA, 6 hours from my own home. The apartment belonged to the members of a local punk band called Gramercy Riff; a band I didn’t know existed before that night. Sitting directly across from me was one of my […]
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Gwen Stacy Are Teasing A Reunion
March 20th, 2014 
James Shotwell Gwen Stacy may have finally returned from that fishing trip they first teased on their Ferret Records’ debut. Nearly four years have passed since Gwen Stacy announced plans to go their separate ways, but a recent burst of activity across the group’s various social network accounts has lead many to believe a reunion announcement may […]
MUSIC VIDEO: A Sight To See – “The Arrival”
March 8th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Sight To See are an unsigned five piece Christian metal outfit based out of Amarillo, Texas. Last month the band dropped a five-track EP titled The Arrival. Earlier this week, they dropped a music video for the title track off the EP. That video is available to watch below the jump. You may like […]
EDITORIAL: This is a Celebration – Some Parting Thoughts on a Band Called The Chariot
November 22nd, 2013 Adrian Garza Call it weird, but there was always this part of me that had known deep down inside that One Wing would be The Chariot’s final album. Yes, this Douglasville-based act had already released four prior albums as well as a label-released demo EP [talk about an oxymoron], but it wasn’t until that summer in 2012 […]
UTG LIST: 10-Year Album Anniversaries We Want To See Celebrated In 2014
November 11th, 2013 Brian Leak The majority of our staff was in high school a decade back and as 10-year anniversary tours have seemingly become a staple in the genres we held closest to our hearts at the time (and still), we’ve grown to accept this fact and find it only appropriate that we again look back and pinpoint our […]
Revisiting Esoteric Acts From “The Myspace Daze” (Part 2)
August 15th, 2013 Brian Leak Oh, how we miss the days of deceptively titled bulletins, pc4pc, and hours of pimping your profile with just the right visuals and accompanying music (only to change it all again within a day or two). Myspace dominated the bulk of our high school years much like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram do today. Apart from […]
REVIEW: Miss May I – At Heart
June 9th, 2012 Adrian Garza Artist: Miss May I Album: At Heart Genre: Metalcore Label: Rise First and foremost, this album blew away all of the presuppositions that I already had of a metalcore band signed to Rise Records. At Heart is heavy, really heavy. To describe it plainly, it’s metal with a side of “-core”. The clean vocals are […]
Still Remains reunite, begin working on new material
May 7th, 2011 James Shotwell This may be the best news you read all weekend. Still Remains, the renowned Michigan hard rock act that released two albums for Roadrunner during the early millennium, has officially reunited. Better yet? There’s new material ALREADY UNDERWAY. You can read a message from the band below. Welcome back Still Remains, we missed you greatly. […]
Gwen Stacy call it quits
November 8th, 2010 James Shotwell Gwen Stacy have called it quits. Read a statement from the group, including details on their final show, after the jump!
Enter Shikari track ‘Destabilise’ hits # 1
November 2nd, 2010 Grant Trimboli English post-hardcore act Enter Shikari ’s blazing new single Destabilise” is now available in the US on iTunes. Released in the UK just last week, the single quickly shot up to #1 on the UK Rock Chart as well as the iTunes Rock Chart. The new music video for the track also garnered an impressive 210,000+ plays on YouTube, in less the 7 days so go CHECK IT OUT!
Sleeping with Sirens Launch Music Video
September 9th, 2010 Grant Trimboli The band has revealed a new music video as well as a new Myspace layout. They both can be seen after the jump!
MSWHITE Launch Pre-order
August 26th, 2010 Grant Trimboli The Turin, Italy-based act’s VelocityRecords/Rise debut will be released on September 28th. Listen after the jump!