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Soundgarden reunites

After a 12 year break that began near the end of 1997, Soundgarden, fronted by Chris Cornell, have announced their REUNION. More details as they become available.

UTG INTERVIEW: Slayer’s Paul Bostaph Talks ‘Repentless,’ Mayhem Fest

On July 26, Under The Gun Review sent me to Mayhem Festival at Nikon Jones Beach Theater in Long Island, NY. With only two stages for the whole festival this year, the average crowd size for each band I saw was a bit worrisome; for the better part of the day, it seemed like no one was […]

Celebrating 20 Years of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’

In the last week of March in 1995, a band of three long-haired, fifteen-year-old grunge disciples from working class Newcastle in northern New South Wales shot to worldwide prominence courtesy of their enthusiastically received debut album Frogstomp. That band was known as Silverchair and for a nine-year-old Australian kid, raised on the likes of Nirvana, […]

The Black Clouds Are on Tour Through July

New Jersey grunge rockers The Black Clouds are currently on tour through July as they tackle scattered performances across the southern/eastern United States alongside Noiseheads, The Salt and The Sea, and Bodyface on various dates. Their last currently announced date, on July 12 in Brooklyn, will have the band opening for Obits and Mudhoney. All […]

UTG INTERVIEW: The Torn Images Talk ‘Reviver’ and Follow-up Plans

Orange County, California’s The Torn Images, the brainchild of Briand Arabaca, released their debut full-length in November of 2014. Titled Reviver, the album explores ’90s grunge/rock influences and Arabaca’s personal lyricism, a theme expected to be further explored and expanded on his next release which Arabaca says is “85% complete.” We had the chance to […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Paul Maged Discusses ‘Diamonds & Demons’ and the Woes of the World

Just last week, New York-based singer-songwriter Paul Maged released his sophomore LP, entitled Diamonds & Demons. With a wide array of influences including everyone from Billy Joel and Jimi Hendrix to Green Day and Pearl Jam, Maged’s newest is unsurprisingly diverse in sound and structure. We had the chance to speak with Maged for a […]

REVIEW: The Lost Poets – ‘Insubordia’

Artist: The Lost Poets Album: Insubordia Genre: Rock, Alternative Stockholm, Sweden’s enigmatic alt-rock duo The Lost Poets bring together influences seemingly spanning the catalogs of acts such as Nirvana, Tool, Staind and Queens of the Stone Age, with dark and somewhat eerie themes and tones stringing it all together. Their most recent EP, Insubordia, boasts […]

UTG PHOTOS: Sasquatch! Music Festival Takes The Gorge Amphitheater By Storm

Under the Gun Review sent photographer, Xander Deccio, to the Sasquatch! Festival in Quincy, WA on the weekend of May 23-25. To quote my colleague, Morgen Schuler of Seattle Weekly, “Sasquatch! is like summer camp for music lovers. You don’t know what it’s like to experience a weekend at the Gorge in George until you’ve been […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Band Of Skulls Talk ‘Himalayan’ @ SXSW

Longing — the battle to define rock n’ roll is best described through this word. It’s not tangible, it’s not something that can be put into a group of words and written down on a piece of paper. It’s something you feel, something you hear, something you experience. You know rock n’ roll when it […]

Sasquatch! Music Festival Announces Lineups for Both Weekends

With last year’s festival selling out in just 90 minutes, demand for the Sasquatch! Music Festival called for an expansion into a second weekend. But unlike Coachella or Austin City Limits, the two weekends of Sasquatch! feature completely different lineups, both of which were announced last night. The Memorial Day weekend (May 23-25) lineup features […]

Julian Casablancas Announces 2014 Solo Dates

On November 4, the Strokes frontman announced that he would be playing solo at Lollapalooza in Chile and Argentina next year. Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails will also perform. Albert Hammond, Jr., Casablancas’ Strokes bandmate, recently denied rumors that the band was back in the studio, and that the […]

SINGLE REVIEW: Stray From The Path – “Badge & A Bullet”

Artist: Stray From The Path Single: “Badge & A Bullet” Album: Anonymous Stray From The Path have returned with a sound that gives further ammunition to the legion of fanboys who have spent the last few years comparing the band to rock legends Rage Against The Machine. Hitting the net yesterday after a successful viral […]