Artist: Blessthefall Album: Hollow Bodies Genre: Post hardcore Label: Fearless Records Blessthefall have been a band for quite a few years now. They released their first full length album, His Last Walk, with their old vocalist, Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate), back in 2007. In 2008 the band’s current vocalist, Beau Bokan, took over and […]
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REVIEW: Blessthefall – ‘Hollow Bodies’
August 20th, 2013 
Kriston McConnell 
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Tags: blessthefall, Fearless Records, feature, Hollow Bodies, review 
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REVIEW: The Heights – ‘Drag Race On The Moon’
July 9th, 2013 Kriston McConnell ARTIST: The Heights ALBUM: Drag Race On The Moon GENRE: Rock, pop LABEL: None Would you like to be serenaded by a four piece rock/pop outfit from Toronto, Canada? Yes? Well that is just what The Heights will do for you on their upcoming five track EP, Drag Race On The Moon. This is the […]
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REVIEW: Attila – ‘About That Life’
July 1st, 2013 Kriston McConnell Artist: Attila Album: About That Life Genre: Party metal Label: Artery Recordings Most people who know of Attila know what they are about, and know that they like to consider themselves a “party metal” band. They’ve never been shy with who they are and what they’re about. They give no fucks, they make no apologies […]
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REVIEW: Anchorage – ‘Patience’
June 21st, 2013 Kriston McConnell Artist: Anchorage Album: Patience Genre: Alternative rock Label: None Anchorage are a progressive rock band hailing from Denver, Colorado. They’ve been together since 2008, and in that time have released two EPs and a full length album. Their full length, Patience, was the most recent album to be released by the band. It’s also the […]
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REVIEW: I The Mighty – ‘Satori’
June 17th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Artist: I The Mighty Album: Satori Genre: Alternative rock Label: Equal Vision Records Who are I The Mighty? They seem to have exploded in the last couple of years, though they’ve been together since 2008 and a part of the Equal Vision Records family since 2011. They released their Karma Never Sleeps EP back in […]
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REVIEW: Palisades – ‘Outcasts’
June 7th, 2013 Kriston McConnell ARTIST: Palisades ALBUM: Outcasts GENRE: Post hardcore LABEL: Rise Records People like to dump all over Rise Records and the bands they sign. Let’s face it, they have a certain sound they like, and their fans like. It works for them, and the “Rise sound” just happens to be one that a lot of people […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: The Bronx, On A Boat!
June 6th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli “I’m still inspired, I’m still a part of this band, I still wake up every day and want to make music. I’m very thankful for that and very proud of it.” It’s hard to conjure a much cooler scenario than seeing a band from Los Angeles, who are called The Bronx play on a boat […]
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REVIEW: Heights – Old Lies For Young Lives
May 30th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Artist: Heights Album: Old Lies For Young Lives Genre: Hardcore Label: Transcend Music Heights have been together going on four years now. They’ve had a few lineup changes in that time, including kicking out their lead vocalist in 2012 and replacing him with the bassist. That caused a bit of an uproar amongst fans, as […]
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REVIEW: Escape The Fate – Ungrateful
May 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Artist Escape The Fate Album: Ungrateful Genre: Rock Label: Eleven Seven Records I’ve been listening to Escape The Fate for quite some time, even before Craig Mabbitt joined the group. Their first release with him, This War Is Ours, was their first step in a new direction towards a more mainstream, radio-ready rock sound. A […]
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TUBULAR: UTG Has a Pop Music Crush on Betty Who
April 22nd, 2013 James Shotwell The term “throwback sound” is thrown around a lot these days, and more often than not it is used to refer to the big band and/or soul pop era of music. While we will always welcome artists new and old pushing that sound, this young talent with an old school sound is channeling a much […]
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REVIEW: The Ocean Between Us – ‘Savoir Faire’
April 11th, 2013 Kriston McConnell ARTIST: The Ocean Between Us ALBUM: Savior Faire LABEL: A Wolf At Your Door Records GENRE: Metalcore The Ocean Between Us have been a band since 2009, however, Savoir Faire is their first full length. It is the follow up to their self titled EP released in 2011. The album addresses the band’s financial struggles […]
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REVIEW: Fear And Wonder – ‘Beauty Is The Beast’
April 8th, 2013 Kriston McConnell ARTIST: Fear And Wonder ALBUM: Beauty Is The Beast LABEL: None GENRE: Post Hardcore When people think of Texas they usually think of cowboys and country music. Lucky for post hardcore/hardcore fans that is not the only genre of music the lone star state produces. There’s a plethora of hardcore, post hardcore and metalcore groups […]
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