Artist: Bring Me The Horizon Album: That’s The Spirit Genre: Rock Having cocooned themselves in the studio following a very successful touring cycle for Sempiternal, Bring Me The Horizon have emerged with a new sound and direction that is both challenging and exciting all at once. That’s The Spirit is very much the point of […]
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REVIEW: Bring Me The Horizon – ‘That’s The Spirit’
September 8th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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SINGLE REVIEW: We Came As Romans – “The World I Used To Know”
May 28th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: We Came As Romans Song: “The World I Used To Know” Album: Self-Titled The evolution of We Came As Romans is entangled with the band’s own passion for storytelling and inspirational lyricism. Their journey is their song, and their songs detail their journey. Having long conquered the world of post-hardcore with multiple albums featuring […]
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We Came As Romans Stream “The World I Used To Know”
May 26th, 2015 James Shotwell Michigan natives We Came As Romans continue their transformation from breakdown-loving bad boys to radio rock titans this afternoon with the premiere of “The World I Used To Know.” It has been a minute since fans last heard from We Came As Romans, and in that time the band has spent a lot of time […]
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REVIEW: Silverstein – ‘I Am Alive In Everything I Touch’
May 12th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Silverstein Album: I Am Alive In Everything I Touch Genre: Rock If any of us outlast Silverstein in the music business then there truly is no God and we are all doomed. Having survived over a decade in the scene, not to mention the coming and going of numerous musical trends, Silverstein have once […]
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EDITORIAL: Of Mice & Men Come Full Circle
March 2nd, 2015 Emma Guido It seems that with every minute, rock and roll group Of Mice & Men are becoming more and more relevant to the music scene. The question is, however, in what way? Any Warped Tour fanatic of early 2010-2012 can vouch for the band’s incredible growth as they reigned over the metalcore scene, one tour at […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Actor Observer – “Steel Yourself” (Video)
February 5th, 2015 James Shotwell Today is a good day, my friends. After years of being one of our favorite bands to promote, Actor Observer have joined forces with UTG to share the exclusive world premiere of their new video. Oh, you don’t know Actor Observer? That’s not exactly okay, as they are without a doubt one of the most […]
Posted in Features, News, Unsigned Tags: Actor Observer, boston, exclusive, hard rock, music video, new album, Steel Yourself, The Longer Now, unsigned, video premiere, world premiere 1 Comment »
UTG PREMIERE: Bornstellar – ‘Self Destruct’ EP
November 4th, 2014 James Shotwell Less than a year after coming together in the name of rock and roll, Bornstellar have written and recorded a killer EP that demands your full attention. It’s hard to know what to write about Bornstellar that hasn’t already been said in a dozen other articles found here on UTG. Founded in December 2013, this […]
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Best Video Of The Week? Nice Hooves Unleash “Warpaint Is Not A Mask”
August 6th, 2014 James Shotwell Nice Hooves are a band that I have known existed for less than three hours, but I am quickly becoming a fan of their frenzied take on the place where modern hard rock meets punk. Today, Nice Hooves released the official video for their latest single, “Warpaint Is Not A Mask.” It’s the type of […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Black Label Society & Down (5/10/14)
May 15th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph The Revolver Golden Gods Tour on May 10, 2014. Over 2,000 members of the BLS New York Chapter gathered Saturday night for a sold-out evening of metal music. The stacked lineup included Black Label Society, Down, Devil You […]
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STREAM: Cities And Years – “Situations” And “Buried”
May 14th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Over a month ago, we posted a small teaser from Michigan heavy rock band Cities And Years, where they had teased to us all a small glimpse of some new music. Well today is a very lucky day for everyone, as they have released not one, but two brand new tracks to the music world. […]
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UTG TV: Twelve Foot Ninja Celebrate Their Revolver Golden Gods Award
April 30th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down,” reads a Snapple cap I’ve just exchanged with Stevic, lead guitarist of Twelve Foot Ninja. He’s mildly interested and certainly exhausted. In our brief walk together it became clear how intellectual and curious his mind really was. By this point, he was mainly concentrated on the […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Relief In Sleep – “Sleepwalker”
March 26th, 2014 Kriston McConnell If you need some hard rock music in your life, then Relief In Sleep may be a band you want to check out. They recently signed to Imminence Records, and will be releasing their self-titled full length album via the label on April 1. One of the singles off the album is titled “Sleepwalker,” and […]
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