Periphery keep on releasing singles to further promote their highly anticipated dual album Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, with singles “The Scourge,” “The Bad Thing,” and “Graveless” having surfaced thus far. The band has now shared the title track off Juggernaut: Alpha for more of your listening pleasure. The progressive sextet never cease to amaze […]
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Periphery Premiere Title Track, “Alpha”
January 6th, 2015 
Ryan Kappy 
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Wings Denied Announce Co-headlining Tour With Cryptodira
December 3rd, 2014 Tyler Osborne Hey, prog-metal heads: Washington D.C. based prog-metal band Wings Denied just announced a co-headlining tour in January with New York’s Cryptodira. The bands will be making 13 stops, primarily on the East Coast, ending back in Wings Denied’s hometown of DC. Wings Denied released their debut full-length, Mirrors for a Prince, this past May, and […]
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System Of A Down To Play Armenian Genocide Tribute Shows in Europe
November 24th, 2014 Scott Murray Years ago, the announcement of a System Of A Down reunion launched excitement and rumors of new music from the Armenian metal band. Unfortunately, fans would later receive confirmation that a new album was in fact not in the works. Despite this, listeners around the world have clung tight to the band’s announcements, hoping that […]
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Climates Stream New Album, Speak On Wes Thompson’s Departure
November 16th, 2014 John Bazley Climates, the up-and-coming UK metal act, have posted a full stream of their new album Body Clocks over at Alt Press. You can listen to it there, or stream it below via YouTube. The group has also released a statement regarding the recent departure of vocalist Wes Thompson. While the band wishes the former vocalist the best, […]
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Heiress (ex-Himsa) Announce New Album, Debut Epic New Track “Hover”
November 14th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Himsa was one of those bands from the early 2000s metalcore explosion that never quite got their due. They disbanded in 2008, but vocalist John Pettibone quickly resurfaced in yet another Seattle-based metal band called Heiress, albeit one with more of an atmospheric post-metal sound, complete with touches of sludge and melodic hardcore. Heiress released […]
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METALHEADS: You’re Doing Today Wrong If You Aren’t Streaming Machine Head’s New Album ‘Bloodstone & Diamonds’
November 6th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Calling all Head Cases (or whatever Robb Flynn likes to call Machine Head‘s fans these days)! It has been three long years since Machine Head released their last studio record Unto the Locust, but the time has come and you can now stream the metal veterans’ new album, Bloodstone & Diamonds, in its entirety. Longtime […]
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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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Remembering Wayne Static: 10 Songs Everyone Should Know
November 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell The news of Wayne Static’s passing has shocked rock fans around the world, including every single member of the Under The Gun team. Many of us grew up listening to Static’s music, and some even cite Wisconsin Death Trip as one of the main reasons they began to explore the world of metal. You didn’t […]
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He Is Legend’s ‘I Am Hollywood’ Turns 10 Years Old
November 2nd, 2014 Brian Leak 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 […]
UTG LIST: The Best ‘Ugly Christmas Sweaters’ From Bands Available In 2014
October 27th, 2014 James Shotwell It’s that time of year again! I don’t know how much time you’ve spent plotting your holiday shopping just yet, but the must-have item in nearly every band store this season is once again the “ugly Christmas sweater.” Sometimes sold as a crew neck with a sweater design, these items offer a humorous twist on […]
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