Las Vegas experimental post-hardcore outfit Apex of Apathy have been on Under The Gun’s radar since the beginning of 2013 due to their fantastic debut full-length, The Flying Machine, an exploration within a wide range of sounds from multiple genres. Thus, it is truly a pleasure to dig into their forthcoming Saltwater EP and exclusively […]
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UTG PREMIERE & REVIEW: Apex Of Apathy – “Sleeping Pills” & “Somewhere Green”
October 11th, 2013 
Mike Giegerich 
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AWESOME: Protest the Hero Release Lyric Video for “Clarity”
September 19th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Lyric videos are generally kind of boring. There, I said it. What do most of these videos bring to the table that lyrics in the “About” section on YouTube doesn’t already do? The answer is nothing. That being said, Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released a new lyric video today on AltPress for their […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Apex Of Apathy
July 15th, 2013 Mike Giegerich Earlier this year, Las Vegas experimental post-hardcore act Apex of Apathy released one of the most promising full-length debuts of 2013 with The Flying Machine. Including sounds from not only post-hardcore, but genres such as pop-punk, progressive rock, and alternative rock as well, the album was a seriously satisfying listen that burst at the seams […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Lisabi – “Hostage”
July 11th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Brazilian progressive-punk band Lisabi released their new music video today for their song, “Hostage.” The music video is a mix of both a short story as well as live performance, and really blends in nicely with the smooth music Lisabi created. Gotta love a music video that just makes sense with the music. Lisabi is […]
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LISTEN: Elitist – “Echo In The Room”
June 20th, 2013 Mike Giegerich Progressive metalcore act Elitist have released a brand new single called “Echo In The Room” which can be found after the jump. The track will be featured on the group’s forthcoming EP, Between The Balance, which is set to hit stores July 30. For those who can’t wait until July to purchase their copy of […]
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REVIEW: Liquid Casing – ‘A Separate|Divide’
June 17th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: Liquid Casing Album: A Separate|Divide Genre: Rock, Progressive, Experimental For fans of: Russian Circles, Fugazi, Godspeed You! Black Emperor Liquid Casing‘s newest effort opens with “A Path of Footprints Forged in the Midnight Sun,” a raw and gritty exploration through different variations of experimental and progressive rock that sets up a nice foundation for […]
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WATCH: Karnivool – “We Are”
June 14th, 2013 Mike Giegerich Karnivool have released a brand new single entitled “We Are” with an accompanying music video which includes intriguing visuals ranging from children drawing mysterious shapes to deceased birds raining upon the earth. The track comes from the Australian progressive rock group’s forthcoming full-length, Asymmetry, which is set to drop July 19. Pre-order options for the […]
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REVIEW: Hold The Fight – With A Breath And A Hope
March 30th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Artist: Hold The Fight Album: With A Breath And A Hope Record Label: N/A Hold The Fight’s latest release, With A Breath and A Hope, pulls evident influence from many of the best artists of the last two decades. It is not so influenced to where it sheds a negative light on the songs, it is […]
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REVIEW: Vajra – ‘Pleroma’
February 10th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: Vajra Album: Pleroma Genre: Progressive Rock For fans of: Tool, Dead Can Dance, Fever Ray I’ve never found myself a fan of bands like Lacuna Coil and Evanescence and as you probably noticed immediately, both of those bands are female fronted and you’re probably thinking, “Well this guy’s just sexist.” I assure you that […]
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25 Days Of Metal 2012: #3 Baroness – Yellow & Green
December 23rd, 2012 Jordan Munson Rather than counting down the days until we can celebrate Christmas, this year we’re bringing you a series of metal posts will be celebrating the countdown until we don’t have to be inundated with Christmas music and decorations everywhere. To coincide with this countdown we’ll be posting our top 25 metal (and metal-ish) albums of […]
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Sounds Familiar: Week 8
November 27th, 2012 Julia McAlpine Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]
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REVIEW: Just Like Vinyl – Black Mass
August 26th, 2012 Grace Duffy Artist: Just Like Vinyl Album: Black Mass Genre: Rock, progressive, experimental Label: Superball Music I made a mental note as I was listening to this that perchance this is what Avenged Sevenfold sounded like to people who didn’t like them. You know: a certain throwback element and lots of greasy solos combined with gravelly vocals. […]
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