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UTG PHOTOS: Fronzilla, Palisades & More in Grand Rapids, MI (9/28/15)

On September 28, Fronzilla rolled through The Stache in Grand Rapids, MI alongside It Lives, It Breathes, Whitney Peyton, and Palisades to support his debut rap album, Party People’s Anthem, available now through Razor & Tie Records. The mysterious “Stache” has become an ongoing topic of conversation for newcomers each time I visit The Intersection. […]

Wounds Stream Blistering New Record, ‘Die Young,’ In Full

Dublin, Ireland-based rock band Wounds dropped a full-album stream of their brand new record, Die Young, via Revolver earlier this week. The record is an outright aural explosion of heavy rock ‘n’ roll ready to cross the pond and infect ears across the globe. The record is set to drop Nov. 24 via Razor & […]

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REVIEW: Yellowcard – ‘Lift A Sail’

Artist: Yellowcard Album: Lift A Sail Label: Razor & Tie Genre: Rock Words sift in and out of the brain when listening to Yellowcard’s new release, Lift A Sail. But one word sticks. One word stays with you from the first note of the violin to the final chord on the guitar. One word brilliantly and […]

REVIEW: Finch – ‘Back To Oblivion’

Artist: Finch Album: Back To Oblivion Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Razor and Tie To be honest, I am not too acclimated with Finch. Like many rock lovers I enjoy What It Is To Burn and parts from Say Hello To Sunshine, but I never truly gravitated to the band. This mindset made my approach to their […]

Yellowcard Stream New Song “Make Me So” Off Upcoming Album ‘Lift A Sail’

Yellowcard are getting ready to take over the pop-punk world again with their newest record Lift A Sail, which will be released October 7 via Razor & Tie Records. After premiering their first single One Bedroom, the band released another new song named “Make Me So” on Spotify today. The track is a little different […]

UTG TV: Warped 2014 With Yellowcard

“I hope that somewhere, whoever is sitting in an office, looking at the internet and counting his money, that he decides that this is a good year for a new Yellowcard record.” It’s hard to believe that Yellowcard released their classic record Ocean Avenue a decade ago. I’ll spare you the redundant “list-blog” type of […]

STREAM: Chiodos – ‘Devil’

Following a barrage of song premieres over the past week, post-hardcore veterans Chiodos have unveiled their latest album, Devil, in its entirety. The album – the Michigan-based group’s first since reuniting with original vocalist Craig Owens in 2012 – features some of their heaviest material yet as well as their most melodic. The full stream […]

Required Listening: Chiodos – “Why The Munsters Matter”

Along with the band’s exciting tour announcement, a second song off Chiodos‘ highly-anticipated new album has found its way online ahead of the record’s April 1 street date and it’s streaming over at AbsolutePunk along with its accompanying video. “Why The Munsters Matter” has already become one of our favorite singles of 2014. The track […]

Chelsea Grin Debut “Letters”

After teasing fans with new music snippets and studio videos since October, Chelsea Grin have broken their creative silence and delivered a new track titled “Letters.” The first song to surface online from Chelsea Grin’s 2014 release, “Letters” finds the band further pushing their progressive take on modern metal. The beginning of the track hits […]

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For Today Release New Single To Combat Human Trafficking

For Today are trying to do a little bit more with their new single, “Fight the Silence” than just promote a new album. The metalcore act has teamed up with The A21 Campaign to raise money and awareness for more than 27 million people who are forced to live in slavery today. The band will […]

Norma Jean Will Play ‘Wrongdoers’ And More On Last-Minute Tour

There is nothing “intimate” about the sounds of Norma Jean. Well, maybe the real Norma Jean, but not the metal-heads from Atlanta. The band recently announced a run of dates where they will be performing in more local clubs while mastering the live sound of the new tracks off of Wrongdoers, which is available now […]

REVIEW: Norma Jean – Wrongdoers

Artist: Norma Jean Album: Wrongdoers Genre: Metal Label: Razor & Tie Unlike other artists that inhibited the 2000s boom of Christian metal, Norma Jean are clearly still significant and clearly still writing the best music of their career. Wrongdoers, the follow-up to the highly acclaimed 2010 release, Meridional, is an emotional ride of escalating proportions, […]