studio update

Have Mercy Release Short Documentary on the Making of ‘A Place Of Our Own’

In anticipation of their second full-length record, A Place Of Our Own, Baltimore’s Have Mercy have released a brief making-of documentary, which can be viewed by following the jump below. The outfit’s latest undertaking will act as a follow-up to their outstanding major label debut, The Earth Pushed Back, and is currently slated for an […]

Basement Announce Release Date for ‘Further Sky’; Stream Studio Update

When I first heard a stream of Basement‘s stunning comeback track “Summer’s Colour,” I was left wondering how and how soon I could get my hands on a copy of their forthcoming third studio album, Further Sky. Thanks to a recently released update from the band, my burning questions have been answered. With one month […]

Wovenwar (Ex-As I Lay Dying) Announce First U.S. Tour

This is technically an announcement for a summer run of Black Label Society tour dates, since, well, they’re technically the headliners. Technically. But that’s hardly the news here. The big item of discussion is that one of the tour’s openers (the other being Kyng) is Wovenwar, the new band featuring 80% of As I Lay […]

Rise Against Teasing New Album For 2014

After finding relatively massive mainstream success with their two most recent LPs, Rise Against have quietly and gradually become one of the biggest punk bands of the last fifteen years. While some fans of the older material claim that the band has sold out in favor of a more radio-friendly sound, one look at their […]

Weezer Post Studio Teaser, Working On New Album

Weezer have posted a video and some photos to their official Tumblr confirming that they are currently in the studio, working on a follow up to 2010’s Hurley. The short, 20-second video shows grainy footage of Rivers Cuomo and company working on new material, with instrumental teasers of new music playing in the background. The […]

Sleepwave Post Studio Update

Sleepwave, the new project featuring former Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain, are currently in the process of recording their debut release with producer David Bendeth, and you can check out a short video update from the band after the break. The clip offers glimpses of drum and bass tracking as well as life in and around […]

Die Antwoord Announce ‘Donker Mag’ Would Tour; Offer Brief Album Update

Hide your younger siblings and sell the tickets to whatever early summer EDM event you have. Die Antwoord have announced the first leg of a brand new world tour. Taking to Facebook earlier this week, Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek announced plans to embark on the ‘Donker Mag’ world tour, which kicks off May […]

From Indian Lakes Post Studio Update

From Indian Lakes have begun work on their next album, and that’s good news for just about everyone. The California indie rockers released Able Bodies in 2012 and found favor with fans and critics alike, a feat they no doubt hope to replicate on the next release. Production of the new record is still in […]

WATCH: Memphis May Fire Release Second Studio Update

Texan metalcore stars Memphis May Fire are recording a follow-up to 2012’s Challenger, and have decided to document the process with a series of video updates to keep fans informed. It looks like each video will focus on a different element of the recording process, and the newly released second installment focuses on the bass […]

Watch The Word Alive’s Studio Update # 1

One of my personal favorite bands is the five piece post metalcore outfit known as The Word Alive. They have released some great albums up until this point, and now they are working on their third full length. To keep fans up to speed on what’s going on in the studio, the band has premiered […]

The Devil Wears Prada Studio Update #4, Free “Martyrs” Download

The Devil Wears Prada have partnered up with Purevolume to release the fourth studio update for their upcoming album, 8:18. The band talks briefly on the writing process, and a little bit of the concept of the album. The video is a little over five minutes long, and you can watch it by checking below. […]

Mayday Parade Post Studio Update

Mayday Parade have been working hard in the studio to release the follow-up to their 2011 self-titled album. The band posted a studio update via YouTube, which focuses on guitarists Alex and Brooks as they record guitar parts, speak on equipment usage, and song structure. While a lot of information isn’t available just yet, we […]