The Warner Bros. panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 hasn’t even started yet, but already one of the biggest announcements of the entire weekend has made its way to the general public. According to several sources, including SlashFilm and Deadline, Ben Affleck is getting his very own Batman movie. Even better, Affleck will apparently be […]
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Ben Affleck Will Direct, Star In and Co-Write New ‘Batman’ Film
July 9th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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The Acacia Strain Writing LP #7
January 11th, 2014 Adrian Garza According to a recent status update by Rise Records, the deathcore heavyweights known as The Acacia Strain have been toiling away through the writing process in hopes of releasing a follow-up to their 2013 EP, Above/Below. Will Putney will be making a repeat appearance as the producer for this album, and with a discography which […]
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The Gaslight Anthem To Release New Album In 2014
July 5th, 2013 Kyle Florence Still flying high off their critically praised 2012 major label debut, Handwritten, The Gaslight Anthem have just announced that they have been writing music for a new album that will likely be released at some point in 2014. The announcement came earlier today via Tumblr in the form of a personal message from the band. […]
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Taking Back Sunday Are Back In The Studio
June 7th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Exciting news came down today from Long Island rockers, Taking Back Sunday. Back in February, we discovered that the band was writing new material in a “secret mountain house.” Today, the band tweeted that they’re back in the studio and have begun working on the follow-up to their 2011 self-titled album. This marks the sixth studio […]
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Tool Working On First Album Since 2006
June 6th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli The notorious Los Angeles progressive metal band Tool confirmed yesterday that they will soon be getting back to work writing and arranging songs for the band’s upcoming record. The band has just returned from Japan, where they played Ozzfest 2013, a two-day metal festival. Day one included the likes of headliner Slipknot, Slash (of Guns N’ […]
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Aiden Begin Writing, Planning New (Final?) Album For 2014
May 30th, 2013 James Shotwell Earlier this year, UTG sat down with William Control to discuss a number of things, including the fate of his punk band Aiden. At that point, Aiden had not been heard from in months, and it was clear from our discussion with William that it would be some time before that project was heard from […]
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Taking Back Sunday To Start Writing Again In “Secret Mountain House”
February 7th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Hey, seclusion worked for Bon Iver. Absolute Punk reports that Taking Back Sunday are riding off to an undisclosed location to start writing some new material. The band tweeted yesterday that they were en route to a “secret mountain house” to work on their music. On the road to a secret mountain house to write […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: William Control
January 31st, 2013 James Shotwell There are a select few in this alternative music community who truly spend every waking second trying to develop fresh ideas to share with curious ears. Sometimes their efforts fail, sure, but in our book a disastrous experiment is better than a monotonous retread of familiar sonic territory any day of the week. Of those […]
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The Swellers Writing For Fourth Album
January 30th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Michigan natives The Swellers have updated their fan base with news that they are currently writing their fourth full-length album. Read a special message from Jono and the guys below and let UTG know how excited you are to hear new material! Be on the lookout for more updates from The Swellers in the months […]
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Rocky Loves Emily Already Working On New Record
November 27th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Rocky Loves Emily just came out with Secrets Don’t Make Friends in 2012, and have already begun to work on their follow up album. In the middle of an emotional post, vocalist Brandon Ellis said on Facebook “We are writing a new record… We are writing, and we are excited, inspired by YOUR stories.” Overall, […]
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You Me At Six Are Writing New Music
November 26th, 2012 Grant Trimboli You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi has announced via Twitter that the group has started writing new music. This music will follow-up their album Sinners Never Sleep, which hit shelves in January of this year. Read the short message from Franceschi below and keep an eye out right here for new streams, news, and […]
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Patrick Stump Squashes FOB Rumor
October 25th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Between this and the hiatus of Scissor Sisters, today is off to a rough start. Yesterday, the blogosphere went nuts over Keltie Colleen letting the cat out of the bag that she knew “FOB were working on new songs.” Now, Patrick Stump has squashed that rumor. He took to his Twitter to say that “One […]
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