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Foreign Hands Sign To SharpTone Records, Release Unreal New Track – News

Foreign Hands are a band that you should be utterly obsessed with. Earlier this year, Foreign Hands released their incredible debut EP ‘Bleed The Dream’, a sharp burst of vicious metalcore that perked up the ears of thousands.  And some of those ears belonged to SharpTone Records it seems, as the band have just signed […]

DEAD CROSS Drops “Heart Reformer” Alongside Bloody New Video

Dead Cross will release their new record II on October 28 and is now streaming the frantic new single “Heart Reformer” alongside a pretty gross new video directed and edited by Dark Details (a.k.a. Chris J. Cunningham).. If you’re into watching a dude get his teeth removed and then beat the crap out of another […]

R.E.M. Makes a Mysterious Debut With ‘Chronic Town’

R.E.M.‘s debut EP, Chronic Town, landed in stores on Aug. 24, 1982. It’s safe to say music was never the same, although such historic hyperbole felt very far away upon the release of the five-song record. That’s because Chronic Town feels beamed in from another planet — a planet shrouded in murky atmospheres, Southern mysticism and […]

Bret Michaels on the End of Glam Metal: ‘I Blame Nobody’

Even though grunge is regarded as the music that brought glam metal’s popularity to an end, Poison‘s Bret Michaels doesn’t hold a grudge toward any of the genre’s artists. “Grunge was great,” the singer declared during a recent interview with AZ Central. “We used Nirvana‘s director, Sam Bayer, on the video to [1993 single] ‘Stand.’ Alice in […]

YUNGBLUD, Nova Twins & WILLOW Announced For Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month – News

Iconic performances incoming, then. It’s that time of year again.  Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month is back, and will be taking place throughout September.  So that’s some big names playing an original and a special cover version, all live and all lovely.  And some familiar faces are going to be involved.  YUNGBLUD will be making […]

Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me To Life’ Is Currently No.01 The US iTunes Chart – News

The absolute impact of Evanescence’s classic track, all these years later. We all know ‘Bring Me To Life’, don’t we? Evanescence’s smash hit, which is a brooding, beautiful and brilliant piece of classic hard rock mastery.  For 19 years, it has been a part of not just rock culture, but pop culture as a whole, […]

Botch Release Vicious New Track ‘One Twenty Two’, Their First In 20 Years – News

Mathcore legends Botch are back at it again, and sound as fresh as ever. Your favourite band have a lot to thank Botch for.  Creators of some of the most influential and intense sounds of the early 00’s, their back catalogue is one filled with crushing catharsis that can be heard in so much of […]

Check Out An Extra Early Stream Of XENOBIOTIC’s Pulverizing EP Hate Monolith

Greetings tech fiends, it’s that time of the week again. Before we dive into today’s column, here’s the usual weekly reminder that if you’re looking to find even more sick bands, you can do so here. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Are you ready for some rad new music from Australia? Because we’ve got the […]