Adversity is something that nearly every concert event will have to face, and with a multi-day outdoor festival, the only nemesis greater to the performers and audience alike that can rival equipment failures is the scourge of nature itself. It goes without saying that a stage performance that goes without a hitch tends to be […]
Lorna Shore drummer Austin Archey is sitting out the band’s current live shows thanks to a herniated disc. Instead of recruiting an outside drummer, Lorna Shore has moved bassist Michael Yager into Archey‘s position. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “As some of you may know, our drummer Austin has been suffering from a herniated disc […]
Venezuelan-turns-New-Yorkers Joudy is now streaming their new single “Uneasy.” If you’re a fan of the rainier, shoegaze-laden songs of bands like Deftones and Junius, then you’re really going to love this. Joudy’s story is an interesting one as well, with the band having put out two records named La Bestia and Obertura in 2013 and […]
Canadian noise-makers KEN mode have dropped a fourth single, “Throw Your Phone In The River,” off their new album NULL, which will be available everywhere on September 23. You can check the video out above. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Lyrically, vocalist-guitarist Jesse Matthewson said the intent of the track can be heard in one […]
Nik Nocturnal is now streaming his new trap metal single “Burnout” under the name NIK NXK. Check it out above alongside a music video by Patrick Lawler above, and stream the single here. As for as the whole “trap metal” bit goes, it makes sense given the recent nü-metal revival. Just updated for what’s popular […]
America’s Hardcore Fest will take place between December 1 and 3 at The Middle East and Sonia venues in Cambridge, MA. The festival will include Fuming Mouth‘s first show back after vocalist Mark Whelan was declared cancer free, as well as bands like Vein.FM, Sunami, Mindforce, and more. Check out the full lineup below. Advertisement. […]
Rage Against the Machine‘s recent Public Service Announcement tour ripped through North America, reminding anyone who forgot that RATM is still a powerful force to be reckoned with. One person, though, who never got it twisted when it comes to Rage (not surprisingly) is Stray from the Path guitarist Thomas Williams. It’s fair to say […]
Director Rob Reiner is already laying on the heavy schtick for the forthcoming sequel to his 1984 comedic opus This Is Spinal Tap, resurrecting his mockumentarian alter-ego Marty DiBergi in an interview with Total Film—firmly suggesting the lines of reality will be blurred, that cinematic walls one through four will be smashed, and all amps […]
Time has proven that while a tad excessive, Guns N Roses‘ 1991 double-album pairing Use Your Illusion I & II defined an era with bombastic Stones-ey rock n’ honk peppered with a lyrically Lynchian worldview. Paranoid and strained as they are at times, the pair of albums burned bright and immodestly into the ether of […]
Former Exodus vocalist Rob Dukes joined the band on September 9 at Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ for an especially heavy version of their 1989 classic “The Toxic Waltz.” Dukes originally sang with Exodus between 2005 and 2014 and was replaced by longtime vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza, who shared lead vocals during the live performance. […]