HASTE THE DAY DISSENTER SOLID STATE RECORDS There are two different kinds of comeback albums. There are albums that return a band into the world, and there are albums where that return feels more internal than external. Coming into Haste the [...]
TIGERS JAW LOST ON YOU HOPELESS RECORDS Tigers Jaw sound has always felt like a soft reawakening, a breath that one takes before admitting something that you’ve kept hidden away in the dark, avoiding what might surface if you bring it to [...]
VICIOUS RAIN THE ANATOMY OF SURVIVING ARISING EMPIRE Vicious Rain has always had a way of creating music that is a mix of turbulence and muted pain, a sound that feels like the moment a storm breaks out-an emotional downpour overhead, as the [...]
THE ART OF BREAKING OPEN A CONVERSATION WITH SHANE LYONS OF VARIALS Stepping into the new chapter of Varials’ new album, there is a sort of unspoken heaviness and no-nonsense grit that adorns the walls of Where The Light Leaves. It steps [...]
SUNDECAY THE BLOOD LIVES AGAIN INDEPENDENT Sundecay’s sound is akin to a slow-forming bruise: a purplish-blue darkness that blooms around the skin until it becomes impossible to ignore. While the Toronto doom outfit has always embodied this [...]
URNE SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY SPINEFARM RECORDS When it comes to URNE’s sound, such textures thrive on the tension between emotional weight and the wonder that embodies their diverse melodies, which have come to make up the firestorm of grit, [...]
A BIT CLOSER TO BEING HUMAN A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR’S CHASE WILSON Time. It’s a concept that can help one find purpose or can lock one into a vacuum of aimlessness. For the Vegas deathcore band, Ov Sulfur, time has been the one [...]
THE TORCH TO MOVE FORWARD A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NALLY OF URNE URNE’s music is like a controlled conflagration, one that knows how to manipulate the fiery intensity of their sound through subtle melodies that move like water dousing the flames [...]
OV SULFUR ENDLESS CENTURY MEDIA Sometimes in a band’s career, spicing things up a bit is what gets the creative juices flowing. Since their debut album, The Burden Ov Faith, much of their material has focused on anti-religious fury. With the [...]
NATE VICKERS DON’T LOOK DOWN EP OXIDE RECORDS When making an EP, the creative challenge lies in turning a few songs into a unified experience. For solo artist Nate Vickers, his new EP shows his talent for transforming a confined creative space [...]
DANKO JONES LEO RISING REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC Since Danko Jones began their career as a band in the early ’90s, two elements have remained prominent in their arena-style, anthemic sound. Their ferocious swagger stays strong, as does their [...]
CHOKECHERRY RIPE FRUIT ROTS AND FALLS FEARLESS RECORDS There is an old saying: “It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” Since Chokecherry has entered the scene, such [...]
IT’S DISCIPLINE, NOT A FORMULA A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN CALABRESE OF DANKO JONES Bassist John Calabrese is one of those people who doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously. In a business that is very cut-throat and unforgiving at times, having [...]
ODC TWISTED LOVE BLKIIBLK RECORDS ODC embodies embracing musical and international roots. For this alternative/nu-metal band, French identity is as vital as artistic integrity. Blending nu-metal, metalcore, pop, and rap, ODC bridges heavy and [...]
A SONIC MIRROR INTO INTERNAL ADVERSITY A CONVERSATION WITH WIND WALKERS Music helps us deal with many things in our lives. For the band Wind Walkers, finding a way to talk about the things we often keep in the deepest parts of ourselves, unable [...]
JOHN CARPENTER, CODY CARPENTER, AND DANIEL DAVIES HALLOWEEN: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (EXPANDED EDITION) SACRED BONES When looking back on John Carpenter’s Halloween, there is more to this iconic film’s identity than just Michael [...]
AFI SILVER BLEEDS THE BLACK SUN RUN FOR COVER RECORDS AFI has long been a shining beacon of boundary-pushing creativity in the punk and emo scenes, consistently refusing to follow the trends that the scene bobs and weaves in throughout the [...]
WIND WALKERS I DON’T BELONG HERE FEARLESS RECORDS When Wind Walkers released What If I Break? in 2023, it was a record coated with originality. A sonically mutated, volatile experience that conquered an impressive balance of post hardcore [...]
THRICE HORIZONS/WEST EPITAPH RECORDS Life is all about risk. Sometimes we have to take those risks to explore where the impossible can lead. For Thrice, making the direct sequel Horizons/West was long in the making before Horizons/East reached [...]
I PREVAIL VIOLENT NATURE FEARLESS RECORDS When I Prevail rose to prominence from Metro Detroit, Michigan, in 2013, from viral covers to Grammy nominations, the metalcore/post-hardcore band has seen a vast amount of success over the past 12 years [...]
SILVERSTEIN PINK MOON UNFD Silverstein has been one of those bands that, when you feel time has dulled their edge, comes roaring back to silence the doubters and prove their creative fire still burns as bright as it did two decades ago. When [...]
WAKE THE DEAD: THE PEAK, PIVOT, AND SUCCESS A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW NEUFELD OF COMEBACK KID When it comes to albums that were the cornerstones of a band’s legacy, Wake The Dead was crucial to Comeback Kid’s rise, propelling them to greater [...]
THE STORY SO FAR I WANT TO DISAPPEAR IN THE USA OAK GROVE RECORDS There is something magical that happens when a band comes back from a lengthy hiatus. For modern pop punk legends The Story So Far, that tale of success transpired with their [...]
FIGURING IT ALL OUT A CONVERSATION WITH DYING IN DESIGNER (BOBBY O’BRIEN) Growing up on the south side of Chicago imbues an artist with a distinctive, raw energy that reflects the struggles and vibrancy of the community. For solo [...]
