The Los Angeles punk scene is on fire right now and it is being lead by Death Lens. Today, the band announced their signing to legendary record label, Epitaph Records and dropped their brand new single “Vacant“. The new track comes after their 2022 album, No Luck which released via Secret Friends Music Group. Death Lens crafted some seriously nostalgic punk vibes on “Vacant”. Aside from being a punk banger, it also tells an important story. “Coming from absolutely nothing to getting signed by a label we grew up idolizing and always dreaming we’d be on is an incredible honor,”… Read more »
Sean is joined by Dan O’Connor of Four Year Strong to talk about their new album Analysis Paralysis, what he has been watching as of late, going to the movies on tour, scoring his first film project and James Gunn being a fan of the band! Go pick up the new here and catch Four Year Strong on a Headlining US tour this fall with Free Throw, One Step Closer & Death Lens! October 30: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw November 1: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall November 2: Lakewood, OH @ Roxy November 3: Chicago, IL @ Concord Music… Read more »
As Four Year Strong approaches the release of their highly anticipated album, analysis paralysis, on August 9, the Massachusetts mainstays have announced a massive tour to support the release. Following their back-to-back performances at When We Were Young, Four Year Strong will hit the road with Free Throw, One Step Closer, and Death Lens serving as support. Tickets for the group’s forthcoming Fall U.S. tour will officially be on sale this Friday, August 2, at 12 PM local time here. Check out their full touring schedule, including their annual Four Year Strong holiday show in December and their overseas stint… Read more »
Militarie Gun has teamed up with Manchester Orchestra to rework their track, “My Friends Are Having A Hard Time.” The collaboration is off of the fast-rising Los Angeles group’s incoming EP, Life Under The Sun, and comes out on January 26 via Loma Vista. The collection is comprised of five tracks plus features Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, Mannequin Pussy, and a NOFX cover. Read more: So What?! Music Fest Announces Lineup Featuring Underoath, Skillet, & More Everyone needs some East Coast emo edge, and the union between both acts highlights the versatility of Militarie Gun. The indie rockers break down the… Read more »
By now, you’re surely familiar with our running list of 100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To In 2024. With that in mind, we’ll keep this short and sweet. Welcome to our sixth installment! Wow, we are more than halfway through now… If you are just now joining us, make sure to go back and check out our first fifty artists here. This week we have quite the eclectic mix. From emo-rap, to indie rock, to post-hardcore, to anthemic pop-punk, we’ve got something you’ll like. Our list consists of truly up-and-coming music. Most of these artists have less than… Read more »
Today M.A.G.S. has shared his cathartic and emotional new album, DESTROYER. Exploring self-realization and turbulence, the album slithers through the dichotomy between achieving growth and the need to suffer to get to the other side. With songs like the title track, “Destroyer” and “Sins” battling a reflective approach, this new album is sure to make you look in the mirror. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel and M.A.G.S. is working his way there. Diving into the creation and mindset of the album, M.A.G.S. shares: “I started therapy last year, and while it was helpful for… Read more »
SharpTone Records just announced the signing of Alabama hardcore and death metal act No Cure. The heavy quintet also shared their label debut “Don’t Need Your Help” featuring Jesse Clark of Wielded Steel and Nick Chance of Beautiful Child Of God. The track is set to appear on their forthcoming EP I Hope I Die Here set for release on December 6. The band shares, “Every track [of the EP] features someone that has made an undeniable mark on Alabama hardcore over the years. We do not expect you to recognize every name on this record, and that’s the point.”… Read more »
Ahead of the release of their forthcoming record, The Death Card, out September 6 via Hopeless Records, Fame On Fire is sharing their hard-hitting new single. Preceded by “Spiral (Justice)” and “Nightmare (The Devil),” “Suicide (The Lovers)” continues the band’s journey into music through the lens of tarot cards. Vocalist Bryan Kuznitz says, “It’s a Romeo And Juliet-style story. The sentiment is ‘If I’m going to love you, I’m going to die for it, and I’m okay with that.’ With ‘The Lovers Card,’ you’re sacrificing your life to make a relationship work.” Kuznitz woefully sings, “Dear beloved/We are here today/In… Read more »
Say Anything is a band that you can’t appropriately compare to any other band. Perhaps you could attempt to use metrics like ticket sales or song charting, but certainly not in any tangible sense of emotion, delivery, or downright weirdness. Say Anything kicked the doors down when they entered the scene with a huge “Fuck You” to any preconceived notion of what a “punk” or “emo” band should be. They didn’t give a shit about being a cog in the music industry machine—in fact, they were pretty loud about their despise for it. They wanted to share their passion for… Read more »
It seems indicative of U.S. divorce trends that we could reasonably add National Ex-Spouse Day to the calendar between the bookends of April Fool’s Day and 4/20. Lo and behold, April 14 stands as the designated date for reflection on the heels of romantic dissolution. Officially, it’s a day to assuage anger and practice forgiveness—but let’s be real here: that’s about as engaging as a rainy day lecture on the history of watching paint dry. In the interest of feeding our delusion of music being a cure-all, we’ve opted for a decidedly more “teenage angst” approach in celebrating the sanctioned… Read more »
