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Matt and Yee actually go back together to past warped tours, I believe 2011 to be specific. Though their paths have been very different the synergy in this convo is evident! Matt is a founding member of the iconic metalcore band August Burns Red, who has their 9th studio album coming out 4/3/20 entitled “Guardians”, please go and give the new single “Defender” a head bang. Though August Burns Red is the root of Matt, HE is a major root of the drum community. Matt has started his own drum company, has a custom “blast bell” via Zildjian and is… Read more »
Nick Major sat down with Jake and Matt of August Burns Red. Watch the interview now!
August Burns Red are putting on a very special two day Christmas event, featuring an incredible array of heavy music’s finest.
August Burns Red brings us their tenth studio album Death Below via SharpTone Records this week.
Celebrating its 16 year anniversary this month on April 29, Smartpunk Records is reissuing The Cab’s 2008 debut studio album, Whisper War. This is the first time the vinyl has been available to purchase in 15 years. “It would be hard to talk about the legacy that is Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance without mentioning The Cab’s 2008 debut ‘Whisper War,’” Smartpunk Records Label Manager Matt Burns shares. “I remember hearing the album when it first came out and thought how incredible the production was (and still is) and the enormous hooks in the choruses. It’s hard to say whether or not… Read more »
Smartpunk Records is bringing their Smartpunk House back to the iconic South By Southwest fest (SXSW) for the fifth year in a row. It’ll run March 16 and 17 at the Empire Garage and Control Room in Austin, TX, and begin at noon local time. Music enthusiasts will not need a pass to enter the free showcase. The lineup is a blend of newer indie emo/rock with acts such as Winona Fighter, Proper., and Remo Drive to classic staples in the scene such as Spitalfield, Sparta, and Bob Nanna of Braid. With a label that’s been around since 2016 and… Read more »
Smartpunk Records are celebrating 20 years of blink-182 releasing their ‘(untitled)’ album with a very special compilation.
NORMY is the side project of many notable staple musicians in the punk scene. Consisting of Eric Egan (Heart Attack Man), Steve Perrino (Walking Wounded) and George Lucarelli (Highway Sniper, You Die First), the band could be categorized as a pop punk outfit. However, not the Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun, Lil Lotus type. They’re more in the vein of the era of Sum 41, Rise Against, and American Hi-Fi. The band is fast, loud, and full of grit. They are known for their high-energy live shows and irreverent humor. Today NORMY announced their signing to Smart Punk Records and… Read more »
“You made your point when you said we fell apart / I had my words all chosen carefully / I broke your heart so gracefully†are merely a sampling of the lyrics that not so subtly transmit the angry barbs that populate Every You’s debut EP, A Change of Scene.
