New England Metal & Hardcore Festival have announced their initial line-up for 2014. The festival will take place at The Palladium in Worcester, MA from April 17-19. Bands playing include All That Remains, Iced Earth, Slapshot, Cruel Hand, Twitching Tongues, Reign Supreme and more. It will also be the last East Coast performance from Bleeding Through.
Have you ever met someone who listens to pop but has an unexpected infatuation with heavy metal, too? It’s a plot twist that proves that “range” in music consumption is possible in a world full of gatekeepers and genre boundaries. This range extends beyond music fans. Underneath the guise of mainstream music stardom, some of our favorite pop artists have underground projects to experiment within the depths of metal breakdowns, screams, and unrelenting riffage. True artistry knows no bounds and sometimes even pop artists need a break from their typical musical formulas. Here are three beloved mainstream household names who have… Read more »
The best Christmas gift you can give to yourself is a ticket to Better Lovers‘ annual BLissmas festival. Unleash your inner animal on December 14 at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo, NY, with the recently announced festival lineup. Trust us when we say it is stacked. Today, “The Flowering” artists revealed their special holiday show artist lineup. Alongside Better Lovers’ headlining set, you can also see Converge on stage. Plus, rising metal and hardcore acts Anxious, Teenage Wrist, Atomic Rule, Dying Wish, Fleshwater, and Twitching Tongues are set to appear. Plus, Andy Williams, aka “The Butcher,” is presenting a wrestling match.… Read more »
Ignite have announced the release of their long-awaited fifth studio album A War Against You for January 8th. The 7″ is currently up for pre-order, and the album features the single “Nothing Can Stop You” along with “Bleeding” and “Bloody Sunday” from their Our Darkest Days live DVD. Check out their tour dates for the EMP Persistence Tour with Terror, H2O, Iron Reagan, Twitching Tongues, Wisdom In Chains and Risk It below–along with two album release dates in Southern California–and keep up with the band on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Tour Dates: Jan 8 – Los Angeles, CA – The… Read more »
idobi Howl was lucky enough to be a part of Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Festival this year.
Madball will head out on a string of West Coast tour dates with support from Twitching Tongues and Born Low. Check out the dates below! 2/25 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock 2/26 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar 2/27 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory 2/28 Lancaster, CA @ Industry Theater 3/1 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
Last week we published our official top albums of 2013 list, featuring everyone from The Wonder Years and Fall Out Boy to The 1975 and Vampire Weekend. Lots of complicated math and science were involved in calculating the final list, but we thought we’d let you have a look at all of our individual staff lists as well.
Comeback Kid will be heading out on tour this May and June in celebration of the 10 year anniversary for their albums Wake the Dead and Turn It Around.
Single or not this Valentine’s Day, here is a mix of some of idobi Howl staff’s favorite songs to warm your cold, cynical hearts.
