2013 was an insane year for Northlane. They released their sophomore album, Singularity, in March in their home country of Australia and in November here in the states to glorifying reviews. idobi writer Alex Rudisill caught up with bassist Alex Milovic to discuss the band’s current happenings.
Birmingham, Alabama’s Erra are young and full of ambition. Taking cues from bands like Misery Signals and Between the Buried And Me, the band recently released their latest record Augment through Tragic Records and are looking to hop back on the road this year. idobi writer Alex Rudisill chatted with the band’s guitarist/clean vocalist Jesse Cash on the current status of the band.
†††(Crosses), the latest band from Chino Moreno of Deftones, have released a music video for “Bi†ches Brew”. The song comes off the band’s upcoming self-titled album, which can be pre-ordered here. You can watch the rather creepy video below. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBN-1Q0_Fiw
Avenged Sevenfold have released the first single and title track from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album, Hail To The King, due out on August 27th via Warner Bros. Records. The band will head out on a U.S. tour this October with support from Deftones and Ghost B.C.
With a sound that calls to mind the likes of The Black Keys, The White Stripes, and Kasabian, Orthodox is one of those records that is meant to be heard live in the middle of a rowdy crowd on a hot Saturday night in some too-cramped club.
The aptly-titled Renacer is most certainly a rebirth for Senses Fail. One of the heaviest albums of 2013, the record leaves behind only minor traces of the Senses Fail we all know and love.
Senses Fail will release their fifth full-length Renacer, produced by Shaun Lopez (Deftones, Far), on March 26, 2013.
Stray From The Path Guitarist Thomas Williams joined Rock The Walls Saturday June 9th for the 9pm hour spinning some of his favourite tunes along with some tunes that inspired him as a musician growing up. We talk writing their brand new album, touring plans for the rest of 2012 and when they’ll be hitting the studio, Every Time I Die, Architects, and much more.
The Smashing Pumpkins have been gone for seven years, but they’ve got a much-anticipated new album called Zeitgeist due in about two months. So what better time to pay tribute to Billy Corgan and company than … well, right now? That’s the thinking behind an upcoming Pumpkins tribute project, spearheaded by MySpace and featuring acts like Panic! at the Disco, 30 Seconds to Mars, (+44) and the Academy Is … taking cracks at their favorite SP tracks. According to a source at MySpace, the project (currently known as, uh, “The MySpace Smashing Pumpkins Tribute Project”) will launch on May 14,… Read more »
The Lostprophets titled their second album Start Something for two reasons. One was to motivate people out of complacency. “We spent the last three years touring and meeting loads of people who were like, ‘I’d love to do this and that,’ but they never had the drive to get up off their asses and do it,” explained singer Ian Watkins. “Start something. Start anything.” The title’s other meaning reflects the band’s feeling that Start Something is their first musical step, despite releasing their debut album three years ago. They’re neither trying to ignore 2001’s The Fake Sound of Progress nor… Read more »