With anticipation mounting for the release of their pending full-length album, analysis paralysis, which is slated to arrive on August 9 via Pure Noise Records, Four Year Strong has unleashed their latest offering, “aftermath/afterthought.” The track stands out across the album with its chugging riffs and a strong infusion of industrial metal, making it a highlight among the group’s currently released singles pulled from the collection. Compact into a quick 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the outro breakdown showcases the peak of the instrumentation and production, taking a front seat. Check out “aftermath/afterthought” below. Four Year Strong are currently on… Read more »
Apparently, Four Year Strong could see us waiting, and they did care! Today, the New England natives have announced their forthcoming full-length album, analysis paralysis, and unleashed their new single, “uncooked.” analysis paralysis is set to arrive on August 9 via Pure Noise Records following the band’s support run alongside A Day To Remember this summer with The Story So Far. Acting as the follow-up to their ripper “daddy of mine,” “uncooked” is an amalgamation of the group’s signature hardcore stylings with an added layer of ‘90s guitar work. The track’s chorus is as likely to incite a mosh pit… Read more »
Sweet Pill has released their Starchild EP via Hopeless Records. To accompany the four tracks, the act has included a 12-minute music video, which showcases each song as a different segment of the life of a young, feminine character. In total, their label debut leaves a saccharine taste with a touch of sadness in the mouth. “I don’t usually write self-deprecating lyrics,” vocalist Zayna Youssef explains. “I found myself feeling the fire in my chest when I would belt something straight forward like, ‘I hate her, that girl in the mirror.’ So I just followed it. There is obviously way… Read more »
Pop-punkers The Story So Far are back! They announced their new album, I Want To Disappear, drops on June 21 via Pure Noise Records. To give fans a taste of what to expect ahead of the LP, a new single, “Letterman,” unveils the next phase of the act. Read more: Say Anything Announces Release Of ‘…Is Committed’ And Drops “I, VIBRATOR” The music video for the new song features the act in black-and-white performing the tune. It’s an elevated rendition that displays how the popular punk genre can mature with its members and fans. Frontman Parker Cannon’s vocals soften while… Read more »
Knocked Loose has unleashed the hammering lead single, “Blinding Faith,” from their freshly announced forthcoming album You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To. The record is slated to arrive via Pure Noise Records on May 10. Equipped with an array of gritty breakdowns against a backdrop of filthy guitar work and thundering drums, “Blinding Faith” takes aim at the hypocrisy of organized religion. The band masterfully pummels listeners with two minutes and fifty-seven seconds of crushing, relentless arrangements and piercing lyricism highlighted by breakdown “The word becomes the law/The word becomes the law/Bend the knee/Child of God.” Speaking on the… Read more »
2023 signals the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, with the genre in some of the rudest health it has ever been in.
The Xcerts’ new album ‘Learning To Live And Let Go’ looks at life through a lens of acceptance and understanding. This is how they made it.
Intricately woven and deeply personal, the self-titled release from Sundressed offers an intimate glimpse into the inner workings of frontman Trevor Hedges‘ creative psyche. This artistic endeavor was first set into motion back in 2012 when Hedges embarked on a musical journey under the moniker Sundressed as a means to navigate his own journey of sobriety. Yet, as the sands of time have shifted, so too has the project’s purpose, morphing into a resonant platform that seeks to address critical matters, particularly within the realm of mental health, all while fostering a profound sense of community among its listeners. The… Read more »
Ahead of their first ever shows, Better Lovers have surprised-released their debut EP ‘God Made Me An Animal’. It is astonishing.
Back in the early 1980s, punk scenes started to develop in California. Bands like the Germs, Black Flag, X, and the Avengers took what they were doing seriously but appeared to be having more fun than punks from other cities. And one of the originals was Geza X.
