After announcing its big return to the road, Warped Tour 2025 has revealed its first wave of artists for its Long Beach, Washington D.C., and Orlando stops. You can catch Chandler Leighton, Miss May I, and Pennywise on all three festival lineups. Additionally, ticketholders can catch Bowling For Soup and Dance Hall Crashers in Long Beach and D.C. Finally, Simple Plan is officially slated for the D.C. shows. In honor of the major festival comeback, Bowling For Soup celebrated by dropping a new track: a cover of blink-182‘s “The Rock Show.” It’s the pop-punk reimagining you didn’t know you needed… Read more »
This week on Add To Library, a show where hosts Shawn Kupfer & Brian LaCour bring you deep dives into awesome Heavy Music Albums both new and old, they discuss a standout release of 2024 with the legendary Ihsahn’s Self-Titled Album! Subscribe to Add To Library on Apple Music and Spotify Follow Add To Library on Facebook & Instagram Tune in live Fridays @ 9pmET for new album breakdowns each and every week!
After nearly a decade, the Growing Up Is Dumb Festival is making its return to Los Angeles. The DIY/emo fest will be presented by Lauren Records on April 5 at The Echoplex beginning at 4 PM PT. Headliners include Algernon Cadwallader, Ging Nang Boyz, and you can catch performances from The Taxpayers, Dogs On Acid, and more. In fact, Dogs On Acid shared, “Excited as hell to announce Dogs on Acid will be officially reuniting for this officially off the fucking chain gigfest.” Plus, for fans of Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, the act shared, “Playing GUID festival in… Read more »
After joining the UNFD family in October 2024, Seattle-based rockers AVOID are back with their new single “If It Hurts.” This track, as well as its predecessor “Burn,” will appear on their forthcoming album, due out sometime in 2025. Stay tuned for more deets. Of “If It Hurts,” frontman Benny Scholl shares, “Honestly, I think the song was really healing for all of us. It’s about accepting the past, whether it be good or bad, and moving forward, and we couldn’t be more stoked with how it turned out.” Check out the new AVOID single below. “If It Hurts” Lyrics: I… Read more »
LANDMVRKS are moving forward on their lyrical and cinematic journey with the arrival of their single and music video for “A Line In The Dust” featuring While She Sleeps‘ Mat Welsh. The track is preceded by 2024’s “Creature,” “Sulfur,” and “Sombre 16.” In December 2024, the French metalcore outfit shared that these tracks are set to appear on ther forthcoming 11-song LP The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been, which arrives on April 25. Secure your pre-orders here. LANDMVRKS took to Instagram to share, “This song continues to develop the story of the creature, who, in a moment of self-awareness, finds… Read more »
Rock quartet Badflower is emerging with a brand new single, “London,” which is preceded by 2024’s “Haunting You.” The track features raw vocals, a unique jazz swing, and urgent riffs. Here, Badflower shows just how much they can think outside of the box, all while staying true to their heavy rock roots. Badflower lead vocalist Josh Katz says of the track, “‘London’ is a song about longing for something you can’t have. It’s about fantasizing that your life was in different place with a different person.” Check out “London” below, which arrives with a sexy and horrifying new music video.… Read more »
Ahead of the release of the quiet pleasures EP, arriving on February 21 via AWAL and Wichita Recordings, Glixen has unveiled the towering new single “All Tied Up.” “‘all tied up’ is about feeling completely consumed by someone,” vocalist Aislinn Ritchie shares. “We definitely wanted the song to feel enveloping. There’s a subtle tension that builds throughout with a push and pull between the guitars and vocals. The song hits hard with its emotional depth, yet breathes with a playful melody.” Unfolding like a hazy daydream in a wash of ‘90s-inspired distorted guitars and thunderous drums, the track fully embraces… Read more »
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined for a second time by Dr.Dead of Dominum to talk touring, rad cover songs, and their awesome new album The Dead Don’t Die which they dropped in late December on Napalm Records! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram! Subscribe/Follow on iTunes & Spotify
Chicago’s premier pop-punkers Knuckle Puck just dropped their new single “Nice To Know Ya” to make your gray winter day a little brighter. This follows up their October 2024 release “On All Cylinders” out via Pure Noise Records. The band explains, “When writing ‘Nice to Know Ya,’ we tried to take an older approach by keeping it as out-of-the-box as we could. This includes uglier chords, a spoken verse, and push-pull lyrics to match the juxtaposition of the verse and chorus.” Knuckle Puck continues, “One of our goals for this band originally was to keep the listener guessing with our… Read more »
Magnolia Park is saying what we’re all thinking right now with their blistering yet equally empowering new ripper, “CULT.” “‘CULT’ is a song about gaining back your power from an oppressor, made to inspire people to stick up for what is right and not let themselves be taken advantage of,” the band shares. “This reflects in our story where Aurora and the Vampires have to stand up to a towering oppressive group called the ‘Shadow Cult.’” Alongside their latest track, Magnolia Park has revealed the release date for their third album, VAMP. This neo-gothic concept album is set to launch… Read more »
