On Episode 008 Jeff introduces you to a great new rock band from Los Angeles called Joyous Wolf, and brings you a new song from the band Our Last Nite. Jeff also previews the 2017 Carolina Rebellion Festival in Concord NC, featuring music from Nothing More, Starset, Citizen Zero and more!
Channel all of your holiday/travel/”No Aunt Nancy, I’m not seeing anyone” aggression into the new video from Decadawn.
A fish taught Silver Snakes to remember all their gear after a show.
idobi photographer Lindsey Blane covered the Rock The Shores festival in Victoria, BC.
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.
Sci-Fi Romance’s Vance Kotrla talks about art, creativity, and the influences on his career so far in Sci-Fi Romance.
Rock The Walls Host Patrick Walford had the opportunity to catch up with Abiotic Vocalist Travis Bartosek about the band’s upcoming Sophomore album Casuistry, out April 21st on Metalblade Records. They discuss Travis joining the band last year, the change vocally from his previous band which was Melodic Metalcore, to Abiotic’s Death Metal style, the writing and recording process of Casuistry, working with Producer Jamie King, and much more. Follow Abiotic on Twitter/Facebook and be sure to see them on their month long co-headline run with Australia’s Boris The Blade, which kicked off yesterday. Dates are below! ABIOTIC w/ Boris… Read more »
We had great expectations for Psycroptic when “Echoes to Come” was released as a single November 2014. Then again, Psycroptic‘s self titled is their second full length since 2008 (sixth overall). Fans are accustomed to waiting for the Tasmanian death prog quartet, and they were awarded again in 2015. Perhaps there is broader commentary to be made about the music industry, or metal specifically. The two year full length album cycle is a costly grind in this genre. Moonspell released four albums from 1995 to 1999 but Extinct is their second since Night Eternal in 2008. One should also consider… Read more »
We try to keep our featured tracks as hype-free as possible. Our playlist should reflect the very best (and ideally, newest) metal and hardcore out there right now. That’s why we waited for Stick To Your Guns‘ Disobedient release week to pass before we revisited the album for consideration at the top of our featured tracks. Sure enough, this album strikes the critical balance between fast hardcore and clean vocals that every melodic hardcore or metal band ultimately tries to achieve. Also worth praise is the minimal presence of samples that once preceded many tracks in older Stick To Your… Read more »
Andrew Jackson Jihad just wrapped up the last leg of their tour with Hard Girls and Dogbreth, bringing their folk punk sound across the country in support of their new album, Christmas Island. idobi writer Alyssa Dempsey had the lovely opportunity to speak with cellist Mark Glick before the band’s show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Read below for their conversation on the fans’ reaction to the new album, the band’s switch to a new label, and what their moms think of their songs.
