Guitarist Stephen Harrison and drummer Aric Improta “knew it wasn’t going to be easy to start again from scratch, but that phrase became our ethos.” After departing from Fever 333 in October 2022, the dynamic duo knew it was time to sonically explore corners of the alternative landscape they hadn’t reached. This time, without creative differences in their way. Luckily, House Of Protection—their new venture—found its sound on their first day of writing. The band combines the raw grit and uncensored ferocity fans from the past decade have come to expect from the artists, tinged with a humble and unique approach to modern… Read more »
On September 11, Katy Perry performed a 10-minute career-spanning set before recieving the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 VMAs. She played all the hits, from “Firework” and “Roar” to the OG bop “I Kissed A Girl.” Additionally, she used her speech time to harken back to her emo roots. It especially comes at a unique time as rumors have started to swirl that Warped Tour may be coming back in 2025. Read more: Charlotte Sands Drops Thrilling AFI “Miss Murder” Cover For Sumerian Comics During her Video Vanguard Award acceptance speech, Perry shared, “Thank you to MySpace, Warped Tour,… Read more »
Trash Boat just offered another taste of what fans can expect on their forthcoming album, with the new single “Are You Ready Now?” Preceded by tracks “Delusions Of Grandeur,” “Liar Liar,” “Break You,” “Be Someone,” and “Better Than Yesterday,” “Are You Ready Now?” is set to appear on Heaven Can Wait, due out via Hopeless Records on October 4 Of the LP, lead vocalist Tobi Duncan shared, “I’m not trying to paint a pretty picture that is nice to look at or that’s easily digestible. I’m simply trying to paint an honest picture, and get as much of myself into these songs… Read more »
Ahead of their new album, Blue Hour, launching on October 11, Real Friends has issued the breakneck new single, “Never Has Become Always.” Their new release follows their previous singles, “Waiting Room,” “When You Were Here,” and “Our Love Was Like A Sad Song,” which will appear on the group’s forthcoming record. During an Instagram Live amongst members, Kyle Fasel shares that the new release is the heaviest Real Friends song out there. The band adds in an Instagram Feed post, “You wanted a heavy & fast song, right? Go bang your head to the new song we just dropped.” … Read more »
Halsey live debuted their new single “Ego” on the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards stage on September 11. Not only was she totally giving Freaky Friday Pink Slip energy, but also had a special guest as part of the girl garage rock band: Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis. On Twitter/X, Halsey shared, “My dream 90s garage rock band for EGO at the @vmas 4 dolls in a dollhouse. I’m so proud of this whole performance and I built every detail of it myself because I was determined to go up there and have FUN. AND I DID.” Check out the… Read more »
Ahead of its sophomore season debut on Netflix this coming November, Riot Games and Virgin Music Group have announced the Arcane League Of Legends soundtrack. The album features more than 20 original tracks from an array of artists, including twenty one pilots, ZAND, FEVER 333, Ashnikko, Stray Kids with Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Royal & The Serpent, and more. In a press release, twenty one pilots frontman Tyler Joseph shares, “I found myself inspired by season one and how the idea of family and who can make up your family sits within the central theme, and how music… Read more »
Charlotte Sands just reimagined the iconic AFI track “Miss Murder.” The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. The artist shares, “I am so grateful to get to be a part of such an incredible project alongside so many artists I love and so many songs that have been such an enormous part of my life.” Sands adds, “I grew up listening to ‘Miss Murder’ and I’m so humbled to have gotten to create my own version of it and imagine an entirely new world for it to exist in. I enjoyed every… Read more »
Following the announcement of their exciting reunion as well as the 10 year anniversary performance of their full-length album Never Happy, Ever After at Slam Dunk Fest in 2025, As It Is has launched their forthcoming compilation album A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022) with several unreleased tracks and demos. The compilation LP is slated to arrive on November 20. Arriving today, September 11, the group has released the first five tracks of the comp, including two 2017 tracks, a 2017 demo, a 2018 live demo, and a 2018 demo. Amongst the new releases, As It Is… Read more »
The Rings of Power S2 is in full swing on Prime Video, which means it’s high time our Rioters talk about it.
Following the release of recent singles “The Feels” and “Just A Little Bit,” The Used frontman Bert McCracken has announced a fall tour with his solo project, robbietheused. Kicking off on October 30 in Anaheim, CA, robbietheused will stop through 5 major metropolitan cities, including Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY. Artist presale tickets are slated to launch tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11, at 9 AM local time using the password THEFEELS. General on-sale will be available this Friday, September 13, at 9 AM local time here. Ahead of this solo run, McCracken will be fronting The Used throughout September… Read more »
