by Bram Teitelman | Sep 16, 2015 | Interviews
When California metalcore band Atreyu took a hiatus in 2011, many thought that it might be the last we’d hear from them. However, three years later, they announced that they were back, and now they’ve got a new album Long Live, out on Friday (18) and a new...
by Seth Werkheiser | Sep 15, 2015 | Interviews, News
In a recent interview with Alternative Press, Mayhem Festival co-founder and music industry veteran John Reese makes some big points about the overall state of heavy music. As you might remember Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman got himself in a bit of hot water...
by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 11, 2015 | Interviews, News, Updates
Since yesterday, there hasn’t been a stop on the trainwreck this Cynic breakup situation is, with drummer Sean Reinert announcing the end of the band while frontman Paul Masvidal claiming the split was news to him. The whole situation just became a public circus...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 9, 2015 | Festivals, Food, Interviews, News
When the Food Truck & Rock Carnival makes its way to central New Jersey next weekend, it’ll be the first of its kind. Co-promoters John D’Esposito and Stan Levinstone got their start booking Old Bridge, NJ’s long-since-closed Birch Hill. Since...
by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 4, 2015 | Interviews, Photos
[youtube]https://youtu.be/uS8hwWfZFMQ[/youtube] Deiphago has created a name of their own for a bit more than a quarter of a century, becoming one of the biggest exponents of extreme metal coming out of the Philippines. Their path of destruction goes beyond their...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 31, 2015 | Interviews, News
While Battlecross have been a band for 12 years now, they’ve only been in the national spotlight since 2011, when Pursuit of Honor, a re-recorded version of their debut album Push Pull Destroy, was released on Metal Blade. With their third album, Rise to Power,...