Posted by Nick DeSimone on June 2, 2017
In this Very Special Episode of Amplified, we take an exclusive first look at the brand new video for “Dementia” from Icelandic proggers Future Figment. As I’ve no doubt mentioned here before, I’m one of *those* Tool fans, so I’m constantly looking for bands to scratch a similar itch for me. Future Figment is probably […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on December 16, 2016
Amplified is a column focusing on small and emerging artists. If your band fits the bill, drop us a line at [email protected] West Virginia’s Years End are doing it right. Their sound is a 2006 time capsule for sure, but it’s a style that’s tried and true, and there’s a reason it’s still so popular. […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on December 6, 2016
Amplified is a column focusing on small and emerging artists. If your band fits the bill, drop us a line at [email protected] I’ve been a fan of Bottomfed for a while now – they’re from my relative hometown area in Massachusetts and their last EP, 2015’s Impatient Pile of Bones absolutely rips. A bit mathy, a […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on October 21, 2016
Amplified is a column focusing on small and emerging artists. If your band fits the bill, drop us a line at [email protected] We’re a few months removed from the chaos of Gwar-BQ, but one of the bands that had stood out to me was one of the festival’s many fun outliers – Sawyer Family, who […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on September 16, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email [email protected] GRIND OR DIE. I love grindcore, for the sheer belligerence and incomprehensibility above almost anything else about it. Grind makes me, even as a total pinko teddy bear pacifist, want to immediately start slamming beers and […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on September 9, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on unsigned and local artists. If you think your band fits the bill, email us at [email protected] Mmm, groove. There was definitely a time that every band I listened to had to sound like Ruin, and I’m disappointed my teenage self didn’t know about them. Ruin’s style is mostly […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on September 2, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email [email protected] Hailing from my home state of Rhode Island, Deathwish make it immediately clear up front that their lineup is pretty ridiculously stacked in terms of technical ability on their newest track, “The Precipice.” This is […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on July 29, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email [email protected] California oddballs Gus McArthur recently released their debut EP, Chapter I: Hysterics From The Book of Gus, a truly fascinating cocktail of weirdness that effortlessly blends D&D-worthy folk, Bay Area thrash, neoclassical shred and some thoroughly […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on June 17, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email [email protected] A band that’s been on our radar for a little while now is Cleveland shredders Olathia. They’re a modern take on super-melodic thrash, dynamic but with loads of room for shreddy guitar work and vocalist Chris […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on June 3, 2016
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email [email protected] New Jersey’s One Hundred Thousand just released their new record, The Forms In Which They Appear, which is an absolute powerhouse of hooky, un-pretentious prog rock. The band recorded in Architekt studios, owned by their drummer […]
