August 3, 2009

Mastodon and Dethklok to headline tour with Converge, High On Fire

Arguably one of the least expected package tours assembled in recent memory, Mastodon and Dethklok are set to headline a nationwide outing with support from Converge and High On Fire. The tour kicks off Oct. 2 in Portland, Oregon. You can find the full routing below: 10/2 Portland, OR @ Roseland...

30 Seconds To Mars ask for fan contribution on new record

30 Seconds to Mars has included vocal contributions from fans worldwide at events titled "The Summit" for their upcoming record This Is War. Launching later this week, "The Digital Summit" will allow fans to include their vocals from their home computers. Submissions will also get a chance to appear in the album’s documentary. For more...

Craig Owens Acoustic At Warped Tour In St. Louis

Chiodos frontman Craig Owens performing an acoustic set at the Keep-A-Breast tent at the St. Louis stop of Warped Tour.

Single File

Single File Common Struggles [3.5/5] There’s plenty to enjoy on Single File’s major-label debut, from crisp hooks with a bit of sheen to the Denver trio’s playful, sometimes-geeky attitude. The punchy power-pop recalls Ludo more than Fountains Of Wayne, though at times they descend into Dashboard Confessional melodrama (“Airports”) or lose the thread in...

The Shaking Hands

The Shaking Hands The Shaking Hands [3/5] Though they call Gainesville, Florida, home, the Shaking Hands tip their musical hat toward California’s East Bay, particularly early Rancid. There’s a hefty hint of street punk, too, though the Hands have more melodic sense than most of the hollering football chants of that ilk. Their self-titled...

The Photo Atlas - To Silently Provoke The Ghost EP

The Photo Atlas To Silently Provoke The Ghost EP This Denver quartet pick up where their debut album, No, Not Me, Never, left off with their five-song follow-up EP, To Silently Provoke The Ghost. Enriching their poignant guitar melodies with convulsing beats, the Photo Atlas’ sound intersects somewhere on the post-punk and dance-rock axis. Alan...

Peelander-Z

Peelander-Z P-Pop High School [3/5] When your live show features Kaiju Big Battel-style wrestling (with human bowling!) then you’d better be able to bring the crazy with your songs. On their fifth full-length, self-described “action comic punks” Peelander-Z put sanity in a headlock and work up enough spastic energy with their short blasts of...

MXPX

MXPX On The Cover II [4/5] Pop-punk icons MxPx don’t need to reach outside their own creative world to make you feel nostalgic-they can simply reference themselves, as with On The Cover II, a guest-filled covers collection that follows 1995’s eponymous first volume, similar to New Found Glory’s recent From The Screen To Your...

Living With Lions

Living With Lions Dude Manor EP [3.5/5] Having already pounded the shit out of the pavement from one end of Canada to the other, Vancouver’s Living With Lions are finally ready to unleash the fury south of the border thanks to the backing of Billie Joe Armstrong’s Adeline Records. The Green Day connection is...
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