August 14, 2009

This Just Up (New Music For No Money)

New music streaming online from A Cursive Memory, As Tall As Lions, the Matches and more… The internet is a big place. No matter how many Twitter accounts you follow or RSS feeds you subscribe to, you probably have a difficult time keeping up with all of the new music...

Poison the Well announce headlining tour with Billy Talent

Long-time post-hardcore band Poison the Well have announced a month-long headlining tour with Canadian rockers Billy Talent. Dates for the 17-stop road trip are below: Headlining dates with Billy Talent 9.15 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s 9.16 Chicago, IL Metro 9.18 St. Paul, MN Station 4 9.19 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground 9.20 Denver, CO...

Lit drummer Allen Shellenberger succumbs to brain cancer at 39

Allen Shellenberger, the drummer for and a founding member of Orange County, California-based rock band Lit, passed away from brain cancer Thursday, August 13, according to a statement released by the band. He was 39. According to the band, Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant glioma brain tumor in May 2008 and immediately underwent...

Sent by Ravens post video for "Trailer vs. Tornado"

Tooth and Nail newcomers Sent by Ravens have posted the video for "Trailer vs. Tornado" on YouTube. The band signed to Tooth and Nail earlier this month and is expected to release their label debut at the beginning of next year. You can check out the video below:

Municipal Waste

Municipal Waste Massive Aggressive [4/5] In the much-discussed thrash revival, no band sound more authentic, more old-school, more 1988 than Municipal Waste. The Virginia quartet play 100 percent reverent crossover, wielding distinct elements from either side of the metal/’core divide: anthemic punk riffs, spastic whammy-bar solos, gang choruses, blackbelt chops and political lyrics–all of...