VersaEmerge - Fixed At Zero
Versa Emerge Fixed At Zero Being a female-fronted act in the contemporary punk/emo scene means that, without fail, your band will be compared to Paramore. (It doesn't hurt that VersaEmerge are labelmates with the Fueled By Ramen king-and-queenpins.) So let's get it out of the way up front: VersaEmerge don't sound like Paramore, and VE...
Dr. Acula - The Social Event Of The Century
The Social Event Of The Century There have to be a lot of people out there asking themselves how so many death metal and grindcore bands can do what they do, night after night, with a straight face. In their corpse paint and leather ensembles, they bellow in their best demon growl, carrying on about...
Vultures United - Savages
Savages Red Scare Industries is on a bit of a roll. On the heels of that awesome new Menzingers album, Chamberlain Waits, comes Vultures United, an Orange County, California, hardcore band who don't take themselves too seriously, and are all the better for it. With a vocalist who obviously spent his younger years screaming along to...
I Call Fives - Bad Advice EP
Bad Advice EP If you were to establish a pop-punk spectrum bookended by New Found Glory at one tip and All Time Low at the other, I Call Fives would likely reside directly at its center. They don't have the hardcore-influenced grit of the former, but they narrowly avoid the glossy effervescence of the latter,...
Exclusive Stream: This Is Hell's Weight Of The World
Long Island harcore outfit This Is Hell premiere their upcoming third full-length, Weight Of The World, exclusively on Altpress. The album drops Tuesday on Rise Records, but you can listen to it here right now. Let us know what you think! This Is Hell "Weight Of The World" full album (Altpress Exclusive) by altpress