Exclusives RecAP: March 26, 2013 - Killswitch Engage album stream, August Burns Red in studio, more
Today On AltPress KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are streaming their entire upcoming album, Disarm The Descent, in full exclusively here on AltPress. Check it out and tell us your thoughts! AUGUST BURNS RED open our recent chat with them with the statement: “Metalcore is not an interesting genre at this point.” Do you agree? See what they're doing...
The Story So Far - What You Don't See
The Story So Far What You Don’t See On their sophomore album, the Story So Far have polished their sound and grown into their instruments (or in frontman Parker Cannon’s case, his voice). What You Don’t See may be a bit more refined, but the fervent lyrics and emotive, driving pop-punk are still there. What...
Alkaline Trio stream 2013 album, 'My Shame Is True'
Alkaline Trio are currently streaming their upcoming album, My Shame Is True, in full via Spin. You can listen to it on their website or via the video playlist, below. The album is set for release April 2 via Epitaph Records.
'The Wolverine' Director James Mangold tweets teaser of trailer
Yesterday James Mangold, director of this summer's The Wolverine, gave fans a sneak peek of the first trailer for the movie. Mangold tweeted a Vine clip of the trailer which you can view below. The full trailer for the film debuts tomorrow. The Wolverine opens in theaters July 26. The tweaser. vine.co/v/bDExaiMjJ1F — James Mangold...
Transit release video for new single, "Weathered Souls"
Transit have released a music video for their new single “Weathered Souls,” which can be seen below. They will release their fourth studio album, Young New England, on April 2 via Rise Records. Dates for their headlining tour All Get Out, Seahaven, and Young Statues are as follows. Apr 05 The Space Hamden, CT Apr 06 Mixtape...
Exclusive: Stream Killswitch Engage new album, 'Disarm The Descent'
Killswitch Engage are streaming their upcoming (and one of our most anticipated) album, Disarm The Descent, now via Roadrunner Records, and you can get the first listen exclusively here on AltPress. Stream the full album, which is set for release April 1, below and tell us what you think in the comments. You can pre-order the album...
Song Premiere: Rival Schools, "Reaching Out"
Rival Schools' “Reaching Out” has never had a proper premiere—until now. The same can be said for the LP's worth of songs recorded along with it roughly a decade ago. A few years following the release of 2001's United By Fate, the band demoed material intended for the band's sophomore album, which will finally see a physical...
The Gaslight Anthem announce June 2013 east coast tour
The Gaslight Anthem have announced a brief U.S. east coast tour with Tift Merritt this summer. View the June dates, below: June 8 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel June 9 Huntington, NY Paramount Theatre June 10 Norfolk, VA The NorVa June 12 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre June 13 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
"Metalcore is not an interesting genre at this point" - In The Studio with August Burns Red
“Metalcore is not an interesting genre at this point,” remarks August Burns Red guitarist JB Brubaker. “It's very repetitive and predictable; I want more than breakdowns and pop choruses these days.” Comments like that are not surprising from Brubaker, the principal songwriter in one of the scene's most well-known and loved heavy bands. He and...