Masked Intruder casting fans for new music video
Masked Intruder have launched a casting call for their first-ever live action music video. They're looking for a punk rock girl, a pizza delivery driver and someone who looks like a cop. That's not all, the chosen ones need to be in Madison, Wisconsin on June 17-18. Last month, we premiered the Intruder's sophomore album, M.I.,...
Captain We're Sinking featured on Run For Cover's 'Small Talk'
Captain We're Sinking have been featured on Run For Cover's latest installment of their 'Small Talk' video interview series. The band released their latest studio album, The Future Is Canceled, in 2013 via Run For Cover. If you have yet to, you can pick up the record now. Check out humorous clips of the band answering some...
“We were truly in pain, and that still translates”—Thoughts Of Ionesco’s Sean Hoen on his new memoir
Odds are, you’ve never heard of THOUGHTS OF IONESCO. That’s understandable: The Detroit-based three-piece were but a blip on the heavy-music scene’s radar, releasing a handful of abrasive, noisy, sludgy, jazz-influenced metal records that resulted in a few regional tours, a bit of label interest from Relapse Records and plenty of stories from old-school Michigan...
Watch Avenged Sevenfold‘s Synyster Gates play gypsy jazz guitar
Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates recently teamed up with Guitar Center for Master Class With Synyster Gates, where talented musicians are given the opportunity to learn from a renowned guitarist in an intimate setting. Since you likely missed the teachings, you can watch video of Gates demonstrating his technique and performing in the gypsy jazz...
Those Who Fear premiere new song, "Ego Trip" (featuring Ryan Kirby of Fit For A King)
Those Who Fear have premiered a brand new song titled “Ego Trip,” which features a guest appearance from Fit For A King's Ryan Kirby. The track is taken from the band's upcoming sophomore studio album, Death Sentence, which is due out on June 24 via Facedown Records. Pre-orders are available for purchase now. Check it out below...
Outline In Color stream new song "The Souvenir Scheme"
Outline In Color are streaming a brand new song from their upcoming studio album, MASKS, which is due out on June 24 via Standby Records. Titled “The Souvenir Scheme,” the track is the lead single from MASKS. Pre-orders are available for purchase now. Check out the lyrics video for the song below and let us know what you...
Four Letter Lie premiere new song, "Inversion"
Four Letter Lie have premiered a brand new song titled “Inversion.” The track is taken from the band's highly anticipated EP, Like Structures, which is due out on August 5 via Artery Recordings. Pre-orders will be available for purchase soon. Check out the lyric video for “Inversion” below. The band announced their addition to the Artery roster this past week, along...
Morrissey postpones Atlantic City performance, apparently parts with opener Kristeen Young
And he was doing so well. Health problems have forced famed singer Morrissey to postpone his planned June 6 show in Atlantic City, N.J., after flat-out cancelling in Atlanta yesterday for the fourth time in a span of 18 months. While the former Smiths frontman's tour plans were derailed throughout 2012 and 2013 due to a series of...
These bands were banned in the Soviet Union
The Cold War-era Soviet Union was a pretty restrictive place, with laws enabling the government to control what music was being broadcasted on the radio stations. As Consequence Of Sound points out, Uproxx has unearthed a list with a title that translates to “The Approximate List of Foreign Musical Groups And Artists Whose Repertoires Contain...