12 melodic death-metal songs any self-respecting metalcore fan should like
Metalcore is an extremely popular genre today, but for some reason, the genre’s founding ancestor, melodic death-metal, hasn’t really crossed over into the “scene”—and there’s just no excuse for that. If anything, melodeath is just a faster, more aggressive, technical and sonically gorgeous alternative to its breakdown-heavy counterpart. Many of the following musicians were the...
New Order ink new record deal with Mute, plan tenth album for 2015
Rock legends New Order have inked a new deal with U.K. indie label Mute, setting their sights on a new release, presumably their tenth full-length album, for 2015. While the group's 2013 effort, Lost Sirens, is counted amongst their nine studio releases, it consisted of eight tracks recorded during the production of 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call, marking...
The Contortionist premiere new single, "Primordial Sound"
The Contortionist have premiered “Primordial Sound” from their upcoming album, Language, which is available for pre-order. The track is available for streaming below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Language is set for release on September 16 via eOne/Good Fight Music. It will follow up the band's most recent LP, Intrinsic, and was produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me)...
Chiodos release “3 AM” music video
After unexpectedly dropping off their co-headlining tour with Blessthefall, Chiodos have premiered a new music video for the song “3 AM” on PopCrush. The track is taken from the band’s latest album, Devil, which is out now via Razor & Tie Records. Check out the video below, and let us know your thoughts. Chiodos’ Bradley...
Cayetana premiere new album, 'Nervous Like Me'
Featured in our latest 100 Bands You Need To Know issue, Philadelphia, PA's Cayetana have premiered their new studio album, Nervous Like Me, over at Brooklyn Vegan a week before its official release date of September 9. You can give it a listen below, and leave us a comment with your thoughts. If you haven't yet, you can pre-order Nervous Like Me through...
Church leader trying to purge “demonic” vampire books from public library
Get ready to rage. Texas church leader Phillip Massick is trying to have all books about vampires and other magical beings removed from the Austin Memorial Library’s teen section. According to the Cleveland Advocate, those books include Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series, the House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast and all other...
Awesome dad makes goth daughter feel more at home in this commercial
In a new ad from German home improvement company Hornbach, an awesome father makes his goth daughter feel a lot more at home. It’s a pretty adorable commercial. The girl, clad in black, doesn’t really fit in at school—preppy girls give her the evil eye, people throw frogs at her, and she sits out during...
MyChildren MyBride sign to eOne/Good Fight Music
After spending seven years and releasing three full-length albums with Solid State Records, Christian metalcore outfit MyChildren MyBride have now inked a deal with eOne/Good Fight Music. The band are currently in the studio recording their label debut, which is scheduled for an early 2015 release. Guitarist Robert Bloomfield weighed in on the band's signing saying, “It...
Issues perform "Life Of A Nine" live at BBC Radio 1 (video)
Issues have posted a video of their “Life Of A Nine” live performance on the U.K.'s BBC Radio 1. The single is culled from their self-titled debut LP on Rise Records, which debuted in the Billboard Top 10 in the first week of its release earlier this year. The band will headline North America this fall, supported by I Killed The...