No Devotion (ex-Lostprophets, Thursday) part ways with drummer Luke Johnson
No Devotion (new band featuring members of Lostprophets and Thursday—Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson, Luke Johnson, Mike Lewis, Lee Gaze and Geoff Rickly) have parted ways with drummer Luke Johnson. The band alluded to Johnson having prior commitments as the reason for his departure. Read an official statement from the band below. Listen to two remixes of No...
Everything you need to know about the impending shoegaze revival
Shoegaze is back. Or, depending on the critic you ask, it never left, and now we call it nü-gaze, cuz we’re clever like that. Music writers have been predicting the shoegaze resurgence since the mid-00s, tapping A Place to Bury Strangers, the Silversun Pickups and Deerhunter as members of the new school. Now, buzz bands...
Household (Blood & Ink Records) release must watch video for "Purpose"
Minneapolis-based Household have debuted a must watch music video for their song, “Purpose.” The clip features footage from the band's final show at the house/venue where they were conceived. Check it out below and let us know your thoughts! The band will serve as support for Until We Are Ghosts in February. The group commented on the video,...
Knife wielding man beaten unconscious by crowd after slashing fan in mosh pit
According to Blabbermouth, two people were hospitalized after receiving injuries at last night’s Cattle Decapitation show in La Habra, California. NBC Los Angeles reports that one man “got upset” after getting pushed around in the mosh pit and took out a knife and cut another man on the side of the neck. “The stabbing victim...
Watch a young Rage Against The Machine perform in California nearly 23 years ago
Footage from a Rage Against The Machine show in Claremont, CA nearly 23 years ago has made its way online through Come Join Friends. The video, taken on February 8, 1992, features an extremely young Zack de la Rocha and company beginning what would prove to be one of the most influential acts in heavy music. Check out the band's full...
Red Sun Rising join Razor & Tie Records
Red Sun Rising have officially joined the Razor & Tie Records roster. The band will be heading into the studio with producer Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Shinedown, Seether) shortly, and will then release their debut full-length album later this year. Mike Protich of Red Sun Rising comments, “Red Sun Rising [are] what rock was built on but is not today's rock, but...
Announcing the 2015 Journeys AP Music Awards, hosted by Alex & Jack of All Time Low!
Last summer, rock music’s newest and most popular awards show – Alternative Press Magazine’s AP Music Awards – made a grand entrance with once-in-a-lifetime performances, a star-studded red carpet and unprecedented support from dedicated fans around the world. Now, the AP Music Awards are back and ready for more, and if last year’s show serves...
Watch Trash Talk attempt to perform while wearing shock collars around their necks
Los Angeles, CA's Trash Talk recently made an appearance on Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show, which is where they proceeded to slap volume-sensitive shock collars around their necks and attempted to perform a song. Instead of us trying to explain the pandemonium that ensued, you can watch it for yourself below. Wondering what kind of things take place at Trash Talk...
Chains (Set Your Goals singer, Jarrod Alexander) stream debut EP, 'The Sorrow, The Sadness'
San Francisco, CA's Chains, who feature Set Your Goals vocalist Matt Wilson and drummer Jarrod Alexander (My Chemical Romance, Throwdown, Matt Skiba, more), are streaming their debut EP, The Sorrow, The Sadness. “I have always had ideas that wouldn’t quite work for SYG; either the lyrics were too dark or the parts were too aggressive. Chains is an...