May 23, 2015

Kevin Lyman lays out his plans to make Warped Tour a safer place (Op-Ed)

In part two of his op-ed series, Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman responds to criticism of his previous opinion piece and shares some of the initiatives he's starting to make his tour, and our scene, a safer place for both fans and musicians. READ PART ONE: “The way we communicate is at a pivotal point, and I fear...

Dads drop off impending tour

Emo duo Dads have dropped off their impending UK/European tour with Lemuria and Personal Best. WOAHNOWS will serve as their replacement. The band cite personal issues as the reason for their departure. You can read their brief statement below. Listen: Dads stream “Chewing Ghosts” from I’ll Be The Tornado Dads released their sophomore full-length album, I'll Be The Tornado, on 6131...

Sonic Poison (members of Sheer Terror, the Casualties, more) resurrect hardcore-punk on debut single

Members of Sheer Terror, the Casualties, Deathcycle, Disnihil and Concrete Cross have teamed together to form Sonic Poison. The group will release their debut self-titled EP on June 22 via LifeLine Records. Listen to the lead single, “Another Day Of Misery,” below and let us know what you think. Listen: Stream Sheer Terror’s first album in 18...

Say Anything's Max Bemis guests on new I The Mighty single, "Friends"

I The Mighty have debuted a new single from their upcoming album, Connector, which features a guest spot from Say Anything's Max Bemis. Listen to “Friends” below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. “Max is one of our favorite artists and Say Anything [were] one of the first bigger bands to...

xBishopx (Remembering Never frontman) to release new album, 'Everything In Vein'

Straight-edge hardcore group xBishopx—featuring Remembering Never frontman “Mean” Pete Kowalsky—will release a new studio album, Everything In Vein, later this summer. A teaser for “Not One Vein Operational” can be heard below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Read more: Guilty of being misquoted: Confessions of a “Straight Edge Dude” The band originally formed...