Beaten hardcore drummer placed in brain rehabilitation, making "incredible recovery"
Last month, Tom Alderson (drummer for hardcore bands Crosscheck and Drown) was hospitalized with severe injuries following an alleged incident at a This Is Hardcore after-show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An update has been shared via Tom’s GoFundMe page, which was launched to help him and his family with the medical costs stemming from his injuries. ...
Watch Alexisonfire's first post-hiatus performance
Over the weekend, Alexisonfire returned to the stage for the first time since 2012. They performed a pulsating set of fan-favorites to an exuberant crowd at Heavy Montreal Festival. If you weren’t able to make it out, or simply want to relive the show, you can check out a few fan-shot videos below. Read more: Alexisonfire...
The Top 10 twenty one pilots Songs Of All Time
Columbus, Ohio, duo twenty one pilots are proof that bands can still break big the honest, old-fashioned way. Building a following for their singular brand of hip-hop, pop, electronica and emo confessionals through tireless touring, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun became nationally known after signing to Fueled By Ramen in 2012. Twenty one pilots have...
The Top 10 Thursday Songs Of All Time
Thursday first made their mark as a Victory Records post-hardcore band at a time when emo was a sellable product on MTV, but over the course of six full-lengths and a split with Envy, the band built an incredibly diverse catalog of music. From the mid-’90s emo of their first record Waiting to the reverberating...
Rob Zombie slays Facebook trolls
Over the weekend, metal maniac Rob Zombie shared an interview on his Facebook page, to which a few trolls had some choice responses towards. One, commenting on Zombie’s overall appearance, asked, “When did you decide to become a hipster?” Never one to be silenced, Rob responded by taking a picture from the commenter’s personal profile...
The Top 10 La Dispute Songs Of All Time
Ever since they burst onto the scene with the 2008 full-length debut Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair, Michigan’s La Dispute have been at the forefront of modern post-hardcore. With the poetic, storytelling lyrics of Jordan Dreyer backed by the tight musicianship of Chad Sterenberg, Kevin Whittemore, Adam Vass and...
19-year-old Fall Out Boy fan explains why she stood to protect police during Ferguson protest
This past Monday, protestors, along with police forces, took to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri in light of the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. [Photo via Twitter] Later in the evening, Lynden Steel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shared a photo via Twitter of a young, white female standing firm in front of a...
Scale The Summit stream "Kestrel" from upcoming album, 'V'
Instrumental groove-metal marvels Scale The Summit are streaming a second new track from their upcoming fifth studio album, aptly titled V. For over half its runtime, “Kestrel” serves as one of the calmest tracks the band has released in some time. It does kick in, however, around the three-minute mark with the band's signature shred as...
Tigers Jaw stream cover of the Cure's "In Between Days" from Kevin Devine split
For Kevin Devine's ongoing series of split seven-inches—the cleverly titled Devinyl Splits—Tigers Jaw has teamed with the singer-songwriter to cover the Cure. After careful deliberation, both acts chose a song from the Cure's catalog and Tigers Jaw went with “In Between Days” from 1985's The Head On The Door. You can stream the band's fantastic and...