Crystalyne pull the pop pin on "Air I Breathe" single (exclusive)
Photo: Amy Buck It's no secret that Crystalyne have become AP regulars with their pop-rock from the T Dot. We've been there for the band's EP-fueled growth spurts, many music videos and named them one of our 100 Bands You Need To Know. Naturally, we're stoked to welcome them back with a brand new single, “Air I Breathe.” Stream...
START HERE: 5 songs to get to know Cane Hill
Whoever said nü metal’s dead was wrong. Since forming in 2013, the New Orleans-based Cane Hill have been reviving classic late ’90s/early 2000s nü sounds with their own contemporary ‘-core based flair. Sharing a name with an abandoned insane asylum in the United Kingdom, it’s no wonder the sounds of Cane Hill get a little...
Lacey Sturm advises her younger self: "There's a future for you even though it doesn't feel like it"
APTV caught up with former Flyleaf frontwoman, now solo artist, Lacey Sturm at Welcome To Rockville festival to find out what advice she would give her youngers self. Sturm encourages herself not to give up even when she feels afraid of the future, knowing now that her own darkness will turn into beautiful creations that...
William Control continues to fight for creative freedom, opens Control Records
[Photo credit: @chadmichaelward_photographer] William Francis, aka William Control, just opened Control Records in downtown Tacoma, Washington where he will sell items from his clothing line Control Merch and operate Control Records. Francis previously rented a space, but has been working to purchase his own commercial property for months. In the video below, Francis describes the...
Ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison returns with new band—listen
After laying his project Scar The Martyr to rest, former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison has formed a new band called VIMIC. Read more: Corey Taylor: “I might step away from Slipknot at some point” They will release their debut album, Open Your Omen, later this year via Roadrunner Records. VIMIC premiered their first single, “Simple Skeletons,”...
Artist on Artist: Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez interviews Silver Snake’s Alex Estrada
[Photo credit: Ruben Navarro Martin, Ted Daroski] Silver Snakes singer Alex Estrada says he first listened to Coheed And Cambria while in the car with a past girlfriend, and he immediately became obsessed with the band’s vibe. Fast forward to now, when Silver Snakes just wrapped up a tour with Coheed, opening for them at...
Listen to a new Modern Baseball song
Modern Baseball have released “Wedding Singer.” Watch the video for the new track below, and leave us a comment with what you think! Read more: Modern Baseball, Superheaven, Pentimento, more featured on benefit compilation “Wedding Singer” is culled from Modern Baseball's upcoming album Holy Ghost, due out May 13 via Run For Cover Records. Listen to the...
Fan's final wish to have ashes scattered at Dying Fetus show
While on tour with the Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, Black Crown Initiate, Reaping Asmedeia and Nylithia, Dying Fetus received word that one of their biggest fans had recently passed. At the May 3 Chicago show, friends and family presented Dying Fetus with fan Nick's ashes because it was his dying wish to be scattered on...
Beartooth premiere new song "Loser"—listen
Beartooth have premiered a new song on Corey Taylor's Beats 1 radio show via Apple Music. Check out “Loser” below, and be sure to comment with your thoughts. Read more: Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo covering the 1975 is everything you didn’t know you needed This is the third release from Beartooth's forthcoming sophomore album Aggressive, which drops June...