Nintendo reimagines traditional video game system with the versatile new ‘Switch’ console
People around the gaming community are always keeping an eye out for what Nintendo is doing, as the Japanese super giants have been a revolutionary company within the video game industry since the ‘80s. However, we haven’t seen a new Nintendo console since the Wii U was released back in 2012. All changed today. A...
Lamb Of God honor fan with Leukemia on new EP ‘The Duke’—listen to the title track
Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe has written “The Story of ‘The Duke’,” in which he documents Wayne “The Duke” Ford—a huge Lamb Of God fan and terminal Leukemia patient whose story and attitude while dealing with his fate inspired the band. This inspiration has accumulated into a forthcoming EP, fittingly titled The Duke, to release Nov. 18 via Epic...
Blink-182 recreate "What's My Age Again?" in "She's Out Of Her Mind" video
Pop-punk overlords Blink-182 have partnered with Spotify to recreate scenes from their iconic “What's My Age Again” for a new video for “She's Out Of Her Mind.” Read more: 10 pop-punk albums from 2003 still better than pop punk today The updated version stars social media personalities Lele Pons, Hannah Stocking and Vale Genta and features a cameo...
Top 10 1990s albums I wish I wrote, by Whores. frontman Christian Lembach
[Photo courtesy Chad Hess] Atlanta’s Whores. last graced us with their noisy brand of rock ‘n’ roll via 2013's EP Clean. After three years, we’ve got a just a tiny bit longer to wait for some new tunes. (Their debut LP GOLD drops October 28 on eOne.) Until then, we’ve got an exclusive first listen...
Speak Low If You Speak Love (State Champs) covers Jimmy Eat World's "Kill"—listen
Speak Low If You Speak Love, the solo project of State Champs bassist Ryan Scott Graham, released a beautiful cover of Jimmy Eat World’s “Kill,” leaving us with goosebumps. Check out the track below. Read more: Members of Pierce The Veil, State Champs, more perform with Neck Deep The song, originally meant to be a part of a Jimmy Eat World...
Black Veil Brides wrap up work on their as-yet-untitled new LP
Frontman Andy Biersack is ensconced at producer John Feldmann’s new SoCal studio wrapping up vocal tracks for Black Veil Brides’ as-yet-untitled album. Biersack checked in with Alternative Press, and while he wasn’t forthcoming on specific song titles or release dates (although a late summer/early fall window looks probable), he did own up to doing a...
If metal sub-genres were Pokèmon
This November marks the release of new Pokèmon games Sun and Moon. That’s seven generations of Pokèmon! Since the ’90s, we’ve come to love Pokèmon of all different types—just like our metal. Metal comes in different styles and from many different backgrounds, so what would happen if we picked Pokèmon to represent those different sounds...
The Haxans bring you ‘Three Hits From Hell’ for those who celebrate Halloween all year (exclusive)
Earlier this year, APTV exclusively unveiled the new spooky collab between Rob Zombie bassist Matt “Piggy D” Montgomery and New Years Day’s Ash Costello. At the time, they had teased that the “witch wave” was nigh and to look out for their Halloween-themed tunes this year. The band have certainly delivered with Three Hits From...
Candy Crush is actually getting its own game show
[Photo credit: King] One of our favorite (or at least most addicting) apps is making its way to television. CBS announced that Candy Crush will be getting its own TV game show. The one-hour, live action game show series will consist of teams of two people who use their “wits and physical agility to compete...