10 classic hardcore bands you need to get into now
Classic hardcore punk sowed the seeds by which today's alternative music blooms. Be it death metal, metalcore, pop-punk or screamo, the current iterations of aggressive rock wouldn't exist without our hardcore forefathers. Here are 10 classic hardcore bands we think you'll love. BLACK FLAG The launch pad for both Keith Morris (now frontman for Off!)...
Fans of early-2000s alt rock will get an edgy round of déjà vu courtesy of I Prevail
I Prevail Lifelines Pop-Manic Post-Hardcore ROCKS LIKE: The Ghost Inside, Crown The Empire, Jimmy Eat World WHAT’S DIFFERENT: Fans of early-2000s alt rock will get an edgy round of déjà vu courtesy of I Prevail. Lifelines encompasses the guttural nature of hardcore (“Come And Get It”) mixed in with the catchy, upbeat choruses of pop punk...
It looks like ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is returning to theaters
Yep, you read that right: Jack Skellington will be returning to select theaters in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, just in time for Halloween. Read more: These are the best skeletons to star on the big screen The movie first made its big screen debut in 1993, marking its 23rd anniversary this year. Though its...
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe opens up about death of friend, fan and inspiration behind new EP
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...
We went way too far down the rabbit hole with AFI's cryptic messages: Here's what we know - UPDATED
UPDATE: Sunday, Oct. 23 at 10:40 a.m. EST AFI took to Facebook again on Oct. 22 this time posting a video of what looks to be Jade Puget recording some tracks for what could possibly be a new song. The video was played in reverse like the previous one, however there was one moment where...
SharpTone Records (Attila, Miss May I) signs British powerhouse Don Broco—watch their new video
[Photo credit: Marcus Maschwitz] British powerhouse Don Broco have signed a worldwide deal with SharpTone to release their acclaimed record, Automatic, for the first time in North America. Peaking at No. 6 on the UK's charts, Automatic will arrive Nov. 11 (you can preorder it now here). Watch the new music video for the band's top 40 single...
10 Essential Sum 41 songs
We went back through the history of Sum 41 and put their essential tracks into one convenient playlist! If you're new to the band, these songs are a good place to start. Check out the comments for even more suggestions. Subscribe to APTV for more essential playlists!
Spotify, Twitter, SoundCloud go down due to attack
[Image Source: VentureBeat] Your morning usually starts by seeing what you missed on Twitter while you were asleep, or maybe listening to Spotify in the shower, or maybe you decided to not get out of bed and just watch Netflix all day, but this morning you might have discovered that all of those sites were...
11 important things that show the ridiculous side of Halloween
There’s the spooky side of Halloween, and then there’s the spoopy side of Halloween. Instead of getting scared at haunted houses or celebrating with family wholesomeness, these things break away into the world of memes. Here are the precious parts of the holiday that show ultimate derpiness: 1. The word “spoopy” It may have...