The Killers say new material feels "heavier" than anything they've ever done
“Heavy” isn't necessarily what comes to mind when someone says the Killers, but in a new interview with Q Magazine, frontman Brandon Flowers mentions the band's highly anticipated new material feels “heavier than anything we've ever done,” (via NME). Flowers also discusses some of the album's tracks specifically, adding: “There's also really beautiful things.” Read...
ONE OK ROCK release a video for "Take What You Want," and other new you might have missed today
A lot happens in our scene each day. In an attempt to capture what you might've missed, we gather up noteworthy moments and package them in one convenient post. Check out today's recap below! Read More: Green Day debut a new video and other news you might have missed today 1. Radiohead have announced 9...
Dropkick Murphys' new album lands at No. 8
Dropkick Murphys released their newest LP, 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, on Friday, Jan. 6 through their own label, Born & Bred Records. That album—the band's ninth—has debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. It also took No. 1 spots on the Independent Album chart, Rock Album chart, Physical Release chart,...
Lego and the University of Cambridge are looking for the world's first professor of play
Work hard, play hard. Life is all about balance, but what if we told you that you can work for one of the most coveted institutions in the world and be in charge of playing? That's right, the University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Lego Foundation, are looking for the world's first professor of play....
Alt-pop rockers Hey Violet announce first North American headlining tour
Alt-pop rockers Hey Violet announced today that they will hit the road in March for their first headlining North American tour, with support from guitarist and solo artist Jessarae. Check out the full list of cities and dates below! Read more: Hey Violet are on the brink of stardom in entrancing late night performance—watch The band’s debut album...
Hard rockers September Mourning (Sumerian) don't just create music, they've created an entire world
While you could just take September Mourning at face value as an exceptionally cool hard rock band, you’d be missing out on an entire world vocalist Emily Lazar has created by tying together music, a theatrical live show and a comic book series. September Mourning, the human-reaper hybrid character Lazar plays, crosses between the human...
Carnifex talk future of the band and current state of deathcore
Scott Lewis of Carnifex stopped by APTV to talk about the current state of their genre, the band’s recent release and more. The deathcore vocalist discusses some of the taunts the band received on the Summer Slaughter tour, including being compared to Black Veil Brides. “It doesn’t even make sense, but that’s all they got,”...
15 incredible bands celebrating their 10th birthdays this year
Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday that we were rocking out to these emerging bands back in 2007. A decade later, these timeless acts are still kicking some major ass, both on stage and in the studio. So here’s our happy birthday shout out to some of our favorites from over...
Korn, Rob Zombie, Falling In Reverse, more announced for Chicago Open Air
The second annual Chicago Open Air has announced its lineup for the three-day music, craft beer and gourmet food festival July 14, 15 and 16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL. Performers include legendary rock artists Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, and Korn, along with Rob Zombie, Slayer, Godsmack, Stone Sour, Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Seether, Meshuggah,...