Power Trip and Obituary pay tribute to Riley Gale in powerful performance
Back in August, Power Trip frontman Riley Gale tragically passed away at the age of 34. Now, members of Power Trip and Obituary have come together to honor Gale with a powerful performance of “Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe).” This marks the first time Power Trip guitarists Nick Stewart and Blake Ibanez, drummer Chris...
Nandi Bushell receives signature guitar from Muse’s Matt Bellamy— watch
Over the past few years, musical prodigy Nandi Bushell has truly captivated music fans with her viral rock covers of artists such as Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance and Nirvana among others. Now, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has praised Bushell and her hard work with the ultimate surprise. This week, Bushell posted a video revealing that...
10 guitarists who brought punk rock firmly into the 2000s
As we exited the ’90s and entered the new millennium, pop divas, prefabricated boy bands and rappers bragging about conspicuous consumption and how poorly they treated women ruled the airwaves. Meanwhile, what passed for “rock” was the white guys who beat you up in high school P.E. class who’d discovered hip-hop and figured it’d sound...
SeeYouSpaceCowboy and If I Die First join forces for “bloodstainedeyes”
SeeYouSpaceCowboy and If I Die First are teaming up for a truly epic collaboration. The hardcore bands are gearing up to release a split five-track EP A Sure Disaster, which includes the new single “bloodstainedeyes.” On March 30, SeeYouSpaceCowboy and If I Die First dropped a brutal video for the new track, which offers a...
10 legendary drum intros that will always be instantly recognizable
If there’s one indisputable truth in this world, it’s that alternative music has no shortage of iconic drummers. Quite literally setting the beat for the genre, these artists put the power behind some of our favorite tracks. And boy, do we love getting a taste for it right from the top with some badass drum...
EU1OGY drops explosive new video for genre-blending track "HOT BOY"
On Tuesday, hardcore artist EU1OGY unveiled his debut full-length album DAGGERS. In celebration of the release, he has dropped a powerful new video for his latest single “HOT BOY.” Inspired by relationships that have gone awry, the striking “HOT BOY” visual offers just a taste of the genre-blending style and personal narrative EU1OGY incorporates into all...
10 music videos where artists completely destroyed the set
Chaos and destruction have been a theme in punk and alternative music since the dawn of the genres. From old-school guitar smashing to intense moshing, punks love to destroy stuff to blow off some steam. The music has always been a gritty, realistic view of the world, including its darkest parts, which leads way to...
10 women vocalists who made the 2010s a monumental time for alternative
We already established that not all women sound like Hayley Williams with our look into unique-sounding frontwomen within 2000s alternative music. So, given the generalized diversification of the genre throughout the 2010s, we shouldn’t need to drive that point home again, right? That said, last time the dynamic range present in women’s vocal styles proved to...