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Our Last Night announce fall tour with Palisades, Hail The Sun, more

Following an upcoming run of Russian/European tour dates that'll wrap on November 8, Our Last Night will return to North America for a 25-date tour with Palisades, Hail The Sun and Equal Vision Records' most recent signees, Picturesque. The tour kicks off on November 11 in Orangevale, California before hitting several markets across The States, […]

Metal drummer attacked in mosh pit, hospitalized

Last night, September 7, while at Swayze's on the Marietta, Georgia stop of their tour with Here Comes The Kraken, Adaliah and more, King Conquer drummer Chris Whited was reportedly attacked while moshing in the pit during Adaliah's set. After allegedly being knocked unconcious and kicked continually, Whited was eventually taken to the hospital where […]

The Dear Hunter release the fourth installment of their conceptual album series

The Dear Hunter Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise Casey Crescenzo and the Dear Hunter have finally returned to their conceptual album series with its fourth installment, Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise. With some new explorations entwined, Act IV exhibits all facets of the band's alluring brand (extensive instrumentation, orchestral theatrics and experimental whimsy) in impressive form. Moreover, re-imagined segments […]

Crown The Empire announce 'The Resistance: Deluxe Edition,' release video for "Prisoners Of War"

Dallas rock band Crown The Empire have announced a deluxe edition reissue of last year's The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways. The Resistance: Deluxe Edition will feature four new tracks and brand new packaging and will be released through Rise Records on October 30. Pre-orders are available now through iTunes. Of the deluxe edition and new tracks, vocalist […]

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die stream "I Can Be Afraid Of Anything"

In preparing to release their upcoming full-length album, Harmlessness, on September 25, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die are streaming the album's second single, titled “I Can Be Afraid Of Anything,” via Stereogum. You can listen to the seven-minute emo epic below. Pre-orders for Harmlessness are ongoing. Read […]

AC/DC fan struck and killed by vehicle leaving concert

[Photo cred: Matt Day] A 22-year-old concertgoer was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday night, September 5, while crossing Highway 2 leaving an AC/DC show in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The concert in question—a stop on AC/DC's current Rock Or Bust World Tour—is said to have been attended by 40,000 fans. The victim, who's name […]

Speedy Ortiz launch help hotline to ensure safe, welcoming atmosphere at live shows

[Photo cred: Daniel Topete] Massachusetts rockers Speedy Ortiz are pioneering something vital for our current scene, one that's seen an unfortunate rise in dangerous situations and discrimination as of late—at least when considering the volume brought to the public eye through warranted social media call-outs. The four-piece are launching a help hotline that will allow […]

PVRIS' Lynn Gunn on being gay: "It's something that needs to be shared publicly"

During an interview with BBC’s Newsbeat, PVRIS frontwoman Lynn Gunn shared her thoughts on the importance of being open about sexuality. “I used to want to be private about it,” she claimed. “But I think it's something that needs to be shared publicly. I think a lot of people are trying to accept themselves and […]

This awesome video places dozens of iconic film characters in the same night club simultaneously

Filmmaker Antonio Maria da Silva and his company AMDS Films have been known to make some pretty impressive mashup videos that fare well due to their editing wizardry. Recently, da Silva uploaded a video titled “Hell's Club” to YouTube and it's one of the coolest things to grace the internet in some time, especially for […]