Brian Kraus

Attila Chaos Chaos is as much a celebration as it is a confrontation. “Queen” is an ode to a “boss bitch,” so that's different. Frontman Fronzilla pushes positivity and partying when he's not calling out his general hater population and the climate of political correctness. This is Southern mosh meets nü metal meets ridiculousness. There's […]

Photo Credit: Jason Cox If you remember the fall of 2014 round here, you may recall how Hostage Calm unexpectedly broke up after their fourth album release, Die On Stage. Its members mostly stepped away from music thereafter, aside from guitarist Tom Chiari's ongoing role at Run For Cover Records. Enough time has passed for frontman […]

Unearth – “Giles” “Giles” is a certified shredder guaranteed to give you a sore neck or your money back, but the gratuitous breakdown is something else. Unearth vocalist Trevor Phipps lets out few screams of “Rectify my name!” but you're already moshing. Chug your heart out. —Brian Kraus   With Blood Comes Cleansing – “Golgotha” […]

Acoustic artist Chase Huglin has a new music video for “Niagara,” taken from his upcoming album You Deserve An Island, set to drop September 30 via InVogue Records. This exclusive follows his previous video for “Pills,” which also premiered on AltPress. Head to the bottom to see details of Huglin's November/December tour with SayWeCanFly. “'Niagara' is a song about […]

Garrett Klahn & The Surrounding Areas have finalized the details of their U.S. fall tour with scattered support from a who's who of emo—Last Days Of April, members of Jets To Brazil, Dashboard Confessional, Christie Front Drive, Mineral, the Promise Ring and of course, Texas Is The Reason. The former frontman for Texas himself, Klahn says […]

Lower Than Atlantis have released a music video for “Work For It,” their latest single—a big banger with a rich cinematic treatment to match. Additionally, you can buy the song on iTunes and stream it on Spotify. The band are slated to release their next studio album in early 2017. You'll know more about the […]

Upstate, New York's Stellar Young have announced an ambitious trio of EPs—a chiller, electronic “future” theme, “present” in their traditional pop-rock style and finally a “past” one in an acoustic, live-based setting. Leading the series is future-themed the Spark Caught and its blissful lead single “Love Is Free,” exclusively premiering today. The self-recorded release will reach iTunes, Spotify and […]

Neaux is the story of an unlikely pairing exploring new sounds, specifically the duo of singer Sierra Kay (VersaEmerge, VERSA) and guitarist/songwriter Nick Fit (Loss Leader, Trash Talk). “[He was] some kid sidestage at all our shows,” reminisces Kay of their meeting at Warped Tour some years back. They're joined by bassist Ryan Briggs (Have Heart, Raindance) and […]