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Horror icon Sid Haig of ‘House Of 1000 Corpses’ dies at age 80
Sid Haig, who is best known as Captain Spaulding in the Rob Zombie Firefly Family trilogy, passed away Saturday. His wife Susan “Suzy” Oberg confirmed the news Monday morning. Oberg took to Haig’s Instagram page where she had been giving updates on the actor’s condition since he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit earlier […]
blink-182 return with highly anticipated ‘NINE’—listen
It’s been an intense, teaser-filled road to the ninth album (or is it?) from blink-182 aptly titled NINE. But the wait is finally over, and the pop-punk mainstays are certainly delivering. It’s been three long years since blink dropped their Grammy-nominated 2016 full-length California—their first with the addition of Matt Skiba following Tom DeLonge’s departure […]
Faces of Riot Fest: Frank Iero, iDKHOW, the Damned Things, grandson, more
It’s been nearly a week since Riot Fest celebrated its 15th year with a stacked lineup and legion of fans. Taking over Douglas Park in Chicago, the fest featured everyone from the Struts to GWAR. You may have seen them perform onstage with your own eyes or vicariously through social media posts. But we wanted […]
Can you match the New Found Glory ‘From The Screen’ cover to its film?
New Found Glory are pop-punk heavyweights in the scene, having released new music consistently over the past 20 years. The band followed up their most recent full-length, 2017’s Makes Me Sick, with the third installment of their beloved From The Screen To Your Stereo series. While they’ve been focused on those epic covers of songs […]
Riot Fest celebrates 15 years with TBS, Neck Deep, Slayer, blink-182, more
Another Riot Fest has come and gone, but this year’s marked an extra special milestone as the event threw its 15th punk-rock festivities. It went big this year, even past its lineup including schedule-wrapped beer cans and the return of Punk Rock & Paintbrushes. The latter hosted artwork from Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Tim McIlrath (Rise […]
Violent New Breed (ex-Escape The Fate) show it’s “Worth It” in melodic new song
Post-hardcore act Violent New Breed, which features former Escape The Fate bassist Max Green, are gearing up for the release of their debut full-length, Bad Reputation. With the album less than a month away, the band are teaming up with AltPress to share their next single, “Worth It.” After parting ways with Escape The Fate […]
Sleep On It return with explosive pop-punk album ‘Pride & Disaster’—listen
Sleep On It solidified their space among rising pop-punk acts to watch with their 2017 debut, Overexposed, and now they’re delivering an explosive follow-up in Pride & Disaster. Between touring and recording, the band dropped a nonalbum single in “Disconnected” in late 2018. A few months into 2019, the band revealed they were working with […]
Korn groove through 13th full-length, ‘The Nothing’—listen
Korn are delivering their 13th album, The Nothing, appropriately on Sept. 13. The effort marks a sonic shift for the band, one they’ve been discussing over the past year or so. In May 2018, Jonathan Davis was in the midst of gearing up for the release of his debut solo album, Black Labyrinth. During an […]
Partial Traces deliver dreamy indie-rock single “Ornamental”—listen
Minneapolis-based indie-rock act Partial Traces are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album, Low Definition. Featuring members of Banner Pilot, Dear Landlord and the Soviettes, the band are teaming up with AltPress to exclusively share their atmospheric new single, “Ornamental.” The track follows previous single “Here We Go,” which dropped in August, marking […]