Taylor Markarian

Contributions

Beartooth are putting themselves on display now more than ever

For a guy who has frequently addressed depression in both his music and his private life, Caleb Shomo sounds positively chipper. At this moment, Shomo is in Germany for Summer Breeze Open Air, which is just one stop on the band’s European tour. Beartooth—Shomo, guitarists Kamron Bradbury and Zach Huston, bassist Oshie Bichar and drummer […]

10 musicians you forgot performed on ‘Charmed’

Charmed was a groundbreaking show when it premiered on television back in 1998. The magical story of three sister witches—Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) Halliwell—and how they kicked demon ass on a daily basis was a major hit. Many critics and fans focus on the feminist aspect of the […]

10 famous people you didn’t know were in heavy music

For all the times hardcore and metal are considered underground genres, they actually have some reverent followers in the mainstream media. Believe it or not, there are a handful of Hollywood stars who can headbang with the best of them. The status of these names might surprise you. Chef Chris Santos Chef Chris Santos owns […]

Stereo Stargazer (ex-Senses Fail) drops first solo EP since leaving band

A true musician is never finished, no matter how much they’d like to be. This truth was a hard-learned one for Garrett Zablocki, a founding member of Senses Fail who quit the band in 2011. Now, after eight years of silence, he’s back under Stereo Stargazer with his first solo EP, Lay Me To Rest If […]

Metal giants In Flames bring heat and heart with 13th album, ‘I, The Mask’

By album No. 13, most bands would be tapped out of creativity and exhausted of all energy. Most bands (if they had managed to make it so far) would probably just keep making records for the next paycheck, or because they simply wouldn’t know what else to do with their time. What a great thing […]

11 musicians who are also tattoo artists

Most band members don’t earn six figures. Music is their passion, but more likely than not, it’s not their sole source of income. Old Wounds vocalist Kevin Iavaroni is also a barber, for instance; so is END bassist Jay Pepito. A handful of musicians are also tattoo artists. Of course, it’s not just the need […]

13 throwback emo lyrics that broke your heart

When this style of music was first coming out, “emo” was saddled with a handful of negative connotations. It was generally looked down upon by the mainstream who saw the budding genre as distasteful, whiny teenage angst. But for those of us who clutched these albums close to our chests and put ourselves to sleep […]

Guitarist Nita Strauss shreds into spotlight, finally sees her name in lights

Nita Strauss has just finished signing the preorders of her new album, Controlled Chaos, when she talks to AP on the eve of its release via Sumerian Records. The guitar virtuoso, who is most known for serving as Alice Cooper’s touring guitarist, is about to launch her own career as a headlining act—a personal, professional […]

Behemoth stun NYC with subversive exhibition, ‘Thou Art Darkest’

Upon opening the booklet that comes with Behemoth’s new LP, I Loved You At Your Darkest, the reader is met with three revealing words: “Say your prayers.” If there were ever a phrase to describe the Polish black-metal giants, it would be that one. It is also a perfect representation of the band’s new traveling […]
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