afterburner

It's an exciting week for Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan and his independent record label Blue Swan Records. This week, it was announced that Blue Swan Records is officially partnering with Rise Records in an effort to sign, develop and promote more artists in the post-hardcore and heavy experimental scene...

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Dance Gavin Dance have been forced to postpone their headlining Afterburner tour with Animals As Leaders, Veil Of Maya, Eidola and Wolf & Bear again. As well, Dance Gavin Dance's Swanfest is not happening in 2021. Read more: Machine Gu... Read More ...

The current state of the world has left us with a lot of free time on our hands, and apparently the same goes for some of our favorite bands. Because they can’t go on tour or record live in a studio with other artists, they’ve gotten creative with different livestream performances to keep fans entertained.  One trend t...

For the past 15 years, Dance Gavin Dance have been constantly raising the bar for experimentation within the post-hardcore scene. But after toying with the limitations and boundaries of the genre for so long, is there still room for them to expand...

Dance Gavin Dance have announced they are rescheduling their intended spring dates for early August. The new start date will be Aug 4 in Seattle, with the tour ending at Swanfest, Sept. 12 at Papa Murphy's Park in Sacramento, California. This is the first news of new DGD dates since the coronavirus pandemic put a moratorium on live concerts in the U...

Dance Gavin Dance certainly are staying busy. Besides preparing for a massive tour and an album release, the experimental hardcore icons are also creating a graphic novel. The upcoming book is called Robot's Tale: A Dance Gavin Dance Graphic Novel and will hit stores this May. Read Mo...

Dance Gavin Dance just announced the release of their ninth full-length studio album titled Afterburner. The Sacramento-based progressive hardcore unit are celebrating by dropping the first single and video titled "Prisoner." Dance Gavin Dance are gearing up for a massive spring tour before heading to their home state for Swanfest. Re...