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Polyphia’s Remember That You Will Die is a labor of love. The band break down their latest album that puts a greater emphasis on collaboration than ever before.

Lamb Of God have announced their ninth studio album, Omens. The project will release Oct. 7 via Epic Records. Additionally, the band announced their 2022 U.S. tour. Read more: Motionless In White on creating their most political album yet Vocalist D. Randall Blythe spoke on the Josh Wilbur-produced album in a press release. “The world […]

Tosin Abasi has always taken a less than conventional approach to music, ever since he started learning guitar at the age of 12. It wasn’t his first instrument — he had played clarinet in the school orchestra — “but clarinet wasn’t cool,” he says, laughing. And so he picked up guitar because of a friend […]

Dance Gavin Dance have announced the lineup for SWANFEST, a one-day festival headlined and curated by the band. The festival will take place April 23 at Heart Health Park in the band’s hometown of Sacramento, California. Read more: Tilian Pearson reveals how taking psychedelics informed ‘Factory Reset’ Joining Dance Gavin Dance are Animals As Leaders, […]

In the music world, everybody has to start somewhere. While a producer’s early albums are their proving ground for a bright future in the field, they also need luck on their side to find a successful band and a scene-changing album to springboard the rest of their career into the stratosphere. From legendary production masters […]

Deathcore is one of metal’s most maligned and misunderstood subgenres. That makes it sound a hell of a lot like a teenager, but it’s actually approaching adulthood if it’s not already there. (That all depends on when you think it started.) In honor of its growth into an exciting boundary breaker, here are 21 albums […]

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. Read more: ‘American Horror […]

We understand your skepticism completely. Yoga is a discipline that strives for the physical and mental well-being of its practicioners. It is the complete antithesis of hard rock and heavy metal, a music and culture that readily embraces headbanging and moshing. However, this APTV clip suggests that some forward-thinking metal artists can be used for […]

Three years after the release of American Satan, the movie that brought rock and the devil together featuring Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack and Ben Bruce of Asking Alexandria, its spinoff television series Paradise City is almost ready to hit our TV screens. Continuing the dramatic tales of the fictional band the Relentless who get […]

These modern metalcore albums from the 2010s are all very different. They rework influences from progressive, alternative metal, hardcore punk, several branches of death metal and even shoegaze. Some were overshadowed by the success of other albums from these same artists and others were simply overlooked due to the sheer volume of music coming out. […]

It’s an old joke that’s worth repeating. How many lead singers does it take to change a lightbulb? The answer is zero: Vocalists hold the light bulb and the world turns around them. The 10 instrumental bands featured in this APTV video don’t get the joke. And for good reason. Sometimes singers just get in […]

We’re beyond stoked to see the upcoming American Satan followup series Paradise City and now Sumerian Records is revealing the band name and members involved with Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe‘s band in the show. According to an Instagram post from the record label, Blythe’s band is called Over It All featuring members of Animals As Leaders and Sworn Enemy plus, they’re going to be releasing […]

Metal has always been an aggressive genre. However, over the past few years, people have discovered how many songs within the genre are suitable for yoga. Whether it’s droned-out doom metal, ambient black metal or progressive sounds kicking off a session, there are plenty of songs that are a perfect match for yoga.  Take a […]

Instrumental trio JIA are exploring ways to arrange progressive-metal sounds for a brand-new musical experience. Bassist Jacob Umansky, guitarist Ivan Chopik and keyboardist Alan Hankers teamed up with vocalist Casey Sabol (ex-Periphery) and drummer Matt Garstka (Animals As Leaders) to create “Drift,” which is being exclusively premiered with AltPress.  AltPress had the opportunity to chat […]

Vocalists are often the main focus of a band no matter how good the other members are at their instruments. On the flip side, there wouldn’t be any music to back the singer without instruments, and some bands are doing an incredible job of creating complex and captivating material without any words necessary. From prog […]

Last month, Dance Gavin Dance celebrated finishing their next studio album with a stacked tour announcement. At the time, Animals As Leaders, Veil Of Maya, and Royal Coda were announced as support with one more act to be unveiled at a later date. This week, frontman Tilian Pearson revealed Issues will be joining as the “mystery band,” […]

Animals As Leaders have announced a sweet tour today with a nice and heavy lineup. The Madness Of Many Tour will be a technical one to say the least, as it will feature Veil Of Maya and Alluvia on the bill.  The run kicks off on May 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah and will […]

Korn has just announced an amazing spring tour that you are not going to want to miss. Check out the dates and who's supporting them below! Read more: Korn, Stone Sour, Halestorm, more announced for Rise Above Fest While Korn is already playing plenty of festivals this summer, the band has given us even more […]