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Right out of the box, the Faim did pretty damn good in America this year. On their RCA debut album State Of Mind, the Australian blokes delivered songs that straddled the line between perfunctory pop and the modern-rock hits that drive-time listeners could get positively captivated by. Read more: Check out the Faim, Wentz and […]

British groove-rock merchants Don Broco are about to go into self-imposed exile in order to write and record the follow-up to their 2018 slap-fest, Technology.  But before they hermetically seal themselves into a clandestine writing chamber to hash out a batch of jams that will destroy our foot arches, we decided to play the members […]

Dance Gavin Dance frontman/solo artist Tilian Pearson wouldn’t be rocking all of our devices if it wasn’t for a high school girlfriend. She saw his talent long before he did and demanded that he join the high school jazz choir.   And if you think that is wild, be aware that’s merely one part of an […]

Ice Nine Kills are killing it in the metalcore scene with their cinematic take on the genre, but they’re also well-known for their intense love of horror movies. The band bring their passion for all things horror to the stage in their outfits and props which they’re discussing in a new APTV exclusive interview. Read More: […]

Sleep On It were in Cleveland recently touring with cool rockin’ Brits Don Broco and stopped by the AP office to chill out. We’re not sure how it happened exactly, but some I-am-more-emo-than-you smack talk went down, which inspired APTV director Bobby Makar to suggest a trivia competition to determine who indeed is the most […]

Fresh off of Andy Black‘s The Ghost Of North America tour, Australia’s The Faim are ready for complete world domination and poised to be your next favorite band. In this APTV exclusive, The Faim reveal the thought-provoking and hilarious interactions they had with Andy Black while on tour and explain how one of their biggest […]

Deathcore veterans Carnifex are preparing to release their upcoming album, World War X, but before then they’re releasing a killer new track with a special guest. Their new song “No Light Shall Save Us” arrives with a feature from Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz and an accompanying video. Read More: Hollywood Vampires cover David Bowie’s […]

Donovan Melero has a memory like a steel trap. The Hail The Sun frontman and drummer can recall frighteningly accurate details for nearly every show they’ve ever played which makes for an especially interesting episode of APTV’s REGRAM. Melero and his Hail The Sun bandmates dive deep into their Instagram account to relive memories of […]

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 […]

Don Broco have had an insane career—from sharing stages with Mike Shinoda to playing a packed show at Wembley Stadium; from becoming cyborgs to having Instagram famous dogs recreate their album cover—the Broco boys have done it all. In this APTV exclusive, the band take a moment to reflect on the career highlights they’ve documented […]

Crown The Empire are incredibly talented…but drawing Star Wars characters isn’t one of their strong suits. In APTV’s original game show, VOCAL REST, we put Andy Leo on vocal rest and lefts bandmates to guess answers to questions based on his drawings. Read more: Crown The Empire give “Old Town Road” an acoustic spin The […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. For Laura Jane Grace of the legendary punk outfit, Against Me!, and the acclaimed Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers, the one thing she hates more than Chicago is people getting engaged at her shows. Laura […]

In this installment of the APTV original interview series, ONE ON GUNZ, Gunz hits the streets of New York City to chat up the Maine frontman John O’Callaghan about the band’s You Are Ok era, forgetting lyrics onstage and which song he considers to be the song on their newest record. Gunz also gives you the exclusive […]

Hands Like Houses recently released -Anon., an album that confronts the toxic side effects of overly opinionated and vocal fans. In this APTV exclusive, they give context to an album they describe as having a “cynical attitude.” Trenton and Joel also hilariously cast a Hands Like Houses biopic and shed light on their band’s alter ego: […]

Saves The Day released a band biographical, career-spanning rock opera 9 in late 2018 and it hasn’t left our turntables since. In this APTV exclusive, Chris and the rest of Saves The Day break down the album and reveal the narrative behind each song, their Led Zeppelin influences, and describe the loose studio sessions that […]

In the premiere episode of APTV’s original series, REGRAM, Dance Gavin Dance get nostalgic over their first sold out show, the making of the “Head Hunter” music video and the absolute craziest crowd surfing story you will ever hear as they deep dive into their band’s Instagram account. Will, Tilian and Matt wax romantic over […]

The Dangerous Summer are back with Mother Nature, an album they locked themselves into a studio for two months of sound searching, experimentation and playing 4:00 a.m. full band writing sessions to make. Mother Nature is the record the Dangerous Summer feel they reunited to make and in this APTV exclusive, they give fans insight […]

Officially dubbed “sick and offensive,” Cradle Of Filth have built a legacy around their challenging artwork, bold aesthetic and extreme approach to heavy metal. Often written off as a mere shock rock band, frontman Dani Filth urges listeners to dig deeper into the literature and art that has inspired the band for nearly three decades […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. For Awsten Knight of Waterparks, the very idea of associating negative feelings with a song that has absolutely nothing to do with your personal emotional attachment is cruel, stupid and unjust, but he can’t help but do […]

Punk rock’s most treasured usual suspects, Masked Intruder, have returned to steal our hearts, and wallets, with their sugary fun new record “III.” APTV used this month’s production budget to help the Intruders make bail and, in return, they visited our office, where they were closely monitored and put On The Spot. In this APTV […]