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2012 was emo’s great reset. From Pierce The Veil to Modern Baseball, we’re highlighting the 12 best emo releases of 2012 and their cultural significance.

Metalcore has always been about the pursuit of extremity. Furious tempos, warp-speed guitar shredding and painful throat-shearing were the hallmarks of the sound. But in the later part of the 2000s and throughout the following decade, the game changed a bit. The shredders started listening to dubstep or maybe their honeys took them to Electric […]

It’s difficult to ignore the cultural effect that SpongeBob SquarePants has had on generations of viewers over the last 20 years. Unless you’ve been living in a pineapple under the sea of course. Whether you watch reruns of the series or still think Panic! At The Disco or My Chemical Romance recreated the “Band Geeks” […]

During the 2000s and early 2010s, a surge of electronic influences found their way into metalcore as EDM became the biggest genre in music at the time. Warped Tour was flooded with synths and neon skinny jeans instead of mohawks and stick-and-poke tattoos as the flavor of the day became electronicore bands. While it’s tapered […]

Fall Out Boy are huge fans of metal as evident through their various side projects but their own track “Thnks fr th Mmrs” is getting a heavy touchup with this new cover. YouTuber Jonathan Young and ex-Attack Attack! member Johnny Franck (Bilmuri) are offering up a ripping metal cover of the song packed with heavy guitar […]

While celebrating Corey Taylor’s birthday this week, we compiled a list of some musicians who are so talented, they’ve been a large part of multiple successful bands. Taylor, being the vocalist of both Stone Sour and Slipknot, shows this to be true. This list is in no particular order and transcends genres and boundaries. We […]

Former Attack Attack! vocalists Caleb Shomo and Johnny Franck teamed up on a new single for Franck’s post-hardcore band Bilmuri.  Franck left Attack Attack! in 2010 to focus on his religion. Following his departure, Shomo, who was already the unclean vocalist at the time, became the clean singer as well until his departure in 2012. […]

Whether they’re dropping the world’s hottest beef mixtape or roasting our favorite bands, the mastermind behind the Wendy’s Twitter account is the hero we don’t deserve. National Roast Day kicked off 2019 in the best way possible, skewering everyone from State Champs to Hopeless Records.  We’ve gathered some of our favorite zingers to create a […]

With a total of seven Punk Goes Pop albums in the installment, the cross-genre cover series became not only a scene favorite, but also a helping hand for rising artists who expanded their horizons with iconic covers such as the Wanted’s “Glad You Came” and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl.” We’re here to test […]

We certainly don’t just buy albums because they look cool, but we still think it’s important to appreciate a piece of music for its overall package. While the contents are what’s most important, we can all appreciate epic album art. As for these specific ones, they’re often viewed as scene staples, so it’s never surprising […]

Nine Shrines are giving you another taste from their debut album with their new song “Ringworm,” premiering exclusively with AP. “Ringworm” features intricate guitars, heavy vocals and melodic choruses. It’s the first single off the band’s forthcoming album, Retribution Therapy, which will be out sometime in 2019 via Mascot Label Group. Read more: Vitaminwater offers $100k […]

[Photo by: Storm Santos] Noble, featuring members of Confide, Attack Attack!, In Fear And Faith, At The Skylines and Oh Sleeper, are premiering a music video for their debut single, “Deadset.”  The band, which formed a little over a year ago, have been in the studio recording for a few months now and have a few […]

[Photo credit: Tyler Church] Ohio-based Nine Shrines have announced their signing to Mascot Label Group and their debut EP, Misery, which will release April 21. The band contain ex-Attack Attack! drummer Andrew Wetzel, ex-Life On Repeat guitarist Andrew Baylis and ex-Life On Repeat bassist Devon Voisine. Wetzel, Baylis and Voisine play alongside guitarist Evan McKeever […]

Former Attack Attack! clean vocalist/guitarist Johnny Franck has formed a new band, Bilmuri. Their nine-track self-titled album is out now. You can stream the effort in full below, as well as watch the video for “Down.” Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! The LP marks Franck’s first full-length since he was a […]

Nine Shrines are premiering their music video for “King Of Mercy.” The band features Andrew Wetzel (ex-Attack Attack!), Andrew Baylis (ex-Life On Repeat), Devon Voisine (ex-Life On Repeat), Chris Parketny (ex-Strangers To Wolves) and Evan Mckeever (ex-Downplay). “With the 'King of Mercy' video, we wanted to try something different and shoot a strictly storyline video,” says drummer […]

Nine Shrines—the band featuring Andrew Wetzel (ex-Attack Attack!), Andrew Baylis (ex-Life On Repeat), Devon Voisine (ex-Life On Repeat), Chris Parketny (ex-Strangers To Wolves) and Evan Mckeever (ex-Downplay)—have released a new song, “King Of Mercy.” Listen below and let us know your thoughts. Read more: Attack Attack! song played during NBA Finals The track is taken from […]

Attack Attack!’s “Interlude” was apparently played during an NBA Finals game that took place on June 16. According to a Reddit user, it was played in the arena throughout the first part of the halftime report. Read more: Remember that time Michelle Obama danced to an Attack Attack! song? The NBA Finals just featured Attack Attack! […]

An isolated vocal track of Attack Attack!’s “Smokahontas” has been making its rounds on Facebook. A YouTube search will reveal a full version.. You can hear both, along with the full track, below. Watch: Remember that time Michelle Obama danced to an Attack Attack! song? “Smokahontas” is taken from the band’s sophomore self-titled album, which was […]

You probably don’t, so here’s the story: In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the University Of Northern Iowa in support of her Let's Move campaign. At the time, students of the university had been receiving worldwide attention after creating the “Interlude” dance, which uses Attack Attack!’s song of the same name. So, while Mrs. […]