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11 Songs You Need To Hear From May 2015

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of May 2015 […]

Coliseum announce October tour dates

Louisville, KY's Coliseum have announced their October tour kicking off next week. A few more dates will be added in, according to the band. They'll be supporting their latest album, 2013's Sister Faith. Members of Coliseum also play in Black God, from whom we premiered a new song today.

Whips/Chains (Coliseum, Xerxes, Black God) join Deathwish Inc.

Whips/Chains, a new project from Ryan Patterson of Coliseum, Ben Sears of Black God and Will Allard of Xerxes, have joined Deathwish Inc. and released their debut EP, available here. The band's new video for “Secular Front” can be seen below.

Black God (Coliseum, Young Widows, By The Grace Of God) announce tour

Black God, the Louisville, Kentucky side project featuring members of Coliseum, Young Widows and By The Grace Of God, will be doing a short east coast tour late next month in support of their new II EP for No Idea Records. Dates are as follows. May 24 – Rochester, NY @ PB2 w/ Like Wolves […]

Black God (Coliseum, Young Widows, By The Grace Of God) release "Everyone's A Friend" video

Black God, the Louisville, Kentucky group featuring members of Coliseum, Young Widows and By The Grace Of God, has released a new video for “Everyone's A Friend.” The band spoke about the song in our recent track-by-track feature: “Man, my favorite part of this song is Nick's back up vocals during the chorus. He is such […]

Black God - II EP

Black God II EP With no song breaking the two-minute mark, Black God’s new EP follows the rule of golden-era Black Flag—four chords, a lead riff, a pummeling rhythm section—and it comes off as smarter than it seems. Pushing into near post-hardcore territory without sacrificing any beats-per-minute, the band only pause their relentless 10 minutes […]

Track By Track: Black God (Coliseum, By The Grace Of God, Young Widows), "II"

BLACK GOD vocalist Rob Pennington takes us track by track through the Louisville, Kentucky band's new EP for No Idea Records, II. “Cast You Out” This is the first banger that Ryan wrote for this new EP. This song is not about trashing someone's religious faith but more about expressing my anger with the nefarious activities of […]

Coliseum release "House With A Curse" demos for free download

Coliseum is giving away demos from their 2010 LP House With A Curse today only. The seven-track suite includes six demos as well as the group's cover of Misfits' “Bullet” that appeared on their 2011 Record Store Day split with Superchunk. Download them here and stream them below. House With A Curse: Demos by Coliseum

Black God (Coliseum, Young Widows, By The Grace Of God) announce new EP

Louisville, Kentucky's Black God (members of Coliseum, Young Widows and By The Grace Of God) will be releasing their new EP II on Mar. 20 via No Idea Records. Check out a song from it, “Everyone's A Friend,” here and stream their debut EP below. First 7" by Black God

Coliseum premiere music video for "One Last Night"

Coliseum have released a new music video for “One Last Night.” The band's latest EP, Parasites, is available now. Check out the video below and tell us what you think! COLISEUM “One Last Night” Tour Footage Music Video from Coliseum on Vimeo.

Album Stream/Track By Track: Coliseum's "Parasites" EP

Coliseum's new EP Parasites drops today via Temporary Residence. Listen to it here first and follow along as vocalist/guitarist Ryan Patterson breaks down the release, track by track. “One Last Night” We recorded four of the songs on Parasites with J. Robbins at Inner Ear Studio in DC on a day off from tour last […]

Black God - Black God EP

Black God Black God EP Much the same way that Drive Like Jehu were reconstituted—sort of—as Hot Snakes, three-fourths of Louisville’s hardcore powerhouse Black Cross have reunited as Black God. (The band’s name even seems to be a mashup of Black Cross and By The Grace Of God, one of singer Rob Pennington’s former outfits.) […]