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Politics can get boring, wouldn’t the world be so much more interesting if your favorite musicians were in charge? In this segment of “If I Ruled the World,” APTV’s Ryan J. Downey interviewed ‘presidential candidate’ Andy Biersack. They hit on important topics like Biersack’s retired stage magician runningmate, making voting online and who deserves to […]

WWE Superstar Baron Corbin sat down with his friends in Highly Suspect at Aftershock Festival for a chat and a little friendly competition.  The band took this as an opportunity to ask Corbin for tips on exercising on tour and even test their skills at arm wrestling as well as speak about Twitter flights, getting slapped […]

APTV caught up with 14 year olds Malcolm Brickhouse, Alec Atkins and Jarad Dawkins of metal band Unlocking the Truth at Rock Allegiance. The young band have gotten to share the stage with big names such as: Guns N’ Roses, Marilyn Manson, and Queens Of The Stone Age. Some of the bands have even taken […]

What’s more rock ‘n’ roll then shoving food in your mouth as fast as possible? Absolutely nothing. That’s why APTV’s Josh Bernstein teamed up with Dinosaur Ribs and the guys of Nothing More for our first rib-eating challenge. “I feel like I’m losing but winning at the same time,” said vocalist Johnny Hawkins while savoring […]

On October 11, 1994 Korn released their now multi-platinum self-titled album. When APTV’s Josh Bernstein caught up with Brian “Head” Welch at Monster’s Rock Allegiance, they talked about what it’s like to be playing that album in it’s entirety, 21 years later. “The dynamics of going really quiet then getting really loud is my favorite […]

Today on APTV, we enter the Feldmann Universe (copyright Ryan J. Downey, 2015) with Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens and Taka Moriuchi of One Ok Rock.  Downey discusses how the two frontmen met, their work with producer John Feldmann, Taka's secret to opening up his vocal cords before a set and more!  Plus, Kellin […]

Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack talk about headlining Rock Allegiance, their friendhship, the development of rock music, its cyclical nature and a hybrid of shooting guns and playing poker poker with APTV. Stay tuned this week for more APTV segments from Louder Than Life, Rock Allegiance and Aftershock festivals, brought to you by Orange […]

APTV asked bands at Rock Allegiance Festival what their favorite moments from the Rocky movies are. Find out which of the movies Pop Evil, Papa Roach and From Ashes To New like the best—and who hasn’t watched any of the series at all! —Jake Hanson  Stay tuned this week for more APTV segments from Louder T=han Life, Rock Allegiance and […]

It was the slap heard ‘round the Interwebz! Slipknot’s Corey Taylor smacked wrestler Baron Corbin at last weekend’s Aftershock Festival, helping a grateful Samoa Joe win the WWE NXT match.    But here’s what you haven’t seen.    Earlier in the day, Corbin interrupted APTV’s backstage interview with Taylor. The trash talk and taunting, which […]

In our new series “If I Ruled The World,” APTV explores the question “What would the world be like if we put bands in charge?” In part two, find out who artists like, Korn, From Ashes To New, Pop Evil and Unlocking The Truth would make their vice president, and which countries they would invade. […]

You better watch what you say to Corey Taylor… If you have been keeping up with AltPress on Snapchat and Instagram this weekend, you know that APTV's Nick Major, Ryan J. Downey, and Josh Bernstein are out filming for APTV with a ton of bands at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Yesterday, however, things turned ugly […]

Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix lets us in on his secret-free life, including the way he gets his bulletproof hair to stand up with such magnificence. Shout out to Bumble And Bumble for working rock and roll hair working.  “I've tried a couple different hairstyles over the last 20 years of my life, and this one […]

The guys of Beartooth sat down with APTV Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey at Louder Than Life to discuss how the festival is more than just music, but an experience. Awesome BBQ offerings and alcohol galore are just some of the perks! The band also divulged that they plan to start working a record after […]

After their hiatus, Atreyu are “back and on attack!” Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey sat down with drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller at Louder Than Life Festival discuss the love (and hate) the band has gotten on the new album Long Live, vocalist Alex Varkatzas’ varied jobs, the wisdom they've gained over the years and how they've combined it with […]

Hollywood Undead go unmasked with APTV Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey at Louder Than Life. They talk keeping up the image of their rapper image (and mystique), cruising under the radar, touring the world and writing new songs and going to swap-meets. Stay tuned this week for more APTV segments from Louder Than Life and Rock […]

Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes talks to APTV's Ryan J. Downey about life's (and music's) grey areas and, specifically, not wanting to glamorize or have his personal recovery from addiction be a typical “drug addict recovers” story, AKA what people expect to hear and want him to say. Sykes talked about his growth throughout […]

We asked Beartooth, Atreyu, Hollywood Undead, Butcher Babies, Sevendust, Trivium and more what their policies would be if they were in charge. Find out which countries would they invade, whom would they pardon and where Donald Trump's ridiculousness fits into the mix. Do you think the world would be a better place if bands ruled […]

APTV’s Ryan J. Downey sat down with Rob Zombie at Louder Than Life festival. In part one of the two-part interview, the two talk setlists, the new record and what it’s like being in a band this long. “Being in a band is hard. Not hard work. But it’s hard holding people together,” he says. […]

Bring Me the Horizon’s, Oli Sykes, talked about his view on ‘controversial’ topics, with APTV’s Ryan J. Downey at Louder Than Life festival last week. Skyes talked about distinguishing jokes from serious comments and his opinion on political correctness saying of his sometimes shocking onstage banter, “I’m actively trying to find the most offensive thing […]

Issues frontman Tyler Carter went on a flavor exploration with and nearly made APTV's Ryan J. Downey wet himself at Louder Than Life festival last weekend. Watch as the two try out some gourmet tater tots and tamales, then go for a thrill ride on one of the Festival's many attractions: The ferris wheel. Stay […]