demos

These 15 songs took on completely new identities from their original demo

Demos are a great way for listeners to peer into the creative process of their favorite musicians. As an artist’s vision comes to fruition, demos serve as the solidified rough draft of a song. They can show us the painstaking mental labor that comes with writing new music. They also portray the auditory and lyrical […]

Tai Verdes on the power of TikTok and why writing is cathartic for him

Tai Verdes connected with AltPress for issue #400. During the 10 Topics conversation, the artist talks about the foremost necessities for his mental health, his favorite EP and the moment he overcame his fear onstage. The power of TikTok TikTok is the news, but it’s curated by people. They are small stories that are sometimes […]

Nova Twins drop first remix with FEVER 333's sinister take on "Undertaker"

It’s been just over a year since Nova Twins dropped their debut full-length, Who Are The Girls?, and hit us full blast with their eclectic and empowering brand of thrashy punk rock. Now, in the first-ever official remix to grace their discography, “Undertaker” has been tackled by none other than alternative powerhouse FEVER 333. Spearheaded by vocalist […]

Supergroup Fuckin Whatever (Circa Survive, TBS, Grouplove) only had one rule

It’s been nearly five years since Adam Lazzara, John Nolan, Anthony Green and Ben Homola took to privately closing out their summer tour stops with improvised, instrument-less displays of their far-reaching creative talents. Now, the Taking Back Sunday, Circa Survive, and Grouplove supergroup, Fuckin Whatever, are actively collaborating for the first time ever. It seems a strange twist of fate that a collective first […]

10 demos you won't believe never appeared on an album

It’s an easy mistake to think that you’ve explored every corner of your favorite bands’ discographies. In reality, though, we’re only getting a glimpse through a small window at their creative ventures. That’s because for every album and EP produced, there are a handful of demos that didn’t make the cut. Fortunately, we’re often given […]

Rivers Cuomo is giving Weezer fans the chance to hear thousands of demos

Weezer fans are in for a special treat this holiday season. as frontman Rivers Cuomo is opening his vault of demos up to the public. Cuomo is offering the opportunity to dig extremely deep into his personal history as a musician with demos dating all the way back to 1976 through 2015 being offered for sale […]

Hear an unfinished song from Gerard Way's 'Hesitant Alien' sessions

Gerard Way surprised fans with some unreleased demo tracks a little while back and he’s doing so again with a new batch of unreleased demos. The My Chemical Romance frontman is offering up a brand new track as well as a missing part of “Crate Amp” that started off that jam session. Read More: Here’s how you can […]

Fall Out Boy demos surface from 2001 self-titled cassette tape

Fall Out Boy fans are getting a chance to easily check out some of the band’s earliest material as a handful of their demos from 2001 are surfacing on YouTube. Three songs from their self-titled demo ripped from a cassette version of the release are cropping up giving fans an easy to find way of checking […]

Waterparks drop unreleased demos after fans pass album challenge

After Waterparks singer Awsten Knight challenged fans to get his tweet 20,000 retweets today in exchange for a new album, they’ve delivered on that promise. Sort of. The band are releasing a collection of demo tracks for 1 (A COLLECTION OF UNRELEASED HOME DEMOS, THIS IS NOT G, OR EVEN AN ALBUM, SHUT UP ENJOY) on SoundCloud which you can stream […]

Joey Jordison teases Slipknot demos, ponders return to band

Joey Jordison says he’s sitting on a wealth of unreleased Slipknot material in the new issue of Metal Hammer, the former drummer for the iconic masked metalheads teasing unheard demos and expressing a muted desire to return to the band while celebrating the 10th anniversary of the group’s fourth album, All Hope Is Gone. Read […]

Former Panic! At The Disco member recovers lost 'Cricket & Clover' tracks

This is not a drill Panic! At The Disco fans, former bassist Jon Walker has found unreleased music from Panic!’s lost album Cricket And Clover. Read more:“Party Rock Anthem” colliding with our favorite scene anthems is everything we need The news of the recovered demo tracks, which sent Panic! fans into a frenzy over the […]

Four rare Nirvana demo tapes appear online—listen to them now

A trove of early Nirvana demo tapes has surfaced online, the late-'80s recordings of Kurt Cobain and co. being shared on YouTube by a musician who says they were personally given to him by the late frontman. Hear them below. Read more: Hear Nirvana's “Teen Spirit” as a pop-punk jam The four tapes' audio was […]

Stream My Chemical Romance's previously unreleased 'Black Parade' demos

My Chemical Romance’s 10-year anniversary re-issue of The Black Parade is here! Below, you can listen to the full album, as well as 11 never-before-heard demos and rarities. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Watch: College kids react to My Chemical Romance

Stream Brand New's previously unreleased demos from 2006

Brand New have released a new effort on their Bandcamp, titled 3 Demos, Reworked. It contains “Brother’s Song,” “Missing You” and “1996,” along with alternate demos of each track. Stream it below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Read more: Confirmed: Brand New will release (final?) album this year Brand New are currently […]

Former My Chemical Romance guitarist Ray Toro launches website, shares demos

Ray Toro, former guitarist of My Chemical Romance, is back! Toro just launched a website, which prominently features an announcement that he will be entering the studio to record with producer Doug McKean (also the producer of Gerard Way's Hesitant Alien) next week. The site also includes two new demo clips and the song “Isn't That […]

Emery post new song with original vocalist

Post-hardcore vets Emery have posted a new demo titled “I Got Taken for a Bath,” which features the return of the band’s founding vocalist Devin Shelton. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming sixth full-length album—that will also feature Shelton—You Were Never Alone, which will be released this summer on the band’s own label, BadChristian […]

Green Day to release demo LP ‘Demolicious’ for Record Store Day

Green Day have planed a special release for this year’s Record Store Day (April 19). The band will release 18 demo tracks as part of an LP entitled Demolicious. The demos were recorded at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, CA, in 2012 during the sessions for the band’s Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos!, Green Day […]

The Smiths 1983 demos mixtape surfaces online

UPDATE: March 20 at 3:49 p.m. EDT The uploader has removed the file from YouTube. We are seeking an alternate stream.  ORIGINAL POST: March 20 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Yesterday, the Smiths drummer Mike Joyce tweeted a link to the following YouTube embed, which features rare, early demos from the band. Titled The Pablo Cuckoo Tape, […]

EP Premiere/Download: Cute Is What We Aim For demos

Last December, Cute Is What We Aim For made fans' hearts race when they made a return, announcing they “are are very excited to be back in action” with “new music coming soon.” For those of you who just can't wait, you can stream two new Cute Is What We Aim For demos below and […]

Artist Vs Poet release "The Remedy" demo clip

Artist Vs Poet have released a new demo clip titled, “The Remedy.” The band's latest album, Remember This, is available on iTunes now. Stream the demo below and tell us what you think!
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