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Militarie Gun's 'All Roads Lead to the Gun' bends the hardcore genre. Frontman Ian Shelton discusses group's origins and their constantly evolving creative spirit.

In 2022, pop mavens, rap greats, and rock favorites returned, select indie acts broke out to the masses, the pop-punk resurgence continued to thrive, and many upstarts won over the hearts of new fans. All in all: It was a pretty great year for new music...

This is Tour Guide, a weekly recap of the concert news fans don't want to miss. From Taylor Swift to Placebo, check out who's coming to a city near you.

Furnace Fest mixes secular and Christian hardcore bands on the same bill. Founder Chad Johnson opens up about reviving the fest and some of its greatest moments.

The Sound and Fury Festival made its triumphant return following a two-year hiatus. From Anxious to Pity Sex, relive the hardcore festival's best moments.

Laura Jane Grace is back with another captivating visual from her debut solo album Stay Alive. On Tuesday, she shared a psychedelic video for “SuperNatural Possession” which was created by Network 77’s Rachel Lichtman. The trippy new video gives the upbeat pop-rock track a technicolor dreamscape that is sure to hypnotize viewers. Read more: 41 w... Read More ...

When musicians started seeing the protests and tragedies happening in these past weeks following the murder of George Floyd, they answered the call to help fundraise for Black Lives Matter organizations.  Over the weekend, bands such as Every Time I Die, the Devil Wears Prada and Stick To Your Guns opened their merch store and donated 100% of the sales to social justice causes.  R...

Against Me! are continuing to do what they have been doing so successfully for nearly 20 years—tour. The Gainesville-native four-piece started a pulse-pounding punk fury back in 2001 with their Crime (Ep) and haven't let up for a minute since. Now, Agains...

Movements fans, get excited: The band have announced they’ll be hitting the U.S. and Canada for their “last U.S. tour of the year” come spring. If that wasn’t enough to get you pumped up, the incredible lineup joining them will! Read more: Dance Gav... Read More ...

Listen to a new song from Alkaline Trio—plus, don’t miss the Amity Affliction's new video. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: The 1975 team up with No Rome on slinky new song “Narcissist” Alkaline Trio drop another new song off of Is This Thing Cursed? Everyone’s favorite ...

Patrick Kindlon, the vocalist and brain behind the lyrics of punk/hardcore bands Drug Church and Self Defense Family, has been making comics for the last seven years. With the help of Black Mask Studios owned by Matt Pizzolo (Godkiller), Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night) and Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion), Kindlon’s new series There’s Nothing There will be hitting the streets April 26. There’s N... Re

Hardcore punk band Cruel Hand have announced a headlining tour with support from Drug Church and Culture Abuse that will kick off on January 7, 2016 in New York and run until January 21 where it will wrap in Philadelphia. All dates for the tour can be found below ...

Drug Church, the No Sleep Records alternative punk-hardcore band featuring Self Defense Family's Patrick Kindlon, has released a new track from their upcoming LP, Hit Your Head. Stream "Hit Your Head, Greedy" below via Consequence of Sound. R... Read More ...

New York alt-hardcore band Drug Church are gearing up to release their full-length follow-up to 2013's Paul Walker. Titled Hit Your Head, the new effort will be released through No Sleep Records on October 30, and today, the band is sharing another taste of the album following its lead single that surfaced earlier this month. You can watch the Max ...

New York alternative noise band Drug Church have announced their full-length follow-up to 2013's Paul Walker. Titled Hit Your Head, the new effort will be released through No Sleep Records on October 30. Pre-orders are available now on vinyl, CD and digitally. Th ...

Albany's Drug Church are streaming "Work Shy" from their upcoming EP, Swell. Check it out below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Listen to the EP's lead single, "But Does It Work?" Swell, a five-track effort, is set for release on February 10 via No Sleep Records. Pre-orders are on sale now ...

Albany's Drug Church will release a new, five-track EP, titled Swell, on February 10 via No Sleep Records. In light of the impending release, the band have premiered its lead single, "But Does It Work?," along with an accompanying music video over at SPIN, which you can check out below. Be sure to leave ...

Piscataway, NJ's Dads (6131 Records) will headline a fall tour opened by Albany, NY's Drug Church (No Sleep Records). They'll be supporting Pretty Good and Paul Walker, respectively, both efforts which were premiered on AltPress. Check out the tour ...

When digital and print worlds collide... Our September, 2013 issue: AP 302, features Asking Alexandria's first cover story, our annual Class Of... special and more. Listen along as you meet this month's AP&R artists and AP Recs (Pity Sex, Drug Church, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! D ...

Self Defense Family The Corrections Officer In Me EP When he’s not playing in Drug Church, running his comic book company, making his own comics or overseeing independent record label Harm Reduction—or more accurately, at the same time as doing all of these things—Patrick Kindlon also fronts shape-shifting post-hardcore collective Self Defense Family (formerly known as End Of A Year). This lates