escape the fate

2022 is shaping up to be the year of emo. The Emo’s Not Dead cruise has just been announced, featuring some of the biggest artists from the scene. The Emo’s Not Dead cruise sets sail on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles and arrives in Ensenada, Mexico before returning to L.A. on Nov. 12. The bill […]

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker reunited for a Halloween weekend concert special. To set a spooktacular tone for the season, Barker’s own House of Horrors event, presented by NoCap, was broadcast from a private haunted estate. The livestream saw the blink-182 bassist and drummer returning to classics such as “The Rock Show” and “What’s My […]

Record Store Day 2021 is quickly approaching, and the annual event has finally released its list of exclusive and limited vinyl. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, From First To Last, K.Flay, twenty one pilots and Linkin Park are among the lengthy list of RSD selections that includes more than 400 releases for […]

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of concerts and events have been rescheduled this past year. For Slam Dunk, organizers have pushed back the festival not once, but twice already. Finally, last month, Slam Dunk organizers confirmed that the 2021 festival is now happening this fall. Now, the official lineup for the new Slam […]

We are just a few months away from the release of Escape The Fate‘s new album Chemical Warfare. However, fans are being treated to another new song from the forthcoming LP this week. On Friday, Escape The Fate released “Not My Problem,” their powerful new song that features blink-182‘s Travis Barker on drums. Read more: […]

This week, a new teaser for the upcoming horror movie The Retaliators was released. However, if you blink too fast, you just might miss a few familiar faces in the new teaser. As it turns out, members of Motley Crue, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Escape The Fate are in for quite a […]

Today Cleveland-based post-hardcore/emo unit Morning In May are getting all the double takes with their new single, “Orpheus In Retrospect.” The trio were joined by Escape The Fate frontman Craig Mabbitt on the track, thereby adding a bit more octane booster to the band’s fury. MIM frontman Jake Bartolic filled Alternative Press in on the […]

Since 2006, Better Noise Music has been consistently putting out hard-rock and heavy-metal music from huge acts such as Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and Nothing More. Earlier this year, the label’s founder Allen Kovac, who also heads 10th Street Entertainment, launched a sister company, Better Noise Films, and hit the ground running with […]

It’s hard to believe that 2010 was already a decade ago, which definitely makes us feel some type of way. It seems like just yesterday that we were finally leaving the iconic 2000s behind for a year filled with the birth of Instagram, Lady Gaga’s meat dress and plenty of our favorite albums that we still […]

2020 is set to be a big year for Slaves. On Friday, they announced that their new album To Better Days will be released in August. To Better Days will be the first full-length LP Slaves have released since 2018’s Beautiful Death. Along with the new album announcement, Slaves have also released a music video for […]

In between bingeing Homeland and taking neighborhood strolls, Los Angeles-based artist Ian Johnson, the mind behind Arrested Youth, has been working on his new EP, Arrested Youth & The Quarantiners. This EP isn’t just any self-isolation-produced record—each song was written by fans and for fans. Today, Alternative Press is exclusively premiering the music video for […]

Lil Lotus grins as he admits, “I’ve always stood out like a sore fucking thumb.” With a sawed-off shotgun tattooed above his eyebrow, a self-beheading angel on one cheek and a bleeding heart inked on the other, the 26-year-old vocalist has always shied away from expectations—with his music being no exception. By utilizing his seemingly […]

Changing band members can have a huge effect on the music, but swapping vocalists can be considerably more detrimental. While a singer’s voice can make or break a band, some have managed to maintain successful careers with multiple vocalists and even improve their sound through a shake-up in the vocal department.  Take a look below […]

Valentine’s Day 2020 is upon us, which means one of two things. You either have someone who is going to pay 78% more for flowers for you than they would on the 15th—or you don’t. These are things we do this time of year to profess our admiration and love for the certain special sweethearts […]

Machine Gun Kelly finally revealed the name of his much teased “pop-punk” album as Tickets To My Downfall last week. First teased as a rock album amid studio sessions with Travis Barker, blackbear, Goody Grace, Mod Sun and more, MGK updated his plans for a pop-punk album. Today, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and Escape The Fate guitarist Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft shared Instagram stories […]

Limp Bizkit, Weezer and blink-182 will headline the third annual Inkcarceration Music And Tattoo Festival. The festival celebrating decibels and body art returns to the grounds of the famous Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 10 -12, 2020. “We here at the Reformatory are thrilled to be the home of the Inkcarceration Festival again […]

The true golden era of metalcore can—and will—be debated until the end of time, but the years between 2006 and 2011 were a notable period for our scene. Heavy music progressed into something that resonated with so many people. Aggressive verses, soaring choruses and, of course, outrageous, scene-shattering breakdowns ruled our speakers. It’s hard to […]