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Kentucky hardcore quintet Knocked Loose release their debut album Laugh Tracks on Pure Noise Records this Friday and Alternative Press is proud to bring you the exclusive first listen. The album (following their 2014 demo EP Pop Culture) explores the growth in the band and they couldn’t be more satisfied with the results. “I think Laugh […]

Davey Suicide garnered a lot of attention earlier this month when they shared a tell-all video detailing a feud with their former label, Standby Records. Since then, the lawsuit has been settled, the video has been taken down and the band are ready to move on. Now, they're teaming up with AltPress to premiere their […]

Comrades—one of AP’s 100 bands you need to know in 2014—are teaming up with us again to announce their signing to Facedown Records, a new album Lone/Grey and premiere the lead single, “Dark Tongues Pt. II.” You can check out the track, along with an accompanying music video below. Lone/Grey is due out Oct. 7 […]

ISLANDER are exclusively streaming their sophomore album with us, Power Under Control. Officially released tomorrow on Victory Records, the band worked with producer Cameron Webb (Alkaline Trio, Silverstein, Sum 41) at NRG Studios, as they did for their first full-length, 2014's Violence & Destruction. Power Under Control features the recording debut of drummer Arin Ilejay (ex-Avenged Sevenfold), guitarist J.R. Bareis (Love […]

Canadian rockers Billy Talent have joined forces with Alternative Press to bring you the premiere of the first single of their upcoming album.  Afraid of Heights, the band's first studio album since 2012, is set for U.S. release July 29 via The End/Warner Records.  “This record is about struggle, both within ourselves and within the society we […]

Texas band Purple have teamed up with AP to release their new video for “Pretty Mouth.” This comes just before tomorrow's release of their new album, Bodacious. Singer Hanna Brewer says the band don't identify with one genre. “I feel our music was affected by a lot of the hate that comes out of the south,” she […]

Irish rockers Radio Room are teaming up with AP to premiere their latest video for “Nobody Told You.”  The video stars Laurence Kinlan, an actor on the most popular Irish television drama of all time, “Love/Hate.” You might recognize Kinlan from an episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden last month. When your mate embarrasses […]

Hardcore-punk institution the Casualties return to their roots with their latest album Chaos Sound, and the veteran street punks are teaming up with AP to bring you the first stream of the new release.  Hear all 15 tracks below, and share your thoughts in the comments. Chaos Sound drops Jan. 22, but you can pre-order it here.  […]

Mandroid Echostar are teaming up with AltPress to bring you the latest track off their upcoming album Coral Throne.  “'Violet Skies' was actually one of the last songs we wrote for the album, and in my opinion one of the furthest steps that we have taken from our previous offerings,” says vocalist Michael Ciccia. “We […]

Canadian-born, Jamaica-raised rapper/singer Nova Rockafeller is teaming up with Alternative Press to premiere her latest release, New Music. The free collection of tracks, which will be available to the public Christmas Eve, blends the worlds of hip-hop and ‘90s pop rock. Rockafeller spent September on tour opening for All Time Low and Set It Off. […]

Indianapolis pop-rockers the Drama State are teaming up with Alternative Press for the exclusive premiere of their original holiday song, “It's Starting to Hurt a Lot Like Christmas.”  The Midwest quintet explores the lonelier side of the Christmas season with the new track. “I wrote this song around the time I spent my first Christmas […]

Juliet Simms is releasing a cover of Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah” for the holiday season, and AP has your exclusive first listen. Simms says she has been in love with the haunting song since she was a child. “The somber lyrics to the beautifully sad melody captivated me within seconds of first hearing it,” she shares. […]

Prog-metal band, The Contortionist have released a “Rediscovered” version of their most recent LP, Language. This new version contains four re-worked tracks that are accompanied by four brand new music videos. “Rediscovered was the result of our music naturally leading itself through new ideas developed onstage and in rehearsal. In a way, you could think of it as […]

Spoken word duo nowHere are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their new full-length album Hell Knows I’m Miserable Now, which will be out Dec. 11 through Equal Vision Records. Hell Knows I’m Miserable Now expands on Portland-based performer Trey Hales' previously all spoken word and slam poetry solo work with the […]

Baggage, the new band featuring former Swellers drummer Jonathan Diener, are teaming with AltPress up to premiere the lead single from their upcoming debut EP, Cheaper Than Therapy. Hear “The Biggest Bar Night Of The Year” below and let us know your thoughts! Cheaper Than Therapy is due out digitally December 18. While the effort […]

Sacramento’s Cemetery Sun are teaming up with AltPress to premiere their new single, “Wish It Was Love,” along with an accompanying music video.  “Relationships can be toxic and deceiving,” the band comment. “This song is about one of those relationships in which both parties want to make it work, but just can't seem to. We […]

Bellingham, WA trio Wild Throne are teaming up with AltPress to premiere an introductory video of sorts, which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look into what goes into their eclectic breed of progressive thrash. The band also provide a track-by-track recap of their new album, Harvest Of Darkness.  Check out the clip below and be sure […]

Philadelphia pop-punk upstarts Grayscale are teaming up with AltPress for a premiere of their new single, “Palette,” along with an accompanying music video.  “‘Palette' is about feeling shut out or left behind from a relationship,” says vocalist Collin Walsh. “As the song progresses, the lyrics turn into a ‘realization’ that the ending of the relationship […]