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1998 really wasn’t that long ago, but after saying the number 2021 out loud, it feels like it happened during another lifetime. To put things in perspective, Billie Eilish was born three years after 1998, and, hell, even FINNEAS was born the year before. Despite the fact that said year was toward the end of […]

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise of the baggy-pant rockers of nü metal and bleached-blond boy bands with chiseled faces, courtesy of TRL. However, some incredible acts and songs fell under the radar […]

Has it really been 35 years since a group of well-intentioned Washington, D.C. punk scenesters coined the term “emo”? Because hardcore was cemented in its own realm, new bands and fans were looking for some kind of vernacular to describe a new sense of introspection. But it’s pretty safe to assume that back then, nobody […]

Moral Mazes Magic Tommy Jackson EP Any band featuring noted indie producer and former Jawbox guitarist/vocalist J. Robbins, as well as former Kerosene 454 drumming phenom Darren Zentek, will immediately raise some eyebrows for those who are familiar with the Dischord Records back catalog. The pair did it in 2011 with Office Of Future Plans, […]

Black Map Driver EP Featuring a mix of members from Dredg (guitarist Mark Engle), Far (drummer Chris Robyn) and the Trophy Fire (vocalist/bassist Ben Flanagan) and pouring some Deftones over top of it all is a recipe for weirdness, but the talented lads in Black Map make that weirdness all their own on this debut EP. […]

††† (Crosses, the trio of Chino Moreno, Shaun Lopez and Chuck Doom) are streaming their second single, titled “bi†ches brew.” You can still stream the lead single on AltPress. Their debut full-length is due out February 11 on Sumerian Records. Pre-orders for †he album will launch on November 25.

††† (Crosses) are streaming “†he epilogue,” the lead single to †he album. The trio includes Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Chuck Doom and Far's Shaun Lopez. Their debut album is due out February 11 on Sumerian Records. Pre-orders will launch November 25. Check it out below!

††† (Crosses), best known as the side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Chuck Doom and Far's Shaun Lopez, have officially joined the Sumerian Records roster. Watch the announcement teaser video below and expect their label debut to arrive in winter 2013 as indicated at the end.

I Is Another I Is Another EP Fans of Jonah Matranga and Ian Love’s previous work will immediately latch onto the debut EP by I Is Another. The combination of the powerful-voiced Matranga (Far, onelinedrawing, Gratitude) and the rollicking, shoegazey guitars of Love (Rival Schools, Cardia) is enough to send fans of melodic post-hardcore into […]

Jonah Matranga of Far and Ian Love of Rival Schools have joined forces for a new project, I Is Another. The duo are set to release their debut, self-titled album on June 24. Of their coming together, vocalist Matranga says, “Honestly, we didn’t make this record for any other reason than the love of making records. Ian […]

(Photo: Andy Watson) Check out this exclusive stream of Jonah Matranga covering “I'm Dying Tomorrow” taken from A Tribute To Alkaline Trio, out Aug. 30 on Pacific Ridge Records.

††† EP † No one who has taken the time to listen to Deftones would ever suggest vocalist Chino Moreno is a man who likes to exist solely in one box. His main band’s catalog shows more ambition and experimentation than a hundred metalcore bands. He admirably explored more electronic-oriented territory with Team Sleep, and […]