instrumental

These 10 songs inspired Whitechapel as they were working on 'Kin'

Whitechapel helped the spookiest time of the year draw to a close with their latest album, Kin, released October 29. Prior to the album’s release, the band also dropped a music video for the single “Orphan,” preceded by “A Bloodsoaked Symphony” and “Lost Boy.” While the Halloween season is officially being over, Whitechapel still have […]

Skullcrusher channels Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine and more in new EP

When asked if she’d ever expected for her 2020 debut under Skullcrusher to receive such immediate and widespread critical acclaim, singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine at first answers with a simple “No.” “It’s quite overwhelming,” she goes on to explain. “I didn’t have that smooth transition of playing a few shows and maybe getting one blog write-up. […]

10 instrumental bands who are killing it without vocalists

Vocalists are often the main focus of a band no matter how good the other members are at their instruments. On the flip side, there wouldn’t be any music to back the singer without instruments, and some bands are doing an incredible job of creating complex and captivating material without any words necessary. From prog […]

Dance Gavin Dance drop instrumental 'Downtown Battle Mountain II' album

Dance Gavin Dance‘s Downtown Battle Mountain II is easily one of their highest regarded albums, and they’re dropping a new version of it now. The band are releasing an instrumental version of the record today which you can stream on all platforms. Read More: The Dillinger Escape Plan give first two albums anniversary reissues The newly […]

Dance Gavin Dance fully embrace instrumental album with adapted videos

Dance Gavin Dance have dropped an instrumental version of their album Artificial Selection following a tweet from Rise Records last night, teasing that they would be dropping a DGD video. Fans immediately assumed the video would be new, but instead, we were given two hilarious revisions that you simply have to watch. Rise Records just pulled one […]

Dave Grohl will play his 23-minute song live in concert

Earlier this year, Dave Grohl dropped a two-part mini-doc called Play that featured an epic, 23-minute instrumental composition by the Foo Fighters frontman. Not only that, but Grohl played every instrument on the song himself. Now, he’s planning to rock that same piece of music live in concert this December…with a little help, of course. […]

The Ghost Inside drummer Andrew Tkaczyk debuts new EP

[Photo by: Andrew Tkaczyk/Instagram] The Ghost Inside's drummer, Andrew Tkaczyk, has released an instrumental djent EP. You can stream it below. Read more: The Ghost Inside drummer Andrew Tkaczyk releases powerful new rap about surviving last year’s crash Tkaczyk previously announced his new djent/metal project, One Decade, via Instagram at the beginning of the month. […]

An unreleased Green Day instrumental has surfaced—listen

An unreleased Green Day instrumental from the band's 2013 documentary ¡Cuatro! has surfaced, (via Green Day Authority). It's unofficially titled, “That Just Happened.” Read more: Spot the 161 Green Day references in the ultimate Where’s Waldo?-inspired picture As GDA notes, the instrumental seems to be recorded live in the studio—but never mixed. It was apparently […]