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Long Island natives Koyo are at the forefront of the recent emo resurgence. Now, the melodic hardcore group are gearing up for their debut album.

Lionheart are ramping up to the release of their new record, Valley Of Death, but first they’re back with another new song and music video. The band return today with their latest track “Born Feet First” alongside a wicked performance video. Read More: My Chemical Romance reunion show sells out almost instantly The band dropped “Rock Bottom” […]

The Acacia Strain will be hitting the road this summer, announcing a string of dates kicking off at the end of July. The band will hit intimate venues throughout the East Coast and Midwest, creating what should hopefully be a rowdy set of shows. Read more: Don Broco announce first North American headlining tour The Impact […]

Silent Planet and Stray From The Path are hitting the road later this year, and they’re bringing a pretty stacked lineup with them. Read more: Silent Planet unveil powerful new song and music video about opioid addiction Joining the two bands on their trek across North America is Kublai Khan and Greyhaven. The fall tour kicks […]

It’s bittersweet: Will this really be the last year we can stare, wide-eyed and bewildered, at the mosh pit feats of Warped Tour? Will the hot parking lots and Corporate Pavilions of America soon be abandoned? To wonder, to wonder. Read more: Watch this guy try to mosh inside of a trash bin Alas, there’s […]

Metalcore pioneers Hatebreed are hitting the road this fall in celebration of their first two albums, and they’ve announced their support acts to tide us over until we can finally see them live. Kublai Khan and Shattered Sun will only appear on 10/26 and 10/27. Dying Fetus, Code Orange, and Twitching Tongues will appear from 11/22 through […]

Texan heavyweights Kublai Khan and AltPress are teaming up to premiere “Belligerent,” the second new song off their forthcoming album. Much like their lead single “The Hammer,” it's a mosh metalcore confrontation of twisting riffs to headbang away to. Nomad, their label debut for Rise Records, will be released on Sept. 29. Pre-order packages can […]

Kublai Khan, one of AP's 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2015, are streaming their sophomore LP, New Strength. Available now from Artery Recordings (iTunes or the real deal), it features guest vocals from one the band's influences (Bury Your Dead) and current tourmates (the Acacia Strain). Watch more: Kublai Khan release music video for “Smoke […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or static. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of November 2015, […]

Texan heavyweights Kublai Khan, one of AP's 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2015, are teaming up with us today for the exclusive premiere of “Still Here.” Featuring guest vocals from current tourmates, the Acacia Strain, the song serves as a slamming reminder of the brute force on their impending album for Artery Recordings. New […]

Texan heavy hardcore operatives Kublai Khan (one of AP's 100 Bands You Need to Know in 2015) have dropped a music video for “Smoke and Mirrors,” taken from their upcoming album, New Strength. Speaking of the LP, they commented: “Same band, strengthened sound. Ten new songs, paying homage to our roots while displaying a new story of honest […]

Kublai Khan, one of AP's 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2015, have announced that their new LP, New Strength will release on November 27 via Artery Recordings. The first single, “Life For A Life,” can be heard below. Read more: Phinehas (Artery Recordings) get soaked in “White Livered” video “Life For A Life” features guest vocals from […]

Every year, the editors of AP gather around one computer with excellent speakers, listen to hundreds of bands and sometimes have sword fights and/or shouting matches to curate 100 bands we really, really think you need to put on your radar. It all culminates in one giant printed feature profiling those 100 artists. This year’s 100 Bands […]

Gideon have announced that they will embark on a headlining tour with Texas In July, Kublai Khan and Silent Planet later this spring. Check out a full itinerary below and let us know which date(s) you'll be attending! Read more: Gideon’s Daniel McCartney sounds off on suicide awareness—an op-ed Gideon released their third studio album, Calloused, last […]

Kublai Khan have debuted a music video for their song, “Ghost Pains (Part III).” Check out the clip below and let us know your thoughts! The track is taken off the band's latest studio album, Balancing Survival And Happiness, which was released earlier this year via Artery Recordings. In case you missed it, the track's breakdown was […]

From the good and the bad, to the incredible and the cringe-worthy, the past year has definitely seen its fair share of metal-based tunes. Thankfully for your sake, we’ve sifted through the unworthy to bring you the heaviest of the heavy breakdowns of the past 12 months. We’ve got a little bit for everyone: metalcore, […]

Kublai Khan will headline a handful of tour dates this fall, which will begin in the mid-section of the U.S. and make their way over to the East Coast to wrap things up with two dates in New York. The band will be supported by both Barrier and Gift Giver. You can check out a full […]

Kublai Khan released their debut studio album, Balancing Survival And Happiness (featured as one of our Best Albums Of 2014 So Far), earlier this year on Artery Recordings. Today, the band have release a music video for the record's title track, which features live footage of them performing earlier this summer on this year's All Stars Tour. You […]

Another half-year has passed, so it’s time for AP’s annual mid-year report, where we break down the best of the best so far. With the cut-off date of June 30, we gathered our top picks and are kicking it off with best albums today. Stay tuned all this week for best singles, videos and most anticipated […]

Dallas natives Fit For A King have announced a headlining tour leading up to their appearance at Skate And Surf Festival. Sirens & Sailors and Kublai Khan will also be joining. You can check out the list of dates below. Tickets are available at fitforakingband.com. 5/8 – Dallas, TX @ The Door  5/9 – San Antonio, TX @ […]