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2013 was a huge year for music. We’re rounding up major alternative albums celebrating 10-year anniversaries in 2023, including the 1975, Fall Out Boy, Lorde, Paramore, and more.

Established by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz in 1981, Epitaph Records set out to bring together the California punk scene under one umbrella. It soon outgrew that original mission statement and went on to become a certified authority in other genres as well. From the springboard on which From First To Last received their launch […]

Long before Jason Aalon Butler would achieve international renown with letlive. and FEVER 333, he was but a simple kid looking for a hero. Contenders were in no short supply, but few spoke to the everyday experiences of the young man growing up in Inglewood, California.  As a teenager in 2005, however, Butler stumbled across The […]

Since its foundation in 1980, Roadrunner Records has been a go-to name for outstanding established bands and a reliable home for new acts looking to ground their roots. Where metal has pushed its boundaries and changed its ever-evolving face, Roadrunner has supported and nurtured growth to new heights. From carrying Slipknot’s career to the stars, […]

The Venn diagram comprising many punk and metal offshoots got pretty messy in the 2000s. Post-hardcore crews were regularly lumped in with metalcore, screamo, emo and a plethora of hybrid acts, often sounding comparable and touring together. The biggest of those spectacles was something called Warped Tour.  Yet, there’s no doubting their sway. These subgenres […]

Being a parent with a normal job is hard. Now imagine being on the road much of the year and still tackling the responsibilities of having a family. Many musicians balance their crazy work schedule with family hangouts and, of course, changing diapers. So we’ve compiled a handful of rock star parents who have the […]

The 2010s brought us a new wave of alternative music. From the rise of pop-punk revivalists, including State Champs and Neck Deep, to modern hardcore outfits such as FEVER 333, the scene is alive as ever. Much like during the pop-punk heyday of the 2000s, our favorite bands feel like an extension of who we […]

Sometimes you have to finish before you start. While streaming and playlists have killed the album experience for some, there are plenty of other music fans who still clamor for the full record. The bands below found creative and inspiring ways to end their LPs with a song so strong, it remains the perfect closing […]

Most of us know Jason Aalon Butler as the lead singer of the massively strident trio FEVER 333. But only a select few are able to see him in full-on dad mode. Every morning, the singer/entrepreneur/activist is up taking care of his two sons, aged 3 years and 6 months. One day, Butler was doing […]

There was a time when the “supergroup” was super obvious. When the world saw legendary axman Ted Nugent making his guitar squeal with the guy from Night Ranger to his right and a guy from Styx to his left, we all knew there was something special afoot. (Classic-rock lovers will recognize this ’80s band to […]

You know Jason Butler as the pulse-raising frontman of FEVER 333. But prior to that, he fronted letlive., the band who truly stuck out of the post-hardcore scene. Tragic Hero Records has released the band’s demos for their Fake History album on a special limited-edition vinyl format. The double-album set is a document of a […]

You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know which […]

Before Jason Butler was kicking our ass and calling us to action in FEVER 333, he was bringing the urgency in letlive. Now Butler’s letting us witness his real history through his 333 WRECKORDS CREW label. The label is offering the demos of letlive.’s acclaimed album Fake History on a pay-what-you-want basis. Today marks the […]

Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]

Live music is one of the best things in life, but not all bands offer the same experience when you go to see them perform. Some are subdued and just fun to listen to, while others are all about crowd participation. Some just have such wild stage setups, you can’t help but be amazed. If […]

With band breakups, it isn’t always clear how influential they are or how much potential they had. Discovering a group after they’ve already broken up is often heartbreaking because you know now how great they are, but at the time, they may not have been getting enough recognition, or outside circumstances led to their disbandment.  […]

Former letlive. frontman Jason Aalon Butler is certainly keeping busy these days. In addition to his ongoing exploits with The Fever 333, the musician’s fronting a new hardcore band called Pressure Cracks—check ’em out. Read more: The Fever 333 drop surprise debut EP Over the weekend, the burgeoning outfit dropped a teaser video on Instagram […]

[Photo by: The Fever/Facebook] The Fever—the fresh act featuring members of letlive., the Chariot and Night Verses—just keep amazing us with new track after blistering new track! Check out the latest and greatest from the “333 Crew” down below! Read more: Travis Barker makes surprise appearance at the Fever show That's right, go ahead and […]

[Photos by: Mauro Maglione] It was time for Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo—the constant of electronic dance/rock act the Bloody Beetroots—to make a new record full of mayhem soundtracks and other avenues of electronic cool. But like anybody seeking to expand their craft, he wanted to do something way different. For the new BB album, The Great […]