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Multi-genre renaissance artist Poppy has partnered with WWE and Sumerian Records to release the new surprise five-song EP, EAT (NXT Soundtrack). Like professional wrestling, the new EP is loud, chaotic and all-around one hell of a good time. Poppy has continually reinvented her sound since she first came onto the scene, and EAT is the […]

Anticipation continues to build with Wrestlemania 37’s two-night event just days away, but the WWE isn’t done with exciting lineup additions. New Years Day vocalist Ash Costello is finally hitting the stage to perform “Brutality” live for Rhea Ripley as she enters the ring to face Asuka for the RAW Women’s Championship on April 11. Costello […]

In wrestling, music is just as important as the gear a competitor wears to the ring or their finisher that’s used to end a match. It’s a part of a wrestler’s identity and how the fans know who’s coming through the curtain at the beginning of a match. For big companies such as WWE and […]

Australian punk rockers Trophy Eyes and WWE‘s prodigal son Seth Rollins combine for what might be the oddest Tag Team in history. Well, at least on the surface. Monday Night Rollins has been championing anything punk, metal, emo, and hardcore since before his NXT debut. In fact, his love of the genres started his WWE […]

NXT may have found the perfect sound for their opening sequence, making Slipknot the latest band to leave their mark on the WWE world. The band’s latest single, “All Out Life,” must have made an impression on someone in the ring, now serving as the new theme for the wrestling show. Read more: Jonas Brothers return […]

APTV caught up with Enzo Amore and Colin “Big Cass” Cassady of WWE NXT backstage at Aftershock 2015. In this video, the trio discuss combining the wrestling and rock worlds, their favorite musicians and what it means to be “sawft.” “We didn't anticipate the type of support that came right away,” Amore says of mixing […]

You know the feeling. You're all alone when the mood strikes, and you need to release some tension. You double check to make certain that no one is watching, and only then do you turn it on. It's You time. You get lost in the moment. That old familiar feeling. All of your worries in […]

Clay Busch, Head of Marketing and Brand Partnerships for Danny Wimmer Presents, the company behind massive rock festivals like Aftershock, Rock On The Range, Louder Than Life, Welcome To Rockville and more, chats backstage at Aftershock about how the festivals combine food, wrestling and rock to create a different kind of experience. FOOD Each of […]

New Year? Sure. New you? Maybe. Even if you've already shattered every resolution you made, I promise not to judge. I'll probably point and laugh at your lack of willpower, but I don't think any less of you. Throughout my career in the wrestling industry, the most common question I'm asked by “civilians” has been […]

You better watch what you say to Corey Taylor… If you have been keeping up with AltPress on Snapchat and Instagram this weekend, you know that APTV's Nick Major, Ryan J. Downey, and Josh Bernstein are out filming for APTV with a ton of bands at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Yesterday, however, things turned ugly […]