poison the well

This year, Every Time I Die’s ‘Tid The Season made its return in the band’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. The annual holiday shows featured a number of bands, including Spiritbox and Knocked Loose. In a surprise appearance, Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante joined Knocked Loose on stage for a powerful performance of the band’s “A Serpent’s Touch.” The result was electrifying. Read more...

Band lineup changes are hardly a rarity in the music scene. Between creative differences, life events and personal fallouts, it's pretty common for at least one member to go in a different direction over the course of an outfit's tenure. And that, of course, leaves a significant void to be filled...

Hardcore and metalcore have dominated the heavy music scene throughout many eras, from the early 2000s to the 2010s and even today. The early 2000s saw the boom of the new wave of American heavy metal and the emergence of metalcore as the primary subgenre to watch...

Metalcore dominated the metal scene for the better part of the turn of the century, and it’s continued leading the mainstream. While some bands have undeniably got the recognition they deserve, others went under the radar when they had potential to go further. Lack...

The new issue of AP features our annual “Class Of” special where we talk about the significance of records released 10 years ago. While some readers will certainly remember those selections, we decided to go back further to 1999. Ever wonde...

The Gaslight Anthem guitarist Alex Rosamilia, ex-Poison The Well guitarist Brad Clifford, Cody Perez of Ensign, Dan Pelic and Eric Schnee of Organ Dealer have started a new metal band called Servitude. The band have released an EP called No Foxh... Read More ...

With the inaugural APMAs only a few weeks away, we noticed a few folks online question the inclusion of Billy Corgan, the iconic frontman of alt-rock institution Smashing Pumpkins, who will receive the Vanguard Award for his consistent forward-thinking in music and art ...

Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals You’ve gotta figure Sleigh Bells are in a little bit of a weird spot. The dynamic they crashed into popular consciousness with on 2010’s Treats—the dense, high-gain thrash of mastermind Derek E. Miller and the a ...

Rise Records have released a lyric video for Poison The Well's "Botchla" in support of November's The Opposite Of December / Tear From The Red reissue. You can pick up the remastered pair on iTunes and MerchNow.

Rise Records' recent remastered reissues from Poison The Well (1999's The Opposite Of December and 2002's Tear From The Red) are streaming together on Spotify. The joint reissue also features completely new artwork, also below. ...

Toronto's Liferuiner and Detroit's Hollow Earth both have released Poison The Well covers in the past week. You can listen to "Zombies Are Good For Your Health" and "A Wish For Wings That Work" respectively below. A Wish For Wings That Work (Poison The Well) by Hollow Earth

Rise Records will be remastering and reissuing two of Poison The Well's albums--The Opposite of December and Tear From The Red--this summer, with vinyl, digital and CD releases all planned. More information is expected soon.

Poison The Well's mysterious announcement will be happening tomorrow, according to the update below:   Change of plans. We've decided to change our news announcement date to Friday, May 4th. Sorry guys. — Poison The Well (@Poison_The_Well) May 3, 2012 The band went on hiatus in 2010. Their last album ...

Poison The Well, who announced a hiatus in July 2010, will be making some sort of announcement soon according to their Facebook page: "News coming soon." No further word from the band yet but we'll keep you posted on their plans. Th ...

Sleigh Bells Reign Of Terror The biggest thing Sleigh Bells ever had going for them was the element of surprise. When most people listened to the New York City duo’s 2010 debut, Treats, for the first time, they were assaulted with blown-out hip-hop beats courtesy of a drum machine, Anthrax-heavy riffs from guitarist Derek Miller and vocals from Alexis Krauss that fluctuated from a staccato cadence

Sleigh Bells will release their sophomore album, Reign Of Terror, on Feb. 14, 2012, via Mom + Pop Music. You can view a trailer for the album below, as well as the tracklisting: TRACKLISTING 01 True Shred Guitar 02 Born To Lose 03 Crush 04 End Of The Line 05 Leader Of The Pack 06 Comeback Kid 07 Demons 08 Road To Hell 09 You Lost Me 10 Never Say Die 11 D.O.A. ...