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The scene era taught us just how important album covers are. Seriously, we can’t even start to fathom the collective hours we spent uploading art for records we’d pulled from totally legal sources. Did you know, though, that many of the most iconic cover designs of the era came from the same creative mind? Kyle Crawford […]

Metalcore has always been about the pursuit of extremity. Furious tempos, warp-speed guitar shredding and painful throat-shearing were the hallmarks of the sound. But in the later part of the 2000s and throughout the following decade, the game changed a bit. The shredders started listening to dubstep or maybe their honeys took them to Electric […]

With COVID-19 decimating live music and shows this year, it’s only natural for us to wax nostalgic.  As long as we can listen to shredding solos, blast beats and singers imitating velociraptors, everything would be fine. Not this year, though. Instead, we’re going to remind you about 12 forgotten metalcore tracks that ruled the damned […]

During the 2000s and early 2010s, a surge of electronic influences found their way into metalcore as EDM became the biggest genre in music at the time. Warped Tour was flooded with synths and neon skinny jeans instead of mohawks and stick-and-poke tattoos as the flavor of the day became electronicore bands. While it’s tapered […]

The true golden era of metalcore can—and will—be debated until the end of time, but the years between 2006 and 2011 were a notable period for our scene. Heavy music progressed into something that resonated with so many people. Aggressive verses, soaring choruses and, of course, outrageous, scene-shattering breakdowns ruled our speakers. It’s hard to […]

Modern metalcore is full of electronic influences now. It wasn’t always this way, though. Around the mid-to-late 2000s, the genre began to absorb EDM mixes and synth like a collective sponge, blending breakdowns with bass drops and elevating keyboardists and programmers to crucial positions in the band. Record labels like Fearless and Rise were receptive […]

Glass Cloud Perfect War Forever EP Upon reflection, maybe tech-metalcore unit Glass Cloud should only release mini-LPs. That statement doesn’t come from any kind of quality control commentary, as you’d be hard-pressed to find any kind of filler on the band’s 2012’s debut full-length, The Royal Thousand. Rather, the Virginia-based quartet are positively exhausting to […]

TesseracT Perspective EP Flying the flag for progressive metal in the U.K., TesseracT have garnered a cult following that continues to grow. With Perspective, the five-piece deliver their first acoustic work, having been inspired following the addition of American vocalist Elliot Coleman (Zelliack, ex-Sky Eats Airplane) and an acoustic session they filmed in New York […]

Glass Cloud, the new band from Jerry Roush (ex-Of Mice & Men) will release their debut full-length The Royal Thousand on July 3 via Equal Vision. Check out the cover art and track listing below. 1. White Flag 2. If He Dies, He Dies 3. Falling In Style 4. Ivy & Wine 5. Prelude For A […]

Glass Cloud (ex-Of Mice & Men, Sky Eats Airplane) has released a pair of new songs, “White Flag” and “Counting Sheep,” via iTunes. The band's debut full-length is expected out this summer via Equal Vision.

Glass Cloud (the new band from vocalist Jerry Roush (Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men) and guitarist Joshua Travis (The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza); Equal Vision Records) has released a new song titled “White Flag.” Check it out below. The track will be released digitally on Mar. 20.

Look, you’re probably gonna be sweating somewhere anyway. Why not spend part of your summer at one of the many festivals or package tours slated in the upcoming months? Whether you’re looking for metal, indie rock, jam bands or, well, Lady Gaga, we’ve got your guide to which days you’re gonna wanna request off work […]