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13 gloriously spooky artists to soundtrack your Halloween

With Halloween approaching, these artists will get you in the spirit. From Alkaline Trio to the Cramps, soundtrack the season with our 13 picks.

10 new bands founded by scene icons that you might not have heard of

We may be a good decade out from the height of the scene heyday, but that doesn’t mean our favorite artists are anywhere past their prime. In fact, a good number of them have been extending their talents by forming new bands and side projects. Unless they’re getting broad recognition like Simple Creatures, however, these […]

Which song should you listen to under the blue moon based on your zodiac sign?

It’s probably not as fancy as you think. We’ve heard people cheering about the “blue full moon on Halloween” for a while now, and it sounds very exciting. But we need to get a couple of things straight first: The blue moon isn’t actually blue. It’s simply what the full moon is called when it […]

Ash Costello is hitting the road with the Haxans for their first ever tour

Back in 2016, Ash Costello of New Years Day and Matt Montgomery of Rob Zombie formed side project the Haxans and four years later, the band are announcing their first ever tour dates. The duo will be hitting the road with Wednesday 13 as well as Dead Girls Academy starting in August with the tour wrapping up in October. Read More: Here’s […]

Ash Costello and Rob Zombie bring Halloween to daily life with ‘Party Monsters'

The Haxans Party Monsters ROCKS LIKE: Creature Feature, the Birthday Massacre, Jack Off Jill WHAT'S DIFFERENT: While the Haxans’ members may be derived from two bands that are positively spooky—New Years Day and Rob Zombie—their debut album brings the idea of Halloween every day to fruition, turning up the boo-scary and the fun dials up […]

Watch the Haxans throw a Halloween party in new music video for “Black Cat Bone”—exclusive

The Haxans are gearing up for the release of their new album, Party Monsters, and they’ve released the track to celebrate a proper kickoff to the Halloween season, “Black Cat Bone.” Not to mention, the music video is a Halloween party of epic proportions. The goth pop duo, consisting of Ash Costello and Matt Montgomery, […]

The Haxans (Ash Costello, Matt Montgomery) release colorful video for "Lights Out"—watch

All-black-everything goth mavens Ash Costello (New Years Day) and Matt Montgomery's (Rob Zombie) band The Haxans have released a colorful new video for their song “Lights Out” off their upcoming full length Party Monsters.  Read more: The Haxans (Ash Costello and Matt Montgomery) cover Misfits, announce debut album The two released their debut EP, Three Hits From Hell, last October […]

The Haxans (Ash Costello and Matt Montgomery) cover Misfits, announce debut album

What happens when the Haxans (Ash Costello and Matt Montgomery aka Piggy-D) cover Misfits? It makes you want an entire album of them making music together which is what we'll soon be getting from the Haxans. Check out more details about the Haxans and when their debut album will be hitting stores and hearts everywhere! […]

The Haxans bring you ‘Three Hits From Hell’ for those who celebrate Halloween all year (exclusive)

Earlier this year, APTV exclusively unveiled the new spooky collab between Rob Zombie bassist Matt “Piggy D” Montgomery and New Years Day’s Ash Costello. At the time, they had teased that the “witch wave” was nigh and to look out for their Halloween-themed tunes this year. The band have certainly delivered with Three Hits From […]

The Haxans (Ash Costello and Matt Montgomery) debut first song, "Chains" (Exclusive)

Last week, we introduced you to goth pop duo The Haxans, which features Ash Costello of New Years Day and Matt Montgomery of Rob Zombie. And now that you know all about their creepy, kooky project, it's time you've heard it.  “Chains,” the first track released from the band showcases the pair's knack for making […]

Members of New Years Day, Rob Zombie join forces for goth pop side project The Haxans

If you're being haunted by the same old monster mash-ups and the classic party tunes that blast through cobwebbed speakers of every haunted house every year, it may be time to turn to a new wave of goth pop—the witch wave, that is. Ash Costello of New Years Day and Matt Montgomery of Rob Zombie […]