unlocking the truth

Breaking A Monster is a music documentary that follows the rise of African American teen heavy metal sensation Unlocking The Truth. Watch as filmmaker Luke Meyer catches the band's fascinating coming-of-age story as they go from playing a combination of heavy metal and speed punk in Times Square to entering a $1.7 million record deal. Check out the […]

APTV caught up with 14 year olds Malcolm Brickhouse, Alec Atkins and Jarad Dawkins of metal band Unlocking the Truth at Rock Allegiance. The young band have gotten to share the stage with big names such as: Guns N’ Roses, Marilyn Manson, and Queens Of The Stone Age. Some of the bands have even taken […]

In our new series “If I Ruled The World,” APTV explores the question “What would the world be like if we put bands in charge?” In part two, find out who artists like, Korn, From Ashes To New, Pop Evil and Unlocking The Truth would make their vice president, and which countries they would invade. […]

Teen metal trio Unlocking The Truth made headlines last year after landing a major-label recording contract with Sony (potentially worth up to $1.7 million, according to the New York Daily News). It seemed too good to be true, and it was: The band are now seeking to get out of their contract with Sony. Billboard […]

At a recent show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, former AP cover star Marilyn Manson invited middle school metal trio Unlocking The Truth on stage to aid in performing his infamous song, “The Beautiful People” (via Consequence Of Sound). You watch fan-shot footage of the performance below. Read more: Middle school metal trio sign $1.7 million record deal with Sony Music […]

Brooklyn, New York based middle school metal trio, Unlocking The Truth, have inked a record deal with Sony Music potentially worth $1.7 million, according to a report from the New York Daily News. The band are guaranteed two albums, with a $60,000 advance on the first, and up to $350,000 for the second. If the efforts prove fruitful, the band could reap […]