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Can you match the correct band to the ‘Punk Goes Pop’ cover?
With a total of seven Punk Goes Pop albums in the installment, the cross-genre cover series became not only a scene favorite, but also a helping hand for rising artists who expanded their horizons with iconic covers such as the Wanted’s “Glad You Came” and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl.” We’re here to test […]
Warped Tour: The only tour that mattered since 1995
Starting June 29-30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Vans Warped Tour will hold its final high-decibel celebrations of punk rock and youth culture. Once the traveling roadshow returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, July 20 and 21, founder Kevin Lyman’s great touring experiment will become a part of rock ’n’ roll history, […]
20 heaviest metalcore breakdowns turning 10 in 2019
2009—a tremendous year of defining albums from big bands and soon-to-be game-changers in metalcore—seems like a lifetime ago. The Devil Wears Prada released their iconic third album, and blessthefall started a new era with vocalist Beau Bokan. Many bands did their part in cultivating the genre to its peak. Among the many memorable releases, we’ve […]
WCAR guitarist reflects on healing process after Kyle Pavone's passing
We Came As Romans recently finished up a massive co-headliner with Crown The Empire, marking their second full run following the passing of vocalist Kyle Pavone in August. The band revealed last month that they had begun writing while on the road in preparation to get into the studio this summer. While WCAR are learning to move forward without […]
50 iconic alternative album art from the 2000s
We certainly don’t just buy albums because they look cool, but we still think it’s important to appreciate a piece of music for its overall package. While the contents are what’s most important, we can all appreciate epic album art. As for these specific ones, they’re often viewed as scene staples, so it’s never surprising […]
Crown The Empire give "Old Town Road" an acoustic spin
In peak 2019 fashion, Crown The Empire have covered Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” that you’ll just have to see to believe. The band, who is currently on the road with We Came as Romans, performed the song live during one of their shows. Read more: Dance Gavin Dance drop strawberry milkshake beer collab […]
We Came As Romans are writing for their next album
We Came As Romans are currently out on the road for a massive co-headliner with Crown The Empire. The trek marks their second full run following the passing of vocalist Kyle Pavone in August. Now, the band are revealing to Billboard that they have begun writing on the road in preparation for some studio time […]
Kyle Pavone, more absent from Grammys In Memoriam video
The Grammys took place on Sunday and music fans are upset that there were many artists left out, including Kyle Pavone. The We Came As Romans vocalist died at age 28 last August. His name appeared on the Grammys website in the In Memoriam section, but he was left out of the video tribute during […]
We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire added to So What?! Music Fest
The 2019 So What?! Music Fest isn’t done announcing great bands! Both We Came As Romans and Crown The Empire have now jumped in on the upcoming festival’s lineup, after a joint tour among the two acts was revealed yesterday. This is in addition to the previously announced, scheduled sets from headliners Beartooth, Of Mice […]
We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire announce co-headlining tour
We Came As Romans and Crown The Empire are going out on a massive co-headlining tour in the U.S. this spring. Check out all the cities and dates below! Read more: Venue cancels As I Lay Dying gig amid city’s outcry over Tim Lambesis We Came As Romans started teasing something on Monday, Jan. 4. The band posted […]
We Came As Romans are teasing something new on Instagram
We Came As Romans are teasing something, and it could be new music. The band posted a black image with the date “2/6” written in red in the middle. The caption read “wednesday” which has many fans in the comments believing it’s new tunes or a tour announcement. Read more: twenty one pilots talk about […]
Dance Gavin Dance announce more artists for Swanfest
Dance Gavin Dance have added more awesome bands to the first-ever Swanfest lineup. Presented by Rise Records, Swanfest will take place on Saturday, March 30 at the City National Grove of Anaheim, California. Read more: Jussie Smollett speaks out after racist, homophobic attack We Came As Romans, Sianvar and Royal Coda are the last three […]
We Came As Romans to continue as five-piece, not replacing Kyle Pavone
Following a tribute show to honor the memory of late singer Kyle Pavone, We Came As Roman‘s vocalist Dave Stephens announced that the band will be continuing on as a five-piece. Stephens made the announcement on behalf of the band during a new interview with Kerrang!, where he shared with the magazine that they will continue […]
WCAR’s Andy Glass shares personal statement about tour without Kyle Pavone
We Came As Romans bassist, Andy Glass took to Instagram today to share a heart wrenching, personal update on tour following the death of their singer, Kyle Pavone. Read more: WCAR release personal statements on death of Kyle Pavone: “None Of Us Were Ready… With the end of their tour coming near, Glass’ post goes on […]
Guests announced for We Came As Romans’ Kyle Pavone tribute show – Updated
UPDATE: Saturday, Oct. 20 at 12:15 p.m. EST Set It Off frontman Cody Carson took to Twitter Friday evening to announce that he would be joining the list of guests performing at WCAR’s Kyle Pavone Promise Me Tribute concert. “I am very honored to announce that I will be joining We Came As Romans onstage […]
We Came As Romans announce Kyle Pavone tribute show
We Came As Romans are continuing to honor the memory of late singer Kyle Pavone with the announcement of a tribute show. The Promise Me Tribute will be held Oct. 28 at the Fillmore in their hometown of Detroit and will include a performance by WCAR. Read more: We Came As Romans perform first show […]
We Came As Romans announce last minute show
We Came As Romans are playing a last minute show tomorrow, Oct. 3. Check out the details below. Read more: Here’s how Kyle Pavone should be remembered The band’s show with Bullet For My Valentine in Syracuse, NY had been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. However, We Came As Romans didn’t want to leave fans without a gig, […]
Kyle Pavone Foundation releases T-shirt honoring late singer
Kyle Pavone Foundation is releasing a limited edition T-shirt in memory of the late We Came As Romans vocalist. All proceeds go toward funding the organization’s efforts in helping musicians during their times of need. Get one here. Read more: Remembering We Came As Romans’ Kyle Pavone The exclusive, collector’s item T-shirt — featuring a […]
We Came As Romans perform first show following Kyle Pavone's death
Last week, We Came As Romans announced that they would be still be going forth with their plans to tour with Bullet For My Valentine this fall without vocalist Kyle Pavone, who passed away last month. Tonight, Sept. 18, has marked the group’s first performance without Pavone. You can watch some fan captured footage of their set at The Pageant […]
Watch the Word Alive honor We Came As Romans' Kyle Pavone
The World Alive‘s Telle Smith recently offered an onstage tribute to late We Came As Romans singer Kyle Pavone, the musician dedicating his band’s reflective “Misery” to the vocalist who died last month following an accidental overdose. Read more: Remembering We Came As Romans’ Kyle Pavone Sharing a Twitter video of the heartfelt send-up, Smith urges […]
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