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Yesterday, the second Twitch Goes Emo musician streamer festival was held on the Twitch platform. In celebration of primarily early 2000’s emo and pop punk music, the line-up included artists from all over the world: Kintsuku, SabySpark, Sayanoe (dropped out), TylerLevsMusic, GabiStreams, JordinLaine, CERIANmusic, JulienBelhumeur, Andrewcore, AnnaCarmela, ClosureClub, and JonLiMusic. The first Twitch Goes Emo took place on December 5th, 2020 and featured many of the same artists, as well Read more
Don’t let the name fool you – anyone familiar with legendary South Texas metalcore act SCARLETT O’HARA knows that their name may be dainty but that’s where any trace of delicacy disappears, as evidenced by the band’s first single in three years, “Friction.” Watch the video for “Friction” here: “Growth is commonly seen as a good thing, but oftentimes, the road to get there is harder than we expect,” says guitarist Logan Burns. “‘Friction’ is Read more
co-written by Katherine Amy Vega & Nate Wert March, 2020 - in just a few short months, the world went from whispers about a mysterious new virus overseas to a growing buzz around the virus and some signs of concerns. In mid-March, the unthinkable happened: the bars, concert halls, stadiums, and every other live music venue went dark as the virus took root and started to spread quickly worldwide. As Read more
Transviolet's new "Drugs In California" video depicts a dystopian world where the feeling of fame has been synthesized, and you can take a diamond pill to feel adored. But like the real thing, this glamorous drug comes with horrifying side effects. Read more
LOS ANGELES – Serj Tankian, whose recently released Elasticity EP displays "the full range of Tankian’s writing talents" (The Ringer), and has been dubbed a "symphonic metal masterpiece" (Paste), has unveiled a lyric video for the song "Your Mom" here: The video was directed by artist and animator David Bradford, who has worked with Tankian on solo projects as well as projects with System Of A Down. Bradford explains his concept for the "Your Mom" Read more
Evanescence is out today with the video for “Better Without You,” the latest single from their new album ‘The Bitter Truth,’ out now on BMG. A kiss-off to the naysayers and the cheats in the rearview mirror, “Better Without You” explodes with the “metal catharsis” that runs through ‘The Bitter Truth’ (LA Times). The video was directed by film-maker Eric D. Howell (Ana’s Playground, Voice From The Stone) who also directed Read more
Mac Sabbath has revealed details on their first book, Drive Thru Metal, but don’t expect a stereotypical biography from the fast food-themed parody kings. There’s plenty of “juice” inside, albeit in the form of burgers cooking in the kitchen as the four members of Mac Sabbath take fans on a journey through a dystopian fast-food world polluted by its own waste in an innovative hybrid pop-up book. Watch an amazing Read more
Los Angeles – Puscifer unveil the next chapter in the saga of desert dwelling scamp Billy D with the psychedelic, alien-infused mini film for “Bullet Train to Iowa". Watch it here. “The ‘Bullet Train to Iowa’ video is sort of a bridge between the Money $hot Live at the Mayan Theater performance (“Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents”) and the Existential Reckoning Live at Arcosanti performance,” explains Maynard Read more
Los Angeles, CA — What is "Trouble"? It's Jane N' The Jungle's new, stunning and in-your-face rock song out TODAY! These Phoenix, AZ natives won't be silenced in any regard and have proven to be a powerhouse in the music world making their mark with "Animal" and "Lucky 7", which are both still gaining attention. Watch "Trouble" here: Jane N' The Jungle is Jordan White, who leads the way with her intense and memorable Read more
Long-running Mesa, AZ-based melodic punk/rock/reggae band Authority Zero has dropped a new single titled "Fire Off Another." Stream the "Fire Off Another" lyric video here: Created by Jason Passaro Listen to the song on streaming platforms here. The track "Fire Off Another" follows on the heels of last month's release of the single "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free". Produced by Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Pennywise, A Day to Remember, Motörhead, Megadeth). Read more
Symphonic metal institution SIRENIA are renewed in darkness on their tenth studio album, Riddles, Ruins & Revelations, released on February 12 via Napalm Records. The quartet around mastermind, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and producer Morten Veland is certainly not afraid of combining a heavy symphonic sound with modern influences, which their latest record, Arcane Astral Aeons (2018) is proof of. This time, SIRENIA offer an exciting new twist to their Read more
Los Angeles – Serj Tankian’s eagerly-awaited Elasticity EP arrives on March 19 via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. A preview of the five-song release comes via the Vlad Kaptur-directed video for the EP’s title track, “Elasticity”, which can be viewed here. “When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that I arranged in rock Read more
"'Aid and Abet' is about the internal struggles of breaking habits and addictive behaviour. Knowing that you have to push through and might feel worse, temporarily, before getting better. For the video, we worked with our talented friend, Bobby Pook (Sumo Crucial Media). We've worked with him on previous videos and unsurprisingly, he astounded us all with the final result. For those disturbed by a particular scene in the video, Read more
PHOENIX — Grey Daze marks the release of Amends… Stripped (Jan. 29, Loma Vista Recordings), a five-song re-imagination of tracks originally featured on the band’s critically-acclaimed 2020 full-length album, Amends, with a one-of-a-kind global listening session that brings the stirring acoustic songs to life via internationally renowned sand artist Anna Streklova’s animated illustrations. The special event, including an exclusive interview from the band's first radio interview from back in the '90s, is viewable via Grey Read more
New England-based extreme metal quintet AVERSED has revealed a video for the scientific-inspired track “Laboratory” from the band’s upcoming release, Impermanent. Watch the video for “Laboratory” today via Toilet Ov Hell or here: “‘Laboratory’ turns self-reflection and actualization on its head, discussing the consequences of ignoring and exploiting the natural world for our own gain regardless of its spiritual or intellectual benefit,” says drummer Jeff Saltzman. “In this interconnected world, we sow the seeds of our Read more
"Miss Anthropocene is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Grimes, released on February 21, 2020. It marked her first album in over four years, when she released Art Angels. It was officially announced on March 19, 2019. The album's name is a pun on the feminine title 'Miss', and the words 'misanthrope' and 'Anthropocene', a neologism popularized in the year 2000 by Paul J. Crutzen that was proposed to denote the current geological age the Earth is in. "The Read more
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