ALBUM REVIEW: The Funeral Portrait – Greetings From Suffocate City


Despite this being only their sophomore release, the emo rock outfit’s previous release, A Moment Of Silence was released almost a decade ago. Since then, The Funeral Portrait have been hard at work, honing their craft putting out singles here and there, all culminating with their second album, Greetings From Suffocate City. Looking to spin a tale across the album, the band are bringing theatrical charm and themes into their works. It’s clear from this that devising a story across the album has eaten most of the years since their last efforts, will this long passage of time be what the band are needing to take their music to the next level into the scene?Continue reading


Ice Nine Kills and Reel Big Fish Share a Cover of “Walking On Sunshine” for Sumerian Comics



Ice Nine Kills and ska punk legends, Reel Big Fish have joined forces, and partnered with Sumerian ComicsAmerican Psycho comic book series to release a cover of Katrina And The Waves hit, “Walking On Sunshine.” The track, with its music video, is part of an accompanying soundtrack for the comic book, which also includes contributions from Puscifer, Perturbator, and others. Keep reading for the video and more details.
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Mest Share a New Single and Video for “Hate You Sober” ft. Spencer Charnas (Ice Nine Kills)



Chicago pop-punk band, Mest, recently dropped their latest single and video for “Hate You Sober.” Delving into the theme of toxic relationships, the track features a guest appearance from Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills. It comes from their new album Youth, which is due out via SBÄM Records on June 21. Check out the video and more below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Daath – The Deceivers


After 13 years, Dååth has returned with their new album, The Deceivers (Metal Blade records).

The band, helmed by sole founding member Eyal Levi, returns to a different musical landscape. Metal has perhaps the most loyal fan base of any genre of music, yet the climate is much different than when the band released their self-titled album in 2010. Death Metal is now more regularly integrated with Black Metal and Metalcore. Record companies often market Pop acts as Metal, depending on the thought police of the internet to defend them with cries of gatekeeping, when voices rise against this.Continue reading


Sick New World Festival 2024 Announces Stage Times, Draws Outrage From Fans


Following a huge debut in 2023 year, Sick New World kicks off this weekend to Las Vegas Festival Grounds, on April 27, 2024 with an enormous collection of the world’s biggest hard rock, alternative, and up and coming artists. Headlined by System Of A Down, Slipknot with Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Danny Elfman, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Knocked Loose, and many more among the 65 total bands. The festival has released its stage times and fans who have purchased tickets are expressing outrage on social media with some selling their tickets and vowing not to go. Check out our coverage of 2023’s festival here, here, here and the full review here, but find out about the drama below.

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Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment Book The “Kiss Of Death Tour Part 2″



Following the success of their 2023 co-headline dates, Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment, have announced the Kiss of Death Tour Part 2. The two bands will join forces again to bring live shows to 21 cities across the US. Joining joining them on this run will be Avatar and TX2. Keep reading below for more information.
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Five Finger Death Punch Books a Headline Tour with Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail, for Manson’s First Tour in Four Years


Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch today announced a headlining U.S. tour this Summer/Fall with Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail. The tour will kick off on August 2, in Hershey, PA, and run through September 19 when it will conclude in Houston, TX. Pre-sales for the tour kick off Monday, March 11 at 10 A.M. EST.  General ticket on sale begins Friday March 15 at 10 A.M. local time on 5FDP’s website at the links below. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Dominum – Hey Living People


Right from the moment a certain band from Birmingham adopted the title of a 1963 Boris Karloff movie as their name, metal has gone hand in hand with horror.Continue reading


Five Finger Death Punch Books New European Dates with Ice Nine Kills


Five Finger Death Punch just concluded their 2023 run of U.S. stadium shows alongside Metallica and is excited to announce the band’s return in 2024. Five Finger Death Punch will embark on a full UK/European tour of headline dates, as well as major festivals next summer bringing their latest album “Afterlife” and all the band’s classic hits to the most iconic stages across 20 European countries between May and July 2024. The tour also coincides with the European portion of Metallica’s M72 Tour on which 5FDP continue to tour stadiums around the world as Special Guest. For the headline dates of the summer tour, 5FDP’s will bring along Ice Nine Kills as special guest. The band has cemented itself as as one of modern metal’s most vicious forces with it‘s most current album, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood. Ice Nine Kills will also be featured on the 2024 lineup of the ongoing Metallica M72 World Tour. See more info about Ice Nine Kills below. 

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Hellfest 2024 Books Metallica, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, Body Count, Biohazard, Mr. Bungle and More


Hellfest, held every year just outside of Paris, in Clisson, France, continues to up the ante every year with forever growing and impressive lineups! Taking place from June 27 to June 30, 2024, Hellfest will once again be four days long and over 200 bands appearing on six stages. For 2024, the headliners for each night will be Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, Metallica, and Foo Fighters. The full daily lineups, including one more major band tba, and the ticket link are coming soon!  

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