Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on 6 stages September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY for the 11th edition of Louder Than Life. Louder Than Life 2025 also marks the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return of metal legends Slayer, the four-day destination event will also feature Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary, plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday; Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin on Friday; Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle on Saturday; and Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$ and Evanescence on Sunday.Continue reading
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letlive. Books “sincerely yours” Farewell Tour and Festivals
Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying high-energy live performances, letlive. is set to triumphantly return to stages one more time, reuniting with fans and reigniting the fire that defined a generation of alternative music. The trailblazing progressive soul punk band from Los Angeles will bring their chaotic yet cathartic stage presence to Europe, Australia, and the United States. The “sincerely yours” tour will kick off in June, featuring headlining shows and appearances at major festivals including When We Were Young, Vans Warped Tour, Louder Than Life, Jera Open Air, and 2000 Trees Festival.Continue reading
FEATURE: 10 Bands with Black Creators to Listen to For Black History Month
When you think of heavy music, images of raw power, defiance, and innovation come to mind—and Black creators have been at the forefront of this movement. Although often underestimated, these innovative musicians are known for their groundbreaking music, which blends punk’s rebellious spirit, metal’s intensity, and unique artistry. I’m a drummer and I’ve done Thrash, Crossover, and Death Metal projects over the years, some known, some not so much. But here in New York, I’ve grown up seeing everyone on stage. So this Black History Month, I want to show off the sounds of ten essential bands shaped by Black visionaries who have left an indelible mark on the world of heavy music. From thrash to hardcore, and everything in between. These bands embody the spirit of heavy music in all its glory. Continue reading
When We Were Young 2025 Books Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, letlive., Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, and More!
Fresh off the sold-out, but challenging festival for 2024, When We Were Young 2025 has booked Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, Motionless in White, Pvris, letlive., We Came As Romans, I Prevail, Loathe, Mayday Parade, The Gaslight Anthem and More! Sign up for the presale that starts Friday 11/1 at 10am PT. All tickets start at $19.99 down.Continue reading
FEVER333 Cancels All Upcoming Tour Dates for Their “Darker White” Album – Jason Alon Butler Makes a Statement
FEVER333, led by former letlive. frontman Jason Alon Butler, has canceled their entire upcoming headline tour, featuring ZULU and other bands. Citing a deep depressive episode and the need to focus on mental health “for a long time” – he has canceled the upcoming world tour. Jason made the story to his Instagram stories which you can see below. The bands’ highly-anticpated new album Darker White is releasing October 4th, 2024 via Century Media Records.
EP REVIEW: Erase Theory – The Good Kind
Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Jeff Sahyoun (ex-guitarist of post-hardcore band letlive.) continues to prove his wide-ranged virtuosity with his new project Erase Theory. Following the self-titled debut EP released in early 2023, the band consolidates their innovative charm with their second EP The Good Kind (Icons Creating Evil Art).
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: April 17th New Music Releases
letlive. Release “Fake History” Demos For their Albums 10th Anniversary
letlive. has shared the demos of their acclaimed Fake History album in celebration of album’s tenth anniversary as a “pay what you want” release, out now via 333 Wreckords Crew Bandcamp page. The label is owned by letlive. frontman and current Fever333 leader and vocalist Jason Aalon Butler. Fake History was reissued by legendary indie punk label Epitaph in 2011 and the album received high praise from media and fans alike, ranking highly in end of year lists by esteemed publications.letlive. went on to become one of the greatest bands of the decade.Continue reading
Fever 333 – Strength in Numb333rs
Confession time: I came late to the letlive. party. So late, in fact, that the band were just about to call it a day when I decided that they were, you know, more than just pretty good. Yes, that kind of late. Despite the break-up, and whatever the reasons and rationales behind it, you always had a sense that an artist as talented and inquisitive as Jason Aalon Butler would soon return to the music scene in some form or another. And so it has proven with Fever 333, his latest project and passion.Continue reading
Monuments – Phronesis
Back in the early days of the djent scene, British metallers Monuments were seen as one of the early originators of the style and rose alongside the likes of Textures and TesseracT (plus, of course to some influential degree Meshuggah and SikTh), yet seemed slower than most to ride the tide of momentum, with a full-length debut release coming significantly later than other bands from that cadre.Continue reading