Dinosaur Pile-Up Share Their New Single and Video for “‘Bout To Lose It”


Freshly signed to Mascot Records, Dinosaur Pile-Up have just unleashed their new single “‘Bout To Lose It.” This is the first music from the band since they released their last album, Celebrity Mansions, in 2019, after their progress was hindered by serious illness. Check out the new video and find out more below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: VOLA – Friend Of A Phantom


Like with their last record a three year wait brings us Friend of A Phantom (Mascot Label Group), the new album from those musically restless Scandinavians VOLA. Their fourth album serves up more of their dynamic wall of sound, which mixes Metal heaviness, Prog Rock changeability, in your face electronica and radio friendly hooks.Continue reading


King Falcon Share Their Cover of “Crushcrushcrush” (Paramore) – On Tour Now



Coming up on the first anniversary of their self-titled Mascot Records debut, New York’s King Falcon have released the first music from their upcoming 2025 release. The quartet are back with a cover of Paramore’s classic single “Crushcrushcrush.” They have also kicked off a live run in the US, continuing up to October 27th, with more dates to come early 2025. Check out the new track and live listings below.
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P.O.D. Shares a New Single and Video “I Won’t Bow Down” – Announce 11th Album “Veritas”


Platinum-selling rock juggernaut P.O.D. Sonny Sandoval [vocals], Marcos Curiel [guitar], and Traa Daniels [bass] — have announced their 11th album Veritas, which was named one of the most anticipated albums of the year by Revolver. It will arrive May 3 via Mascot Records. Pre-order it at the link below. Watch the video and stream the new single “I Won’t Bow Down” right now!Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Black Stone Cherry – Screamin’ At The Sky


 

When your first two albums are such bonafide classics as to not only launch you to rock fame but also firmly establish your sound and style in everyone’s conscience, it can be difficult to find the space to grow amongst the weeds and weight of expectation, particularly when your third album saw some of the earnestness and depth not quite sacrificed at the altar of “the commercial gamble” (one that paid off, whether or not you choose to blame it on the Boom Boom), but tempered in exchange for slick, rock arena fillers.  

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ALBUM REVIEW: Conquer Divide – Slow Burn


 

Hailing from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, Metalcore quintet Conquer Divide has come back together in Atlanta to record their long-awaited second full-length album, Slow Burn (Mascot Records). Slow Burn presents a balanced, cohesive collection of songs while also throwing the frequent curveball – ones that don’t throw the direction off track, but rather launch it forward into expanded territories. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Crobot – Feel This


Throwback Thursday can now be every day if you believe hard enough. With Crobot’s latest release Feel This (Mascot Label Group), you can headbang and air guitar like it was the 1990s, early aught’s all over again. 

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EP REVIEW: Crobot  – Rat Child


June 2021 sees the return of the beardos in Crobot with their latest EP Rat Child (Mascot Label Group), a mix of pieces that could have appeared on Motherbrain in an alternate universe and products of the pandemic and long distance friendships. You’re lucky if I bother to actually put on pants, much less try to engage in any kind of creative endeavor over Zoom/Skype/smoke signal so I have to give credit where credit is due. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Black Stone Cherry – The Human Condition 


 

After the bluesy Southern Rock of 2018s rollicking Family Tree and the two blues covers EPs Back to Blues comes The Human Condition (Mascot Records) – out and out hard rock upon which they built their career. Like Clutch, Black Stone Cherry do not make bad albums and this new one – their seventh – is another example of this. 

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CONCERT REVIEW: Crobot, ÆGES, and Like Machines at the Viper Room


On a relatively chilly Friday night at the Viper Room, one of the most iconic hole-in-the-wall night clubs on the Sunset strip, Los Angeles hosted a stop on Crobot’s US tour, featuring ÆGES and Like Machines, along with local openers The Jab and Tijuana Bullfight.Continue reading