Good albums are ones that get better every time you listen to them and Zebrahead’s thirteenth full-length Brain Invaders (MFZB Records) falls into this category. Every time you spin Brain Invaders something more fun, lyrics more spot on, feelings more raised occurs. From ‘We’re Not All Alright’ to ‘All Die Young’ Zebrahead crafts catchy pop-Punk leaning tunes that are deep in their observation of society.Continue reading
Kevin Lyman, the co-founder of Warped Tour broke a major story for next summer, as Warped Tour, which had is final cross-country run of dates in the USA last summer, will become two weekend festivals in 2019. Lyman tweeted: “Only thing I can say for now, since many need to hold vacation dates are June 8 Cleveland, June 29-30 East Coast, July 20-21 West Coast.” There was a lot of speculation that Warped would return at a destination weekend festival in the future. We’ll keep tracking this story as more information develops. Continue reading
As we move into the Post-Warped Tour era (don’t write letters, we know it’s coming back as a festival in a year or two), it’s a comfort to know that there are still classic 1990s pop-punk bands you can count on. The mid-to-later half of that decade was full of great punk bands with a lot of fire, and some killer melodies. One of those bands was Chicago’s Alkaline Trio, led by founding vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba, also doing time in Warped mainstay Blink-182. Their ninth and most recent release, Is This Thing Cursed? put out on their longtime label Epitaph, feels like a win early on. In spite of a five-year gap between albums, the enthusiasm of the band can be felt in the songs and was intended to recapture the feel of their earliest work. Continue reading
News has come down today that Kyle Pavone, the singer for metalcore band We Came As Romans has died. Kyle was 28. No cause of death has been revealed at this time. The news came from a post to Instagram, which you can see below. We’ll keep tracking the story as news develops. We have covered We Came As Romans for many years, through Warped Tour and many albums, and were a fan of the band as well. We can’t imagine what Kyle’s family, friends, and fans are going through at this difficult time, but we send our sympathy and support to them. Continue reading
Pop punks New Found Glory have shared a new music video for their track ‘Barbed Wire’. The song comes from their recent album, Makes Me Sick, out now on Hopeless Records. Watch the clip now! Continue reading
Post-hardcore band Limbs have shared a new performance video for the title track of their recent debut album, ‘Father’s Son’. Filmed during the band’s spring tour with Underoath, Dance Gavin Dance, and Veil Of Maya, the video is a document of Limbs incendiary live shows, full of magical chaos and fans bleeding for the band they love. Check it out! Continue reading
Fresh from being part of the final Warped Tour lineup, Australian pop-rock trio, With Confidence are set to release their sophomore album in Love and Loathing on Friday, August 10 via Hopeless Records. Produced by Mike Green (All Time Low, Paramore) the LP carries beloved emo lyrics and escalating melodies to become a summer favorite. Continue reading
Metalcore leaders The Amity Affliction has released a new video and single for the track ‘Ivy (Doomsday)’. The track comes from their forthcoming new album Misery, due out on August 24th via Roadrunner Records. Written and co-directed by the band’s own Joel Birch, the official video for ‘Ivy (Doomsday)’ marks the first chapter of a three-part short film chronicling a dark tale of three friends and their quest for vengeance. Additional chapters will be unveiled in the weeks to come – for regular updates, please visit their website at the link below. The band kicks off a world tour tomorrow as they take part in the final touring version of The Vans Warped Tour.Continue reading
There was a strong wave in the metalcore scene that hailed from Southern California in the early 2000s that inspired many of the younger acts that we will see on the final run of Warped Tour like Of Mice and Men and Motionless In White. Riding along that wave was Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice and Eighteen Visions.Continue reading
