Review by Greg MakiPhotos by Alana Lopez—If 2024 was the year of Poppy, what are we going to call 2025? After last year’s breakthrough collaborations with Bad Omens ("V.A.N.") and Knocked Loose ("Suffocate," scoring her second Grammy nomination), a headline-making performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (with Knocked Loose) and her superb sixth full-length, “Negative Spaces”... Continue Reading →
British metalcore heavyweights Architects are back with a new single, "Brain Dead," featuring boundary-pushing new duo House of Protection—the latest glimpse into their 11th studio album, "The Sky, the Earth & All Between," dropping Friday, Feb. 28, via Epitaph Records. Pre-order/pre-save the album here. Just days after surprising fans with "Everything Ends," which revealed a more vulnerable side to the band, "Brain Dead" flips the... Continue Reading →
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- I’m all for a little mindless fun. Rock ‘n’ roll for rock ‘n’ roll’s sake can be a beautiful thing. But it’s not the only thing. Music with a message—one that’s relevant and resonates—can have an uncommon power. Combine that with a creative, catchy sound, and you’re really onto something.... Continue Reading →
Fever 333 will release Roadrunner/333 Wreckords Crew debut LP, "Strength in Numb333rs," on Jan. 18, 2019. The album is led by the new single, "Burn It," which is streaming today at all DSPs and is joined by an official music video, directed by Fever 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler and Djay Brauner. "Strength in Numb333rs" is available for digital pre-order now,... Continue Reading →
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