Australian post-hardcore band The Amity Affliction will release its new album "House of Cards" on April 24, 2026, via Pure Noise Records. It will be the band's first full-length featuring clean vocalist Jonny Reeves, who became a permanent addition to its lineup in 2025. Pre-order it here. The band also has shared the album's title track, which frontman... Continue Reading →
Australian band The Amity Affliction will hit the road on a winter 2025 North American headline tour with support from Hail the Sun, Many Eyes and Solence. The tour kicks off Feb. 28 in San Diego, California, and snakes through the country before wrapping up in Chico, California, on March 26. All dates are below. Tickets... Continue Reading →
Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Let the Ocean Take Me" by performing the album in its entirety on its spring 2024 North American tour. Kicking off April 26, the tour also will feature up and coming metalcore acts Currents, Dying Wish and Mugshot. Tickets will go on sale... Continue Reading →
Australian metalcore act The Amity Affliction will release its new album, "Not Without My Ghosts," on May 12, 2023, via Pure Noise. Pre-order it here or here. To celebrate the news, the band has shared the video for "It's Hell Down Here." The song address mortality—a topic that coomes up several times on the album. "This song is... Continue Reading →
"Star Wars"-themed metal band Galactic Empire will release its third album, "Special Edition," on May 5, 2023, via Pure Noise Records. The group also has premiered a video for its new metallic version of "The Mandalorian," which can be seen below. “Greetings, citizens of Earth. We are Galactic Empire and we have once again returned... Continue Reading →
Orange County, California, hardcore band Stick to Your Guns will release its new album "Spectre" on July 29, 2022, via Pure Noise Records. Pre-order it here. The band also has shared the video for the record's first single, "Weapon." Watch it below. "'Weapon' is about coming to terms with the reality of who I am," singer Jesse Barnett said. "I believe that people... Continue Reading →
Knocked Loose will release its second album, "A Different Shade of Blue," on Aug. 23 via Pure Noise Records. Pre-orders are available here. View the cover art below. Recorded by producer Will Putney, the new LP was approached slower and more methodically. Abandoning the previous "live in studio" recording approach for something more deliberate, the band cranked out... Continue Reading →
Review by Jeff Maki ----- Terror has been flying the flag of hardcore since its inception in 2002. Just a five-minute sit-down with vocalist Scott Vogel will have you well educated in the genre's early history and schooled in its most influential bands. The band has never quite "made it” nor do I think that... Continue Reading →
