September 18th, 2001 was the fifth consecutive week that saw some of nu-metal’s biggest albums being released. Revolution Revolucion is the debut album from Ill Nino, and even in a crowded pack of nu-metal bands, the album immediately stood out for two things in particular. Cristian Machado’s versatile vocals (delivered in English and Spanish!!!) and…
Imagine for a moment that you’re the vocalist of a band who is just about headlining arena status. Or close to it, depending on the location of a specific tour date. Your band, which just topped several rock sales and streaming charts (where you’re also joined on one song by Tech N9NE and Russian *former*…
Page Avenue, the debut album from Story Of The Year, was the culmination of years of hard work and songwriting, distilled into one of the bigger albums the scene had to offer in 2003. Helmed by John Feldmann on production, the band’s pop-punk, post-hardcore, and alternative rock influences were fused together in a way that…
To say that Vans Warped Tour changed the fabric of music and pop culture is a serious understatement. The once annual summer traveling festival helped spawn some of pop-punk, metalcore, and post-hardcore’s biggest bands. Can you imagine seeing a band play the smallest stage possible and then witnessing that same band headline a thousand cap…
