The music scene is plagued with an oversaturated horde of metalcore and post-hardcore bands. How hard is it to rise to the top of the heap? Extremely. But don’t tell that to Ocala, Florida-based metalcore newcomers Wage War. They’re fairly new to the scene for most, but 2015’s Blueprints was a solid effort that showcased…
The year 2000 was admittedly a fantastic year for fans of alt-rock, hip-hop, and especially nu-metal. 3 of the latter genre’s biggest releases in Hybrid Theory, White Pony, and Papa Roach’s sophomore album Infest infiltrated the mainstream. And while many fans of the band perceive Papa Roach to have fallen off a bit after this…
I’m a 27-year old man who’s almost always at a show in the Tampa/St Pete area, and while there’s very few bands I’d come out of mosh retirement for (Eighteen Visions is probably the only one), it’s mainly because I have a family and a 2 year old that would prefer if I didn’t get…
The influence that Sacramento alternative metal icons Deftones have had on both metal and even non-metal bands since the early ’90s has been, well, astounding. Everyone from Bring Me The Horizon to Thrice counts them as a serious influence. Whether it’s their fearless experimenting with nu-metal in their early years or their more recent forays…
