How many pop-punk and power pop bands can successfully claim that they reference a song from revered hardcore punk band Refused, and then write hooks as catchy as the ones on “crushcrushcrush”, on the same album? Ask Paramore, who need little introduction at this point. Upon the release of their sophomore album Riot! in 2007,…
Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames play a major role in exactly where the last 20+ years of extreme metal have gone. Helping to pioneer a melodic death sound all the way through 2000’s Clayman, the band then experimented with a less heavy style on Reroute To Remain and Soundtrack To Your Escape, incorporating…
Slipknot are certainly one of the bigger stories of metal in the past 20 years or so. Coming from the small state of Iowa to emerge as one of the most popular and meteoric metal bands of 1999, to improving and diversifying their sound to reach a wider audience – without losing sight of who…
Though it’s been a staggering 7 years since his debut full-length Birth, School, Work, Death dropped, Houston-based rapper/rocker Hyro The Hero is back with a brand new single, “Bullet” – and a new album, Flagged Channel, out June 29th. Set to take the stage at Louder Than Life Festival later this year, he’s bringing a…
