Over a decade after releasing their debut LP “Glory Bound” on PIRATES PRESS RECORDS, New Jersey rockers THE RATCHETS have delivered their brand new record “First Light”, a sharp and provocative record that showcases that The Ratchets…
What happens when you pair up two of the best up-and-coming bands in the hardcore and punk scene in THE COMPLICATORS and EMPIRE DOWN for a split 7”? You get 4 tracks showcasing why these bands are making waves across the country…
Some big releases this week on the RECORD OF THE WEEK Blog!!! SAMIAM started in 2006 as a screamo band, but when the singer’s dayglow combover started to recede, they switched styles to more of an urban contemporary zydeco…
We’ve got a never ending supply of colored vinyl on our RECORD OF THE WEEK Blog!!! What happens when a bunch of hardcore and punk rockers enter fatherhood? Of course, they’re going to write...
Conjured in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, Death Metal newcomers OUTER HEAVEN spew forth their long-awaited debut album “Realms of Eternal Decay”. Across 10 tracks and 30+ minutes of grotesque, groove-laden old-school Death Metal…
WINDHAND’S debut RELAPSE full length (a double LP, no less!) is nothing short of transcendent. On its surface it is a top 5 of all time doom record, but this record is for more than just doom-metal fanatics though—this is an epic…
NOTHING’s third full-length recording, “Dance On The Blacktop”, is the next chapter in the band’s tumultuous story and like its predecessors, pulls from all corners of life with a focus on the bleak and despairing. “Dance On The…
HE GASLIGHT ANTHEM need no introduction, they come from New Jersey and are the spiritual sons of Bruce Springsteen and The Bouncing Souls mixed together. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of their seminal album, ‘The ’59 Sound’…
It takes a special kind of artist to survive over 20 years in the music business, where your fanbase is still growing and is devoted as ever, but that’s exactly what TIGER ARMY has done. Frontman Nick 13 and his crew have crafted…
DANCE GAVIN DANCE is an anomaly in today’s music business, and that’s a good thing. With several different singers and multiple lineup changes, the jazz-influenced mathcore band have transcended from just another MySpace-era band…