Within the past few years the Hardcore genre has become somewhat of a growing trend in North America with loads of new bands popping out of everywhere. This is no exception for We Were Gentlemen. Breaking through from Virginia, We Were Gentlemen have just released their debut full length, Living Hell, through…
A lot of screaming and hardcore-influenced type material overwhelms the The Hero Cycle. This is most definitely a band in need of releasing a lot of energy… but are they able to do so in the most interesting manner possible? The answer is somewhat mixed. Without a doubt the CD possesses infectious parts…
“Wake up wake up, this is no hallucination”, are the powerful words growled by Suicide Silence’s Mitch Lucker on “Wake Up”, the opening track on their latest full length, No Time To Bleed. After a two year period, I guess the band decided it was time to ‘wake up’ their fans with another pounding record. Unlike their last effort, The Cleansing, this one was tracked rather than recorded live giving the album a much better quality sound.
Before we had their debut LP, Sleep Walking, we had Memphis May Fire’s debut self-titled EP. Now, nothing drives me crazier than when bands put sample tracks of their songs on MySpace so you can only here a 30 second snippet of each track. That said, I just had to listen to the full versions of the songs for myself.
It doesn’t really take that much for a lot of kids to have the dream of being in a band, performing on stage, and making the music that people want to hear. That’s the easy part. The hard part is to actually put that dream into a goal that can be achieved and then begin that process of becoming a rock band and earning your stripes. Meet…
what’s The Skinny? here’s the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don’t get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that’s all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Having toured with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Bury Your Dead and Hatebreed, Modesto, California’s Better Left Unsaid has gained a hell of a lot of exposure recently. But with great exposure comes great anticipation for a killer album. Fortunately, I think they may have done it… aggressively at that.
This release is a big step for Madina Lake in every aspect. From the music to the layout of the art, the band has really stepped things up.
The beginning of August saw the UK experience the grand finale to the first ever Sonisphere Festival – a series of one day rock events in Holland, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland, which featured some of the best bands on the planet. The final Sonisphere installment took place over two days (plus 1 extra day for weekend campers) on the grounds of stately home Knebworth House.