Eight albums in, Motionless In White have presented an album that feels more akin to fulfilling a contractual obligation to a label. Coming a long, long way from their early warped tour days, the Scranton quintet has found their sound and the only deviation really comes in the form of Continue Reading
REVIEW: Boundaries – Yearning: The Unbeautiful After
Leading up to this release, it’s pretty hard to have missed the discourse surrounding the singles released for this album. It was the topic of every social forum, music news outlets, and anywhere you found fans, and resulted in very dichotomized discussions. Certain choices made with the production and the Continue Reading
REVIEW: Warning – Rituals of Shame
The last few years have been nothing short of a major nostalgia boom, with countless reunions, anniversary tours, and re-recordings spanning numerous genres and scenes. And as with any reunion or reboot, there’s always a little bit of anxiety underneath the hopefulness that it holds up to the previous standards Continue Reading
REVIEW: Genghis Tron – Signal Fire
Some of the greatest albums are meant to be listened in stereo for the full impact of what the artist is trying to achieve, and Ghengis Tron have solidified themselves as one of those artists once again with Signal Fire. It is highly encouraged that you enjoy this record in Continue Reading
REVIEW: August Burns Red – Season of Surrender
In their 11th album, one of metalcore’s most consistent bands unleash an aggressive release Season of Surrender. Out the gate you’re met with the entire band in a ferocious assault of their signature riff-heavy metalcore sound, and the momentum keeps up through the album. If you are a fan of Continue Reading
REVIEW: Converge – Hum of Hurt
The people of earth have been blessed this year with a second album from the Massachusetts metalcore pioneers in Converge. Love Is Not Enough, their first unrelenting release from February of this year, was a massive front load of raw anger and emotion, and was a worthy inclusion into discussion Continue Reading
The Last Dinner Party// Del Mar, CA // May. 31. 2026
The Last Dinner Party The Sound at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, California May 31, 2026 May 31st marked the final West Coast show of The Last Dinner Party’s From the Pyre tour with openers Automatic. While this week is about to wrap their headline tour, the dramatic British Continue Reading
REVIEW: All Them Witches – House of Mirrors
The term ‘“Slow Burn” can invoke a certain negative connotation at times, especially in a world increasingly more and more rapid-paced. However, All Them Witches manage to hone in on the positive aspects of it on their sixth studio release House of Mirrors. Opening with the ethereal 6½ minute Continue Reading
Bloodywood – The Pretty Wild – Ladrones – Ankor // Louisville, KY // 5.13.26
Bloodywood with The Pretty Wild, Ladrones, and Ankor Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY May 13th, 2026 On May 13th, Bloodywood, an Indian metal band from New Delhi, brought their System Of A Brown US Tour 2026 to Mercury Ballroom to a packed house! There is something exciting about going into Continue Reading
See You Next Tuesday x CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP – Brothers
From the first note of opening track ‘Blossom of Light’, you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into with the collaboration between Myspace era mathgrind kings See You Next Tuesday and one-man digital powerviolence artist CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (Chopx7, chop7times). Their blistering 10 track, 9 minute Continue Reading
Phoneboy – Heart Attack Man – Slow Joy – Pony // Louisville, KY // 5.8.26
Phoneboy with Heart Attack Man, Slow Joy, and Pony Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY May 8th, 2026 New Jersey Indie-rock band Phoneboy came to Mercury Ballroom on May 8th for the second-to-last stop on their 2026 Tour, which they co-headlined with Heart Attack Man. Comprised of Wyn Barnum (guitar/vocals), Ricky Dana Continue Reading
La Dispute Puts on a Show for the Ages – Grand Rapids, MI – 5.9.2026
La Dispute No One Was Driving The Car Tour w/ Flooding, From Indian Lakes GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI May 9, 2026 Words + Photos by Nina Tadic There are plenty of metrics to grade a band’s “success” – but one true litmus test of such success is Continue Reading