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

REVIEW: Converge – Love Is Not Enough

  All of your favorite core bands can in some way, shape, or form draw a line back to Converge. Jane Doe is one of the most important records in metalcore history, and for the same band 23 years later still putting out as important and relevant material as Love Continue Reading

Riot Fest 2021 – Sunday in Photos

There’s truly no better way to tie out the weekend than with Riot Fest’s 2021 Sunday lineup. We managed to catch Pet Symmetry, 3OH!3, K. Flay, Body Count, Fever 333, Thursday, Knuckle Puck, The Ghost Inside, and Machine Gun Kelly, all of whom pulled quite a crowd and put on Continue Reading

Riot Fest 2021 – Friday in Photos

At this year’s Riot Fest, we got to check out a plethora of artists and bands, both old and new! Friday we got the chance to catch Meet Me at the Altar, Meg Myers, Circa Survive, Thrice, and The Smashing Pumpkins. Check out the full galleries of each set below! Continue Reading

ALBUM REVIEW: Architects’ newest release “For Those That Wish to Exist” is heavy, energetic, new and old all at once

An architect is a creator, artist, revolutionary–a champion of new ideas being breathed into existence. Apologies, I meant Architects, the UK-based metalcore group. Over their previous eight studio albums, the band has made a name for itself through intricate messages, powerful melodies, and inspirational lyrics. While the last album Holy Continue Reading

Architects // Chicago, IL – 02.22.18

Architects with Stick to Your Guns, Counterparts House of Blues Chicago, IL February 22, 2018 Words and Photos by Nina Tadic  On a typical Thursday night, it’s not a poor assumption to make that most people are exhausted from work or school, busy with their everyday lives, and ready for Continue Reading