Fans of completely unpredictable progressive metal, lend your ears! Hailing from New York, instrumental quartet Valence is here to feed your need for sweet technicality, masterful melody and outstanding musical genius – wrapped tight and tied with a Sci-Fi bow. Expertly fusing genres like metal, rock, jam, classical, jazz, and …
Read More »Interview: Rilan
Rilan Roppolo is a Los Angeles-based singer, dancer, and actor best known for his tenure on season 6 of Glee. Having initially grown in the New Orleans theater scene as early as six years old, Roppolo would eventually take on an eclectic musical identity all his own. He debuted in …
Read More »Interview: Country Chart-topper Richard Lynch
Richard Lynch is a Waynesville, Ohio-based country music artist, who has compiled a long list of country hits and chart toppers in the world of traditional country music. His single, “A Better Place” topped the New Music Weekly AM/FM country chart, the IndieWorld Country Record Report, and spent an incredible …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: TOP 20 iTunes Artist And Billboard Emerging Artist John Vento
John Vento is often called a chameleon in the Pittsburgh music scene; and, while his critics may use the term as a pejorative, Vento views it as a compliment. He understands that they’re motivated by the frustration of their inability to lock him into a specific musical style. After all, …
Read More »Interview: Riki Rachtman talks legacy of The Cathouse, podcast success
From 1986 to 1992, The Cathouse stood in the Los Angeles club scene as a place where anything and everything went down. In the mid 80s, then-club promoter Riki Rachtman (of Headbanger’s Ball fame) and then-roommate, Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe, initially created the venue with the simple goal of …
Read More »Interview: Jon Pebsworth of Buck-O-Nine
California’s Buck-O-Nine is still going strong amidst a nearly three-decade run. The San Diego septet initially honed their chops in the city’s all-ages club scene, and would soon serve as catalysts of the mid-to-late-90s American ska punk movement. By enduring the scene’s decline and a prolonged hiatus, the band’s popularity …
Read More »Introducing: Suldusk – new album Lunar Falls out now
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, SULDUSK – a new project led by other-worldly frontwoman Emily Highfield – weaves acoustic tones of dark folk with elements of doom, atmospheric black metal and post rock. SULDUSK just released their debut full-length album, entitled Lunar Falls, on April 12. The album is available now via …
Read More »Interview: Awaiting ELI and Video “Unfiltered” April 17th, 2019
Band: Awaiting ELI Interviewed by: Dave Safley What are you and your band members names and instruments played? Eric Tomes – front man guitars vocals Bobby Braz – lead guitars Carlos Garcia – bass and back up vocals Justin Essink – drums How did you come up with your band …
Read More »Interview: Paralandra – On Tour with Yngwie Malmsteen
Currently on tour with “Yngwie Malmsteen”, We interviewed the Paralandra lead vocalist Casandra Carson 1. How did you come up with your band name, What does it mean?’ Perelandra is the name of the CS Lewis book that my dad was reading around the time we started the band. It’s …
Read More »Interview: The Swifts
The Swifts are bringing old school pop punk back in a big way. Their killer new album All Sunshine is brimming with hooks, catchy choruses and overall excellent song structure. All Sunshine was recorded and produced by Ahrue Luster of Ill Niño and Machine Head fame. What’s the history of …
Read More »Interview: Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist – “I don’t really have any rules set on me, especially now.”
It’s no secret that I am mildly enthusiastic (read that obsessed) with the industrial band that is Combichrist. So you could imagine my thought process when I was granted the opportunity to pick the brain of the man behind it all, Andy LaPlegua. Combichrist is set to release a new …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With Guitar Virtuoso And Sex Therapist Brady Novotny
2019 has been a highlight reel year for Pittsburgh-based guitar virtuoso (and sex therapist) Brady Novotny. How do his two “passions collide” for the nationally charting artist? Find out in this exclusive interview: Music Existence: Thanks for taking the time, Brady. We are honored to be speaking with such a …
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