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Visitors are a rising quintet composed of vocalist Ian Cooperstein, guitarists Ty Brigman and Ian Hilton, bassist Cameron Jorgenson, and drummer Bryan Lee. Forming in Utah, the Salt Lake City band built a live rep along the west coast utilizing charisma, progressive arrangements and hook factor — topped with arsenal …

I have never heard of Diamante until one of my best friends sent me one of her songs, “Bite Your Kiss.” I immediately fell in love with her sound. I began doing what I do when I become a fan of an artist, research (…or “mild stalking” if you prefer to call …

After 5 albums, and nearly 20 years performing, Welsh metal group, Bullet For My Valentine, with a new deal with Spinefarm Records, released their new album, Gravity. With promotion on BBC Radio 1, and performing at Download Festival in Donnington, UK, as well as frontman Matt Tuck tweeting “Here we …

Ever since the widespread availability of railroads, hopping on a train has become a powerful emotional analogy, connected with a sense of leaving the comfort (or the discomfort) of what you know behind, only to head into the unknown out there. David T. Dunn is a singer and songwriter who …

I have to admit, I was a bit late to this whole Tremonti party. I kept saying for a very long time that I have to check out this project of my favourite guitarist, but only about seven or eight months ago I finally got to listen to it at …

A review on To Drink From The Night Itself, the sixth studio album from At The Gates.

TALIA’s fourth EP, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, was released on May 4 via Pavement Entertainment. Recorded at Electrical Audio by Steve Albini, the five-track EP features the “raw” sound that many bands struggle with and packs together ’90s rock riffs with heavy bass. My first impression of the EP was the instant Dorothy vibe- the almost …

Korn are one of the biggest names from the nu-metal genre, starting in the 1990’s, and have, in total, recorded 12 studio albums. In that time, frontman Jonathan Davis had been planning solo projects, including writing the soundtrack for films like, Queen of the Damned and American Satan. So after …

What happens when three former members of some of the most distinct rock bands get together? If Royal Coda is any indication, the answer is any hardcore fan’s dream. Formed in Sacramento, Royal Coda touts Kurt Travis (Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds), Sergio Medina (Stolas, Sianvar, Eidola), and …

Shinedown have been one of those bands that manages to transcend through the rock genre since they started in 2001, and continuously gaining more fans and praise as they continue to release albums. Now with their 6th studio album, ATTENTION ATTENTION, are the band able to continue that success? It’s …

A review on Eat The Elephant, the first new album in 14 years from A Perfect Circle.

Having cemented themselves as one of the staples of djent, the U.K.’s Tesseract have returned with their fourth LP, Sonder, a captivating work of metal that demonstrates the band’s continued pursuit to blur genre boundaries. Given that Tesseract’s already renowned discography has effectively raised expectations for their future projects, longtime …