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Kira Small titled her album 3 A.M., but Frank Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours, this album ain’t. Although there are exceptions, such as “For Love’s Sake” that are quieter, the most of the music filling out this album will than likely wake up the neighbors — if played at …

Chuck Berry is rolling in his grave right now and he’s not even dead.

Ohio-based rock band Alteras will be making their debut for Revival Recordings with their full length album Grief. With a style based in post-hardcore, Alteras, consisting of Jake Classen, Jordan Woolley, Mike Dulay, Zack Orr, and Seth Donchess, are known for their metal-influenced instrumentation and mix of clean and screamed …

  Norty has just released We Are Nearly There EP and it is full of dynamic songs that mix interesting instrumentation with catchy hooks. “New Disguise” has a gritty feel, think the mainstreamness of Nick Jonas “Chains” but with much more depth and layers. The lyrics are provocative, “I see …

Two years ago, Crown The Empire released The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways on July 22, 2014. Within a short amount of time, the concept album broke into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. Now, Crown The Empire embarks on a new era: Retrograde. Despite the title, Crown …

Periphery return with a whirlwind of prog metal brilliance in Periphery III: Select Difficulty.

Cane Hill, a ferocious, unforgiving nu-metal group reigning from New Orleans, first emerged on the scene back in 2013. In a mere three years, the band has gone on tour with various musicians, such as Hollywood Undead and Bullet for My Valentine, as well as released a self-titled EP in …

  Leather Jackets. Fast cars. Women. Yes, Jeremy and the Harlequins are back with their second album Into the Night, out August 5th, to pick up where their last record left off and usher back in the bands slick style they are well known for. The LP opens with the …

Nonpoint is ready to take the world by storm with their ninth studio release, The Poison Red. Released on Spinefarm Records, the record showcases the stamina, massive power and undeniable musicianship that Nonpoint has to offer. The Fort Lauderdale based band is assembled of Elias Soriano (vocals), Robb Rivera (drums), …

    Daphne Guinness, “artist and cultural icon”, is releasing her debut album Optimist in Black which takes trippy 60s/70s sounds and dramatic tones to another atmosphere. With a Jefferson Airplane vibe, “Fatal Flaw” is a grazing, midtempo number with dreamy dark vocals by Guinness. She opens the track by …

Switchfoot return with the band’s tenth full album about having hope and looking forward in Where The Light Shines Through.

Belle Noire, a San Jose, CA based quintet, is due to release their full length, What It Means To Be, mid-July this year. The band produced this album alongside Dryw Owens, who is known for working with groups such as A Lot Like Birds and From Indian Lakes. When listening …