It’s already been a full decade since the first time I saw Mindless Self Indulgence live. Wearing heavy makeup, blue pigtails, pajama pants and studded dog collars, my friends and I may have looked out of place on the public transport from .. READ MORE >

Music is an art. It's a performance, be it on a CD or at a live concert, for an audience looking to feel something. It should appeal to not only your ears but your entire state of being, make you not only listen but imagine, and it should not only tell but express. Whether what I just said resonated with you in some profound exis.. READ MORE >

People grow; they change, they mature. Some people do it gracefully, while others fall flat on their asses. Well, the same goes for bands. Artists like to say that they are "going in a new direction", often throwing around words like "different", "innovative", or even "progressive". And although some bands may think that's what they're doing (maybe by - o.. READ MORE >

If you haven't found any concerts to add to your Spring list, here is one tour you should really look into. Today marks the beginning of Australian metalcore group Parkway Drive's return to American for a North American tour, before heading back across the globe to do the same in Europe. Titled Atlas, this tour is meant t.. READ MORE >

How many times have you had to defend metal? How many friends have you had to convince that it's not just amalgamations of random sounds and screeches about death and random obscenities? Have you finally succeeded to convince them the music you listen to isn't completely retarded? Good! 'Cuz in the next couple of minutes I'm about to undo all of your hard.. READ MORE >

If you're anywhere in your twenties and you had that metalcore phase in your teens, then you're not alone. There's a wave of metalheads who still clutter to hear the latest albums from their old favorite bands in a desperate attempt to recapture that "good ol' metalcore". It's time to face facts; that stuff isn't coming back. Maybe we've grown older and m.. READ MORE >