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Tours: Take Action Tour 2015 with
News — January 29, 2015
The annual charity Take Action tour event has been scheduled for 2015 with Memphis May Fire, Crown The Empire, Dance Gavin Dance, and Palisades. A portion of all ticket sales will benefit Leaving the Dream Foundation. The tour is sponsored by Sub City Records.
Tours: Amorphis in USA, Canada
News — April 4, 2022
Following the release of Halo earlier this year, Finnish metal band Amorphis is now set to hit the road, including a North American tour, which begins on April 13 and runs until mid-May. Uada, Sylvaine, and Hoaxed will offer support on select dates, which are posted below.
Records: Chaosphere: 25 years later
News — July 30, 2023
Meshuggah has an impressive catalog since forming in Umeå, Sweden back in 1987. Among their many releases is 1998's Chaosphere, which is now 25 years old. To mark its anniversary, the band a new version, coming Nov. 10 via Atomic Fire. The new edition includes hi-def remastering, a …
Shows: MPF2025 adds D4 & more
News — October 7, 2024
Manchester Punk Festival, scheduled for April 18-20, has announced additional bands at the festival's tenth anniversary. New additions include Dillinger Four, Death By Stereo, Smoke or Fire, Broadway Calls, and more, plus previously announced groups such as The Menzingers, Strung Out, Franz Nicolay, and The Chisel.
Fire & Ice – Not Of This Earth
Review — October 8, 2012
Fire & Ice is a groove infused hardcore band out of Richmond, Virginia. Their newest release, Not of This Earth has been put out on Reaper Records. Opening for legendary acts and touring consistently with some of the best in the game, these guys are quickly going to the top …
Memphis May Fire – Challengers
Review — July 2, 2012
Ever since their debut full length, Sleepwalking, Memphis May Fire have departed from the southern tinged metalcore they were known for, and instead have adopted a more straight forward approach to the genre. This move had alienated a large portion of their audience, and obscured their identity in the …
Light Yourself on Fire – Intimacy
Review — July 23, 2009
Light Yourself on Fire combine hardcore and death metal on Intimacy, their second release. Ex-Reversal of Man vocalist Matt Coplon gives us notes on his lyrics, which draw from writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Kierkegaard. It's always a bonus to get insight into the thoughts behind …
Mouse Fire – Wooden Teeth
Review — January 28, 2008
Lakeland, Florida has given birth to spawn that has been attempted by many. Consisting of four members, Mouse Fire's debut album Wooden Teeth slices, blends, sometimes smothers, and completes the emo-pop sound forged in the beginning of the 2000's. Musically enchanting in its own right, every one of the twelve …
Boy Sets Fire – The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years
Review — May 23, 2006
In 2001 Boy Sets Fire recorded an album that many consider to be the band's finest hour, After the Eulogy, for Victory Records. The band was becoming bigger and bigger, and were ultimately snatched up by major label Wind-Up Records in 2002. The following year brought an EP, Live …
Boy Sets Fire – Tomorrow Comes Today
Review — February 27, 2004
The best way I can sum up my sentiments for this record is by saying that this is a Boy Sets Fire record, while at the same time, is definitely not a Boy Sets Fire record. It's basically the same band as before, but they've traded some of their post-hardcore …
On Fire – This Time it is Forever
Review — January 9, 2005
With the crumbling of The Burning Paris, a void was left that needed to be filled. The Burning Paris' farewell of And By December You'll Know Where You're Heart Truly Lies was the masterpiece that everyone ignored. Only four songs, one being a Smiths' cover that managed to one up …
The Arcade Fire – Funeral
Review — January 31, 2005
Hating to love something is a complicated and frustrating emotion. When it comes to music, I prefer one of the following: to love an album unconditionally and make it a part of my life, despise it with a scorching passion, or just entirely forget about it altogether. Conflicting emotions and …
Above this Fire – In Perspective
Review — April 24, 2005
Above this Fire is a band that I have known since their very inception, a band that I have been able to watch as they have grown from relative obscurity as local act into one that could easily eclipse their peers with the right promotional push. With In Perspective, this …
Of Faith and Fire – Battleborn
Review — October 6, 2005
Nevada is one of the last states I think of when it comes to hardcore. This is odd because the state produced one of hardcore's all-time greats in 7 Seconds and is also home to one of my favorite hardcore bands of all-time, Faded Grey. When I think of hardcore …
Call it Fire – Demo
Review — March 18, 2007
Oh wow, another Long Island hardcore band? Seriously? Man, I can't really say I saw this one coming. All sarcastic comments aside, Long Island, New York has cranked out some seriously great bands over the years. I mean, who else has a pedigree like Glassjaw, Silent Majority, Brand New and …
Smoke or Fire – This Sinking Ship
Review — May 8, 2007
Sophomore slumps are a bitch. Smoke or Fire's debut full-length, Above the City, was a nice, short, potent shot of melodic punk with introspective lyrics that felt honest and kept it simple, but This Sinking Ship sounds more like the band is trying too hard to prove that they're …
The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Review — May 14, 2007
On Arcade Fire's likeable, but dark new album, Neon Bible, there are many things that differ from their critically acclaimed debut, Funeral. The Montreal based indie rockers have a lot more money behind them and you can immediately tell by the sound quality of their recordings. That said, the songs …
The Fire The Flood – Truth Seekers
Review — September 9, 2007
The Fire The Flood hails from North Carolina, a state home to metalcore greats Prayer for Cleansing. Unfortunately, the music that makes up Truth Seekers is nothing worth mentioning in the same sentence as one of the purveyors of modern metalcore. Truth Seekers is comprised of thirteen tracks, of which …
Sunny Day Sets Fire – Stranger Remix EP
Review — April 21, 2008
Choosing a band name is a tricky thing. If you choose one that sounds lame, people will write you off before they've even heard you. In this case, if you choose a name that's very close to a band that's already existed, then the listener has to wonder a few …
