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Meet Relic Hearts, a five-piece rock band hailing from State College, PA. For the fans of Chiodos, Get Scared, and Chasing Safety. MEMBERS: Jonnie Baker - Vocals Aaron Bossinger - Guitar Nicholas Walters - Guitar Scott Alexander - Bass Dirk...

In the melodic hardcore world, Stick To Your Guns are one of the bands who use their name as a blueprint for their sound. Having developed an especially energetic and passionate subtly punk sound in the early 2000's the band...

Reality television and music has proven a consistently toxic combination. It’s easy to see why - reality TV is after all celebration of the mundane that overdramatizes everything it touches. On both sides of the Atlantic televised talent shows have...

Passion is an underrated quality in bands. The difference between a truly motivated group and shameless coattail-riders comes down to more than just sound and influences, and real passion is immediately apparent from the best of any genre, but rock...

Nothing marks out a proper progressive metal band like a double concept album. Separated into two distinct products but intended for enjoyment as one whole, the twin parts of ‘Juggernaut’ have been long awaited and anticipated, mention of it having...

Duality has been a common theme in the modern rock scene as of late (See: Set It Off's newest album of the same name). In this day & age where music is more easily accessed in downloadable files than in...

With aggressive, hardcore-tinged rock and cutting-edge electronic dance music now sitting as natural bedfellows, it’s easy to forget how exciting and unique 2007’s Take to the Skies must have sounded to an unsuspecting world. Ever since that now innocent-sounding debut...

There are probably undiscovered alien life forms on the periphery of the Milky Way who have heard “All About that Bass” by now. Meghan Trainor’s modernised doo-wop smash was irrepressible enough to knock “Shake It Off” from the top spot...

Upon hearing the triumphant fanfare that begins album opener "Irresistible" for Fall Out Boy's new record I half-expected an NFL team to come running out of a happenstance arena. Yes, this introduction is THAT grandiose and huge, and why shouldn't...

New Jersey sextet Palisades want to make it known that their live shows can be just as fun on the dance floor as they are in the pit. The ambitious group began to show this quite obviously on their previous...

It didn’t take a genius to identify Tyler Carter as far more than your stereotypical metalcore clean vocalist upon his rise to prominence with the ill-fated Woe, Is Me. His smooth, dulcet tones were a world away from the piercing...

2014 has been an incredible year for the heavy music scene. There has been a release out there that can appeal to any music taste and that's certainly something to praise. As always though, we are here to present to...