I’ve been following the Milwaukee-based Soul Low since their first album Uneasy which was released just over three years ago. What made them so interesting at first was how different they sounded from anyone else. Soul Low stood alone in the middle of several different genres that make it hard for music writers to pin them down … More Single Review – Tied In Knots by Soul Low
The Rebel Music Stage is an original independent stage that is bringing in local bands at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. 90 bands will be playing at the Stage this summer and this year especially, the Rebel Music Stage will be featuring a different genre every day like old school punk, EDM, hip hop, and female-fronted metal. The … More Rebel Music Stage Showcases Local Bands at Summerfest
One of the hardest things as a new band is finding your own sound and figuring out a way to stand out in the crowd. It can be especially hard in metalcore because everybody seems to be going for the same br00tal sound. After Hour Animals, a 5-piece metalcore band out of Milwaukee, has found … More Single Review: Spine – After Hour Animals
Truman Show by Audivine is the debut single for their new album Who Are You? and is truly worth checking out here in this this modern age of artificially-enhanced music. The strong instrumentals paired with the understated lyrics make for a completely raw sound in which the music speaks fiercely for itself. The song, a criticism of … More Single Review: Audivine – Truman Show
How hyped have you been for this album? Not at all? Just me then? Look, we are unabashed about our love for the present age. We do our best to remain impartial and review everything fairly, but these guys are just so great. This is all coming from a guy who generally dislikes the indie-shoegaze … More Album Review: Still Life – the present age
Debuting last August, StillBreather is one of the newest additions to the Minneapolis metalcore scene. The band features ex-The Following members Brad Davern and Jason Hirt, as well as former Let//Go guitarist Austin Hockert. Last night StillBreather dropped their debut EP via their bandcamp page. The five track EP titled I features the progressive metalcore band’s … More STILLBREATHER Prove They’re a Force To Be Reckoned With on Debut EP
Akron, Ohio’s alt-rock group Keys & Corridors recently released their latest EP Thieves. It’s not often that a solid rock album comes out anymore, so even though it’s only five songs in length it’s still refreshing to hear something like this. The overall sound of Thieves is pretty familiar, it would fit in well with a lot … More Album Review: Thieves – Keys & Corridors
I always love having my expectations broken and music is the one place where it consistently happens. The guys in ROYAL’Z formed the band only a few months ago and they are already incredible. The 5-member metalcore band out of Minnesota already have a tight and refined sound that you normally don’t hear from many … More Video Review: ROYAL’Z – Na Na Princess
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