Zombie Apocalypse is a thrashy, brutal metalcore band from the Northeastern U.S. best known as the side project of guitarist Matt Fox, the mainstay behind Florida…
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The Conquest Came and the Noise Died Down: An Interview with Gospel
If you try to google the band Gospel, or even “gospel hardcore band,” you’re going to be so completely shit out of luck⎯⎯ unless you’re looking…
THE TRULY BELIEVABLE STORY OF WENDY O. WILLIAMS & THE SECRET KISS ALBUM
The early ‘80s were a rough stretch for Kiss. They opened the decade with one of their worst-selling albums, Unmasked, which was only rescued by its…
Dante’s Inferno Meets Davey Havok: Tim Armstrong’s Lost Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical
The internet houses decades of genre- and medium-traversing art from Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, including paintings and drawings, collaborations with legendary musicians, and an animated reggae-punk band.…
Resolving The Riot Fest Schedule’s Greatest Conflicts
Planning a trip to a festival is one of the most exciting and fulfilling things any music nerd can do. You book your flights, find your…
Meet Car Seat Headrest’s Comedic Side Project 1 Trait Danger
I don’t think I can do it anymore…Every morning I wake up in a new city, and I don’t even know what fuckin’ city I’m in.…
Miku Created Minecraft: How queer Vocaloid fandom brought a parody account to infamy
In late March, an international virtual pop star dethroned a billionaire and declared herself creator of Minecraft. Before that declaration, the face of Minecraft was still…
Outsiders Reviewing Terror Miss Point of Scott Vogel Ejecting Bully Security Guard
Terror is the quintessential hardcore band. With one of the most consistently strong discographies of any hardcore band, heavy lyrics, and even heavier riffs, the band’s…
The New Wave of Metallic Post-Punk Is Already Here
Black clothes, a dour expression, and distaste for the moral majority — these have been the chosen accouterments of gothic rock fans and metalheads since the…