Usually performers have to worry about fans in the audience throwing projectiles at them — just earlier this month, Billy Strings was the latest victim, getting hit in the head with an object rumored to be a lighter. However, sometimes it’s your own bandmates that get you. Last night in Springfield, IL, Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas swung the mic stand right into his bandmate Paul Doucette’s head.
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The L.I.F.E. Project – the dynamic collaboration between guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand (Stone Sour) and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson (Paralandra, Casandra’s Crossing) – unleash today a powerful rendition of Blondie’s hit, Call Me, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Josh Rand commented: “Back in 2020 I was searching for a female vocalist to front […]
Kitsa, a four-piece heavy rock band from Port Orchard, Washington, has released their latest single, The Weight, a dark and riff-driven track that explores the crushing pressure of societal expectations and the fading promise of the American dream. Built around sinister Pacific Northwest-inspired guitar riffs and a powerful, melodic vocal performance, The Weight blends the […]
Kitsa’s upcoming record II continues the band’s exploration of heavy riffs, dark atmosphere, and deeply personal stories with Avaleigh, a melodic, stoner-infused track born from a real-life encounter the band had while playing a show in Oregon. Musically, Avaleigh combines a melodic guitar riff with Kitsa’s signature heavy stoner-rock sound, creating a track that balances […]
Slowly Drowning is an atmospheric Alternative Metal project emanating from the psychological abyss. Emerging from the Obsidian Ocean—a liquid consciousness forged from humanity’s collective regrets and shattered identities—this masked duo creates a devastating, cosmic horror soundscape for those lost in the dark. Their new single Inside Out is a descent into the fractured abyss of […]
THEFALLS has an experimental and exploratory approach to metal. They have found themselves well suited in the space between hardcore, post-metal and sludge, as one of the relatively few bands within the borders of Norway. Thoughts can quickly drift to such greats as Converge, Ion Dissonance and Between the Buried and Me. Nevertheless, THEFALLS stands […]
Following the international momentum established across Europe, Australia, and Latin America, independent industrial shock rock project GAWD has officially unleashed its full-length defining project, American Closet. Building directly upon the confrontational groundwork laid by singles like American Fa**ot and Mister Masculine, the complete album pushes the boundaries of contemporary heavy music into entirely uncharted, unapologetic […]