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The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #11
Here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard. Signed or unsigned, new or old, these are just bands that deserve some additional…
Fire In The Skies: "The Next Big Thing from Utah"
The conservative state of Utah may not be known for raising talented and ambitious metal bands, but one Ogden (near Salt Lake City) based group is working to change that. Now that they have been declared “The Next Big Thing from Utah,” that change seems to be well on its way. Fire in the Skies rose from the ashes of another band with members Brad (vocals), Mark (bass) and Nic (guitar).
Rob Zombie: "The Hellbilly is Back"
In today’s music scene, rarely do you see a band or an artist anymore that can maintain any type of longevity. With bands always coming and going, the recording artist capable of releasing more than say three albums is becoming all the more of the anomaly. But then there are those select few who somehow find a way to hold it all…
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #10
what's The Skinny? Welcome 2010! This is the first Skinny of the year, fuck, the century... so we jammed it full of SICK bands. You don't want to start the year out as a loser, so listen to these bands and listen now! Here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love.
My My Misfire - "The Sinatra" (ft. Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence)
Let's go out in style! That is the attitude My My Misfire lives, breathes, and plays by. Hailing from the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, the band formed in late 2007 and fueled by two passions. "This Band was formed from our love to party and rock and roll. My My Misfire's ambitious attitude in promoting and booking shows…
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #09
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Them Crooked Vultures: "Showing Their Fangs"
There are supergroups and then there are supergroups. Sure we’ve all seen it before, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog (which I guess would be considered a supergroup in hindsight). These groups and others have gone on to varying degrees of success, some of them have been “super” (relatively speaking) and some of them, well not so “super.”
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #08
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Alice in Chains: "A Tale of Survival"
What was the best era of rock and roll ever? To any modern fan of rock music, the grunge era stands out by far as the golden age of rock and really when you think about it, was there anything cooler than Nirvana or Soundgarden, at least for those few years? To the fan of grunge, Kurt Cobain is the world’s greatest rock and roll musician, not John Lennon.
The Unravelling: "It's About The Art"
“I met Steve one afternoon stumbling through a forest, covered in blood and frantically trying to escape unseen assailants. We looked at each other and instantly know we were allies,” told Gustavo De Beauville about the onset of what would eventually grow to become progressive rock band The Unravelling. While ensuring that De Beauville’s story...
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #07
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
The Skinny: Special Report - Sonisphere Festival's Five MUST-Know Bands!
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Norglen: "A Long Way From the Truth, Not that Far From Success"
Norglen was getting airtime before they even put out a demo. Back when the band was only Andrew Doll (vocals, guitar), Brendan O’Byrne (bass, keys) and Joel McCann (drums), three best friends who grew up living minutes away from each other on a street called (get this) Norglen Crescent in Northern Alberta, they got a surprise late one night...
After Midnight Project: "Take This Band Home With You Tonight"
"The smooth, edgy voice of the lead singer sends chills through the stands as he stretches out the title note of "Take Me Home," and the crowd appropriately screams with all their might to the chorus of 'I Scream for You.'" – Shelly Fox, The Fox Den
Killswitch Engage: "Starting Over"
In the music world, there are metal bands and then there are metal bands, groups responsible for defining the genre and essentially helping make it into what it is. And while metal bands are relatively a dime a dozen, there are very few metal bands, maybe enough to count on one hand. Unfortunately genre defining bands are for the most part a dying breed.
Adelitas Way: "It's Their Way or No Way"
How’s this for a rock n’ roll story: Adelitas Way took their name from a brothel in Mexico. It’s not as scandalous as it sounds, however – while on a road trip through Southern California, the band ended up in Mexico, only to be arrested by corrupt police who took all of the band’s money in exchange for their release.
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #06
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #05
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Pop Evil: "Popping Up"
What is the state of Michigan known for? The automotive industry? The best professional hockey team in the world? The focal point of the current U.S. economic recession? It seems that Michigan is notorious for a lot of things, including being one of the rock and roll capitals of the U.S. if not the world. Going back to the 1950s, there has been...
Assemble Me: "Assembling An Arsenal Of Awesome"
Work. Tour. Work. Tour. It’s a routine that Assemble Me have gotten used to since they started up in 2007. Currently living out the “tour” part of this pattern, they’re out promoting their new release Atelophobia, an album which guitarist and vocalist Dan Thomson calls their "greatest group effort yet", paying special attention to the word “group.”
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #04
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
The Skinny: Special Report - SIX Great, Unsigned, British Bands
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #03
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Ungdomskulen: "Blogging 'Bisexuals' Produce a Bang!"
You can always enjoy a band that blogs, but what is even more amazing is when these very blogs are utterly random. Norwegian-based band Undomsuken, are possibly the most random bloggers on the face of this earth; you have to see it to believe it, so check it out here. The group take to their blog to enlighten fans on not only the random happenings...
The Skinny: The Bands You DON'T Want to Miss! - Volume #01
what's The Skinny? here's the deal. There are SO many sick bands out there that just don't get enough love. Well, with The Skinny, that's all going to change. We have taken it upon ourselves to get together and bust out a list once a month where we tell you about a handful of sick-ass bands that we feel NEED to be heard.
Killing For Friday: "Rolling with the Punches"
Low odds, long nights and tour mishaps are likely punches to be thrown at a young touring band. Always expected, but not always predictable, these obstacles could easily prove to become roadblocks that stop a band dead in its tracks. But when Killing for Friday chose to take on the relentless, bloodthirsty motto of “on forth!” they made sure to back it up.
Drowning Pool: "Survivors of the Fittest"
When it comes to music, specifically rock and roll, some bands have been through it all. They’ve lived and seen the highs and lows that the music industry has to offer, been out on what seems like a thousand different tours, played the same song five thousand different times, witnessed the death of friends... In thinking about the life of the touring rock band...
Frankie Whyte and the Dead Idols: "Damn Good Glam"
Although some may beg to differ, the city of Toronto, Ontario has developed a very healthy indie rock scene over the last decade or so. Tons of bands have come and gone while others have gone on to bigger and better things. One band that seems like it’s destined to go on to a lengthy and popular career is Frankie Whyte and the Dead Idols.
The Drama Club: "Selling the Drama"
The Drama Club. Annoying high school extra-curricular activity for kids who are full of themselves or a rock and roll band? If you said both then you’re correct but we’re more concerned here with the rock group. The Drama Club is a brand new six-piece, post-grunge band originating out of the confines of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Buckcherry: "The New Kings of Sleaze-N-Roll Return!"
With the success of Buckcherry’s 2006 RIAA platinum, Grammy-nominated album, 15 (featuring “Crazy Bitch,” and “Sorry”), the California quintet with Josh Todd (vocals), Keith Nelson (lead guitar), Stevie D. (rhythm guitar), Jimmy Ashhurst (bass), and Xavier Muriel (drums) returns with their sophomore album Black Butterfly.
Tesla: "Prove Why They’ll Be Here 'Forever More' on New Album"
Tesla are returning to the fold with their highly anticipated album, Forever More. The process began back in January when the band, consisting of Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitar, backing vocals), Dave Rude (guitar, backing vocals), Brian Wheat (bass, piano, backing vocals), and Troy Luccketta (drums), was planning their debut DVD...
State of Shock: "Canadian Melodic-Rockers Set Their Sights on the States"
State Of Shock has brought a storm of energy and spirit to the hard-rock music scene with their American debut album, Life, Love, & Lies, from Universal Republic. This five piece group, consisting of Cameron Melnyk (vocals), Jesse Wainwright (guitar), Simon “Kadooh” Clow (guitar), Alison Toews (bass), and Johnny Philippon (drums), is a Canadian...
One Day As A Lion: "Zach is Back"
“They say that in war that truth be the first casualty...” A quotation so profound and intense such as the above could only come from one man. That’s right, after years of being out of the mainstream scene, Zach De La Rocha one of the most talented and activist singers/songwriters/poets since Bob Marley is back.
Trapt: "Channeling Pain & Frustration into Their Best Material Yet"
"I've come to a point where I've discovered the positives and negatives of pain," says Trapt frontman, guitarist and principal songwriter Chris Taylor Brown. "I really believe that the bad times in life really help to contribute to the good times in life and these lyrics embrace that. I much prefer to allow myself to feel everything as it comes, as opposed to maybe...
Tickle Me Pink: "More Than Just a Name"
Tickle Me Pink have been called emo, pop-punk, punk, screamo, and everything in between, but the only genre tag that truly fits the Ft. Collins, Colorado based group is “ROCK.” Comprised of Sean Kennedy (lead vocals, guitar, bass), Johnny Schou (bass, guitar, backup vocals), Stefan Runstrom (drums), and Steven Beck (guitar, vocals) Tickle Me Pink...
Still Standing: "Hard Knocks Can’t Keep These Men Down... They Still Stand Tall"
Some bands have gone through a hell of a lot together. Still Standing are no exception to this rule, taking all of their hard learned life lessons and beautifully, transforming them into song. Their music is inspirational and attempts to make one be a better person – it’s great to see a band trying to do some good in the ugly world of today.
Jet Black Stare: "Not Even Death Can Keep These Hard-Rockers Down"
How many people can attest to dying once in their lives? Not many, but even fewer can say that they’ve died twice in their lives. With the inevitable third death coming at some point, the oh so endearing songwriter and vocalist Rod Black, frontman of Jet Black Stare will have died a total of three times in his lifespan. "I died when I was 19.
Rehab: "From the Bar to the Rock Charts… Rehab Returns!"
When Kid Rock and Cracker come calling to you asking if they could cover your underground cult hit, you know you have something special on your hands. Rehab’s “Bartender Song” aka “Sittin’ At A Bar” has become the decade’s premier ‘Bar Song’ with the help of rigorous touring, word-of-mouth, and good ‘ol fashion jukebox play at watering holes across the country.
SafetySuit: "Nashville isn’t All About Country Music After All"
SafetySuit have had a busy year. The Nashville based rockers released their debut album, cracked the top 20 at rock radio with “Someone Like You” and started crisscrossing the country on tour. The band released Life Left to Go on May 13th through Universal Republic and things have been nonstop ever since.
Shinedown: "Melodic Rock the Way it Was Meant to be Done"
If you’ve tuned into Modern or Active Rock radio in the last few years, you’re probably already familiar with Shinedown. The Florida band’s contagious brand of Melodic-Rock has been a playlist staple ever since they signed with Atlantic Records and released their debut album, Leave A Whisper in 2003.
Scars on Broadway: "Slashing the Competition"
Often times, side projects are some of the trickiest business in rock and roll music. A side project can be defined as a project undertaken by one or more musicians already known for their involvement in another group, usually one that has achieved some degree of mainstream popularity. Over the few decades since rock and roll was born, side projects have come...
Throw The Fight: "Loving, Strong-Arming, and Cake-Eating their Way to the Top"
Sometimes having your cake and eating it too is just a dream that most people crave but will never achieve. For Throw The Fight that is not the case. They have a gargantuan sized ice cream-filled chocolate cake from Dairy Queen that they are slowly munching away at. The gentlemen in the band are smart enough to take small, mouse-sized...
Rev Theory: "New York Hard-Rockers Turn it Up a Notch"
Hard-rockers Rev Theory aren’t the type of band that blows up over night, but on the same note they won’t come and go in a flash, like so many bands before them. Rich Luzzi, the band’s animated front-man, reflected on the path from Revelation Theory to new moniker, Rev Theory, and new album, “Over the past few years we have had...
Pendulum: "The New British Invasion"
Have you heard UK based electro-rockers Pendulum yet? The band has been causing a stir overseas playing the festival circuit and opening the Projekt Revolution show which also features Linkin Park and Jay-Z. They formed in their home-town of Perth (Western Australia) in 2002, when producers Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen teamed up with acclaimed local DJ Paul 'El Hornet' Harding.
ASHES dIVIDE: "dIVIDE and Conquer"
ASHES dIVIDE is the brainchild of guitarist and producer Billy Howerdel. Music fans know him as the founding member and producer of A Perfect Circle who featured Tool’s Maynard James Keenan on vocals as well as members of Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age and Marilyn Manson. Rather than simply rest on the multi-platinum success of...
Black Stone Cherry: "In Kentucky, Cherry Pops You!"
Do you sometimes sit at home on a lonely night, letting your mind wander the sacred depths of your brain, and wonder, what happened to monumental southern rock? Where are the new Lynyrd Skynyrds? Where are the Molly Hatchets? While a Southern rock revitalization may not happen for some time, there is one band that is trying to revive...
Bury Your Dead: "Bury Your Fucking Dead!"
If music had weight, you might need some help getting Bury Your Dead’s CDs out of the store. Along with heavy, pulsating breakdowns, and music that has you bobbing your head front to back and side to side, BYD has a sound all to their own.
Enter Shikari: "Kings of Trancecore"
Enter Shikari has hit England’s music scene with hard driven breakdowns, dance worthy trance rhythms, and a sound all to their own. With two number one singles on the UK Rock Chart it isn’t so surprising that these guys have been known to deliver one of the best live rock shows - having been one of the only two unsigned bands to sell out the London Astoria.
Bobaflex: "From Dirt Town to Renown"
Even though they seem to love to constantly fight with one another, there seems to be a certain chemistry among brothers when it comes to starting rock and roll bands. We saw it way back in the day with AC/DC before following to other popular acts such as Stone Temple Pilots, Oasis and Chevelle. And while they may not have yet reached the...
Rockets!: "We Aren’t Trying to be U2"
“It’s not like the soccer moms are going to dig it either way,” Johno Brown states very matter-of-a-factly. But what do the soccer mom’s dig? Last time I checked the only music they hear is Nickelback pumping through the speakers of their sleek and shiny SUV’s. So it only makes sense that a band as complex and experimental as...
Serj Tankian: "Serjing Out on His Own"
A common, albeit historically dangerous rock and roll career move over the last few decades has been the solo album. When I say solo album, I’m not talking about musicians who have always made their living as a solo artist a la Beck or Trent Reznor, but rather artists who have grown to superstardom as part of huge mainstream bands who...
Against Me!: "It's all About the Chase"
“Because I'm stubborn,” Tom Gabel openly and easily admits about half way through our conversation. We chatted about a number of topics mainly concerning his too-good-to-be-true 10 year old punk rock-‘n-folk entity, Against Me!, which started in 1997 in Naples, Florida, and despite all odds against them, Gabel (lead vocals) didn’t let...
Bedlight for Blue Eyes: "Arena Rock, Freddy Mercury Style"
Take Fall Out Boy, strip away the endorsements and internet nudity, and add the ability to produce music that steers clear of those glossy break up songs and you have the New Jersey heroes known as Bedlight For Blue Eyes. Apologies to FOB and all their fans, credit is to be given to a group who can avoid the overpowering shadow of the pop/punk bandwagon.
Tokyo Police Club: "Fall Desperately in Love"
Approximately seven years ago Graham Wright (Singer/keyboardist of Tokyo Police Club) dreamt of being in a band. So much so that he was willing to do the indescribable to get there. No, not audition for the next episode of Making the Band, but, he was willing to dig through someone else’s trash. No, Really.
Velvet Revolver: "Slithering to the Top of Hard Rock"
Supergroup: “A term used to describe music groups composed of members who had already achieved fame or respect in other groups or as individual artists.” The term supergroup, more specifically rock and roll supergroup, has existed now since about the late 1960s. The term started to become frequently used when David Crobsy...
City Sleeps: "A Rookie Year Card Worth Keeping"
With their rookie year on the Trustkill line up, Atlanta's gritty post-hardcore boys come full strength with their debut album to rock the underground scenes. Offering nothing but hard-hitting rock fused with spacey post-hardcore riffs, City Sleeps is already marking their territory with an album that hasn't even dropped yet.
Evans Blue: "The Pursuit of Greatness"
The greater Toronto area of the province of Ontario in Canada has had some great success delivering prominent alternative rock bands over the last decade. First there was Finger Eleven (formerly The Rainbow Butt Monkeys) from Burlington, Ontario who have gone onto big success scoring top forty hits even in the United States.
Smashing Pumpkins: "Revamped and Rejuvenated"
Remember the good old days of '90s alternative rock? Well of course you do, unless you're way too young or you grew up under a rock (no pun intended), who could forget the 1990s, the decade of flannel shirts and teen spirit. Not since the 1970s has a decade produced such a quantity and such a quality of hard rock and alternative music.
Operator: "Depending on No One!"
It is impossible to find a band nowadays who isn't trying to put across a certain message. Whether it is love, friendship, heartbreak or basically any human emotion, you can find bands writing about it. But very few bands come along and deliver a message of self-reliance and empowerment, and deliver it with a hard hitting and passionate album to back it up.
3 Inches of Blood: "Dungeons, Dragons and Rock & Roll"
An actuality of today’s rock, metal and music scene in general is how generic the mainstream has become. Day after day, we are flooded with bands that sound almost exactly the same as one another, so much so you might think some record company people found a method of cloning the same four members of a rock group over and over again.
Hopesfall: "Changing Polarity"
It’s not often that bands come around who can push the both their own musical limits and a genre’s sonic capabilities quite like Hopesfall. All with the same goal in mind, the band has brought influences and concepts from all regions into the music they lay out. Appealing to fans of heavy music with heavier guitars on their new album...
Dååth: "Daath Metal at its Finest"
One sub-genre of heavy rock and metal music that has recently enjoyed a resurgence of sorts is death metal. Death metal is maybe the most ferocious and extreme type of metal music, combining brutally hard and loud guitars with gut wrenching vocal styles. This genre has been going strong now since the 1980s, largely thanks to strong...
Straight Goods: "Straight Outta' Ecoke!"
So what happens when a friend tells you about a band and the show stopping performance they laid out earlier in the week and your boss emails you asking you to write an article on them!? Last week Straight Goods was a band in my music knowledge as someone I had "heard of." Being away from many local shows for a while, it has taken...
Shadows Fall: "A Bright Future Despite The Name"
Is there something in the air in the U.S. State of Massachusetts? Or maybe it’s the water? Perhaps a contagious virus? I pose these questions only because of the remarkable fact that so many of the biggest and baddest metal, hardcore, and metalcore bands of the 1990s and the present originate from the Bay State. The examples really are endless, there’s...
Hello Beautiful: "We Party Harder Than Most Bands!"
Both a pick up line and a group of "dudes" you probably drank with last weekend, Hello Beautiful is coming out of the Caledon, Ontario scene to give you and everyone you know the clap. (Taken from their song “Do You Have the Clap” or “Does the Clap Have You”) Watching this band form, it never occurred to me that it would ever become something as big as it recently has.
Saliva: "Survival of the Fittest"
Rock and roll music has seen many trends, fads and movements come and go over the last two decades, some more influential and popular than others. Depending on whom you ask one of the most popular movements in rock outside of the grunge revolution in the early and mid-1990s was the nu-metal, rap/rock explosion of the late 1990s.
Silverstein: "Burlington's Finest"
Silverstein is a five-piece powerhouse that emerged from the hardcore/emo rock scene in 2000. Since forming in Burlington, Ontario they’ve experienced an overwhelming rise to rock stardom. They rose from the hardcore scene in their hometown and after they got together they were eager to record. With Neil Boshart and Josh Bradford on guitars...
Since The Flood: "Flooding The Metal Mainstream"
For quite some time now, one of the most consistent and awesome metal band producing scenes in the United States has been the state of Massachusetts. While the state’s heritage in rock and roll goes back to the blues (and then Aerosmith in the mid-1970s), a booming metal and hardcore scene has developed over the period of the late 1990s and carried over into the present time.
Fake Reality: "Not Just a Figment of the Imagination"
What’s in a band name? Although it’s open to interpretation about how likable a band name is let’s be honest, there are some great ones and some downright silly ones. Even though they might not yet be known to huge amounts of hard and alternative rock fans, the band carrying the name Fake Reality would certainly fall under the great band name category.
Soilwork: "Stabbing The Competition"
For reasons unbeknownst to me, when I hear or see the name Soilwork, it always seems to emit elaborate mental visions. For instance, the name produces images of gargantuan, extravagant and rusted machines, erratically cluttered with various cogs and levers, surrounded by a slew of skeletons, chains and other oddities.
Saigon Hookers: "Loud, Lewd, Gritty and Overdriven"
The four above adjectives could be used to describe just about any punk rock band from the Sex Pistols to Green Day to Rancid, but these words actually come from the official website of the band known as the Saigon Hookers. Boasting perhaps one of the most comical band names around, the Hookers are a down and dirty three piece indie rock band...
Breaking Benjamin: "From The Bottom to The Top"
One of the most perplexing questions that critics, fans and record executives have all pondered for decades is who’s going to make it big in the mainstream? It’s really an impossibility to predict as year after year bands seemingly come out of no where and take the rock and metal world by storm with a multi-platinum selling record and a bunch of hit singles.
The Marble Index: "Making 'Believers' Out Of Everybody"
The Marble Index. Sound familiar? The name, which originated from a solo record by former Velvet Underground chanteuse, Nico, has now resurrected in the form of a durable trio with something to prove - they are here to stay! The Marble Index is a three-piece sensation from the unlikely Steel Town - Hamilton Ontario.
30 Seconds to Mars: "Skyrocketing To Stardom"
Within the world of popular music, there’s no telling what’s going to be the next big thing. This holds true for musical acts from all different genres with unlikely stars emerging all the time, but there is perhaps one exception to this rule and that’s the celebrity band. Every once in a while, a celebrity, most commonly a Hollywood actor, decides that their ego...
Gunz N'FN' Rosez: "North America's Ultimate Guns N' Roses Tribute Show"
"You know where you are? You’re in the jungle baby, you’re gonna die..." Guns N’ Roses dominated the 80’s and early 90’s with their hard rock, glam pop rock, metal, bluesy style of music when at a time pop dance music and pop metal was dominating the music charts.
Neverending White Lights: "Putting Diversity Back Into Indie Rock"
In a world of diversity, it only seems appropriate that musical mastermind Daniel Victor would bring such diversity to the music industry. Born and bred in Windsor, Ontario, Daniel Victor was recognized for his obsession with music, playing his hand at every instrument you can name - guitar, bass, drums, organ, strings, mellotron, all of which he plays in his revolutionary collaborative album.
Wolfmother: "Rekindling the Essence of Rock and Roll"
It’s been quite a while since the world saw the renaissance of rock and roll in its most down and dirty form. Back in the 1970s, bands such as Led Zeppelin and later on The Sex Pistols encompassed this version of rock where the music was hard, fast, electric and catchy. Nevertheless, music aside, just as important in establishing this “dirty” rock was the attitude.
Gatsbys American Dream: "Erupting Into The Mainstream"
One disturbing trend that has arisen over the last decade or so in the music industry is the gross amount of rock bands (and pop acts) that sound the same. Once a band with a defining sound makes a mark in the mainstream, major labels will flock to any other act that has a close resemblance in the way they sound.
Stone Sour: "Much More Than Just Another Side Project"
If you’re a fan of rock or metal music on any level, you’re bound to have at least heard of the band Slipknot. Slipknot is a unique nine piece, mask wearing heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa that has skyrocketed to the forefront of hard music over the least few years. This massive popularity has not only resulted in huge album sales and sold out concerts...
Mushroomhead: "Mushrooming to the Top of Metal"
Picture this: You’re in a dark room with lights flashing on and off and it’s extremely loud. Right in front of you stands eight fear provoking men wearing matching clothes and black and white masks that resemble characters from the Spawn comic book. While it might sound like I’m describing a child’s worst nightmare, I’m actually portraying...
Everything At Once: "The New Shit!"
Straight from the Hammer or better known as Hamilton, Ontario comes the five piece alternative rock band known as Everything At Once. Everything At Once is currently one of the most promising indie rock acts in Ontario, largely thanks to a lot of hard work and perseverance. Like so many famous rock acts, Everything At Once was formed and is fronted by two brothers...
Idle Sons: "Canadian Rock at its Best"
The English dictionary defines the following words as: Idle: lazy, indolent, not in use, unoccupied, purposeless. Son: male descendent or inheritor of a quality. While at first glance these two words would not seem to have anything in common, when put together, they make a pretty damn good Canadian rock band.
Three: "Your New Favorite Number and Band"
One trend that has become far too common in new rock and alternative music over the last several years is the lack of diversity in sound between different bands. We saw it with all the grunge bands that became popular in the early to mid ‘90s and then the nu-metal/rap rock movement of the early twenty-first century.
Our Finest Hour: "Not Just A Band Name"
There is really no clear answer, but for decades now ever since rock music became popular, people have debated about what are the main ingredients for a good rock and roll band. Is it technical precision and musicianship? Is it flashy production? What about appearance? All of these things can be important, but what about bands like the Ramones...
Parkway Drive: "On The Road to Stardom"
When we think of Australia, usually a few key thoughts come to mind. We think of kangaroos, really tall cans of beer and most definitely Crocodile Dundee. But in terms of rock music, the only real bands that stick out are groups such as AC/DC, Midnight Oil, Silverchair, and more recently The Vines. While most of the aforementioned bands have long passed their prime...
Three Days Grace: "Back With A Vengeance"
For some time now in the world of alternative rock music, there seems to be a stigma attached to rock artists that originate from the country of Canada. Many fans of this genre of music have developed a bias that it is impossible, or at least highly unlikely, that any rock artist that was born and grew up in Canada is actually better or just as good...
Institute: "Bulletproof Music"
One trend evident in the world of new rock the last few years has been the forming of brand new bands by previously famous names of the mid 1990s. We’ve seen it with Audioslave, Velvet Revolver, the new Richard Patrick, Dean and Robert Deleo project titled Army of Anyone and now, Gavin Rossdale’s new band called Institute.
Coheed and Cambria: "Way More Than Just A Band Name"
Envision Rush and Yes having a guilty, lust-filled affair resulting in a bastard lovechild. The name of that child? Coheed and Cambria. A humble band from humble beginnings in Nyack, New York, they have created an international stir with a unique sound and story. Though the band usually stays true to their prearranged instruments, they will occasionally...
The Arcade Fire: "Burning Up Charts Worldwide"
It’s a safe bet that unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ve heard of the band The Arcade Fire. From music critics around the globe to musicians such as Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie and the members of Coldplay, The Arcade Fire has been hailed as the most interesting and innovative rock group to come along in years.
10 Years: "A Decade Ahead of Themselves"
In most instances three years is not a heck of a lot of time for a band to form, record two records, and get signed to a major record label. Nevertheless, a Tennessee based quartet of zealous young musicians known as 10 Years, have seemingly crammed a decade’s worth of experience and musical maturity into a short but intense three year span.
Life of Agony: "Outlive, Outlast, Outdo"
Although the phrase New York City can bring to mind images of a cluttered web of heaven-bound skyscrapers, constant yellow taxi cab-infused traffic jams, and hoards of totally diverse people roaming a labyrinth of numerically labelled streets, this majestic American city can also be known for its dualistic mix of light and dark (good and evil).
Hurst: "Wanderlusting to the Top"
If you’ve been a fan of Canadian new rock over the last ten years then you are bound to remember the band Econoline Crush. The Vancouver based band formed in the early 1990s in Seattle, Washington when the eventual lead singer Trevor Hurst answered an ad for a new band in a local newspaper. After the band formed, Hurst and his four bandmates uprooted...
Illbreak: "An 'Illbreak' Unlike Any Other"
It is amusingly ironic (and borderline eerily coincidental) how aptly titled the band Illbreak actually is. This group’s name invariably boats a hilarious double meaning; one which refers not only to their super-fortunate and perfectly-timed big music break (details forthcoming), but also to the refreshing type of sound that they will inevitably carry with them into the rock music world.
Tupelo Honey: "Some Sweet-Ass Music"
Unbeknownst to many people, one of the hottest and fastest rising new rock acts in Canada is a five piece band by the name of Tupelo Honey. Unfortunately however, at the moment there does not appear to exist a whole lot of information about this particular group. Accordingly, we here at PGA feel that it is our duty to compile what we have...
Celldweller: "Doing it Alone"
“You feed people shitty ground beef for awhile, they forget the taste of steak. The media in general is such a disappointment that I have removed myself from it as much as humanly possible.”
Shinedown: "Storming Across North America"
As you lay there on the piping hot sand just a few metres away from the calm sparkling ocean, the sun’s beautiful rays wrap your body in a tingling blanket of warmth. You are relaxed and at peace with your surroundings, and furthermore with yourself. This my friend is sunny Florida, and this is paradise.
CKY: "Killing the Competition"
Like the sound of a skateboard’s trucks grinding on a metal rail or the deck’s wood scraping against the concrete, Camp Kill Yourself’s sound has always been raw and uncut. With a unique and unrelenting blend of craggy driving guitar riffs and equally captivating percussion, bass lines, and vocals, Camp Kill Yourself (or CKY for short) is totally addictive.
Fake Reality: "Dreaming of the Reality to Come"
Have you ever awoken from a dream that was so frighteningly vivid, that you seriously questioned whether you were ever really asleep at all? As your mind slowly starts to clear, you’re left with a lingering memory of either horrifying or fantastic visions; images and thoughts which whip around your mind as if caught in a cerebral-tornado.
Skindred: "Skinning the Competition Alive"
The United Kingdom has long since been home to innumerable talented rock music acts, many of which have achieved world renowned acclaim. With groups such as The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, and Black Sabbath (to name but a few), it is impossible to deny the vast amount and sheer quality of music that the U.K. has thus far offered the world.
Bloodsimple: "Simply Bloody Amazing"
You have the ice-cold metallic barrel of a gun pressed against your head. The nervous sweat and crocodile tears are streaming down your face. And then it happens, your assailant asks you that one ridiculously important question; one that could spell out whether you live or die. “Who is this year’s absolute best new hard music act?” he asks in his deep angry voice.
Crossfade: "Fading into Stardom"
Any band who signs a contract with a major record label only to have their disc sitting on a shelf for over a year is bound to feel like crap. Honestly, imagine how you would feel if you put your very heart and soul into your musical work and ended up watching it collect dust as corporate executives gave you the runaround. It’s highly likely that you’d be frustrated, disheartened, and just plain pissed off.
Seemless: "New England Talent"
If you are a fan of metal at all, then by now you have heard (or at least heard of) Killswitch Engage. You might also have known that in 2003, shortly after recording their second full length album “Alive or Just Breathing”, due to personal reasons, then lead singer Jesse David made the decision to leave the band. This was a shock for the group and a difficult decision for Jesse...
Zack de la Rocha: "Musical & Political Leader"
Zack de la Rocha is an extremely talented and influential individual best known for his musical masterpieces created while still with his former band, Rage Against the Machine. The name of the band alone is, in some senses, a summation of Zack’s true character: a wildly rebellious man whose primary goal is to simultaneously push others to think for themselves and encourage social and political reform.
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