Author: Dom Vigil

Koji has announced plans to reissue his belovedMatters EP on limited edition vinyl 7” via Scottish label Struggletown Records. Pre-orders are available now at http://struggletown.limitedrun.com/products/538735.Additionally, Koji will be headed to the UK and Ireland in February for a two-week tour with The City On Film (Bob Nanna). The dates will kick off in Cardiff on February 14th and will wrap in Belfast on February 28th. Dates are listed below.For those who’ve witnessed Andrew “Koji” Shiraki live, it’s a cathartic experience. He exudes a comforting sense of vulnerability and honesty that’s conveyed through an emotionally charged performance. His music recalls the spirit of legends Bob Dylan and…

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Have Mercy is hooking up with Boston rock band Somos to release a split 7” record on February 24th via No Sleep Records. In anticipation, the bands have partnered with AltPress.com today to reveal Have Mercy’s unique cover of the iconic singer-songwriter Jackson Browne’s classic song “Somebody’s Baby.” Pre-orders for the split are available now at https://nosleeprecords.com/product/7496.Stream Have Mercy’s cover of “Somebody’s Baby” now at http://bit.ly/1C3n3yA”When we were approached about doing the split with Somos we were immediately down,” says Have Mercy vocalist/guitarist Brian Swindle. “We were just about to release our 2nd LP, A Place Of Our Own, so we knew we didn’t want to put out anymore newer songs that…

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Having recently released a brand new song ‘Lord Knows I Have Tried’ which is available to stream and download for free, singer songwriter Rob Lynch has now unveiled a lyric video for ‘Stamford’ which is a track that features on his debut album ‘All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul’. In-keeping with this time of year, Rob says “Stamford is a song about the nuances of going back to your hometown for a few days over Christmas, so it made sense for people to hear this song now. Merry Christmas, every one of us!” Rob will be teaming up with US singer songwriter Front Porch…

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ALL THAT REMAINS will hit the road in late February with a North American tour that coincides with the release of their seventh studio album, The Order of Things. The band will be direct support to Sweden’s own In Flames, with the tour launching on February 20 in Agoura Hills, CA and wrapping up on March 18 in Milwaukee, WI. Opening the dates will be Wovenwar to round out the bill. Full dates can be found below.Tickets go on sale Friday December 19, 2015 at 10am local time.”We’re pumped to be going out with In Flames,” stated singer Phil Labonte. “We’ve toured with them before… they’re super sweet dudes and their…

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“Our music is pop – simple and melodic… inviting and sexy,” says vocalist Marcus Harmon of electropop duo MICKEY CUPID. For a band whose very name evokes Disney’s signature mascot and the Roman deity of desire, Mickey Cupid’s new independently-released EP PARADE is playful and fresh while being deeply rhythmic and sultry, showcasing a newfound maturity for a band that is little more than four years old. “This EP feels to us like going back to when we started this band,” adds producer Matt Nannetti. “We didn’t want to think too much about where to take our music or who we wanted to sound like. We…

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HeartSupport began when I realized my fans had nobody to talk to about their struggles. I knew my music helped some of my fans, but I felt like there were so many more I didn’t know how to help. A letter or a hug once a year at a concert wouldn’t be enough to help them through addictions or abuse or the every day battle of bullying and family problems. I remembered going through that myself, and the worst part was feeling I had nowhere to turn. I created HeartSupport so my fans would have somewhere to go in the…

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Long Island has given birth to most notable bands as Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, and An Old Friend? Well the four piece – Eddy Barrera (guitar/vocals), Joe Ciminello (bass/vocals), Cody Kohler (guitar/lead vocals), and Frank Facompre (drums) – sure hopes to one day be able to be as notable as the former two bands. In that quest the band has just released their brand new music video for their brand new song entitled “Fragments & Blurs.” The band will continue working on new material for a new release that is currently slated to be released in the latter half…

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Deathwish Inc. is proud to announce DW Fest Europe, a select group of shows featuring Converge, Trap Them, Harm’s Way, and YAITW. These shows start at Temples Festival 2015 alongside a multitude of fantastic bands, then run for a week in select cities. Converge alone then heads to Forta Rock Festival in Holland to play alongside Slipknot, Lamb of God, Exodus, Clutch, Red Fang, and many more. Temples Festival05/29: Bristol, UK @ Temples Festival: Converge, Trap Them, YAITW, Harm’s Way, and many more DW Fest Europe05/30: London, UK @ ULU (DW Fest Europe): Converge, Trap Them, Harm’s Way, YAITW05/31: Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom…

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Votiv Music’s psych pop quartet Kuroma have released a new video today for their track “20+Centuries” on BrooklynVegan. The track comes from their upcoming full-length Kuromarama which is set for a Spring 2015 release.Started in 2012 by Hank Sullivant, former bassist of The Whigs and guitarist of MGMT, Sullivant had just finished recording his as-yet-untitled solo project. When he slipped the compact disc of stuff he had just recorded into his computer, he was more than a bit surprised to find every track brimming with metadata. Artist: Kuroma. Who was he to argue with serendipity?For Kuromarama, Sullivant recruited James Richardson, Simon O’Connor and Will Berman to…

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Ashestoangels Interview

We recently had the chance to catch up with Bristol based electronic goth-punk group Ashestoangles. Currently supporting their newest release, Horror Cult, Ashestoangels are getting ready to play a live DVD show, and seem to have plenty in store for 2015! Check out our interview with frontman Crilly below, and be sure to pick up Horror Cult now! (You can also check out their newest video for “Heavy Words And Hollow Bones” after the interview.) Interview by Dom Vigil For anyone who hasn’t had the chance to listen to you guys, how would you describe Ashestoangels? An electronic goth punk explosion, best enjoyed in a dark room…

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