Author: Dom Vigil

In anticipation of ANATHEMA’s forthcoming record Distant Satellites, due for release on June 10th via Kscope, the band has announced three stunning physical formats including a 3 Disc Deluxe Edition with a 44 page hardback book and DVD, a Media Book Edition with 24 page booklet and a 2XLP Edition with 180 gram double vinyl with 8 page LP booklet, all of which can be pre-ordered now at http://www.kscopemusic.com/store.

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Augustana has premiered “Youth Is Wasted on The Young,” a second song from their new studio album today on Billboard.com. “Youth Is Wasted on The Young” is from the band’s upcoming album, Life Imitating Life (Washington Square), available everywhere April 22nd.When fans pre-order the album at iTunes, they will receive instant downloads of both “Youth Is Wasted On The Young” and the first single, “Ash and Ember.” The album is available for pre-order now at the iTunes Store or through MerchNow Here. Life Imitating Life Track List:1. Ash and Ember2. Need A Little Sunshine3. Love In The Air4. Youth Is Wasted On The Young5. Say You Want Me6. Fit Together7. According…

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BoySetsFire and Funeral For A Friend have teamed up to release a split 7” vinyl record on May 13th via No Sleep Records in the U.S. Beginning today, fans can pre-order the record from No Sleep Records.Bonded by a deep friendship that’s lasted throughout the years, BoySetsFire and Funeral For A Friend have shown the ultimate admiration for one another by covering each other’s music. The record features BoySetsFire’s take on Funeral For A Friend’s classic track “10:45 Amsterdam Conversations” from their EP Between Order and Model and Funeral For a Friend covering BoySetsFire’s quintessential song “Rookie” from their album After the Eulogy.Follow the bands on Facebook (BoySetsFire, Funeral For A Friend) for…

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Pentimento Interview

For this month’s issue, we sat down with Michael Hansen of Pentimento and talked to him about touring with Reggie and the Full Effect, the band’s writing process, and their plans for the future. Check out an excerpt of the interview below and be sure the read the entire article in our newest issue here One of the most powerful parts if music are the lyrics. Being that you are the lyricist how do you go about writing songs about the other guys’ experiences? Agreed. I’d argue that the lyrics are the most important part. I just choose to look at…

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Celebrated English progressive rock band ANATHEMA has announced plans to release their new studio album, distant satellites, on June 10th via Kscope. The highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg.The band has released the following statement regarding their new album:“Distant Satellites is the culmination of everything ANATHEMA been working up to so far in our musical path. It contains almost every conceivable element of the heartbeat of Anathema music that it is possible to have.There is beauty, intensity, drama, quietude, and extra musical dimensions that the band has previously only hinted at. All built on…

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Tampa’s rising rock band Rescuer will release their second full-length studio album titled Anxiety Answering via No Sleep Records on June 3rd. In anticipation for the upcoming release, the band has partnered with BrooklynVegan.comto premiere the album’s first new song, “Out of Focus,” and have launched a pre-order for the new record at nosleeprecords.com.Recorded with producer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor) at The Atomic Garden studios in Palo Alto, CA, Anxiety Answering is a natural progression and impressive second album. It features ten tracks that are both lush and atmospheric while maintaining an intensely abrasive tone, which Shirley captured beautifully on analog in a live setting in the studio. The energy and…

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