I want to tell the backstory on how I got to know New Jersey hard rock band Hollow Heroes. It's a little long, so please bear with me. I...

Change is not always easy, especially in bands.  Goals and visions for the band can change for some members, and sometimes members will...

I was super excited when I was given the assignment to write about The Absent for the Annie's Sound Waves blog.  I had heard their first...

A band that suddenly popped up on my radar this year is ENOX.  They are turning a lot of heads in the metalcore scene, and quickly...

A few weeks ago, I saw a post on Facebook about a new song coming out by a band called The Harbor Divide. The song was “Dancing With The...

Have you heard Weekend Picnic’s latest song “Empty Bottles” or seen the video for it yet?  No?  Well, I highly recommend you check them...

Pennsylvania metalcore band What Lies Below has had an interesting year so far.  After a weekend run of shows back in March with Theoria...

What’s it like to collaborate with one of your favorite musicians on a song you wrote?  Well, you can ask CARBONSTONE frontman Corey...

I’ll never forget the first song I head by the band Execution Day.  My dear friend Angela, who I call one of my “metalcore sisters”...

When bands or musicians reach out to me personally and ask me to listen to their music, I’m always honored and humbled and a little...

I first became familiar with Missouri hard rock band Thousand Years Wide when I wrote about their 2022 song “Yesterday” and the video...

People listen to music for different reasons. Some listen for entertainment. Some listen because they are looking for a way to overcome...

Divine Fallacy, a metalcore band from upstate New York, recently released an emotional song called “You & Me”, and a music video to go...

The thing I love about being in my position to hear new music is this. Prepare yourselves for a powerful dose of hard-hitting rock coming...

Metalcore band Iravera recently dropped a heavy new single, “Feathers & Bones”, and a video to accompany it. Not only does the song...

I realize that the new CASKETS single “Guiding Light” has been out for a couple weeks now. But I still felt the need to write something...

Love The Hate, a hard rock band from Mobile, Alabama, released a new single, “Throw Away”, December 2nd, as well as an official music...

Pardon The Scars, a hard rock band from Pensacola, Florida, dropped a new single and video, “Purge”, recently, and it will be sure to...

Anoxia, a hard rock band from Maryland, recently released an intriguing and powerful single called “Tears, I Bleed”, and a creative music...

Jordan Red, a hard rock band from the UK, has released a new single, “AWAKE”. This high-energy tune comes in advance of the band’s debut...