News: The Story So Far Debut New Song

Posted by admin on Apr 6, 2015 in News | 0 comments

For a few weeks now, all we’ve really had to work with regarding the upcoming self -titled The Story So Far album, due out on May 19th on Pure Noise Records was a short, 15 second clip. Seeing as I could only listen to that so many times before I realized 15 seconds just wasn’t quite long enough, the debut of the album’s first single, “Solo”, could not have come soon enough.

The band debuted the track yesterday on BBC Radio1, and has since hit the Youtubes to meet all of your replaying needs until the release of the album in May. It appears as though The Story So Far haven’t gone to any great lengths to reinvent themselves, but made steps to progress and mature as a band, further refining the sound that we’ve all come to love from them. This will definitely be a The Story So Far album, and I’m pretty sure we’re all quite excited about that.

News: Rise Against Announce Summer Tour With Killswitch Engage, letlive.

Posted by admin on Apr 6, 2015 in Latest, News, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

It might get loud this summer: Chicago-based punk outfit Rise Against have announced a month-long headlining tour in continuing support of their seventh studio album The Black Market, beginning in their hometown on July 17 and concluding in Denver, CO in mid-August. They’re pulling no sonic punches, bringing metal rebels Killswitch Engage and letlive. along for the ride. The tour is scheduled to make 19 stops throughout the United States and Canada, including a July 29 appearance at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD.

The full list of dates can be found below, along with a video preview of what to expect when the foursome rolls through your town. Tickets aren’t on sale until later this week, but in the meantime you can hit the relevant links to connect with Rise Against (Facebook | Twitter |Official Site), Killswitch Engage (Facebook | Twitter | Official Site) and letlive. (Facebook | Twitter | Official Site).

AltFreq Weekly Planner (4/5/15-4/8/15)

Posted by admin on Apr 5, 2015 in Featured, Latest, Reads | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Thursdays for the “Weekend Planner” where we’ll cover the most important 72 hours of the week.

Festival Frequencies: The Six Festivals That Should Kick Off Your Summer

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Featured, Latest, Noise | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

While music festival scheduling has expanded to encompass just about the entire calendar year, summer is still the true peak of “festival season.” Days are getting longer, the air is getting warmer, and before you know it your jeans and jackets will be relegated to a dark corner of your closet in favor of booty shorts and pasties – er, t-shirts and shorts.

If you’re looking to start the summer off right, you may want to start planning a late May or early June getaway. That’s where we come in; read on for a quick rundown of AltFreq’s can’t-miss early summer festivals.

Weekend Warm-Up No. 15: Metalcore Edition

Posted by admin on Apr 3, 2015 in Featured, Noise, Weekend Warm-Ups | 0 comments

–Words and list by Mike Hogan

I’ve been on a bit of a roll with metalcore this week (you can blame August Burns Red for that one). It’s seen me revisiting the genre, and listening to some of my favorite albums, whether old and new. As we prepare to begin our weekend, I figure there’s no better way to get pumped than some good ol’ breakdowns and ridiculous guitar work.

So here are 10 tracks that’ll get any circle pit started, almost all from bands that you can go out and see live right now. Enjoy, and as always let us know what you think; we’d love to hear what songs you would have chosen for this playlist!