News: August Burns Red Release First Single Off Upcoming Album
This week has already been a rather busy one for new music, and if it were just about any other band, I’d say a metalcore track would have a hard time keeping up against new music from the likes of Brand New and Pianos Become the Teeth, but this isn’t just any metalcore band. This is August Burns Red. Though they do have quite the act to follow after previous album, Rescue & Restore, which was nothing short of ground breaking.
While this new album is more of an aggressive, straightforward metalcore track, lacking some of the depth and dynamics of Rescue & Restore, it is certainly not without it’s merits. It is, of course, a brutally heavy track, written by one of the top names in the genre, so it certainly isn’t going to disappoint. But I’m hoping the rest of the album fills some of those niches created by their previous effort, and they keep the innovation coming.
Check out the lyric video for “The Wake” after the jump, and let us know what you think.
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News: Infrasound Unveils Phase 2 Lineup, Wins Festival Season
–Written by Kevin Madert
After Infrasound Music Festival dropped an initial lineup back in February adorned by an eclectic combination of broken-beat acts and dubstep heavyweights, they were presented with a difficult question: how do you go about improving on a lineup already crammed with so much talent? With the second round of artists announced Monday, they answered with confidence: cram in a whole bunch more.
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Local Spotlight: Choppy Oppy Gives Insight Into “Funkier” “Swingstep Vol. 2” Mix
–Written by Kevin Madert
Since we last covered DMV by way of Orlando native Choppy Oppy, he’s been busy. He released a mix, “Swingstep Vol. 1,” full of swing and glitch gems. He secured a spot playing JamCamp Music & Arts Festival, set for June 5-6 in Centerville, VA. And he’s even scheduled a rooftop performance at DC’s Rock & Roll Hotel alongside fellow local DJ Slugworth – the only logical place you should be this Friday, April 17.
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News: Brand New Release New Song, “Mene”
Well, it certainly looks like the Brand New news is rolling in lately, isn’t it? In the first official release in six years (their first new music since the release of 2009’s Daisy), Brand New have unexpectedly released “Mene”. The track was originally supposed to be released on Wednesday, with a 30 second preview available on Amazon. However, rather quickly as the day progressed, the band began streaming the album, with a download promised on Wednesday. Then, in a truly Brand New-esq “screw it, whatever” move, they just released the stream and download of the song this morning.
This is, once again, a departure from their old sound. But really, what is Brand New’s old sound? They have done such a brilliant job of reinventing themselves over the years with every single release, and still retaining their fanbase throughout their musical journey. And now, they’re back. No one is quite sure to what extent, but it looks like they’re coming back in full force. Hopefully we’ll have more news shortly, until then, enjoy the new song below.
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News: Tycho Fills Out Summer Schedule
–Written by Kevin Madert
Fresh off his first ever appearance at Coachella, Scott Hansen – aka the photographer/graphic designer ISO50, aka the production mind and driving force behind Tycho – appears to have checked his calendar and found it too empty for his liking. In addition to several already announced festival appearances, Hansen and his backing band will perform in a handful of cities across the southern and eastern United States in June, including a stop at Baltimore’s Rams Head Live on June 19.
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