Mind Equals Blown

The question is as old as time itself, and has been asked from generation to generation: What makes two polar opposites attract so well? The question is pondered once again on a split 7” featuring Long Island, New York’s Sainthood Reps and San Diego, California’s Weatherbox. While from different labels (the former on No Sleep,…

The entire day (4/25/13) before the The Dillinger Escape Plan show at the Altar Bar in Pittsburgh, my heart was racing. I’d seen them a few times before, but never at the beginning of an album cycle, and never with so much anticipation. Needless to say, I got right up in the front, ready to…

The Scoop: Chicago based music festival Riot Fest has announced the lineup for the 2013 routing, which will be taking place on September 13th – 15th at Humboldt Park in Chicago IL. Headliners include Fall Out Boy, Blink – 182, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday and many, many more. You can check out the full first…

After nearly two years, August Burns Red has finally dropped a new track for fans to feed on. I can gladly say that it was well worth the wait. “Fault Line” is perfect for metalcore fans of any kind, especially for long-time August Burns Red fans. It contains everything that one would expect to hear,…

The Scoop: Pop punk outfit Real Friends has released a brand new teaser for their upcoming EP Put Yourself Back Together, which is due out June 4th. You can check out the new preview video below. The Spin: We’ve said it once, we’ll say it again and we’ll probably be saying it a whole lot more – if there’s one…

I watch a fair amount of space-oriented television shows. I would be more than comfortable saying that the music of The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die works as a pseudo-backdrop for space exploration nine times out of ten. The band’s newest song “Picture of a Tree That…

Today, we’re excited to bring you the chance to win a t-shirt from electro-rock outfit Five Knives. By sharing this post on Facebook or Twitter by Monday, May 20th, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win the shirt pictured below. Be sure to share and win, and be on the lookout for Five…

The Scoop: Avenged Sevenfold is back! It’s been three long years, but a recently released short teaser video reveals that A7X is in the studio and working on album number six. For months now, the band’s website displayed an outdated television set emitting static. Now, in its place, the album teaser and a preview of…