Mind Equals Blown

In celebration of the launch of the redesigned MEB, the staff decided we would all come up with a five song mixtape, our own personal EP, to showcase our tastes for any visitors to the site, with songs contributed by some of our favorite bands.  When I was drawing up a list of the bands

You may or not be aware but Like Moths to Flames frontman Chris Roetter has been at the whole music thing for quite a while. Originally gaining some recognition in 2007 as the frontman for the then up-and-coming band Emarosa, it wasn’t long before he left to start his own band, Agraceful, who released one EP

I’ll never forget being impressed after seeing Norma Jean for the first time at Ozzfest ’06.  They’re a substantially heavy band with an easily recognized sound; unique, emotional vocals with plenty of heat, and in-your-face guitar tones, panic chords and riffing that do more than hold their own.  Norma Jean is a band many have

Confide brings us their sophomore album Recover, improving upon things they have done in their first album, while still providing catchy choruses and breakdowns. The band may be very religious, but it is definitely not the requirement of any listener in order to enjoy.

Growing as a band while avoiding the scene bullshit around them, letlive.’s third record, Fake History, begs to break apart the past 10 years of metal and fuse it with a dose of danceable riffage into a gorgeous array of hardcore beauty. Filled with dynamic shifts and tempo changes, intricately laced musicianship, and interesting and

While I have introduced myself as a Folk listener, that does not mean I have a “wild side” in my music tastes, which brings me to my first album review: the third installment in the Cancer Bats saga: Bears, Mayors, Scraps, & Bones, which was released April 12th of this year. For those who do