Mind Equals Blown

There’s this thing with metal and medieval themes and imagery. Some bands, like Germany’s Blind Guardian, manage to harness Arthurian legends and Tolkien tales like a mighty steed. Farther north, you’ll find the likes of Amon Amarth and Moonsorrow evoke their viking ancestors through, respectively, bleakly stoic riffing and tragically beautiful compositions. Then there is

MEB Interviewer Patrick Walford was lucky enough to spend a few quality moments with Architects front-man Sam Carter. During the interview they discussed the bands popularity in the UK vs US, the rising radio play and Sam’s true feelings on country-kin Asking Alexandria.

Betrayal is a four-piece band out of the San Fernando Valley, who has been buzzed about in the metalcore scene since 2008. After the release of their EP, The People’s Fallacy, the band toured continuously, building a dedicated fan base. Abandonment is the first full length and second release for the band via Mediaskare Records.

A lot of milestones have been thrown around lately in the Motorhead camp. Let’s look at the numbers: the band has been around for over 35 years, only now getting the mainstream recognition they have deserved since being credited as one of the godfathers of speed metal. Their latest record, The World Is Ours, was released

Most of us who have been paying close attention to what has been popular in the non-mainstream music scene (and some of us who have not) have taken notice to the obnoxious turn popular “scene” music has taken in the past few years. The gimmickyness of fist-pumping synth beats and poppy abominations infused with the

Lots of tour dates after the jump!

Protest The Hero vocalist (and now lyricist) Rody Walker took some time to talk about the fast approaching release of their new album Scurrilous, which drops on March 22nd through Vagrant Records. With a new lyrical direction, Rody discusses some of the challenges he had while writing songs for Scurrilous, what the songs mean to

You knew it would happen.  Just after opening their headlining set with “Lemon Meringue Tie” at House Of Blues: Downtown Disney, Dance Gavin Dance heard the first slurs of the night. “Jonny, where’s my Macbook?” one attendee near the front yelled.  His friend chimed in, “yeah, I want my $600 back!” As soon as they