Mind Equals Blown

What a journey it has been. Going through a plethora of musicians, Before Their Eyes have shown their commitment to the industry. With the return of original vocalist Nicholas Moore, the life that was missed on previous records is back. Being around longer than a good number of bands shoving their way through the scene

In Fear And Faith’s Symphonies EP was, overall, a step in the right direction. Its heavy-but-also-kind-of-soft approach made for an interesting and refreshing experience. Of course, they have always been superior to most of their heavier label mates, especially in the creativity department. The question still remained however, even after the EP: Where do they

Being among the last of The Wave to release something this year, Maryland’s Pianos Become the Teeth had a lot riding on their followup to the highly praised Old Pride. Given the buzz the underground garnered the group in the time since Old Pride’s release, the band’s writing and recording of their followup The Lack

In Dying Arms‘ brand new self-titled album has me split right down the middle. One half says this is a pretty damn good album that covers a broad area of core music, and the other half says that they have some laughable generic moments that left me wondering if they take themselves seriously. The first

As a listener, there are several avenues that could have lead you to A Lot Like Birds‘s debut full-length, Conversation Piece. Most of you likely ventured from Dance Gavin Dance-land, having heard that former vocalist Kurt Travis had teamed with this talented team of musicians. Aficionados are back because they loved the band’s original experimental

You’ve all been so patiently waiting to see what we had coming from Orange County’s Pacifica. The band (a healthy mixture of Translating The Name-era Saosin and newer Circa Survive) and MindEqualsBlown.net are proud to release the new music video for their single, “Trading Sleep.” Check it out below! To get “Trading Sleep” and the

MEB staffer Shaun Tan recently caught up with Alesana vocalists Shawn Milke and Dennis Lee, where they spoke about the new record, Dante’s Inferno and band’s they’d like to tour with. MEB: I know Alesana are very big on concept albums, so how will the new album be incorporating the theme of the “seven sins?”

Three years ago, Grand Rapids’ own La Dispute would release a record that spoke to many – channeling the feelings of heartbreak and separation in the form of Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair. A pseudo-concept record at heart, its lyricism and often abrasive compositions would send the five boys