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M.E.L.T. Returns with Crushing New Single “Mass Grave”

M.E.L.T. Returns with Crushing New Single “Mass Grave”

Nuclear anxiety and nasty riffs fuel the Pittsburgh trio’s first release since 2023’s Replica of Man

This band sounds like it will steal your tools

This band sounds like it will steal your tools

A spring-loaded debut by Rotgut

It’s All Gonna Break Film Review

It’s All Gonna Break Film Review

Going to school in Canada in the mid-aughts (albeit on the opposite side of the country…

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This band sounds like it will steal your tools
This band sounds like it will steal your tools
by Damon | Album
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Deathblow’s new four-song EP offers more tall-guzzling thrash metal
Deathblow’s new four-song EP offers more tall-guzzling thrash metal
by Damon | Album
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It’s All Gonna Break Film Review
It’s All Gonna Break Film Review
by Trish Connelly
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Inside the Sound: An Exclusive Interview with Genre-Bending Duo Zalerno
Inside the Sound: An Exclusive Interview with Genre-Bending Duo Zalerno
by Sam Lowry
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The Cocks Blast Off with Unhinged Glam‑Punk Single “Sugar on The Rim”
The Cocks Blast Off with Unhinged Glam‑Punk Single “Sugar on The Rim”
by Sam Lowry
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The Oxys Announce Gritty New Album Casting Pearls Before Swine Out This September
The Oxys Announce Gritty New Album Casting Pearls Before Swine Out This September
by Sam Lowry
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Criminal Kids Return After 7 Years with “Bad Blood” and a Whole Lot of Chicago Fire

Criminal Kids return with “Bad Blood,” a snarling, riff-loaded punk anthem that proves the Chicago band never really left—they just kept simmering beneath the surface, raw, loud, and unapologetically alive.

By Sam Lowry

Criminal Kids Return After 7 Years with “Bad Blood” and a Whole Lot of Chicago Fire