5th November maybe Bonfire Night, an annual retelling of the tale of the ill fated Guy Fawkes but in 2021 it also happens to be a HUGE release day Friday for Famined Records signings Dreameater who will be landing an anvil upon our skulls with a 10 track debut full length album in “Cold“. The
Taking inspiration from Deftones, Tool and Faith No More, Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Alternative Metal act Lifer rose to prominence having entered MTV’s Ultimate Cover Band Contest in the year 2000. They already had a reputation as a covers band regionally being thrown onto the national stage exposed them to a wider audience and a major
The opening track from 2017’s “Cold” from Birmingham Alabama Hardcore quartet Gideon is an absolute ripper. “Champions” is rapidly reaching 4.3m streams on Spotify so here’s drum cam footage of Jake Smelly performing the track at Anaheim California’s Chain Reaction. February 2021 will see them join Day Seeker and The Devil Wears Prada on the 10th
Filmed at Club Soda in Montreal Quebec Canada on 11th March 2020, here’s “Bite Down” and “Bad Blood” back to back from Birmingham Alabama Hardcore quartet Gideon. They recorded 2014’s “Calloused” with Will Putney and haven’t looked back since with current album “Out Of Control” being their strongest in 12 years together.
In an age where the Fearless Records series Punk Goes Pop is as much a gateway for younger music fans to get into Metal as it is hilarious good fun, it’s time we put up a pair of covers of a pop song in the ring. It might be a song originally by Snow Patrol
Tuscaloosa Alabama hardcore crew Gideon have been making a name for themselves since 2008, though it has to be said that of the current lineup only drummer Jake Smelley remains from the band that started out. Gaining acclaim from their peers such that guest vocals from the likes of Caleb Schomo from Beartooth and Matt Honeycutt
Punk Goes Pop has become a genre of it’s own with millions of bands doing “Punk Goes Pop Style” covers for shits and giggles. Concepts are the latest to join the craze with their take on Maroon 5‘s “Cold”. Expect more from the Huston, Texas band real soon!
