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MADE IN CHINA – Age isn’t shit.
Gouverneur’s Made In China is making waves in Northern New York’s metal scene. At first listen, the band comes off…
MORE FASTER discusses the state of pop punk
More Faster is an upbeat pop punk and ska band from Orange County, NY. Formed in 2009, More Faster has self…
Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL discusses evolution, musicianship and longevity
It's been 15 years since Lacuna Coil, which the band has described as meaning ‘Empty Spiral', originally formed in…
Gorse and Matt of YOUNG ENGLISH discuss love of boobs, and influences
Young English is one of my favorite bands to come out of Orange County, NY in a long time. In a short time…
MUTANT SUICIDE SQUAD discusses influences, struggles
Buffalo based Mutant Suicide Squad is going to rip your head off! Not literally, but you catch the drift. This band…
NASTY HABIT releasing full length album this month, Tommy Ende discusses creation…
Tommy Ende is the front man for Nasty Habit, a sleaze metal band based out of Syracuse, NY. The band’s refreshing…
Jon Lamanna of CRY TO THE BLIND discusses approach to their upcoming release,…
Jon Lamanna and his band Cry To The Blind, have been on a collision course with major success for quite some time…
The return of HATE MACHINE, Jeremy “Jed” Seaver discusses future plans
Does this Rochester based, Metal powerhouse sound familiar to anyone? Hate Machine is back, and as a longtime fan…
FEATURED BAND: Dropclutch
Few bands in the Upstate New York underground scene have enjoyed the type of success that Binghamton’s Dropclutch…
Jeremy Stanton of SAVE OUR SCENE PRODUCTIONS/TRUTH BY BLOOD AGENCY discusses…
In the midst of holiday traffic, I braved the busy streets and drove to Corning, NY for a night of metalcore, rock…
JUST A MEMORY releases new video, Leila Dean discusses plans for 2012
Just A Memory has gone from just another face playing multi-band gigs around town; to renaming themselves,…
Doug Rice, Stephanie Tupper of ARMED WITH VALOR discuss creation of band, time off…
Based out of Syracuse, Armed With Valor has seen a great amount of success in the short year that they have been…
BJ Carter, Michele Sestito of THE UNTOLD LIES discuss beginings, influences
The Untold Lies is based out of the fertile metal playground that is the Finger Lakes region. BJ Carter(guitar) and…
EVERY TIME I DIE releases statement about confrontation at annual Christmas show…
As we previously posted, Every Time I Die had a run in with Club Infinity security at their annual Christmas show…
Ken Delaney and Joe Sweet of NINE BALL discuss reconnection; upcoming release
In the early to mid nineties, grunge and alternative metal ruled the airwaves! In upstate New York, there were…
A Super Gnarly Christmas: Volume II sure to get your nog flowing
Like supporting local artists in Upstate NY? Dig Christmas music with a twist? Need a stocking stuffer for someone…
Rob Traynor of Black Water Rising discusses song structure; originality
Black Water Rising hails from Long Island, N.Y. and from the moment this writer came across them back around…
Jason Acevedo of NINE ROUND discusses lyrical composition, band dynamics
An Inner View with Jason Acevedo of Nine Round
Jason Acevedo is the lead singer and lyricist for the highly…
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus invades SUNY Canton; talks latest release, and…
“How could you possibly want to stay in the same place forever?!” vocalist Ronnie Winter says securely about the…
An Interview with the multi-talented Jennifer Hartswick
Jennifer Hartswick has been in the live music scene for over a decade, contributing to Phish’s studio work on The…