Puscifer have never operated like a traditional rock band. They’re closer to a small production house that happens to write bangers, an ecosystem where characters, visuals, studio tricks, and songwriting all feed the same weird brain. And on their new album, Normal Isn’t, that brain feels sharper than it has in years: guitar-forward, post-punk-leaning, and […]
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In the late Nineties, Ozzfest wasn’t just a tour — it was a traveling demolition derby of distortion, testosterone, and barely contained chaos. Bands weren’t just competing for crowd reaction; they were competing for oxygen. Somewhere in that smoke-choked ecosystem of pyro, mud, and Monster Energy before Monster Energy, (Hed) P.E. carved out a reputation
Nine months after being unexpectedly let go by Foo Fighters, Josh Freese isn’t licking wounds or drafting tell-alls. He’s back behind the kit, louder than ever, and making it clear that whatever happened in the Foos camp isn’t defining his legacy. In a new interview with Modern Drummer, and reported by Consequence, Freese addressed his
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The intensity captured on Live From Suffocate City isn’t accidental. It’s the physical manifestation of everything Lee Jennings spoke about when he sat down with Skratch N’ Sniff to discuss “Dark Thoughts,” mental health, and the responsibility he feels toward his audience. Where the studio recordings articulate those ideas in controlled form, the live album
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After more than three decades of redefining heavy music with a boundary-breaking fusion of metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae, P.O.D. are gearing up for what frontman Sonny Sandoval hints could be one of their most dynamic albums yet. Fresh off a six-week run with Seether and Daughtry, the band is already deep into the writing
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When The Funeral Portrait frontman Lee Jennings talks about his band’s single “Dark Thoughts,” he doesn’t treat it like just another track on their album — he treats it like therapy. “People don’t talk about it enough,” he says. “I try to live my life as an open book. I try really hard to be
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Sublime are back on top — and they did it with a song they didn’t even expect to blow up. “Ensenada” has now spent seven straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative chart, officially becoming the biggest radio hit in Sublime’s entire career. Not bad for a track Jakob Nowell says started out
OTTTO have never been a band afraid to dive headfirst into chaos, but on their new Sweaty Pool EP, the Venice-based trio stretch further into the abstract than ever before. Coming off 2023’s Life Is a Game, bassist Tye Trujillo says the band felt an urge to break from the straight-ahead punch of their earlier
Brian Sachs, the drummer, lyricist and co-founder of rising rock group Mynd Reader, has endured many highs and lows to get to this point. Like rock and roll’s version of Forrest Gump, his story is intertwined with some of the biggest names in music history. Speaking with SNSMix from his Colorado home, Sachs’ journey started
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Kurt Deimer doesn’t want to be boxed in. On his debut double album And So It Begins…, the Cincinnati-born rocker lays out a sprawling introduction that blends storytelling, collaboration, and a refusal to stay in one lane. It’s a record built to be consumed as a journey, not as a collection of singles shuffled in
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