Update: Since the publication of this article, The Prodigy have since announced the name of their new record and it’s forthcoming release date. The album will be titled The Day Is My Enemy and is scheduled for release on March 30th. After a nearly six year break from releasing new material, English electronic musicians The […]
Imagine Dragons have a new album in the works and the countdown is officially on! The album, entitled ‘Smoke + Mirrors’, will be a follow-up to their hit 2012 album, ‘Night Visions’, and is set for release on February 17th, 2015. The album will include their already released singles, ‘I Bet My Life’ and ‘Gold’, […]
The Spark: Wednesday December 17th, 2014 Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and lesser known bands that we feel deserve your undivided attention (although we will occasionally sneak a bigger band in there from time to time!). All available for immediate consumption and in satisfying […]
On November 19th, I had the amazing opportunity of seeing Pierce The Veil on their world tour with Sleeping With Sirens, Beartooth, and This Wild Life at Freedom Hall in Lancaster, PA. If you’re a Pierce The Veil fan or a fan of post-hardcore music, this show is definitely for you. To be honest, I wasn’t too crazy […]
One of the biggest success stories of the last two years, Southwark London based musician Alex Clare took the music world by storm when his smash-hit single ‘Too Close’ was selected to be the background music for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 advertisement, boosting it like a rocket into the stratosphere and ultimately driving sales of […]
Arcade Fire’s Will Butler has been working on a solo album, entitled ‘Policy’, that is set to be released on March 10th in the U.S. and March 16th in Europe. Butler has now recently announced that he will be heading out on a U.S. and Canada tour to follow-up the album’s release. The tour will […]
Crown The Empire have just released an official music video for their song ‘Initiation’. The song is from their most recent album, ‘The Resistance: Rise Of The Runaways’, released in July via Rise Records. Previously, the two tracks ‘Machines’ and ‘Bloodlines’ off the album were released with music videos, making ‘Initiation’ the third track off the album […]
Recently, the AltWire team had the opportunity to experience Slipknot‘s “Prepare For Hell” tour with Korn and King. Thankfully, the tour invaded our hometown of Reading, PA. This show was so incredible, that in order to do it justice, I had to do separate reviews for the bands. What transpired that night was absolutely unforgettable. […]
For concert reviews, we usually combine all the bands into one review. However; On December 2, 2014 at the Santander Center in Reading PA, both Slipknot and Korn‘s performances were so strong during the Prepare For Hell Tour that I had to split the concert up into two reviews. In what has to go down as easily one of […]
