With lead vocals that have often been compared to the late Freddie Mercury and a flamboyant sense of style to boot, The Struts provide a refreshing journey back to rock and roll’s glory days, when sex, drugs, and rock and roll ruled the music world. Signed to Interscope in late 2015, The Struts released their […]
Formed in 1995 (as Umlaut), and filled with a very diverse and revolving group of musicians, Puscifer is a band fronted by veteran hard rock singer Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle). The touring lineup is comprised of Maynard James Keenan (vocals), Carina Round (Guitar, Banjitar, Tambourine) , Mat Mitchell (lead guitar), Jeff Friedl […]
Dreamers are moving towards a new sound for their debut album after they started prowling the music industry back in 2014, This Album Does Not Exist dropping a ‘psychedelic rock’n’roll’ sound this Spring through Fairfax Recordings. The album follows their self-titled EP that earned them a position in Alternative Press’ 100 Unsigned Bands You Need to Know Of in […]
DJ RoboRob’s Bandcamp: https://djroborob.bandcamp.com/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djroborob This week on Beasts, I had the honor of interviewing one of the most creative producers in NCHH! No, not the National Campaign for Hearing Health, which is an actual group! Tip: Keep this group in mind, because you won’t be able to stop yourself from playing DJ RoboRob’s Monday mixes at Mach-shattering volumes… However, the NCHH […]
On hiatus since 2011, the popular metal-core band Atreyu excited many when they announced in 2014 that they would be heading back into the studio to work on their new album Long Live, their first studio album since 2009’s Congregation of The Damned. Featuring an impassioned return to the sound and style found on the […]
One of the hottest three-pieces to come out of the UK in recent memory, The Virginmarys have enjoyed a great run of success since their explosion on the scene with 2013’s King Of Conflict. A mainstay on Alternative Rock radio with their hit singles “Just A Ride” and “Bang Bang Bang”, King Of Conflict was […]
Civil Twilight is a four-piece rock band based out of South Africa and consisting of brothers Andrew (guitar) and Steven McKeller (bass guitar/lead vocals), plus Richard Wouters (drums), and Kevin Dailey (keyboards/backing vocals). Their debut single “Letters In The Sky” from their self-titled debut in 2010, reached the top 5 of the Alternative Radio charts […]
Photography Credit: Sayed Alamy There is a lot of irony in this installment of Beasts Behind the Beats. In this age of evolving Hip-Hop, Trap, and EDM music, my first interview of the new year is with a master of the classics and a beast behind the turntables. Listening to this producer’s work takes me back to the […]
Last month, prior to our short holiday break for AltWire, I had the chance to interview Stone Sour‘s own Josh Rand on the band’s recent covers EP Straight Outta Burbank, and to get the scoop on their upcoming studio record which they intend and hope to have out by 2017. During our interview, Josh and […]
