Aug 6 Reviews

In the Mo(u)rning
Bareheart

Review by Danielle Martin

First impressions are everything with new artists, bringing their shiniest work to the table, enticing an audience, putting out their heart for the world to see. What’s rare is...

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  Aug 5 Feature

  Evolution Beyond Dissonance

  Two years since the release of Hands Like Houses' latest album, 'Anon,' the band should be on the road supporting the release. Instead, the band has leveraged their local presence, government help, and new platforms like Patreon to stay afloat in the COVID-age.

  Andrew Voigt on Hands Like Houses

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  Aug 3 Reviews

  

  A Line in the Sand
  American Arson

  Review by Nao Lewandowski

  A Line in the Sand, American Arson’s debut full-length release, continues the narrative they began three EPs ago. With the release, this Detroit duo has proven they’re still not...

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  Aug 2 Feature

  Forward Under a Dying Sun

  Most of these days, the sun rises and sets on a world that feels like it's dying. Across the pond, where Employed to Serve calls home, they're learning how to support their latest record a year into its release. HM contributor Andrew Voigt recently sat down with Justine Jones to learn more about the band, marrying your bandmates, and their outside shot at touring with Rammstein.

  Andrew Voigt on Employed to Serve

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  HM Magazine Exclusive

  Jul 17 HMTV

  HM PREMIERE: Madzilla unleashes new music video for ‘The Last Goodbye’

  Today, HM is proud to premiere the latest music video from metalheads Madzilla. The song represents what lies ahead for Madzilla; Vengeance, an EP released in 2019 just a...

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  Jul 8 Feature

  The Spirit of Light

  Metal is a world where self-exploration thrives, and there are a number of bands that see it as a palette that paints with the eternal human spirit of curiosity, contemplation, and confidence. It welcomes both darkness and light. Welcome, Lightworker.

  Andrew Voigt on Lightworker

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  HM Magazine Exclusive

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  HM PREMIERE: Fight the Fade opens up the ‘Heart’ on latest track

  Today, HM is proud to premiere the latest music video from Fight the Fade, “Heart.” The song comes from the band’s most recent release, in Love. in Hope. in...

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  Jul 3 Reviews

  

  Radio Teknika
  Kevin Max

  Review by Andrew Voigt

  Kevin Max is an enigma to most people who once followed his somewhat infamous band, DC Talk, during the late ’80s and ’90s Christian contemporary music era. While his...

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  Jun 29 Feature

  The Haunting Sound of Hope

  "Ever Eden has been this perfect culmination of us realizing what our journey has been and how to aim that as a message for other people." After years of introspection and coming-of-age, Ever Eden has embraced their own struggles, as haunting as it may feel, to create a community that's turned out to be much larger than the band itself.

  Andrew Voigt on Ever Eden

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  Jun 24 Feature

  The Pop-Punk Silver Lining

  "I would hope from all of this madness we will come out of it and we're better equipped to understand and have compassion for each other." Releasing a new album during an historical epoch is certainly unique, and, for Neck Deep's 'All Distortions are Intentional,' the band looks to the future with a hopeful – and, yes, unique – approach.

  Danielle Martin on Neck Deep

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  HM Magazine Exclusive

  Jun 17 HMTV

  HM PREMIERE: Dreaded Dale releases new lyric video for ‘Psalm’

  Today, HM is proud to premiere the new lyric video from Dreaded Dale for “Psalm.” The Kentucky-based metalcore band – with a touch of self-described “preachcore” – released their Wayward...

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  Jun 13 Feature

  Not Dead... Yet

  After canning the entire album in 2015, Righteous Vendetta is ready to release 'Not Dead Yet' and prove they're still thriving. We recently got to sit down with Ryan Hayes, vocalist of Righteous Vendetta, to discuss the band's upcoming album, life in the Mountain West, and how the pandemic has him venturing into country music songwriting.

  Andrew Voigt on Righteous Vendetta

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  HM Magazine Exclusive

  Jun 9 HMTV

  HM PREMIERE: The Undertaking! drops ‘Who’s Afraid of Eleven Wolves?’

  Today, HM is proud to premiere the new music video for The Undertaking’s “Who’s Afraid of Eleven Wolves?” The punk-hardcore band with metal influences, which started in 2019 in...

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  Jun 7 Reviews

  

  I'm a Wreck
  Nate Parrish

  Review by Nate Lake

  Nate Parrish has something new to say. The guitarist of the Christian rock outfit Kutless has entered the world of solo projects with his debut album, I’m a Wreck,...

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  Jun 6 Feature

  The Destination is Truly Beautiful

  Dave Elkins, lead vocalist and songwriter of Mae, answers questions about the band’s future plans, his new musical ventures, and how he uses nature to reconnect to his spiritual side in a world of pandemics and murder hornets.

  Andrew Voigt on Mae

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  Jun 1 Feature

  The Blackened Blues

  With Anberlin putting a hold on its career, two of its members – Christian McAlhaney and Deon Rexroat – weren't ready to put on hold on music as their careers. Now, their former side project – a "blackened blues" rock and roll outfit – has become their main gig.

  Andrew Voigt on Loose Talk

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  May 29 Feature

  Let's Get to the Heart of Things

  "Music is our everything; we live and die for it. It’s our way to be human, so making songs that make that deep human connection is really important for The Used." In a new age of releasing music in a socially-distanced world, Bert McCracken and The Used face the challenge of human connection when physical connection is taboo. HM contributing writer Andrew Voigt dives in with McCracken about The Used's new album, Heartwork, his absence on social media, and why 2020 will be the year of rice.

  Andrew Voigt on The Used

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  May 28 Reviews

  

  False Negative
  Mantric

  Review by Nao Lewandowski

  Progressive rock is an artistic balance of inward creativity and outward entertainment. With their latest album, Norwegian rock force Mantric locks in on this balance with innovation and precision,...

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  May 27 Feature

  An Artist's Obsession

  Telle Smith, vocalist for The Word Alive, is coming off the release of the band's sixth studio album, MONOMANIA. That was in February. This is, well, now. Originally planned to tour for the new album and play for millions, he’s in his house in California... trading stocks. HM contributing writer Andrew Voigt catches up with the quarantined Smith.

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  May 25 Reviews

  

  Bullet-Made Tambourine
  Mike Hranica

  Review by Danielle Martin

  “Think about the scramble; everyone counting the days rather than the details.” It’s a simple statement that screams into the echo chamber of quarantine life, written well before the...

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  May 22 Feature

  PR in the Time of Pandemic

  No one knows artists better than Amy Sciarretto, industry veteran and President of Atom Splitter PR. So when the world hit pause and artists had to call an audible, there is no one better to talk to about how those bands are pivoting in a new reality. Sciarretto talks to us from her own home in New Jersey about how the pandemic is affecting artists, their process of undergoing transition, and how it's going to change music – maybe in great and unexpected ways.

  Danielle Martin on Amy Sciarretto

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