Nick Hipa is one of those rare humans who just makes you feel really good when you talk to him– one of those guys who makes you feel like the […]

There are more options than ever for distributing your music, which is awesome because choice is always a good thing. But if we’re being honest, a lot of these platforms […]

Ryan Downey is a man of many faces and many talents. In addition to being Senior Editor of Alternative Press and the man behind a dozen or so cover stories […]

I’ve been a fan of Atreyu since the early 2000s, from their start as an Orange County metalcore band to their then-shocking transformation into a hook-filled rock band that was […]

If there’s one thing that unites all musicians, it’s their seemingly insatiable appetite for talking about gear. Metal musicians have an especially voracious appetite for gear nerdery, which is why […]

I’ve been a big fan of Alternative Press since the 90s, and it’s been really cool to see it not only survive the increasingly-difficult publishing industry, but thrive. The magazine is […]

Boston’s Ice Nine Kills are the first addition to the roster of our friends at Outerloop Records (an offshoot of, you guessed it, Outerloop Management). They play a very dynamic, […]

Carnifex are one of the few remaining members of the deathcore explosion of the mid 2000s, having survived the massive glut of copycats and trendhoppers and the inevitable implosion that followed. […]

It’s been a couple decades since MTV played music videos (right?), but thanks to YouTube, the music video as both an art form and promotional tool is more relevant than […]

While a lot of people may write Black Veil Brides off as their little sister’s favorite band, I have a feeling that they’re going to go down as one of […]