Citizen Zero Interview: A Q&A With Josh Maybe
AltWire [Derek Oswald]: For those just learning about Citizen Zero can you tell us a bit more about yourselves? Perhaps some history and what your band is all about? Josh Mayle [Citizen Zero]: Sure ...
Dylan Taylor Announces Debut EP G.R.A.V.E.S.
Los Angeles-based drummer and producer Dylan Taylor announced earlier this week the release of his debut EP titled G.R.A.V.E.S. set for release on 9/2/16. Featuring collaborations with such artists such as The Ready Set, ...
The Rubens Interview: Q&A With William Zeglis
Who are The Rubens? Are they a supergroup comprised of clones of American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard? Are they very delicious sandwiches composed of corned beef and swiss cheese? Nope, they’re neither! ...
Thrice Interview: Q&A with Riley Breckenridge
It may be crazy to the YouTube generation, but a cable channel that played music videos did exist! It was a glorious and novel way to discover new music. One of the bands I discovered ...
[Altwire Interview] Lacey Sturm on ‘Life Screams’
Known to many as the original lead vocalist of the award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Flyleaf, vocalist Lacey Sturm‘s life story is one of true inspiration. An atheist for most of her youth, Lacey struggled to ...
Blitz Berlin: Artists To Watch
Compromised of a group of friends who met each other in high school (and who originally performed as the metal-core band Theset), the electronic punk group Blitz Berlin has been making quite a name ...
Highly Suspect Interview: A Chat With Richard Meyer
Easily one of the biggest success stories of 2015, the boys in Highly Suspect have experienced what could easily be described as a meteoric rise to fame over the last few months. Transplants from ...
Coheed and Cambria: A Deeply Honest Chat with Josh Eppard
Arguably one of the best progressive rock bands to grace this generation of music, Coheed and Cambria boasts an impressive list of accomplishments: eight studio albums, three live albums, a complete series of comic ...
Safetysuit Interview: “We Have Enough Songs For Two Records…”
With two full-length studio albums and a third in the works, there’s no denying that Safetysuit has come a long way since their humble beginnings back in the early 2000s. Starting out in Tulsa, ...
Puscifer Interview: A Q&A With Mat Mitchell
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 ...
Interview: Dan Jacobs of Atreyu – “It Was Like We Never Left…”
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 ...
The Virginmarys Interview: “We’ve Never Been So Happy With a Body of Work…”
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. ...
Civil Twilight Interview: A Chat With Richard Wouters
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 ...
Stone Sour Interview:- “2016 Will Be For The New Record…”
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 ...
Product Review: Thumbs Up Touch Speaker Boombox Review
Altwire recently received this awesome touch speaker boombox from Thumbs Up out of the UK. Compatible with most smart phones and MP3’s with external speakers, it involves no pairing or cables. Instead, through using ...
Linkin Park: 15 Best Linkin Park Songs
If you were asked who had the highest selling album of the year 2001, chances are you’d probably answer Britney Spears, or one of the other highly popular pop acts on the radio at ...
NWA, NIN Among 2016 R&R Hall of Fame Nominees
Incase you’re feeling rather youthful today, here’s your daily dose of “I feel old” to shoot you down, and remind you that you too are indeed soon to be old and decrepit. Today, The ...
Adam Gontier: Behind The Scenes of His New Saint Asonia
Once the lead singer of one of the biggest hard rock groups on the planet, Adam Gontier provided a huge jolt to the rock scene and the music industry when he announced his resignation ...
Saint Asonia Announce Upcoming Tour Dates
After totally blowing the minds of hard rock fans across the nation, Saint Asonia featuring members of two of the biggest hard rock acts of the past decade – Adam Gontier (formerly of Three ...
Shinedown Drops ‘Black Cadillac’, Announces Co-Headlining Tour
After exploding on the charts and Sirius XM Octane with their first single from Threat To Survival ‘Cut The Cord’, Shinedown have delivered yet another taste of their latest record through the soulful rock ...