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The Hunting Party (Linkin Park): Album Review

When I first listened to a six-song sampler from The Hunting Party back in April, I described the new music as “some of [Linkin Park’s] most electrifying and aggressive sounding tracks to date” and ...

AltWire – The Hunting Party / Part 1: Full Track By Track Impressions

Back in April, I had both the opportunity and the privilege to listen to a few of the tracks off of Linkin Park’s upcoming new record The Hunting Party due for release on June ...

No Sleep Records Releases “Death To False Music”, Vol. 1

Tired of what you feel to be false and uninspired music on the radio? It seems like the independent label No Sleep Records has heard your call and has the answer in the form ...

Rescuer Announces Single “Learning, Curved”, Streams Track in Full

Tampa based post hardcore rock band Rescuer have debuted a new song off of their upcoming new record Anxiety Answering (due for release on Tuesday, June 3rd via No Sleep Records). Titled “Learning, Curved” ...

Alicia encadenada

Concierto: La increíble noche de Alice in Chains en Reading, PA – 13/05/14

Los escritores colaboradores de AltWire, Derek Oswald y Natalia Arbelaez, estuvieron presentes recientemente para presenciar el espectáculo de Alice in Chains en el Santander Performing Arts Center en Reading, PA, el 13/05/14. Ambos escritores han escrito...

Naomi Punk Announces “Television Man”, Tour Dates With Parquet Courts

Following up their breakthrough 2012 debut The Feeling, the Olympia, WA based punk trio Naomi Punk have announced their brand new record and first full length through Captured Tracks titled “Television Man”, backed by ...

Coldplay Announce Stream of “Ghost Stories” on iTunes, One Week Prior To Release

Big news Coldplay fans! Today Coldplay have announced that their brand new album, Ghost Stories, is now available to stream for free via iTunes for a limited time only. As a long time Coldplay ...

Independent Duo ‘Reptile Youth’ Release Brand New Video For “Above”

Up and coming Copenhagen based indie rock duo Reptile Youth have just released a brand new music video. The video for “Above” premiered on the band’s official YouTube channel yesterday. Directed by Lasse Martinussen, ...

Craft Spells estrena su segundo sencillo “Komorebi” y anuncia gira de verano

After an earlier premiere of the first single “Breaking the Angle Against the Tide” off of their sophomore record Nausea (due out June 10th), Craft Spells have released yet another new song off of ...

Flying Nun Records Announces Re-Releases of The Bats

Flying Nun/Captured Tracks have announced several key reissues from the New Zealand based indie-pop pioneers The Bats. Due for release on May 27th, the compilation titled Completely Bats will feature a collection of early EP’s/singles ...

El productor de pop alternativo Thief lanza la versión de «Cry Me A River»

Australian based Alternative-Pop producer PJ Wolf (known by his stage name “Thief”) has released a unique minimalist electro re-interpretation of Justin Timberlake’s 2002 smash R&B hit “Cry Me A River”. Removing the thumping bass ...

Axxa/Abraxas anuncia gira de verano en apoyo a Amen Dunes; su debut homónimo ya está disponible

After the recent release of his self titled record, Atlanta based Axxa/Abraxas (aka Ben Asbury) has announced that he will be joining Amen Dunes on their North American summer tour. The tour begins at ...

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Primeras impresiones de The Hunting Party: lo más feroz de Linkin Park

Linkin Park retoma a Bad Religion, Black Flag, Helmet, Refused y otras bandas de rock influyentes de sus inicios en algunas de sus canciones más electrizantes y agresivas hasta la fecha. Descubre por qué este álbum puede ser...

AltWire – The Spark 01/04/14: Artistas a tener en cuenta

The Spark: martes 1 de abril de 2014 Bienvenidos a The Spark, una sección de AltWire en la que destacamos bandas divertidas, emocionantes y electrizantes que creemos que merecen toda su atención. Todas las bandas disponibles...

AltWire – The Spark 28/03/14: Artistas a tener en cuenta

The Spark: Friday March 28th, 2014 Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and electrifying bands that we feel deserve your undivided attention. All available ...

Déjate hechizar por el último single de Craft Spells, “Breaking The Angle Against The Tide”

Looking for a beautiful throwback to the new-wave sound of old? Then look no further than the latest single from Craft Spells, titled “Breaking The Angle Against The Tide” from their upcoming record Nausea, ...

Nacimiento de la alegría

Entrevista – El nacimiento de la alegría: “Nuestra meta es perdernos a nosotros mismos…”

Hailing from the Netherlands, and recently signed for worldwide distribution via Long Branch Records, Birth of Joy are a band that we are finding ourselves very excited about. Pulling from a list of underground ...

Linkin Park World Premiere Aggresive New Track “Guilty All The Same”

A few months ago in an  interview with AltWire, Mike Shinoda described how the current state of rock music left him wanting something more, stating: “I’m just saying there’s something missing. I guess it ...

Coldplay sorprende a sus fans con el lanzamiento sorpresa del single “Midnight”

¡Nos quedamos boquiabiertos! Después de una serie de misteriosas actualizaciones (y nuevas imágenes de la banda en su página oficial de Facebook), Coldplay sorprendió a sus seguidores con una sorpresa de proporciones épicas al estilo de Beyoncé. ...

Vídeo de la liberación perfecta del coño de “I”: míralo ahora

Perfect Pussy (una banda a menudo etiquetada como la 'banda con el nombre no imprimible' en muchas publicaciones) acaba de terminar y subir un video musical para su canción "I"; de su cinta de demostración I Have ...

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