Interview with JT Woodruff of HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS at Warped Tour ’17
Rei: Hey, guys, Rei Haycraft here with Fuel The Scene Magazine. I’ve got JT Woodruff from Hawthorne Heights here at ...
GALLERY: 3rd Annual Queen City Metalfest at The Fillmore Underground
Photography by Hannah Lee Photography. The 3rd Annual Queen City Metalfest gathered eight of Charlotte, NC’s top metal acts in solidarity under one roof at The Fillmore Underground. The festival boasted an incredible 600+ attendees, proving once and for all that the local music scene is not only thriving, but is producing bands, shows, and ...
Interview with Pat Thetic of Anti-Flag at Warped Tour ’17
Interview video by Rei Haycraft and Divus Moss. Photography by Kevin McGee Photography. Rei: Rei Haycraft here with Fuel the Scene Magazine, and I’m here with Pat from Anti-Flag. How are you doing today? Pat: Great. I’m hot, it’s Warped Tour. We’re in North Carolina, so it is always hot here. It’s sunny, and hot, ...
Interview with Billy Hamilton of Silverstein at Warped Tour ’17
Rei: Alright, Warped Tour. Rei Haycraft with Silverstein. Billy: Hey, I’m Billy from Silverstein. I play the bass and yell sometimes. Make some sounds with my mouth. Rei: How has your Warped been thus far? Billy: Sufficiently warped. Yeah, you know, it’s our seventh or eighth year on the tour. It’s been very hot. I think ...
Interview with Laila Kahn of SONIC BOOM SIX at Vans Warped Tour ’17
Rei: All right everybody, Rei Haycraft here with Fuel the Scene Magazine. I’m here with Laila from Sonic Boom Six at Vans Warped Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here in the heat, the sweltering heat. How are you holding up so far? Laila: This, you know, right. I’m from a town called Manchester where ...
Band of the Week #2: Annabel Lee
Our second Fuel The Scene Band Of The Week is hard-hitting Charlotte, NC-based Annabel Lee. Formed in 2010, Annabel Lee consists of Joshua Dean (vocals), Jim Hadeka (guitar), Chad Honeycutt (drums), and Jarred Allen (bass). Combining hardcore and djent sounds with brutal screams and melodic clean vocals, Annabel Lee is a band that will make ...
The Beast Is Back: Interview with Newly-Reunited Metal Band CEREBUS
Interview by Chris Matheson. Photos courtesy of CEREBUS and Heaven and Hell Records. Since the 1980s there have been some good heavy metal to come out of North Carolina. Though what is interesting is that many metalheads in the state never knew some of these bands ever existed, despite the reputation the bands may gain ...
PHOTO GALLERY: Coheed and Cambria at Welcome to Rockville 2017
COHEED AND CAMBRIA live at Welcome to Rockville 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. Photography by Rei Haycraft for Fuel the Scene Magazine and W4CY Radio.
Interview with Barry Stock of THREE DAYS GRACE at Welcome to Rockville 2017
Barry Stock of THREE DAYS GRACE talks about the new album, the writing process, and being "married" to songs that don't make the cut!
Something Clever “Season of Light” Album Release Show at The Fillmore Underground in Charlotte, NC
Show review and photography by William Dibble of Panfocal Photography. The Fillmore sits on the outskirts of Charlotte amongst a compound of restaurants and other buildings, across from the Avidxchange Music Factory buildings. The Underground sits in front of the Fillmore proper, a low but large building. There is a sort of antechamber as one ...
Shatterproof – Shatterproof review
Written by William Dibble Nobody can deny that the internet has revolutionized music. The number of independent artists out there is exploding, and shows no signs of stopping. The question becomes, with this influx of new artists, how does one stand out? How does a band differentiate themselves from the competition? Shatterproof has certainly figured ...
GALLERY: SOMETHING CLEVER at the 3rd Annual Queen City Metalfest at The Fillmore Underground
Photography by Hannah Lee Photography
GALLERY: NEW YEARS DAY at Warped Tour ’17
NEW YEARS DAY live at Vans’ Warped Tour ’17: July 6th in Charlotte, NC. Photography by Kevin McGee Photography for Fuel The Scene Magazine.
GALLERY: BARB WIRE DOLLS at Warped Tour ’17
BARB WIRE DOLLS live at Vans Warped Tour ’17: July 6th, 2017 in Charlotte, NC. Photography by Kevin McGee Photography for Fuel The Scene Magazine.
Ded – Mis-An-Thrope review
Written by William Dibble Hardcore was founded as an unabashedly angry genre of music. It was a bunch of people getting together and screaming at their microphones, featuring bands like Hatebreed and Converge (depending on who you ask). Phoenix natives Ded launch a new album today, Mis-An-Thrope, and it is a solid belt notch on ...
Codex Obscura – Miira review
Review written by William Dibble Art, by definition, is an intensely personal creation. It is a direct channel into the mind of its creator, and deathcore is no exception (we erroneously referred to Codex Obscura as death metal in a prior review). Miira is a self-recorded, self-mixed, self-produced album by one person, which makes its ...
Forthteller – Nihilist review
Written by William Dibble The genre of technical metalcore is booming. Within the last five to ten years, numerous new bands have hit the scene, each bringing a bit of a different take on the genre. Forthteller’s EP, Nihilist, released on July 7th of this year. Relatively new to the scene, they brought out an ...
