Album review by Savanah Ruiz, pictures provided by Life in Idle Life in Idle is bursting into the pop punk music scene with their debut album, She’s Out to Get Me. A pop-punk band from Kettering Ohio that hopes to break barriers within the music industry, this release shows they are well on their way. Throughout... Continue Reading →

Album review by Savanah Ruiz, pictures provided by Second Death Second Death have showcased their resurrection as a new band with their aggressive new release, Substance. Substance starts with the intro track “Release”, an instrumental song that starts off with an eerie sound and progressively gets heavier, setting the stage for this EP. This EP is their... Continue Reading →

Review by William Dibble, photos provided by Knightmare or by William Dibble (credited) The days of fast, blistering metal with gang vocals aren’t over. In a world full of death metal, metalcore, and other bands, it can sometimes be hard to find new music that sounds like the peak of 80’s heavy metal. Knightmare is certainly... Continue Reading →

Album by William Dibble, photos provided by Senses Fail Senses Fail has been a band for over fifteen years now. Since they came onto the scene, the hardcore and post-hardcore scenes have evolved. Some bands have fallen by the wayside while others have truly hit their stride. There will always be the people who scream about... Continue Reading →

Written by William Dibble, pictures and video courtesy of Speak Low If You Speak Love Something can be said for music that is aggressive, visceral, and frenetic. Something can also be said for music that is reserved, soft-spoken, and gentle. Speak Low If You Speak Love is a beautiful combination of the musical themes of emo... Continue Reading →

Review by William Dibble, photos courtesy of Reggie and the Full Effect One of the core defining essences of punk rock is a desire to do your own thing. Certainly, people will try to tell other people what “is” and “is not” punk, but at the end of the day, it is a wide and diverse... Continue Reading →

Review by William Dibble Most of what we review here at Fuel the Scene falls into the hard rock and metal genres, or some variation of those. Lizzy Farrall falls under none of those umbrellas. Farrall is an up and coming singer in the UK, having generated quite a large amount of press about her... Continue Reading →

Album review by William Dibble It often feels like the metalcore genre is crowded with newcomers and older groups alike. You cannot throw a stone without hitting a metalcore band. That being said, it is still a genre full of bands worth listening to. Killing the Catalyst is one of those bands. Killing the Catalyst... Continue Reading →

Album review by William Dibble Australia. Land of kangaroos, the vast deserts of The Outback, the Sydney Opera House, and death metal. Aetherial is a melodic death metal band hailing from Melbourne. They released their debut album, The Still Waters of Oblivion, on November 10th of this year. Their new album clocks in at twelve... Continue Reading →