Greenville, SC based State of Illusion have been hard at work on their new studio album Pluto’s Ghost, and the end result pays off big. The follow up to their previous studio album, Aphelion, Pluto’s Ghost is a next-level State of Illusion. One very notable aspect to this album is that each song contains actual... Continue Reading →
On August 20th, Skylark Social Club hosted a show which featured a few of the many great local hardcore and metal acts that North Carolina has to offer. Starting off the night, The Unruled, a hardcore/punk band played their debut show. With fast paced songs, the room began to move immediately. One memorable moment during... Continue Reading →
This nearly sold-out show was kicked off by The Eccentrics, a North Carolina based fuzz-rock band with stage-presence to fit the name. The five-piece pulled out all the stops with each electric song moving into the next, giving the audience little time to catch their breath before the next rhythm stormed in. As their set... Continue Reading →
Instrumental duo Flame Tides started the night just right with a set of funky heavy jams followed by The Penitentials gritty high energy rock and roll. The Sammies, playing their first post-COVID era show but still sounding as solid as ever, closed out the night with a killer setlist spanning their four album career. The... Continue Reading →
We're always looking forward to a night of metal at The Milestone, and this one didn't disappoint. Charlotte bands Strike the Tower and The Silencing Machine started off the night with super solid heavy sets, followed by Raviner bringing their power from Nashville, TN. Charlotte legends Annabel Lee closed out the night with a scorching... Continue Reading →
This past Saturday night the crowd gathered at Gottrocks in Greenville, SC where some of the best active metal bands in the Carolina scene gathered. This night of metal mayhem included The Coursing, Victims of Depravity, Black Market Currency, Haymaker, and Fractured Frames. You can catch The Coursing, Haymaker, and Fractured Frames playing at The... Continue Reading →
Live music may have taken a break for the past year and a half, but Saturday night was proof it's back in full force. Charlotte based Killakoi, along with Reneé Phoenix and Living In My Shadow, rocked a full house at Amos' Southend. Photographer Aleshia Jenkins was there to capture the action. "The place was... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Best OK Designs provided by Carved From Stone Records Jackson, MS alternative/indie rock band Empty Atlas second full length album "Kairos", released in partnership with NC based label Carved From Stone Records, is now available on all streaming platforms. Empty Atlas is vocalist/rhythm guitarist Micah Smith, Brennan Michael White on lead guitar, Alex... Continue Reading →
Artwork by Viky Leone, provided by True Lilith Alt Rockers True Lilith are one of the hardest working bands around, playing shows all over the Charlotte area nearly every weekend through 2019 and early 2020, right up until quarantine shut everything down. I know they're ready to get back to it as soon as possible.... Continue Reading →
Photo by Nick King provided by Wilma "So a fun fact about the video is we originally planned a completely different video from start to finish! It included us all being in the same place, but then the quarantine ruined those plans completely. So, our reaction to it was that we would film all of... Continue Reading →
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