INTERVIEW: Getting Struck By Lighting (Twice!): A Conversation with AWOLNATION’s Aaron Bruno

Aaron Bruno is focused, excited and properly anxious for the world to hear AWOLNATION’s new record ‘Run’, which drops in mid March.And judging by the already excellent reception of ‘Run’s first single ‘Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)’ and the million plus hits its already snagged on YouTube, it looks as though the story of AWOLNATION is still just beginning.

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March 2015 Vandala Magazine – Getting Struck By Lighting (Twice!) with AWOLNATION, toyGuitars, Exhumed, Aeon & More

This month we are very proud to have AWOLNATION on the cover! This just after the recent release of the single ‘Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)’  and it  has already  hit […]

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Album Review – Xibalba “Tierra Y Libertad” (Hardcore/Death Metal)

Hardcore as genre tends to have the unfortunate habit of falling prey to its own tropes and as a consequence experiences periods of creative stagnation. Currently it’s in an upswing, as the last few years have yielded many amazing breaking out artists, who have generally been transfusing new crossover blood into genre.

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Band Wanted Live – Interview With Bassist-Vocalist Toby Leaman Of Dr.Dog

Vandala spoke with Toby, bassist and Vocalist of Dr. Dog. This band is a no holds barred creative smorgasbord. Bringing crazy fun harmonies, classic rock and now with the addition of a true talent on drums, their new live album is an impressive testament to their unique musical stylings.

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Album Review – Saxon “Heavy Metal Thunder – Bloodstock Edition” & “The Saxon Chronicles”

Bands die out. It’s a natural thing, whether it’s through murder, treachery or heartbreak. Some bands collapse before their time, leaving the world with mere fragments of what could have been. Some bands rise from the grave to tour the festival circuit for the promise of nostalgia-bucks and a shot to relive there glory days.

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Album Review: toyGuitar – “In This Mess” (Rock)

Jack Dalrymple has been a fixture in the punk rock scene since way back in 1995 when he formed One Man Army. Throughout the years he’s piled up an impressive discography with some of the scene’s best bands, including the original incarnation of Dead To Me, San Francisco/Santa Cruz legends Swingin’ Utters and short lived

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Album Review: Panda Bear “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper” (Dub)

Panda Bear is the King Midas of music. Everything he touches turns to gold! Whether it’s Animal Collective, Daft Punk, or solo – he rocks it. Or ‘experimental psychedelias’ it, whatever category he’s currently occupying. Get it? Because ‘rock’ is a genre of music? Forget you guys.

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