EDITORIAL – Gimmicks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Article By Matt Bacon From August 2014 Vandala Magazine READ MORE ARTICLES There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years about the use of a gimmick to make your metal band […]
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Up and Coming – We Are Human Release Music Video For “New Scars, Old Habits”
We Are Human is a new metal project from Woodstock, ON, featuring the lineup of musicians formerly known as Misguided Aggression. As MA, the band released two full-length albums, Hatchala (2009) and Flood the Common Ground (2011) […]
SANCTUARY premieres new track, “Arise and Purify”
Seattle’s metal legends, SANCTUARY, have premiered the first single from their upcoming album, The Year The Sun Died, today! To hear “Arise and Purify”–the first new material from the band […]
Pink Mountaintops Release “SHAKEDOWN” Video
Pink Mountaintops’ new video for “Shakedown” tells the story of a not-so-typical commute through Los Angeles. The video floats through a headphone fueled dreamland full of arcade video games, roller […]
Stagecraft 101 – Why Your Rehearsals Are A Waste of Time
By Jeff Black From August 2014 Vandala Magazine READ MORE ARTICLES More Stagecraft 101 Articles HERE In my last article, we talked about ways you can duct tape your performing chops into […]
Album Review – Klines “Mirror” (Electronic)
Review By Darian Magee – 4.5/5 Dragons From August Vandala Magazine – READ MORE REVIEWS HERE Under the recommendation of a friend, I grabbed my noise canceling headphones and hunkered down for the night […]
Album Review – Fallujah “The Flesh Prevails” (Metal)
Review By Alex Slakva – 4.8/5 Dragons From August Vandala Magazine – READ MORE REVIEWS HERE Hailing from San Francisco, Fallujah a genre challenger that appeared on the radar of notability in 2011, when […]
Steph Cameron To Release Debut Album – Preview Released
Steph Cameron‘s music and lifestyle seem to echo another time and place. Think of the beatniks in the ’50s, hitchhiking, and hopping freight trains. Think Greenwich Village circa 1963, and […]
Teenage Kicks On The Road
Teenage Kicks are getting set to bring their current album, Spoils Of Youth, on the road this fall. With stops in Boston, NYC, and Chicago, as well as more dates […]
Album Review – Sigor Ros “Agaetis Byrjun” (Post Rock)
Review By Darian Magee – 5/5 Dragons From August Vandala Magazine – READ MORE REVIEWS HERE It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed an album that came remotely close to top 40, but Sigur Rós’s […]
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