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Emerging from a flood of blinding light, Sick Puppies immediately launched into a high-octane set of pulsating hard rock songs. The trio, made up of singer/guitarist Shim Moore, bassist Emma Anzai, and drummer Mark Goodwin, clearly brought their A-game, as their forceful brand of music captured the Hollywood crowd.

Hardcore music, punk rock and metal are alive and well in Brooklyn. Over the weekend heavy music and fusions of culture were celebrated during this year’s AfroPunk Fest which included performances by Wicked Wisdom, Unlocking the Truth, Death, Trash Talk and Living Colour.

Yoshiki, leader and co-founder of X Japan, unveiled his new project ‘Yoshiki Classical’ at a sold-out performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. As the title suggests, this endeavor sees the typically hard-rocking Yoshiki delving into the world of classical music and the result is quite impressive.

In today's world of vinyl, it seems bands have to do a lot to get the attention of their fans. No longer will a single LP entice fans of wax. Don't get us wrong, we love a good ol' fashioned record as much as the next guy, but what we love even more is when bands decide to make their pressings "special." Luckily for fans of Queens of the Stone Age, the release of '...Like Clockwork' brou

When Philip H. Anselmo comes to town, you never want him to leave and fans didn’t want to leave Gramercy Theater. Anselmo and the Illegals played a packed house in New York City last week with support from Warbeast and Author & Punisher.

The high pitched screams of girls could be heard all throughout the five boroughs during the Vans Warped Tour’s recent New York stop. The shrieks were much louder at the Kia Forte Stage and for good reason, as some of the top acts on this year's Warped run delivered electrifying sets.

If you want to get some serious tanning done, your best bet might be to skip the beach and just go to the Vans Warped Tour. The sun scorched this past weekend as fans gathered to check out this summer’s Warped Tour stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y. and the Monster Stage was a popular destination.

It’s no surprise that the bands who played the Vans Warped Tour's Kia Soul Stage showed a lot of heart and soul. The parking lot of Long Island's Nassau Coliseum saw its share of singers jumping into the crowd throughout the day, especially at this particular stage.

July is a big month for Sick Puppies, who not only will release their latest album 'Connect' (on July 16), but will also get a little extra push from Walmart as they filmed a show for fans as part of the Walmart Soundcheck Risers web-based special debuting July 15. The show, also backed by T-Mobile, had fans promoting the performance on social networking for entry into the gig as well as the chanc