sick of it all

The weather is warming up and metal releases are blazing through retail shelves. This week, plenty of quality records are landing. AC/DC, 'Iron Man 2' Soundtrack (Columbia): AC/DC classics like 'Shoot to Thrill,' 'Back in Black,' 'Thunderstruck,' 'T...

Longtime hardcorists Sick of it All, H2O and Earth Crisis will team up to share the stage with 15 other bands at Saint Michael's Park in Monte Clare, Penn. on June 12 to perform at the second (and more appealing) day of East Coast Tsunami Fest...

Buffalo post-hardcore band Snapcase -- known for chunky, stop-start riffing and for turning the world of hardcore on its ear in 1997 with the groundbreaking 'Progression Through Unlearning' album and the equally innovative 'Steps' EP -- have reunited...

New York hardcore pioneers Sick of It All have returned with 'Death or Jail,' the first new song from their upcoming album, 'Based on a True Story,' which comes out April 20. The band wrote the track about friends who have pursued a path of self-destruction that landed them either behind bars or six feet under...

Back in the early '80s, when what we know now as hardcore music began, no one would have ever expected it to be flourishing the way it is today, decades later. These days, it's not that out of the ordinary to see hardcore bands selling out 1,000 seat theaters, and playing alongside black and death metal outfits...

Atticus, the ubiquitous clothing brand, isn't just about T-shirts. The ever-popular apparel folks are adamant about being a core part of music lifestyle -- and that includes heavy metal. "We are so much more than, 'Here is a box of clothing...

Life of Agony guitarist Joey Z. isn't remaining idle while his longtime Brooklyn band is somewhat dormant. Somewhat, since LOA are playing shows here and there and heading to Europe to hit a few summer festivals shortly. He opened Method of Groove studios, a 48-track Pro Tools facility in his native borough, which is named after a song on LOA's now-classic 'River Runs Red' album...

"We're going to have a band meeting real quick," Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta said on Dec 9 at New York City's Gramercy Theater. This after the band realized they weren't on the same page for the next song on the set list. Foresta doesn't need to announce for a circle pit like many other bands do these days...

Take It Back's third release on the Facedown Records imprint looks simple on its surface, literally. It was done by the label's in-house artist, Dave Quiggle. Quiggle is known more for the tattoo-influenced artwork he's done for scores of bands, from Throwdown to Living Sacrifice to Sick of It All -- so a cover with photogaphic illustration isn't usual fare from him...

In our exclusive chat with Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta, the vocalist opens up about a host of topics and holds absolutely nothing back. He talks about the self-titling of their newest album, saying "It's a definitive record for us" and also mentions how some of the band's stylistic changes have gotten fans talking...