Four Year Strong

Taking influence from the likes of Lifetime, Gorilla Biscuits, and New Found Glory, Four Year Strong built an aggressive and melody-riddled combination of hardcore, emo pop, and pop-punk upon their formation in Worcester, Massachusetts. The band’s lineup — vocalist/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, drummer Jake Massucco, and synth player Josh Lyford…

Knuckle Puck

Since forming in Chicago’s south suburbs a decade ago, KNUCKLE PUCK have become one of the aggressive pop-punk genre’s preeminent forces thanks to a relatable lyrical approach and similarly engaging musical sensibilities – a blend that has filled venues around the world and the main stages of the Vans Warped Tour and Slam Dunk. Now,…

Microwave

If music can serve as a release for its creator and listener alike, then Microwave’s new album is sonic catharsis incarnate. Death Is A Warm Blanket is an explosion of mental and physical frustration, channelled into ten dynamic tracks that show just how powerful, gut-wrenching–and fun–loud rock music can be when it’s this completely unbridled. …

Youth Fountain