Most people wish to strike the lottery, no matter where they are from. The thought that a simple ticket can turn everything around is tempting. But the chances of winning the lottery are against ...

Defeater are on tour now with the very solid bill of Basement, Turnstile and Colleen Green. That tour hits NYC for a sold-out show on April 30 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and Defeater just ...

Canadian melodic hardcore vets Comeback Kid are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 sophomore album Wake the Dead by performing it in full on a February/March 2025 US tour, and they’re ...

The most famous track by the band Defeater is titled “I Don’t Mind.” To most listeners, it’s a soft, pretty song about a man’s relationship with his wife. The first time I’d ever heard it, that’s all ...

Massachusetts-based hardcore band Defeater is celebrating the release of its new studio album. The band has pushed at the confines of the genre, playing with lyrical concepts and the narrative logic ...

Boston melodic hardcore act Defeater scheduled a handful of Fall tour dates and Born Of Osiris will be touring with Bad Omens, Spite and more this summer. Plus, the Faim are headed on a summer ...

Derek Archambault has known – and been smitten with — punk rock and hardcore for nearly two decades. By age 5, Archambault’s father had showed him the Clash and Elvis Costello; thanks to a friend’s ...

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Unless they’re just being very, very lazy, when a band deep into their career release a self-titled record it can typically be taken as a sign of real intent. The implication is that an artist has ...