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  Better Lovers celebrate the one-year anniversary of their blistering debut album, Highly Irresponsible, with today’s release of a deluxe edition featuring two new tracks: “The Impossible End” and “Don’t Forget To Say Please.” The expanded collection arrives via SharpTone Records and is available now on all streaming platforms and vinyl: https://bfan.link/highly-irresponsible-deluxe . Highly Responsible Deluxe Edition arrives as the band kicks off a new round of U.S. dates, including a stop at Warped Tour’s Orlando date, and culminating with the band’s annual Blissmas extravaganza on Dec. 13 at Buffalo RiverWorks. This year’s Blissmas features a stacked line-up including Glassjaw, Saves The Day, Terror, and more, plus the festival’s signature wrestling showcase. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now at Betterloversband.com . Tour dates: November 14 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club November 15 Jacksonville, FL The Albatross November 16 Orlando, FL Warped Tour November 18 Pensacola, F...

  Better Lovers drop a highly irresponsible-inspired video with the release of “ Love As An Act Of Rebellion ,” the final preview of their debut album Highly Irresponsible (out this Friday, Oct. 25, via SharpTone Records). “Here’s one more appetizer before the Highly Irresponsible main course is served this Friday,” Jordan Buckley dishes. “Some crispy green beans before your Buddha’s Fest. A blooming onion before your slow roasted prime rib. Unlimited soup and salad before your Tour of Italy. ‘Love As An Act of Rebellion’ is now out everywhere. Learn the words, answer The Knock™️!” Greg Puciato adds: “This song has become one of my personal top three or four on the record. I knew it was the final song in the tracklisting as soon as I heard the instrumental. It runs the gamut emotionally, starting with this immediate frenetic and urgent desperation, and then ending in this place of uneasy acceptance; acceptance with a question mark. Extremely satisfying emotionally and stylistical...

  One of the year’s most highly-anticipated debut albums, Better Lovers’ 'Highly Irresponsible' arrives Oct. 25 via SharpTone Records, and in the lead-up, the band – comprised of Jordan Buckley, Goose Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, Greg Puciato, and Will Putney - has offered up a second preview with today’s release of “Future Myopia” ( https://youtu.be/buhX7go8eQ8 ). “Not that all of them weren’t, but this one was a lot of fun to write,” Greg Puciato says of the explosive track. “The bass-centric part in the back half of the song is one of my favorite moments on the whole record. Shout out to big Mitch. Same with the riff that comes after it. There were a lotta fun pitches to hit/alley-oops to catch for me in this one. Chorus took me a minute so that was a nice puzzle to figure out too. It’s been a joy writing with these guys and having so much different stuff thrown at me.” Better Lovers first previewed the new album news with the release of “A White Horse Covered in Blood,” a sin...

  Better Lovers, a band that didn’t even exist just 16 months ago, and have rapidly risen to prominence with two blistering tours across North America and a pair of overseas treks, playing for sold-out crowds and featuring prominently on 2024’s most prestigious European festivals, release their debut album, “Highly Irresponsible”, on Oct. 25 via SharpTone Records. One of the most exciting and ferocious live bands you will ever see have announced a run of UK shows for January 2025. Speaking of the dates the band said “After 2000 Trees we said we needed to get back to the UK as soon as possible, and we don’t lie. Therefore, it is out greatest pleasure to announce that January is officially: as soon as possible.” Joining them on the run will be Frontierer and Greyhaven. Catch them at one of the following venues: January 2025 17th Bristol, Marble Factory 18th London, Electric Brixton 19th Manchester, Academy 2 20th Glasgow, Slay 22nd Newcastle, The Grove 23rd Leeds, Project Hous...

  Better Lovers, a band that didn’t even exist just 16 months ago, and have rapidly risen to prominence with two blistering tours across North America and a pair of overseas treks, playing for sold-out crowds and featuring prominently on 2024’s most prestigious European festivals, release their debut album, “Highly Irresponsible”, on Oct. 25 via SharpTone Records. A preview of the eagerly-awaited debut comes today with the release of “A White Horse Covered in Blood”, along with its Eric Richter-produced video . Guitarist Jordan Buckley humorously shares, “Playing and hearing our own music makes us want to run through walls. So we made a video where, while playing and hearing our own music, we run through walls. This ain’t rocket surgery!” Check out the video for 'A White Horse Covered In Blood': Discussing the album, Jordan continues, “Writing and recording our first full length was slightly more surgical than the EP, but had a similar lack of restraint. I feel more pressur...

  Better Lovers, the newly formed band featuring Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, Greg Puciato, and Will Putney, have released God Made Me An Animal , a four-song EP, via SharpTone Records. “Surprise! Our debut EP, God Made Me An Animal, is out now,” the band shared, collectively. “Four eclectic and wildly fun songs we’ve been kicking around for what feels like forever, it’s great to finally have these out in the world. Let it happen to you. Hear all this and more on tour all Summer. The engine is turned on.” The EP arrives as Better Lovers are about to embark on their inaugural tour, a mix of both headlining dates, with several already sold out, and performances with Underoath & The Ghost Inside. The tour begins in Buffalo, N.Y., the hometown of Buckley, Holyoak and Micciche, on July 13. God Made Me An Animal follows the April release of the outfit’s debut single, “13 Over 30,” and its accompanying video ( https://youtu.be/TU-nwWuyKXc ). The track, wh...

  As if launching this incredible new band with feverish excitement last week with their debut single for SharpTone Records “30 Under 30”, Better Lovers (featuring members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die and Fit For An Autopsy) wasn’t enough - the band have announced a run of very intimate UK shows. Catch their explosive live performance at one of the following venues: October 4th Brighton, Chalk 5th London, New Cross Inn 6th London, The Dome 7th Leeds, Brudenell Social Club Tickets are on sale Wednesday April 26th. Be quick! www.godmademeananimal.com Better Lovers, a newly formed band featuring Greg Puciato, Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, and Will Putney, have released their debut single: “30 Under 13” ( https://bfan.link/30-under-13 ) via SharpTone Records. The blistering, four-minute track, and accompanying Eric Richter directed video (link), serve as the perfect introduction to Better Lovers, a band whose music is as uncompromisi...

  Better Lovers, a newly formed band featuring Greg Puciato, Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, and Will Putney, have released their debut single: “30 Under 13” ( https://bfan.link/30-under-13 ) via SharpTone Records. The blistering, four-minute track, and accompanying Eric Richter directed video (l, serve as the perfect introduction to Better Lovers, a band whose music is as uncompromising, unapologetic, and undeniable as anything they’ve individually done. “Looking back, I’m so happy everything got me to where I am,” explains Buckley. “The pandemic and the last few years made me hungrier and more grateful. This isn’t a hobby. This isn’t temporary. This is the next evolution for each of us. Greg and Will rejuvenated me and made me even more confident. Now, everybody needs to know we’re a wild animal that just broke out of the zoo—there’s no trying to put it back in the cage.” “Jordan sent me some already finished instrumental tracks, and they hit me at just...

  Story Of The Year have shared their newest single and music video “War”, out now via SharpTone Records. With verses that quickly build up to a hard-hitting chorus and wicked guitar riffs, “War” takes listeners on a journey through a cautionary tale of revenge. The accompanying music video is quintessential Story Of The Year, full of humor and personality, featuring the guys putting on the acting performance of a lifetime. “’War’ is about a person hellbent on getting revenge and ultimately finding no peace in the process,” shares guitarist Ryan Phillips “Lyrics like ‘this game will kill you in your sleep’ directly refers to the mental toll of trying to get revenge on another person: it winds up consuming you and ultimately destroys any your life and any chance of a present, balanced existence.” Fans can stream “War” now at https://found.ee/war-1 and watch the music video at https://youtu.be/xP37lFz3GXM Yesterday, the band also announced a hometown release show for their upcomin...

  Japan's biggest metal export to come along in years, CRYSTAL LAKE, is paying their respects to music's fallen heroes with a pulverizing new single titled "Curse" today with SharpTone Records. The track is available now for streaming and the official video can be viewed below. Commenting on the single, vocalist Ryo states: "'Curse' is about the legacies that legends in the music industry who passed away. They fought for music. They still make us dream to this day. I'm always grateful to them so I wanted to pay homage." WATCH THE VIDEO & STREAM "CURSE": https://shrptn.co/curse Formed nearly two decades ago, CRYSTAL LAKE has become one of Japan's most prolific and revered heavy bands with 5 critically acclaimed albums, including 2016's groundbreaking record "True North" and 2019's breakout release "Helix." In recent years, the band has performed sold out shows throughout North America and Europe ...

  Heavy Music Award nominees Caskets are proud to reveal 'The Only Ones', the third single from their upcoming debut album 'Lost Souls'. In regards to the new single, vocalist Matt Flood comments "The Only Ones is a song about losing someone you loved, and coming to terms with the fact that it is actually down to your own actions as to why the other person left and that it hurts to know that the other person is hurting just as much." Watch the video for 'The Only Ones' now at: https://youtu.be/Xk7L6UyM--I Preorder the band's debut album 'Lost Souls' on various formats now from: shrptn.co/theonlyones Watch the video for 'Glass Heart' now at: https://youtu.be/Ao4fiI9lJxk Watch the video for 'Lost In Echoes' now at: https://youtu.be/SniJNRHEX8s 'Lost Souls' Tracklist 1. The Only Ones 2. Glass Heart 3. Hold Me Now 4. Lost in Echoes 5. Clarity 6. Hopes & Dreams 7. Drowned in Emotion 8. Lose Myself 9. The Final Say...

  Holding Absence are proud to announce that on Saturday 10th July they will be performing 'The Greatest Mistake Of My Life' in it's entirety, Live & In Colour. The show will be streamed from the picturesque Portland House in Cardiff and will feature some extremely special guests. Frontman Lucas Woodland comments: “We are ecstatic to announce that Holding Absence will be performing 'The Greatest Mistake Of My Life' in FULL for the people of the internet on Saturday July 10th! We’ve worked super hard to make this a special experience for fans of our band - regardless of their location - and can’t wait for people to hear this album in full for the very first time. Hellbent on making this the best experience possible, we enlisted not only Grammy-nominated producer Romesh Dodangoda (who produced previous singles ‘Gravity’ and ‘Birdcage’ and mixed the Bring Me The Horizon ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ DVD) and director Zak Pinchin (who worked with the band on '...

It's been two years since Sydney metalcore outfit POLARIS released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, 'The Mortal Coil', which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and — thanks to an extensive international touring schedule — the world! The wait for new music is over. POLARIS have shared their new single and video for 'Masochist.'  https://youtu.be/jmU2HH0LHmY "We worked with Ed Reiss on this clip, who's worked on some of our favourite clips from other Australian bands, and together we developed this concept of a painter who, forever dissatisfied with his work, finds he gets more enjoyment from destroying his own creations than from making them," says drummer Daniel Furnari. He adds, "We asked our friend Zac Britt (DREAM ON, DREAMER, YOUNG LIONS) to star in the clip. Not only is he a talented actor and someone that we knew would understand and embody the character, but. he is also a painter himself. Zac ac...

Following the monumental success of their last album 'Look At Yourself' and countless tours over the last several years, metallic hardcore juggernauts EMMURE have recently wrapped up the recording of their highly anticipated, eighth studio album that’s due out in 2020 from SharpTone Records. The band has unveiled what’s to come with a brand-new single titled 'PIGS EAR.' Fans can catch the band live on their current tour with AS I LAY DYING and AFTER THE BURIAL. Watch the visualizer for 'PIGS EAR' here: https://youtu.be/p4iMx_FQKnU Purchase/stream the new single here: https://www.shrptn.co/emmure Vocalist Frankie Palmeri bluntly comments on the release of the new song, “Hindsight is 2020.” Summoning the most brutal barebones, punishing metallic hardcore with some of the catchiest nu-metal inspired Active Rock rhythm around, EMMURE makes their awaited return with no feigned sophistication, no phoned-in sloganeering, and no calculated drama. Leaving the goss...

Brotherhood lasts forever. No matter what happens, those bonds endure in memories and moments. We Came As Romans hold a similar link between them. After nearly 15 years together, countless sold out shows, critical acclaim, and over 250 million streams, the Michigan quintet - Joshua Moore [guitar], Dave Stephens [vocals], Lou Cotton [guitar], Andy Glass [bass] and David Puckett [drums] - weathered their darkest time and emerge stronger in the name of a fallen brother and member: Kyle Pavone. The band has released two brand new songs: Carry the Weight and From the First Note. These are the first tracks that the band has released since Pavone's tragic passing in August 2018. Watch and listen below: Carry The Weight official video: https://youtu.be/WO2WNcVQtXs From The First Note track video: https://youtu.be/X9MzpakAbmU Purchase or stream the tracks here: https://shrptn.co/wcar "When Kyle passed away, it changed everything for us personally and, as a byproduct...

EMMURE have delivered one of their most conceptualised and intriguing, yet somewhat disturbing, new music video for the scathing track "Ice Man Confessions," which can be viewed now at the link below. Also, don‘t miss out on them touring across Europe this Summer. For tickets go to emmurecult.com  “Ice Man Confessions” Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/oGJXIuoB2Ug Frankie Palmeri (vocals) states: "I just want to thank all the great people involved with the filming and production of the video. The label, film crew, and actors and were nothing but cool to work with on this. Hopefully, our fans look forward to hearing this track on our upcoming Summer Tour all across Europe. European Summer- selected shows with PARKWAY DRIVE (PD), THY ART IS MURDER (TAIM), MISS MAY I (MMI), KNOCKED LOOSE (KL)! 05.06. F Lyon - Le Radiant (w/ PD, TAIM, MMI) 06.06. A Dornbirn - Kultursommer Open Air (w/ PD, TAIM, MMI, KL) 08./09.06. UK Donington - Download Festival 10.06. D...