Album Review: Periphery –‘Periphery III: Select Difficulty’
Periphery Periphery III: Select Difficulty (Sumerian Records) Periphery have never made the same album twice, and that’s never really been to their advantage. It’s clear the menacing brutality of their...
View ArticleThrough Fire Announce Tour with Sick Puppies
Omaha, NE hard rockers Through Fire continue to build on the monumental success of their Sumerian Records debut LP, Breathe. Released on July 1, the album debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top New Artist...
View ArticleLabel Spotlight: Sumerian Records
Interview with Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen | By Natasha Van Duser Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen likes many things. He likes ancient civilizations, he likes aliens, he likes film. But...
View ArticleInterview: Periphery Changing Philosophy & Finding Joy
Interview with Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor | By Nicholas Senior After the two-disc dual-concept album that was 2015’s Juggernaut: Alpha and Omega, D.C.’s premier modern prog metal group,...
View ArticleThrough Fire Announce Tour Dates with Sick Puppies, Escape The Fate, Nonpoint
Omaha, NE hard rockers Through Fire continue to build on the monumental success of their Sumerian Records debut LP, Breathe. Released on July 1, the album debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top New Artist...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Bad Omens – Self-Titled
Bad Omens Bad Omens (Sumerian Records) There’s been a lot of hype around the debut record from the metalcore newcomers Bad Omens. While many people seemed stoked on the first few singles the band...
View ArticleThrough Fire and Failure Anthem Announce Tour
Through Fire and Failure Anthem will team up for a fall tour starting on October 24th. Also appearing will be Letters from the Fire and Cover Your Tracks. The 14 show run begins on October 24th in New...
View ArticleThomas Giles of Between The Buried And Me Signs To Sumerian Records
Sumerian Records welcomes Thomas Giles (aka Tommy Rogers, the visionary vocalist and keyboardist of Between The Buried and Me) and his new album VELCRO_KID is out November 4, 2016. The music was...
View ArticleAnimals As Leaders Announces New Album
Animals As Leaders, the L.A.-based trio that Rolling Stone described as incorporating “jazz, electronic and even dance pop into their all-instrumental music,” before going on to say they “are as...
View ArticleI See Stars On Sumerian Records Tour Later This Month
Warren, MI-based electro-rock band I See Stars will head back out on the road this month with label mates Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris, After The Burial, Upon A Burning Body and Bad Omens, as part...
View ArticleAnimals As Leaders Premiere New Song Arithmophobia
Animals As Leaders have premiered a new song entitled “Arithmophobia.” The song comes from the band’s upcoming album, The Madness Of Many, which is set to release on November 11th via Sumerian Records....
View ArticleAnimals As Leaders Share New Song “Inner Assassins”
Animals As Leaders have shared a new song, entitled “Inner Assassins.” The song is off of the band’s upcoming record, The Madness Of Many, out November 11th via Sumerian Records. “Inner Assassins”...
View ArticleStray From The Path Casts Their Vote with New Song “The House Always Wins”
A message from Stray From The Path: It almost seems that this election was begging for us to take a swing at it. We watched Trump bid for the Republican candidacy against people like Cruz and...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Animals As Leaders –‘The Madness of Many’
Animals As Leaders The Madness of Many (Sumerian Records) Animals As Leaders have always been amazing musicians, and their ability to craft a song is definitely unquestioned (see the excellent...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Upon A Burning Body –‘Straight From the Barrio’
Upon A Burning Body Straight From the Barrio (Sumerian Records) Straight From the Barrio feels like an album I shouldn’t like. Upon A Burning Body, horrendously bad marketing in 2014 aside, have always...
View ArticleBetraying The Martyrs Announce New Album ‘The Resilient’
Betraying The Martyrs (Paris, France) announce their third full-length album The Resilient, out January 27, 2017 through Sumerian Records. To coincide with the announcement, pre-order bundles and...
View ArticleAnimals As Leaders Move Forward With Musical Transformations
Interview with Animals As Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi | By Brandon Ringo Throughout their career, prog metal overlords Animals As Leaders have been constantly moving forward in the name of progress....
View ArticleErra Announce Headlining US Tour
Erra will embark on their first tour in 2017 – headlining North America with support from Phinehas and Auras. This also marks the bands’ first headlining tour, after supporting many acts such as August...
View ArticleBetraying The Martyrs Launch Album Teaser For ‘The Resilient’
Betraying The Martyrs (Paris, France) have launched an album teaser video in anticipation of their upcoming third full-length album The Resilient, out January 27 on Sumerian Records. Check out the...
View ArticleCHON Are Back In The Studio Recording A New Album
The San Diego, CA (mostly) instrumental progressive-rock act CHON are in the studio recording the follow-up to the band’s 2015 debut full-length release Grow, which saw the band break into the...
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