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Are we about to experience the full return of A Plea for Purging? In 2012 the band played their last show ever in Nashville, TN, following their farewell tour until they reunited for one night only at Facedown Fest in 2017. Recently vocalist Andy Atkins went to social media making a post with the caption that says "Always and forever dem boys. Starting a new band. Stay tuned." In February of 2020, a new Instagram page emerged (@pleajams) only posting two pictures. One of vocalist Andy on stage, and the other of a pedal board that looks to be in a studio setting. Andy has also posted on social media in the past looking for a space to record music. There is no confirmation yet stating that A Plea for Purging is coming back under the name Plea, though it is possible. But new music is definitely confirmed. Stay tuned for more news and as always thanks for reading! 

In 2015, hardcore band, I, The Breather, completed their farewell tour and called it quits. Recently, vocalist Shawn Spann has been teasing stuff on his Facebook, from posting their old song Forgiven to making a status saying "I will make the heaviest breakdown of 2020." Shawn also made a status talking about a new band named Breather, even posting the message "RE:BORN" on his personal Facebook, as well as posting from the bands page. Though nothing has been confirmed or denied, one can only hope that I, The Breather will be returning to the scene. Once more info is released regarding Breather and what the message means it will be posted here. Keep your eyes peeled! 

Recently, metalcore legends Underoath, announced that they were going to be going to twitch starting on May 5th and going until June 3rd, once a week, to dive more in depth on their music and listen to their album that week with them. They're using this opportunity as a Q&A session as well as a chance to chat with the guys and hear their stories as they recorded these albums. "It’s going down. Every week, a different Underoath album full-listen with us (and some special guests, TBA) on our Twitch channel. Come hang out, listen loud, ask questions, and watch us talk mostly about all the good food we ate while recording these things. twitch.tv/underoathband" On May 6th their jumping headfirst to their first album in 8 years as well as their first album on their new label Fearless Records, Erase Me. On May 13th the band will be talking about their first album without original drummer Aaron Gillespie and former Norma Jean drummer Daniel Davidson. On May 20th t...

Legends of the post-hardcore scene, Dance Gavin Dance, recently released their ninth full length studio album through Rise Records. Prior to the full release of the album the band released two singles not featured on the album, Head Hunter and Blood Wolf, in March and October of 2019. The band considers this album to be a musical progression with influences from the funk, Latin, rap, and metalcore genres, just to name a few. The album artwork was created by Swedish illustrator and artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has created the artwork for every DGD since their debut album, Downtown Battle Mountain. The album cover depicts a robot minotaur figure named Gavin Afterburner, in the center with creatures seemingly cowering around the figure whilst the environment around them is engulfed in flames. In an interview with Rock Sound, the band expressed that they had received the artwork prior to writing sessions so they could create a more cohesive album, similar to their p...

Metalcore band Wage War took over the hardcore scene with their first full-length album Blueprints. Since then they've toured with several bands in the hardcore scene and headlined tours of their own. But the band appear to be back in the studio making their fourth full length. On April 8th, 2020, WW tweeted a video with an 18 second clip of a new song with the caption "Making the most of quarentine #ww4" While we don't have any new updates confirming a release date its expected to drop sometime in 2020. Many fans are worried though that it won't be as heavy as their first or second album. After their most recent release, Pressure, fans are worried about the future of their favorite metalcore band. Vocalist and frontman Briton Bond stated that when it comes to Wage War, he wants to appeal to more than the typical metalcore fans and that he wanted to tour with more mainstream bands and appeal to a less heavy crowd. Briton also stated he's okay with the idea...

The Ghost Inside recently went to social media to announce a self-titled new album as well as a new single "Aftermath" "At long last we want to share the first single from our next album. This song is called Aftermath. It is a tribute to the community that supported us, stood by us, and raised us from the ashes. This album is called The Ghost Inside. It is proof positive that the strong survive and the beat does go on. Watch the video for Aftermath and preorder the album at theghostinside.com Available everywhere June 5. #TGIForever" On the morning of November 19th, 2015, the band was involved in an fatal accident involving a tractor trailer outside of El Paso, TX, on their way to Mesa, AZ. Killing the driver of their tour bus and the truck driver. The band went on a hiatus from 2015 to 2018. The band return posting a picture of them in the studio on January 21st, 2019, stating their is a future for the band following several practices and obstacles. On Febru...

Falling In Reverse guitarist Derek Jones dead at 35 years old. Ronnie Radke confirmed the news with a post on Instagram. Cause of death is currently unknown. “I’ll never forget when you picked me up from jail in your old tour van to start Falling In Reverse. Your spirit will be interwoven through the music I write forever,” Frontman Ronnie Radke posted to his social media. “Rest In peace Derek Jones, My heart is broken.” Late in 2019, Jones lost his fiance, Christina Cetta, to her battle with Cancer. No details are known at this time. Remember the Jones family in your thoughts and prayers.

A Day To Remember's highly anticipated seventh album, "You're Welcome" was announced in August 2019, was expected to be released on November 15th, 2019 on their new label, Fueled by Ramen. But just a week before it dropped the band announced the album would be delayed until 2020. The band has named the album, You’re Welcome, with the help of a fan and McKinnon elaborated to Kerrang on why the album was named that: “Well, I needed a hoodie for a show. It was our first show back from this massive time that we took off. Me and my wife had our first kid, the band was cool, and we pretty much took the whole year off to just be home, so I could be a part of that first year and help out. In the downtime, whenever I could, I’d be writing. So that’s really why we’ve been gone for so long. But for the first show back, I put on this outfit and was like, ‘Oooh, I need a white hoodie with this.’ So I went to the store and bought a white hoodie, and it said in red, ‘You’re Wel...

Two-time Grammy nominated metalcore band August Burns Red recently released their latest album Guardians on Fearless Records. The album went straight to the top at #1 on the Billboard top 100 Hard Music chart, the Rock Albums chart, and the Vinyl Albums chart. They also claimed #3 on Top Current Album and #4 on Digital Album sales. The band was recently scheduled to go on tour with Killswitch Engage which had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to be rescheduled at a later date. ABR is also scheduled to play some festivals later this year in Budapest, Ysselsetyn, and Birmingham, AL. No announcements have been made regarding those festival dates. Recently the band found themselves appearing on one of the collectible covers of the Revolver Magazine spring 2020 issue. Inside the magazine vocalist Jake Luhrs digs deep on his past struggles, the importance of mental health, his nonprofit Heartsupport, and more. That issue can be found on shop.revolvermag.com

Parkway Drive are back in the studio to record a new album earlier than expected. The band was recently on themusic's Green Room Podcast the band explained due to recently canceling their Aussie and Europe tour dates they decided to fast track a new album and jump back in the studio. Parkway Drive front man Winston McCall stated they are "very, very early" in the album process. “This process was gonna start next year but we were like, 'Well, if gigs end up getting shifted around this year… we’re just gonna free up that space, so start writing now.' McCall stated, he also stated the process would take time, and for fans not to get too excited. McCall also stated that the album process was going to be further down the line, but due to recent events they're having bad meetings every other week. McCall went on to say “It could be done in a month… but I really doubt it, just because I know that when we write it takes us a long time to get to the point where ...

On October 20th, 2019, band "mewithoutYou" announced that they would be disbanding in the year 2020 after making posts on social media. the post read,   "To whom it may concern, We have decided on next year (2020) as our last year as an active band. We nevertheless have many plans in the interim, the details of which are forthcoming. Thank you, mewithoutYou"   Since then they have announced a 14 year anniversary tour for their third studio album Brother, Sister to take place in May and June of 2020 with special guests Slow Mass and Dominic Angelella on select dates.  On April 14th, 2020, the band posted an update regarding the anniversary tour. As well as a post on Instagram with the year 2020 being changed to the year 2021 with the caption "Nature had another plan" with hopes to complete their previous planned farewell tour in the year 2021. The bands statement released on their website can be found below.  " Due to the  COVID-19 pandemic and th...