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2020 has been huge for out of nowhere announcements. In May of this year skateboarder Tony Hawk and Activision announced the return of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series with it's next installment to be released on September 4th. Along with that they announced along with their partners Spotify that the soundtrack would feature some of the classic tracks from the first two titles including "Superman" by Goldfinger, "Guerrilla Radio" by Rage Against The Machine, "When Worlds Collide" by Powerman 5000, "No Cigar" by Millencolin, and "May 16" by Lagwagon. Now yesterday with their new partners Noisey they announced the full soundtrack along with artists like Machine Gun Kelly, A Tribe Called Quest, Less Than Jake, Billy Talent, MxPx, Zebrahead and others. Here is the full soundtrack by Spotify and Noisey: A Tribe Called Quest - "Can I Kick It?" A. Swayze & The Ghosts - "Connect To Consume" Alex Lahey - "Mi...

In 2020 the hardcore scene seems to be thriving and putting out some of the best material that 2020 has seen thus far and Lifelong are no exception to that. After surprising fans with their lead off singles "Above The Waves" and "Empty Roads" the band showed off two sides of this record which flow and blend perfectly from catchy pop punk hooks and aggressive hardcore tunes, making this one of the most entertaining releases of the year thus far. When the band arrived to the scene the band's more aggressive leaning "Revive The Masses" wowed fans with their faith based rallying hardcore tunes reminiscent of bands like Comeback Kid, Stretch Arm Strong, Altars. The band's debut release continues on with the same vibe while also adding it's own unique touches which aids the record to give the listener a well executed full throttle drive of melodic-hardcore glory. Former Confide members Joel Piper and Trevor Vickers really stepped up their game here a...

New eras of life can be something of beauty; and that beauty can bring on creative art. As for Neck Deep we see the band entering a new era of life full of new relationships and new endeavors. For lead vocalist Ben Barlow we see him entering a new relationship as we saw on the one-off singles "She's A God" and "Torn", and as for the band themselves they welcome new member Seb Barlow into the collective. So all of this leads up to the question what does Neck Deep bring to the table on their new album "All Distortions Are Intentional". The album is an ode to new lovers that much is apparent and the overall sappiness of the record tends to borderline on cringe with how overtly "love centric" this album is and somehow the music and the overall vibe feels tainted as a result. Now the album is still pop-punk at it's core that's still the main vibe and some of the hooks are catchy and memorable but the more cleaned up sound and the higher si...

Relient K.  One of the greatest and most influential bands in both the Christian and Independent markets have one of the longest running discographies for a Christian rock band; Taking their musical journey from the edgy days of pop punk and punk rock, to the more midwestern styled days of alternative rock n' roll, to the more commercially driven days of pop rock, and even to the more indie rock styled music in recent years. This band is one of the scene's favorites so in honor of returning to discography rankings we will be ranking from worst to best all 8 studio albums from the alternative rock band Relient K. * Please note that while we are ranking the discography this will not include the band's holiday releases, the b-side and rarities record, the covers record, or the live record.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Num. 8: "Collapsible ...

*Announcement* We're excited to announce that we will be dropping the best albums of 2020 (thus far) list next week. Compiling what we think are the best releases of the year thus far. Ranging from Jan. 1st to Jul. 1st This will be one the biggest releases of the year for us and we hope that you're as excited as we are.

Slick Shoes - "Whispers" Legendary punk rock band Slick Shoes have returned. After laying dormant for years the band returned in 2018 and have been going at it ever since; With the announcement of their comeback record "Rotation & Frequency" we were gifted the lead single titled "Whispers" which begs the question does this track hold up to the Slick Shoes standards?, the answer is yes as this is Slick Shoes in their truest form and has been pleasing fans thus far. This is Slick Shoes at their prime as the track shows us that this is a band that can come back after years of slumber and come back hitting harder than ever; This track feels like it could have come out of the "Self-Titled" or "Far From Nowhere" as well as a hint of "Rusty" in there for good measure. The production on this track is crisp, the riffs from Jackson Mould and Jonah Peterson are top notch, the drumming from Joe Nixon are fast paced and exhilarating, a...