Just Like Vinyl — a new band featuring ex-The Fall of Troy frontman Thomas Erak — are planning to self-release their debut album in September. More details to come.
There’s no doubt that Animals As Leaders have taken heavy music to a new plateau. What started out as Tosin Abasi’s outlet to express his creativity has turned into a global sensation, resonating in the bloodstream of today’s youth. But the road to...
If you’ve been a Ryan’s Rock Show reader for a minute, you may remember the interview I did a while back with Death By Stereo. I got into a pretty long discussion with the dudes about the early Orange County punk scene, and how a small community of kids...
About this interview: In a 2009 interview with Ryan Minic of Ryan’s Rock Show, Stephen Brodsky, Adam McGrath, and JR Conners of Cave In reflected on their journey from local hardcore shows to major label experiences and their eventual return to their roots. They...
When John Baizley and Peter Adams of Baroness were preteens, they played together in a band called Jab. “We would build stages from two-by-fours and plywood,” guitarist/vocalist Baizley says. “At that point, we hadn’t even seen shows except for...
The sun calmly sets over Southern California’s vast land, while security escorts me to Circa Survive’s green room. The dim silhouettes of transplanted palm trees against the starbust sun, gently swaying with arid Santa Ana winds, bid me farewell like...