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Early Wicca Phase songs were definitely not demoed. Was Cool Edit Pro free? EDLING: Yeah, pretty sure cool edit was free. It ...

Welcome to AP A-sides, where we’re highlighting the very best songs from the past week. Every Friday, the AP editors will wade through the daunting number of tracks released daily, narrow down their ...

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

Sitting on the floor, somewhere sunny in Tennessee, I ask a question I’ve asked artists before, though it’s reserved for those whose hearts are fixed to their sleeve, even when broken. “Do you think ...

Alternative Press teamed up with AFI for exclusive vinyl of Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…, limited to 500 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Havok, who now resides in Los Angeles, and his band ...

The most important member of any rock ‘n’ roll band is the drummer. Seriously, you can have Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar in your band. But if Mitch Mitchell isn’t in the back, holding it all together ...

Slipknot appear on the cover of the Fall 2024 Issue — head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. April 27, 2024: It’s been a long time since Slipknot felt this ferocious. Before the glow-stick Las Vegas ...

Detroit in the 1950s and ‘60s was a “boomtown,” according to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer. “It was the manufacturing center of the world,” he wrote in the October 2003 issue of Mojo magazine. “If you ...

This week marks 20 years since the release of the Used’s self-titled debut album. To celebrate, singer Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, producer John Feldmann and other key players tell the story ...

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary ...