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Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – “Out of the Urn” by Iron Brigade

24 hours ago112 min

On this week’s Find Your Muse(ic) we have Pittsburgh based Power Metal outfit Iron Brigade and their debut single “Out of the Urn“. Featuring a blistering gallop and melodic lead guitars, Iron Brigade charge through unabashed with technical flair and melodic gusto. The band sets the perfect backdrop for singer Jared Carns to lead the way with his soulful bravado in a rather commanding and powerful vocal performance. I’ve been waiting a long time to...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – “Vice Grips” by Skies of Terra

2 weeks ago772 min

On this week’s “Find Your Muse(ic)” we have Vice Grips by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Skies of Terra. Vice Grips serves as a powerful single with exercises in emotional exorcism cast from the sounds of post-hardcore madness and metalcore groove. Opening up with a rather catchy bass lick and melodic vocals, it doesn’t take long for Skies of Terra to lure listeners in before fully capturing them with Vice Grips’ larger than life chorus. With a back...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsA Look at the Lyrics – Chip & The Charge Ups : Shine Again

2 weeks ago1016 min

The story behind “Shine Again” is very personal.  In 2015, my band at the time had grown to its biggest stature in its 10-year history.  We were playing to capacity crowds, our latest album had been positively reviewed internationally, and we were writing the best songs of our time together. However, in December 2015, both of my parents became extremely ill.  My father nearly passed away from pneumonia and my mother’s weight had dwindled near...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – “All I Want” by The Crowning

3 weeks ago962 min

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania rockers The Crowning just dropped their brand new single “All I Want”. With blistering melodic tendencies and soaring vocals, the band waste no time gripping your brain and not letting go. With an amazing backdrop musically and a massive yet emotional chorus, The Crowning more than prove their salt here. Somewhere between hard rock and indie flare, The Crowning find a unique yet familiar sound that will keep you coming back for more!...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsA Look at the Lyrics – Conflict Cycle “Dark Days Ahead”

1 month ago2165 min

On this weeks “A Look at the Lyrics” we give you an inside view to the meaning behind Conflict Cycle – Dark Days Ahead “Dark Days Ahead is about the messed up political and social environment we currently live in. We are repeating similar mistakes made throughout history, like the whole tactic of “bread and circus” used by the Roman oligarchy to distract people from the ensuing collapse. Today, instead of bread and circus, we...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsThe Anxious Hearts “Sadness” – A Look at the Lyrics

2 months ago1442 min

On this weeks “A Look at the Lyrics” we give you an inside view to the meaning behind The Anxious Hearts “Sadness“. “The story behind this song is that Jordan, the founder, guitarist, and singer originally wrote it with his ex wife about a troubled relationship. Originally the main lyrics were written from Jessica with the wife’s perspective and focused on feeling sad from a fight and feeling like she does everything wrong. The rap...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – Silk9 “Find My Way”

2 months ago1892 min

Find Your Muse(ic): Video of the Week – Silk 9 “Find My Way” Pittsburgh rock n’ roll titans Silk 9 are back at it again with their brand new video “Find My Way”. With its “light in the darkness” tinged lyrics and augmented power chords, the band pave the way for quite the emotional rocker. The track’s massive hook had inclined to wave my lighter in mournful unison with its arena ready sound and sheek...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsFind Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – Chip & The Charge Ups ‘Black and Gold Christmas’

2 months ago1798 min

Chip & The Charge Ups is using this opportunity to spread the holiday spirit to those in need in its hometown. The band has partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Under this partnership, the band will donate profits from the sale of Black and Gold Christmas t-shirts to the Food Bank. Chip & The Charge Ups Black and Gold Christmas   “Coming back to the 412, I got all my presents bought Mom...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsFind Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – The Recasts “Zombies Everywhere”

2 months ago1574 min

On this weeks “A Look at the Lyrics” we give you an inside view to the meaning behind The Recasts – Zombies Everywhere.   “The song is about returning from combat, which is what I tapped into being both a combat veteran as well as a Behavioral Health leader.  PTSD is a hell of a thing for anyone to go thru. This is a snapshot of a combination of everything.”  – The Recasts   ZOMBIES...

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by Reina Peli
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A Look at the LyricsFeatured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – Fubar “Junk”

2 months ago1626 min

On this weeks “A Look at the Lyrics” we give you an inside view to the meaning behind FUBAR – Junk We are usually a funky reggae rock/ ska punk band but this particular song is loud, fast and about as punk rock as it gets. It’s easily our heaviest song by far and starts with a slamming fast drum beat and a shredding guitar solo! The song itself is about heroin and the current...

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A Look at the LyricsFeatured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – Icons of Industry

3 months ago1734 min

On this weeks “A Look at the Lyrics” we give you an inside view to the meaning behind Icons of Industry – “When the Sky Fell” The song itself is about the end of the world and the glorious return of the King Messiah Jesus at the last day. The details come from the Christian scriptures and are taken as prophecy that will come to pass. The Lord Jesus ascended to heaven after he was...

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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – Demo Demon “Revolution” ft 9 Stitch Method

3 months ago3271 min

Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week is the recently dropped Demo Demon video “Revolution” Featuring 9 Stitch Method Demo Demon and 9 Stitch Method came together to bring you “Revolution“; an aptly named and in your face tune reflecting the anger towards an overbearing government that holds nothing back. Cast off the chains of a never ending work day, step out of the corporate line up and take your breath of freedom…. The Revolution...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your Muse(ic): Video of the Week – Heartsick “Shadow”

3 months ago2332 min

#findyourmuse – Heartsick “Shadow” Heartsick have dropped the brand spanking new video for their single “Shadow“, and boy is it a doozy. Featuring a dark industrial vibe, the track creeps and crawls with enough emotional anguish to wake the dead. Heavy, low tuned guitars crush and pound with rhythmic precision amongst the band’s electronic and ambient backdrop. It’s been done before, but man these guys hit the mark in all the right places with dynamic...

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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – Icons of Industry “When the Sky Fell”

3 months ago2282 min

#findyourmuse: Icons of Industry – “When the Sky Fell” Icons of Industry from Austin, Texas show they are more than a force to be dealt with on their new video “When the Sky Fell“. The band rock like the better parts of Jet and The Black Keys during a bout of “Roid Rage”, and swag with the likes of Wolfmother and Queens of the Stone Age. The track hits hard with a simple, yet effective...

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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – Supertired “Sunday”

4 months ago1882 min

#findyourmuse Supertired – Sunday This week on Find Your Muse we are bringing you Supertired’s new single Sunday. Ranging from various styles of emo, indie, and pop; Sunday offers many arrays of emotion in their most timid form. There is a certain emotional duality that comes with Supertired’s brand of laid back emo-pop and this single is no exception. On the surface the listener is met with a good times, good vibes attitude while depression...

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by Jana Lee Macheca
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Featured ArticlesSaved by the SceneVideosSaved By The Scene Documentary

4 months ago1883 min

Saved by The Scene is the first of our documentary style videos bringing you a look at the story behind the music scene. #savedbythescene is our nonprofit outreach that focuses on the connection between music and mental health. We do benefits to help places that help those trying to get their lives back from mental illness, create documentaries to raise awareness, and in 2020 we plan on taking steps to give back to the music...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – Losing September “Rise of the Loser”

4 months ago1544 min

Find Your Muse(ic): Video of the Week Losing September – “Rise of the Loser” Alternative metal heads and modern day pirates, Losing September, have recently dropped the video for their anthemic single “Rise of the Loser”. The title strikes a chord with the band, aptly sharing a name with their popular music festival held each year in Indiana and giving glory to bands that come from all over to join them. Coming in with big...

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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – 9 Stitch Method “Sleep”

4 months ago2002 min

This weeks Find Your MUSE(ic) feature is Sleep, a track from the upcoming release “Jaywalking Somnambulist” by 9 Stitch Method. These guys have been making waves and it’s no surprise. With the ability to take you through a roller coaster of emotions with dark, emotionally driven music that doesn’t follow the ‘industry standard’ of easily ingested lyrics and simple riffs, they weave a web of tortured dreamland with “Sleep” that exists only in the minds...

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