by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesFind Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): Video of the Week – “Scorched Earth” by Viking Guitar

3 hours ago21 min

On this week’s “Find your Muse(ic)” we have Progressive Metal shredders Viking Guitar and their homage to the video game classic Legend of Zelda! With an excellent play through video, we see the band do what they do best with ease and finesse: shred that 7 string thing! With the progressive and technical tendencies of similar bands such as Blotted Science and the smooth delivery of guitarist Steve Van in his prime, Viking Guitar waste...

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by Reina Peli
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Lyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)A Look at the Lyrics – The Fading Light “In The Morning”

1 day ago2210 min

The Fading Light “In the Morning” This is a song I wrote about someone in my life who would constantly disparage themselves, they would always seek assurance that I thought they were pretty, always refer to themselves as ugly, and even give me push back when I said I thought they were beautiful. It was frustrating, to say the least, to try to express to someone that you think they’re wonderful only to be met...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesPhotogalleryShow ReviewsHeartsick Returns to Pittsburgh

2 days ago20510 min

The ground was shaking in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the night on January 11th at Cattivo. Twist of Fate Productions rang in the new year with one banger of a show that surely marks one of the best line-ups the company has put together in its short but prolific existence. To be point blank, if you missed this show, you missed something magical. Obviously it’s winter (despite the lack of snow and being handed copious amounts...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesMusic ReviewsMakeshift Urn – “Makeshift Urn”

4 days ago387 min

Within the last couple of years there has been a strong resurgence of Stoner and Doom Metal within the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania scene. Today we are going to take a look at new kids on the block Makeshift Urn with their debut Self-Titled EP. To start off, Makeshift Urn was a rather refreshing listen. I dabble within the genre of Stoner Metal every now and then when I get the itch, but let’s face it, if...

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

1 week ago542 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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Lyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)A Look at the Lyrics – Chip & The Charge Ups : Shine Again

1 week ago836 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 ArticlesFull Length InterviewsSkies of Terra “Lunar”

1 week ago557 min

Post-hardcore kids Skies of Terra have begun to make their impression on the scene here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this past year. With an emotionally charged and diverse sound via their album Lunar, there’s a reason the name Skies of Terra has begun making its way around the City of Steel. The most notable thing about Lunar that reveals itself early on is that it is an album not afraid to wear its influences and heart...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesMusic ReviewsEast Koast Craziez – Mudpit Monsters Ep

3 weeks ago817 min

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based rap/metal duo East Koast Craziez are back at it again with the release of their upcoming Ep “Mudpit Monsters”. With their spastic energy and murderous intent, the duo plan to devour all those who dare step in their path with their horror tinged brand of hip hop. Mudpit Monsters is a gruesome affair within realm of the horrorcore genre. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but those acquainted with the genre are sure...

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by Patrick McElravy
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Featured ArticlesMusic ReviewsPlagueweilder-Suffering From Self Inflicted Wounds

4 weeks ago555 min

Ohio-based black metal fanatics Plagueweilder have just dropped their newest album Suffering From Self Inflicted Wounds. With its lo-fi tendencies and dark atmosphere, the band aims to unleash their fury on the underground with this release. To be point blank, Plaguweilder’s newest batch of tunes are ungodly (no pun intended) to say the least. Nothing is sacred (besides maybe the Dark Lord himself) as the band rips through five tracks of unrelenting mayhem. Suffering From...

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by Reina Peli
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PhotogalleryShow ReviewsUncategorizedThunderstruck: America’s AC/DC Tribute Rocks The Crafthouse

1 month ago962 min

ThunderStruck America’s AC/DC Tribute – Neutral Loss – Tommy Magik and the Wonderfulls take over The Crafthouse with a SOLD OUT crowd.  From elbows to shoulders, butts to backs, weaving your way through the crowd was a hard task to accomplish!  I actually got stuck behind the stage but you’ll hear no complaints from me.  I had a clear view of the action on stage and action it was!  Thunderstruck rips the stage to pieces....

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by Reina Peli
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Lyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)The Anxious Hearts “Sadness” – A Look at the Lyrics

1 month ago1332 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 Reina Peli
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Lyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – Chip & The Charge Ups ‘Black and Gold Christmas’

2 months ago1608 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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Lyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – The Recasts “Zombies Everywhere”

2 months ago1434 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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Featured ArticlesLyrics: Find Your MUSE(ic)Find Your MUSE(ic): A Look at the Lyrics – Fubar “Junk”

2 months ago1496 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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by Reina Peli
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PhotogalleryShow ReviewsUncategorizedRock for Life Presents: The Jamaroo 2019 a Gigaroo Redo

2 months ago12295 min

So, if your buddy said to you, “We’re gonna hold an event where we post a public set list of songs and open it up to all musicians and let them randomly jump on stage and take the place of a member of the band.” You’d probably say he’s totally nuts and wish him luck on that madness!  Well I said that to my guys and they said “Well alrighty then, let’s go!!!!”  So that’s...

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by Matthew Morton
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Featured ArticlesPhotogalleryShow ReviewsNeverWake’s Third Annual SleepWalker Ball: Entertainment For A Worthy Cause

3 months ago2135 min

The Halloween season is one of many traditions; candy, costumes, goth kids drinking cheap beer while trying to summon Satan in a graveyard and of course NeverWake’s SleepWalker Ball. The third annual rendition of the latter was held this Saturday at the Hard Rock Café in Station Square. The Ball featured live music, a costume contest and the raffling of a guitar autographed by the bands that was generously donated by Schecter Guitar Research. As...

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by Neil Donnelly
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Music ReviewsGator Shakes Release Debut EP

3 months ago29216 min

Gator Shakes is a band you’ve probably seen on a flier or two if you’re a follower of the Pittsburgh metal scene. After a memorable performance at Deutschtown Music Festival and a conveniently-timed epidemic of alligators running wild in the city streets, Gator Shakes has been shrouded in a fog of intrigue and mystery. To cap off an active summer, they unveiled a 7-track album on August 24th with a release party at Cattivo. There...

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by Jana Lee Macheca
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PhotogalleryShow ReviewsThrival Festival still Going Strong in it’s Seventh Year!

4 months ago1372 min

Thrival is Innovation, technology, music and more – and it happens each year in Pittsburgh! The seventh annual Thrival Music Festival happened last week, turning Schenley Plaza into a true festival with artists, vendors, installations and fitness classes. Thrival Festival is presented by PNC and supported by UPMC Enterprises, Comcast, Sheetz, Dell, the Pittsburgh Innovation District, and many others… including a recent partnership with Uber and their recent development of self driving vehicles. First Angel...

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