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Patrick Stump Explains Our Hate Culture In Lengthy Blog Posting

March 4th, 2013 Grant Trimboli

Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump spent a while organizing his thoughts about our country’s hate culture in a lengthy blog and can be read right here. Take time out of your day to scan what Stump is getting after and let UTG know if you can agree with his thought process.

“How many people reading this are fans of Nickelback? How about Dane Cook? Now, I can safely assume that, unless this blog gets reposted on a site dedicated to those respective artists, those questions would be met with tumbleweeds and the distant sound of crickets. Like Creed or …

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For Today 2012

BREAKING: MIKE REYNOLDS DEPARTS FROM FOR TODAY

January 11th, 2013 Adrian Garza

Well the internet sure hasn’t kept quiet about this one.

After what seems to have been a decision made as a result of the criticism, name-calling, and hatred that came from Mike Reynolds’ Thursday morning rant on homosexuality, the guitarist has now left For Today to pursue what he claims to be a life in full time missions. Taking his place will be Sam Penner, a former guitarist of In The Midst Of Lions. This news came in the form of a status update on the band’s Facebook page, and was coupled with a personal apology and video …

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For Today 2012

For Today Guitarist Claims There is “No such thing as a gay Christian” [UPDATED]

January 10th, 2013 James Shotwell

Too bad we already had a ‘Holy Sh!t’ headline today…

Christian metalcore act For Today are the topic of much online debate this afternoon following recent comments made by guitarist Mike Reynolds on his personal Twitter account.

Around 8AM EST this morning Reynolds began a posting a series of tweets regarding his views on homosexuality and the correlation of violent entertainment to real life tragedies. Everyone is surely entitled to their opinion in this life, but given For Today’s strong Christian image the comments made by Reynolds have raised many questions regarding the band’s views on the topics and whether …

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DMX Slams Drake Over Aaliyah Album

September 14th, 2012 James Shotwell

DMX has a new album in stores this week, which means he is currently making the rounds on every radio station, television broadcast, podcast, and print publication that will give him a moment of their time. Somewhere in this mix he took a moment to speak with MTV’s RapFixLive, who asked the “Already” rapper how he felt about Drake’s decision to produce the upcoming Aaliyah album. X responded:

“He has talent, but it’s kinda redundant, it’s kinda the same all the time to me personally. It’s an annoying sound. I’m kinda feelin’ some kinda a way about the fact that …

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The Return of Jesse Leach

Killswitch Engage Frontman Posts Message On Hatred, Asks Fans To Share

August 26th, 2012 James Shotwell

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach has released a length op-ed on his ongoing battle against “hatred.” The message was originally released on the vocalist’s Facebook page, but has since begun circling the net after Leach requested fans share his words with everyone they know. As longtime fans of Killswitch, we knew UTG needed to join in on the efforts. You can read Leach’s entire piece below:

Hatred is all around us in this world and in our everyday lives. Hatred is not limited to actions but can be “simple” words. We must realize the impact our words and actions have …

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Hawthorne Heights Stream New EP Hope

May 25th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego

Ohio rock outfit Hawthorne Heights are now streaming their brand new EP Hope on the bands Myspace account. The new EP will be officially released on June 5 via Cardboard Empire Records.

Hope is the bands second installment of their concept EP trilogy, which follows last years release of the EP Hate. Head over to the page and give the new release a listen but be sure to comment and let UTG know what you think of the bands new tunes. In addition to the new EP, Hawthorne Heights will also be heading out on a summer headlining tour …

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hawthorneheights 2011

Hawthorne Heights Release Hope EP Artwork

May 14th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego

Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights recently announced their EP Hope, which is the second installment in the bands concept trilogy, following last year’s release Hate. The band has now released the artwork for the upcoming EP which is set to be released on June 5 via Cardboard Empire Records.

Along with the new scheduled release, Hawthorne Heights will be hitting the road this summer on a headlining tour featuring support from Forever Came Calling, Set It Off, and more. To view the album artwork along with the bands summer tour dates simply click “Read More” and be sure to comment …

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Hawthorne Heights Reveal New EP, Announce Headlining Tour

April 24th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego

Ohio rock outfit Hawthorne Heights have revealed plans for a brand new EP. The band will be releasing Hope on June 5 via Cardboard Empire Records. The new EP will be the second installment in the bands concept trilogy project following last year’s release Hate.

In addition to the plans for a summer EP release, Hawthorne Heights have also unveiled a summer headlining tour kicking off June 1 and running into the middle of July. Supporting the band on tour will be Forever Came Calling, Failsafe, and Super Prime, as well as select tour dates from Set It Off …

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Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) Discusses Racism And Hate Crimes

March 31st, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath spoke with Alternative Press recently about racism, hate crimes, and many other important issues in their latest interview. Please check out an excerpt from the article below and be sure to comment with your thoughts on what McIlrath had to say.

Buzzfeed followed that up with a list of 25 girls claiming on Twitter how they wouldn’t mind it Chris Brown punched them in the face. Are we getting desensitized to things as a nation? Or has social media given us a pulpit to say whatever irresponsible thing comes to our minds?
A lot of …

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Deadmau5 2012

Deadmau5 Explains His Problem With Collaborations

March 20th, 2012 James Shotwell

As electronic music continues to breach the mainstream, more and more djs are pairing with major label acts in hopes of hitting the top of the charts. It’s business as usual for most, doing whatever they can to make it to the top, but Deadmau5 does not feel the same.

Taking to his Tumblr earlier this week, Deadmau5 opened up to fans about his issues with artist collaborations. In the post, Deadmau5 wrote:

“Theres a perfectly valid reason why i dont usually enjoy the idea of a ‘collaboration’ … although you can rest assure whatever collaborations i have done in …

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Vampires Everywhere! Respond To Hate, Leaked Demos

January 8th, 2012 James Shotwell

Michael Vampire, vocalist for Century Media’s Vampires Everwhere!, has broken his silence regarding a recent string of digital hate directed at the band following the leak of what Michael claims to be “pre-pro demos.”

For those who missed the drama as it unfolded, revenge porn site IsAnyoneUp posted download links to three files they claimed were Michael singing without the use of autotune. Those tracks, to put it lightly, were the audio equivalent of nails drugs down the longest halk board in history during acid raid.

Not one to back down from e-hate, Michael took to his personal blog earlier …

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Patrick Carney (Black Keys) Has Words For Nickelback

January 4th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Black Keys have never been a band to stay quiet regarding the current state of Rock and Roll. In this issue of Rolling Stone, drummer Patrick Carney goes off the chart explaining why Nickelback are a complete waste of airtime. Read the hilarious excerpt from the interview right here and comment with your thoughts.

This made my day a little bit better so we hope you get a laugh out of this…

“Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world,” he says, blowing cigarette smoke out the window of his …

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