https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/featured/joyce-manor-million-dollars-to-kill-me-interview/ https://www.spin.com/featured/joyce-manor-million-dollars-to-kill-me-interview/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:50:41 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?post_type=featured&p=308053 Tattoos snake down Barry Johnson’s right arm, coming just short of gripping his beer. His left arm, at least the part of it that isn’t covered by his T-shirt, is paved over in black ink. Sitting at Jimmy’s Corner, the last dive bar standing in Times Square, the singer and guitarist of modern power-pop-punks Joyce… ]]> https://www.spin.com/featured/joyce-manor-million-dollars-to-kill-me-interview/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/06/converge-beautiful-ruin-ep-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2018/06/converge-beautiful-ruin-ep-stream/#respond Fri, 29 Jun 2018 04:12:50 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=295818 Converge don't spend much time staying idle: They've just released a surprise EP, Beautiful Ruin,  after hinting at its existence in a November 2017 Exclaim interview on the occasion of their most recent full-length The Dusk in Us. "Some of the songs on that album are actually some of the weakest ones that we recorded, and some of the ones that aren't on… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/06/converge-beautiful-ruin-ep-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/03/caleb-scofield-obit/ https://www.spin.com/2018/03/caleb-scofield-obit/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:11:33 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=284129 Caleb Scofield, a stalwart of New England's experimental heavy music scene, died near Bedford, New Hampshire in a fiery car wreck Wednesday, March 28. He was 39. He's survived by his wife, Jen, and two children, 7 and 10 years old. Scofield played bass for the Boston-based Cave In, beginning in 1998. 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In 2017, metal means droning, ambient soundscapes from Arizona’s With Our Arms to the Sun, avant experiments from Brooklyn’s Pyrrhon, and a blackened… ]]> https://www.spin.com/featured/best-metal-songs-2017/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/11/converge-the-dusk-in-us-album-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2017/11/converge-the-dusk-in-us-album-stream/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2017 04:08:18 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=265030 All We Love We Leave Behind, metal gods Converge are finally back with a new album. Titled The Dusk in Us, the LP follows a number of live records and reissues, as well as singles "I Can Tell You About Pain" and "Under Duress." With scrappy guitars, the album lends… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/11/converge-the-dusk-in-us-album-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/10/converge-a-single-tear-video/ https://www.spin.com/2017/10/converge-a-single-tear-video/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=264610 The Dusk in Us this Friday, Converge have released a powerful new video for album opener "A Single Tear." The track follows earlier album singles "Eve," "I Can Tell You About Pain," "Under Duress," and "Reptilian." Beyond the shrieking riffs and brutal vocals, the song's lyrics are deceptively emotional, exploring what we give… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/10/converge-a-single-tear-video/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/09/converge-reptilian-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2017/09/converge-reptilian-stream/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:42:13 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=259936 Converge, have released a new single off of their upcoming full length release, The Dusk Is Us. 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