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1 month ago | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
In a complete and total surprise, A Day To Remember announced and released their brand new record, Big Ole Album, all at once on the same day. What was the catch? Physical copies, like CDs and vinyl editions, are available now – and were immediately available upon announcement/release – but the digital version of the album is not ready to stream or download until March 21 (one week from today).
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1 month ago | 
dyingscene.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
The live concert industry is always changing and evolving. With constant and exciting tours or festival announcements, we figured it best to countdown some of the best live artists we’ve seen in our lifetime. To qualify for this, I’m looking strictly at performance. I am removing all lights and technical aspects of a live show. These artists are just as good at Madison Square Garden as they would be at the Meatlocker in Montclair NJ.
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1 month ago | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
Most know Kellin Quinn for his work fronting Sleeping with Sirens, and some may know him for his features on songs by Maggie Lindemann, Loveless, Sophie Powers, or Machine Gun Kelly, but Quinn is making himself known as part of Haunted Mouths, a side project deserving of its name. 2025 is the year of Kellin Quinn. The musician just dropped his first album under the moniker Haunted Mouths.
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1 month ago | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
It was pretty much undisputed how great L.S. Dunes music would be. Every member is an industry expert, they’ve all put in their 10,000 hours and then some. However, what still floors us is just how much the band is a sum of its parts. The fact that the first album wasn’t just a lightning in the bottle moment? Moving forward has been just as good. Past Lives made my personal top ten albums of 2022, and while I was excited for new music, I was certainly doubtful it could be topped.
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2 months ago | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
Jinjer was tasked with the impossible challenge of following up their commercially successful and critically adored album, Wallflowers. The band didn’t rush the follow up, but instead spent four careful years crafting their next release. Titled Duél, that album is out one week from today. From the jump this album is terrific.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
“If and when,” they say. “If and when…”The Starting Line embodies what punk music meant to the early 2000s. Their sound alone is quintessential to that time period, but what the band has done for the overarching alternative scene as a whole is very real and will be felt for decades to come. Their debut album has become an iconic piece of media, with the album art being just as iconic as the music itself. Not every band – from that time, or any time – can say that.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
This weekend! This weekend! This weekend! Mesa Amphitheatre – the official venue of 8123 Festival! Go, go, go!Every year in the deserts of Mesa, Arizona, The Maine hosts their signature festival, in which fans come from around the globe to experience their catalog, but also the catalogs of their peers.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
Sunday, January 12, was a legendary night in post-hardcore history. Two giants of the genre played a show together at Starland Ballroom, a Garden State vessel for rock bands near and far. The first to take the stage was Thursday. They have headlined the venue previously, so it is an understatement to say that Jersey went crazy. It is always great have them back. Another reason why this night was so special: Wade MacNeil from Alexisonfire filled in on guitar duties in Norm Brannon’s absence.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
Less than three weeks until the new Grayscale album is in our hands. Are you excited? You should be. They always make music that is ‘”a soundtrack to life.”The Hart comes out January 31 and is sure to blow away everyone’s preconceived notions of Grayscale. The band, who has always pushed forward with their sound and never made the same record twice, created new material with so much personality for The Hart; it has true storytelling weaved through every musical fiber.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
theaquarian.com | Valentino Pietro Petrarca
“We believe in our fans and we wanted to take a shot.”Real Friends’ new album, Blue Hour, is their first full-length with new vocalist Cody Muraro. You must remember that this band has been in the emo spotlight for a decade now, and even with this lineup change, they are successfully standing the test of time. In 2020, the interpersonal changes caused the band’s future to be uncertain, but in 2024, after officially dropping their best record yet, it’s clear that Real Friends are not a passing fad.
