V13

Established in 2005 by Chris Gonda and Aaron Willschick, PureGrainAudio has evolved over the past 15 years into Canada’s leading destination for Rock, Metal, Punk, and Hardcore music. Now, after fifteen years of growth, we have broadened our focus to embrace all music genres and popular culture. Our passion for music in its many forms drives us to explore a diverse range, including rock, pop, metal, hip hop, jazz, blues, singer-songwriters, and much more! This marks an exciting new chapter in our journey, and we are thrilled to share it. V13 features a dedicated team of over 100 staff members, including Managing Editors based in Canada, the US, UK, and South Africa.

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Download Festival Unveils Stage at The Great Escape 2025

4 days ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 9 Download Festival is bringing the noise to Brighton next month at The Great Escape with its very own stage under the famous city seafront arches at The Volks. Spanning three days of heavy hitters, rising alt-stars and future Download favourites, the stage will spotlight the best of the new wave – all primed for bigger things.
Motionless In White Announce 2026 UK/EU Tour

4 days ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 19 Get ready, Europe… Motionless In White are returning to raise hell across the UK and the continent with a monumental headline tour in February/March 2026. After the overwhelming response to their sold-out last run, the band is bringing even bigger production, new songs, and their boundless energy to arenas across the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe.
Geared Up: Pearl Handled Revolver Explore the Tools Used to Create ‘Tales You Lose’

5 days ago | v13.net | Graham Finney

Article Views: 38 Sixteen years into their genre-defying journey, UK dark rockers Pearl Handled Revolver are back with Tales You Lose, their most spellbinding record to date, out on April 18th. A heady mix of blues, gritty psych, and atmospheric prog, the album sees the band refine their sound, making it more intoxicating than ever.
Halestorm Unveil New Cinematic Single “Darkness Always Wins”

5 days ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 20 GRAMMY-winning firecrackers Halestorm have today unveiled “Darkness Always Wins,” a slow-building, cinematic rock anthem that marks the band’s first release of 2025. The song, produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell), is the first to be revealed from a new album set for release via Atlantic Records, details of which will be announced soon.
Desolated Detail New Album ‘Finding Peace’

5 days ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 30 UK hardcore legends Desolated have revealed all of the details about their long-awaited new album. Finding Peace, the band’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2019’s A New Realm Of Misery EP, will be released on 30th May via MLVLTD and is set to violently kick the doors down into a new era of Desolated. To celebrate the announcement, the band has shared a brand-new single, “Glass Ceiling,” a devastating groove-laden gem rooted in anger and discontent.
RedHook Interview with Emmy Mack on ‘Mutation’ and First UK Headlining Tour

6 days ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 7 Damian FitzGerald is joined by Emmy Mack of the Australian band RedHook. Emmy discusses their latest album Mutation and their upcoming headline tour in the UK and Europe. Emmy shares her favourite tracks from Mutation, her views of the importance of releasing a full LP in the digital age, and the origin story of the band’s name. Emmy also shares her hilarious tour tales, including a funny incident with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins.
Mayday Parade: “We wrote our first song and felt immediately that we have to do this because it felt great.”

1 week ago | v13.net | Graham Finney

Article Views: 57 With their 20th anniversary in full swing, Mayday Parade have reached a point in time in their career which vocalist Derek Sanders describes as “a moment to look back, to appreciate the present, and to keep pushing ahead with open hearts.” Two decades after they began selling EPs out of car trunks at Warped Tour, the band — Sanders, drummer/vocalist Jake Bundrick, guitarists Alex Garcia and Brooks Betts, and bassist/vocalist Jeremy Lenzo — are not only reflecting on their...
My Son The Doctor - ‘Glamours’ [Album Review]

1 week ago | v13.net | Randy Radic

Article Views: 64 Brooklyn-based indie-rock outfit My Son The Doctor recently dropped their debut album, Glamours, a 10-track collection of songs sandwiched between slacker rock and pop-punk. Recorded in North Carolina at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium and engineered by Jeremy Snyder, Glamours manifests a sound shaped in basements and applied in venues sharing the stage with bands like Gustaf, Bodega, and Teenage Halloween.
TikTok & Sony Music Publishing Partner with SXSW London

1 week ago | v13.net | Damian FitzGerald

Article Views: 19 South by Southwest (SXSW) London has announced 10 new partners for its inaugural European event, taking place across Shoreditch from June 2-7, 2025. Partnerships involve a range of bespoke activations from Bellwethers Group, Notion, Sage & Jester, Sony Music Publishing and TikTok, as well as conference track sponsorship from AVEVA, Frog, Globant, Sportico and Supercell.
Sarah Banker - ‘Into the Heart’ [EP] [Album Review]

1 week ago | v13.net | Randy Radic

Article Views: 77 Folk-pop singer-songwriter Sarah Banker, who is based in Colorado, releases her new EP, Into the Heart, a collection of songs about resilience. Talking about her musical objective, Banker shares, “You are the ONE, the one who has the potential to make the changes that lead to a fulfilling life experience.