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Ignite’s Brett Rasmussen on their self titled album, what makes a good bassist, and much more!

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Ignite have had a long journey since their formation in 1993 and a journey that’s seen them work harder and harder with every release. On their recently released full length, Ignite, they’ve knocked it out of the park in the punk / melodic hardcore scene and are ushering in a whole new era of fans. Surrounding this album’s release, Buke sat down with bassist Brett Rasmussen to discuss the new album and what makes a good bassist, how his parents music collection influenced him, bringing in new vocalist Eli and his transition from metal to punk, his love of Joy Division, filming shows with cell phones and not actually experiencing it, and so much more. We now present that conversation to you in its entirety so grab your drink of choice, a chair, and enjoy. 

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Profile: Fabio DeDominicus of Germany’s Hardcorists Traced By Enemies

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Traced By Enemies
Traced By Enemies

Traced By Enemies play a style of hardcore that’s as melodic as it is hard hitting and back in April of this year they released their second EP Where the Sun Turns Gray. This EP is a continuation of their last, Unity In Diversity, and instead of switching up the game or changing gears completely they stay the course and come away with six more densely layered tracks that fans of melodic hardcore will appreciate. We recently had the oportiunity to ask guitarist Fabio DeDominicus our set of Profile questions to get inside the band’s head a little. Stick around and see what he had to say. Continue reading →

Retrospective: Rise Against – “The Sufferer & The Witness”

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The Sufferer And The Witness

Every great while an album comes around that just sticks with you that maybe — or probably — shouldn’t, either because it falls into a genre you don’t typically appreciate, or, well…it just isn’t that good. I’m not talking about an earworm that lasts for a few weeks. I’m referring to a collection of tracks you become addicted to for years. We all have ’em. One that I haven’t discussed before is the quintessential release from melodic hardcore masterminds, Rise Against. And that album, of course, is 2006’s The Sufferer & The Witness. It’s an album I’m very familiar with, for good reason.

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