Architects Brought Sea Shepherd To Their Shows And Visited Its Ships
Architects' support for Sea Shepherd has included campaign stalls at shows and visits to its ships. It gives listeners a way to find out what the organisation does.
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All Shall Perish put their comeback album on Kickstarter
All Shall Perish want to fund their first album in fifteen years directly with listeners. Their $75,000 Kickstarter closes on 3 October.
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How Hardcore Rallied Around Sick Of It All’s Lou Koller
The support for Lou Koller began during his treatment and continued through the Koller Family Fund. Remembering him also means remembering the people left behind.
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American Football Donate From Every 2026 Tour Ticket To Refugee Support
American Football have built a donation into every ticket on their 2026 world tour, supporting Safe Passage International and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
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Cretin Family's Ramones tribute supported cancer research
The Ramones' official 50th-anniversary tribute brought Cretin Family and a long guest list to Hollywood Forever, with proceeds supporting cancer research.
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Talinda Bennington’s 320 Changes Direction Helps People Recognise Emotional Suffering
320 Changes Direction gives people a way to recognise emotional suffering and find help. Talinda Bennington co-founded it after Chester's death in 2017.
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HeartSupport Gives Heavy-Music Fans Somewhere To Turn After The Show
After fans trusted Jake Luhrs with difficult stories, he wanted to offer something that lasted beyond a conversation at a show. HeartSupport grew from that need.
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Suicide Silence’s Mitch Lucker Memorial Helped Fund His Daughter’s Education
Phil Bozeman, Randy Blythe, Robb Flynn and others shared vocal duties at the Mitch Lucker memorial. The night also brought support to his daughter, Kenadee.
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What Keeps 924 Gilman Open
924 Gilman's history includes Green Day, Operation Ivy and Rancid. Keeping it open still comes down to people doing the work.
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How TWLOHA Reached Listeners At Warped Tour
A TWLOHA shirt or festival table was often someone's first encounter with the organisation. Its help finder gives that connection a practical next step.
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What happens at the Punk Rock Saves Lives table
Punk Rock Saves Lives uses the time between sets to help people register as donors, pick up supplies and find support.
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Korn’s Brian Welch Partners With An Outpatient Treatment Centre
Brian Welch has partnered with Atlantic Behavioral Health, an outpatient mental-health centre offering individual therapy, group therapy and medication management.
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Metalcore lives between the tours too
There's a lot of life between tours. For independent metalcore bands, the next show often depends on what happens away from the stage.
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How deathcore artwork became a language of its own
A deathcore cover can tell you a lot before you press play. The artists behind those images deserve proper credit.
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Why the room matters as much as the hardcore record
A record can reach someone anywhere. A local show is often where they find out what being part of hardcore feels like.
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The fan archives keeping lost emo scenes alive
Old flyers, demo rips and photographs can be all that's left of a local emo scene. Fan archives help keep those pieces connected to the people who made them.
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The practical work behind an all-ages punk show
Young listeners need shows they can actually attend. Making an all-ages night happen takes a lot of work before anyone plays.
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When the turntable became a heavy music instrument
Nu metal gave DJs room inside the band. Scratches, samples and noise could change a riff as much as another guitar part.
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