Man Mountain loves effects pedals and on their latest album Infinity Mirror they all used the legendary ProCo RAT pedal heavily. Now, we're giving you the chance to win a one-of-a-kind pedal that was personally hand-soldered and built with an unmatched level of care by the band. It's a faithful recreation of the famous RAT, but with much higher quality components and true-bypass switching. Enter to win the pedal, a rare Infinity Mirror test pressing, Man Mountain beard oil, and much more here. Contest ends January 11th!

We're beyond excited to welcome The Darling Fire to the Spartan family and will be releasing their J. Robbins-produced debut album Dark Celebration next summer. While the band name may not ring a bell, the lineup for this Florida 5-piece consists of some respected players within the indie/emo scene, including Jolie Lindholm (The Rocking Horse Winner, Dashboard Confessional) on vocals/guitar, Jeronimo Gomez on guitar (Poison The Well, The Rocking Horse Winner, As Friends Rust), Steven Kleisath on drums (Further Seems Forever, Shai Hulud, Strongarm), Gregg Moore on bass and Matthew Short on guitar. Jolie says, "We're so excited to join...

Subways on the Sun's KEXP in-studio performance is online now. Watch the band perform four songs from their new album Capsize which is out everywhere now.

East coasters, rejoice! America Opera is headed on tour this winter and he's coming your way. Check out the dates, make your plans to catch a show, and RSVP on Facebook.11/18 - New York, NY - Arlene’s Grocery11/28 - Jamaica Plain, MA - The Midway Cafe11/29 - Brattleboro, VT - The Stone Church11/30 - Salem, MA - Gulu Gulu Cafe12/1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wrong Turn House12/2 - Washington, DC - Dangerous Pies12/3 - Baltimore, MD - Teavolve12/4 - Richmond, VA - The Camel12/5 - Awendaw, SC - Awendaw Green12/6 - Asheville, NC - The French Broad12/7 - Greenville, SC...

We’re dropping a brand new 2-song EP from Demons entitled Made In The USA this Friday, October 19th. Listen to the premiere of the scorcher "Lever" (mixed by Nathan Hussey of All Get Out) which Revolver calls "a six-minute trip through hell and back" and catch them on tour this month to FEST later this month. Tour Dates: 10.25 - Tallahassee, FL - The Wilbury (Pre-Fest 4)10.26 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits w/ Thunderpussy10.27 - FEST10.28 - Carborro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Backstage w/ Lemuria, Bethlehem Steel