Arizona's Spirit Adrift are one of our favorite up-and-coming metal bands, here at Revolver HQ. Their latest opus, Divided by Darkness, is a kickass, modern take on classic heavy metal packed killer throwback dueling guitar harmonies and epic sing-along choruses straight outta the Eighties. There's shades of Ozzy, Maiden, Mastodon and more. It doesn't hurt that they have an inspiring story of overcoming addiction and depression and the band features two dudes from another one of our favorite rising bands, far-beyond-gnarly death dealers Gatecreeper. Spirit Adrift recently played their highest profile gig to date — at Sacramento's big Aftershock festival — and our own creative director, and rock photographer extraordinaire, Jimmy Hubbard was there to catch all the action. See some of his striking shots below.
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Jinjer: The Rage, Sadness and Hustle of Tatiana Shmayluk
If life in Ukraine has taught the singer anything, it's that nothing comes without a fight
Refused's Dennis Lyxzèn on Failure of Capitalism, Need for Protest Music
"In punk rock, it's very easy to say what you're against. But it's just as important to say what you stand for."
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The Nine closed out the first night of Sacramento's Aftershock fest in epic fashion
See Josh Homme's Satanic Ritual Go Wrong in 'Desert Sessions' Trailer
Turns out you can't actually summon the devil with LED candles in a storage room