One of the latest additions to the endorsement family KILL recently played a sold out show with headliner Lorna Shore and support from Distant.

Vocalist Spencer Letsinger has been very excited to rep our I AM CONVICTED tee at the show, as well as in their latest music video for their song “Muddy water”.

Check out the photos of the live show below and click HERE to see the latest video.

​Photos by Chance Visuals

 KILL is a 5-piece Metalcore band hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  They push a message of hope. 
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KILL stands out against domestic violence, drug abuse, sexual abuse and other topics that are often not easy to speak about. 
Listen to them on:    SPOTIFY & APPLE MUSIC

​Tampa Deathcore act Tactosa releases yet another banger with their latest music video for TASTEMAKER which is being featured on Slam Worldwide. With video production by our good friends in Santoku Media and shot at The Noise Box venue in Brandon, FL, as well as Recording and Mixing by Austin Coupe, you can bet your sweet bippy that this video includes some of the best that Tampa has to offer.

​See the video below:

You can stream the latest single at the following links:
Bandcamp                            Spotify                          Apple Music

​In the backroads of Brandon, FL lies a hidden gem of Tampa Bay’s alternative music scene. 

The Noise Box, which can be found at 1310 John Moore Rd, can be easy to miss as the building primarily functions as a home for multiple churches to conduct their religious gatherings.

But when the church doors close, they open up only a few hours later for an audience you may not find at a church otherwise.

Focused on a Do-It-Yourself mentality, Punk, Metal, Hardcore, Indie, and Hip-Hop artists from across the nation have found community, support, and a place to express their artistic imagination through music. 

In fact, both of our co-founders of Convicted Printing are also part of the executive team that have been working at the venue before Convicted Printing ever manifested. 

The Noise Box has been one of the fortunate survivors of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their doors closed for almost 2 years, which has been devastating for most standalone venues in the Tampa Bay area.

​But now, after 10 years of hosting shows, TNB is looking to celebrate their long-term success by hosting DIY DECADE FEST on Saturday, July 16th. A festival of some of the most prominent bands that have come and played at the venue over the last 10 years including headlining acts like Second Death from Georgia, Guerilla Warfare from Kentucky, and Mothersound from California will be performing

​For some bands on the bill, this is their first show back since the pandemic. But for others, they are finding this as an opportunity to lay down a chapter in their life as the last show they will play as a band. 

The music festival is sponsored by Dayroom Co., Alien Entities, and Convicted Printing (obviously) and will feature 15 bands between 2 different stages.

Coffee, tea, food, and existential dread will be provided by Graveyard Shift Coffee Co. 

We invite you to come out and celebrate a piece of Tampa D.I.Y. history.

 “this ones for all of you”

Tickets are available at ​https://thenoisebox.bigcartel.com/ 

In Jacksonville Florida, 4-piece math-pop band “Little Geronimo” is making their statement and pushing for the next step of their career with the release of their debut album titled “Celebration” which is premiering on Spirit Vision Records, who announced the addition of the band to their roster back in April 2022.

Their highlighted single from the album titled “ Faded at the Symphony” features rising pop star Andrés and gives a well-rounded overview of what to expect from the the remainder of their album: A satisfying crossover between the head-bobbing math-rock and the extravagant dynamics of pop music, giving influence from bands like Strawberry Girls, Bilmuri, Dance Gavin Dance, and The Maine.

Each track features a distinct and dynamic set of melodic choruses and thoughtful melodies that find themselves at home within the jazzy guitar licks that make the foundation of the majority of songs. No track feels like the one before it, but there is a familiarity and a recognizable element which Little Geronimo has spent time honing in on.

Vocals do not stand in the way of the instrumentals and the instrumentals do not muddy up the pronunciation of the lyrics. The mix is well balanced and highlights the places that need to shine when they do.

With memorable lyrics and groovy melodies, Little Geronimo has come into the math-pop genre with all they got, fighting for the top spot.

Little Geronimo’s ‘Celebration’ is out May 20th via Spirit Vision Records on almost all streaming services.

Little Geronimo is Brandon David (vocals), David Kennedy (drums), Adam Rorher (guitar), and Turner Payan (bass).

On March 3rd 2022, Hopeless records most recent addition to the roster, a Pop/Metal artist named “Scene Queen” released a new song titled “Pink Rover”, which features a pink candle lit table, mixed with Occult/Gothic props and imagery, including blood, as the music video portrays a group of women beating up a man who is catcalling and harassing women.

While the reviews of the song are mixed, it has received mass amounts of attention on the social media platform Tik-Tok where the artist now sits at over 300K followers. The audio from the music video has been used in over 11.6K videos on the platform and the music video has been viewed over 83K times within the first week of being released. 

But another Pop/Metal band “Peachy”, located in Tampa, Florida is finding too many similarities between the new Hopeless Record's arrival and the aesthetic they pushed back in 2019 when they released their music video for their song “Fake It 'Til You Make It”, which also includes a Pink Candle lit table with Gothic-styled props and blood as they sing about fake friends.

Bassist Christopher Murray had this to say in a recent facebook post:

“Down to coining a “-core” name (ours bitchcore, theirs bimbocore) - the artwork, the imagery, even the band with ski masks but the vocalist not wearing one.

I want to be clear here, even though the band feels this way, I’m posting this of my own fruition, and honestly, I was to be EXTRA clear, I honestly don’t think the “scene queen” girl is evidently at fault here (unless idk, she is)- I’m assuming that more than likely, this was a label or management push, or producer push (the way everything is and appears) because I got LOTS of industry fu**s on here and from what I’ve learned in life, it’s hard to trust a lot of you unfortunately. “

According to Chris, Peachy’s vocalist Kara Murray was even contacted by Hopeless Records to help promote the song due to her own large Tik-Tok following of over 230K followers. 

“The reason I’m so passionate about this is because for YEARS, Kara and I have worked our asses off, spending every last dime we’ve had, living in the worst conditions, eating gas station food, and spending anything extra on the band. And this happens, I shouldn’t be surprised, but I can’t help but be a little pissed off…..All in all, we wish the best of luck to Scene Queen, we support women in metal and want to see it happen more. We just feel snuffed, and it isn’t very women empowering to steal from other women artists.” said Chris in his final statements about the issue."

Peachy recently released a new single titled “Oops you died” on Friday, March 11th 2022 in response to these events.

So the question is, is this purely coincidence?

Below are some of the pictures used to compare, you decide for yourself.

Where is the line between coincidence and copycat? Share your thoughts in the comments below.