The saying "it's better to burn out than to fade away" came to mind while watching Keepsake’s final show on August 12. The local melodic hardcore band decided to call it quits earlier this year after a little less than three years together. But they came together one more time to say goodbye. ...

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When the Warped Tour announced its 2015 dates I was more than a little bummed that Vegas would not be hosting the tour this year. But that mild frustration turned to full blown anger when I found out that two of my favorite heavy bands, August Burns Red and ‘68, were spending time on the tour I was going to miss out on. ...

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This new six song EP by Las Vegas locals Keepsake is self described as melodic hardcore, but I nearly had to bust an Arnold Drummond style, “What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” when I kicked it over the first time. It wasn’t until about halfway through the second song that the real melodic elements surfaced with some cool harmonized guitars. In fact, if I were to make a quick comparison, I would describe this band as a slightly less technical and more mosh driven Shai Hulud. ...

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