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Mike Giegerich

(He/Him)
  • Communications Director, End Overdose
  • Music Journalist, Freelance
Los Angeles
As seen in: Bandcamp Daily, Substack, Alternative Press, Revolver Magazine, Passion of the Weiss, RPGFan, New Noise Magazine, AQNB, no bells, pw-magazine.com and
Covers:  Music, Alternative, Culture, Internet
journalist @altpress @revolvermag

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Mike Giegerich’s Biography

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I'm a freelance writer exploring music and subcultures.

Have a tip? Shoot me a message: jmichaelgiegerich@gmail.com

Mike Giegerich’s Journalist Portfolio

Cover Story: Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold

Cover Story: Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold

Good Charlotte recently checked in with Motel du Cap, their first album in seven years, and the pop-punk lege…

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Underoath: Existence to the End

Underoath: Existence to the End

Mike Giegerich speaks with Underoath for the digital cover of Alternative Press.

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Inside PALEFACE SWISS' mission to be "the heaviest, most raw aggressive band"

Inside PALEFACE SWISS' mission to be "the heaviest, most raw aggressive band"

Marc “Zelli” Zellweger is a force of nature onstage — unleashing deathcore squeals and rapid-fire screams tha…

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"It's a giant adventure": CODE ORANGE's REBA MEYERS on launching her vulnerable solo career

"It's a giant adventure": CODE ORANGE's REBA MEYERS on launching her vulnerable solo career

Code Orange shows were pure chaos — a violent symphony of hardcore dancing, stage diving and crowd killing. A…

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Emo Nite remains a love letter to 2000s nostalgia

Emo Nite remains a love letter to 2000s nostalgia

The early aughts were wrought with contentious debate over the definition of emo. True believers proselytized…

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In conversation with Kellin Quinn and Copeland’s Aaron Marsh

In conversation with Kellin Quinn and Copeland’s Aaron Marsh

Mike Giegerich speaks with Kellin Quinn and Aaron Marsh for Alternative Press.

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HARDCORE WORSHIP

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By Mike Giegerich
| Substack
Symphony in Peril perform in front of the JCHC banner at JCHC Fest ‘26 Christian punk, spirit-filled hardcore, and Christcore have all transcended the Church and made fans out of believers and the secular world alike. My own enthusiasm for heavy Christian music could be described as an anthropological endeavor.
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Uncompromising Creativity: An Interview with student 1

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By Mike Giegerich
| endoverdose.net
Dance-driven psychedelia permeates through “kevinkevinkevin,” a euphoric slice of student 1’s forthcoming album truant (out June 19). Leading the album rollout for the Minneapolis-based artist on a particularly high note, it’s a meticulously textured single that studies dissociation and disillusionment in tandem with collaborator Demon Marcus.
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"It's a giant adventure": CODE ORANGE's REBA MEYERS on launching her vulnerable solo career

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By Mike Giegerich
| Revolver Magazine Verified
Code Orange shows were pure chaos — a violent symphony of hardcore dancing, stage diving and crowd killing. At the center of the storm was Reba Meyers, whose crunchy, distorted guitar riffs helped propel every glitched-out breakdown and tempo shift. But now, with the long-running Pittsburgh crew on hiatus, their founding guitarist, co-vocalist and songwriter has struck out on a solo path that trades all-out aggression for sweeping hooks, moody textures and genre-bending alt-rock.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for my high school metal blog: Music Michael Mind

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email (but owl works as well)

Who do you wish followed you?

Björk