BRUTALLY DELICIOUS DEBUTS “DAWN OF VICTORY” a 22-MINUTE HEAVYMETAL AUDIO DRAMA ​   

Brutally Delicious announces the release of its first original heavy metal audio drama, a 22-minute immersive production that merges narrative storytelling with the intensity and atmosphere of extreme metal.

 

WATCH Vinyl Jumpers EP 003 "Dawn of Victory" Below:

The story follows a group of teenagers who discover a 19th century Victrola containing a hidden Latin incantation. When spoken, the phrase activates the device, transporting them into the world of whatever song is playing. Each track becomes a fully realized environment, where the characters must navigate hostile, shifting realities and survive until the music ends.

 

Failure is not an option. If the song finishes before they escape, they do not return.

 

The production features voice performances from members of Cruachan, Melechesh, and Caster Volor, bringing authentic metal presence and vocal intensity directly into the narrative. Each performance helps shape the tone and identity of the worlds the characters are pulled into, blurring the line between soundtrack and story.


Written, recorded, and produced by Bruce Moore of Brutally Delicious, the project draws from metal’s deep thematic roots, mythology, history, and existential tension, while presenting them in a cinematic, story-driven format.

 

Audio mixing and foley by Annabelle Kyle create a dense, immersive soundscape that places the listener inside the environment, while visuals by Noah Riopel extend the experience beyond audio, offering a surreal and evolving visual counterpart to the narrative.


The result is a hybrid of audio drama and metal experience that pushes beyond traditional genre boundaries.

Mixwave Teams Up With Guitar Phenom Yvette Young For Plug In

MIXWAVE, the boutique plugin company founded in 2021, is known for meticulous, artist-driven re-creations of real hardware developed directly with each artist to capture the exact gear that defines their sound. Previous partnerships include Sleep Token and Spiritbox.

Today, the company is pleased to announce it has partnered with guitar virtuoso Yvette Young for an exclusive plugin.

Young is also a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and visual artist widely regarded as one of the defining guitar voices of her generation. Frontwoman of math rock band Covet. She has developed her signature fingerstyle and two-handed tapping from a classical foundation in piano and violin. She also earned a BFA from UCLA.

Yvette’s plugin is a complete rig with nine of her favorite effects pedals, plus the amp and cab she has used in the studio and on stage for years.'

It also marks the first time a female guitarist has launched her own plugin.

Watch Young's walkthroug here.

See even more here!

Skillet's "Monster" Surpasses 4 Billion Streams Amid Sold-Out European Tour

Multi-platinum rock band SKILLET continue to reach new heights in 2026 as their 6x-platinum anthem "Monster" surpasses 4 billion streams, earns a place in Spotify's Billions Club, and solidifies its status as one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time. The milestone arrives on the heels of the band's completely sold-out European headline tour, which sold 90,000 tickets across 23 cities and brought SKILLET in front of the largest international crowds of their career.

The tour saw sold-out performances throughout Europe, including London, Glasgow, Paris, Munich, Warsaw, Bucharest and Barcelona, while settingticket sales records at key venues including Paris' legendary Zenith. The overwhelming response further underscored SKILLET's global impact and remarkable staying power more than two decades into their career.

At the end of 2025, SKILLET released their first-ever Christmas recording, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," which quickly became a viral success and captured No. 1 on five Billboard charts, introducing the band's music to new audiences while further expanding their worldwide reach.

With more than 23 million albums sold worldwide, more than 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, billions of streams across platforms, and a touring footprint that continues to expand globally, SKILLET remains one of the most successful and enduring rock bands of the modern era.

SEA SLEEPER Unleashes New Single “Lunar Degenerates” from Forthcoming Album Burden of Antlers

Heavy, atmospheric, and built for maximum neck damage, SEA SLEEPER return with their new single, “Lunar Degenerates,” the latest preview of their forthcoming sophomore album, Burden of Antlers, set for release on September 18, 2026.

“Lunar Degenerates” captures the band at their most visceral and dynamic, fusing classic crunchy, bang-your-head riffage with the expansive progressive weight that has become a defining part of SEA SLEEPER’s sound. The track also leans into the band’s long-running Mastodon influence, particularly the Crack the Skye-esque textures that have surfaced across both of their albums.

About SEA SLEEPER:

With a passion for death and post metal, SEA SLEEPER infuse their heavy sound with an array of genre influences to produce something more dynamically extreme. The band formed in 2019 comprised of Jesse Cooley (guitar/lead vocals), Shane Cooley (drums/vocals), and Nick Kessler (bass/vocals), with Tony Spradlin (lead guitar/vocals) subsequently completing the line-up in 2022. 

The debut EP Nihilism was released independently in 2019, followed by their acclaimed debut album Nostophobia. Released in 2021 via Metal Assault Records, Nostophobia garnered notable recognition achieving #10 album of the year for Noob Heavy and #7 spot for album of the year at GBHBL in 2021, as well as seeing the band become a Top Selling Bandcamp artist in the same year.


SEA SLEEPER Is: 

Jesse Cooley (Guitar/Lead Vocals)
Shane Cooley (Drums/Vocals)
Nick Kessler (Bass/Vocals)
Tony Spradlin (Lead Guitar/Vocals)


Connect With SEA SLEEPER:

Official Website: https://seasleeper.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp: https://seasleeper.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seasleeper/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sea_sleeper
Twitter/X: https://x.com/seasleeper
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@seasleeper7557?si=I54GO1VC1ZA5x3Wy
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MVRa7wGpGY4EqqqEjVpMZ?si=KKq0Xb5_Qf6P_WwMte5EiA
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sea-sleeper/1384085890
Discord: https://discord.com/channels/947585206213296169/947594689123598396/1481135243078406271

TOUR NEWS: Daughtry Announce 20 Years Unplugged US Tour

Multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Daughtry have announced their 20 Years Unplugged tour, a special fall run that will bring two decades of songs into intimate theatres and performance spaces across the U.S. Tickets go on general sale Friday, June 19 at 10am local at daughtryofficial.com 

The tour opens October 12 at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY and continues through November 14 at Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX, with stops in Beverly, Uncasville, Atlantic City, Huntington, Las Vegas, Anaheim, San Antonio and more. Support across all shows comes from Buffalo, NY singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Perdz.

Artist presale and VIP packages begin Wednesday, June 17 at 10am local.

Local presales, including promoter, venue and radio presales, run Thursday, June 18 from 10am local.

Tickets go on general sale Friday, June 19 at 10am local.

20 Years Unplugged gives fans the chance to experience Daughtry’s catalogue in a stripped-back acoustic setting, reframing the songs that have soundtracked arenas, rock radio milestones, and some of the most defining moments of the band’s career. The tour will pull the band’s music into a more raw and immediate space, where the weight of a lyric, the scrape of a guitar string, and the quiet before a chorus can hit as hard as the full-band impact.

The announcement follows the release of SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (DELUXE), the complete edition of Daughtry’s two-part project via Big Machine Rock. The collection brings together SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (PART ONE) and SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (PART TWO), along with additional live recordings that capture the force and connection of the band’s latest era. Across tracks including “ARTIFICIAL,” “PIECES,” “THE BOTTOM,” and “ANTIDOTE,” Daughtry continue to channel grief, change, confrontation, and self-reclamation into some of their heaviest and most emotionally direct work to date.

For an artist whose songs have always lived at the intersection of power and vulnerability, 20 Years Unplugged will see Daughtry strip down some of their biggest and most meaningful tracks, distilling them to their purest form and bringing fans closer to the songs, the stories, and the unmistakable voice that have carried the band from one of the biggest rock debuts of the century through two decades of connection, evolution, and success.

Support for the tour will come from up-and-coming alt rock star, Ryan Perdz. The Buffalo, NY singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recently announced his debut album Can’t Cry, out August 14 via Big Machine Rock, and has been building momentum with the release of “Sour,” “Heavy Eyes,” and his fresh reimagining of MGMT’s “Time to Pretend.” Raised on his grandparents’ family farm and citing rock icons such as Chris Cornell, John Frusciante and Kurt Cobain as some of his biggest influences, Perdz’s unique brand of guitar-driven songwriting brings a raw, melodic voice to a new generation of modern rock.

DAUGHTRY

20 YEARS UNPLUGGED

WITH SUPPORT FROM RYAN PERDZ

October 12 | Troy, NY | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

October 13 | Beverly, MA | The Cabot

October 15 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena

October 16 | Waterloo, NY | The Vine Showroom at del Lago Resort & Casino

October 17 | Atlantic City, NJ | Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort

October 20 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount

October 21 | Englewood, NJ | Bergen Performing Arts Center

October 23 | Danville, VA | The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia

October 24 | Florence, KY | Turfway Park Event Center

October 26 | Greensburg, PA | The Palace Theatre

October 27 | Wheeling, WV | Capitol Theatre

October 29 | Nashville, IN | Brown County Music Center

October 31 | Omaha, NE | The Astro Theater

November 1 | Des Moines, IA | Hoyt Sherman Place

November 3 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater

November 4 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion

November 7 | Las Vegas, NV | Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort

November 8 | Napa, CA | Uptown Theatre Napa

November 10 | Anaheim, CA | Grove of Anaheim

November 11 | Tucson, AZ | Fox Tucson Theatre

November 13 | San Antonio, TX | The Aztec Theatre

November 14 | Dallas, TX | Majestic Theatre

Miscreance Announce Second Album Reminiscence

Fashioned in high-top sneakers and sleeveless band tees, Northern Italy’s Miscreance proudly reflect the old-school spirit. Upon debuting with Season of Mist in 2022, the band were likened by the press to Death, Sadus, Voivod and other undying greats from the alternate timeline that is the history of extreme metal. But their upcoming second LP isn’t just another blast from the past.

Today, Miscreance are announcing their new album, Reminiscence, with a chilling music video for its lead single “Scalp Ceremony”. The band continue to pound and shred at a blood-thirsty pace, but as they cut through its  unfamiliar passages, the song ventures into dark and strange new territory for the genre.

“Through a collective hallucination, a voyage through time led us to discover a moment in human history that was lost”, Miscreance says about the far-out path they took to Reminiscence. “This album is a testimony of what we have seen, heard, perceived and imagined, told through our own perspective on old-school, thrashy, technical death metal”.  

Watch the video for “Scalp Ceremony” Below:

Reminiscence comes out August 28, 2026 on Season of Mist

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Even extreme and obscene artists like Miscreance are well-versed in the classics. With its creepy, cultish, handcam video, underground tape collectors will feel at home watching “Scalp Ceremony”. “We still play old-school tech-thrash”, assures guitarist Andrea Granauro. But while faithful to both Atheist and Dark Angel,  Reminiscence isn’t an attempt to recall metal’s glory days. With each sharp and fast turn that the band take during their new single, the genre’s signposts warp until they’re  unrecognizable.    

No one ever even sees it comes”, growls drummer Andrea Feltrin with murderous delight. For their final sacrifice on “Scalp Ceremony”, Miscreance bang the long-haired heads of their captive audience with a flurry of bongos.

While recorded in Italy, Miscreance discovered the concept for Reminiscence by sifting through the sands of time. Along with splintering riffs and trippy tempo shifts, the band uncovered a hidden world where jungle-dwelling hunters and digeridoo coexist with strange tongues, telepathic surgeries and a burning celestial corpse. As imagined by Iranian artist Mona Shiraz, the album’s cover art is a modern interpretation of the kind of painting that was all the rage during the Stone Age.

We are all very happy with how our first album turned out but we wanted to go bigger by tying Reminiscence to a specific concept”, guitarist Tommaso Cappelletti says.

Bassist Jean-Claude Rossignol explains further. “What we’ve created is a ‘lost album’, sent from an unknown civilization that’s both futuristic and extremely primitive. Through psychic powers and capabilities that transcend earthly comprehension, these primordial extraterrestrials have achieved total neural unity. Yet innate wickedness still lures inside of them, harboring the need for preys, scalps and lust”.

The video for “Scalp Ceremony” was created by Tulpa Studio in Ferrara, Italy.

While recorded in Italy, Miscreance discovered the concept for Reminiscence by sifting through the sands of time. Along with splintering riffs and trippy tempo shifts, the band uncovered a hidden world where jungle-dwelling hunters and digeridoo coexist with strange tongues, telepathic surgeries and a burning celestial corpse. As imagined by Iranian artist Mona Shiraz, the album’s cover art is a modern interpretation of the kind of painting that was all the rage during the Stone Age. “What we’ve created is a ‘lost album’”, Rossignol says. “It comes from an unknown civilization that’s both futuristic and extremely primitive. Through psychic powers and capabilities that transcend earthly comprehension, these primordial extraterrestrials have achieved total neural unity. Yet innate wickedness still lures inside of them, harboring the need for preys, scalps and lust”. Climbing “The Moaning Hill” is not for the faint of heart, but the intricate twists along its perverse path lead to truly sacred pleasures.

       

“You’ve never known the face of death / But now it becomes yours”, Feltrin growls amidst the many peaks hidden within “Oracle’s Rift”. As the band tear through a torturous passage with ruthless precision, the last thing you see – or hear – is death metal’s future mutating right before our eyes.

With Reminiscence, Miscreance unlock a mind-altering experience of old-school technical death metal.

Lineup
Andrea Feltrin - Drums and Vocals
Jean-Claude Rossignol - Bass
Tommaso Cappelletti - Guitars
Andrea Granauro - Guitars

Guest musicians
Leo Di Angilla - Percussion, Digeridoo, Flute, Berimbau

Recording and Production Credits
Recording Studio - Bridge Produzioni Audio in Susegana, Italy
Mixing and Mastering Studio - Majestic Studio in Silea, Italy
Producer - Marino De Angeli
Mixing, Mastering and Sound Engineer - Marino De Angeli

Cover art
Mona Shiraz

Follow Miscreance
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/miscreance/1502815524
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Bandcamp: https://miscreance.bandcamp.com/music
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09Rq5Qo2p914wCf7PVFjqQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Miscreance/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miscreance_official/

Jah Wobble & Tian Qiyi unleash psychedelic Beatles reimagining with 'Tomorrow Never Knows', first glimpse of 'Mystic Liverpool' album

East London bassist and producer Jah Wobble and Liverpool-based ethno-psychedelic duo Tian Qiyi present their new single 'Tomorrow Never Knows', the first offering from the forthcoming album 'Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles' Psychedelic Psongbook', out August 14th via Cherry Red Records and Wobble's label 30 Hertz. A deeply personal reimagining of The Beatles’ psychedelic period, these songs are framed within a soundscape of Chinese, Mongolian and dub traditions.

'Tomorrow Never Knows' - the closing track on The Beatles' 1966 album 'Revolver' - may have been penned by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (with title lifted from a phrase coined by Ringo Starr), but Jah Wobble (aka John Wardle) and his sons John T Wardle and Charlie Wardle (aka Tian Qiyi) have made this song uniquely their own.

Jah Wobble is a founding member of Public Image Ltd (PiL) and formed Invaders of the Heart in 1982. In his 50-year career, he has achieved chart success, a Mercury Music Prize nomination and a rich discography. He has collaborated with Can's Holger CzukayJaki LiebezeitU2's The Edge and producer François Kevorkian, in addition to Sinéad O’Connor, Massive Attack, Ginger Baker, Björk, Brian Eno, Pharoah Sanders and, most recently, Horace Andy on his 'Timeless Roots' album, Ken Boothe on his 'Old Fashioned Ways' album, and Jon Klein on the 'Automated Paradise' album.

Tian Qiyi takes their name from John T Wardle and Charlie Wardle's Chinese middle names, Tian Qi and Tian Yi. Meshing British, Chinese, Mongolian and dub traditions, their music bridges cultures to forge a sound that also weaves in post-punk and experimental production, their sound imbued with magnetic tension between ancient tradition and dub futurism, East and West, land and spirit.

The album draws largely on Jah Wobble’s signature dub bass, John T’s drums, Chinese percussion and yangqin, and Charlie’s erhu and vocals. Their clever rendition of “Strawberry Fields Forever” also sees Charlie playing morin khuur with the boys' mother Zi Lan Liao — a Royal Academy of Music–trained harpist and the most recognized gu-zheng performer worldwide — joining on gu-zheng.

Jointly produced by Jah Wobble, John T and Charlie, this album was recorded and mixed by John T at Pagoda Studios in Liverpool, where Tian Qiyi is now based.

But the Liverpool connection runs even deeper through their family. Zi Lan’s father, Mr K.H. Li (Liao Gui Xiong), arrived from Guangzhou in 1981 as Chinese Cultural Officer at the Pagoda and went on to establish the Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra — the ensemble Zi Lan (now also director of Pagoda Arts Centre) runs and that both her sons grew up playing in from the age of three. The record is dedicated to him; a lifelong Beatles fan, he owned everything they ever released on vinyl.

“The track that flipped it for me as a kid was ‘Strawberry Fields Forever,’” says Jah Wobble. “I didn’t have the language for what was going on in that song — I just knew it was more than music. The words you’d reach for are the ones people use about psychedelia: ego dissolution, a sense of unity, cosmic connection. I consider dub music to fit into the psychedelia genre, and John T grew up listening to dub, so Mystic Liverpool was always going to have that sensibility.”

The album moves through The Beatles’ psychedelic-era songbook with Chinese instrumentation and dub-inflected mixing, treating the material as the genuinely mystical music it always was rather than as nostalgic covers. As listeners will be pleased to discover, "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Magical Mystery Tour" are particular touchstones.

'Tomorrow Never Knows' will be available from digital music platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. On August 14th, the 'Mystic Liverpool' album - now available for pre-order - will be released digitally and as a CD Digipack.

Tian Qiyi (with guest Jah Wobble) performs in Todmorden on June 18th at The Golden Lion in Fielden Square. Jah Wobble is touring the UK throughout 2026 with The Invaders Of The Heart, with tickets available at https://jahwobble.com/#live

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Legendary Hard Rockers TESLA Unveil New Single "Never Alone" + Official Music Video

Today, the acclaimed American hard rock band TESLA is proud to unveil their new single, "Never Alone," taken from their upcoming album, 'Homage,' set for release on July 17, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. Marking a full-circle moment in their storied career, the album finds the band returning to their roots with a collection of covers honoring some of rock’s most timeless hits.

 

On the creation of the new original track, Brian Wheat shares:

"'Never Alone' is a new song that we wrote in the 11th hour of recording the album 'Homage.' It started out as a simple guitar riff. I was at my friends Rachael Ray and John Cusimano's house filming an episode for her TV show, I had some time to kill so I went into their studio in the house, picked up John’s acoustic guitar and started strumming these chords to kill some time. When I listened back to it, it sounded like a TESLA song. I thought maybe it was gonna be a song for one of my other projects, but it sounded like TESLA. So I sent it to Jeff and he said it’s definitely TESLA. Out of that he came up with the title 'Never Alone,' we worked on it together writing the lyrics, the music, switching the chorus around a little bit and as a result, I think it turned out pretty good. I hope you enjoy it. This is our new song 'Never Alone' because we’re never alone."

Watch the Official Music Video for “Never Alone” Below:

It is remarkable to reflect on the more than 40 years since TESLA began as a cover band performing in California nightclubs before going on to write and record original material and sell millions of albums.

 

Much like their musical heroes — The Beatles and The Rolling Stones—artists who honed their craft by performing songs from those who came before them, TESLA followed a similar path in their early years and continues to embrace the tradition of paying tribute through cover songs today.

 

‘Homage,’ the band’s upcoming album, not only honors legendary artists but also provides an opportunity to showcase lead singer Jeff Keith's vocal diversity. The album stands as a thank-you expressed through music, an offering to the iconic voices and songs that shaped the band’s influences and, ultimately, their own songwriting. 

 

'Homage' is not about imitation, but acknowledgment, tracing the line from influence to identity, from listening to becoming. The project also arrives more than 20 years after the ‘Real to Reel’ series, a release that helped inspire the creation of a new original TESLA song, “Never Alone.”

 

The selected songs on 'Homage' were chosen for a variety of reasons, primarily representing some of the greatest vocalists of all time, including Elvis PresleyFreddie MercurySam CookeDavid RuffinEtta James, and James Brown. Additional selections reflect songs the band grew up hearing on the radio and on their turntables.

 

On the upcoming album, TESLA shares:

"Our new album 'Homage' is a thank-you note written in sound. An offering to the great singers and songs that shaped the music we grew up listening to, and the songs we would eventually write. We hope you all enjoy this as much as we did making it. Thank you for all the years - Keep it Real and Keep On Rockin'!"

Pre-Order ‘Homage’ HERE

TESLA is excited to be hitting the road this summer on The Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour with Motley Crue and Extreme. The tour begins on July 17th in Burgettstown, PA, and winds its way through the United States before concluding in Ridgefield, WA on September 26th. For a full list of dates, please see below.

TESLA Live:

 

The Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour

w/ Motley Crue and Extreme

 

Jul 17 - Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake

Jul 18 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater

Jul 20 - Clarkson, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre

Jul 22 - Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre

Jul 24 - Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion

Jul 25 - Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater

Jul 27 - Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Jul 29 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Jul 31 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

Aug 1 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

Aug 3 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live

Aug 12 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

Aug 14 - West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Aug 15 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Aug 17 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

Aug 19 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

Aug 21 - Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater

Aug 22 - Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Aug 24 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center

Aug 25 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Aug 27 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater

Aug 28 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center

Sep 8 - Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater

Sep 10 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

Sep 11 - Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Sep 13 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater

Sep 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Sep 18 - Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep 19 - Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Amphitheater

Sep 21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep 23 - Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre

Sep 24 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater

Sep 26 - Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater

TESLA are:

Jeff Keith – Vocals

Frank Hannon – Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals

Dave Rude – Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass

Brian Wheat – Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals

Steve Brown – Drums and Percussion

STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY announce long-awaited collaborative album ‘The Roaring Waves’

Two titans of progressive music, Steve Hackett (Genesis) and Steve Rothery (Marillion), come together for the first time on ‘The Roaring Waves’ - Seven instrumental tracks that range from the dexterously ridiculous to the brilliantly sublime, though with one common theme: the profundity of the sea.  As Rothery explains: “In winter you could hear the roaring of the of the waves during the stormy weather, Whitby was a very evocative place to live, a very poetic and powerful place to grow up.”

The record has been much talked about over the years, and it will now finally see the light of day on August 28th, 2026 via InsideOutMusic.

‘The Roaring Waves’ has been in the making for the best part of eight years, though the initial idea of the pair making an album together was first mooted around three years before that, but their respective day jobs and touring itineraries kept them from working together for months at a time. Though recording sessions at the Racket Club, and their respective home studios yielded a rich seam of creativity. “It was a bit old school our approach, like the idea of mates getting together in the garage and playing and hanging out” says Hackett of their approach to creativity.

‘The Roaring Waves’ will be available to pre-order on June 26th, and that date will also mark the first time fans will be able to hear and see what the album is all about, with a first single release.

Look out for more information very soon!

IAN MUNSICK AND SCHAEFER OUTFITTER PARTNER FOR CAPSULE COLLABORATION COLLECTION, LAUNCHING AUGUST 18, 2026

Wyoming native Ian Munsick has spent over a decade building his unique brand of country music around his Western lifestyle; from his sky-high voice and his love of the fiddle, to his bolo tie and brightly colored Western shirts. Now, after years of thrifting the vintage shirts he adorns on stage each night, Munsick is partnering with Schaefer Outfitter for the brand’s first-ever capsule collaboration collection, launching August 18, 2026.
 
Munsick describes the process of curating his own line as one that has been years in the making, saying, “Caroline and I have always wanted to make our own shirt line, but there was always one big obstacle in our way. They just don't make ‘em like they used to. After years of meeting with different brands and companies about potential collaborations, we just couldn't get the quality of material that met our very high expectations. Until we met with Schaefer Outfitter.”
 
Founded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Schaefer Outfitter has spent four decades providing western wear to working cowboys and ranchers. Their collection with Munsick will include custom pearl snap shirts, outerwear, hats and graphic tees designed collaboratively between Munsick and the Schaefer team. Fans can enter to win a signed piece of the collection HERE.
 
“Located in the heart of Texas but originating in Wyoming, Schaefer puts quality and functionality over everything,” Munsick adds. “With roots dating back to the 1980’s, their product continues to stand the test of time. Caroline and I knew that with their mission and material, and our branding flair and vision, the ideal western shirt line would be born. And finally, that line will be all yours.”
 
“Given our shared Wyoming roots, Ian's authentic style, and his commitment to quality and excellence for his fans and customers, it had to be Ian Munsick as our first full capsule collaboration ever,” remarks Jason Smith, President & CEO of Schaefer Outfitter. “Ian is electric, and his personality and creativity are interwoven throughout this entire collection from Schaefer Outfitter.”
 
The collaboration was born from hands-on involvement with both Ian and Caroline Munsick providing design inspiration, artwork direction, fabric details, naming inspiration and more. With the line expected to drop around the arrival of Munsick’s fourth studio album, The Mountain Goat, songs off the project including “Geronimo” draw inspiration in multiple pieces.
 
“This partnership was struck to be more than a one-off merch drop - it’s a true collaboration with a lot of runway ahead of it, and what makes it exciting goes way beyond apparel,” shares Noah Solomon, VP of Marketing at Schaefer Outfitter. “There was already so much overlap in our circles that working together felt like such a natural fit. Ian has a huge season ahead, and there’s real momentum around everything he’s doing right now. We’re looking forward to showing up alongside that energy in an organic way that brings both our audiences together.”

Photo Credit: Ben Christensen

The news comes on the heels of Munsick announcing his first full-length project released via WEST TO THE REST RECORDS / Triple Tigers Records – which he co-produced with Jeremy Spillman and Mike Robinson – The Mountain Goat, due on August 21, 2026. Pre-save HERE.
 
Along with co-producing the album, Munsick also played an extensive role in the instrumentation heard on the record. In total, Munsick is credited with playing nine different instruments: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, piano, bouzouki and kazoo, as well as lending background vocals and programming.
 
As his single “Love Is Blind” continues to climb the charts at Country radio, Munsick released his latest song, “World War III,” off the 15-track album last Friday, June 12. Additionally, five D2C fan packs are available to pre-order on his online store, including an exclusive autographed zoetrope vinyl. Pre-order HERE.

Traditional Heavy Metallers THE UNKNOWN Launch Title-Track from Upcoming Album

Traditional thrashers THE UNKNOWN proudly share the title-track from their upcoming sophomore album, 'Graveyard of Empires,' set for release on September 4th via Mission 84 Productions. The new single arrives alongside an official lyric video premiering on Metal Insider, available below.

"Graveyard of Empires," the title track and second single from the forthcoming album, is a heavy, groove-laden beast with a haunting Middle Eastern undercurrent that sets it apart from anything in the band's catalog. Lyrically, it's a visceral reckoning with a painful pattern of history: nations swallowed whole by occupation, greed, and endless war before they ever had the chance to become what they were meant to be. The song doesn't mourn conquerors. It mourns potential.

On the new track, guitarist Aamir Syed shares:

"'Graveyard of Empires' is the heart of the record, and I think it earns that title. The song is heavy and relentless, but there is an undercurrent of grief. Musically I was drawing from Ritchie Blackmore and Middle Eastern folk and classical music. That combination gave the riff its character. We looked at history and saw the same pattern over and over: nations, people, potential, all swallowed before they became what they could have been."

Check Out the Lyric Video Premiere for "Graveyard of Empires" Below:

THE UNKNOWN are a U.S.-based heavy metal band forging a powerful blend of traditional metal and thrash. Drawing influence from bands such as Jag Panzer, Manilla Road, Anthrax, and Iron Maiden, their sound combines crushing riffs and driving rhythms with soaring melodies and commanding, emotive vocals.

Their debut album, ‘Vanishing Point,’ released through ZYX/GoldenCore Records, earned strong reviews from metal publications and fans around the world, establishing the band as a rising force in the underground heavy metal scene.

Now, THE UNKNOWN return with their forthcoming album, ‘Graveyard of Empires,’ pushing their sound even further with bigger arrangements, deeper atmosphere, and an even sharper edge. Rooted in the spirit of classic heavy metal while bringing their own modern intensity, the band continues their mission to keep true metal alive while carving out their own path within the genre.

The album's title is a conceptual statement. 'Graveyard of Empires' explores the fall not of nations, but of ideas, the collapse of peace, the erosion of the human spirit, the slow unraveling of everything we build and everything we believe in. From the battlefields of World War II to the death of civilizations that never got the chance to flourish, to the quiet question of what remains of humanity when humanity itself is no longer the only answer...

Featuring cover artwork by Charles Borkowski, 'Graveyard of Empires' arrives September 4, 2026.

About the album, Aamir Syed comments:

"As an album, it isn't about geopolitics, but there is a running theme throughout the stories that we're telling. The empires that fall in this record are ideas, concepts and the slow collapse of peace. The belief that we're building toward something and then it falls part due to greed and corruption. That's what we're mourning."

THE UNKNOWN Live:

September 11th - Hamden, CT @ The Cellar

September 13th - Brooklyn, NY @The Meadows

+ More Dates to Be Announced!

THE UNKNOWN are:

Aamir Syed - Guitars

Matt Fisher - Vocals

Andic Salcedo - Bass

Michael Dale - Guitars

TSAR STANGRA Announces New Album Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds)

Québec City-based Bulgarian folk and black metal band TSAR STANGRA will release their new full-length album, Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds), on July 1, 2026 via GLOBMETAL PROMOTIONS.

Created over the course of nearly a decade, Химните на разрушените световеis the band’s most ambitious work to date. The album explores Bulgarian history, folklore, pagan ritual, exile, language, and cultural memory through a collision of black metal aggression, Balkan melody, ceremonial atmosphere, tambura, orchestration, and lyrics written in Bulgarian.

Founded by vocalist Stanislav Stefanovski, TSAR STANGRA was built around the mission of preserving Bulgarian heritage through extreme metal. On Химните на разрушените светове, that mission expands into a larger meditation on identity, displacement, and the meeting of worlds. Written largely in Québec by musicians from different cultural and musical backgrounds, the record carries a natural tension between Bulgarian folk tradition and Western black metal, between pagan symbolism and literary sources shaped by Christian Bulgarian poets, between ancestral memory and life far from the homeland.

The album opens with "Тракийци - Черни химни за изгубените" ("Thracians - Black Hymns for the Lost Ones"), an epic invocation of Thracian memory and Bulgarian ancestry. "Хан Аспарух" ("Khan Asparuh") follows with a martial black metal tribute to the founder of the First Bulgarian Empire, while "Черна песен" ("Black Song") turns inward through the poetry of Dimcho Debelyanov. The record later moves through the exile and longing of "Тъга за Юг" ("Longing for the South"), the Kukeri ritual force of "Земни стражи" ("Guardians of the Earth"), and the uncompromising pagan invocation of "Завръщането на родния бог" ("The Return of the Native God"), before closing with "Българският език" ("Bulgarian Language"), a tribute to the survival of Bulgarian language and identity.

The artwork, created by Paolo Girardi, reflects the album’s central theme of cultural collision. Kukeri, ancient masked figures from Bulgarian pagan tradition, stand before the burning Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, one of Québec’s most recognizable Christian landmarks. The image captures the album’s vision of old ritual, new geography, ancestral memory, and transformation.

Химните на разрушените светове follows TSAR STANGRA’s debut full-length Небесният ковач (Celestial Forger), the 2023 single "Черна песен" ("Black Song"), and the 2024 live album Битката за Фиорда - На живо в Сагене (The Battle of the Fjord - Live in Saguenay). For fans of ROTTING CHRIST, NEGURA BUNGET, DRUDKH, MELECHESH, BATHORY, and IMMORTAL, the new album offers a deeply cultural and ritualistic take on pagan black metal.

IATT Announce “Draft Away” Beer Release Ahead Of 'Etheric Realms of the Night' Film Premiere

Progressive extreme metal ensemble IATT has partnered with Stratosphere Brewing Company to release the band’s first official beer collaboration. "Draft Away" is a blackberry lager inspired by the opening track “Drift Away” from the band’s latest album Etheric Realms of the Night released via Black Lion Records.

The launch event for the new "Draft Away" collaboration takes place at Stratosphere Brewing Company, Mount Holly, at 6pm EDT on July 2, 2026, with free admission. Find out more HERE!

The "Draft Away" event includes: 

  • Meet and greet / have a drink with the band

  • Sample the exclusive Draft Away blackberry lager (21+ only)

  • Exclusive screening of the first 20 minutes of the Etheric Realms of the Night film ahead of its official July 23rd PhilaMOCA premiere

  • Opportunity to purchase CDs, vinyl, and merchandise from the Etheric Realms of the Night collection


The official film premiere for Etheric Realms of the Night takes place on July 23, 2026, at PhilaMOCA. Tickets are available HERE

IATT are also excited to reveal Etheric Realms of the Nightwill premiere on ThunderFlix on July 24, 2026.

IATT are bringing Etheric Realms of the Night to the stage. In support of the new album and full-length film, the band has announced a run of live dates spanning the East Coast and into Canada marking IATT’s first time performing north of the border.

For this run, Etheric Realms of the Night will be performed in its entirety, offering a rare opportunity to experience the full narrative as it was intended live, immersive, and unfolding in real time.

The tour also features a number of special engagements, including the official release event for the band’s “Draft Away” beer collaboration, as well as the red carpet premiere screening of Etheric Realms of the Night - the Complete Album Film.


IATT – Etheric Realms of the Night Tour Dates

06.26 – Brooklyn, NY - The Attic [Tickets]
06.27 – Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar [Tickets]
06.28 – Ottawa, ON - Dominion Tavern
06.29 – TBA
06.30 – Sherbrooke, QC - Le Murdoch
07.01 – Rochester, NY - Photo City Music Hall [Tickets]
07.02 – Mount Holly, NJ - Stratosphere Brewing Co.
07.23 – Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA

About IATT:

IATT is a Philadelphia based progressive extreme metal band known for fusing blackened aggression, technical precision, and cinematic atmosphere into immersive, concept driven works. Their sound moves between ferocity and fragility, combining intricate guitar work, dynamic rhythms, and orchestral textures to create music that feels both emotionally intense and narratively expansive.

Since forming in 2008, IATT has steadily evolved into a project defined by scope and ambition. Each release is approached as a complete experience, with recurring musical themes, symbolic instrumentation, and carefully shaped pacing that guide the listener through psychological and philosophical terrain. Their albums often explore themes such as consciousness, identity, and the tension between reality and inner worlds, expressed through layered arrangements that reward deep listening.

Records like Nomenclature and Magnum Opus established IATT as a band unafraid to stretch the boundaries of extreme metal. Jazz influenced phrasing, classical inspired orchestrations, and atmospheric passages exist alongside relentless riffing and commanding vocal performances, giving their music a multidimensional character that resists simple categorization.

A strong visual and conceptual identity also plays a central role in the band’s work. IATT frequently extend their musical narratives into interconnected visual pieces, reinforcing the emotional and symbolic weight of their albums. This unified approach reflects their belief that sound, story, and imagery can combine to create a deeply immersive artistic statement.

With each new chapter, IATT continue refining their balance of brutality, beauty, and narrative depth, standing as one of the more adventurous and forward thinking voices in modern progressive extreme metal.


IATT is: 

  • Jay Briscoe – bass, vocals

  • Joe Cantamessa – lead guitar

  • Alec Pezzano – rhythm guitar, orchestral arrangements

  • Paul Cole – percussion


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Pittsburgh's LOWSUNDAY continues 25-year comeback with ‘You’re So Wired’ and acclaimed ‘Black EP’

On the trail of the 'Low Sunday Ghost Machine - Black EP', newly released via Projekt Records, Pittsburgh darkwave-shoegaze pioneers Lowsunday present 'You’re So Wired', with the video produced by Jer Herring. Capturing the roller-coaster experience of being drawn to a highly energetic, erratic individual, who blurs the line between imagination and everyday life, this song channels a vibrant, alternative rock spirit that ultimately celebrates breaking free into a state of liberated peace.

Formed in 1994, Lowsunday (initially Low Sunday Ghost Machine) emerged as a "retro-futurist" pioneer, blending darkwave and shoegaze long before the genres saw their modern revival. The 'Black EP' is their second release of all-new material released since 1999, previewed by the darkly fascinating lead track 'This Is Not Heaven' and focus track 'Shattered'.

Their legacy was cemented with their 1996 debut album 'Low Sunday Ghost Machine'and the 1999 masterpiece 'Elesgiem', both with extended re-releases out via Projekt Records in the past 18 months (for the 30th and 25th anniversaries, respectively). With a cult reputation for mercurial sounds and blistering guitar work, their music set the stage for subsequent generations of alternative artists. Following a nearly 25-year hiatus, the band resurfaced as the duo of original member Shane Sahene (vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums) and Bobby Spell (bass, guitar, drums).

At the end of 2025, Lowsunday released their ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine - White EP', ranked second among Post-Punk.com's Best EPs of 2025, and showcased by the singles 'Love Language''Soft Capture' and 'Nevver'. Both a reflection and a resurgence, Lowsunday's two new EPs usher in a welcome return, marked by superb production and a renewed creative clarity, bridging three decades of distinct sonic legacy with balanced doses of escapism, dreamlike sounds, drones and feedback.

With a sound defined by atmosphere, precision, and heartfelt shadow and depths, Lowsunday is now asserting their presence with new strength. While the 'White EP'explored light and texture, the 'Black EP' is the darker counterpart and definitive statement. Shadow and intensity, layered guitars, tight rhythms, and austere synths, this new EP' distills the duo's vision into a sharper, more potent form — a bold declaration of their enduring artistic power. 

"'You’re So Wired' is a song that touches on a manic type of experience. It also touches on the  classic Chuang Tzu question, after having had a vivid dream: "am I man dreaming I am a butterfly or am I a butterfly dreaming I am a man?" -- The experience of not knowing if you’re awake or dreaming. In this case, the rapid eye movements shown in the video capture both dreaming and erratic behavior, making it hard to interpret which is which," says Shane Sahene.

"In the video, I love the way Jer shows the subject looking through a camera - like a search for honesty or an altered reality. It relates to the song like a form of detachment - just one step removed. Ultimately it’s the experience with this type of person - that when they’re gone, you miss the excitement they create and when you're together, the unpredictably can feel overwhelming. I enjoy the idea of being in a permanent dream state, like an overlay to reality, where one is only stabilized by their dreams.  The beauty of the video comes when the escape has been made - just as the song opens up in the bridge - it captures a freedom that had been searched for and finally found."

Lowsunday's music blends glittering, pristine textures with infectious choruses, creating an evocative aura that feels both classic and perfectly suited for the modern era. Representing a daring progression toward deeper, echoing auditory environments, they alternate between steady beats, turbulent noise and delicate, ghostly movements. Exploring dark, expansive sonic territories, they seamlessly transition from harsh, grating feedback to fragile, dream-pop-inspired instances of deep yearning.

"For me, our 'Black EP' is deceptive, opening with energetic and wistful 'You’re So Wired' but followed by songs that are melancholy and introspective. These are the strongest songs we’ve yet done. With strong and memorable melodies, they invoke feelings of isolation and sadness, but in a way that feels familiar instead of depressing, leaving a sense of hope, " says Bobby Spell.

"And this video for 'You're So Wired' perfectly reflects the energy of this song - it feels light and energetic. It’s whimsical, a bit punk rock and a little bit dreamy escapism. Visually the video expresses this feeling with the primary character being a somewhat  chaotic but interesting and enigmatic  person."

The 'Low Sunday Ghost Machine - Black EP' is out now, available across digital platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, where the limited edition 7" of 'Static / Besides', can also be ordered. The vinyl edition of the album (limited to 200 copies), released on May 29th, can be pre-ordered via Bandcamp and the Projekt Records website. 

CREDITS
Lyrics by Shane Sahene
Music written by Shane Sahene & Bobby Spell
Shane Sahene - vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums
Bobby Spell - bass, guitar, drums
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered & Produced by Shane Sahene & Bobby Spell
EP cover photo by Shane Sahene. Layout by Christina Sahene
Digital Cover edit by Sam Rosenthal
Band photos by Christina Sahene
Videos by Jer Herring
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR 


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Portland's Wooden Overcoat shares "I Knew You Would', showcasing debut "Hello Sunbeam" EP

Portland psychedelic indie-pop outfit Wooden Overcoat unveils 'I Knew You Would' with its garage-meets-grunge sound, complete with a haunted vocal harmony you didn’t know you needed. The video was created by Italian multi-arts visionary Francesca Bonci, well known for her work with The Dandy Warhols, Tombstones In Their Eyes, Federale (The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Collin Hegna), Pete International Airport and Slowdive's Rachel Goswell.

Wooden Overcoat's recently released debut "Hello Sunbeam" EP is a sweet spot where lo-fi garage psych meets 90s shoegaze, anchored by layered harmonies and an evocatively intimate vocal delivery. Exploring vivid, emotionally resonant themes, this vibrant four-track collection presents a fantastic dreamlike environment for lovers of life.

The sonic brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Brant Hajek, Wooden Overcoat took its name from an old Americana euphemism for a coffin. Hajek’s creative process is personal, having returned to music after a hiatus. What started as a practice in self-production transformed into a deep creative obsession with soundscapes and gear. Recording in a rented basement, Hajek crafted this EP through spontaneous experimentation, propelled forward by sudden bursts of inspiration.

"The lyrics to ‘I Knew You Would’ are more about transcribing emotional impact than saying something meaningful. I wrote it when I was feeling a lot of grief, very uneasy, and it’s about the isolation you can feel going through bouts of depression, even when you have someone very close to you. Thinking about it in hindsight, I feel like I was writing about myself, hurling accusations for not being better, or finding the ability to improve things about myself or the way I was handling stress and grief," says Brant Hajek.

"Recording this EP almost ruined my life, and I hope it sounds like it. Each song is its own little world, in which I lost myself. With childlike wonder, exploring concepts and sounds, I was inspired to make something new each time just to keep the wheel turning. I loved the feeling of momentum, knowing I was creating something out of thin air and maybe grabbing ahold of something slippery and evasive.."

Hajek’s creative process is a deeply personal, layered journey towards the spark that turns an emotionally restless melodies into finished pieces. While he himself performed every instrument on thise EP, Wooden Overcoat is now a full band, bringing these tunes to the stage. With Hajek on guitar and lead vocals, he is joined by bassist Dillon Glusker, guitarist Mac and drummer Brian Levin.

Earlier, Wooden Overcoat released the shimmering lead track "Home" - a reverb-drenched sanctuary, blending in sun-drenched textures and a wash of tape echo and reverb, and "Finally Arrived" with its viscous guitars, slow thudding drums, rhythmic trance-like pulse and dreamy soundscape.  Between mourning and romantic friction, it examines the delicate nature of human connection and tendency to view individuals as replaceable assets. "Heaven Right Now" is a reverb-soaked psych-rock track about hidden emotional fractures, shared suffering, and how people quietly break under pressure.

"This EP was written at a dark time in my life. My mother was diagnosed with cancer, the world was flipped on its head and never really recovered, political turmoil and conflicts overseas dominated the collective conscious, and it profoundly affected me. My relationship was suffering from cumulative stress and I can now see how it came through in what I created. Themes of beauty that doesn’t last, self-sabotage, dissociation, cynicism, and desire for connection but feeling removed from it," says Hajek.

The "Hello Sunbeam" EP is out now, available on digital platforms everywhere, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Brant Hajek
Performed by Brant Hajek
Recorded in a house in Portland, Oregon
Only humans made this art
Cover art + photo by Brant Hajek
Band photos by Brett Chauncey
Videos by Francesca Bonci 
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR

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The Intemperate Sons Release New Single "Dying on That Hill" + Music Video via FRAME|WORK

Alt-Rockers, The Intemperate Sons, have released their new track, "Dying on That Hill," from their upcoming third studio album, Ephemera, set for release in Fall 2026. This track features a guest guitar solo from Amir Derakh (Julien-K, Dead by Sunrise, Orgy).

 

"'Dying on That Hill' came from this exhaustion of what we’re seeing around us — people so locked into an ideology that they lost themselves somewhere along the way. And the internet just pours gasoline on all of it. There's a particular kind of cruelty that lives online, where people say things to each other they'd never say face to face, and somehow that becomes acceptable. We wanted to make something loud enough to cut through that noise, but honest enough to make you stop and wonder which hills are actually worth dying on. That question doesn't have an easy answer, and we didn't pretend it does," says the band. 

 

Stream/Download "Dying on That Hill":

https://onerpm.link/260182021169

https://linktr.ee/theintemperatesons


The Intemperate Sons release all their music through the Frame|Work record label at the direction of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. All Intemperate Sons’ tracks are mixed by Amir Derakh at Synthicidein Long Beach, CA.  

 

WATCH the Official Music Video for "Dying on That Hill" Below:

In the sweltering Dallas summer of 2019, before the onset of a global pandemic, The Intemperate Sons were born from blood, grit, and a shared obsession with the ghosts of alternative rock’s golden age. The Watson family—Keith on drums, Jake on guitars, and Max on vocals, guitars, and keys—joined forces with longtime friend and bassist Mark Marks to create a sound that’s equal parts searing riffs, haunting harmonies, and unapologetic soul. Think Alice in Chains’ brooding intensity, Stone Temple Pilots’ swagger, and R.E.M.’s poetic undercurrent, all filtered through a ‘70s rock haze that refuses to play it safe.

This isn’t just a band; it’s a family affair, where the unspoken bond between father and sons fuels every chord and lyric. Keith, a Dallas stage veteran, pens lyrics that cut deep—tales of regret, resilience, and the chaos of the human condition. Jake’s guitar lines, sharp yet soulful, weave narratives of their own, while Max’s voice carries the weight of a 25-year-old who’s lived a lifetime in his head. Mark, the groove-obsessed bassist, ties it all together.

The Intemperate Sons hit the ground running, catching the ear of rock heavyweights Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh (Orgy, Dead By Sunrise, Julien-K), who signed them to their Frame|Work label in 2021. Even a global pandemic couldn’t derail their momentum—holed up in The Kitchen Recording Studios, they crafted their debut album, The Color Within (2022), with tracks like “Dust to Dust” and “Running Man”that pulse with raw emotion and retro grit. Collaborations with legends like Tony Franklin (Whitesnake, The Firm) on singles like “Running Man” and “Dust to Dust” and Derakh’s production on singles like “Game of Keep Away” and “Dark Day’s Night” featured on their second and highly successful album, Dark Day’s Night (2024) pushed their sound further, blending post-grunge edge with folk and hard rock undercurrents.

For fans of alternative rock, this band is a throwback and a revelation—a reminder of why you fell in love with the genre’s raw honesty and a promise that its spirit still burns. The Intemperate Sons aren’t chasing trends; they’re carving their own path, one riff, one lyric, one night at a time.performing tracks that scratch deep into the backbone of the human experience. There is no shortage of darkness in their writing style which has a retro vibe with many guitar driven tracks stacked on top of a groovy rhythm section. The heavier style fits perfectly with the two and three-part vocal harmonies that are a huge part of their overall sound. It has been said that musicians that are related form unique sounds and communicate on a frequency only they can understand. This frequency has become engrained in their songwriting, arrangements, guitar melodies and vocal harmonies. The band has been compared to Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, and even R.E.M.

The Intemperate Sons are:

Max Watson (vocals, backing vocals, guitars, keys, bass)

Jake Watson (guitars, bass and backing vocals)

Keith Watson (drums, backing vocals)

Mark Marks (bass)

 

The Intemperate Sons Show Dates:

Saturday, August 29th @ Trees in Dallas, Texas

Saturday, September 12th @ Craft and Growler in Dallas, Texas

For More Information Please Visit:

The Intemperate Sons

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Norwegian "Tundra Rockers" Slomosa Drop Heavy-Hitting KEXP Live Session

Norway’s sludge-fueled groove titans Slomosa have unveiled a blistering five-song live session for Seattle’s KEXP, recorded during the band's first-ever U.S. headlining tour this past April. Known for redefining Desert Rock into what they proudly call “Tundra Rock," the Bergen-based four-piece delivered a raw, hypnotic, and thunderous performance in the legendary KEXP studios. 

Fans can now stream the full, uninterrupted performance to experience the band's massive grooves and infectious energy firsthand.  Watch below:

Reflecting on the KEXP session, the band writes, “[...] we’ve binged down endless hours of KEXP sessions ourselves through the years. So, needless to say, it was a huge honour to be invited to do our own! [It was] slightly intimidating standing between the lights that we knew so well from the screen - but as soon as we started playing, we got into it alright.”

The KEXP session arrives as the perfect primer for the band’s U.S. fall tour as direct support for Clutch. The three-week tour promises to bring some of the loudest, most groove-driven nights of the year to cities across the country.

Slomosa Tour Dates with Clutch:

Oct 16 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
Oct 17 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Oct 18 Jacksonville, FL Five
Oct 20 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
Oct 22 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Oct 23 Robinsville, M Bluesville at Horseshoe Tunica
Oct 24 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill Duckroom*
Oct 25 Fayetteville, AR Ozark Music Hall
Oct 27 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
Oct 29 Green Bay Epic Event Center
Oct 30 Moline, IL The Rust Belt
Oct 31 Cincinnati, OH The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
Nov 1 Fort Wayne, IN Clyde Theatre
Nov 3 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Nov 5 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Nov 6 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center
Nov 7 Norfolk, VA The Norva
 *Slomosa Headline Show

Tickets for all dates are on sale now.

Photo credit: Carlos Cruz

Eihwar Release New Live Video ahead of U.S. Tour

As they prepare to set sail on their first-ever U.S. tour, today, the viral Viking sensation Eihwar are releasing a new live video. Filmed during the duo’s set at the 2026 Echos & Merveilles Festival in France, the video highlights hits from their hotly-received new album, Hugrheim, with a thrilling performance that sets the dance floor ablaze with shamanic drums, magical chants and powerful electro beats.

Watch Eihwar’s performance at the 2026 Echos & Merveilles Festival Below:

Hugrheim is out now on Season of Mist.

Order & Stream

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Eihwar’s performance at the 2026 Echos & Merveilles Festival showcases the new live show that Asrunn and Mark have built for Hugrheim. Created by lighting designer Yann Gaignard, the stage design places the pagan superheroes inside a fantastical post-apocalyptic Viking camp that’s dominated by towering, fluorescent totems. The setlist includes current hits like “Nauðiz” and the title track from their new album, plus the viral smash “Berserkr”, which has 1.6 million views and counting on YouTube.

Get tickets for Eihwar’s 2026 U.S. Nordic Ritual Nights Tour

https://www.eihwar.com/

Eihwar 2026 U.S. Nordic Ritual Nights Tour

August 28 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [TICKETS]

August 29 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair [TICKETS]

August 30 - Washington, DC @ The Recher [TICKETS]

September 1 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend [TICKETS]

September 2 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre [TICKETS]

September 4 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall [TICKETS]

September 5 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Bomb Factory [TICKETS]

September 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee [TICKETS]

September 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre [TICKETS]

September 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall [TICKETS]

September 11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom [TICKETS]

September 12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos [TICKETS]

September 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex [TICKETS]

September 16 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater [TICKETS]

September 18 - St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn [TICKETS]

September 19 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Bar [TICKETS]

September 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]

Line-up:

Asrunn — Vocals, Shamanic Drums

Mark — Vocals, War Drums, Folk Guitar, Tagelharpa, Percussion & Programming

Production Credits:
Mark & Asrunn of Eihwar — All Production, Mixing & Mastering at Eihwar Studio.

Artwork & Photography:
© Eihwar

Live Photography:

© Patrick Spruytenburg

Follow Eihwar:
Website: https://www.eihwar.com/
Bandcamp: https://eihwar.bandcamp.com/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eihwar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eihwar.music/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eihwar
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BraveWords Records Announces the Signing of STORM FORCE and their New Album Truth

BraveWords Records is pleased to announce the signing of Storm Force for the upcoming release of their new album, Truth, later in 2026.

Greg Fraser lead guitarist and founding member: “Storm Force is thrilled to join the BraveWords Records family for the release of our new album, Truth. We’re excited to work with a team that has been such a strong voice in the hard rock and metal community, and we look forward to sharing this next chapter with fans around the world.”

BraveWords Records founder “Metal” Tim Henderson: “The storm keeps building and BraveWords Records is where STORM FORCE has landed for their anxiously awaited second album! Canuck hard rock legend Greg Fraser passionately continues on his melodic heavy rock journey that started with the much-praised BRIGHTON ROCK, by uniting with the powerful forces of singer Patrick Gagliardi, drummer Roger Banks and bassist Mike Berardelli. Together, Storm Force bring years of experience to the mix, while still retaining that voracious hunger of their youth. A new storm is brewing... are you ready to run for cover?”

Storm Force delivers powerful melodic hard rock fueled by soaring vocals, massive hooks, and the timeless energy of classic arena rock. Founded by guitarist and songwriter Greg Fraser, best known for his work with Canadian hard rock veterans Brighton Rock, the band blends classic influences with a modern edge, creating a sound that feels both familiar and refreshingly current.

The band first made its mark with the release of its debut album, Age Of Fear, in 2020 through Escape Music. The album earned praise from melodic rock fans and media alike, showcasing a powerful mix of driving guitars, memorable choruses, and emotionally charged songwriting.

Now Storm Force returns with its highly anticipated sophomore release, Truth, a ten-song collection that raises the bar in every direction.

Drawing inspiration from Whitesnake, Dokken, Scorpions, and Bon Jovi, Storm Force delivers music built for loud speakers, live stages, and fans who still believe in authentic, guitar-driven rock!

Fans will also be excited to hear that the back catalog of Fraze Gang and Storm Force will be available soon on the BraveWords Records Bandcamp at bravewordsrecords.bandcamp.com

Links:

https://stormforce.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/officialstormforce

https://x.com/stormforceband

https://youtube.com/@stormforce6368

https://www.instagram.com/stormforceband

Brutal Planet Records Introduces: Voivod - The End of Dormancy EP

Prepare for an extraordinary sonic experience with the CD release of Voivod's The End of Dormancy EP (Turquois color cover), presented by Brutal Planet Records as part of their exclusive Metal Icon Series. Officially licensed from Century Media, this CD brings Voivod’s boundary-pushing, progressive metal and avant-garde sound to a new format, having only been available on vinyl and CD (inverted color scheme). Includes a 6-page insert booklet with artwork and lyrics. Don’t miss your chance to own this groundbreaking CD release and celebrate The End of Dormancy in a bold new way! 

With nearly 23 minutes of genre-defining music, this EP is a masterpiece of cosmic riffs, complex rhythms, and inventive arrangements that capture Voivod’s unique style. Highlights include the powerful studio version of "The End of Dormancy" and electrifying live renditions from Montreal Jazz Fest 2019, immersing listeners in Voivod’s intense and mind-bending musical exploration.

Fans can purchase online at: 

https://boonesoverstock.com/products/voivod-the-end-of-dormancy-e-p-cd-2026-brutal-planet-original-color

Voivod “The End Of Dormancy” (3 tracks) – 500 CDs (Turquoise) 732131699463 (Brutal Planet Records)