Bullet For My Valentine Release "No More Tears to Cry"

DELUXE EDITION OF SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT AUGUST 5

Bullet For My Valentine will release the deluxe version of their current, self-titled album on August 5 via Spinefarm/Search and Destroy. Pre-order the deluxe here. The band's self-titled album — their seventh — finds them at their most visceral.

Today, they have released the new single "No More Tears to Cry." Listen here

 

"We're super happy to announce our new single 'No More Tears to Cry' is out," the band says. "The song is a dark but colorful story about dealing with mental health struggles. Musically, the track is very different from the other tracks on the album and has a lot of surprises on there, including slide guitar..."

The extended release features four brand new tracks, plus "Stitches," a song previously only available as a Japanese exclusive. Watch the video here.

The vinyl arrives on November 11, featuring five additional tracks.

BLACKRAIN Announce New Album 'Untamed' - Out November 25, 2022

Sometimes it takes a few years until a band finds that perfect sound they have in mind for their songs. For the new album ‘Untamed’ by the French Sleaze Rockers BlackRain, that’s exactly the case. Although already established as a band with their six previous releases and also very successful on tour (among others with Europe, Alice Cooper, Scorpions or Steel Panther), the quartet around singer Swan now presents a work that sets new quality standards in every aspect. “We love the powerful sound, the banging drums, this awesome mix of catchy melodies and aggression that permeates ‘Untamed’ from the very beginning,” bassist Matthieu de la Roche enthuses and goes on naming the producer of the new quality work: Hannes Braun, frontman of the German hard rockers Kissin` Dynamite and an important figure in sound engineering. De la Roche“Hannes told us: ´I love your songs, your show really has excited me, I know exactly how your next record should sound!` Thanks to his help, we found the sound we’ve been looking for for ten years.”

The connection between the French group and their German producer was practically self-evident: BlackRain accompanied Kissin` Dynamite on their last European tour and they were friends for about a decade. “Kissin Dynamite was our support band in 2009 in a big gig in Paris. Now we are supporting them, and we are fine with this because it allowed us to cross Europe and catch a new public,” tells De La Roche. Out of this friendship sprang a fruitful collaboration. Swan, the singer and frontman: “I honestly don't know how Hannes managed it, but whenever I sent him a new song for review and mix, he found that perfect last piece of the puzzle to refine it.”

The ambition is palpable in ‘Untamed’, which will also be the first single/first video on July 29th, 2022. Three more songs will be released after the first single: ‘Summer Jesus’ will be released on August 26th, 2022, followed by ‘Neon Drift’ on September 30th (with a guest solo by Kissin` Dynamite guitarist Jim Müller), and ‘Kiss The Sky’ on October 28th, 2022. With ‘Untamed’ (the cover artwork is done by the Asian graphic artist Yellow Mushi) BlackRain has definitely created a small masterpiece!

The new album 'Untamed' will be released on November 25, 2022 via SPV / Steamhammer as CD DigiPak, 2LP version, CD/LP bundle with shirt (only at the Steamhammer shop), download and stream: https://blackrain.lnk.to/Untamed

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Heavy Hypnotic Rock Masters MY SLEEPING KARMA Celebrate Album Release with Stunning Music Video!

Closing a seven-year gap since their latest studio album, Moksha, today, heavy hypnotic rock act MY SLEEPING KARMA celebrates their brand new album, entitled Atma, which is out now on Napalm Records.

From the album’s first tone, it’s immediately evident that Atma isn’t just another new MY SLEEPING KARMA record – it’s an infinite darkness, despair and sadness that furiously drives the German four-piece on studio album number six, marking the band’s darkest, most emotional and deep record to date.

In celebration of today’s release, MY SLEEPING KARMA have shared a new music video for the otherworldly single 'Avatara’, which shines in synth post-rock grandeur that bridges majestic, exotic texture and mesmerizing dynamics!

Drummer Steffen states"As many other sanskrit words Avatara has also several corresponding meanings. Avatara means the descent, the coming down, like the appearance itself. But it could also be used to describe an opportunity or the coming to light. In this sense Avatara is the perfect word to reveal our new album "Atma" and bring this finally to light."

Watch the new MY SLEEPING KARMA video for 'Avatara'

As many artists have experienced, the past two years hit the entire music and culture industry hard. But MY SLEEPING KARMA – they have truly faced the abyss. Formed almost 20 years ago as a strong bond of best friends with a steady line-up ever since, the band has amassed an incredibly successful back catalogue of five highly acclaimed records and a live album in 2017, as well as extensive touring performances at sold-out venues and prestigious festivals that have marked them as one of the most well-respected instrumental post- and hypnotic rock bands within the heavy music community. 

Atma describes the (absolute) self, the indestructible, eternal essence of the spirit, and is often translated as the "soul". Sickness, death, and existential fear had brought the band to a point in music and life at which they were close to parting ways. But their will to survive has been recorded on Atma – a record the band wasn’t even sure would see the light of day when they started working on it back in 2017, and if it did, would’ve never been for industry sales, fame or success. Atma tells the story of their lives, processing the trauma of personal tragedies, deepest pain and fear of four best friends that have been going through their darkest days since their band existence. 

"We already started working on the video content back in 2018. The world is full of hate, envy, fear and greed and it seems the competition never stops,” the band comments.

"Society is becoming more and more lost in a dog eat dog jungle, and back then we would have never thought that in 2022, it would be even worse. Besides the latest pandemic or the Russian/Ukrainian war, so many individuals are facing massive conflicts on a daily basis.

In the end, there´s always hope that the world will become better again, once mankind understands. Love is the key and peace starts inside of everyone. The video track ‘Prema’ tells that story and the entire album is all about this. "Atma" goes out with love to our dear families, friends and fans. Thanks for supporting us over the years and especially in the latest dark times.”

Atma was produced, recorded and mixed by drummer Steffen Weigand at New Life Studios, and was mastered by Andreas Balaskas at Masterlab Studios in Berlin. The incredible album artwork has been created by Sebastian Jerke. 

Purchase your album copy of Atma now at THIS LOCATION, available in the following formats:

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BLIND GUARDIAN - Release New Single "Violent Shadows"

With today's single release, German metal giants BLIND GUARDIAN throw 'Violent Shadows' on these hot summer days. In this pulsing track, the band delivers another epic track foreshadowing the release of their new album The God Machine - out on September 2nd via Nuclear Blast Records. 'Violent Shadows' is an onslaught of thrashy riffs and relentless drumming, presenting itself as one of the most straightforward bangers of the album.

The song is supported by a performance video impressively capturing the band's live charisma. Serving as a perfect appetizer for BLIND GUARDIAN's live shows this summer and autumn, check out the video below.

Singer Hansi Kürsch states:
"Since our WWW Virtual Wacken Performance, 'Violent Shadows' threw a massive, already overpowering shade on the expectations of The God Machine. We were pretty aware of the effects that the number would develop. The message is quite clear in my opinion: We're able to go straightforward! With the single release, you get a very concise impression of the album's precision and intensity. Just one more thing: Everybody who thinks that the wait for the remaining five songs isn't worth it, is completely wrong! Every single song is a firework and shines even brighter in context. Remember my words, enjoy 'Violent Shadows', and pre-order The God Machine. Today, September 2nd's already yesterday."

The God Machine marks another pinnacle in BLIND GUARDIAN’s impressive discography by not attempting to pretend it is still the nineties yet instead successfully relying on the muscle memory of this period. It is a gripping, addictive, and brilliantly arranged album in the tradition of records with which BLIND GUARDIAN reached for the stars in the 90s; yet, by no means, is it a throwback. The God Machine represents the heart and soul of BLIND GUARDIAN’s timeless metal in the here and now, unifying the bards’ past, present, and future secrets in one consistent, well-thought-out masterpiece.

Pre-order the album here: http://nblast.de/BG-TheGodMachine

About BLIND GUARDIAN
In 1992, BLIND GUARDIAN released Somewhere Far Beyond, a legendary milestone of German speed metal. Three decades later, their latest offering, The God Machine, shows how to awaken the fury of youth to magical new life. As if they had paid a long overdue visit to the numerous highlights of their career, BLIND GUARDIAN appears to be in touch with the ghosts of their own past more than ever. "We’ve picked up a lot from our own history and built a new era upon this foundation," vocalist Hansi Kürsch explains. This new era begins right now. Seven years after Beyond The Red Mirror and almost three after the orchestral opus, Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands, Hansi Kürsch (vocals), André Olbrich (lead guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar), Marcus Siepen (rhythm guitar and acoustic guitar) and Frederik Ehmke(drums) invite you to their personal twilight of the gods."After ‘Beyond The Red Mirror’ and ‘Legacy Of The DarkLands’, we knew we couldn't push the orchestral side of BlindGuardian any further,” Kürsch says. The new directive while creating The God Machine was fairly straightforward but ever so welcome: "Less orchestration, more punch." In 2022, the opulent arrangements and powerful choirs still exist; yet they are used in a much more selective, focussed, and resonant manner.
This link is overtly present in the stunning, apocalyptic cover art by American fantasy icon Peter Mohrbacher, which teases a panopticon of fantastic tales and rather bleak prospects. “You have to look with a magnifying glass to find some hope on the album. But it's there," smiles Hansi Kürsch. "My lyrics have several levels. Some of them even I can only explore much later." Perhaps The God Machine is his most personal album since Somewhere Far Beyond.

Pre-order your copy of The God Machine, here: http://nblast.de/BG-TheGodMachine

Anti-Flag Announce New Album "Lies They Tell Our Children" + Share "Laugh. Cry. Smile. Die." Video

ANTI-FLAG ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN

ALBUM OUT JANUARY 6 VIA SPINEFARM

BAND SHARES "LAUGH. CRY. SMILE. DIE." FEAT. SILVERSTEIN'S SHANE TOLD — WATCH

Incendiary Pittsburgh punk rockers ANTI-FLAG will release their 13th album Lies They Tell Our Children on January 6 via Spinefarm. Pre-order it HERE.

Today, the quartet has shared "LAUGH. CRY. SMILE. DIE.," featuring Silverstein's Shane Told. Watch it below.

The video was lensed by INDECLINE Activist Art Collective

The song takes a deep, hard look at climate change. Click HERE for the lyrics and the essay behind the song.

"Look, this is our 13th album," the band declares. "There's no other way to put it; Lies They Tell Our Children is the best fucking version of Anti-Flag we have ever been. We haven't been afforded the privilege and ability to spend every day together writing and focusing on every detail of an album in well over a decade and I think you can feel that collaboration and collectiveness in these songs more than any other record of ours. That collaboration was only extrapolated on with the inclusion of the eight guests who are featured on the album, spanning genres, years of friendship, and a vast array of perspectives."

A-F continue, "The album itself is the first conceptual album the band has ever done, spawned out of a compulsive need to not just comment on the dystopian corporate wasteland we all face but to trace it back to the origin of this fate; the political policies, laws, cultural shifts, and lineage of injustice that have led us to the world we live in today."

The band finishes, "Like the band itself, of course the album is an anti-war statement both in the literal and figurative sense. This is an important moment in history and demands an urgent response, but we thought it was also important that we retrace our footsteps to the beginning of these issues. In order to better understand how to eradicate climate devastation, imperialism, war based economics, systems predicated upon racism, and the increasing belief that these things do not even exist, you have got to take people to the source. This idea is the crux of The Lies They Tell Our Children; put this wretched history in their face and demand their empathy."

As mentioned, the album features multiple notable guest appearances, including Rise Against's Tim McIlrath, Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach, and more. Details are in the full track listing below.

Lies They Tell Our Children was recorded, produced and mixed by Jon Lundin

Anti-Flag are also returning to the road this fall. The band will embark on a headline run of the U.S. before heading to Canada.

Anti-Flag's tour will kick off on September 16 in Burlington, Vermont and run through November 6 with an appearance at Punk Rock in the Park in Silverado, California. The band will also head to Quebec for a trek with Vulgaires Machins and Mudie in November.

The band has also announced ANTIfest dates in multiple cities in the U.S. and will be appearing at other major festivals through the fall.

All dates are below. Get tickets here.

ANTI-FLAG ON TOUR:          

9/16—Burlington, VT—Higher Ground (With Brendan Kelly, Mint Green)   

9/17—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall—ANTIfest (Early Show) With Mint Green*

9/17—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall—ANTIfest (Late Show) With Brendan Kelly*

9/18—Hamden, CT—Space Ballroom (With Brendan Kelly, Mint Green)

9/23—Birmingham, AL—Furnace Fest—Sloss Furnaces* 

9/24—Charleston, SC—Music Farm (With Doll Skin, Teens in Trouble)

9/25—Louisville, KY@ Louder Than Life Festival—Highland Festival Grounds— KY Expo Center*

9/30—Washington, DC—Black Cat      

10/1—Pittsburgh, PA—Roxian Theatre—ANTIfest (With Four Year Strong, Microwave, Heart Attack Man, Catbite, Dissidente)*

10/6—Boise, ID—The Shredder (With Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Last Gang)

10/7—Seattle, WA—El Corazon (With Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Last Gang)

10/8—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom—ANTIfest (With Good Riddance, Bad Cop/ Bad Cop, The Last Gang, Alien Boy, The Macks)*

10/13—Richmond, VA—Canal Club     

10/14—Virginia Beach, VA—Elevation 27   

10/15—5 Sayreville, NJ —Starland Ballroom—ANTIfest (With Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Anti-Flag, Surfboart, The Black Tones, Catbite)*

10/29—Gainesville, FL—FEST 20—Bo Diddly Plaza*     

10/30—Gainesville, FL—FEST 20—Bo Diddly Plaza*     

11/4—Chicago, IL—The Metro—ANTIfest (With We Are The Union, Suicide Machines, Gully Boys, Blind Adam, and the Federal League)*

11/5—Detroit, MI—The Sanctuary (We Are The Union, Blind Adam and the Federal League)

11/6—Silverado, CA—Punk In The Park—Oak Canyon Park*  

12/4—Phoenix, AZ—Crescent Ballroom (With We Are The Union)

12/9—Buffalo, NY—Rec Room (With Cancer Bats)

12/10—Toronto, ON—Danforth Music Hall—ANTIfest (With Cancer Bats, Dilly Dally, Dead Tired, Indian Giver)*

*FESTIVAL DATE

WITH VULGAIRES MACHINS AND MUDIE:

11/12—Sherbrooke, QC—Granada Theater

11/13—Quebec City, QC—Imperial Bell

11/15—Joliette, QC—Salle Rolland-Brunelle

11/16—Ville de Saguenay, QC—Théâtre du Palais Municipal

11/18—Trois-Rivières, QC—Cabaret de l'Amphithéâtre Cogeco

11/19—Montreal, QC—MTELUS

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BELPHEGOR - New Album "The Devils" Out Now!

Diabolical black/death metal squadron BELPHEGOR have finally unleashed their new studio album called The Devils in its entirety. Their twelfth full-length proves to be one of the strongest and most elaborate records in the group’s career. Mixed & mastered at renowned Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren, The Devils sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.

Rounded off by impressive artwork created by Seth Siro Anton, The Devils marks the band’s fourth collaboration with one of metal’s most talented and prolific art workers. Ultimately, The Devils is an album that musically builds upon BELPHEGOR’s trademark sound, in essence, a combination of traditional death and black metal deeply rooted in the 90s, yet boasts intricate compositions and detailed arrangements underlining their outstanding position within the international extreme metal circuit.

Blending German, Latin, and English lyrics, the lead single "Totentanz – Dance Macabre" is as ferocious as it gets with its insane barrage of blast beats, spiteful lyrics, and sinister guitar melodies. "Glorifizierung des Teufels" (‘Glorification of the Devil’) and "Virtus Asinaria –Prayer" offer epic, mid-paced grandeur, chanted vocals, and choirs adding new shades of black to their stylistic palette. The title track or "Damnation – Höllensturz" proves to be a more complex piece, shifting moods and tempos with ease and expanding BELPHEGOR’s blasphemous onslaught with fascinating twists and turns.

A music video for the album's title track will be released on Tuesday, August 2nd. Stay tuned!

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HELMUTH comments:
"Hail! I think the greatest strength of this twelfth BELPHEGOR album is the many new elements incorporated into our unrelenting sound wall, which illuminates the offering shine with an evil ritualistic light. We tried to push the boundaries as musicians and as a band to bring the eight sound collages to a new level of 'Diabolical Black Death Metal” extremity. An intense atmosphere was our goal.

THE DEVILS is the perfect demonstration of how we wanted to sound in the year 2022, every aspect expressing what we seek within BELPHEGOR! In Musick, Helmuth"

Whiskey Myers' TORNILLO Available Everywhere Now

Just a month removed from a pre-show surprise at their sold-out Red Rocks debut celebrating four new RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications, Whiskey Myers have unveiled the latest edition of what Esquirecelebrates as “straight-up, booze-swilling, highway-driving, heart-on-your-sleeve, blood-on-your-knuckles country music” with new album Tornillo, available everywhere now via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records with distribution by Thirty Tigers. Listen HERE.

After spending 21 days isolated at the 2,300-acre Sonic Ranch studio deep in the heart of their native Texas, just miles from the U.S./Mexico border, the genre-bending band has doubled down on what they do best: sharing honest truths with no-holds-barred instrumentation, letting the self-produced music speak for itself. With today’s release of the 12-song album named for the border town that is home to the pecan orchard-filled recording complex, the six-piece has taken their solid decade-plus foundation and pushed themself to further explore new sonic landscapes.

Tornillo as a whole does exactly that, drawing as much inspiration from Nirvana as from John Prine – even adding the legendary McCrary Sisters’ gospel influence to the project on background vocals. With vocalist Cody Cannon leading the way on songwriting, the album also features writes from guitarist John Jeffers and fellow bandmembers Jamey Gleaves and Tony Kent, as well as rising singer/songwriter Aaron Raitiere (Anderson East, Oak Ridge Boys, A Star is Born). As American Songwriter declares, the band is “in a league of their own with their signature hard-rocking sound on full display… Saddle up and settle in because Whiskey Myers is ready to take listeners on a country, rock, and blues-infused wild ride.”

“Southern rock is alive and well on Whiskey Myers’ Tornillo – and it comes with a brassy border-town swagger,” adds Nashville Lifestyles in the July print issue on stands now. “Equal parts train songs, tenacious energy, and Tabasco… their lawless musicality burns like the sun.”

With the instrumental title track opener setting the horns-infused scene for the energy to follow, lead single and recent Texas regional radio chart-topper “John Wayne” follows as the first full song on the album as Cannon’s split-rail witness of life and survival emerges throughout the manifesto of music’s power to save. The surge and swagger, harmonica wails and wah-wah guitar solos suggest the momentum of outliers making a run for it, but a closer listen shows a band landing firmly in its own definitive space – never eschewing their roots; building on the influences a bunch of boys from Palestine, Texas twisted into an electric guitar-heavy sonic temple that reached across Skynyrd, The Stones circa “Heartbreaker,” Little Feat, J.J. Cale, Led Zeppelin, Waylon Jennings, The Black Crowes and ‘80s era Hank Jr.

Those guitars define the fury and the burn that gives Whiskey Myers its edge. From the hard-hitting take on spousal battery and retribution “Antioch” (celebrated by Billboard for its “gritty vocal that’s equal parts bite and vigor”) to the “Call Me The Breeze” evoking boogie of “Feet’s,” Tornillo starts hot, slinging truths about a world that goes down hard and is survived by those who can dig in and bring it every day – invoking Levon Helm, singing of Fallujah nights, embracing the Book of Revelation and seeking higher ground for working people through their churning guitars as much as the turning of the wheels that have carried them to over 2,500 live dates, making them one of the hardest touring bands in the world.

Live is how the only band to perform as part of the “Yellowstone” storyline connects, already selling over 250,000 tickets this year with sold out shows from coast to coast. Speaking truth to power, smoking that smoke, turning the intensity up and wiping away the blather of the media, they rage against the machine but also invoke vulnerability and a desire to outrun the dysfunction of our world. Whether it’s the larger priorities in a relationship coming apart slow jam “For The Kids,” the reckoning with mistakes and seeking grace on the haunted closer “Heart of Stone” or the passing knowledge earned and lessons learned on to one’s children “Other Side,” there’s wisdom and a desire for a better life.

“I’m not speaking for anybody, and I have no end goal,” reflects Cannon. “I’m just a musician, not someone qualified to tell anyone. But people do gravitate to songs they can connect to. Is it the melody? The lyric? Maybe it’s all of it. I just know you get older; you take things more seriously… Sometimes someone’ll tell me, ‘This song saved my life.’ The idea my song moved them so much it changed their life, you’re gonna go out and do the best you can because of that. There’s a lot of weight on your shoulders. But how can you complain about that?”

That weight is something Jeffers’ bucolic, almost lullaby “Heavy On Me” tackles directly. Confessional, he measures his life and family, plus his willingness to support everything that comes with it. It’s a song that’s as much divine surrender as facing what lies ahead. Jeffers also contributes the book-ending witness “Whole World Gone Crazy,” measuring the state of the union over a lean beat and guitar blurts that melt into a full-on band chorus.

“With this authoritative and impressive album, Whiskey Myers once again succeed in [pushing] limited borders wider with creativity and faith in their own substantial talents,” asserts Holler of the band’s ability to stretch the confines of traditional Southern rock. “With Tornillo, their recent burst of crossover popularity should be set to last.”

As that genre-crossing prowess proves, what Classic Rock declares of Whiskey Myers has never been truer: “Authenticity: you can’t buy it, you can’t bluff it. And you can’t beat it when it comes to delivering dirty, down-home, electric guitar music from the American South.”

Fans can see the new music and more live as the Tornillo Tour continues through the summer with numerous already-sold-out stops. Whiskey Myers will also host the return of their personally curated Firewater Music Festival Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 outside Kansas City.

For the most up-to-date information on the album and all tour dates, visit WhiskeyMyers.com and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.
Upcoming Tornillo Tour Dates
Featuring support from Shane Smith & The Saints, Read Southall Band, 49 Winchester, Austin Meade, The Weathered Souls; visit WhiskeyMyers.com for specific date information
July 29 Corpus Christi, Texas | Concrete Street Amphitheater
July 30 San Angelo, Texas | Wild West Fest 2022
August 4 Missoula, Mont. | Big Sky Amphitheater
August 5 Billings, Mont. | Magic City Blues Festival
August 7 Boise, Idaho | Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Gardens
August 11 Grand Junction, Colo. | Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
August 12 Sandy, Utah | Sandy Amphitheater
August 13 Cheyenne, Wyo. | The Chinook at Terry Bison Ranch
August 20 Brandon, Miss. | Brandon Amphitheater
August 27* Miami, Okla. | Buffalo Run Casino and Resort
September 23 Little Rock, Ark. | First Security Amphitheater
September 24 Palestine, Texas | Wiggy Thump Festival
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 La Cygne, Kan. | Firewater Music Festival
October 7 The Woodlands, Texas | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 8 Helotes, Texas | Helotes Festival Grounds
October 13 Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
October 14 Gonzales, La. | Lamar Dixon Expo Center
October 15 Fort Worth, Texas | Dickies Arena
October 31 Spokane, Wash. | Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
November 1 Seattle, Wash. | Paramount Theatre
November 2 Portland, Ore. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
November 5 Redding, Calif. | Redding Civic Auditorium
November 11 San Francisco, Calif. | The Warfield
November 12 San Jose, Calif. | San Jose Civic
November 13 Santa Barbara, Calif. | Arlington Theatre
November 15 Pomona, Calif. | The Fox Theater Pomona
November 17 Los Angeles, Calif. | The Novo by Microsoft
November 18 San Diego, Calif. | Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
November 19 Las Vegas, Nev. | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
* denotes Whiskey Myers is direct support for The Black Crowes; all others are headlining dates

About Whiskey Myers
Genre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played more than 2,500 live shows to ever-increasing crowd sizes since their emergence in 2007. In addition to headlining their own sold-out shows from coast to coast and performing at marquee festivals Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Download and more, the six-piece was also personally selected to open The Rolling Stones’ Chicago stadium show in 2019. Their latest self-produced album, Tornillo, available everywhere now, follows their fifth studio album, Whiskey Myers, out now on the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, which debuted at No. 1 on both the Country and Americana/Folk sales charts, at No. 2 on the Rock chart and No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart (No. 3 among new releases). In total, Whiskey Myers have sold more than 1.3 million albums and amassed nearly 2 billion streams while earning four RIAA Gold & Platinum certifications. The band known for their high-energy live show and unique sound has also earned sync success with features (and an on-screen appearance) in Paramount Network’s hit show “Yellowstone” as well as the Renée Zellweger-led Netflix series “What/If,” the Angelina Jolie film “Those Who Wish Me Dead” and hit CBS series “SEAL Team.” USA Today describes their sound as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.”

Bristol electro-hop duo REE-VO releases debut album ‘All Welcome On Planet Ree-Vo' & reveals 'Spacebox' video.

"Rapper T. Relly and producer Andy Spaceland's gripping debut plays stylistic hopscotch in Bristol's low-end dance history. Peppered with old-school film lifts, their electro-hop wriggles and writhes" ~ MOJO

"Their music is uncompromising, fired-up, rough around the edges and equally flies in the face of the powers that be and vile elements of modern-day society... their use of rap, electronica and rhythm wind together seamlessly, demonstrating a deep textural palette that also draws on club / house, dub and EBM" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"Combines the energy of rave culture with reggae’s penchant for social commentary... vibrant, full of life, socially aware, and infectious to its core" ~ The Big Takeover Magazine

Bristol's groundbreaking electro-hop duo Ree-Vo present their debut album ‘All Welcome on Planet Ree-Vo’ - 10 tracks that punch with a mix of red-eyed paranoia and playful future funk - along with a limited edition 10" vinyl featuring collaborations involving NØISE, Object Object, Dälek and iconic industrial dancehall artist The Bug. with his remix of 'Protein'.

Ree-Vo is Andy Spaceland (AKA Andy Jenks) and T. Relly. Recorded, produced and mixed by Andy at Bristol's Christchurch Studios, known as the home of 'Mezzanine'-era Massive Attack, this album was tweaked and fine-tuned during the summer of 2020.

Ree-Vo also presents a fun and vibrant video for 'Spacebox', the album's hookiest track with a party throwing chorus spinning tipsy visitors around the intergalactic control booth of mission control.

“Lift off, blast off, shirt off, dance off! Naked in the dancehall SPACE BOX!” is the beamed mantra, Relly transmitting to all occupants of the galaxy. We wanted to make a hedonistic and colourful dancehall track, a bold response to the suppressive circumstances of the last two years," says Andy Spaceland

This project really could only have formed in one city, steeped as it is in Bristol’s decades of less conventional hip hop and bass music. Heavily shaped by the local scene and artists synonymous with hip-hop and reggae’s cultural social commentary, such as the Bug and Flowdan, Nas, Kojey Radical, Rob Smith, Massive Attack, Big Cat Burns and Mantronix.

After art school (where Brian Eno was his examiner), Andy Spaceland got involved in bass music with Bristol's Static Sound System and a collaborative 12” with Rudy Tambala (AR Kane) as Sugarboat Vs Sufi, before his band Alpha signed to Massive Attack’s Melankolic label and he became their tour DJ. He has collaborated with Smith and Mighty, Horace Andy, Elizabeth Fraserand Madonna, and has released music on Dj Die’s label Gutterfunk as White Bully. Andy is also part of 5 Billion in Diamonds with LA producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage) and is working on new material with Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), as well as Adrian Sherwood.

T. Relly is Bristol hip-hop royalty – known in the community variously for his links to all of the city’s major club nights, his passion and support for the most disadvantaged (through his work with the youth and prison leavers), through to compering stages at St Paul’s Carnival and his seminal 2018 album with DJ Rogue ‘Let Them Know’. He collaborates with many crews including Innalife and Killer Crab Men.

"Our sound has the life blood of sound-system bass culture carried through veins of hiphop and rave. I describe it like that BCuz it’s a live and living thing not just a sound, though essentially it is Bristol Dirt. Both me and Andy, as individuals, have very different sounds but as a duo, the sound for me is totally of one, which is Rare throughout collaborations. The sound just fits. It’s edgy, consciously upbeat and fun yet seriousness throughout - such as life," says T. Relly.

"This release has been a long time coming. Me and Andy met through a mutual friend and instantly became friends, when that shit happens the universe has already decided on something great happening. With that we never gave up on Ree-Vo throughout multiple frustrations, let downs and genre life getting in the way."

In spring of 2022, Ree-Vo released a limited 7" of the 'Spacebox' EP with stunning original artwork by Shepard Fairey (OBEY), featuring remixes by Batbirds (the duo of Joe Cassidy AKA Butterfly Child and Aaron Miller) and NØISE (the musical collective of Joe Cassidy, Shepard Fairey, Merritt Lear and John Goff). Earlier, Ree-Vo also released 'Combat' and a powerhouse remix of this track by iconic UK electronic music producer Surgeon (Tresor Records).

In April, the duo released the juggernaut ‘Groove With It’, growling out polemic against the relentless cacophony,, which T. Relly describes as “what I see in the struggle and ongoing battle, but also the resilience, humour, originality of people living in the system of seemingly two sides”. They've also unleashed the remix-based compilation 'Dial R for Ree-Vo'.

On July 29th, the album will be released on turquoise-blue gatefold vinyl, CD and digitally via Dell’Orso Records and Southern Record Distributors (SRD). Upon purchasing the album, folks will also receive the orange vinyl 10" (in limited quantity) featuring four remixes and collaborations involving The Bug, Object Object, NØISE and Dälek. It can be ordered at https://lnk.to/Ree-VoEDDA52.

CREDITS
Recorded, produced and mixed by Andy Spaceland at Christchurch Studios, Bristol
Written by T. Relly and Andy Spaceland (AKA Andy Jenks)
Lyrics by and vocals by T. Relly
Music by Andy Spaceland
Cover artwork by Bobby Klang
Released by Dell’Orso Records - EDDA52LP/CD
Distributed by SRD

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Chase Rice Previews Forthcoming Album With "Key West & Colorado" Out Now

With sold-out crowds already singing along to the unreleased song and preview clips garnering over 2.7 million views on social media, the eagerly-awaited full version of “Key West & Colorado” from multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Chase Rice is available everywhere now. Listen HERE.

“When we wrote ‘Key West & Colorado’ in Grayton Beach we weren’t necessarily planning on writing a song that day,” recalls Rice of the song’s origin. “We went out on Brian Kelley’s boat that day – it was me, him, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Corey Crowder and Hunter Phelps – and he told me that I’d actually posted about a trip I did from Key West to Colorado and he thought it’d be a cool title. Within less than a minute I twisted it to what the song turned into.”

The impromptu songwriting session was emblematic of Rice’s recent bout of creativity away from the traditional confines of Music Row, with the bulk of his forthcoming album written on trips with friends or alone with an acoustic guitar at his Tennessee farm. The shift in setting suited the man Billboard celebrates as “having storytelling details tumble from his lips, his portraits created quickly and efficiently,” with CMT noting, “The vocalist worked day in and day out to find the courage to knock down the wall he had kept up his entire career. Once he demolished the barricade holding him back, he left his heart and soul on the writing table.”

“The aspects of songwriting he’d always been naturally good at, he began to hone in on with more skill and attention,” adds Country Now. “Earlier songs like ‘Jack Daniels & Jesus’ and ‘Carolina Can’ proved Rice’s innate love of imagery-rich, potent songwriting, for example, but this time around, he dug his heels deeper than ever into that vivid storytelling style.”

With today’s release as a preview of the full-length project to come, Rice shares what he describes as “a story about a man trying to figure his life out – trying to figure out his past, trying to figure out his satiation with the breakup that he had or the woman that was in his life that he lost – and the trip that he took to help him along that journey.”

Somewhere between Key West & Colorado
I found God in a gold Silverado
Had to get a little lost to get a little found
Learned you can’t find love if you can’t slow down
Somewhere between that sand and the snow
Salt in the air and salt on the road
Finally let myself let her go
Somewhere between Key West & Colorado

Not long after the spontaneous writing session that spawned ‘Key West & Colorado,’ the song quickly found its way into Rice’s live sets as a fan-favorite acoustic moment, particularly throughout the Blessed and Free Tour with Kane Brown earlier this year. Immediately after wrapping that run of shows, the man praised by American Songwriter as “one of country music’s most intriguing and lasting acts” hunkered down in his living room with producer Oscar Charles and Jordan Rigby to set up a makeshift recording environment, intent on capturing a new, raw sound unlike any of his previous studio projects.

“It felt really good to dive into recording with ‘Key West & Colorado’ translating right away from on stage to the studio,” explains Rice, “and it’s the perfect bridge from where I was to where this album’s going. We spent two weeks recording with no click track, a live band, no fake instrumentation at all – really getting in there and grinding and making it right. It’s been the craziest, coolest thing I’ve ever done since I’ve worked in music and I’m excited for people to hear it.”

For more information, visit www.ChaseRice.com and follow Rice on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok@ChaseRiceMusic and on Instagram @ChaseRice.

“Key West & Colorado” Lyrics Available HERE

About Chase Rice
With more than 2.3 million albums sold and over 2.3 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond – yet with a forthcoming album crafted in his rural Tennessee home-turned-studio, his sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life, as evidenced by recent single “If I Were Rock & Roll” and his latest release, “Key West & Colorado.” The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project, The Album, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)” and Platinum-certified Top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.”

This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago – but better. Freer. Unbeholden and uninhibited, somehow capable of evoking Chris LeDoux and The Chronic, campfire singalongs and stadium anthems, all at once. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, which featured the Triple-Platinum, two-week chart topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career. Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.”

In addition to selling out arenas with Kane Brown and stadiums with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice also consistently sells out venues across the U.S. and Europe on his own headlining tours and he will join Jason Aldean’s Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour this fall.

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Release Brand New Single "Black Stars And Diamonds"

With festival season well under way, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are here to deliver the ultimate summer hit with their brand new single ‘Black Stars And Diamonds’.

Stream the song here:
https://thenightflightorchestra.bfan.link/bsad.ema

Frontman Björn Strid comments on the track:“This song is the ultimate weekend tribute, where fallen angels, dreams of glitter and late summer twilight unite in an exploding cocktail”

This release also marks a change in the line up with the addition of a new backing vocalist.

Björn excitedly comments:
We are very thrilled to officially welcome the amazing Åsa Lundman to the fold! This marks a new era for the band as her and Anna Brygård unite as the unstoppable back up duo The Aeromanticas. Make sure you follow them on social media! We are very thrilled to share this new single with you, which debuts this amazing back up duo. The future looks so damn bright you ought to use the bottom of champagne bottles as goggles! Enjoy!”

Make sure you follow those ladies on Instagram: @theaeromanticas

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA released their last album "Aeromantic II" in September 2021 via Nuclear Blast Records.

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA is:
Björn Strid – Lead and Backing vocals
David Andersson – Guitars
Sharlee D’Angelo – Bass
Sebastian Forslund – Guitars, percussion
Jonas Källsbäck – Drums
John Manhattan Lönnmyr – Keyboards
Anna Brygård – Backing Vocals
Åsa Lundman– Backing Vocals

More info:
www.facebook.com/thenightflightorchestraofficial
www.instagram.com/nightflightorchestra
www.twitter.com/nfo_official
www.nuclearblast.de/thenightflightorchestra

Arista Records/Monument Records Release Original Track "American Cowgirl" from FOX's MONARCH

ARISTA RECORDS/MONUMENT RECORDS
RELEASES ORIGINAL TRACK FROM
FOX’S ALL-NEW COUNTRY MUSIC DRAMA, “MONARCH”

New Song from “MONARCH,” “American Cowgirl,”
Performed by The Monarch Cast, Featuring Series Star and Golden Globe
Nominee Anna Friel,
Available Everywhere Now

Watch Behind the Music
below.

“MONARCH” Premieres with a Two-Night Event Beginning Immediately
Following “FOX NFL” Doubleheader on Sunday, Sept. 11;
Night Two Airs Tuesday, September 20, in Regular Time Period

Arista Records/Monument Records, the official music partner of FOX Entertainment’s highly anticipated new series, MONARCH – a new country music drama about America’s leading family of country music – has released the series’ second original cast performance, “American Cowgirl,” performed by the MONARCH Cast, featuring Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel (“Pushing Daisies”). FOX previously announced the series premiere with a two-night event, beginning Sunday, Sept. 11, immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader (8:00-9:00 PM ET), and simultaneously to all time zones. It then makes its time period premiere Tuesday, Sept. 20(9:00-10:00 ET/PT).

Produced by three-time GRAMMY Award nominee and series executive music producer Adam Anders and co-produced by Peer Åström; written by Adam Anders, Heather Morgan and Casey Brown, “American Cowgirl” is a song that captures both the spirit of the show and speaks to the complicated relationship between the mother and daughter duo of country music’s first family, Dottie and Nicky Roman. Listen to the song HERE.

“We wanted the song ‘American Cowgirl’ to feel like an American classic, but fresh and current at the same time. It had to embody both Dottie and Nicky Roman’s characters musically and lyrically. To accomplish this we teamed up with Casey and Heather, two of the best songwriters in Nashville. When we stumbled on the lyrics ‘red lips, blue jeans, white pearls’ in our writing session, I knew had something special,” said Anders.

MONARCH is a Texas-sized, multi-generational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. Headed by the insanely talented, but tough as nails Queen of Country Music DOTTIE CANTRELL ROMAN (Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon, “Feud,” “Thelma & Louise”) and her beloved husband, “Texas Truthteller” ALBIE ROMAN (multi-Platinum country music star and three-time Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award winner Trace Adkins, “Old Henry”), the family has become a country music dynasty. But even though the Roman name is synonymous with authenticity, the very foundation of their success is a lie. And when their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, heir to the crown NICOLETTE “NICKY” ROMAN (Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”) will stop at nothing to protect her family's legacy, while ensuring her own quest for stardom.

MONARCH is 100% owned and produced by FOX Entertainment. Screenwriter Melissa London Hilfers serves as creator, writer and executive producer. Jon Harmon Feldman serves as executive producer and showrunner. Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady (The Jackal Group), Michael Rauch and top music manager Jason Owen (Sandbox Entertainment) also serve as executive producers. Jason Ensler directed the series premiere, on which he also serves as an executive producer.

This latest release follows a cover of “A Country Boy Can Survive” by country music icon and series star Trace Adkins as well as the show’s theme song “The Card You Gamble” performed by powerhouse vocalist Caitlyn Smith. The series will feature many original songs and covers performed by cast members and upcoming guest stars.

About FOX Entertainment / FOX Entertainment Music
FOX Entertainment’s 30-year legacy of innovative, hit programming includes 9-1-1, 9-1-1: LONE STAR, THE MASKED SINGER, LEGO MASTERS, THE SIMPSONS, “Empire,” “24,” “The X-Files” and “American Idol.” Delivering high-quality scripted, non-scripted, animation, live content and major sports, FOX won the 2020-2021 broadcast season, marking the second consecutive season it ranked #1. In addition to its broadcast network, FOX Entertainment oversees the operations of FOX Alternative Entertainment, its in-house unscripted studio that produces THE MASKED SINGER, I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE and NAME THAT TUNE, among other series; the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, which produces animated content for FOX, including the Emmy Award-winning hit BOB’S BURGERS and new series DUNCANVILLE, THE GREAT NORTH and HOUSEBROKEN, as well as programming for other broadcast, streaming and cable platforms; and Blockchain Creative Labs, a new business and creative unit formed in 2021 by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box, to build, launch, manage and sell Non-Fungible Token (NFT) content and experiences, and fungible tokens, as well as digital goods and assets.  FOX Entertainment also recently formed the production venture Studio Ramsay Global, in partnership with award-winning chef, restaurateur and presenter Gordon Ramsay, to develop, produce and distribute culinary and lifestyle programming for FOX, its fast-growing ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) service, Tubi and platforms worldwide. Tubi features more than 35,000 movies and television series, and news content that’s available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Australia. Most recently, FOX Entertainment acquired the entertainment platform TMZ and all its media properties, including its hit syndicated magazine programs, TMZ and TMZ LIVE, and its flagship digital platform, TMZ.com.
 
Launched in 2019, FOX Entertainment’s music division, FOX Entertainment Music (FEM) has produced a broad spanning music catalog, including more than 200 original songs intended for sync licensing, 15 theme songs for Fox-owned productions and three new branding mnemonics for FOX Entertainment, FOX Alternative Entertainment and Bento Box. In complementing FOX Entertainment’s growing library of owned content, music created by FEM will further expand business revenue and opportunities for the organization across its owned platforms and licensing out to third parties. FEM will continue to play an integral role in driving equality and inclusion throughout FOX Entertainment by recruiting a range of diverse voices within the creative community to write, produce and perform music for the division.
 
About Monument Records
Formed under the leadership of Jason Owen and Shane McAnally, Monument Records is a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. The label’s roster includes Caitlyn Smith, Walker Hayes, Brandon Ratcliff, Teddy Robb, Alex Hall and Tigirlily. 
 
Since Monument’s launch, the artist roster has accumulated over a billion streams, released multi-Platinum singles – including Walker Hayes’ number one, smash hit “Fancy Like” – made major TV appearances on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the TODAY Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Good Morning America, and been written about in the pages of Billboard, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine and the New York Times. The label has created major partnerships for their artists with Applebee’s, Boot Barn, OtterBox, The VFW, and Free People, among many other highlights

About Arista Records
Arista Records has historically launched some of the world’s most celebrated recording artists. Founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, Arista was home to musical legends such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Patti Smith. In 2018, eight years after the label had closed, Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer announced that Arista would be relaunched by former president / CEO of Island Records, David Massey, who shepherded the careers of Shawn Mendes, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Tove Lo, The Killers, Fall Out Boy, Bon Jovi and Mike Posner. Under Massey’s leadership, Arista also includes a joint venture for artist management and music publishing companies, Work of Art Management and Work of Art Publishing. With over 40 years of iconic recorded music history, Arista’s legacy continues with a new generation of inspiring artists who are reshaping the music industry.

Arista Records’ growing roster includes GRAMMY-nominated artist JP Saxe, platinum-selling Italian rock band Måneskin, platinum-selling artist Tai Verdes, MC/singer/actress/activist Princess Nokia, alternative artists KennyHoopla and carolesdaughter, and Korean American R&B/rapper Audrey Nuna.

DIMMU BORGIR - Release Remixed & Remastered Single Of "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny"

ANNOUNCE REMIXED & REMASTERED ALBUM PURITANICAL EUPHORIC MISANTHROPIA
+
NORTHERN FORCES OVER WACKEN IS OUT TODAY!

One of Norway’s most creative black metal bands DIMMU BORGIR released the groundbreaking 'Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia' in 2001. DIMMU BORGIR celebrates this seminal album by releasing a brand-new sonic experience. "Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny" has been remixed and remastered using modern methods, to create an altogether more improved listening experience with contemporary production quality.

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (Remixed & Remastered) is available as a 3 LP Box, CD Digipak and digital. Dust Of Cold Memories includes extensive bonus material, which includes the pre-production of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and instrumental rehearsals.

3LP, Box, Black
3LP, Box, Red
3LP, Box, Gold
CD Digipak

Stream "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" (Remixed & Remastered) here: https://dimmuborgir.bfan.link/blessings-upon-the-throne-of-tyranny.ema

Pre-Order Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (Remixed & Remastered) here: https://dimmuborgir.bfan.link/puritanical-euphoric-misanthropia.ema

Conceived in the heart of the Norwegian black metal scene in 1993, DIMMU BORGIR quickly broke free from the boundaries of the genre, daring to combine a traditional raven black sound with opulent symphonic orchestration. Soon they turned into pioneers of their field, forging groundbreaking albums such as Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997), Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999), or Death Cult Armageddon (2003), invading the entire world with headline tours and eventually turning into the most influential act of their genre after nine full-length studio releases. After their last two successful albums Abrahadabra and Eonian, new music from DIMMU BORGIR follows with their remixed & remastered version of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia which was originally released in 2001.

Today, DIMMU BORGIR are also releasing their album Northern Forces Over Wacken which was originally available on the Forces Of The Northern Night DVD, on a range of limited edition vinyl available via Nuclear Blast.

Northern Forces Over Wacken is available on vinyl as follows:
2LP Gatefold Black, Green & White Ink Spot
2LP Gatefold Green & White Ink Spot Splatter
2LP Gatefold Dark Green & Black Splatter
2LP Gatefold Black


Stream Northern Forces Over Wacken here: https://dimmuborgir.bfan.link/northern-forces-over-wacken.ema

Order Northern Forces Over Wacken LP here: https://dimmuborgir.bfan.link/northern-forces-over-wacken.ema

Check Out BLACKLITE DISTRICT Official Visualizer for "Back Into Darkness"!

South Dakota-based rock artist KYLE PFEIFFER, better known as BLACKLITE DISTRICT, has released the official visualizer for his newest single, "Back Into Darkness." With the video created by Amber Pfeiffer and produced by Brett Hestla (Creed, Dark New Day), "Back Into Darkness" is off of the December 2021 released LP, 1990.

“I want to give a huge shoutout to Skratch N’ Sniff for premiering this new visualizer, and for all the love they’ve shown my music over the past couple of years. ‘Back Into Darkness’ is a self-reflection on what can happen when you give up, when you fall back into the comfort of your own misery. This song has stood out since ‘1990’ was released at the beginning of the year. The fan response to a song that wasn’t a single or had any type of special promotion really spoke to me, because of how it spoke to the fans… and here we are.” - KYLE PFEIFFER

Click to Buy / Stream '1990' Online!

OCEANS - Release EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing + New Single "LIVING=DYING"

After releasing their latest EP named Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part I: Love in January of this year, rising German nu-metal stars OCEANS release today the highly anticipated second part of this masterpiece - the digital EP entitled Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing.
To celebrate their new EP OCEANS release their brand new single "LIVING=DYING" today.

Watch the video for "LIVING=DYING" below.
Stream the new EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-ii-longing.ema

Timo Rotten comments: "Another spark will set this world on fire. Little did we know how true this line would be when we wrote 'LIVING=DYING' about a year ago. I am so fed up with all the corruption, ignorance, and greed I see everywhere in our society. But let’s not lose hope and always try to be one step better each day. Maybe we can turn the tide.”

Also, listen to their previous releases single 'Home', here: https://youtu.be/73MFtkg0Izs
Get the digital EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part I: Love here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-i-love.ema

OCEANS' previous EP We Are Nøt Okay contains four different songs dealing with all aspects of mental illness. Each track features a special guest adding his very own style to the new output of Berlin/Vienna-based post-metal heroes OCEANS.

Get We Are Nøt Okay digitally here: https://oceans.bfan.link/we-are-not-okay.ema

OCEANS are:
Timo Rotten | vocals, guitar
Patrick Zarske | guitar
Thomas Winkelmann | bass
J.F. Grill | drums

MOTHS Partner with Metal Injection to Premiere "Space Force" Music Video

Puerto Rican stoner/prog outfit MOTHS have unveiled a new music video for the title track from their upcoming debut album. The band has partnered with Metal Injection to premiere the music video for "Space Force", which can be seen below.

Speaking about the upcoming LP, the band shares:

Space Force marks an evolutionary step in our music and everything we’ve created as a band up to this point. This album represents maturity both lyrically and musically, and with it, an esoteric journey for those who want to encounter challenging music. The title track 'Space Force' represents our most experimental and prog side, though there are still a lot of heavy, catchy riffs. This is probably the song that best captures the essence of the band."

'Space Force' is set for release on August 12th, 2022.

PRE-ORDER HERE

About MOTHS

Every band wants to strike a pristine balance between evoking their influences, embracing their originality, and earning their place within the genre(s) they inhabit. That’s often easier said than done, especially when it comes to styles that have developed so quickly and broadly over the past few decades. As stoner/progressive metal quintet MOTHS proves, however, it can certainly be done. Fusing charming familiarity with captivating freshness, their prior two releases—2018’s self-titled EP and 2020’s split with Philadelphia rockers The Stone Eye—demonstrated an exceptional ability and willingness to saturate shades of their musical forebearers with plenty of wide-ranging and idiosyncratic personality.

As remarkable as both of those collections were, though, they’re mere appetizers compared to what MOTHS have crafted with their debut LP, Space Force. A “complete audio-visual experience”—as bassist Weslie Negrón puts it—the record sees the group composing their most mature, expansive, and rewarding material to date. Packed with quirkily intricate yet welcoming instrumentation, as well as highly varied and compelling songwriting and vocal approaches, Space Force is a thrilling statement of purpose and validity from one of stoner/progressive metal’s greatest up-and-coming acts.

 

Of course, MOTHS are also motivated by their culture, and alongside standout acts like Avandra, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Errant Society, and Parallel Dimension, they rank as one of the best Puerto Rican stoner/progressive metal groups. “It’s part of our DNA to put some Puerto Rican influences into our music. For example, the closing section of ‘Awake’ taps into Latin jazz,” Negrón reveals. In addition, he, Miranda, and González studied Popular Music at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (and Rodríguez has the same major), so MOTHS are well versed in the “odd time signatures” present in Salsa, Bomba, and Plena (among other styles).

Naturally, that broad musical palette helped make Moths, and Moths/The Stone Eye Split incredibly illustrative. Plus, their distinctive sound and fortitude led to Moths getting spotlighted on Bandcamp Daily in 2018, as well as its second track—" Adhara & Ray”—being featured in Adult Swim’s “Stimulus Swim” playlist in 2020. As such, there’s already considerable hype for what Space Force will bring to the table, and luckily, it’s guaranteed to exceed all expectations.

From its gentle and cosmic guitar prelude (“Space Cowboy Ballad”) and fusion of ‘70s heavy metal and progressive death metal (“Broken Slumber”) to its hybrid of experimental space rock and jazz rock (“There’s No Place Like Space”), Space Force is an extremely diverse, engrossing, and poised voyage. Coupled with its equally mind-bending artwork, the LP surely finds MOTHS at the most imaginative and skillful stage of their career.

MOTHS Lineup:

Damaris Rodríguez – Vocals

Daniel Figueroa – Drums

Jonathan Miranda – Lead Guitar

Omar González – Rhythm Guitar

Weslie Negrón – Bass

GLAZERGIRL Reveals Poignant Music Video for Inspirational, Debut Single, "Amnesia of Me (feat. Zack Miranowic)"!

Miami, FL based singer / songwriter GLAZERGIRL has released the emotionally charged, official music video for "Amnesia of Me". Speaking from the tragic point of view of an Alzheimer's sufferer--her mother--"Amnesia of Me" presents the poignant story of the slow progression of a deteriorating memory and the heartbreak of those who love them. Featuring Zack Miranowic (DISCIPLES OF VERITY), "Amnesia of Me" is the debut single off of the bluesy chanteuse's debut EP, Mothership.

"'Amnesia of Me' is a metaphor for the dementia condition my mother is going through. We often hear what dementia and Alzheimer's brings, but frequently do not see it through the eyes of the sufferer---being so lost in the self. I hope to bring awareness to the conditions with this song. There is a purple ribbon on the back of the album to the effect. " - GLAZERGIRL

Glazergirl has been on the music scene since 2009. 3 years ago she fronted a metal band before moving to her first solo project as Glazergirl, the album Mothership, is her personal take on many aspects of what's going on in the world today.

Pillbox Patti Releases New Single “Suwannee”

Pillbox Patti is “breaking genre barriers” - Forbes

Catch Pillbox Patti On Tour with Brantley Gilbert and Jelly Roll
Tickets Available at
PillboxPatti.com

Earlier this summer Pillbox Patti introduced herself to the world with the release of “Good People” and “Young and Stupid.” On the heels of those tracks comes “Suwannee,” a country song that offers Pillbox Patti's (Nicolette Hayford) unique perspective, and tell it like it is – the good, the bad, and the ugly – attitude. It’s a style Forbes called “hypnotic” and “poignant” while stating “It's…honesty and authenticity that Hayford wants to share with listeners on her debut project.” Listen to “Suwannee” below.

Written by Hayford with Aaron Raitiere, Ashley McBryde, Park Chisolm, Benjy Davis, Connie Harrington and Joe Clemmons, and produced by Park Chisolm, “Suwannee” is an autobiographical song about Nicolette’s youth, growing up in Florida. She didn’t have a lot, but the hard times and spirit the of the state shaped her into who she is today. On “Suwannee” Pillbox Patti sings:

WAY DOWN UPON THE SUWANNEE RIVER
THAT’S WHERE I COME FROM
THAT’S WHERE I COME FROM
WHERE THE SUN SHINES FOREVER
IT’S DEEP IN MY BLOOD
YOU KNOW I GREW UP
BAREFOOT DRIVIN’ WITH SOME BUGS ON THE BUMPER
FREEBIRD FREE IN AN ENDLESS SUMMER
DOWN UPON THE SUWANNEE RIVER
THAT’S WHERE I COME FROM

Pillbox Patti is the evolution of celebrated Nashville songwriter Nicolette Hayford. She has penned hits like “One Night Standards” and “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” for Ashely McBryde as well as songs for Lainey Wilson, William Michael Morgan and Chrissy Metz. In 2021 she was named MusicRow’s Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year and nominated for ACM and CMA Song Of The Year Awards.

After years of writing for other artists, Hayford is finally stepping into the spotlight as an artist. The ten-year town put her into a box, so she ventured off with her tribe of writers and what has emerged is Pillbox Patti, allowing Hayford to say anything and everything she wants. The fresh, authentic take on growing up in her Country is crystallized through the lens of a Florida native delivering her youth and adulthood in an honest, spirited, not always pretty, package.

These three songs offer a first taste of music from her upcoming project. More music from Pillbox Patti will be released later this year. Stay tuned for details at pillboxpatti.com and follow along on social media @pillboxpatti for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

More About Pillbox Patti in Her Own Words:
I grew up in FL.
Sometimes with my dad.
Sometimes with my sister.
Sometimes with my mom.
Sometimes with my grandma.
Sometimes at a friend’s house.
Sometimes with just a stamp of my dad’s signature.
Sometimes people were on drugs.
Sometimes I was on drugs.
Sometimes people were selling drugs.
Sometimes I was selling drugs.
Sometimes people were getting’ the shit beat out of them.
Couple times I was one of them.
Sometimes the cops came.
Sometimes no one did.
Sometimes you gotta get out of where everyone else is stuck.
Couple times I did.
Sometimes you remember you have a dream.
Sometimes you gotta take the long way.
Sometimes one dream pays for another dream.
Sometimes shit actually works out.
I still do pretty much everything sometimes.

KISSIN’ DYNAMITE Releases New Single “Only The Dead” + Official Video

After charting on #2 on the German album charts with their seventh studio album, Not The End Of The Road, in January, German rock sensations KISSIN’ DYNAMITE will finally embark to a German tour to celebrate their new album the way it was meant to be experienced – presented live on stage!

In conjunction with this announcement, the five-piece have released a new single taken from Not The End Of The Road, entitled “Only The Dead” – a smashing hymn luring with the addictive vocal textures of singer Hannes Braun accenting their high-voltage stadium rock sound.  The song gets you in the perfect mood for big stages and chanting crowds! With “Only The Dead”, the band picks up where they left off at the #3 spot on the German Rock Radio Airplay Charts, achieved with their previous single “Not The End Of The Road”, which stayed in the top 10 for weeks.

KISSIN’ DYNAMITE on the single:

"'Only The Dead can be free from sorrow' is a sarcastic truth: No matter how much you care about your mental health, in the end we're only humans and literally can´t beat off ANY shit that comes our way.

 

So the message to the people is quite simple: Don't take everything so seriously all the time and don't let it get too close to you. Just grin (like skeletons do) and you'll feel better, no matter what is bothering you. Life is too short to be anxious and worried all the time. Start giving a shit!"

Watch the Official Video for “Only The Dead” 

Founded in 2007, German heavy metal formation KISSIN’ DYNAMITE have made more than just a name for themselves in the scene: With six studio albums and various chart entries, the band established their trademark style - characterized by modern sound, massive anthems and catchy hooks paired with an 80s stadium rock attitude and eccentric look.

The new studio album, Not The End Of The Road, was produced, recorded and mixed by vocalist Hannes Braun (Südland Music) himself, who has also worked with bands likeSantiano, The Kelly Family and Beyond The Black. Mastering was completed by Grammy Award-winning producer Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, known for his work with bands like Volbeat and many more.

Ande Braun on the new album:

"Not The End Of The Road is an album that accurately describes our experiences as a band since Ecstasy in 2018. First and foremost, we highlight with songs like “Not The End Of The Road”, “What Goes Up”, “Yoko Ono” and “Only The Dead”: We're up for it, we're pulling together and we want to reach the rock Olympus! Titles like “Coming Home”, “Gone For Good” and “Scars”, on the other hand, deal with real feelings like loneliness, homesickness and sadness, which are also part of life."

Hannes Braun adds:

"With Ecstasy, we already didn't make any compromises and just wanted to compose music that speaks from us. Not The End Of The Road seamlessly picks up exactly here."

Get Your Copy of Not The End Of The Road NOW!

With Not The End Of The RoadKISSIN’ DYNAMITE set another milestone in their successful discography: In guitar-driven power metal fashion, the tune of the intro and title track “Not The End Of The Road” prepares the listener for a thrilling road trip and new anthems straight from the heart of the KISSIN’ DYNAMITE universe. Crusher “What Goes Up” takes its listener into the truly spectacular soundscapes that make stadiums shake and convinces with Aerosmith-like guitar attacks and an anthemic hook. But KISSIN’ DYNAMITEare also not afraid to show their mellower side, as heard on delightfully tranquil tracks like“Good Life” and “Gone For Good” - not only showcasing the almost calm touches pervading the melodies, but also presenting the softer side of Braun’s vocal repertoire. While tracks like “No One Dies A Virgin” and “Yoko Ono” symbolize catchy party hymns, standouts “Coming Home” and “Defeat It” underline their origins of stadium rock without being pigeonholed. “Voodoo Spell” manifests the variety of the band and their different influences - starting with strong dark rock elements, the song becomes an opus that easily competes with the biggest stadium giants. The album’s closer, “Scars”, proves once again that KISSIN’ DYNAMITE can reach the depths and showcase lyrical vulnerability - an impressive ending that screams to be played live.

KISSIN’ DYNAMITE are:

Hannes Braun – vocals

Ande Braun – guitar

Jim Müller – guitar

Steffen Haile – bass

Sebastian Berg – drums

The Generation Dead Tour 2022 Kicks Off Tomorrow with Generation Kill and Dead By Wednesday!!

CATCH Generation Kill and Dead By Wednesday on The Generation Dead Tour 2022! The tour kicks off tomorrow at The Tank in Agawam, MA.

Recently, thrash powerhouse Generation Kill released the official music video for single "Evil Eye"featuring Chris Poland. The single is from their new album, MKUltra that is out now via Blood Blast Distribution and Art Is War Records. The album guest features Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus), Chris Poland (Megadeth, Ohm), John Joseph (Cromags, Bloodclot), as well as, Grammy Award-winning pianist Ronnie King who guests on the final track "La Fin Du Monde."

New England’s gargantuan underground metal band, DEAD BY WEDNESDAY, released their most powerful and heaviest work to date with their new album Capital Conspiracy out now on all music platforms world wide via Mindsnap Music / Salt of the Earth Records. This crushing new opus from DBW is a total lesson in authentic musical aggression and was produced by Nicky Bellmore (drummer & producer of Dee Snider, Corpse Grinder, & Jasta).

The record just went # 1 on the NACC Top 30 Loud Heavy Radio Charts!!

Check out Dead By Wednesday’s first official single and video entitled “Here Comes The Dead”which premiered on Metal Injection. This video was shot in New Haven, CT. at the legendary Toad’s Place and was produced by Tom Flynn who has worked with the likes of Lamb of God, Body Count, All That Remains, & many more.

DBW's new record & tour tickets are available HERE

The Generation Dead Tour 2022:

@deadbywednesday @generationkillband

July 29th - @The Tank, Agawam, MA. (Kick Off Party!)

https://facebook.com/events/s/generation-kill-dead-by-wednes/553930346279824/

https://m.bpt.me/event/5498188?fs=e&s=cl

July 30 - @HMAC, Harrisburg, PA.

https://www.facebook.com/events/601901674500068

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/370997873627

Aug 1 - @The Sanctuary, Hamtramck, (Detroit), MI.

https://www.facebook.com/DEADBYWEDNESDAY/events

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/generation-kill-dead-by-wednesday-the-sanctuary-detroit-tickets/12210495?pl=sanctuary

Aug 2 - @The Empire, Akron, OH.

https://www.facebook.com/events/388912486107173

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generation-kill-the-empire-tickets-321546864327?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

Aug 5 - @Brass Mug, Tampa, FL.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1094774577919115

Aug 6 - @Shovelhead, Longwood, (Orlando), FL.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1058720801348142

http://shovelhead-lounge.ticketleap.com/generation-dead-tour-2022-at-the-shovelhead/

Aug 7 - @Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL.

https://www.facebook.com/events/686069502727372

https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6386601/generation-killdead-by-wednesdayand-guests-jacksonville-jack-rabbits-live

Aug 10 - @Hooligans Live, Jacksonville, NC.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1088703611988128

Aug 11 - @RIffHouse Pub, Chesapeake, VA.

https://www.facebook.com/events/341535921277385

Aug 12 - @Zen West, Baltimore, MD.

https://www.facebook.com/events/705736983946097

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5482158&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0kWw9jquMMQuFk2QbhWlNi

Aug 13 - @The Kingsland, Brooklyn, NY.

https://www.facebook.com/events/552462522715957

https://link.dice.fm/B1ef139b2dba

Aug 14 - @Empire Underground, Albany, NY.

https://www.facebook.com/events/3121881278140141

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/generation-kill-empire-underground-tickets/11941915?REFERRAL_ID=twfb&fbclid=IwAR0z258LqBjlQhZiqpfftGTWsHW1ObYaexNG6K2E2AjUY2GciAgq7BmtA3U

JUST ANNOUNCED… Dead By Wednesday has been added to the incredible WASTELAND WEEKEND 2022 Festival, performing on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2065873640257928

For more information:

Generation Kill

Official Website

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

YouTube

Dead By Wednesday

www.dbwmusic.com

www.facebook.com/deadbywednesday

www.instagram.com/deadbywednesday

www.twitter.com/deadbywednesday

www.reverbnation.com/deadbywednesday

www.youtube.com/DBWtv

Darkwave / Postpunk icons Pink Turns Blue announces 'TAINTED 2022' tour

"One of the most ethically driven and environmentally conscious post-punk artists of our time... one of PTB’s most powerful releases" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Consistent purveyors of quality guitar-laden post punk and dark-bent indie rock... one of the most honest and most direct enduring acts in post punk today" ~ Destroy // Exist

"The timeless message is driven home with a timeless sound composed with refined effect" ~ Post-Punk.com

"There are bands which have had high ranks in the charts and still have a place deep in the heart of many fans. One of those bands is the German Dark Wave legend Pink Turns Blue" ~ Reflections of Darkness

"When it comes to actual darkwave, Berlin’s Pink Turns Blue are rightly regarded as one of the founding acts... one of the finer exemplars of continental postpunk" ~ CVLT Nation

Riding on the strength of their latest 'Tainted' album, released in late 2021 via Orden Records, iconic post-punk outfit and darkwave pioneers Pink Turns Blue will embark on their TAINTED 2022 tour, which kicks off on September 2 in Seattle. To mark this occasion, the band will also release the 'Tainted Tour 2022' EP with four songs reflecting their emotional state in today’s world.

Formed in 1985 in the first generation of gothic rock and named after a Hüsker Dü song, today Pink Turns Blue is made up of Mic Jogwer (vocals, guitar), Paul Richter (drums) and Luca Sammuri (bass). Their debut album 'If Two Worlds Kiss' advanced the darkwave sub-genre while becoming a seminal post-punk album. Emerging from the fear and uncertainty of a divided Cold War Germany, they have since released a dozen full-length LPs.

The songs on the 'Tainted' LP relate to this world in its current disarray and the seemingly powerlessness of today's youth to take over the world and change it for the better. But this album is also a call to never give up, to never lose faith or the understanding that making this world just a bit better every day is what makes our lives worth living.

"Since Covid, playing live has been either impossible or very difficult. Until lately, German musicians were not allowed to travel to the USA and Canada at all and many shows were either postponed indefinitely or cancelled due to legal or travel restrictions or bankruptcy for promoters. Other shows, including festivals, happened under very limited or difficult circumstances. Often, people bought tickets but didn’t dare show up because they feared for their health," explains frontman Mic Jogwer.

"Since February 24 (actually my birthday), when Russia invaded Ukraine, things became even worse. Instead of slowly getting back to “normal” and trying to get our humanity’s shit together and to alleviate climate change and the consequential effects, now we have to cope with war and an energy, food and financial crisis (again) with the risk of losing the battle for equality, climate change, peace... you name it. So now the world is not only TAINTED but is in DISARRAY."

With potent singles such as 'Not Even Trying', 'You Still Mean Too Much To Me', 'There Must Be So Much More' and 'So Why Not Save The World' address such themes as climate change, its effects, the reaction to it, the split within society, isolation, health risks and financial uncertainty. With all these themes addressed on the 'Tainted' album still very actual, the TAINTED 2022 tour will bring this music closer to home to music lovers from one coast to another.

The 'Tainted' LP is out now across digital platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify, as well as on CD and limited-edition vinyl, available via the band's website. On September 2, the 'Tainted Tour 2022' EP will be released for the launch of the TAINTED 2022 tour. Tickets can be pre-ordered at https://pinkturnsblue.com/live-dates.


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