Blacktoothed have released their brand new single "Antidote." Watch the video below.
It's an atmospheric, melancholic track that captures the calm and the ensuing emotional storm both musically and visually in the accompanying music video (by Peter Leukhardt): A temporary inner emptiness that leads to the hope of escaping this familiar cycle sooner or later. With their unmistakable blend of melancholy depth and rousing sound, the band delivers another impressive foretaste of their upcoming album HEADWAY, which will be released on January 24.
"It would be too nice if there was simply an antidote for low moods. I think we've all wished for that at some point," comments guitarist and songwriter Matti.
"Antidote" was created in collaboration with the producer team Julian Breucker and Christoph Wieczorek.
Mavis Drops New Video
MAVIS are back with a powerhous single, "DNA," diving headfirst into raw, new territory for the German metalcore ambassadors. Once again teaming up with Manuel Renner at Überlärm Studios, MAVIS have crafted a sound that’s both crushing and exhilarating, pushing their own boundaries to reach new levels of intensity and depth.
Watch the video below.
Stream the song here.
Following last year's debut album, Grief Is No Ally, "DNA" kicks off a bold new era for the band — one marked by relentless growth, packed shows across Germany, and standout performances at top festivals like Summer Breeze Open Air. This new release taps into the band's evolving style and success as they continue to make waves in Germany's metal scene, capturing a darker, more profound essence that reflects their journey and transformation.
With "DNA," frontman Phil Donay explores new vocal territory, incorporating heavier, lower screams that enhance the song's raw emotion. His lyrics tell the story of a mystical entity that learns to overcome its fears through a transformative journey — embracing darkness and reshaping itself, ultimately embodying confidence and newfound power.
MAVIS ARE:
Phil Donay — Vocals
Manu Weller — Guitar
Mo Amrein — Guitar
Jakob Schulz-Klein — Drums
Pete International Airport releases 'Sea of Eyes' EP feat. Alexander Hackett, Ride's Andy Bell, Holy Youth Movement & more
Pete International Airport presents their new 'Sea of Eyes' EP (aka 'The Lamplighters' EP) released via Portland-based label Little Cloud Records. This release comes hot on the trail the latest offering - the 'Sea of Eyes' GLOK Remix' by Ride legend Andy Bell.
Pete International Airport revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols and Sun Atoms, whose sonic odyssey through the dark underbelly of electronic rock invites listeners into a world of unexpected soundscapes, meticulously crafted to captivate the senses. PIA builds immersive and timeless soundscapes, in part owing to Holmström’s ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces - both virtual and actual - then letting them duke it out.
Earlier, PIA shared the original version of 'Sea of Eyes' featuring vocals by Alexander Hackett of Montreal dream-gaze outfit Pang Attack, along with an intriguing video by Italian director Francesca Bonci, and, most recently, the rave-inspired adrenaline-inducing 'Out Past The Razor Wire (HYM Post-Industrial Remix)' by long-term collaborator Holy Youth Movement.
The 5-track 'Sea of Eyes' EP was co-authored with and features vocals by Alexander Hackett. Apart from the remix by Andy Bell, the remixes created by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement) and long-time collaborator Daniel Sparks (omniscuro) entail a sonic whirlwind of excitement, which would have fit perfectly in such dynamic soundtracks as 'Hackers' or 'Snatch'.
“I really wanted to showcase Alexander Hackett’s vocal contributions to the record. There’s just this insane depth to his lyrics, and his voice is fantastic. The way the initial rollout of the album happened his songs weren’t the singles… I needed to do something to put that out there, and because I’m gonna be working with him in the future, it was something I wanted to do. It also was an excuse to reach out to Andy Bell and see if he’d do a remix and get some other friends involved," says Holmström.
“I always love hearing other people’s interpretations of the tracks and what their ears latch onto and where they take the track from there."
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols) and mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering, most tracks were recorded at Air Traffic Control studio, and drums at The Trench Studios by The Dandy Warhols' sound engineer Gregg Williams.
The 'Sea of Eyes' EP is a logical progression of 'It Felt Like The End of the World' and the 'Tic Tac' 7" single, which boast the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, including Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, BJM's Anton Newcombe, Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers), Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Dark Horses' Lisa Elle, and members of Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell.
On November 29, the 'Sea of Eyes' EP will be released on limited edition cassette and digitally via Spotify, Apple Music. and Bandcamp, where PIA's album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' is also available on deluxe double vinyl, CD and digitally and their 'Tic Tac' single with Rachel Goswell. can also be obtained on 7" vinyl.
CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Remix and additional production by Andy Bell (Ride)
Remix and additional production by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement)
Original track vocals and lyrics by Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack)
Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström, except:
Alexander Hackett - Vocals
Paulie Pulvirenti - Toms, Octabans
Daniel Sparks - Drum Programming, Synths
Jeremy Sherrer - Synth, Drum programming
Produced by Jeremy Sherrer and Peter G. Holmström
All tracks recorded primarily at Air Traffic Control, Portland
Drums recorded at The Trench Studios by Gregg Williams
Vocals & additional instruments recorded in Montreal, LA & NYC
Additional production & mixing by Jeremy Sherre at Spooky Electric Co. (Austin, Florida & Spokane)
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Publicity by Shauna McLarnon at Shameless Promotion PR
'Sea of Eyes' video directed by Francesca Bonci
Filmed by June Kang and Lê Thùy-Dương
Guest appearance - June Kang
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Philadelpia's Tulipomania presents 'Absolution' LP & 'I've Been Told' video. New album released in lock-step with best-selling author Jeff VanderMeer
Philadelphia-based art-rock duo Tulipomania present their sixth album 'Absolution', inspired by an invitation from acclaimed author Jeff VanderMeer to contribute music as part of the publication of his latest novel 'Absolution', the surprise fourth volume in his award-winning 'Southern Reach' series.
This soundscape resonates with the complex energies enveloping VanderMeer’s novel, the author having invited the duo to create music inspired by 'Absolution' while still a work in progress. Hearing that VanderMeer took inspiration for the 'Absolution' novel from their 'Dreaming of Sleep' album, the duo enthusiastically accepted the challenge.
Alternately categorized as cult synth punks, glam-leaning, post-punk, art-rock and muscular chamber pop, Tulipomania is Tom Murray (lead vocals, synthesizer, electronic percussion) and Cheryl Gelover (synthesizer, background vocals). The 'Absolution' album includes four new tracks inspired by VanderMeer's new novel, plus ten alternate versions of the songs that originally sparked VanderMeer’s interest, reimagined as a cohesive sonic experience.
It's an exciting development for the duo to be involved in the Southern Reach Trilogy, with 'Absolution' being the brilliant, beautiful and terrifying final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time. An instant sensation, it has been celebrated by the New York Times, Stephen King and many others. With each volume climbing the bestsellers list, accruing awards, it was ultimately adapted in a movie - now a cult classic. The trilogy has now sold more than a million copies, securing its place in the pantheon of 21st century literature.
In the liner notes to the album, Jeff VanderMeer shares, "I remember being in the middle of the ecstatic visions that formed my novel 'Absolution' and discovering Tulipomania's music for the first time, around August of 2023 - this very album's doppelganger, in fact. The original mix of 'Dreaming of Sleep'. It felt like a revelation - hypnotic, pulsing music that got deep hooks into my brain, so I couldn't stop listening to the songs. Like a lighthouse's roving light, the songs felt like a beacon, and the recursive nature of the composition, the sense of a beating heart, a thick muscle at the core of them, combined with the surreal lyrics got deep into the novel's DNA. ... So I was really pleased that this opportunity for this wonderful contamination of (novel / album) to go the other way - the Absolution remix of 'Dreaming of Sleep', with four new Absolution tracks! I really love this band so much - to the point I've listened to and recommend their entire back catalogue - that it's an honor."
A sign of serendipity, the cover for this album was created by acclaimed artist Pablo Delcan, who also produced the artwork for the 10th anniversary editions of the Southern Reach Trilogy.
“It is a thrill to know that our music and lyrics were an inspiration for Jeff VanderMeer while he was working on his latest novel Absolution," says Tom Murray.
Cheryl Gelover adds, “Having the author crowned the ‘weird Thoreau’ entrust us with early versions of his newest novel Absolution was enormously enticing – knowing that he believed we could return with him to the world of Area X for the purpose of a cross-pollination is very exciting. We’re so glad we emerged from the journey with alternate versions of the ten tracks that originally inspired him, as well as four entirely new songs directly inspired by our immersion in the Southern Reach series and the latest novel in the series - Absolution. It is quite an honor to share a title on our new album with Jeff's latest.”
Tulipomania also shared the animated video for 'I've Been Told - Absolution', which VanderMeer praised. "The dreamlike immersion in imagery from the novel creates a hypnotic and perfect effect for both a beautiful dirge and surge of a song and the atmosphere for Absolution. Gorgeous and evocative". Shot frame by frame, utilizing multiple processes, including thermal printing, to create layered textures, the video features stop-motion animated objects (some frames vibrantly hand-tinted) and glimpses of the duo singing the lyrics. This exploration of various states of disintegration, painstakingly assembling thousands of individual images, evokes Absolution’s themes of dissolution and disorientation.
Described as ‘artistic and inventive’ and ‘gorgeous', Tulipomania's animated music videos have been featured in film festivals worldwide, including the Leeds International Film Festival (UK), StopTrik (Croatia, Poland), AniFilm (Czech Republic) and Tallgrass International Film Festival (USA).
On ‘Absolution', Tulipomania is immersed fully in electronic means of creation, involving Executive Producer Howard Thompson, renowned as a record industry executive (Elektra, Island, Almo Sounds), credited for having discovered and / or worked with Adam and the Ants, Billy Bragg, MC5, Mötorhead, PiL, Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock, The Sugarcubes and Suicide, among others.
As of November 29, the ‘Absolution' album is available on CD, vinyl and digitally via Sursumcorda Records. It will be released everywhere digitally, including via Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music.
CREDITS
Cheryl Gelover - keyboards and vocals
Tom Murray - bass, drums, keyboards and lead vocals
with additional keyboards by Richard Hartline
Produced and recorded by Tulipomania & Richard Hartline
Mixed and Mastered by Richard Hartline
Liner notes – Jeff VanderMeer
Executive Producer - Howard Thompson
Album artwork/design – Pablo Delcan
Written by Cheryl Gelover & Tom Murray. Copyright Tulipomania
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US-Argentinian indie-pop duo AEROLINEA present debut album 'All We Need' & 'Nervous' video
Indie pop duo Aerolinea presents their 'All We Need' album, released via My Long Wknd Records. This debut eight-track offering also sees a guest appearance by Failure drummer Kellii Scott. With passionate tandem lyrics, intertwining guitars and rhythms that sometimes groove and sometimes surprise, Aerolinea crafts a sound designed for romantics and misfits, for late nights and strange places.
Aerolinea is made up of Argentinian artist Victoria Real and Eric Weissinger of Atlanta dream-gaze duo I Am a Rocketship - both songwriters, vocalists and multi-instrumentalists. This is the first time for either musician to collaborate with someone else in fulfilling all of these roles simultaneously.
What began in April 2023 with an Instagram message led to a year of file sharing and meet ups in Florida and Argentina. The two met the pandemic thanks to a chance meeting while performing for the NMER Music Festival (organised by No Me Escucho Records) - a spark that planted the seed for what is now Aerolinea.
The sharing - of feelings, sounds, lyrics, and roles - comes across in the way the songs move, straddling changing rhythms and intertwining guitar lines. At times the album ventures into art-rock territory, before arcing back into stripped-down grooves. This is an album driven by lyrics of love, longing, and dreams, Real's and Weissinger's voices blending and then separating, building tension and then bringing release.
Victoria Real honed her musical skills under the tutelage of King Crimson guitar legend Robert Fripp, first as a Guitar Craft student and later performing with the League of Crafty Guitarists. She has released four albums as a solo artist with a fifth album in production. In 2021, she received the “Artist Revelation Rock of the Year” award at the Cordoba Entertainment Awards (Premios CIEyA) and was nominated a “Artist of the Year” and “Rock Artist of the Year” in 2023 and 2024.
As half of I Am a Rocketship, Eric Weissinger has released five albums and an EP. Before that, he was bassist for Anne Richmond Boston (DB Recs). As bassist, guitarist and singer in various projects, he has opened for numerous notable bands, including The Black Crowes, James, The Wedding Present, Cracker and Portastatic.
The duo also presents their new video for 'Nervous', about which Eric Weissinger says, ''Nervous' is a different way of describing feeling alone. We need connections, and when you’re missing a connection, you start to doubt yourself, and not feel complete. You worry. The song is more about the subject’s emotions, and you don’t know anything about who they miss."
Victoria Real adds, "Nervous is the feeling we wanted to express here. Like a hunch that something is out of place. We put music and lyrics to it to evoke that feeling and thereby also evoke instant relief when expressed and channeled in this song".
Earlier, Aerolinea shared their debut single 'What Moves You', a dreamy track that oscillates between minimalistic pensiveness and intense euphoria for a sonic journey that is worth the flight. Its dramatic video was directed by renowned cinematographer Nico Purdía.
As of November 28, the 'All We Need' album is available on fine digital platforms, including Bandcamp, via My Long Wknd Records. Aerolinea will be touring Argentina, Chile and Brazil in the new year, kicking off at Buenos Aires' Bar Carnal on January 11.
CREDITS
Music & Lyrics written by Victoria Real & Eric Weissinger
Vocals by Victoria Real & Eric Weissinger
Victoria Real - guitar, synths, bass, and samples
Eric Weissinger - guitar, synths, bass, and samples
Kellii Scott - drums on 'Dreamer'
Recorded & Produced by Victoria Real & Eric Weissinger
Mixed by Eric Weissinger
Cover artwork by Victoria Real & Eric Weissinger
'What Moves You' video directed by Nico Purdía
Video filmed by Mariano Laguzzi
'Nervous' video directed by Dario Martinez
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Premier New Cover Album
In light of the band's 20th anniversary, Crippled Black Phoenix are continuing their tradition of haunting homages. Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2) includes dark new covers that range from a faithfully fierce rendition of Fugazi's "Blueprint" to NoMeansNo, Deep Purple and Laura Branigan's Top 10 hit "Self Control".
Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2) comes out this Friday, November 29 on Season of Mist, but you can hear all eight haunting covers today by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Listen Below.
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In true CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX fashion, the Lucy Marshall-created Banefyre cover leaves plenty to the imagination, depicting four animals seated at a table — interacting and dressed like human beings. “It’s sort of like Planet of the Apes showing what animals could do to humans,” says Greaves. “The cover was specially commissioned and is unique to the album. It’s incorporating all the classic CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX elements with the love for animals and twisting the narrative around.”
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s reputation was built on the back of their studio albums and live shows. The pandemic prevented the band from supporting Ellengæst, but it did provide them additional time to bring in new members to their live configuration.
“We’ve done one show since 2019,” says Greaves. “We are going to do something in Europe this year. Hopefully, we can get back on track. We’re also going to do something in the States — that’s not just talk, we’re actually going to do it. It’s well overdue. The live band is fucking amazing. We have the five of us and now we have Jordi [Farré] on drums, Paco [Fleischfresser] on synth and a really good friend of mine, Matt Crawford on bass.
“We did the Leipzig show and even though the rehearsals were better than the show itself, that lineup, our live band, is so good. Because we haven’t been under pressure to put a live band together since 2019 and spent so long talking to people, we’ve got a better band from those results. Out of disaster, we’ve got quite a good, positive thing.”
The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature & Horrific Honorifics Number Two(2) are a double album celebrating the 20 year existence of CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX.
Recorded in 2023 at:
Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire
Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk
Additional Vocal Sessions at:
Kapsylen Studio, Stockholm
Engineered by Jörgen Jugglo Wall.
House Of Foto, Louisville, KY
Engineered by Ryan Patterson
Additional Production Credits:
Mixed by Pieter Rietkerk
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg
Produced by Justin Greaves
Cover Art:
Erebus Art (Thanasis Stratidakis)
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DYNAZTY - Announce New Album 'Game of Faces'!
Exciting news from Sweden!
Power metal pioneers DYNAZTY announce their new album Game of Faces! Two years after their last long-player Final Advent, the Swedes enter a new chapter in their career, already introduced with pre-cursor release and single "Devilry of Ecstasy" in August.
Today, DYNAZTY present their upcoming album Game of Faces which will be released on February 14th, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. For this special occasion, the band is not only releasing their second single, the title track 'Game of Faces', but they are also unveiling the music video for the song, which you can witness Below.
Singer Nils Molin comments:
"We are extremely excited about finally starting the campaign that will lead to the release of Game of Faces. We’ve worked on this one for quite some time and I’m sure the results will show and speak for themselves. Nonetheless, Game of Faces is one hell of a ride and one we’re damn proud of. Get on it now with the release of the title track as a single, one of the very first songs written for the album back in late 2022."
Stream the new single here: https://bfan.link/game-of-faces
Pre-order/pre-save Game of Faces here: https://bfan.link/game-of-faces-album
About DYNAZTY:
Following the release of their much-acclaimed latest offering Final Advent, Sweden's melodic metal aces DYNAZTY are returning with a new album - Game of Faces, to be released February 14th on Nuclear Blast Records. Formed in 2008, DYNAZTY has over the years evolved from it's humble beginnings rooted in the Scandinavian Hard Rock scene into now being a powerhouse and formidable force to be reckoned with on the top shelf of the modern melodic metal scene. Career milestones include the 2020 chart breaking album The Dark Delight, certified for gold status in the bands home country Sweden and neighbors Finland. With single tracks 'Heartless Madness' reaching platinum status and 'The Human Paradox' featured in DC comics and HBO’s Peacemaker series. Tours in recent years together with bands like SABATON, POWERWOLF, BATTLE BEAST, PAIN and Kissin Dynamite has showcased and established the band on the European continent as one of the most prominent live acts of it’s generation. Fast forward to August, 2024 where DYNAZTY concluded an extensive run of european summer festivals with releasing a new song, 'Devilry of Ecstasy' as a precursor and first taste of a yet unannounced new album. Now the next step is unveiled in full with the herald of Game of Faces, DYNAZTY’s jawbreaker of a new album. Set for release on February 14th 2025, the album is doubling down on punch and ferocity together with the band’s trademark attention to songwriting and production detail. Produced by DYNAZTY themselves and mixed by swedish pioneer Jens Bogren, Game of Faces takes you on a journey exploring the essence of the human mind and existance with lyrical themes such as self discovery, spiritual death, rebirth and re-invention in 'Die to Survive', 'Fire to Fight' and 'Fortune Favors the Brave'. While taking on the duality and deceptive nature of human kind in the eponymous title track, the album’s opener 'Call of The Night' and first single release 'Devilry of Ecstasy'.
DYNAZTY is:
Nils Molin | vocals
Love Magnusson | guitars, keyboards
Mikael Lavér | guitars
Jonathan Olsson | bass
Georg Härnsten Egg | drums
SUBWAY TO SALLY Joins Forces with WARKINGS for Ultimate Anthem "Stahl auf Stahl" + Official Music Video!
With their new single “Stahl auf Stahl”, SUBWAY TO SALLY combine their signature sound with the driving power metal of WARKINGS, forging a true masterpiece together. The track seamlessly blends SUBWAY TO SALLY’s heavy riffs with a captivating chorus and vocals that reach new heights, offering a taste of their upcoming studio album, 'Post Mortem', set to release on December 20, 2024 via Napalm Records.
“Stahl auf Stahl” is an anthem of resistance and strength. With lines like “Hämmern wir, so laut wie es nur geht, die Welt soll von uns hören” (“We hammer as loud as we can, so the world will hear us”), the song ignites a fire of courage that pushes the limits of what’s possible. It’s not only a hymn of bravery but also one of rebirth—like a phoenix rising from the ashes, escaping the darkness, and heralding a new day for us all.
This impressive collaboration between SUBWAY TO SALLY and WARKINGS is reflected in the dual vocals, emphasizing themes of invincibility and an unbreakable sense of unity. But this won’t be the last time the bands join forces—both acts will take the stage together this December on the Eisheilige Nacht-tour.
SUBWAY TO SALLY about the new single:
“WARKINGS are our co-headliner for this year’s Eisheilige Nacht! Their intense touring activities caught our attention some time ago, and we’re confident they will ignite a true metal firestorm and make the Eisheilige Nacht an unforgettable experience with their show. This collaboration quickly led to the idea of a joint song, which we wrote and, of course, performed together. 'Stahl auf Stahl' is a powerful medieval metal banger and an exciting experiment for both WARKINGS and SUBWAY TO SALLY – one that can truly be called a success!”
WARKINGS add:
“Joining the legendary Eisheilige Nacht-tour with Subway to Sally is like marching into battle with the mightiest warriors by our side!
"And to make it even more epic, we forged 'Stahl auf Stahl', an anthem of steel and fire that will echo through the halls of Valhalla—and every stage we conquer together. Bring your helmets, folks—this is gonna be wild!“
Watch the Official Music Video for "Stahl auf Stahl" below.
German Folk Metal Legends SUBWAY TO SALLY Celebrate Their Rebirth with Their 15th Studio Album!
Not even two years have passed since the release of their previous record 'Himmelfahrt' in 2023, and initially, the band had secretly planned for it to be their last album. With a symbolic title, the genre-defining force from Potsdam, Germany intended to close their over 30-year career with dignity. But things took a different turn. SUBWAY TO SALLY undeniably struck a chord with the times, and the response to 'Himmelfahrt' was overwhelmingly positive from both fans and critics alike. After a tour with many sold-out shows, it became abundantly clear that their 14th album was not the final chapter. The album’s release unleashed an unstoppable sense of lightness and energy that sparked their creativity to such an extent that SUBWAY TO SALLY is now ready with their brand-new masterpiece, 'Post Mortem', following the fastest creative process in the band’s history.
The new masterpiece begins with the explosive track "Phönix", which celebrates the creative rebirth of the folk metal institution. On 'Post Mortem', SUBWAY TO SALLY neither look back nor into the future, but rather delivers a sharp analysis of the present. Songs like "Wunder","Nero", "Lumpensammler", and "Die Erde bebt" offer the band’s signature soundscape while exploring socially critical themes without moralizing. This serious side is contrasted by captivating tracks that celebrate life and the simple joy of music. The anthemic title track "Post Mortem", the rousing "Unter dem Banner", and the poetic ballad "Herz in der Rinde"unleash an uncanny joy of playing. All songs unite the band’s familiar trademarks of great melodies and profound lyrics but never feel redundant. The haunting "Atlas" melancholically draws on Greek mythology, while the folk metallers showcase a heavier yet melodic side on "Stahl auf Stahl". For this piece, they enlisted their labelmates Warkings as guest performers, whose power metal adds a unique flavor to the track. With English lyrics in the chorus, SUBWAY TO SALLY return to their roots. With "Kummerkind", the septet tackles mental struggles that many people cannot escape, once again proving their precise grasp of the zeitgeist.
SUBWAY TO SALLY comment:
"In this world of contradictions and changes, finding a voice seems difficult. But upon closer inspection, one finds parallels in history and art. What do Putin and Nero, Oppenheimer and Prometheus have in common? What rises from the ashes of Rome? Does history truly repeat itself – once as tragedy, the other time as farce?"
SUBWAY TO SALLY skillfully explore this tension between past, future, and present, art and political reality with their music, making it clear with 'Post Mortem' that they are more alive than ever before.
SUBWAY TO SALLY are:
Eric Fish - Vocals, Flutes, Bagpipe
Ally Storch - Violin
Bodenski - Hurdy Gurdy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Simon - Acoustic Guitars, Trumsheit, Vocals
Ingo Hampf - Guitar, Lute
Simon Michael - Drums, Percussion
Sugar Ray - Bass
A Shoreline Dream & RIDE's Mark Gardener present 'Hollow Crown' jewel from new 'Whitelined' album
Riding a beautiful wave of collaboration with Ride frontman Mark Gardener, Colorado-based postpunk / shoegaze trailblazers A Shoreline Dream presents their new video for 'Hollow Crown' feat. Mark Gardener. Apart from contributing vocals and guitar, this release entails a full-on collaboration - from co-writing and recording through to co-production - between Gardener and A Shoreline Dream frontman Ryan Policky.
Earlier the two presented two collaborative singles 'Everything Turns' and 'Written In Dust', both reverie-laced trips revealed as part of A Shoreline Dream's new 'Whitelined'album - their eighth full-length record to date.
“Ryan wouldn't have had a clue what was going to happen until I got the tunes from him. That was the starting point and Ryan sent me quite a few different tunes and instrumentals that he was pulling together. Out of those, there was two or three which I just suddenly latched on to and obviously the first one that really drove and led the way was 'Everything Turns'. For me, that's kind of perfect because I like to live in the present," says Mark Gardener.
"Obviously I love being in Ride, but that is also tricky because we have a catalogue, so we have to kind of live in the past sometimes, as well as being present. So I actually love being in my OX4 Sound studio, which I created a few years ago, and to be sent music like this. This was a real treat and it's an honour to be tasked with trying to sit and marry words with music in a way that hopefully feels that they've always been there and have always been meant to be there".
Arriving two years after their critically acclaimed 'Loveblind' album, 'Whitelined' was released via Latenight Weeknight Records with Mark Kramer (Urge Overkill, Bongwater, Shimmy Records) overseeing mastering and the record's preparation for direct-to-vinyl production. The band's first album released as an LP, fittingly on 180g white vinyl, the album art is derived from a photo taken by Policky at Yellowstone and re-worked into an oil on photo on canvas, shortly after experiencing that place.
Formed in 2005, A Shoreline Dream is now multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Ryan Policky and guitarist Erik Jeffries, who are based in Barnum, Colorado. Usually a self-contained unit on most releases, 'Whitelined' includes three collaborations with Mark Gardener. Together, they have crafted a record where shimmering walls of sound-wash of turbulent percussion and swooning vocals weave an otherworldly sonic reality.
Policky and Jeffries met Gardener at a Ride show in Denver on Policky’s birthday. Working throughout 2023 between tour dates, they wrapped up three songs, co-written and co-produced, near the one-year mark. This is the fifth time the band has worked with UK music legends. Ulrich Schnauss, Engineers, Chapterhouse and Rocket Girl Records have all been a part of the ASD family at one point or another.
The 'Whitelined' album is out now, available as a limited edition on 180g white vinyland digitally everywhere, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.
CREDITS
Tracks 2, 5 and 10 co-written by Ryan Policky & Mark Gardener
All other songs written by Ryan Policky & Erik Jeffries
Tracks 2, 5 and 10 co-produced and performed by Ryan Policky & Mark Gardener
All other songs recorded, mixed and produced by Ryan Policky
Mark Gardener vocals & bass recorded at OX4 Sound Studio in Oxfordshire
Mastered by Mark Kramer
Distributed by The Orchard
Copyright 2024 Latenight Weeknight Records, LLC
Cover art and photography by Ryan Policky
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Video created by Ryan Policky
Video filmed in Golden, Superior & Denver in July 2024, starring Jessica Halpine
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MIKE TRAMP Shares New Single "Till Death Do Us Part" + Cinematic Video
"Till Death Do Us Part" is the latest single from famed rock vocalist and guitarist MIKE TRAMP. The track is off his latest studio album 'Songs Of White Lion – Vol. II' which is out via Frontiers Music Srl. The album's ten tracks see TRAMP re-imagining select cuts from his former band White Lion. "Till Death Do Us Part" is accompanied by a new music video below.
About the new album, MIKE TRAMP shared this:
"Would Leonardo Da Vinci have re-painted Mona Lisa, if he had gotten a second chance? That, we will never know, but I can say for sure, that I am beyond thrilled to have gotten a second chance to re-record and sing the songs I wrote between 1983 and 1990. Today I have such a better understanding of how I want to express the songs in my voice than I had when I was in my 20’s, it’s just a fact, and I’ve grabbed the chance. 'Songs Of White Lion' is a whole new chapter, matter of fact it is current."
TRAMP is out now on tour supporting 'Songs Of White Lion Vol.II'. For a current list of dates, visit HERE
MIKE TRAMP came to prominence in the music world with White Lion, who formed in 1983. After signing to Atlantic Records, the band enjoyed great success with their second album 'Pride' in 1987, which included the hits "Wait" and "When the Children Cry". The band's third album, 'Big Game' (1991), and fourth album, 'Mane Attraction' (1992) continued the band's winning streak, but ultimately WHITE LION disbanded in 1992.
After WHITE LION, TRAMP formed the hard rock band Freak Of Nature, who had a decidedly darker and harder vibe than White Lion. Freak Of Nature would release three studio albums before disbanding in 1996. In 1998, Tramp kicked off his solo career with the album, 'Capricorn'; in 2002, his second solo album 'Recovering The Wasted Years' was released. TRAMP would then take a break from his solo career from 2004-2008 to tour and record under the name Mike Tramp's White Lion and eventually under the name White Lion, releasing the album 'Return Of The Pride' in 2008.
Since 2009, TRAMP has been writing and recording as a solo artist releasing nine studio albums, including his most recent, 2022's 'For Første Gang.' He has also been a consistent presence on the road, both as an acoustic solo artist and with a backing band, with no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
70’S PROG ROCK BAND NEKTAR RELEASE BRAND NEW LYRIC VIDEO FOR “I’LL LET YOU IN” FROM THEIR LATEST ALBUM MISSION TO MARS.
Formed in Germany in 1969, Nektar favored extended compositions and concept albums over the constraints of pop. They were among the leaders of the progressive rock movement of the 1970s as well as the jam-band scene that arose in the late 1990s. Their sound traveled well to the States, where they enjoyed Top 40 success with “A Tab in the Ocean” (1972) and “Remember the Future” (1973). Nearly 20 albums later, the band’s artistic and personal charisma has earned them masses of devoted fans along with their album “The Other Side” (2020) which was Number 1 on Amazon Progressive Music. For over half a century, Nektar has been the guiding star for countless fans, leading them on mesmerizing expeditions through the vast expanses of the cosmos and the depths of the ocean. With their unique fusion of progressive rock and stunning visuals, these trailblazing prog-rock legends have ignited the imaginations of generations.
Nektar’s latest release, Mission To Mars, is the first in a trilogy and the first to feature new drummer, Jay Dittamo, alongside longtime members Ryche Chlanda (guitars, vocals), Kendall Scott (keyboards, synths), Maryann Castello (vocals) and original founding member Derek “Mo” Moore (bass guitar, vocals). Nektar melded those aforementioned traits with the soothing mellowness and adventurous jamming of Camel, the Grateful Dead and Caravan. Nektar’s knack for thought-provoking concepts and entrancing music has rarely wavered and is just as evident on Mission To Mars.
The band has just released a lyric video for the beautiful “I’ll Let You In,” and as Mo and Ryche state:
“This song came to us very quickly and organically. It captures ‘that’ moment when you decide to share with someone your true self. How having the courage to be vulnerable can lead to deeper relationships and bring you closer to your higher power.”
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Retromorphosis Announce New Album 'Psalmus Mortis'
True legends never die, especially in death metal.
Having already reached unholy nirvana by their third album, in 2017, Spawn of Possession was put to rest. But like an especially pungent spore, the seeds of those most accursed influencers have been festering in their hallowed crypt, waiting to come alive and haunt the earth once again.
Such is the sordid backstory behind Retromorphosis. Jonas Bryssling and his Spawn of Possession bandmates have once again joined forces with ex-Obscura and Necrophagist guitarist Christian Muenzner. Only now, their proven chemistry explodes with even more deadly proficiency. They've added former Decrepit Birth drummer KC Howard to the equation, along with a few new, old-school bells and whistles.
With their first album, Retromorphosis emerge with the missing link in tech-death's evolutionary chain. Psalmus Mortis is almost a decade in the making, but its lead single "Vanished" shows that this band of fearsome players loom over metalheads' imaginations larger than ever.
Watch the haunting visualizer for "Vanished" Below:
Psalmus Mortis comes out February 21 on Season of Mist.
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Spawn of Possession had the final nail hammered into its coffin nearly a decade ago, but time has only accelerated the mutation of Retromorphosis. The first offering from Psalmus Mortis comes screaming out of the shadows before quickly settling in to a bone-crunching riff that reeks of the old school. "I prefer my death metal to sound ugly and mean", Bryssling says with a satisfied grin. "Vanished" was one of the first songs that Bryssling wrote after he hopped back on the death metal songwriting minotaur, but the band continued to tinker with album's lead single after the other eight tracks were smashed into shape.
"There was no hesitation", Bryssling says about respawning with his old bandmates as Retromorphosis. With "Vanished", it's not hard to see why. Muenzner's freakishly fast solos are not for the squeamish. At one point, Casperon's bass line breaks into a ghoulish bounce, whisking the songs cosmic body horror into the light. "Fading flesh, his skin turning translucent", Röndum roars with laughter. All of the tales on Psalmus Mortis will test your sanity, though this song officially opens the album with a tale that reads like a twisted mirror image of Dorian Gray.
"I don't have to tell them much", Bryssling continues. "They know how it's done".
So does their new drummer. "Everyone knows KC Howard is an insane talent", Bryssling says. Howard first etched his mark on the underground as the blistering heartbeat of Decrepit Birth. His non-stop pounding is the radioactive ooze that feeds Retromorphosis' frenzied nucleus. Even when "Vanished" slows to a crawl, his cymbal crashes and thunderous fills spell doom.
But Howard isn't the only new blood injected into Retromorphosis. Psalmus Mortis was produced by Magnus Sedenberg, who's been their Swedish engineer du jour dating back to SoP's first two demos. But while the band opted for more raw production, they fleshed out their technical arsenal with some unusual instruments of torture. Amidst all its unflinching punishment, "Vanished" is backlit by a ghostly choir and synths that glow like a portal into hell.
"We had rules in Spawn of Possession", Bryssling explains when asked what separates Retromorphosis from their first mutation. "Everything had to always be so intense. Retromorphosis is more free. Psalmus Mortis can be eerie, doomy, or even quite simple".
With "Vanished", one of the great legends of modern death metal reveal their gloriously grotesque new form.
The visualizer for "Vanished" was created by Riivata Visuals.
Lineup
Jonas Bryssling (Spawn of Possession) - Guitars
Dennis Röndum (Spawn of Possession) - Vocals
Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possession, ex-Obscura and Necrophagist) - Guitars
Erlend Caspersen (Spawn of Possession, The Allseeing I, Abhorrent) - Bass
KC Howard (Odius Mortem, ex-Decrepit Birth)- Drums
Recording Studio:
Pama Records AB, Kristianopel, Sweden
Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA, United States
Production Credits:
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Magnus Sedenberg at Pama Records AB, Kristianopel, Sweden
Cover Art:
Arif Septian (Poisondust)
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JINJER Drops New Single “Green Serpent” + Official Music Video!
JINJER reigns as one of the most exciting and promising acts in the current scene! After releasing their chart-topping studio album, 'Wallflowers,' in 2021, which was hailed as “… one of the finest – and most important – metal releases of 2021” by KERRANG! (UK) as well as “a progressive masterpiece” by New Noise Magazine (US), the four-piece entered stages at Europe’s biggest festivals, such as Wacken, Download, and Rock am Ring, just to name a few. With the announcement of their upcoming record 'Duél,' to be released on February 7, 2025, via Napalm Records, JINJER justifies their reputation and delivers an eleven-track offering loaded with technical grooves, heavy progressive passages, and brutal vocals destined to drop jaws.
Out today, JINJER’s new single, “Green Serpent”, is prime preparation for the band’s new full-length. The song begins with thick grooves and calm, clear vocals by matchless vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, before transforming into a furious steamroller shortly after. Once more, JINJER nails their balance of various influences, defying all rules and setting their own path.“Green Serpent” has premiered alongside a blistering official music video and is now available on all streaming services worldwide.
Watch the official music video for “Green Serpent” below:
While JINJER’s previous album, 'Wallflowers,' was slightly more alluring and contained noticeably more clean vocals, 'Duél' now takes on a much more aggressive tone. This is proven by songs like “Rogue”, “Green Serpent” and “Dark Bile”, with their brutal and hefty breakdowns. Fans of super-talented vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk’s clear vocals also get their moments, as tracks such as the opener “Tantrum” show the potential of the frontwoman’s outstanding vocal prowess. 'Duél' presents itself way more cruelly – and JINJER is more vicious than ever before. “Fast Draw” is a wild death metal beast with grooving drums from Vlad Ulasevich, Roman Ibramkhalilov’s one-of-a-kind riffs and Eugene Abdukhanov’s trademark bass wizardry – showing what this band does best: brilliant state-of the-art modern metal.
On 'Duél', JINJER continues their long-lasting collaboration with accomplished producer Max Morton, who co-produced, mixed, and mastered the album. This new masterwork lives up to JINJER’s reputation as metal visionaries, once more showing that the band refuses to follow any set rules in their genre, but choose their own path of creativity.
Eugene Abdukhanov, JINJER bassist on the new album:
“First of all, it‘s hard to believe that we’re about to release our fifth full length album! After all the releases we’ve made, finally having 'Duél' in our hands and ready to be shared with the world, makes us very proud that our band still hasn’t run out of creativity and inspiration. The fact that we still challenge ourselves to release the best music we have ever made with each new release, is what keeps JINJER moving forward. This upcoming album was the longest songwriting process we’ve ever had and it took almost two years to complete. We worked very hard with every free minute we weren’t on tour, recording demos over and over again and always searching for the perfect sound for guitars, bass, and drums. It was also the first time that Tatiana did vocal pre-productions, so it’s safe to say that none of our releases were so well thought out and calculated as this one. It pulverizes the boundaries of the modern progressive metal genre but still remains sophisticated, exciting, and extreme all at the same time. We took up the challenge to expand our musical horizons even wider than before in order to cement Duél to be the next step in JINJER‘s musical growth and hopefully the evolution of metal music in general.”
JINJER are:
Tatiana Shmayluk – Vocals
Roman Ibramkhalilov – Guitars
Eugene Abdukhanov – Bass
Vlad Ulasevich – Drums
OVERSIZE Announce Debut Album "Vital Signs" + Share Video For Title Track
OVERSIZE have announced their stunning debut album Vital Signs, due February 28 via SharpTone.
To commemorate the news, the group has unveiled the title track "Vital Signs."
Watch the video below.
Stream the track here.
Of the single, the band comments, "While 'Vital Signs' is technically the title track of the album, it was originally written as an album closer and from start to finish was written comfortably in under an hour. The simplicity of the song and the free-flowing structure, combined with extra production elements — drum loops and super saturated and effect heavy guitars — give this song a unique feel within our catalogue of songs. Lyrically, much like the rest of the album, the song revolves around a journey of grief and the acceptance of loss. We felt the lyric 'Vital Signs' was the perfect summary for the album as a whole."
On the album, the band continues, "It feels very surreal to finally be releasing our debut full-length. Pretty much since the start of the band, we knew we wanted to be an 'album band.' Even through we had released two EPs previously, we've always had enough material written to make a full-length, so we knew after the second EP it was time to make the jump. Recorded in under two weeks at The Ranch Production House, we closely collaborated with producer Lewis Johns to create something we’re really proud of.
"It was always our aim to write an album where each song has its own identity yet still works holistically as an album, we were really conscious of the album not sounding too 'samey,' yet at the same time, not feeling like a playlist of random songs. We're still so honored that SharpTone shares our passion and vision for the record and can't wait for people to finally hear it."
The band members and the shared experience of writing and playing live together has found them carving out their own space within the alternative scene, in just a handful of years. Exploring the vast range of dynamics within their music, songs drift between atmospheric textures to loud fuzzy riffs, magnifying and complimenting the personal and often venerable vocals.
OVERSIZE ARE:
Sam Shutler — Drums
Sam McCauley — Vocals
George Lewis — Bass
Tazz Edwards — Guitar
Lewis Lennane-Emm — Guitar
Manchester legacy act THE SPEED OF SOUND releases 'Bounty' album, shares video for reckless garage-punker 'Jaunt'
Manchester indie rock / power pop outfit The Speed Of Sound presents their new album 'A Cornucupia: Bounty' - the final instalment of the album trilogy 'A Cornucopia: Minerva, Victory, Bounty', released via Big Stir Records. They also share the video for 'Jaunt', the b-side to their danceable anti-AI single 'Artificial Paradise'. Vigorous and stompingly crunchy, 'Jaunt' is a recklessly and incautiously fast garage-punker, sporting a mutated blues pattern and an added horn section.
Formed in 1989 with a pre-history dating back to the day Andy Warhol died in 1987, the band is now made up of father and son John Armstrong (guitars and vocals) and Henry Armstrong (keyboards), Ann-Marie Crowley (vocals and guitar), Kevin Roache (bass guitar) and John Broadhurst (drums).
"Falling into the rock-and-roll genre of 'Instructional Dance Song', it features the added 'twist' of celebrating and encouraging the next step in human evolution from homosapien. As David Bowie said in 'Oh You Pretty Things', "Gotta make way for the homo-superior" - evolve and gain the added benefit of telepathic and teleporting powers. Referencing the 70’s TV program "Tomorrow People", where the actors' abilities lie dormant until their teenage years, when they painfully and confusingly 'break out’ from their sapien form and find their true selves," says John Armstrong.
Full of ambition, energy and melodic brilliance, the 'A Cornucopia' deluxe edition is available on vinyl and CD. On 'Minerva', The Speed of Sound shared a rich bouquet of thought-provoking compositions, including the hauntingly spacious 'Trickledown', the stratospherically vast 'The Great Acceleration', and the uplifting 'Mind Palace' and 'West Wind'.
'Victory' brings 14 fresh shape-shifting grooves, from the danceable 'Underground', the unabashed sensuality of 'Monsoon', gothic lounge jazz of 'Permafrost', the glam-rocking 'E to F', reckless garage punk punch of 'Go For It', post-nostalgia of 'The Same River' and shimmering elegance of 'Tranquility Falls' to the strangely linked pairing of 'Apocalypse Acropolis' and 'Apocalypse Metropolis'
'Bounty' album https://thespeedofsound.hearnow.com/a-cornucopia-pt-3-bounty
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'Jaunt' video Below.
Always been idiosyncratic and counter-intuitive, in search of something new, The Speed of Sound creates music with lyrical bite, expanding their foundation of 1960s, punk and new wave influences, their dynamic and stylistic variation crossing borders and pushing boundaries at every opportunity.
Following 2021's critically acclaimed album 'Museum Of Tomorrow', the band returns triumphant, defiant and redemptive with this trilogy, marking their 35th anniversary. Most music is never even recorded, and most recorded music remains unheard. 'Victory' is a celebration of this unheard underground music and the counterculture itself - music made for the pleasure of making it.
'Bounty' is out now and available everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp, where the full trilogy 'A Cornucopia: Minerva, Victory, Bounty' can be obtained on CD or vinyl.
CREDITS
All songs written by John Armstrong
John Armstrong - guitars and vocals
Ann-Marie Crowley - vocals and guitars
Kevin Roache - bass guitar
John Broadhurst - drums
Henry Armstrong - keyboards
Bob Dinn - trumpet and flugelhorn
Chris Guest - harmonium, vibraphone, organ, shakers, tambourine
Alex Armstrong - typewriter on 'Yet Another Tuesday'
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Vibratone Sound Studio in Manchester by Chris Guest, Adam Crossley and The Speed of Sound
Main sleeve image: Purple Spaceman © Lina Landers 2022
Artist photographs by Shay Rowan
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Miranda Lambert Launches Amazon Exclusive 'Postcards from Texas' T-Shirt Collection Designed by Artist Jenn Perman
NPR’s “backbone of contemporary country music” Miranda Lambert continues the celebration of her critically acclaimed album Postcards from Texas with today’s launch of a t-shirt collection available now exclusively on Amazon. The collection, inspired by Lambert’s latest album, features unique designs that capture the essence of each track. View the collection HERE.
Each t-shirt in the collection showcases a custom-designed postcard created by artist Jenn Perman, who also previously collaborated with Lambert on her Wanda June Home line and Idyllwind clothing and boot line. Fans may recognize these postcards as the creative Easter eggs Lambert used to build anticipation for Postcards from Texas earlier this year. Before the album’s release, Lambert mailed postcards representing each song to fans, who then shared them online to unveil the album’s track list.
“I’ve always loved finding new ways to connect with fans, and the postcard campaign for Postcards from Texas was such a fun way to share pieces of the album before its release,” Lambert notes. “Now, these designs have found a new home on this t-shirt collection, and I’m so excited to see fans wearing them!”
Postcards from Texas, released in September, extended Lambert’s unbroken streak of 10 consecutive Top 10 album, earning praise from Rolling Stone as “an album proudly in love with tradition, and every bit as fun and heartfelt as you’d expect from one of country’s freest spirits” and NME as “feisty, funny and free,” with Vulture naming it among the best albums of the year across all genres.
Lambert also wowed audiences last week with a stunning performance of George Strait’s “Troubadour” alongside Parker McCollum at the CMA Awards, which was heralded as one of the night’s highlights by Rolling Stone, Billboard, American Songwriter, Tennessean and more. Fans can relive the moving rendition by watching the full performance below.
About Miranda Lambert
Critically acclaimed groundbreaker/songwriter/superstar Miranda Lambert has defined her multi-faceted career as an artist, entertainer, entrepreneur, advocate and businesswoman with an unflinching quest for excellence, honesty and conviction. Her 10th solo studio album, Postcards from Texas, available everywhere now via Republic Records, continued her unbroken streak of 10 consecutive Top 10s on the Top Country Albums chart. The most-awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history, including their top honor for Entertainer of the Year, she has also won three GRAMMYs and 14 Country Music Association Awards. A TIME100 honoree and perennial best-of-the-year list maker at the New York Times, TIME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, People and more, NPR has called her “the most riveting country star of her generation.”
A multi-dimensional superstar, she’s earned seven No. 1 solo albums, 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, more than 80 prestigious awards and countless RIAA certifications; conquered Las Vegas with her twice-extended Velvet Rodeo residency; blurred genres with Leon Bridges, the B-52s, Loretta Lynn, Enrique Iglesias, Sheryl Crow and Elle King; and delivered her LGBTQ+ inclusive anthem “Y’All Means All” for Netflix’s “Queer Eye.” She’s taken those standards to become a New York Times bestselling author and the first female restaurateur on Lower Broadway with her Tex-Mex cantina Casa Rosa, while also expanding her creative reach with her Wanda June Home collection exclusive to Walmart and her Idyllwind clothing and boot line at Boot Barn. Her passion for rescue animals inspired the creation of her MuttNation Foundation, which has raised over $10 million since inception to promote adoption, support shelters across the country, advance spay & neuter and assist with the transport of animals during times of natural disaster.
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Multi-Platinum Selling Corey Kent Wraps 1st Leg of 'Black Bandana Tour' w/ Sold Out Stops
Sony Music Nashville artist Corey Kent has spent the fall headlining his international Black Bandana Tour. With sold out stops across the country, the tour will take Kent to the UK in 2025 and, due to demand, the tour has officially been extended into spring 2025 with new dates added. Kent shared news of the tour's extension via social media ahead of wrapping the first leg.
“Y’all helped make the Black Bandana Tour so successful by selling out a bunch of the shows, so we’ve decided to extend the tour into next spring,” Kent shared on Instagram.
A road veteran himself, drawing inspiration from The Eagles, Keith Richards, Turnpike Troubadours and more, Kent brought his bandana-wearing Rock ‘N’ Roll spirit to Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC this weekend selling over 5,000 tickets across the three day run. The weekend set a personal record for Kent, with his Charlotte show on Saturday marking the most ticket sales in one night, and the Atlanta stop selling out a month in advance.
The Oklahoma native will be joined by Clayton Mullen, Lori McKenna, Lanie Gardner and Tyler Halverson on select dates for leg two of his headlining, Black Bandana Tour, which kicks off on Jan. 18 in Fort Worth, TX. The road warrior will trek across the U.S. with stops in St. Louis, Dallas, Chicago and Oklahoma City. Tickets for the extended tour are on sale now. Purchase at coreykentofficial.com.
"One of the best parts of doing your own headline tour is getting to pick who you want to open," reflects Kent. "Max McNown, Karley Scott Collins, Braxton Keith and Lauren Watkins were all so great to have on the road this year. So pumped to have Lori McKenna, Tyler Halverson, Lanie Gardner and Clatyon Mullen out next year!"
The sold-out shows come on the heels of the Double-Platinum hitmaker releasing his sophomore album, Black Bandana, earlier this fall. It was named a “Best Album” by NPR’s All Songs Considered with Rolling Stone noting his “charismatic vocals lift every song.” Listen to Black Bandana HERE. And watch the video, directed by Wales Toney, for his current single, “Now or Never" featuring Lauren Alaina below.
Title track “Black Bandana” helped set the tone for the album Billboard calls, “music for those whose lives have been seasoned by rocky times." Co-written with Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, and Brett Tyler, the slow-burning call to stand your ground pairs tender country-rock reverence with a big-picture mindset, helping tie all of Kent’s struggle, success, and plans for the future together. The album was almost finished when he wrote it, Kent says, but he was happy it “derailed” the project.
“It encapsulates the journey. The reason we’re here is because we didn’t give up, and the whole record is a call to action against all odds,” he explains. “When the going gets tough and everybody quits, you be the one that stays the course and never gives up. I think there’s a lot of people that relate with that.”
Co-writing six of Black Bandana’s 10 songs, what Kent ultimately wanted was to mix themes of integrity, resilience and family with a sonic setting befitting the mission. Finding the midway point between cinematic electric guitars and heart-pounding drums meet a warm, gravel-road rasp, as Kent brings classic rock into the present tense.
Now based in Dallas, the proud husband and father has become a decorated artist on the rise, growing from humble heartland roots into a Platinum certified No. 1 hit maker with 950 million career streams, and a black bandana on his neck. But today, that Black Bandana is more than an accessory – and not just the title track of his sophomore major-label album, which Music Row calls, “gently but unrelentingly uplifting.” It’s his rally cry.
Rising from the vibrant Red Dirt country scene as the embodiment of authenticity, Kent set his sights on Nashville as a teen, bringing his self-penned catalog of country-rock anthems with him. But after the pandemic coincided with the loss of his first publishing deal, Kent was forced to move to Texas and get a job on a paving crew to pay the bills, yet he stubbornly refused to call music quits. Honky-tonks and dancehalls on both sides of the Red River became his stomping ground, and slowly but surely, the black bandana spirit grew.
Fast forward a few years and the hit single “Wild As Her” proved he was right all along. An untamed tribute to a free-spirited stunner, the track re-invigorated Kent’s career as a now Double-Platinum-certified No. 1 at country radio, and the lead single off his major label album debut, Blacktop. Despite never cracking country radio’s Top 40, Kent’s trust-your-gut second single “Something’s Gonna Kill Me” went Gold (and is now approaching Platinum status), proving his message was connecting. And momentum kept building, with Kent hitting the road alongside Jason Aldean, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum and more. Next-big-thing accolades came in from CMT, Opry Next Stage and more, but even as Kent became the most played new artist on country radio for all of 2023, he kept the underdog, who-cares-about-conventional-wisdom mentality. And so did his fans.
For Kent, the point was that his fans have the same independent spirit he does, and he took that lesson into his next chapter. Settled into his ranch in Texas and intent on being fully present as husband and father, while also achieving his dreams, his second album is all about finding balance, keeping clear eyes on what’s important – and waving that Black Bandana for all to see.
Kent is also connecting with friends on the road in his new podcast “Bus Call.” The podcast finds Kent chatting with everyone from country music star Bailey Zimmerman to 2023 Doak Walker Award winner, OSU Running Back Ollie Gordon. The Texas Troubadour and his guests share laughs, inspirational moments and talk through the ups and downs of both business and personal life. Listen to all episodes of season one now.
NEW Black Bandana Tour Dates:
1/18/25 Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob's Texas
^ 1/24/25 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
^ 1/25/25 Denver, CO Grizzly Rose
/ 3/13/25 Fayetteville, AR JJ’s Live
/ 3/14/25 St. Louis, MO Ballpark Village
/ 3/15/25 Grand Rapids, MI Elevation
^ 3/21/25 Dallas, TX House of Blues
^ 3/22/35 New Braunfels, TX Gruene Hall
- 3/27/25 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall
- 3/28/25 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
- 3/29/25 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
/ 4/5/25 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
# 4/6/25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Tortuga Music Festival
- 4/10/25 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
- 4/11/25 West Peoria, IL Crusens
- 4/12/25 Chicago, IL Joe’s on Weed St.
/ 4/24/25 Oklahoma City, OK The Criterion
+ 5/2/25 Bossier City, LA The Stage at Silver Star Smokehouse
+ 5/3/25 Baton Rouge, LA Texas Club
Previously Announced International Dates
<2/1/25 Dublin, IE The Academy (Green Room)
<2/2/25 Belfast, NI The Limelight 1
<2/4/25 Glasgow, UK SWG3 TV Studio
<2/7/25 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy 2
<2/8/25 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy 2
<2/9/25 Bristol, UK The Trinity Centre
/ 2/11/25 London, UK Electric Ballroom
^Clayton Mullen
<Lori McKenna
-Lanie Garner
+Tyler Halverson
/ Support TBD
# Festival Date
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Legendary Hard Rockers BONFIRE Share New Video for "I Will Rise"
Today, legendary German hard rockers BONFIRE share the video for their hot new single "I Will Rise." The track is off their highly anticipated new studio album, 'Higher Ground', out on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Guitarist Hans Ziller describes the new single, by saying:
“'I Will Rise' is the story of Hans Ziller, who founded the band in 1972 and was fired by his friends in 1989. He was threatened, humiliated and cheated out of millions. In his book Rock'n'Roll Survivor he writes that he died inside at that time. But he doesn't give up and gets his band back - I will rise!”
Ziller also expresses his enthusiasm for the new album:
“The new BONFIRE album is a masterpiece. BONFIRE have reinvented themselves with 'Higher Ground', never neglecting their virtues - fat hard guitars, incredible solos, great choir passages and stirring vocals. The band plays as one and is at its best.”
Watch the New Video for "I Will Rise"
BONFIRE is one of the most seminal German hard rock bands of the past fifty years. Originally founded as Cacumen in 1972 by guitarist Hans Ziller in Ingolstadt, Germany, the group initially played local venues, steadily building a fan base before releasing their first album under the name Cacumen.
In 1986, the band rebranded as BONFIRE, and their debut album as BONFIRE, 'Don't Touch the Light,' marked their international breakthrough. They followed it up with 'Fireworks' in 1987, which further cemented their status in the rock and metal scene. Despite their success, BONFIRE experienced several lineup changes, including the departure of key members. However, Ziller, the band’s driving force, kept BONFIRE alive, continuously adapting to the challenges faced by the group.
In the 1990s, BONFIRE briefly disbanded but returned in 1996, with Ziller reclaiming the rights to the band’s name. Since then, BONFIRE has released numerous albums and maintained a strong presence on the international rock scene. BONFIRE has remained a resilient force in hard rock, continuing to tour and release new material well into the 21st century.
During their most successful phase with album classics such as 'Don’t Touch The Light' (1986), 'Fireworks'(1987) and 'Point Blank' (1989), the group – alongside Scorpions and Accept – counted among the three most popular German acts on a global basis, including triumphal accomplishments throughout Europe and overseas, celebrated tours alongside Judas Priest and ZZ Top, gold records, high chart positions, TV appearances and more than 35 million YouTube views of their hit “You Make Me Feel” alone.
The band’s trademarks continue to be and always have been deeply melodic hard rock songs, driven by captivating guitar parts, grooving rhythms, and haunting vocal melodies. To this day, band founder/guitarist Hans Ziller and his exceptional group regularly awe their fans with new releases and impressive shows.
'Higher Ground' is a new life chapter for BONFIRE and the very first release under the wings of Frontiers Records.
BONFIRE are:
Hans Ziller - Guitar
Dyan Mair - Vocals
Frank Pané - Guitar
Ronnie Parkes - Bass
Fabio Alessandrini - Drums
No Cure Share "The Basement Beneath the Fountain" Video
NO CURE — comprised of Blaythe Steuer [vocals], Aesop Mongo [guitar], Kyle Ray [guitar], Jake Murnane [bass], and Duncan Newey [drums] — recently announced their signing to SharpTone Records. The quintet, who released their debut EP back in 2022 and has been touring relentlessly ever since, will release the new concept EP I Hope I Die Here on December 6. Pre-order the eight-track EP here, which will include a limited run of double 7" vinyl, cassettes, and a CD.
On the EP, the band delivers an inimitable hybrid of gritty basement-bred hardcore boosted by death metal proficiency and explosive unpredictability.
The EP features guests on every track, including Daniel McWhorter from Gideon and Matthew Hasting of MyChildren MyBride, among others. All features are highlighted in the track listing below. "Every track features someone that has made an undeniable mark on Alabama hardcore over the years," the band explains about inviting so many of its friends to contribute to the release. "We do not expect you to recognize every name on this record, and that's the point."
Today, they have dropped the new single "The Basement Beneath the Fountain." Watch the video below.
The song features Kayhan Vaziri of Wretched Blessing + Yautja.
"This is a normal song," says Steuer. "Don't worry about it. There is no reason to be alarmed. That’s just what it sounds like. 33.50074° N, 86.79610° W."
As for the EP as a whole, the band reveals, "I Hope I Die Here is a love letter to Alabama and the Southeastern experience. It is an acknowledgment of suffering, and a proclamation of strength. This record is conceptually driven and more musically diverse than our previous EPs, on purpose. There is a distinct reason for each song to exist. We approach many topics, including what it's like to grow up under the boot of religion, fraternity culture, the dark side of a beloved landmark, local ecological exploitation, and more. We do not believe the world needs any more songs about how craaaaaazyyy of a guy you are, how much you hate your town, or how your ex was such a *checks notes* bitch for breaking up with you because you cheated on her."
Clearly, No Cure did NOT come to play.
CRAZY LIXX Announce New Album 'Thrill Of The Bite' Out February 14th via Frontiers Music SRL
Swedish hard rockers CRAZY LIXX are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album, 'Thrill Of The Bite', set for release on February 14th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Today, to get a first “bite” of the new record, CRAZY LIXX shares the first single, “Midnight Rebels”, which is accompanied by an unofficial soundtrack music video, made with clips from the classic 1986 horror movie “Trick Or Treat”, starring Marc Price, Gene Simmons and the late Tony Fields.
Vocalist Danny Rexon expresses his enthusiasm for the new album, by saying:
“So stoked to finally reveal the news of our upcoming album, set to be released in February 2025. Even though we did release some new songs on the compilation album earlier this year, it has been quite a while since the fans got a proper full length studio album with all originals, but now we can finally announce that that time is soon upon us. And dare I say that this album is one really worth waiting for? Personally, I'm really proud and happy with how it came out and I think that the response to the two singles we've put out so far (“Call Of The Wild” and “Little Miss Dangerous”) gives us a clear indication that our fans seem to agree.”
Rexon also comments on the first single:
“And just to sweeten the good news even more here we are with another banger from the upcoming album, called 'Midnight Rebels'. Probably one of the happier and more party-friendly songs on the album, but still with that darker lyrical theme (which you might have guessed by now, no?). Happy listening, hope you guys enjoy it!”
Watch the Unofficial Soundtrack Music Video for "Midnight Rebels" Below.
Since the latest studio album release with 'Street Lethal' back in the winter of 2021, fans have been eager to hear new CRAZY LIXX material, and even though the compilation album 'Two Shots At Glory' (2024) gave the listeners some covers, fresh takes on old songs, and a couple of new tracks, this next studio album is what they have all been dying to hear.
'Thrill Of The Bite' promises to elevate CRAZY LIXX’s rock music to new heights. Following the success of their previous album 'Street Lethal' (2021), this new record is packed with powerful anthems, memorable riffs and melodies, electrifying guitar solos, and the larger-than-life sing-along energy that fans have come to expect from the band, delivering what is already shaping up to be one of the bands strongest works in their 20+ year career.
The album features tracks that highlight the band’s ability to balance their nostalgic, sleaze-metal roots with their love for the 80s and early 90s, drawing inspiration from the flamboyant heavy metal and movies of that era alike. CRAZY LIXX have teased a few tracks, suggesting a turn to a heavier, riff-driven style while maintaining their signature melodic choruses and glam-influenced attitude.
With 'Thrill Of The Bite', CRAZY LIXX are poised to continue their reign as one of Sweden’s premier retro hard rock bands, solidifying their legacy in the global scene while pushing their creative boundaries even further.
CRAZY LIXX are a Swedish heavy metal / hair metal / hard rock band hailing from Malmö, Sweden formed in 2002. Known for their energetic performances, catchy hooks, and an unapologetic revival of the glam metal sound from the late 80s, CRAZY LIXX has become a flagship of the New Wave of Swedish Sleaze Metal. The band draws inspiration from acts like Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, RATT, Skid Row and Guns N’ Roses, creating a perfect blend of melodic hard rock with modern production values and a keen eye (and ear) for 80s and 90s nostalgia.
CRAZY LIXX first gained global recognition with their breakthrough albums 'Loud Minority' (2007), 'New Religion' (2010) and 'Crazy Lixx' (2014), including hits like “Blame It On Love”, “21 'Til I Die”, “Hell Raising Women” and “Girls Of The 80s”, who have all become favorites among the fans and classics in the modern hair metal community.
The band’s lineup has evolved over the years, but it is led by founder and frontman Danny Rexon, whose vocals, songwriting and music production skills are the driving force behind the group. Alongside him, the band currently consists of bassist and creative sidekick Jens Anderson, guitarists Jens Lundgren and Chrisse Olsson, and the newest addition in the form of drummer Robin Nilsson.
CRAZY LIXX are:
Danny Rexon - Vocals
Jens Lundgren - Guitar
Chrisse Olsson - Guitar
Jens Andersson - Bass
Robin Nilsson - Drums