Thrash Metal Supergroup NEFARIOUS - Releases Title Track from Upcoming Album + Live Music Video

Today, the new thrash metal supergroup NEFARIOUS — featuring Katon De Pena, Rick Hunolt, Doug Piercy, Tom Gears, and Will "Beastman" Carroll — is excited to unleash the title track from their upcoming debut album, 'Addicted To Power,' out on July 18th. The title track comes accompanied by a live music video, available to view below.

A ferocious anthem for the disillusioned and the defiant, "Addicted to Power" delivers razor-sharp riffs, breakneck rhythms, and politically charged lyrics that cut straight to the bone. With legendary thrash titans Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus) and Doug Piercy (ex-Heathen) unleashing guitar fury, Katon De Pena on vocals, secret weapon Tom Gears on bass, and Will “Beastman” Carroll on the skin, NEFARIOUS blends classic old school thrash intensity with a sophisticated edge.

The accompanying music video is a raw performance piece filmed at Soundwave Studio in Oakland, CA. The video captures the pure essence of NEFARIOUS: unapologetic, unrelenting, and razor-focused on truth through sound.

The title track, "Addicted to Power," is about the insatiable hunger for control and the devastation it leaves in its wake, a true reflection of the times we are all experiencing right now. "Addicted to Power" marks the third single from NEFARIOUS's forthcoming album of the same name, following the critically praised tracks "Master Plan" and “One Nation Enslaved” released earlier this spring.

Watch the Live Music Video for "Addicted To Power"

NEFARIOUS recently announced the release of their debut album 'Addicted To Power' due out July 18th via Relentless "Metal" Records with a Collector Vinyl available through Hectic/Bleeding Priest Records.

Doug Piercy exclaims:

"Let’s get ready to rage! 

"We are really stoked to finally be able to release this stuff and discuss it. It’s been under wraps for a while. More insane videos and shows are coming soon! We hope everybody enjoys this release as much as we had fun creating it, for you all!

"Cheers!"

Pre-Order 'Addicted To Power' HERE

Together, NEFARIOUS crafts a sound that is both fierce and refined — a perfect balance of aggression and musicianship that speaks to the true spirit of heavy metal.

With their explosive live performances and immersive new material on the horizon, metal fans worldwide should prepare for an unstoppable force.

This is unpretentious thrash metal. 

This is NEFARIOUS!

NEFARIOUS will be playing a hometown album release show on

July 19th at DNA Lounge in San Francisco!

Just Announced: Lars Huismann at H0L0 — Friday, August 8

LARS HUISMANN 

Friday August 8th - Doors 10 pm - 21+

Berlin’s own Lars Huismann is not just a DJ — he’s a technician of rhythm, a craftsman of raw energy, and one of the most consistent producers in the new wave of European techno. Emerging from the underground with a deep respect for the genre’s roots, Lars has been steadily building a catalog that bridges early 2000s techno with modern precision.

With a foundation in jazz drumming, his productions are rhythmically dense, layered with tribal percussion, sharp synth patterns, and a Detroit-inspired edge. His DJ sets are fast, dynamic, and percussive — known to push dance floors deep into the night while always keeping things hypnotic and driving.

Over the past few years, Lars has made major noise with his “Sounds From The Past” trilogy on Mutual Rytm — a label that’s become synonymous with the resurgence of functional, groove-heavy techno. The trilogy explores multiple subgenres — from dub techno atmospheres to Latin tribal patterns — all delivered with punch and clarity.

Most recently, in June 2024, he dropped Catharsis — a concept EP that reflects his evolution toward a sharper, more minimal direction, while still honoring the “old school” textures that shaped his identity.

Whether behind the decks or in the studio, Lars is part of a rare breed of artists pushing techno forward without losing sight of where it comes from.

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FERMENTOR’s latest sonic experiment, Agreement, drops August 15th, 2025.

This 17-track instrumental album concludes a trilogy of improvised releases, following Mind Meld and Release Me. Agreement pushes their boundary-defying blend of blistering death metal and sprawling, freeform post-rock to new extremes, delivering cinematic brutality and storytelling without words through instinct-driven chemistry.

The album opens with "Wintry Earth," a bleak, droning descent marked by jagged time signatures, eerie guitar textures, and a brutal death metal finale that sets a tense, violent tone. "Whisper Flesh" follows, a raw improvisation where dissonant loops and jagged grooves shift between blast-heavy death metal and crushing, groove-laden choruses, spiraling into ritualistic heaviness.

"Dead Farm" and "Ceratops" offer contrasting explorations of heaviness. "Dead Farm" channels the primal force of SEPULTURA, seismic pulse of GOJIRA, and progressive sludge of MASTODON with groove-driven intensity. Meanwhile, "Ceratops" unfolds slowly from meditative calm into a cathartic, tectonic climax, showcasing the band’s dynamic range from muscular aggression to patient build.

"More Than Eight" dives into FERMENTOR’s signature improvised chaos, layering guitar loops instinctively over shifting rhythms. "Ghost Girl" ventures further into experimental territory, blurring meditative post-rock and thunderous groove metal with spiraling solos and ethereal textures.

"Roach God" captures raw vulnerability through imperfect, high-wire improvisation where mistakes become defining characteristics - an authentic snapshot of risk and discovery. "Rotted" is a relentless, riff-driven brutal death metal descent, free of loops and culminating in a monstrous breakdown forged in pure instinct.

"Deactivated" builds angular chaos with dissonant grooves, shifting time signatures, and a searing solo, exploding into a triumphant finale. The title track "Agreement" is a study in tension and release, layering palm-muted guitars over hypnotic loops, culminating in a crushing halftime outro, a seismic exhale of raw improvisation and controlled chaos.

"There With That" blends cinematic instincts and epic metal grandeur, balancing atmosphere and intensity with emotional clarity. "Human Caterpillar" immortalizes a glitching guitar pedal feedback during an improvisation, turning technical failure into a chaotic, avant-garde Easter egg and a tongue-in-cheek highlight released on April Fools’ Day.

"Transgression" blasts with thrash-rooted energy, tight cymbal chokes and groove-drenched riffs channeling the band’s early chemistry and old-school aggression. "Hides Behind Hands" offers a rare breath of melancholic reflection, trading brutality for beauty through shimmering loops and restrained percussion, inviting pause and introspection.

"Protohuman" is a kaleidoscopic hybrid of swirling loops, jagged rhythms, and pulverizing eruptions that merge FERMENTOR’s death-thrash roots with fearless experimentation. "Skybeam" unleashes a deafening blast of explosive energy, a chaotic tempest signaling the album’s climax.

Finally, "All Ashes" winds down with reflective melodies and subtle textures, a sonic exhale that gathers Agreement’s sprawling journey into a poignant, meditative farewell.

Agreement stands as a bold testament to FERMENTOR’s fearless embrace of improvisation, raw emotion, and genre-defying exploration. Through blistering death metal, expansive post-rock, and moments of beautiful imperfection, the album captures a journey of friendship, risk, and creative discovery. It invites listeners into a world where chaos and control coexist, forging a powerful, unspoken narrative that lingers long after the final note fades. This is more than an album. It is an immersive experience that challenges expectations and redefines the boundaries of instrumental music.

FERMENTOR is:

• Dylan Marks - Drummer

• Adam "Wally" Wollach - Guitarist

Dreams Of Gray - A Beginning

Emerging from the shadows of grief, reflection, and the raw beauty of metal, DREAMS OF GRAY returns with their new EP, A Beginning, set for release on September 5th, 2025. Based in Chicago, IL, this one-man project helmed by Luis Rivera first turned heads with the 2023 debut The World After—an independent release that earned praise from the global metal press. Critics from highlighted the debut's sharp songwriting, emotional weight, and its fusion of melodic death, doom, and thrash metal. Now, A Beginning builds upon that foundation and pushes the project’s boundaries even further.

Though DREAMS OF GRAY began as a solo endeavor, Rivera has always surrounded himself with top-tier collaborators to bring his compositions to life. On A Beginning, he is joined by Maria Kosma on bass, Nicole Trinchero on drums for the title track, and Scott Elliot, who handled drum programming on "Beyond the Sky" and "Across the Endless Sea" while also contributing engineering, mixing, and mastering to both. Meanwhile, Josh Middleton took on engineering and mixing duties for "A Beginning", as well as mastering the track. The result is an EP that feels cohesive but unpredictable, aggressive yet melodic, and deeply personal without ever losing sight of metal’s cathartic power.

The EP opens with "A Beginning", a track that embodies the thematic and sonic range of the release. It flows from haunting melodies into crushing intensity, shifting gears between clean vocals and growls, mid-tempo movements and furious headbanging riffs. Its lyrical content wrestles with existential grief—how the living cope with loss, and what unresolved questions remain after someone we love is gone. Rivera's performance here is dynamic, moving between softness and fury, crafting a song that challenges convention but never forgets to move the listener.

"Beyond the Sky" follows as the EP’s most direct track—a high-energy explosion rooted in death metal and thrash. It’s an anthem for the live stage, but beneath its furious pace is a meditation on the soul’s journey through eternity. The song blends brutal riffs with melody in a way that fans of IN FLAMES, AMORPHIS, or DARK TRANQUILITY will appreciate. Here, Rivera asks the big questions: What lies beyond this life? What does peace look like for a restless soul?

Closing the EP is "Across the Endless Sea", perhaps the most dynamic composition in the DREAMS OF GRAY discography so far. While it offers some of the EP’s fastest passages, it never sacrifices melody. In fact, the chorus showcases new approaches to Rivera’s clean vocals—experimental, memorable, and emotionally resonant. There’s even a trace of black metal’s influence in the guitar textures, cleverly reworked to serve the EP’s broader melodic vision. Lyrically, the song explores the interconnectedness of life—how we are all part of a web that links the living with the departed, and how each of us carries others forward across our own seas.

What sets DREAMS OF GRAY apart is not just the fusion of genres—from melodic death and doom to thrash and heavy metal—but Rivera’s refusal to create throwaway music. Every riff, every lyric, and every vocal line is deliberate. There is elegance within the aggression, clarity within the chaos. His music invites you to headbang, yes—but also to reflect, to feel, to connect. Lyrics are intelligible by design, encouraging listeners to engage deeply rather than just react sonically. A Beginning isn’t just a collection of songs. It’s a statement of intent: that melody, melancholy, and metal can coexist with integrity.

This EP arrives after a journey as unpredictable as the music itself. Outside of metal, Luis Rivera is a Family Medicine Physician—an artist with a scientific mind, balancing a high-pressure career with a relentless drive to create. Formerly an electrician and a member of ABOLISHER (a band with acclaim in Metal Maniacs and Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles back in 2002), Rivera took a long pause from music to pursue medicine. Now, with that chapter stabilized, he returns fully committed to his artistic vision.

For those who long for a new voice in melodic extreme metal—one that remembers the spirit of PARADISE LOST, the introspection of OPETH, and the energy of SLAYER—DREAMS OF GRAY offers something vital, something that sounds familiar yet undeniably new. With A Beginning, this project redefines what it means to start again.

Connect With DREAMS OF GRAY:

Bandcamp: https://dreamsofgray.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Dreams-of-Gray-100090219272895/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamsofgray/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dreamsofgray
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/10SZBmhCP8bJHMX5lyCshB
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dreams-of-gray/1662301376

Rising rock and metal label Reigning Phoenix Music has teamed up with legendary toy maker Hasbro to bring to life COLD SLITHER,

Rising rock and metal label Reigning Phoenix Music has teamed up with legendary toy maker Hasbro to bring to life COLD SLITHER, the fictional band from the iconic G.I. JOE Universe. The collaboration brings together members of GRUESOME, EXHUMED and KMFDM to create a fun and nostalgic homage to one of the most beloved toy brands of all time. The album is set to be released on July 25th, 2025, just in time for a one-night-only exclusive appearance to coincide with this year's San Diego Comic Con.

"Bringing COLD SLITHER to life through our partnership with RPM has been an absolute dream come true! As a child watching this fictional band on my TV screen, I never imagined I'd one day help transform them from animated rockstars into a tangible, sonic reality. From the meticulously crafted figures you can hold in your hand to the face-melting album we've created, G.I. JOE fans worldwide are about to experience something truly revolutionary this summer. This project bridges nostalgia with innovation in ways that will leave the community speechless—prepare for a musical assault that would make Cobra Commander proud!" shares Ben"BMac" MacCrae — Associate Brand Manager, Global Brand Development & Marketing at Hasbro. 

Reigning Phoenix Music General Manager and Co-founder Gerardo Martinezcomments: "It is a dream come true to be able to work on this amazing collaboration with my favorite, and one that happens to be one of the most iconic brands in the world: G.I.JOE!  It is also a pleasure to work on this amazing project alongside some of my friends from Hasbro and be able to bring Cold Slither into reality in the most Heavy Metal way! Many of us have waited 40 years for this to happen but the wait is finally over. And a special thanks to Michael Charles Hill for writing the original COLD SLITHER episode back in 1985."

"It's programs like these that make Hasbro's goal of creating Magic Moments truly come to life! What started out as a cult-classic episode from the 1985 series G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero has culminated into a fan program for the ages - inclusive of toys, comics, and of course, music. It could not have been made possible without amazing licensees like Reigning Phoenix Music who put their passion, expertise, and fandom into everything they create. We're extremely excited for everyone to rock out to this single and we plan to reveal even more as we move closer to San Diego Comic Con. So, as the single echos, we hope... "you'll be joining us soon!"" says Alyse D’Antuono — Hasbro’s VP of Global Franchise Strategy & Management for Action Brands.

Preorders are now live for Cold Slither — the band’s full-length debut album — including a limited “Dreadnok Attack Orange” marble vinyl variant available via Reigning Phoenix Music and select retailers like Amazon, Amoeba and indie record stores.
 
Featuring 10 original tracks and a remastered version of their cult-classic single “Cold Slither,” the album plunges into dystopian metal with themes of swamp-born menace and Cobra-fueled power.
 
The Cold Slither album arrives July 25 across digital and vinyl formats, including San Diego Comic Con-exclusive “Zartan Chameleon Blue” and “Blood Moon Red” vinyl variants available only at the Hasbro and RPM booths, respectively.

COLD SLITHER Is:

Zartan - Gus Rios, vocals/guitars (GRUESOME, UNION BLACK, LEFT TO DIE)

Ripper - Matt Harvey, guitars (EXHUMED, GRUESOME, LEFT TO DIE)

Torch - Ross Sewage, bass (EXHUMED, IMPALED)

Buzzer - Andy Selway, drums (KMFDM)

Eric Church & nugs to Livestream July 14-16 Red Rocks Shows Celebrating 'Evangeline vs. The Machine'

With his new album Evangeline vs. The Machine earning widespread critical acclaim, including being named among the best of the year thus far by both Rolling Stone and Billboard, Eric Church and nugs, the leading platform for live concert streaming, invite fans around the globe to join the celebration as he brings a special three-night run of distinct performances to the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. With the exclusive, pay-per-view (PPV) event unlike anything before covering the trilogy of shows July 14-16, fans can tune in as Church curates a unique, immersive experience for each show:
 
July 14: Eric Church vs. The Machine – a full-scale production featuring his band joined by a dynamic ensemble of strings, horns and choir combining to deliver an epic, must-see set.
 
July 15: Eric Church vs. The ECB – a raw, high-energy set with his original band, including longtime collaborator Joanna Cotten.
 
July 16: Eric Church vs. The Guitar – a stripped-down, intimate evening with Church delivering an acoustic performance like only he can.
 
With the in-demand shows having sold out almost immediately, fans everywhere will now be able to experience Church’s unpredictable, unforgettable artistry as it unfolds with all three nights streaming live exclusively at nugs.net/ericchurch as pay-per-view (PPV) events.
 
Available in both HD and 4K, the pay-per-view events can be purchased starting today, June 30 via the nugs mobile app on iOS and Android or online via nugs.net. While mobile and desktop are the points of purchase, the shows can also be streamed on the big screen via the nugs app on Roku or AppleTV.
 
Pricing is set at $24.99 per show in HD or $59.99 for the full three-night HD bundle. For those seeking the highest resolution experience, 4K streams are available for $29.99 per show or $74.99 for the 4K bundle. Members of the Church Choir will receive information directly on how to access a $10 discount on either bundle. Fans that are new to nugs can also select the “Buy & Subscribe” option to receive 50% off any single night PPV – and unlock the full nugs catalog of exclusive livestreams, official concert audio and more.

Church’s history at Red Rocks is one of legend. He made his debut in August 2007 and his August 2016 performance at the venue was captured for a PBS special, highlighted by his hauntingly beautiful cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” A roughly once-a-decade experience, this return to Red Rocks marks his first performance at the venue since that show.

The return follows the recent release of Evangeline vs. The Machine, which embodies the 10-time GRAMMY nominee’s uncompromising vision and genre-defying songwriting. The album is anchored by lead single “Hands of Time” which debuted as the most-added song at Country radio and earned Church a new personal record for first-week impact with 135 stations.
 
Church will also bring this next chapter of his critically acclaimed live show to fans in arenas coast to coast with his Free the Machine Tour kicking off a run of 22 arena dates on Sept. 12. Tickets to all shows on sale now.
 
For more information, visit EricChurch.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter/X @ericchurch and Instagram@ericchurchmusic To purchase the pay-per-view, visit nugs.net/ericchurch and follow nugs on socials at @nugsnet. 

Free the Machine Tour
Sept. 12  ||  Pittsburgh, Penn.  ||  PPG Paints Arena  ||  Elle King
Sept. 13  ||  Columbus, Ohio  ||  Nationwide Arena  ||  Elle King
Sept. 18  ||  Philadelphia, Penn.  ||  Wells Fargo Center  ||  Elle King
Sept. 19  ||  Boston, Mass.  ||  TD Garden  ||  Elle King
Sept. 20  ||  Brooklyn, N.Y.  ||  Barclays Center  ||  Elle King
Sept. 25  ||  Green Bay, Wisc.  ||  Resch Center  ||  Marcus King Band
Sept. 26  ||  Milwaukee, Wisc.  ||  Fiserv Forum  ||  Marcus King Band
Sept. 27  ||  Des Moines, Iowa  ||  Wells Fargo Arena  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 2  ||  Detroit, Mich.  ||  Little Caesars Arena  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 3  ||  Lexington, Ky.  ||  Rupp Arena  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 9  ||  Indianapolis, Ind.  ||  Gainbridge Fieldhouse  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 10  ||  Grand Rapids, Mich.  ||  Van Andel Arena  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 11  ||  Cleveland, Ohio  ||  Rocket Arena  ||  Marcus King Band
Oct. 23  ||  Salt Lake City, Utah  ||  Delta Center  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Oct. 24  ||  Boise, Idaho  ||  ExtraMile Arena  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Oct. 25  ||  Spokane, Wash.  ||  Spokane Arena  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 6  ||  Vancouver, B.C.  ||  Rogers Arena  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 7  ||  Portland, Ore.  ||  Moda Center  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 8  ||  Seattle, Wash.  ||  Climate Pledge Arena  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 13  ||  Sacramento, Calif.  ||  Golden 1 Center  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 14  ||  Fresno, Calif.  ||  SaveMart Center  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 15  ||  Inglewood, Calif.  ||  Intuit Dome  ||  Charles Wesley Godwin

JASON ALDEAN ANNOUNCES FULL THROTTLE WORLD TOUR, EXTENDS CURRENT TOUR INTO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA

ACM Artist of the Decade and 3X Entertainer of the Year, Country powerhouse Jason Aldean officially announced the international extension of his FULL THROTTLE TOUR today, adding dates in New Zealand and Australia starting in 2026. 

The FULL THROTTLE WORLD TOUR marks Aldean’s first time headlining New Zealand and his first return to Australia since headlining in 2016 - where he became the first headliner to ever sell out CMC Rocks QLD Country Music. Aldean’s 2026 international run is set to kick off Thursday, February 19th at Spark Arena in Auckland, before heading to Australia for six additional headlining dates including Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Aldean will also headline inaugural country music experience, Sunburnt Country, with headlining shows scheduled for Toowoomba, Hunter Valley, and Canberra. Corey Kent and Brad Cox join as 2026 Full Throttle Tour openers – Corey Kent across all shows and Brad Cox joining the Sunburnt Country dates.

Aldean has solidified his “Country superstar status” (Variety) having garnered 30 No. 1 career hits at Country radio, nearly 20 billion streams, and more than 20 million albums sold with “his own recipe…one that has vaulted him to the pinnacle of Country music success” (Atlanta Journal Constitution).  

His history-making, prolific career has included nearly two decades of chart-topping hits, including “Dirt Road Anthem,” “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” “Fly Over States,” “She’s Country,” “Big Green Tractor,” “Amarillo Sky” and most recently, his 30th career #1 at Country radio, “Whiskey Drink.” 

Produced by Live Nation, Aldean’s FULL THROTTLE TOUR is set to resume July 17th in Tulsa, OK after launching earlier this year (May 2025). Previously announced dates across the US include Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, Grand Rapid’s Van Andel Arena, Charleston’s Credit One Stadium, West Palm Beach, FL’s iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, and more.

Tickets for the FULL THROTTLE WORLD TOUR (New Zealand and Australia dates) are available starting with Artist presale tickets Wednesday, July 2nd at 12pm.

Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney starting Wednesday, July 2 at 12pm through Friday, July 4 at 12pm (local) as well as preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets available starting Monday, July 7 at 1pm. Check out priceless.com/music for details. 

One NZ customers can be among the first to secure tickets in Auckland during a 48-hour presale starting Wednesday, July 2 at 12pm at one.nz/music. 

My Live Nation members may secure tickets in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney during the presale beginning Friday, July 4 at 1pm until Monday, July 7 at 12pm. 

Face To Face touring members may secure tickets in Toowoomba, Hunter Valley and Canberra during the presale beginning Friday, July 4 at 1pm until Monday, July 7 at 12pm. 

General public tickets for all shows on sale Monday, July 7 at 1pm.  All times are local. 

For complete tour and ticket information, including VIP packages, visit livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz. 

To see a full list of international and domestic tour dates visit JasonAldean.com for more information.

Photo Credit: Brian Higbee

FULL THROTTLE TOUR 2025 DATES:

Thu Jul 17 — Tulsa, OK — BOK Center

Fri Jul 18 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP

Sat Jul 19 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Thu Jul 24 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater

Fri Jul 25 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena

Sat Jul 26 — Salt Lake City, UT — Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

Thu Aug 07 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena

Fri Aug 08 — Noblesville, IN — Ruoff Music Center

Sat Aug 09 — Pittsburgh, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake

Thu Aug 14 — Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion

Fri Aug 15 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman

Sat Aug 16 — Austin, TX — Moody Center

Thu Aug 21 — Raleigh, NC — Coastal Credit Union Music Park

Fri Aug 22 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion

Sat Aug 23 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

Thu Sep 04 — Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena

Fri Sep 05 — Green Bay, WI — Resch Center

Thu Sep 11 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre

Sat Sep 13 — Tinley Park, IL — Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Thu Sep 18 — Lincoln, NE — Pinnacle Bank Arena

Fri Sep 19 — Des Moines, IA — Wells Fargo Arena

Sat Sep 20 — Sioux Falls, SD — Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Thu Sep 25 — Lafayette, LA — CAJUNDOME

Fri Sep 26 — Birmingham, AL — Coca-Cola Amphitheater

Sat Sep 27 — Charleston, SC — Credit One Stadium

Fri Oct 03 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sat Oct 04 — West Palm Beach, FL — iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

JUST ADDED-FULL THROTTLE 2026 Dates – New Zealand and Australia:

Thu Feb 19 — Auckland, NZ— Spark Arena

*Sat Feb 21—Toowoomba, AU — Sunburnt Country

Sun Feb 22 — Brisbane, AU— Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Wed Feb 25— Melbourne, AU — Rod Laver Arena

Thu Feb 26— Sydney, AU — Qudos Bank Arena

*Sat Feb 28— Hunter Valley, AU — Sunburnt Country

*Sun Mar 1— Canberra, AU — Sunburnt Country

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY JULY 7, 1PM

Mastercard presale: Wednesday July 2, 12pm – Friday July 4, 12pm

One NZ presale:  Wednesday July 2, at 12pm - Friday July 4, 12pm

Live Nation presale: Friday July 4, 1pm - Monday July 7, 12pm.

All times are local.

For complete tour and ticket information, including VIP packages, visit: livenation.com.au andlivenation.co.nz

*SUNBURNT COUNTRY:

Sat Feb 21 – Queens Park, Toowoomba

Sat Feb 28 – Roche Estate, Hunter Valley

Sun Mar 1 – Stage 88, Canberra

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY JULY 7, 1PM

Face To Face Touring presale: Friday July 4, 1pm - Monday July 7, 12pm.

For more information please visit sunburntcountrymusic.com.au

Craig Morgan To Perform “American Soundtrack” On “Live With Kelly & Mark” This Friday, July 4

Country music hitmaker and Army Reserve soldier Craig Morgan will join “Live with Kelly & Mark” this Friday, July 4, for a special performance of “American Soundtrack,” the title track to his newly released EP (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville). Find local listings HERE and stream Craig Morgan’s American Soundtrack EP HERE.

Craig’s upcoming appearances include:

July 2 – Matthew West podcast – Listen HERE

July 3 – Greeley Stampede @ Greeley, CO

July 4 – Live with Kelly & Mark – Watch HERE

July 4 – Fremont Street Experience @ Las Vegas, NV

July 17 – Prairie Band Casino @ Mayetta, KS

July 18 – Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel @ Tama, IA

July 19 – Country Jam USA @ Eau Claire, WI

July 23 – Lane County Fair @ Eugene, OR

July 24 – Coos County Fairgrounds – Myrtle Point, OR

July 25 – Canyon County Fair @ Caldwell, ID

July 26 – Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino @ Airway Heights, WA

July 29 – Freeborn County Fairgrounds @ Albert Lea, MN

July 31 – County Line Country Fest @ Prairie Du Chien, WI

Learn more and find tour tickets at craigmorgan.com. Engage with Craig on Facebook,Instagram, X, and TikTok.

Lowlives Release Deluxe Version of Latest Album "Freaking Out" Feat. 6 Unreleased Tracks

Raucous rockers LOWLIVES have released a digital deluxe version of their current studio album, Freaking Out, featuring six unreleased songs, including new single "Better Off Alone."

Lowlives drummer Luke Johnson offers: "'Better off Alone' is about relationships where you feel like you're not good enough for the other person. Sometimes, we enter into relationships believing that the key to our own happiness lies in someone else, which is never true. Misery will always find you if haven't done the necessary work on yourself beforehand. And it will take a toll on the relationship — often leading to a lack of trust in the other person. At that point, you're just better off alone."

Watch the lyric video for "Better Off Alone" Below.

ABOUT LOWLIVES:
LOWLIVES isn’t so much about carefully stoking the embers as pouring on gasoline with merry impetuosity. With vocalist Lee Downer and drummer Luke Johnson joined by guitarist Jaxon Moore and bassist Steve Lucarelli, the nascent band was founded on a shared love of '90s alternative and grunge, and a shared desire to make music once more for little more than the love of doing so.  
 
"During my time away from music, someone bought a pair of child’s ear defenders for my wife and I as a present when we announced we were pregnant," Johnson recalls. "I’d put them away in the cupboard, thinking we’d never need them, that I wouldn’t be playing any shows again. But they became this thing that nagged at me, the feeling that my daughter would never know the original me, for whom music was everything. Over time, those feelings came flooding back, as did the hunger, and the innocence. A massive part of me had been missing, and I wanted to get back to doing something pure and for the sheer love of it. That’s what Lowlives is. Whatever happens, happens. Let’s just Thelma And Louise this off a cliff."
 

LOWLIVES ARE:
Lee Downer — Vocals/Guitar
Jaxon Moore — Guitar
Steve Lucarelli — Bass
Luke Johnson — Drums

SHADOW OF INTENT Drop New Single & Music Video "Mechanical Chaos"

Imperium Delirium has arrived. The highly anticipated new album from Shadow of Intent is out now via Blood Blast Distribution, marking a career-defining moment for one of metal’s most forward-moving and fiercely independent forces. The band have also shared a lyric video for the album’s crushing title track—watch it Below and stream or order the full record HERE.

Written and produced by guitarist Chris Wiseman with lyrics written by vocalist Ben Duerr, Imperium Delirium is as sonically unrelenting as it is thematically urgent—exploring the machinery of modern power through psychological horror, political decay, and a sound built on symphonic grandeur and technical brutality. Across eleven tracks, Shadow of Intent take aim at imperialism, drone warfare, mass surveillance, and the cold systems that dehumanize us all. The themes are grounded in reality, made visceral through punishing breakdowns, blackened textures, and surgical precision.

Speaking on today's album release, Chris Wiseman shares

“After countless writing sessions, abandoned ideas, and many years of patience, we are very proud to bring you Imperium Delirium. We couldn’t be happier to finally turn to this newest chapter of Shadow of Intent.”

Since their formation in 2014, Shadow of Intent have garnered a reputation for crafting mind-blowingly technical, prog tinged symphonic deathcore. Widely acknowledged as one of the forerunners of the current deathcore renaissance, the band's debut album 'Primordial' was named as one of Revolver Magazine's '15 Essential Deathcore Albums', with Metal Sucks giving their 2019 album 'Melancholy' a perfect 5/5 review, stating "you can expect Shadow of Intent to send echoes across metal for as long as they feel like making music". To date, they amassed over 203 million streams, 64 million YouTube Views and have 460,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

This fall, the band will take Imperium Delirium on the road as part of a stacked North American tour alongside Lorna Shore, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Peeling Flesh. Full dates below.

Shadow Of Intent

Fall Tour Dates

09/17/25 - Pittsburgh, PA

09/18/25 - Louisville, KY

09/20/25 - Worcester, MA

09/21/25 - Baltimore, MD

09/23/25 - Greensboro, NC

09/24/25 - Nashville, TN

09/26/25 - Cleveland, OH

09/27/25 - Detroit, MI

09/28/25 - Chesterfield, MO

09/30/25 - Atlanta, GA

10/01/25 - Tampa, FL

10/03/25 - Houston, TX

10/04/25 - Irving, TX

10/05/25 - Austin, TX

10/06/25 - Oklahoma City, OK

10/09/25 - Phoenix, AZ

10/10/25 - Las Vegas, NV

10/12/25 - Riverside, CA

10/13/25 - San Diego, CA

10/14/25 - Los Angeles, CA

10/15/25 - San Francisco, CA

10/17/25 - Seattle, WA

10/18/25 - Vancouver, BC

10/20/25 - Salt Lake City, UT

10/21/25 - Denver, CO

10/23/25 - Chicago, IL

10/24/25 - Maplewood, MN

10/25/25 - Milwaukee, WI

10/27/25 - Mississauga, ON

10/28/25 - Laval, QC

10/30/25 - New York, NY

ABOUT SHADOW OF INTENT

Formed in 2014 by Ben Duerr and Chris Wiseman, Shadow of Intent have become one of the most respected and forward-thinking bands in modern metal. With four self-released albums—Primordial (2016), Reclaimer (2017), Melancholy (2019), and Elegy (2022)—the band has blended deathcore, black metal, symphonic and progressive elements with narrative and conceptual ambition. The band’s music and subject matter centers on the many evils in the world, whether myth or real-life events, and the future it may lead to.

2022’s Elegy charted at #4 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums, #6 Current Hard Music Albums, and #16 on Current Rock and Digital Albums charts. The band has clocked up 203 million streams, 64 million YouTube Views and have 460,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and toured alongside metal heavyweights including Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Lorna Shore, and Cattle Decapitation.

Shadow Of Intent Are

Ben Duerr - Vocals

Chris Wiseman - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

Bryce Butler - Drums

Andrew Monias - Bass

Find Shadow of Intent Online

www.shadowofintent.com

DIY Punk Rock Band KEDDIES RESORT Unleashes New Single "Fireworks" + Premiere Music Video on Punk News

Today, Portland’s punk rock outfit KEDDIES RESORT is excited to unleash their new single "Fireworks," taken from their upcoming album, 'American Spirit,' out on July 4th via Sweatband Records. Raucous, unfiltered, and bursting with raw energy, “Fireworks” finds KEDDIES RESORT in full ignition mode.

The music video for "Fireworks" is premiering with Punk News

Leaning into their scrappy DIY roots, the band blends jagged punk rhythms with razor-sharp power pop sensibilities, delivering a track that crackles with urgency. Fueled by overdriven guitars and an acerbic vocal bite, “Fireworks” erupts as both a fiery personal outburst and a sardonic snapshot of modern chaos — a noisy, hook-laced detonation set against the backdrop of their signature lo-fi grit.

Keddie Smith comments on the new single:

"This song sums up the concept character's narcissistic view of himself and the world around him. It marks a celebration and turning point in the story, a sick daydream coming to life."

Watch the Music Video Premiere for "Fireworks" Below:

KEDDIES RESORT is a three-piece explosion with a catalogue consisting of 4 EPs and 4 LPs titled 'Makita', 'KYST', 'A Killer Goodbye,' and most recently, 'American Spirit.'

Since their first show on April 2nd of 2022, they’ve quickly climbed the ranks in the Portland music scene, gaining popularity and solidifying a strong fan base. This power trio punches above its weight, with a striking mix of Alt-rock, punk, and harmonic pop sensibilities.

Their stage antics have gained the band major notoriety in the all-ages scene, landing them the title “Portland's most infamous band.” When they’re not inducing indoor crowd tornadoes, you can find them playing generator shows under bridges and in the basements and garages that have served as the backbone of underground youth culture in Portland for years.

Their upcoming album, 'American Spirit,' delivers sweet, fuzzed-out power pop packed with infectious hooks and raw energy. KEDDIES RESORT captures the spirit of Portland’s youth and counter culture with a sound as vibrant and unfiltered as it is unforgettable — a blast of pure DIY exhilaration on wax.

Pre-Order 'American Spirit' HERE

IRON SAVIOR Unleash New Digital Single ‘Walls Of Fire (2025 Version)’ From Upcoming Double Album “Reforged - Machine World”

RON SAVIOR return with a powerful new take on their classic "Walls Of Fire," delivering the explosive energy of the original with modern production and renewed precision. Rigid riffs, driving rhythms and epic melodies make this re-recording a perfect fit alongside fan favourites like "Heavy Metal Never Dies" and "The Landing," proving once again why the Hamburg-based legends remain a cornerstone of the power metal scene.

Listen to "Walls Of Fire (2025 Version)" Below.

The track is taken from their upcoming double album Reforged - Machine World, the final chapter in the band’s celebrated “Reforged” series, featuring 15 reinterpreted tracks and a cover of JUDAS PRIEST’s "Starbreaker" - due out on August 22, 2025 on PERCEPTION, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music.

Album pre-orders and more info: https://ironsavior.rpm.link/machineworldPR

IRON SAVIOR are:

Piet Sielck | vocals, guitars
Joachim Küstner | guitars
Patrick Opitz | bass
Patrick Klose | drums

More on IRON SAVIOR:

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80s Central presents ‘Live Aid at 40:’ a re-broadcast with new interviews from Queen's Brian May, Larry Magid, Howard Jones & Mark Goodman

Full-Day Broadcast to Air Sunday, July 13 — 40 Years to the Day of the World’s Most Iconic Concert

This July 13, 80s Central, the internet’s premier all-'80s radio station, is turning back the clock to one of the most iconic moments in music history: Live Aid. In honor of the legendary concert’s 40th anniversary, the station will broadcast Live Aid in its entirety, commercial-free, exactly as it happened in 1985, while featuring brand-new interviews with artists, insiders, and voices who were there when rock 'n' roll united the world.

"For 80s fans, this is the Super Bowl, the Grammys, and New Year’s Eve rolled into one,” said Christopher Shaw, Program Director at 80s Central. “Live Aid wasn’t just a concert—it was our Woodstock. And here at 80s Central, we’re honored to bring this historic day back to life.”

🎸 A Once-in-a-Generation Broadcast Event

Beginning Sunday, July 13 at 8:00 a.m. ET, 80s Central will rebroadcast Live Aidas it originally unfolded—uninterrupted and in real time, from both Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Listeners can relive every note, every roar from the crowd, and every transcendent moment that defined the spirit of a generation.

Two cities. Two stages. One world. One sound.

The broadcast will include unforgettable sets from Queen, U2, David Bowie, Elton John, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Phil Collins, Sting, and many more. Even moments like Phil Collins performing on both sides of the Atlantic—thanks to a Concorde jet—will be faithfully recreated in their original sequence.

🎤 New & Exclusive Interviews from the Icons Themselves

Interspersed throughout the music are never-before-heard reflections from artists and key players who helped bring Live Aid to life:

• Brian May (Queen)
  “It was one of our finest hours—definitely one of Freddie’s finest hours. The planets were aligned, and the magic happened.”
  “No lights. No soundcheck. But it worked—because it was oiled by extreme goodwill. Everyone’s heart was in the right place.”

• Larry Magid (Philadelphia Promoter)
  “If John Lennon had still been alive, Live Aid would’ve brought The Beatles back together. It had that kind of spirit.”
  “We raised a lot of money. A billion and a half people saw it. You can’t tell me there weren’t a couple hundred thousand people saying, ‘I want to help.’”

• Howard Jones (Synth-Pop Icon)
  “It was the most brilliant project of the ‘80s. Saving lives, showing the decade wasn’t just about greed and power.”

• Mark Goodman (MTV VJ at Live Aid)
  “It was a seat-of-the-pants situation—terrifying and wonderful.”
  “People say it was the day the record business grew a conscience—and I saw that.”

Additional commentary will include rare behind-the-scenes insights from production staff, journalists, and crew members who worked feverishly to pull off one of the most ambitious broadcasts in history.

📻 Tune In. Turn It Up. Be There Again.

Whether you're reliving it or experiencing it for the first time, Live Aid at 40 on 80s Central is your all-access pass to the day music made history. Prepare for a 10-hour, commercial-free celebration of a singular moment when the world came together in harmony—and made a difference.

📡 How to Listen

📅 Sunday, July 13
⏰ 8:00 a.m. ET – Until the final encore
🌐 Stream it at 80sCentral.com or listen via Alexa, Roku, Audacy, Live365, or the 80s Central mobile app

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST Release Towering New Single "Monuments"

Melodic death metal icons MORS PRINCIPIUM EST erupt with their crushing new single "Monuments" and it’s a relentless display of aggression, precision, and dark melody taken from their ninth studio chapter. Already hailed as a fan and artist favourite across the metal scene, the track sets its sights high, backed by a legacy of 24 million Spotify plays across the band’s top ten songs. The next milestone is built on unshakable ground.

‘Monuments’ is out now on all digital platforms , Listen Below.

The track is taken from Darkness Invisible, the band’s long-awaited new album, out September 26, 2025 via PERCEPTION - A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music. Recorded at Ansa Studio in Finland and mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren and Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, the record blends razor-sharp riffing, sweeping orchestration, and Ville Viljanen’s unmistakable vocals with a more cinematic and emotionally dynamic sound.

Pre-order Darkness Invisible: https://mpe.rpm.link/darknessinvisiblePR

About MORS PRINCIPIUM EST

Over the course of seven original studio albums, MORS PRICIPIUM EST refined their modern approach to melodic death metal again and again. Members came and gone, but their music remained untouched: razor-sharp riffing, sweeping orchestration, melancholic harmonies, and relentless rhythmic precision - topped by Ville Viljanen’s unmistakable vocals.

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST were founded in Pori in 1999 and are one of the longest serving Finnish melodic death metal bands. With frontman Viljanen being the most stable members, the present quintet survived several line-up changes before original members and guitarists Jori Haukio and Jarkko Kokko returned to MPE and already took part in recording their latest offering “Liberate The Unborn Inhumanity” [2022]. Also contributing to these refreshing re-recordings from their early years were former bassist Teemu Heinola and drummer Marko Tommila. A statement to honour the group’s history and to celebrate the freshly motivated line-up, which is now set to blast out their ninth album titled Darkness Invisible on September 26, 2025 through new label home PERCEPTION.
 
MORS PRINCIPIUM EST are:
Ville Viljanen | vocals
Jori Haukio | guitars, programming
Jarkko Kokko | guitars
Teemu Heinola | bass
Marko Tommila | drums
 
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Swiss Post-Metal Masters Abraham Announce New Album "idsungwüssä" Out 0/26 + Drop "Naked in a Naked Sky"

With four studio albums and European tours supporting Cult Of Luna and The Ocean, the Swiss masters Abraham have forged their reputation as one of the leading post metal bands in Europe.

They now return with news of their fifth studio album — the mighty idsungwüssä: A third and final chapter to a series of concept albums of truly epic proportions, at the center of which lies a sprawling, apocalyptic portrayal of humanity's downfall. 

In celebration of the news, the band have revealed the first glimpse of idsungwüssä — "Naked in a Naked Sky."

Watch the "Naked in a Naked Sky" music video below.

Pre-order idsungwüssä here.

Still staged in the gritty atmosphere and philosophical weight of post-metal, sludge, and ambient noise, idsungwüssä sees Abraham march even further into dissonant and defiant territory.
 

"The three albums are clearly linked together thematically," the band comments. "Although, rather than an additional chapter, idsungwüssä is more like a parallel narrative to Débris de mondes perdus. The latter was a jump in time after Look, Here Comes the Dark!, whereas idsungwüssä is a jump in space, a journey away from earth. It should be the final piece of this little jolly ride."

 
This album isn't just heavy, it is absolutely drenched in delicious filth, and yet by embracing even more the melodic interludes and melancholic passages, they create a devastating contrast to the wall of power coming from stacked guitars, catastrophic drums and raging, sharp vocals — delivered in Swiss-German dialect.
 

"The album was recorded between November 2024 and February 2025, all while handling our day jobs and in a period that was, on a personal level, not the easiest for some of us. It is only in the last two weeks of the recording process, right before sending it out to mixing, that it sort of came together and started to feel like a coherent album, an album that we could be happy and proud about. For an album with change/transformation as an underlying theme, this is sort of performative!"

 
This urgency and duress bleeds into every song, an hour long journey that moves from the grim to sublime, from melancholy to raw destruction — evoking ruined civilizations and the last wails of fractured psyches. Yet there is something less bleakly human, more ethereal at moments, as if glimpsing beyond the constraints of the body and its wheel of flesh and death.

Strewn throughout the record are appearances of Farfisa Louvre organ — prominently featuring on an Abraham album for the first time. The band was also joined by Kevin Galland (Coilguns), who added additional Moog and piano parts. 
 

The band continues, "Our approach to recording guitars was different than what we did before. Instead of having one guitar on the left playing a part and one on the right playing another part, we decided that left and right guitars were to play the same part, and the center guitar was to play another part. We just stacked more guitars whenever we needed. And oh did we use a lot of reverb, too!"
 
The structures and movements of the songs found within idsungwüssä are unique and fresh — a balancing of themes and emotions that is both intoxicating and unsettling, it is an immersive journey that rewards deep listening and challenges the boundaries of genre. From the patient grandeur of coming extinction, to the chaos and fevered urgency of the aftermath, in idsungwüssä Abraham move forward from prophetic lamentation to an elegiac visceral response. The emotional closure of this expression is felt, something final that will leave you speechless and with only one real option: Listen to it again.

PRE-ORDER "IDSUNGWÜSSÄ"

ABRAHAM ARE:
Val DiCabillo — Bass
Steven Margo Dita d’Oro — Guitars
Dave Schlagmeister — Drums, Vocals
Jakkob Wierdmann — Guitars

BLACKBRAID Launches Pre-Orders for 'Blackbraid III

Solo black metal project BLACKBRAID is now launching pre-sales for 'Blackbraid III,'  will be released on August 8, 2025 independently! Vinyl and cassette formats, as well as new merch designs, can now be pre-ordered via Blackbraid.US & Blackbraid.EU!

Blackbraid's new single "Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of my Death" is now streaming along with a music video at Black Metal Promotions! The video was created by Moshmallows and captures the haunting and primal nature of Blackbraid's live shows. Watch the clip below.

BLACKBRAID will also be embarking on a North American headliner later this year with support from Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit, with Gudsforladt replacing LoM as support for two Canadian dates. The trek will kick off on September 19 in San Diego, CA and will make its way around the U.S. + Canada until the final stop on October 11 in Los Angeles, CA. The full itinerary can be found below while tickets are available HERE.

In addition, BLACKBRAID has partnered with Fire in the Mountains Festival to curate a special pre-release event where festival attendees will get to hear 'Blackbraid III' ahead of its August 8 release date! During the event, there will also be a special live Q&A that will take place during the listening session with Metal Injection's Frank Godla.

Fire in the Mountains will take place in Montana from July 25-27, 2025 at the Red Eagle Campground on the Blackfeet Nation Reserve. BLACKBRAID joins an esteemed lineup of artists including Wardruna, Old Man's Child, Chelsea Wolfe, Converge, Blood Incantation, and more! Tickets are available HERE while the full lineup and all pertinent festival information can be found HERE.

Blackbraid is a solo indigenous black metal project from from the depths of the Adirondack wilderness creating music as raw and powerful as the mountains from whence it came… 

TICKETS

BLACKBRAID North American Tour w/ Lamp of Murmuur + Dödsrit,:

09/18: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

09/19: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live

09/20: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

09/22: Dallas, TX @ Trees

09/24: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)

09/25: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819

09/26: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

09/27: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows

09/28: Albany, NY @ Empire Live

09/30: Boston, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs)

10/01: Montreal, QC @ Café Campus *

10/02: Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *

10/03: Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge

10/04: Chicago, IL @ Reggies

10/05: St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club

10/07: Denver, CO @ HQ

10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

10/10: Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club

10/11: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720

*w/ Gudsforladt, no LoM

BLACKBRAID Upcoming Festivals:

07/27: Red Eagle Campground, MT @ Fire in the Mountains Fest

08/23: Eisfeld (DE) @ Wolfszeit Festival

12/19: Leipzig (DE) @ Black Hole Fest Germania III - Frost Edition

04/05/26: Munich (DE) @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting

Creator of Blackbraid: Sgah’gahsowáh

'Blackbraid III' Album Credits:

Composed & performed by Sgah'gahsowáh

Drums, recording, mixing & mastering by Neil Schneider 

Guitar solo in “God of Black Blood" performed by Randy Moore

“Fleshbound" originally composed by Lord Belial

Painting by Adam Burke

Illustration by Adrian Baxter

Visual development & graphic design by Wolf Mountain Productions 

Follow // Listen:

Bandcamp

Spotify

Apple Music

YouTube

Instagram

Shop/Pre-order:

Official Merch Store (USA)

Official Merch Store (EU) 

Blackbraid is an independent artist and is not contracted to or owned by any music label. 

DICTATORS’ KEITH ROTH DROPS NEW SINGLE “I’LL GET BY”

A veteran musician and song writer for more than 30 years, Keith Roth has recorded on over 50 records as well as producing, performing, touring and writing with many music icons. Since 2003, Keith Roth is currently the host of Ozzy’s Boneyard Ch 38, Hair Nation Ch 39 and has produced David Johansen’s Mansion of Fun for over 20 years. If that was not enough, he is the current lead singer and guitarist with The Dictators and Frankenstein 3000.

Roth released his first ever solo album The Law Of Diminished Returns on March 21st through Deko Entertainment and it immediately caught the attention of rock fans and critics alike. Now he is releasing “I’ll Get By” which was originally only available as a CD bonus track. The new video hosts cameos from 70’s rock legends Angel, former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard, Mark “The Animal” Mendoza (Twisted Sister), famed rock photographer Mark Weiss and others. As Roth explains, “I had been looking for a reason to record this song for years. At the end of the laws sessions right before we tore down and packed up, I said wait, I'm not ready to go home, I have an idea, it was the perfect time with the perfect people”.

The Law Of Diminished Returns contains 11 songs and features guest appearances by former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard, Monster Magnet drummer Bob Pantella, Angel guitarist Punky Meadows, and Dictators/Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss. It is available on CD w/Bonus Track and Limited-Edition Blue Vinyl.
 

Get your copy here: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/keith-roth

For more information, visit

www.dekoentertainment.com

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AWAKEN I AM Release New Album 'The Only Way Out Is Through' via SBG Records ​

Australian alternative rock band Awaken I Am has officially released their highly anticipated new album, The Only Way Out Is Through, today through SBG Records. Alongside the album, the band has also dropped their new single, “Somebody Else”, now available on all major streaming platforms.

Marking their first release under SBG Records, The Only Way Out Is Throughintroduces a bold new era for Awaken I Am — one filled with raw emotion, dynamic soundscapes, and a renewed sense of purpose. The band’s signature blend of atmospheric alt-rock and emotionally charged lyrics continues to evolve, offering fans their most introspective work to date.

The band states, "Somebody Else” came from a really raw place — it’s about realizing you’ve been holding onto someone who never really saw you, and the pain of letting go. It’s a song for anyone who’s felt like they were stuck in a cycle, chasing a love that was never really theirs. Writing this helped me process that, and I hope it can help someone else feel less alone."

With a growing global fanbase and a reputation for delivering heartfelt, immersive performances, Awaken I Am is gearing up for a big year ahead!

Stay tuned for updates and tour announcements by following Awaken I Am on social media and streaming platforms.

STREAM/BUY The Only Way Out Is Through

https://linktr.ee/awakeniam

Awaken I Am is an alternative rock band from Australia, fronted by producer and vocalist Jimmy Alexander.

The band’s journey has been marked by resilience and evolution. In 2018, as they wrapped their first U.S. tour, tragedy struck back home in Brisbane. Guitarist Connor Verner-Oakley, just 22, lost his life in a devastating incident involving an intentional reckless driver. In the wake of this unimaginable loss, Awaken I Am channeled their grief into creativity, diving into the writing and recording process. The resulting songs became a cathartic tribute to their fallen bandmate—honoring his memory while confronting the pain of his absence.

As the world faced lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the band continued forging ahead, writing what would become their most personal and powerful work to date. Produced by Jimmy Alexander (Rain City Drive), their full-length album, The Only Way Out Is Through, released today, June 27, 2025.

The band's sound, shaped by tragedy, growth, and perseverance, continues to evolve. Their recent singles have showcased this transformation—starting with “Relic,” followed by “Turn To Stone,” which earned a spot in SiriusXM Octane’s rotation in February. "Vacant" released on Friday, April 25th, offering yet another glimpse into the raw emotional landscape the band explores with every release.

Awaken I Am stands as a testament to turning pain into power, always moving forward—through loss, through change, and through sound.

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J.B.O. Make Fan Hearts Flutter With "Bussi"; Lyric Video For New Single Streaming

Summer, the season of love, has finally arrived! Comedy metal band J.B.O. doesn’t need to be asked twice to show their affection. Still riding high on the success of their beer-fuelled single "Ka-Fump!" and inspired by the start of the warm season, the quartet is back today, leaving plenty of... ahem... musical love bites with their new track "Bussi" (Southern German/Austrian slang for ‘Kiss’).
 
Introduced by a sweet accordion melody, the cozily seeming song starts on a romantic note before Vito, Hannes, Ralph and Wolfram pull out the big NDH guns and enter the second stage of their journey to their forthcoming album Haus Of The Rising Fun (January 9, 2026 via PERCEPTION - A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music). The single guides all friends of ‘true nonsense,’ who found their way out of the Franconian woods despite endlessly consuming "Ka-Fump!",straight into the next labyrinth, the world of Bavarian beer tents. Musically flirting with one of the most famous bands of all time, "Bussi" is nothing but an unrivalled minnesong which comes up with select mischievous quotes.
 
“‘Bussi’ is a pure love song and innocent as its title! That’s why we also wrote guiltless Bavarian lyrics although they’re not completely kosher... Well, Vito is a Bavarian-Franconian crossing anyway. Come on, don’t make a fuss!” add J.B.O.through rose-coloured glasses.
 
Watch the video below:
Stream "Bussi": https://jbo.rpm.link/bussiPR

About J.B.O.
 
Heavy guitars and German lyrics combined with Franconian sense for nonsense don’t work? Way off the mark! Since 1989, J.B.O. have multiply proven that they’re the real masters of comedy metal - over the course of 14 studio albums to be concrete. Additionally awarded with two gold records, the quartet are mostly known for covering hit songs by artists of different genres, giving them a unique twist through re-written lyrics with an extra portion of humour.
 
Their original tracks shouldn’t remain unnoticed nevertheless since they also popularise with not minor jocular lyrical content. Fan favourites such as Ein guter Tag zum Sterben" [‘A Good Day To Die’] are classics of the band’s repertoire and vital parts of each and every J.B.O. concert.
 
From die-hard old-school metalheads to families and kids and fans beyond the hard’n’heavy boundaries: Their wide range of musical inspiration has resulted in an equally varied amount of followers which sees J.B.O. unite all sorts of people under their multicoloured musical roof and especially in front of the stages, making them even more outstanding amidst the heavily crowded world of artists out there.
 
J.B.O. are:
Hannes “G. Laber” Holzmann | vocals, guitars
Veit “Vito C.” Kutzer | vocals, guitars
Ralph Bach | bass
Wolfram Kellner | drums
 
More on J.B.O.:
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Pagan Folk Band FAUN Shares New Single "Lady Isobel" + Visualizer

The Pagan Folk band FAUN are excited to release their new single, "Lady Isobel,"taken from their upcoming album, 'Hex,' due out on September 5th. The new single comes alongside a visualizer, available below.

“Lady Isobel” is a deeply personal ballad from vocalist Oliver Satyr. Accompanied by lute (Liuto Forte) and vocals, Satyr uses poetic imagery to tell the story of an enchanting woman seemingly trapped in the tower of her own loneliness. Enriched with flutes and synthesizers, the song once again showcases FAUN’s ability to craft a unique musical world, one that transcends genre boundaries with weightless beauty.

Oliver Satyr comments on the single:

"'Lady Isobel' has its source in one of my poems, which I wrote about a dear friend of mine. The lute accompaniment was inspired by the guitar playing of, for example, Nick Drake and Bert Jansch. Together with great vocals, flute playing, synthesizers, and rhythms of my band colleagues, 'Lady Isobel' has become a wonderfully floating ballad that I am very proud of.“

Watch the Visualizer for "Lady Isobel"

After being signed to Universal Music from 2012 to 2019, where they achieved gold and platinum success, FAUN released their first album on their own label, Pagan Folk Records, in April 2022. Titled 'PAGAN,' the album was met with enthusiastic praise from both press and fans, debuting at number three on the German album charts through a partnership with distributor Believe/Soulfood. Looking ahead, the band has announced plans to return to their musical roots with mystical, archaic folk and enchanted ballads on their forthcoming album, 'Hex,' set for release on September 5, 2025.

FAUN’s twelfth studio album 'HEX' explores themes of female magic, pagan myths, and ancient rituals across a variety of cultures. The title draws from the German word "Hexe" (witch) and the Old High German “Hagazussa,” meaning “one who walks between worlds.” The album focuses on pre-Christian legends from the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Norse, and Turkish traditions, featuring stories such as Merlin and Nimue, Viking sacrificial rites (“Blot”), and ancient spells like “Ylfa Spere.”

Blending medieval instruments (hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, lute, harp) with modern beats, synthesizers, and diverse global influences, 'HEX' showcases FAUN’s signature fusion of ancient and contemporary music. Collaborations include Turkish singer Fatma Turgut, Swedish musicians Daniel Pettersson and Daniel Fredriksson, and a darkly atmospheric feature with Chelsea Wolfe.

Pre-Order 'HEX' HERE

FAUN previously announced their World HEX Tour 2025, a journey that will take them across the globe, including stops in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, and the UK. The band will also appear at some of the most prestigious festivals of 2025.

Tickets (and VIP-tickets) are available HERE. 

US & Canada

6/27 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre

6/28 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre

6/29 – Vancouver, BC (Canada) @ Hollywood Theatre

About FAUN:

FAUN are one of the world's leading bands for the fusion of medieval instruments with modern music and have released eleven studio albums since 2002. Their releases reached top positions in the German album charts (e.g.: ‘Pagan’ & ‘Midgard’ #3). They have also been nominated three times for the Echo, the biggest German music award, and have reached platinum status with their albums ‘Von den Elben’ and gold status with ‘Luna.’ FAUN have played more than 1000 concerts worldwide and excite the audience in cultural and seated venues as well as at music events, including folk and heavy metal festivals. With a variety of virtuously played medieval instruments, polyphonic vocals and archaic beats, FAUN are a live act that inspire thousands of listeners all over the world.

FAUN are:

Oliver Satyr: Vocals, Moraharpa

Laura Fella: Vocals

Adaya: Vocals, Bagpipe

Stephan Groth: Vocals, Hurdy-Gurdy

Niel Mitra: Synthesizer, Sampler, Keyboard, Beats

Alexander Schulz: Drums, Percussion

Mirjam Skal: Orchestration