LAINEY WILSON’S NEW EP PEACE, LOVE, & COWBOYS (HOLIDAY EDITION) OUT NOW

Lainey Wilson’s Peace, Love, & Cowboys (Holiday Edition) is out now, a 3-song EP featuring a new holiday version of Wilson’s “Peace, Love, & Cowboys,” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” with Bing Crosby and a rendition of George Strait’s “Christmas Cookies.” Stream/purchase HERE.

In addition to the release, a physical version of the EP (12-inch vinyl, 7-inch vinyl and CD) will be available on November 21, consisting of “Peace, Love, & Cowboys (Holiday Edition)” and “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” as well as instrumental versions of both tracks. Pre-order HERE. Wilson will also perform the holiday songs live at the Grand Ole Opry on December 10 as part of their special Christmas show. Tickets are on-sale now at www.opry.com.

The release is just the latest in a series of milestones for Wilson, who will host the upcoming 59th Annual CMA Awards next month, where she is also tied as the most-nominated artist with six nominations: Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Whirlwind), Single of the Year (“4x4xU”), Song of the Year (“4x4xU”) and Music Video of the Year (“Somewhere Over Laredo”). Additionally, Wilson is confirmed to headline Stagecoach Festival this spring, is highlighted on the 2025 TIME100 Next list and recently performed sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena as part of her extensive Whirlwind World Tour.

Wilson will continue to tour through this fall, including upcoming stops in St. Paul, Knoxville, Charlotte and Tampa, before embarking on an extensive headline run across Australia and New Zealand next year. See below for complete tour itinerary, full details can be found at www.laineywilson.com/tour.

Furthermore, Wilson released the deluxe version of her award-winning album, Whirlwind, this summer via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville (stream/purchase HERE). In addition to Whirlwind’s original 14 songs, the new extended edition features five additional tracks: “Bell Bottoms Up,” “King Ranch, King George, King James,” “Yesterday, All Day, Every Day,” “Peace, Love, and Cowboys” and “Somewhere Over Laredo,” which is currently Top 10 at country radio and continuing to climb.

Released to overwhelming attention from fans and critics alike, “Somewhere Over Laredo” was the most added song at country radio at impact and earned widespread praise from outlets such as CBS Mornings, Rolling Stone and Billboard, who called it “one of her most commanding, dynamic vocal performances to date, crescendo-ing from a soft-focus, tender vocal, before gradually reaching into her upper register for powerful moments that heighten the song’s emotional acuity.”

LAINEY WILSON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

October 21—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry

October 24—Knoxville, TN—Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center#

October 25—Charlotte, NC—Spectrum Center#

November 1—The Woodlands, TX—Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

November 7—Tampa, FL—Amalie Arena#

November 8—Orlando, FL—Kia Center#
December 7—Las Vegas, NV—Lainey Wilson: Wildflowers & Wild Horses
February 6—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena~
February 8—Christchurch, New Zealand—Wolfbrook Arena~
February 11—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre~
February 12—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre~
February 14—Newcastle, Australia—Howlin’ Country~
February 16—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena~
February 19—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena~
February 20—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena~
February 22—Adelaide, Australia—Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena~
February 26—Perth, Australia—RAC Center~
April 25—Indio, CA—Stagecoach Festival 2026
August 6—Detroit Lakes, MN—WE Fest
August 9—Canton, OH—Concert for Legends
August 12—Sturgis, SD—The Sturgis Buffalo Chip

*with special guests Muscadine Bloodline and Maddox Batson

#with special guests ERNEST and Drake Milligan
~with special guests Flatland Cavalry and Kaitlin Butts

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TRIBAL GAZE RELEASE NEW ALBUM, 'INVEIGHING BRILLIANCE

Texas death metal hellions TRIBAL GAZE have released their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Inveighing Brilliance, today with Nuclear Blast Records.

Since their introduction just four years ago, the five-piece has quickly slayed listeners and audiences around the world with their signature, modern twist on brutal old-school death that has propelled the band to pack leaders in their scene. Armed with an unbridled onslaught of riffs, the band cuts through the crowd with an intense, unrelenting new album of disorder, featuring furious stand out tracks like “To The Spoils of Faith” and “Beyond Recognition.”

Commenting on the record’s release, guitarist Quintin Stauts says:

“This album represents a different era for us. The world really seems like a different place than when the last record came out. This one focuses less on creative fictional story telling and more on truly feeling violent. We felt it was appropriate to take a more radical approach to riff and lyric writing.”

Along with the record’s release, TRIBAL GAZE has debuted a new visualizer for another one of their blistering heavy tracks “The Irreversible Sequence.” Watch it below.

Adding about the track, Stauts says:

“I probably listen to this song the most because its short and it just has parts that make me rewind it even though it’s our song and we’ve heard it a million times. The heavy parts in this song are the perfect representatives of the guitar tone our producer Taylor Young helped us achieve.”

TRIBAL GAZE will tour North America in mid-November in support of Inveighing Brilliance this fall with CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABORTED and FROZEN SOUL. Tickets are available HERE.

Stream/Purchase Inveighing Brilliance: https://tribalgaze.bfan.link/inveighing-brilliance

11.16 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
11.18 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
11.19 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11.20 San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
11.21 Houston, TX @ Bad Astronaut Brewing Co
11.22 Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live
11.24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11.25 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
11.26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
11.28 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
11.29 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
11.30 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
12.02 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
12.03 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
12.05 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
12.06 Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
12.07 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall
12.09 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
12.10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
12.12 Denver, CO @ Summit
12.13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
12.15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
12.16 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
12.18 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
12.19 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
12.20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

About TRIBAL GAZE:

Arising from the scorched earth of Texas, Tribal Gaze return with “Inveighing Brilliance”, a death metal monolith shaped by ancient violence and unforgiving truth. Recently signed to Nuclear Blast Records, the band conjures visions of primal wrath and nihilistic clarity—a sound rooted in the rawness of old-school death metal but sharpened with modern intent. From their name, inspired by unseen forces watching from deep forests, to the crushing weight of their riffs, Tribal Gaze channels something ancient, unknown, and violently present.

“Inveighing Brilliance” is a meditation on the illusion of beauty in nature and existence, and how it pertains to both Mother Nature, and our wretched, human society. Even in moments of light, brutality lurks—eggs are stolen from nests, flesh is torn for survival. This album dissects this duality, revealing the suffering embedded in every living moment. With digital artwork by Dom Pabon (Final Resting Place) that evokes sci-fi decay and meditations of ancient ruin, the album looks and sounds like a lost realm where reality fractures under the pressure of its own contradictions.

Tracks like “Beyond Recognition” and “To the Spoils of Faith” expand on these apocalyptic themes. The former imagines an outside force annihilating humanity in judgment of its arrogance, built on some of the band’s most punishing riffs to date—swinging between chaos, groove, and sheer obliteration. The latter churns with mechanized fury and contempt for blind belief, echoing Meshuggah-like timing with lyrics that drag faith to its own ironic hell. Across the record, Tribal Gaze capture the violence of thought and sound in equal measure—uncompromising and vividly self-aware.

Their ascent to Nuclear Blast was anything but formulaic. After leveling stages on tour with Frozen Soul, the band caught the attention of legendary A&R Monte Conner, who waited outside a venue in New York just to share his admiration. That moment solidified a new chapter for Tribal Gaze—a label that values creative freedom and pushes bands to expand without dilution. With “Inveighing Brilliance”, they’ve done just that: stripped away illusion, stared into the abyss, and made it echo.

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See Hellish Sanguisugabogg Billboard + "Hideous Aftermath" Out Now

Boundary-pushing brutalists (and recent Decibel cover stars) Sanguisugabogg — Cody Davidson, drums; Drew Arnold, bass/guitars; Devin Swank, vocals; and Ced Davis, bass/guitars —have unleashed their new album Hideous Aftermath via Century Media. Get it here. 

In the band's home base of Columbus, OH, a "hellish" billboard promoting the album has been unveiled, and it's located right across the street from the capitol building. It parodies the infamous "Hell is Real" billboards that were erected across the state in 2004 as a measure to promote Christianity to motorists.

"To have our logo plastered on a billboard just across our state capitpl building should be considered vandalism in some way," the band theorizes. "This is so cool. Thank you to Century Media for giving OUR city the sickest merch it could ever receive."

Known for being THAT band with the unpronounceable name and unreadable logos, the 'Bogg have made a record as gore-obsessed and violence-inclined as any of their prior works, including Tortured Whole (2021) and Homicidal Ecstasy(2023), but with a career-defining command over their ugly art. Says Swank, "It's the one where we rolled our sleeves up and brought our A-Game."

Hideous Aftermath is the work of a band who has already cut a bloody swath into the underground and beyond. Sanguisugabogg have emerged from the sweat and grime of countless U.S. and international tours with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Lorna Shore, and Kublai Kahn as well as festival slots and their own headline runs. They've ensnared scores of new converts to their brand of the brutally absurd.

Now in 2025, the 'Bogg's third full length leaves any "caveman death metal" tags in the dust. This is the sound of Sanguisugabogg flexing every muscle they have.

Enlisting producer Kurt Ballou (Nails, High on Fire) the 'Bogg decamped to God City Studios in Salem, Massachusetts in the Spring of 2025. "We got off the road after A LOT of touring and wanted to drill down and be as purely creative as possible without distraction," says Swank of the band's decision to work with the Converge guitarist in Witch City. "Kurt mixed Homicidal Ecstasy, so he already understood what we were going for."   

While Sanguisugabogg have long been self-produced with Davidson handling production duties, this time, they put their sonic trust fully in Ballou's hands.

With Hideous Aftermath, Sanguisugabogg have proven themselves more than just an eccentric death crew on an acid-addled hateroll. They're both champions of the underground and a musical force unto themselves. "Eight or nine years ago, it seemed like what we were doing was pretty niche," Swank admits. "Where we've come, some of the rooms and festivals we've played is kind of remarkable." Big swings including recent appearances on more "mainstream" rock festivals including Columbus' Sonic Temple and Welcome to Rockville in Daytona, Florida, were never on the 'Bogg boys' charter underground agenda.

"I think we were a band that was set up to do nothing or a lot of something," Swank concludes. "Why 'normies' ever ended up liking it was weird. Who knows? Maybe we made pain and suffering fun."

Sanguisugabogg will be touring this November on a headline run, with Despised Icon, Defeated Sanity, and Corpsepile as support. All dates are below.

The 'Bogg's Fall 2025 headline tour dates are below. Get tickets here.

SANGUISUGABOGG LIVE:
WITH DESPISED ICON, DEFEATED SANITY, + CORPSEPILE:
11/4 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew's Hall
11/5 — Chicago, IL — Metro
11/6 — Indianapolis, IN- Deluxe @ Old National Centre
11/7 — Lawrence, KS — The Granada
11/8 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
11/9 — Albuquerque, NM — El Rey
11/11 — Phoenix, AZ — The Nile Theater
11/12 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory
11/13 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre
11/14 — Los Angeles, CA- The Regent
11/15 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Country Club
11/17 — Dallas, TX — Echo Lounge & Music Hall
11/18 — Austin, TX — Mohawk
11/19 — Houston, TX — White Oak Downstairs
11/21 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
11/22 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
11/23 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
11/25 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
11/26 — Baltimore, MD- Baltimore Soundstage
11/28 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
11/29 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
11/30 — Columbus, OH — The King of Clubs

Virginity Release "You Can't Have My Blood: Bad Jazz Companion" via Smartpunk Records

Smartpunk Records' Florida power pop outfit, Virginity, has released a full-length companion to their 2024 LP "Bad Jazz," titled "You Can't Have My Blood." The tracklist is the ultimate fan service to enhance the original tracklist. It compiles songs from their two EPs released this year, as well as a handful of additional tracks, including an unreleased original and a few covers.

You can pre-order the vinyl now, out physically on October 24, just in time for Fest in Gainesville. This is an extremely limited vinyl release with no plans of repressing once sold out.

Listen below.

Pre-order "You Can't Have My Blood: Bad Jazz Companion" here

he band has received critical acclaim from the rock scene's top tastemakers, including New Noise Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, Audiotree, and more. As fan favorites at Smartpunk's SXSW showcase and Florida's beloved FEST, Virginity have cultivated a core fanbase who are foaming at the mouth for these new tracks. 

Speaking about the new deluxe release, Virginity says, "Our newest release, You Can’t Have My Blood, is truly for the Virginity heads. When we released two EPs earlier this year, we knew we wanted to get them on vinyl in some form and that doing so was an important factor for our heaviest listeners, but we weren’t sure what it should look like. In taking a look at all the material, which mostly came about during the late stages of the Bad Jazz sessions, we decided that this should be a sort of Bad Jazz spiritual companion. We had songs that never got past the demo form that we wanted to see the light of day, as well as some live performances, covers and other odds-and-ends that have been available in random places, but never in one place or on vinyl. As much as it’s a compilation of disparate songs, we believe it also stands up on its own as a piece in the tradition of artists like Guided By Voices. We think it’s a truly worthy collection of tunes for anybody, but something extra special for those that have been fans of our band for a while."

UPCOMING SHOWS:
10/22 - Pre-Pre-Fest Orlando @ Will's Pub
10/23 - Pre-Fest Gainesville @ Boca Fiesta 
10/25 - The Fest @ The Atlantic
10/26 - The Fest (Fountains of Wayne cover set) @ How Bazar 

ABOUT SMARTPUNK RECORDS:
Smartpunk has been a recognizable name in the scene for a long time (Remember that sponsored Warped Tour stage?!). After exchanging several hands and countless ideas of what it could and should be, they decided to start a record label in 2016 with the main idea of focusing solely on reissuing records that have been out of print or never on vinyl. After all, they're a label of vinyl dorks themselves! After releasing Set Your Goals' Mutiny and Gameface's Good, they started to venture into signing newer bands. They actively balance in between many worlds — putting out amazing music from friends and bands that rock, reissuing older titles, and partnering with other incredible labels in our scene and doing exclusive color variants of their releases.
 

Since forming the record label, Smartpunk Records has reissued timeless albums such as Less Than Jake's Hello Rockview and Anthem, Patrick Stump's Soul Punk and Samiam's Clumsy. In the year 2025 alone they've put out new releases by the likes of Somerset Thrower, Keep Flying, Debt Neglector, Gully Boys, Sainthood Reps and so many more. 

JOHN 5 Releases New Album ”Ghost” Today Alongside Latest Single “Moon Glow”; Co-Headlining Tour With Richie Kotzen Begins October 16

Today, guitar virtuoso John 5 releases his latest solo album Ghost, produced and mixed by Barry Pointer and featuring guest spots from Tommy Lee, Stephen Perkins, Bryan Beller and Kenny Aronoff, among others. Today’s record release also comes with a brand-new single  “Moon Glow,” featuring Matt Bissonette on bass and Marco Minnemannon drums and a visualizer Below.

“Moon Glow” follows previous anchor tracks, including “Hollywood Story” (about the first time John 5 picked up a guitar and the path that led him to the incredible career he has today) as well as "Fiend" and "Deviant".

Says John 5 of Ghost: “If my life could be put to music, it would be this album.”

John 5 appeared on the latest episode of Billy Corgan’s “The Magnificent Others” series in which he talks about the new album, his personal KISS museum and much more. Watch the episode HERE.

Fans can stream Ghost HERE and order limited-edition vinyl variants of the album, including exclusive bundles with Ghost T-shirts HERE. Vinyl variants include green splatter, red fire splatter and opaque red options.

On October 16, John 5 and fellow guitar great Richie Kotzen will head out on an

extensive co-headlining tour for the first time ever. Find the full itinerary below and more information at John-5.com.

RICHIE KOTZEN & JOHN 5 FALL 2025 TOUR

October 16 El Cajon, CA @ Magnolia

October 17 Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts

October 18 Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post

October 19 San Jose, CA @ The Ritz

October 21 Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre

October 22 Albuquerque, NM @ KiMo Theatre

October 24 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater

October 25 Leander, TX @ The Haute Spot

October 27 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

October 28 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall

October 29 Nashville, TN @ Fogg Street Lawn Club

October 30 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

October 31 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

November 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

November 2 Clearwater, FL @ Capitol Theatre

November 4 Richmond, VA @ The National

November 5 Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho Theater

November 6 Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre

November 7 New York, NY @ Iridium

November 8 New York, NY @ Iridium

November 11 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre

November 12 Derry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall

November 13 Foxborough, MA @ Six String Grill & Stage

November 14 Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater

November 15 Lorain, OH @ Lorain Palace Theatre

November 16 Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs

November 17 Warrendale, PA @ Jergels

November 19 Wyandotte, MI @ District 142

November 20 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

November 21 Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s

November 22 St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theatre

November 23 Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theatre

November 25 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater

November 29 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's*

*John 5 only

ABOUT JOHN 5:

For over 30 years, JOHN 5 has been one of the most in-demand guitar players on the planet. As well as being a songwriter/guitarist for hire, JOHN 5 has shared the stage as axe-man for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford. He has also worked with an impressive array of names, from all walks of music, including KD Lang, Rod Stewart, David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Scorpions, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meatloaf, Dolly Parton and Ricky Martin. In October 2022, it was announced that JOHN 5 would be joining Mötley Crüe as their guitarist following the announcement that Mick Mars would be retiring. JOHN 5 continues to tour with Mötley Crüe including an upcoming residency in Las Vegas in 2025. To call JOHN 5 a shredder does not do him justice.

Follow JOHN 5 online:

Official Website: https://john-5.com

Facebook: https://facebook.com/john5official

Instagram: https://instagram.com/john5official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/john5guitarist

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/john5officialYT/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@john5official

Official Webstore: https://john5store.com

TESTAMENT | PARA BELLUM OUT NOW + RELEASE ANIMATED VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE, 'HIGH NOON'

Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT return with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, which is out today via Nuclear Blast Records. The album stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity's uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, Para Bellum sees TESTAMENT reflecting the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human. 

Testament's newest single, 'High Noon,' is a Wild West adventure set to music, evoking images of duels and gunslingers. The song offers a nod to the band's acclaimed The Gathering period, yet successfully incorporating fresh, contemporary elements, demonstrating the band's forward momentum. Watch the animated video for 'High Noon' created by Freakshot Films, below.

Chuck Billycomments, "We are so fired up about the release ofPara Bellum. There were a lot of hours spent putting this together. These new songs put me out of my comfort zone as a vocalist but the final result I am very proud of what I accomplished. See you in the pit.🤘🏼."

Order Para Bellum on the format of your choice here:
https://testament.bfan.link/para-bellum

Para Bellum was recorded with Juan Urteaga, mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The album is extremely polished and operating at full throttle. The band once again enlisted Eliran Kantor tocreate the album artwork. In an era flooded by AI-generated imagery. the hand painted creation encapsulates the album’s essence: a serene angel made of missiles, an explosion turned halo, surrounded by shovel-bearing cultists with books strapped to their faces.

From first note to last breath, Para Bellum is an album by warriors—crafted in chaos, and built to outlast the wars to come! 

TESTAMENT live dates:

European Tour
10.10.2025 UK Manchester @ Manchester Academy
10.11.2025 UK London @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
10.12.2025 BE Antwerp @ Trix
10.13.2025 DE Stuttgart @ LKA Longhorn
10.14.2025 DE Hamburg @ Große Freiheit 36
10.16.2025 CH Pratteln @ Z7 Konzertfabrik
10.17.2025 DE Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
10.18.2025 IT Milan @ Live Club
10.19.2025 DE Saarbruecken @ Garage
10.21.2025 SI Ljubljana @ Media Center
10.22.2025 AT Vienna @ Arena
10.23.2025 PL Wroclaw @ A2
10.24.2025 DE Munich @ TonHalle
10.25.2025 DE Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
10.26.2025 NL Utrecht @ Tivoli Vredenburg - Ronda

TESTAMENT is:
Chuck Billy | Vocals
Eric Peterson | Guitar
Alex Skolnick | Guitar
Steve DiGiorgio | Bass
Chris Dovas | Drums

Shoegaze-dreamrock artist Dotsun Moon releases 'Moments In The Sun' EP with video

Upstate New York-based artist Dotsun Moon presents their latest 'Moments In The Sun' EP,  a blissful and grounding collection for troubled times - four tracks inspired by self-reflection and nostalgia for the music that motivated this artist to write music in the first place. 

Based in Buffalo, Dotsun Moon is the creative wellspring of Richard Flierl, whose musical visions flow through his music even now, several incarnations on since the band released their debut album 4 A.M. in 2011. The trajectory remains steadfast on a path of dreamy offerings over the years, with this multi-instrumentalist also gradually assuming vocal duties.

Dotsun Moon also shares the video for 'Army of Me'. Navigating and overcoming adversity. this song starts with a piano riff hinting at Erik Satie before bursting into Will Sergeant-esque guitar bends.

"During difficult times, it takes all one’s effort to push outward and connect with someone or else succumb to the isolation that so much of society has compounded with technology. Use that same tech to make personal connections. If a person just hopes without acting, they are “staring in the sun.” They are expecting the tech to take care of them," says Richard Flierl.

Offering shoegaze and dreampop for here and now, this EP pays homage to the numerous pioneers of the early days of post-punk and dream pop. Engineered and mastered by Doug White at Watchmen Studios in Lockport, NY, this EP was mixed by Richard Flierl and Doug White.

Richard Flierl adds, "This is not for the casual listener and I mean that in the best of ways. Listen to these songs at least 2-3 times and let them sink in. These songs take a slower pace to help the lyrics resonate. Weather and love, for another or oneself, are the common themes between these songs,"

The title track 'Moments In The Sun', through the intertwining of synth and guitar, offers a soothing balm for a weary mind with its sense of melancholic hope, echoing the sentiment of friends navigating an overwhelming world in search of human connection. 'Winter Streets' captures the spirit of a harsh Buffalo winter, evolving from quiet sounds to a burst of energy that embodies resilience against "cabin fever". 'Piano Trailer 5' is an homage to Harold Budd and his album with Brian Eno.

Earlier this year, Dotsun Moon released his third album 'Tiger', which differs markedly from previous works having moved away from female vocals. Evoking both euphoria and a poignant sense of grounding, Dotsun Moon brings you this compelling and unique exploration through this album and videos for the lush singles 'Save Us', 'Never Had a Heart', 'Bring Love' and 'Give Up The Tears'.

Over the years, Dotsun Moon has performed with such notable artists as Mary Ognibene (The Lovely Intangibles) and Buffalo Music Hall of Famer Maria Sebastian, having also played shows with Joywave, Vanishing Kids and The Lost Patrol, not to mention Pride Festival.

The 'Moments In The Sun' EP is out now, available from fine music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, where the 'Tiger' album can also be found.

CREDITS
Music & lyrics written by Richard Flierl (ASCAP)
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, programming & synths by Richard Flierl
Mixed by Richard Flierl and Doug White at Watchmen Studios in Lockport, NY
Engineered and mastered by Doug White at Watchmen Studios
Cover artwork by Doc Wintersmith
Artist photos by Meredith Snow
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR

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Kirk Windstein Unleashes "ETHEREAL WAVES" Solo Album + Shares Lyric Video for "Lord of Retribution"

KIRK WINDSTEIN of Down, Crowbar, Kingdom Of Sorrow fame has just unleashed his latest solo effort Ethereal Waves through Perseverance Media Group, the label of Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta. 

He shares the lyric video for the sludge-tastic "Lord of Retribution." Watch and listen below.

The album is an epic, 10-song journey into the mind of one of our most prolific riff masters today.

The Crowbar/Down axeman's signature voice, riffs, and songwriting soar on Ethereal Waves.

Fresh off a sold-out Crowbar tour, Windstein is having a TikTok moment, reaching thousands of new fans on the platform.

Three vinyl variants are available, including signed copies. One bundle includes his new Cherry Chocolate Chipotle "Sauce Of Doom."

Get it here.

Chase Atlantic (Over 8B Streams!) Release "LOST IN HEAVEN (HIGH AS HELL)" Deluxe Edition W/ 4 New Tracks

Globally acclaimed and genre-bending trio Chase Atlantic — comprised of Mitchel Cave, Clinton Cave, and Christian Anthony — have built their reputation by crafting a seamless fusion of pop, rock, and R&B. They push creative boundaries yet never stray from their core sound and that's precisely why they have connected so deeply with their legion of Gen Alpha (and beyond) fans and have accumulated over 8 billion streams and 1.2 billion YouTube views along the way. The Australian-born, Los Angeles-based trio is immediately identifiable, yet incredibly difficult to put a title or genre on either their sound or the audience that adores them. They fit in just as well playing massive pop festivals as they do touring with rock bands.

Armed with an array of hits across a multitude of genres, Chase Atlantic have picked up one of the widest-ranging fan bases in all of music.

They proudly release LOST IN HEAVEN (HIGH AS HELL), the deluxe version of their fourth album, via Fearless Records. Listen Below

It boasts four additional tracks — including the recently released "FACEDOWN" and "REMIND ME" — and represents a dynamic evolution of LOST IN HEAVEN. It's a creative bridge that accurately depicts the future of Chase Atlantic's music and their desire for perfection. Rather than simply attaching a few additional "throw away" tracks, they invested time and intention into seamlessly crafting each song. Paying close attention to not only their intricate production, they also expand on their alluring and extremely unique vision. With this addition they aim to re-imagine their framework, embrace bold choices, and take creative risks that most artists wouldn't dare to even try.

The deluxe edition includes "WARCRY," which blurs the line between confession and rebellion. Reminiscent of earlier work like "Numb to the Feeling" and "Devilish," Chase Atlantic once again push the boundaries of modern music with their intoxicating blend of alternative R&B, and dark pop atmospherics. It also features "VICTORY LAP." Propelled by their signature fusion of brooding R&B, and hypnotic pop production, the track captures the high-speed rush of ambition colliding with hard-won success. Lyrically defiant yet emotionally charged, the track feels less like a celebration and more like a declaration — a reminder that glory is fleeting, but the chase never stops. Adventuring into unexplored territory sonically, Chase Atlantic masterfully combine three individual songs into one theatrical release to give the listeners a glimpse into future experimentation.
 
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Snõõper Release Worldwide Out Everywhere Now

Snooper release their highly anticipated new album, Worldwide, on Third Man Records. The band will celebrate with a hometown album release show tonight in Nashville at Eastside Bowl. 

Though no less furious or propulsive than Snooper’s more guitar-driven beginnings, Worldwide may surprise longtime fans. Given they began on a drum machine, Cummins’ initial compositions had a newfound focus on rhythm and repetition. Where their 2023 debut Super Snõõper was intended as a pure representation of Snooper’s feral live show, Worldwide blends intensity with Tramel’s earworm melodic sensibility. Showcasing their most adventurous and unshakeable music to date, Worldwide is a portrait of a band truly coming into their own. 

Out NOW - SUPREME MYSTIC - Kala Rupa

In the industrial belly of Detroit, where machine noise and rebellion pulse in equal measure, a new sound has emerged. It is raw and searing, but it carries something older than anger and louder than distortion. That sound is SUPREME MYSTIC, and their debut album Kala Rupa is a declaration of identity, purpose, and transformation.

The band is led by Chino Noir, the reborn moniker of Mike Couls, a name well-known to the hardcore underground. From playing clubs at thirteen to signing with a major label in his early twenties, Couls carved a path through chaos with a bass in his hands and the kind of presence that stages remember. He was part of some of the most notorious and revered bands in heavy music. He toured the world with COLD AS LIFE, SWORN ENEMY, MERAUDER, TERROR and the CRO-MAGS, sharing bills with legends and surviving battles on and off stage. But none of those bands carried his voice the way SUPREME MYSTIC does now.

Kala Rupa, meaning “the form of time” in Sanskrit, is more than a record. It is a mirror. It looks directly into life, death, karma, illusion, and the struggle for inner evolution. Each song is a piece of a larger journey, built on decades of lived experience. This is not a genre experiment or a side project. It is the first time Couls has stepped fully into the front, not just as a musician but as a messenger.

The album pulls from stoner rock, post-hardcore, sludge, grunge, and doom, but it defies categorization. It is heavy, often brutally so, but not just for the sake of power. Beneath the layers of distortion, the music is rooted in spiritual philosophy and ancient Vedic wisdom. These are songs of confrontation and transcendence, guided by hard-earned insight and a desire to rise above the trappings of material and emotional decay.

About SUPREME MYSTIC:

SUPREME MYSTIC is a spiritually charged heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan, fusing the grit of hardcore and metal with the depth of Vedic philosophy. Founded in 2023 by frontman and bassist Chino Noir (the evolved moniker of Mike Couls, known for his work with COLD AS LIFE, SWORN ENEMY, MERAUDER, and CRO-MAGS), the band draws from a lifetime of musical warfare and personal transformation. Their sound, described as Mo-Metal and DefRoc, merges elements of post-hardcore, stoner rock, grunge, doom, and groove metal with a message rooted in spiritual evolution, esoteric themes, and inner revolution.

Joined by drummer Jeff Shankin (UNIVERSAL STOMP, EARTHMOVER), guitarist Alfredo Riojas (a BERKLEE-trained shredder), and keyboardist Luis Ulloa (a young devotee of heavy music and mysticism), SUPREME MYSTIC creates music that is as punishing as it is purposeful. Their songs explore karma, mortality, illusion, and rebirth, often weaving in Sanskrit mantras and Eastern iconography with street-level truth and raw energy.

Equal parts intensity and intention, SUPREME MYSTIC is not just another heavy band. It is a movement of sound and spirit. Their debut full-length album Kala Rupa is out now.

SUPREME MYSTIC is:

• Chino Noir – Vocals / Bass

• Alfredo Riojas – Lead Guitar / Backup Vocals

• Jeff Shankin – Drums

• Luis Ulloa – Keyboards

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DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG - 'Babylon' Is Out Now

What a story! Over the past few years, a charity campaign featuring six prominent musicians for the benefit of artists affected by the coronavirus lockdown has developed into a spectacular project that will undoubtedly cause a sensation. We are talking about Dirkschneider And The Old Gang, DATOG for short, with a line-up whose majority has had a decisive influence on the history of heavy metal over the past four decades.

Udo Dirkschneider was the founder and long-time singer of Accept and, after leaving the band, also led his follow-up bands, U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER, to international fame. In DATOG he is joined by Peter Baltes (bass, vocals; ACCEPT, DIRKSCHNEIDER), Stefan Kaufmann (guitar; ACCEPT, U.D.O.) and Mathias Dieth (guitar; SiINNER, U.D.O.) as well as Udo's son Sven Dirkschneider (drums; U.D.O., DIRKSCHNEIDER), who has played for his dad for the last ten years. The sixth member of the gang is singer Manuela Bibert, who has not been let off the hook since her great performance on the recording of the U.D.O. orchestra album We Are One in the spring of 2019.

In this constellation, three DATOG singles, (‘Where The Angels Fly’, ‘Face Of A Stranger’ and ‘Every Heart Is Burning’), were created between summer 2020 and fall 2021. This got the train rolling: “The whole thing developed a momentum of its own, that we hadn't expected in this form," Kaufmann looks back somewhat surprised. “After the singles went incredibly viral, fans, record companies, and concert agencies immediately got in touch and wanted to know whether there was more to come… what the prospects were for a full album?”

The answer is here: Babylon is out now via Reigning Phoenix Music and you should not miss it.
Order, stream or download Babylon here: https://datog.rpm.link/babylon

With a three-singer concept — Dirkschneider, Bibert, Baltes — DATOG delivers a unique mix of vocal profiles that proves to be the band’s unmistakable trademark. “Of course, we didn't even try to split the vocals equally, but carefully analyzed whose voice would fit best for each part,” explains Udo Dirkschneider. The same applies to songwriting, which followed the motto exclusively: The best songs win!

A wise decision, as the twelve songs on Babylon show! Within a clearly defined stylistic direction and alongside magnificent solo performances, especially from exceptional guitarist Mathias “Don” Dieth, the album impresses with great complexity and an enormous wealth of facets.

With Babylon, the German all-star band presents twelve brilliant metal songs which, despite their unusual vocal concept, never degenerate into a Babylonian confusion of voices. Quite the opposite: the album inspires both compositionally and vocally and convinces every sound fetishist with its transparent yet powerful production.

And this is not the end of the journey: the video story of the songs will unfold for all of the album tracks, keeping fans engaged visually and musically until the very last note, not least reminding everyone to give the record one more spin.
Though the album leans into a hard rock side, the band members’ heavy metal foundation shines through, best showcased on the focus track and new video,"Metal Sons".

"Metal Sons" is a tribute to true, original heavy metal: a powerful guitar riff that seems to have been born out of another time period, Udo's usual uncompromising vocals, plus screaming guitar solos and a chorus that will have every heavy metal fan automatically headbanging and shouting along. Thanks to its modern arrangement, the song is nevertheless (or precisely because of this) a musical treat of a very special kind.

About DATOG:
 
DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG (DATOG) was originally launched in 2020 as a one-off charity project, but quickly developed a momentum of its own and formed into a band consisting of Udo Dirkschneider (vocals; ACCEPT/U.D.O./DIRKSCHNEIDER), Peter Baltes (bass, vocals; ACCEPT/U.D.O./DIRKSCHNEIDER), Stefan Kaufmann (guitar; ACCEPT/U.D.O.), Mathias “Don” Dieth (guitar; SINNER/U.D.O.), Sven Dirkschneider (drums; U.D.O./DIRKSCHNEIDER) and Manuela “Ella” Bibert (vocals). Between 2020 and 2021 their first three singles attracted a lot of attention, whereupon the band wrote more songs and recorded their debut album. With a unique vocal concept of three voices, powerful riffs and stylistic complexity, DATOG combine classic heavy metal with a modern, powerful production.
 
 
DATOG are:
Udo Dirkschneider | lead vocals
Peter Baltes | bass, lead & backing vocals
Manuela “Ella” Bibert | lead & backing vocals, keys
Stefan Kaufmann | guitars, backing vocals
Mathias “Don” Dieth | guitars, backing vocals
Sven Dirkschneider | drums, backing vocals
 
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‘California Cowgirl’ Annie Bosko Delivers Debut Album

Annie Bosko’s roots run deep. Her grandfather and father worked the fields from sunup to sundown as she and her siblings spent their days husking corn in the California sun to a steady soundtrack of George Strait and Patsy Cline, while her mother introduced her to the soaring harmonies of the Judds, Deana Carter, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride and Shania Twain.
 
All of this echoes across California Cowgirl, her debut album of 80s/90s country explosion of shuffles, sweeping ballads and girl-powered anthems. Available now via QHMG/Stone Country Records, listen to California Cowgirl Below.
 
Supplementing her own production work with Tommy Simms (Eric Clapton’s GRAMMY- winning “Change the World”) and Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Green Day, P!nk), Trent Willmon and David ‘Messy’ Mescon brought California Cowgirlinto a solid country focus.

“Trent really helped build the foundation and recognized how traditional country I wanted to lean – he really supported that,” Bosko says of the man who produced Cody Johnson’s CMA Album of the Year Leather.
 
“With ‘Messy,’ it was taking that, but getting a little outside the box,” she adds. “He was experimental with the idea of mariachi horns and recognized why that was important to me. Because everyone knows ‘Ring of Fire,’ but ‘9 To 5’ wouldn’t be the song it was without the horns, either. So, he gave things a little twist to keep my old school country fresh.”
 
What emerges is a sound that’s so throwback, but so forward, it does feel fresh, as well as live and triumphant in the moment. Whether it’s her “Bright and Blue Sky,” a Haggard-esque love song wrapped in strings and steel guitar, or the plucky “Cowboy Up,” which spins the catchphrase into a good-natured get it together, these are ride-or-die songs for life’s unseen defining moments.
 
“The music doesn’t necessarily sound sad, but there’s vulnerability to some of the songs,” acknowledges Bosko. “I wanted to get back to real honesty, that tenderness and toughness that are the people listening to country. You can have the sass, the honky tonk, the fun stuff, but it’s also in the broken and the resilience, because those rings of emotion are all inside a woman.”
 
The project also features standout collaborations with Dwight Yoakam on “Heartburn” and Joe Nichols on their top 40 duet “Better Than You,” as well as “Old Friends” with Darius Rucker.
 
“That idea that you can’t make old friends is so true. I think about the people who knew me back when I’d show up at kids’ birthday parties singing ‘Part of Your World’ as the Little Mermaid,” Bosko confesses. “They know you better than anyone – and no matter how much time has passed, it's like you never missed a beat. That’s a rare friendship.
 
“And having Darius on this song makes it even more special; he’s been there for so many people through so many seasons, and he really sounds like what this song is about.”
 
From “Watch Me,” the back roads opening “hold my beer” anthem, and the stout Brooks & Dunn-evoking “Honky Tonk Heartbeat” to the playful, Mexican horn section and güiro punctuated “Tequila Time” and title track’s steel-drenched declaration of who she is, Bosko offers a 360 degree sense of what modern country can be, as well as defining a woman’s place in the notoriously macho genre.
 
Indeed, “Country Girls! (Who Runs The World)” is a stomping song written as much from need as celebration.
 
“I grew up going to rodeo events and I’ve sung at a lot of them,” explains Bosko. “There are girls out there with just as much grit, just as tough, and I asked myself, ‘Where’s the song for these girls?’ There wasn’t. So I wanted to write a girl hype song, something that calls out for them! This is one for the girls, by a girl.”
 
With a cover of Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through The Night,” which has garnered over 1 million streams on Pandora, she honors her roots.
 
“Every time I hear this, I’m in the passenger seat of my dad's truck, it transports me back to those fields,” she reveals “I can see it flying by, all that great classic country music he would play when I was a kid. Before I knew what any of it meant, I could hear the emotion.
 
“And it was like that with Shania, all the layers and truth – she got that from Dolly. They’re all country. They’re all real. That’s what I want.”
 
Bosko will hold her album release party tonight, October 3, at Desert 5 Spot in Los Angeles, followed by performances at Nashville’s Whiskey Jam on October 9 and Four Peaks Oktoberfest on October 10.

Annie Bosko Upcoming Shows
 
Oct. 3              Desert 5 Spot || Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 9              WhiskeyJam || Nashville, TN
Oct. 10            Four Peaks Oktoberfest Tempe Town Lake 2025 || Tempe, AZ
Jan. 31             REHAB Telethon & Auction || Abilene, TX
Feb. 20            Los Fresnos Rodeo || Los Fresnos, TX        
 
About Annie Bosko
Raised in California’s Central Valley as a farmer’s daughter, Annie Bosko blends the grit of her roots with the firepower of her influences—including The Judds, Shania Twain, Deana Carter, and George Strait—on her debut album California Cowgirl, available now via QHMG/Stone Country Records. The 19-song collection, featuring collaborations with Darius Rucker, Dwight Yoakam and Joe Nichols, brings traditional country instrumentation into sharp focus while celebrating female strength, vulnerability and joy. Bosko first broke out with the SiriusXM/CMT favorite “Crooked Halo” and was named a Rolling Stone Country Artist to Watch, later making her late-night debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with “Neon Baby,” which marked her first charting single at Country radio. She has written songs recorded by Willie Nelson and Jessica Simpson, toured with Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and Blake Shelton, and sold out Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour.
 

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SIENA ROOT - Double Live Album 'Made in KuBa Out Now

“Dynamic Root Rock Experience” is still the best term to describe SIENA ROOT’s music, and that's also exactly what the Swedish quartet’s new double live album Made in KuBa is all about. Named after the location of its creation, Jena, Germany’s Kulturbahnhof (short form: KuBa), the follow-up to the band’s previous, highly-acclaimed live document Root Jam (2011) takes off where its predecessor left off in many ways.  Made in KuBa is out now via Perception – a Division of Reigning Phoenix Music.
 

Recorded during three intimate concert nights in March 2024, the result is, of course, an all-analogue recording which continues the traditional way of capturing the audiophile band’s art. Where many artists would hesitate to bring a full-on tape recorder to a live event, it’s totally given for SIENA ROOT to do so in a no-compromise fashion. Made in KuBa isn’t only another live album but a comprehensive experience in its purest form: no overdubs were added and no tricks were used in the studio afterwards. Once again, the songs you can hear are strictly what’s played and bring the energy all the way from the stage to the speakers of the Swede’s fans. The outfit’s much-loved jams are there, lots of improvisation as well as the whole spectra from light to shade, and to ensure the all-analogue quality control, sound engineer Ove Noring, who’s been working with the band all the way since 2006’s Kaleidoscope, was brought in as tape operator to record SIENA ROOT’s shows at the iconic KuBa venue.

So what’s new? In order to make Made In KuBa no simple repetition of their Root Jam concept though, SIENA ROOT went for a bunch of refreshing ideas with the first one being the scenery. As mentioned, the band travelled all the way to Jena this time, where they found the perfect surroundings at Kulturbahnhof. “We couldn’t have been happier: KuBa was exactly the place to be after we had experienced countless memorable concerts there throughout the years,” they recall. While the musical spine of SIENA ROOT is a quartet -- consisting of long-time and founding members Sam Riffer (bass) and Love Forsberg (drums & percussion), completed by Zubaida Solid (vocals & keys) and Johan Borgström (guitars), who both joined their ranks after the release of Root Jam -- they were also supported by two talented guests for a number of songs to make this special occasion more unique: long-time brother in arms Erik Peterson (keys) and Lisa Isaksson (flute). Additionally, the forthcoming opus consists of songs from the group’s entire catalogue which aren’t featured songs on Root Jam at all, and to thank their loyal fans, SIENA ROOT even involved them in creating the set list. They add: “We knew that not each and every fan from around the world would be able to witness these historic nights, that’s why we decided to have them included by influencing the Made In KuBa track listing.”

In the end, Made In KuBa includes twelve wisely picked tracks which can be enjoyed from October 3, 2025 - brought to the world through PERCEPTION. And it’ll be available in various formats: CD, digital, and - most importantly - vinyl. A version which has always been a crucial factor throughout SIENA ROOT’s career, who even pressed their 2004 debut album A New Day Dawning on the ‘black gold’ when the returning vinyl boom was still in the distant future. The band prefer the traditional way of listening and therefore took extra-care of its execution. Mastered at half-speed, SIENA ROOT technically reflect on the old days in this case. They conclude: “Half-speed mastering’ is a trick of the past that the vinyl junkies out there should be familiar with. It’s just a very delicate yet complicated process of cutting that makes “Made In KuBa” an even more three-dimensional listening pleasure for both you and us!” Enough said: now it's the world's turn to enjoy and to catch the group live during their supporting “Double Live Release Tour” across Europe in October 2025, if you like what you hear!
 
Order it here online or visit your favorite local record store for the full analogue experience!

SIENA ROOT are:
Zubaida Solid | vocals, keys
Johan Borgström | guitars
Sam Riffer | bass
Love Forsberg | drums, percussion
 
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Enter Borderland: AMORPHIS - 15th Studio Album Out Now via Reigning Phoenix Music

Borderland, the 15th studio album from Finnish metal visionaries AMORPHIS, is out now through Reigning Phoenix Music. Borderland represents a passage, a crossing into unexplored realms of sound and spirit. It’s the final call before AMORPHIS rise again on stage this autumn, a beacon for what lies ahead.

Borderland is not merely a name, but a threshold where past meets future, where myth bleeds into memory, and where music becomes both guide and guardian. With this record, AMORPHIS invite their listeners to step with them into a space at once familiar and untamed. Here, horizons shift, echoes resound, and new destinies are forged in sound.

The journey to Borderland began at Hansen Studios (Denmark) in late 2024 and early 2025, under the masterful production of Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, AMARANTHE, PRIMAL FEAR). The album’s striking artwork was created by renowned Dutch artist Marald Van Haasteren (METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, KVELERTAK, ALCEST), while the ever-thoughtful lyricism of Pekka Kainulainen once again provides AMORPHIS’ music with a profound narrative depth.

Among the album’s highlights is the haunting focus track "Fog To Fog," a piece born of desolate landscapes and timeless echoes.

With Borderland, AMORPHIS cross yet another frontier in their sound, bridging myth and modernity, melody and heaviness, darkness and hope. It’s an album both monumental and intimate, inviting fans to follow them into landscapes where the only certainty is transformation.

Get your ‘passport’ to Borderland here: https://amorphis.rpm.link/borderlandPR

About AMORPHIS
With Borderland, the title of the album couldn’t have been chosen more fittingly. Throughout their career, spanning over more than three decades, AMORPHIS -- Tomi Joutsen (vocals), Esa Holopainen (guitars), Tomi Koivusaari (guitars), Olli-Pekka Laine (bass), Santeri Kallio (keyboards) & Jan Rechberger (drums & percussion) -- have been an ever-evolving act, wandering on an exciting boundary-pushing path. From their sinister death metal debut Karelian Isthmus over genre-defining mid-90s melodic death works like Tales From The Thousand Lakes and Elegy as well as the melodic 2000’s grandeur of Eclipse or Skyforger to records combining the very best of all prior eras to refreshing new soundscapes (f.e. Under The Red Cloud or Queen Of Time): Whatever this group works on promises long-range success.
 
With 2022’s Halo, the Finn’s were rewarded for their researching musical approach once again: The album marked AMORPHIS’ sixth no. 1 album in Finland, even cracked the top 3 of the official German album chart, and last but not least the sextet took home two awards from the prestigious Emma Gaala (“Band of the Year” & “Export of the Year”).
 
The impact of Halo became a driving force for what’s to come. Rather than rushing into a follow-up, the band chose to step back from live performances and focus fully on their next chapter. The result is Borderland - a meticulously crafted opus that builds on their celebrated recent era, while seamlessly weaving in new, timely elements. It’s a bold, organic continuation of their journey, shaped by experience and guided by vision.

AMORPHIS are:
Tomi Joutsen | vocals
Esa Holopainen | guitars
Tomi Koivusaari | guitars
Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine | bass
Santeri Kallio | keys
Jan Rechberger | drums & percussion
 

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Out Now From Mors Principium Est

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST's long awaited ninth studio album, Darkness Invisible, is released via Perception, an imprint of Reigning Phoenix Music. The Finnish act return with their beloved melodic death embrace instilled with razor-sharp riffing, sweeping orchestration, melancholic harmonies, and relentless rhythmic precision - topped by Ville Viljanen’s unmistakable vocals.

Darkness Invisible saw MORS PRICIPIUM EST once again self-record at Ansa Studio (Ulvila, Finland); Jens Bogren mixed and Tony Lindgren mastered the ten new tracks (plus CD / digital bonus song) at Örebro, Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios (AMORPHIS, SEPULTURA, KREATOR etc.). Alvaro Valverde Fernandez was hired to create artwork and layout.

Darkness Invisible expands MPE's horizons while retaining the sonic quality that has seen the band gain such a steadfast appeal. Compelling arrangements convey greater cinematic soundscapes, ambient passages bring dynamic intrigue and textural layers provide, be it often subtle, enhancements of power. 

"Of Death" introduces Darkness Invisible in a melodic glory. The enshrouding darkness traverses between delving into the depths and soaring with a majestic quality. "Monuments" is a highly thrilling offering that strikes a resonating chord through alluring progressions and captivating instrumental layers. The uplifting quality is inescapable, though the shadowy plains are not entirely left behind. 

Orchestral strings build anticipation before the monster within "Beyond The Horizon" explodes into life. This high-octane onslaught of technical riffs perfectly satisfies any cravings for increased intensity. "In Sleep There Is Peace" charges forth at full pelt into deafening attacks of riffs and emotively charged melodic moments. The theatricality of "All Life is Evil" is revealed from the intricate textural details, to the Gothic choir chants and curiously inviting dissonance. 

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

OVERT ENEMY Unleashes New Album Insurrection and Lyric Video for “Resinated”

Texas metal titans OVERT ENEMY have unleashed their new full-length album Insurrection, available now worldwide. Alongside the release, the band has dropped a brand-new lyric video for “Resinated,” a track that embodies pure Texas groove while balancing sinister heaviness with epic scope.

Originally planned as an EP after 2019’s Possession, the project grew into a full-length during the pandemic, fueled by the band’s perseverance through personal and global struggles. Insurrection pushes boundaries while staying true to OVERT ENEMY’s roots, blending thrash intensity, face-melting riffs, and conceptual storytelling across its diverse tracklist.

“This album is dedicated to everyone who’s ever been told to give up on their dreams. To those who’ve stood by us through the noise and the silence: our families, our friends, and the die-hard metal fans around the world—thank you for keeping our fire alive. Your support fuels every riff, every lyric, every beat. Above all, we give thanks and glory to God, who has blessed us with the gift of music, the spark of inspiration, and the fortitude to stay the course and pursue our passion.”

Album is available in signed/hand numbered limited edition cd & vinyl with deluxe insert featuring the art of Santiago Yanez. Order HERE.

About OVERT ENEMY:

Formed in 2013 in the heart of Mission, Texas, OVERT ENEMY has become a formidable presence in the global metal scene, known for their raw intensity, technical precision, and relentless pursuit of musical evolution. What began as a tribute to SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman quickly grew into something much larger, as the band developed their own unique sound, blending Texas groove with thrash metal’s speed and aggression. Drawing influence from titans like SLAYER, PANTERA, FEAR FACTORY, and SEPULTURA, OVERT ENEMY has crafted a musical identity that pays homage to these greats while pushing the boundaries of modern metal.

OVERT ENEMY is:

• Leo “Lizard” Ortiz – Guitar/Vocals

• Laura “Slayerella” Ortiz – Bass/Vocals

• Robert Hahn – Guitar/Vocals

• Saul Castillo – Drums

Album Credits:

• Produced by: Joshua Lopez (IMMORTAL GUARDIAN), Leo Ortiz & Robert Hahn

• Recorded at: Widowmaker Studios, McAllen, Texas

• Engineer/Mixing/Mastering: Joshua Lopez

• Album Cover Art: Santiago Yanez

• Album Formats: Digital, CD, Vinyl

Connect with OVERT ENEMY and learn more at overtenemy.com.

Whiskey Myers Strike with 'Whomp Whack Thunder'

Whiskey Myers has never cared for categories or boundaries, and with their seventh studio album Whomp Whack Thunder, hailed by Rolling Stone as “their most supercharged album yet” that “sounds on the whole like an invigorated, freewheeling rock band in its prime,” the multi-Platinum independent band delivers the sweat and soul that have defined their career. Available now via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, listen below.
 
“I never said, ‘We are a rock band,’” explains frontman Cody Cannon. “We were just a band. Really, we’re a road band. We did it the old school way: played every bar, every night and cut our teeth. That’s a lot of experience and wisdom earned. It’s all we’ve ever done. It builds character, hones your skill and gets some grit on you.”
 
For the band from East Texas, success was built from concentric rings of local bars turning to bigger bars, longer runs and traveling further and further from home. The will to thrive wherever they could set up and play fueled an unstoppable group of friends, determined to see how far the ride could take them.
 
And since topping Billboard’s Country Albums, hitting No. 2 on Active Rock and No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, in addition to garnering 4.1+ billion global streams, over 2.7 million in sales and 9 RIAA Certifications, Whiskey Myers wanted a new, more robust way to do the things that set them on fire.
 
Having self-produced their last two records, the band enlisted GRAMMY-winning producer Jay Joyce, who provided a freedom to be in the moment, sparking off each other and not having to worry about anything except playing, singing and responding with what the songs required. Always a spontaneous group of players, Whomp Whack Thunder delivers a leaner, more boot to the kneecap immediacy.
 
“I don’t know how it happens,” guitarist John Jeffers confesses. “The emotions here are all different, but we really want people to feel all of it – and that’s rock and roll. People have forgotten what rock and roll is: blues-based, some country to it, but coming hard.”

The band will also perform a special pregame concert for Dallas Cowboys fans at the Miller Lite®House at AT&T Stadium this Sunday, September 28, at 4:50 p.m., just before the Cowboys take on the Packers. Doors to Miller Lite®House open at 3:00 p.m., and all fans with a game ticket are invited to attend. Please note, the concert is standing room only.
 
The What We Were Born To Do Tour continues tonight in Oklahoma City with dates through mid-October. At last night’s stop in Austin, Texas at Moody Amphitheater, fans were treated to onsite activations celebrating the release of Whomp Whack Thunder, adding to the already high energy of the night.
 
The band will also headline their own personally curated Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon” music vacation taking over Miramar Beach, Fla. Nov. 7-9 ahead of Whiskey Myers & Friends, bringing a special, stripped-back version of their multi-Platinum catalog to the Northeast this December.
 
For more information and to purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit WhiskeyMyers.com and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.

Upcoming Whiskey Myers Tour Dates
What We Were Born To Do Tour
Sept. 26  ||  Oklahoma City, Okla.  ||  Paycom Center
Sept. 27  ||  The Woodlands, Texas  ||  The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 9  ||  Chattanooga, Tenn.  ||  Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Oct. 10  ||  Greensboro, N.C.  ||  White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
 
Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Shows
Dec. 5  ||  Philadelphia, Pa.  ||  The Met Philadelphia
Dec. 6  ||  Brooklyn, N.Y.  ||  Brooklyn Paramount
Dec. 7  ||  Montclair, N.J.  ||  The Wellmont Theater
Dec. 9  ||  Scranton, Pa.  ||  Scranton Cultural Centre at the Masonic Temple
Dec. 11  ||  Wallingford, Conn.  ||  Oakdale Theatre
Dec. 12  ||  Albany, N.Y.  ||  Palace Theatre
Dec. 13  ||  Boston, Mass.  ||  Orpheum Theatre
 
Additional Dates
Sept. 28  ||  Arlington, Texas ||  Miller Lite House® at AT&T Stadium 
Oct. 11  ||  North Charleston. S.C.  ||  Riverfront Revival Music Festival
Oct. 18  ||  Lincoln, Ala.  ||  Talladega Superspeedway
Nov. 7-9  ||  Miramar Beach, Fla.  ||  Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon”

About Whiskey Myers
Genre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played nearly 3,000 live shows to ever-increasing crowd sizes since their emergence in 2007. In addition to headlining their own sold-out shows from coast to coast at iconic venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ryman Auditorium, plus performing at marquee festivals Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Download and more, the six-piece was also personally selected to open The Rolling Stones’ Chicago stadium show. The band is poised to begin their next chapter with their highly-anticipated seventh studio album Whomp Whack Thunder, available now via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, with lead single “Time Bomb” climbing the Active Rock radio charts. Their previous project, Tornillo, featured the No. 17 most-played Americana song of 2022, “John Wayne,” and followed breakthrough album Whiskey Myers, which debuted at No. 1 on both the Country and Americana/Folk sales charts, at No. 2 on the Rock chart and No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart (No. 3 among new releases). In total, Whiskey Myers have sold more than 2.7 million albums and amassed over 4.1 billion streams while earning nine RIAA Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications as an independent band. Known for their high-energy live show and unique sound, the band praised by Esquire as “the real damn deal” has also earned sync success with features in Paramount’s hit shows “Yellowstone” (including an on-screen performance) and “Landman,” plus Netflix series “What/If,” Angelina Jolie film “Those Who Wish Me Dead” and CBS series “SEAL Team,” among others. USA Today describes their sound as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.”

Out Today! - OVERT ENEMY - Insurrection

OVERT ENEMY returns with their most powerful and aggressive work to date, the new full-length album Insurrection, out now. The Mission, Texas-based band has carved a name for itself in the global metal scene by blending gnarly Texas groove with relentless twin guitar attacks and a triple vocal assault. With Insurrection, OVERT ENEMY has refined their sound, evolving into a band that draws on the energy of the past while pushing the boundaries of modern metal.

Insurrection didn’t come easy. Originally planned as an EP after the band’s 2019 release Possession, the global pandemic forced the band to pivot, transforming the project into a full-length album. Add to that the personal battles faced by the band members, from Leo “Lizard” Ortiz’s major back surgery to the struggle of keeping momentum during worldwide lockdowns, and you have an album born out of perseverance and pure passion. This is an album about resilience, rebellion, and the power of the riff—because, at its core, OVERT ENEMY is a riff band, driven by face-melting guitar solos, raw intensity, and unapologetic metal fury.

The band—composed of Leo Ortiz (guitar/vocals), Laura “Slayerella” Ortiz (bass/vocals), Robert Hahn (guitar/vocals), and Saul Castillo (drums)—takes the listener on a sonic journey across Insurrection. The album is anchored in thrash but refuses to be defined by any one style. From the devastating opening track "Resinated", which blends sinister grooves with epic overtones inspired by Leo's battles with chronic back pain, to the deeply conceptual "Eradication", part of a three-song narrative about alien invasion, the record pushes boundaries while staying true to the ethos of the genre.

For the band members, the making of Insurrection was as much about personal growth as it was about pushing the limits of their sound. “It’s surreal thinking about everything we went through to get this album made,” says Robert Hahn. "Leo could have died on the operating table, and that would have been it. But here we are, with an album that represents the best music we’ve ever created." The band's determination shines through every track, from the thrashy riffs of "Eradication" to the melodic complexities of "Bleed Like I Do", ensuring that no song sounds the same, and no topic is off-limits.

For OVERT ENEMY, Insurrection marks the culmination of years of hard work, personal sacrifice, and an unwavering commitment to their craft. As Laura Ortiz puts it, “This album made me grow as a musician, and you can hear it in my playing and in my vocals. It challenged all of us, and I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved.” For drummer Saul Castillo, who transitioned from drum tech to full-time band member in a matter of months, the experience was equally rewarding.

In a world where fear and division seem to rule, OVERT ENEMY is not afraid to speak up, to push boundaries, and to deliver metal with a message. With Insurrection, they’ve created a record that is not only a musical triumph but a testament to their resilience as a band. Their story is far from over—this is only the beginning of the next chapter.

While thrash metal certainly runs through their veins, OVERT ENEMY refuses to be confined by genre. The release of Insurrection marks a new chapter for the band, as they delve into broader sonic landscapes and thematic complexity. The album reflects their growth both musically and personally, touching on themes ranging from personal struggle and mental health to global political unrest and conceptual sci-fi narratives. Every track offers something unique, showing the band’s ability to experiment with diverse sounds and ideas without losing their aggressive edge.

Outside of the studio, OVERT ENEMY has built a reputation as a DIY powerhouse, handling much of their own production, marketing, and fan engagement. Their strong DIY ethic has earned them endorsements from leading brands like Sawtooth Guitars, Emperor Cabs, FU-Tone, and GODPS Music. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the band has used their time wisely, staying connected with their fans through live streams, social media, and consistent content releases. Their music has also found its way into independent films, further expanding their reach beyond the metal scene.

As they look to the future, OVERT ENEMY remains committed to creating music that not only reflects their personal experiences but also resonates with fans around the world. They are driven by faith, family, and a passion for their art, and they continue to be a beacon of the metal resurgence, blazing their own trail in the genre.

OVERT ENEMY is:

• Leo “Lizard” Ortiz – Guitar/Vocals
  

• Laura “Slayerella” Ortiz – Bass/Vocals
  

• Robert Hahn – Guitar/Vocals
  

• Saul Castillo – Drums
  

Album Credits:

• Produced by: Joshua Lopez (IMMORTAL GUARDIAN), Leo Ortiz & Robert Hahn
  

• Recorded at: Widowmaker Studios, McAllen, Texas
  

• Engineer/Mixing/Mastering: Joshua Lopez
  

• Album Cover Art: Santiago Yanez
  

• Album Formats: Digital, CD, Vinyl

Yellow Snow will be headlining the 8th annual Rock n' Roll Charity Christmas Concert

As the vision of creator, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist Mike DiBiase, Yellow Snow encompasses recorded music, larger-than-life live performances, animation, content, multimedia, and more. And on December 4th at Third and Lindsley in Nashville, Yellow Snow will be headlining the 8th annual Rock n' Roll Charity Christmas Concert. 

Performed at the upcoming concert will undoubtedly be many tracks from Yellow Snow's new album, 'Volume 1,' which contains rocked-up renditions of many holiday classics, including "The Grinch," "Let It Snow," and the new single, "Father Christmas," which is a cover of the Kinks classic.

To listen to the "Father Christmas" single, visit this link:
https://found.ee/fatherchristmas

And click below to view the video:

For years, Rhode Island-born DiBiase — a lifelong musician and EMMY ® Award - nominated audio post production talent by trade — had “gifted” family and friends hard rock Christmas songs. He decided to bring them to the stage at a Rhode Island club in 2007 for the live debut of Yellow Snow, packing the house and donating a portion of the proceeds to various charities. 

He annually headlined shows throughout the ensuing years stirring up a level of cult fandom among the initiated. The music also quietly took on a life of its own as DiBiase’s original song “Giddy Yup, Santa Claus” landed a high-profile sync on The CW’s Riverdale. 

Armed with the framework constructed by DiBiase and his bandmates (Matt Baird, Al Diaz, Franklin La Barbara, Denise Gouvin, Jason Berndt, and Chris Piccirillo), he decamped to Nashville in order to finish recording what would become Yellow Snow’s full-length debut LP, 'Volume 1,' during 2023. 

For the sessions, he assembled a murderers’ row of musicians, including Matchbox Twenty guitarist Kyle Cook, award-winning guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Derek Wells [HARDY, Lainey Wilson], horn players Curt Ramm and Bill Holloman [E - Street Band, Nile Rogers, Danny Gatton , Radiohead ], keyboardist Jon Coleman [Trace Adkins], Dave Cohen [Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, Steven Tyler], vocalist Nathan Barlowe [Keith Urban, Tyler Hubbard, Luna Halo], and many more. 

Not to mention, he tapped Jack Joseph Puig [The Black Crowes, Stone Temple Pilots, Weezer] to mix these ten tracks and Gavin Lurssen for the mastering. Nodding to personal influences a la Stone Temple Pilots , Alice In Chains , Queens of the Stone Age, Stax, and Queen, he brought an abundance of attitude, energy, and edge to the holidays with a handful of originals , including Man In Red, and covers like the lead single “Father Christmas,” “What’s this?” from The Nightmare Before Christmas , “Let It Snow,” “Drummer Boy,” “The Grinch,” and more. 

In many ways, this is the record Mike has been waiting his whole life to make. He spent the majority of his career at legendary toy manufacturer Hasbro as a Music Director, Audio Engineer and Composer, crafting music for often 80 commercials per year. Among many highlights, he contributed compositions to household name franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Nerf, My Little Pony, Playskool, Tonka, Littlest Pet Shop, Play - Doh and many more. In recognition of his work he even garnered an EMMY ® Award nod for a Pictureka! game show open and picked up seven Telly Awards. 

'Volume 1' and the upcoming Rock n' Roll Charity Christmas Concert will undoubtedly electrify this holiday season. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

https://www.yellowsnowmusic.com/  
https://www.instagram.com/the_real_yellow_snow/
https://www.youtube.com/@YellowSnow-Music