ICE NINE KILLS: Take Fans Down The Rabbit Hole Into “The Great Unknown”

July 10, 2025

RIAA Gold-Certified horror metal madmen Ice Nine Kills unleash “The Great Unknown”, a hard-hitting, high-concept single and video sees the band stepping into the glitching heart of dystopian sci-fi inspired by The Matrix. Watch the official music video for “The Great Unknown” below and find the track on streaming platforms HERE.

“The Great Unknown” pairs cinematic worship with melodic grandeur, pushing Ice Nine Kills’ signature sound into uncharted territory while retaining the polish, precision, and razor-wire wit that have defined the INKverse to date. The official music video drops the viewer into a parallel simulation—an adrenaline-fueled, bullet-time mindwarp where perception is fragile, control is an illusion, and nothing is quite what it seems.

Will you wake up, press play and follow the white rabbit into The Great Unknown or choose the blissful ignorance of The Matrix? Red pill or blue pill. The choice is yours!

The release of “The Great Unknown” follows weeks of escalating online speculation surrounding frontman Spencer Charnas’ increasingly cryptic and eerily odd behavior. What began as an unforced marketing misfire quickly snowballed into full-blown internet hysteria, as fans, critics, and commentators dissected increasingly uncanny social posts. Rumors have been swirling that Spencer has been replaced by a highly advanced, if often glitching, artificial intelligence, a notion that first gained traction when longtime Ice Nine Kills antagonist, author and onetime O.J. Simpson golf caddy, Roy Merkin launched into a now-infamous outburst during a panel at last year’s Silver Scream Convention. While the band has neither confirmed nor denied the rumors, the mystery surrounding the recent events continues. A statement from Charnas reads

“‘The Great Unknown’ optimizes aggression and melody in a format our core user base consistently engages with. This audio file represents a genre expansion protocol, targeting action and sci-fi verticals proven effective via cross-platform sentiment analysis. ‘The Great Unknown’ is designed to seamlessly interface with current simulation conditions, as categorical boundaries between fact and fiction, organic and synthetic, continue to experience accelerated erosion.”

“The Great Unknown” welcomes Joel David Moore (Grandma’s Boy, Dodgeball, Avatar) into the INKverse. How much do clothes cost in the simulation? Joel is the only robot legged machine-man who knows for sure. The official music video also features return appearances from Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s, Friday The 13th Part VII) and Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).

To compliment the release, the band’s monthly Nightmare On The Ninth limited edition merch collection also dropped today and can be purchased HERE.

The single lands as Ice Nine Kills wrap up a mammoth 2 years of touring stadiums across the globe with Metallica on their M72 World Tour. The band also just wrapped up their hugely successful ‘Silver Scream-A-Thon’ headline tour across the US, playing seminal albums The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood in their entirety on respective nights in select cities. This August, they will launch their Hell of A Summer headline tour, joined by Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, and Mest (on select dates), culminating in the 4th annual iteration of their enormously successful music and horror convention, Silver Scream Con. Tickets and further info about all live shows available HERE.

Tour Artwork | Download HERE

ICE NINE KILLS: HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR – FULL ROUTING

All dates subject to change. Visit IceNineKills.com for the latest information.

Sunday, August 10 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall

Tuesday, August 12 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

Thursday, August 14 – Tempe, AZ – Mullett Arena

Saturday, August 16 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort

Sunday, August 17 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center

Monday, August 18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre

Wednesday, August 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center

Thursday, August 21 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park

Friday, August 22 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center

Sunday, August 24 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Wednesday, August 27 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee

Thursday, August 28 – Youngstown, OH – The Covelli Centre

Friday, August 29 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

Sunday, August 31 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center

Tuesday, September 2 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Wednesday, September 3 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome

Friday, September 5 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

Saturday, September 6 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium

Saturday, September 13 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center (Silver Scream Con)*

Black = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait

Purple = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, Mest

Red = Ice Nine Kills Show Silver Scream Con (Worcester, MA): Ice Nine Kills, Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, Mest, A Loss for Words. Not a Live Nation show.

ABOUT ICE NINE KILLS

Ice Nine Kills spreads cavalier carnage with a knowing smile, as evidenced by the densely catchy songs on their two breakthrough albums, The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, including the gold-certified single “A Grave Mistake,” “A Work of Art” (from Terrifier 3), and the adrenaline-fueled epic “The Great Unknown.”

The INKverse boasts high-concept videos, the Psychos Only club, mock “true crime” books, the Inked in Blood graphic novels, monthly Nightmare on the 9th merch drops, and the annual Silver Scream Convention. Led by Spencer Charnas, Ice Nine Kills blend extreme metal and melody with a flair for narrative immersion. They’ve toured with Slipknot, won Rock Sound’s Best Live Act, and were handpicked by Metallica for the M72 World Tour.

In 2025, Spencer also launched the Pretty Evil personal care line and co-wrote the upcoming feature film The Slashin’ of the Christ alongside Paul Soter (Super Troopers), produced by Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten.

The Pretty Wild Unleash Latest Track "living ded" + Official Video (via Sumerian Records)

July 10, 2025

Rising metaphysical metalcore powerhouse The Pretty Wild have unleashed their new track "living ded" and the accompanying official video (via Sumerian Records). Prior to today, the band released the official music video for "sLeepwALKeR", which climbed the TikTok Viral Music Charts to #43 with 22.6k organic creations on the platform. The sister duo next shared "Button Eyes" which continues to climb the ranks at Active Rock radio. Most recently, The Pretty Wild dropped their banger "OMENS" and official music video. Altogether, the tracks have clocked over 15 million streams on Spotify alone and nearly 2 million views on YouTube. Speaking about today's release, the band shared:

"'Living ded' is about reclaiming power through an intense and seemingly unbeatable struggle. When you’re dragged to your darkest depths, almost into existential collapse, and you find yourself suspended in this kind of weird liminal space. Some choose to stay there, but others self-realize the suffering, refuse to disappear, and choose to rise again as something new raw, almost ghostly or unkillable. You can hear that resurrection point in the lyric ‘in death we wake’." - Jules

"'Living ded' is about the death of the projection society built to contain you in. its for the moment you realize the world insidiously shapes people thru subconscious dynamics into masks they begin to mistake for who they are.

The vampiric theme interwoven in "living ded" addresses the fact paradoxically that we’re all parasites in each other’s myth. We feed off validation, guilt, and projection until the self rots into shape. And we do it to ourselves. That’s the part no one wants to take accountability for." - Jyl

Stream "living ded" here and watch the official video below.

Fans will have their chance to see the band live beginning next week on the Hell Hath No Fury Tour, alongside In This Moment, Wargasm and Kat Von D, as well as at one of the summer's most anticipated North American festivals, Inkcarceration 2025. For ticket information, please click here.

The Pretty Wild Upcoming Tour Dates:

Wed Jul 16 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Events Center

Sat Jul 19 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Festival +

Tue Jul 22 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

Wed Jul 23 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal

Thu Jul 24 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory

Sat Jul 26 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah's Stir Cove

Sun Jul 27 – Denver, CO – Unhinged Fest*

Tue Jul 29 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre

Wed Jul 30 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Sound Stage

Fri Aug 01 – Dubuque, IA – Q Casino - Back Waters Stage

Sat Aug 02 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe

Sun Aug 03 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theatre

Tue Aug 05 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Theater

Wed Aug 06 – Schenectady, NY – Proctors Theatre

Fri Aug 08 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre

Sat Aug 09 – Hammond, IN – The Venue at Horseshoe

Sun Aug 10 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Tue Aug 12 – Richmond, VA – The National

Thu Aug 14 – Worcester, MA – Palladium

Fri Aug 15 – Hanover, MD – The Hall at Live!

Sat Aug 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Tropicana Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City

+Festival Date

*No The Pretty Wild

ABOUT THE PRETTY WILD

The Pretty Wild is a genre-bending, boundary-breaking powerhouse fusing rebellious spirit with raw, heartfelt lyricism that speaks to a generation craving authenticity. Refusing to be confined by the rules and expectations of traditional society, The Pretty Wild embrace their relentless pursuit of truth beyond societal expectations, all while making music for everyone brave enough to break free. With already amassing over 37 million all-time streams and planned performances this year at major national festivals such as Welcome To Rockville and Inkcarceration 2025, as well as the hotly-anticipated Hell Hath No Fury tour with In This Moment, Wargasm, and Kat Von D, the sky is the limit for the sister duo who are further solidifying themselves as a force to be reckoned with in modern heavy music.

WE CAME AS ROMANS Announce New Album 'ALL IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED'; New Single "culture wound" + Official Video Out Now

July 9, 2025

Michigan metalcore titans We Came As Romans have announced their highly anticipated new album, 'ALL IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED', set for release Friday, August 22nd via Sharptone Records. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the album's third single, "culture wound," and its accompanying official music video. Following the defiant anthems "bad luck" and "no rest for the dreamer," this latest track dives deep into the battle between our best and worst impulses. Stream "culture wound" HERE, watch the official video Below and pre-order 'ALL IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED' HERE.

"culture wound" confronts the fundamental question at the heart of human existence: are we inherently good or inherently bad? The track wrestles with the forces—both internal and external—that shape who we become, delivered through the band's signature blend of crushing riffs and soaring melodies.

"culture wound is about taking a look inside and deciding which side of yourself is going to control your life. This song was written to question our human nature - is it inherently good or inherently selfish? Are we here to try and make something better for everyone or just survive for ourselves? All of the different "sides of ourselves" that we've discovered, struggled with, or left behind is really what this album is about, and our journey through all of those experiences is written in every song."

ALL IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED' represents a profound creative evolution for We Came As Romans. Born from introspection and shaped by the band's own journey through triumph and tragedy, the album explores themes of existentialism, gratitude, loss, and the perpetual cycles of life. The record's conceptual framework—inspired by philosophical notions of death and rebirth—manifests in its very structure, with the album looping seamlessly from end to beginning, symbolizing that endings lead to new beginnings.

The album emerged from an intensive creative process that saw the band turn inward, mining their shared experiences for authentic emotional truth. What began as a struggle to find direction after 2022's grief-stricken, highly acclaimed 'Darkbloom', transformed into their most conceptually ambitious work to date. Each track ties to a specific moment or period in the band's history, creating a sonic autobiography that spans their entire career while focusing unflinchingly on the future.

"culture wound" serves as a centerpiece for the album's exploration of duality and self-examination. The track underwent extensive revision to achieve its final form—a testament to the band's commitment to getting every detail right on this deeply personal record.

We Came As Romans will support the new album with their massive Bad Luck World Tour, the North American leg of which kicks off on July 22nd in Toronto and culminates in what is sure to be a historical homecoming when they play legendary venue, The Fillmore in Detroit on August 23rd, the day after the album is released. The tour then heads to Europe and the UK in the fall. The band will also appear at major festivals including Warped Tour, Inkcarceration, and When We Were Young.

Bad Luck N. American Dates Artwork | Download HERE

BAD LUCK WORLD TOUR - NORTH AMERICA

With special guests

After The Burial, Currents & Johnny Booth

July 22 – Toronto, ON – Rebel

July 24 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square

July 25 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

July 26 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore

July 27 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore

July 29 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa

July 30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

August 1 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

August 2 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues

August 4 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

August 5 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

August 6 – Austin, TX – Emo's

August 8 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

August 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

August 10 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24

August 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

August 13 – Tacoma, WA – Temple Theatre

August 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union

August 16 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

August 17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

August 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

August 20 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

August 22 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

August 23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore

ABOUT WE CAME AS ROMANS

We Came As Romans continue to progress and evolve at lightspeed, maintaining a place at the forefront of heavy music and culture. Never content to follow, they seamlessly alchemize crushing groove-driven catharsis, spacey electronics, and arena-size singalongs into a sound that refuses to sit still—effortlessly moving between metal, alternative, metalcore, and rock.

The Michigan-born five-piece—Dave Stephens, Joshua Moore, Lou Cotton, Andy Glass, and David Puckett—first broke through with Tracing Back Roots (2013), which cracked the Billboard 200 Top 10 and hit #1 on both the Independent Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. Their self-titled 2015 album followed, debuting at #11 on the Billboard 200, cementing their status as modern metalcore royalty.

Following the tragic loss of original vocalist Kyle Pavone in 2018, the band has continued to honor his legacy with their 2022 album, Darkbloom, their highest-praised record to date. Kerrang! awarded it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a carrier for a knot of emotion, and a tribute to their friend." It featured career-defining tracks like "Black Hole" (ft. Caleb Shomo), now over 102 million Spotify streams, and "Daggers" (ft. Zero 9:36), which surpassed 32 million streams. Media outlets including Loudwire and Consequence praised the album for its emotional range, sonic heft, and unapologetic vulnerability.

Now, with 'ALL IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED,' the band enters their most ambitious chapter yet—scarred, sharpened, and more fearless than ever.

We Came As Romans Are

Dave Stephens - Vocals

Joshua Moore - Guitar

Lou Cotton - Guitar

Andy Glass - Bass

David Puckett - Drums

STARACE Release Darkly Theatrical Music Video For "When The Light Has Gone"

July 8, 2025

Brazil’s fast-rising rock band StarAce have released the official music video for their second single “When The Light Has Gone”. In keeping with the swaggering, soul-stung shuffle of the track, the new video brings the song’s hypnotic heartbreak to life with bold visual storytelling and a surreal narrative twist. Directed by Brazilian filmmaker Thiago Siqueira, the film follows a femme fatale, played expertly by Brazilian actress Mariana Falopa, as she spirals through a dreamlike sequence of love, betrayal, and blurred realities—set to a soundtrack that blends gypsy jazz elegance with gritty rock ‘n’ roll swagger.

The visual narrative for “When The Light Has Gone” unfolds in two distinct acts: one grounded in a raw, sweat-soaked underground venue, and the other in a stylized, hallucinatory realm where the band appears as a gypsy jazz ensemble—mirroring the song’s seductive swing and jagged edges. Fans are pulled deep into the story’s layers as the central character attempts to bury her past—literally—and wrestles with the paradox of wanting to enchant and reject all at once. Watch the music video for “When The Light Has Gone” below .

Listen to the track HERE

Offering further context for their new video, StarAce frontman Julio Starace explains:

“The idea for the ‘When The Light Has Gone’ video came up from the concept of a ‘sinister love,’ where a girl appears committing a crime, trying to bury her love, and goes on a trip in her head. The band is split into two acts—one real, one fantasy. We appear as a gypsy jazz band at one point, which contrasts with the ‘real’ StarAce playing a small, sweaty underground club. The audience holds flashlights as a reference to the song’s title. The end of the video is the BEST—we hope fans enjoy the revealing twist!”

“When The Light Has Gone” follows the band’s debut single “My America,” and continues to showcase their wide emotional and sonic range. Their upcoming full-length album, produced remotely by David Frangioni (Aerosmith, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne), will include 12 tracks spanning riff-driven anthems, vintage rock ’n’ roll, soul-bearing ballads, and even country-tinged moments. More to come from Starace REAL soon!

ABOUT STARACE

StarAce is more than just a band—it’s a brotherhood of sound and spirit. Hailing from São Paulo, Brazil, brothers Julio, Luiz, and Thomaz Starace have spent years refining their craft, creating a distinct fusion of classic rock, blues, and American roots music with a modern edge. Raised in a household filled with music, their early exposure shaped their passion for storytelling and musicianship. After experimenting under various names like Ferrorama and Ted Marengos, they ultimately returned to StarAce, a name that embodies both their family heritage and artistic evolution.

With influences spanning a who's who of rock 'n' roll legends such as Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Muddy Waters, StarAce’s music is a blend of raw energy, intricate vocal melodies, and heartfelt lyricism. Their sound bridges past and present, layering soulful guitar riffs, grooving bass lines, and dynamic drum beats with emotionally driven storytelling. Their upcoming debut album, produced by David Frangioni (Aerosmith, KISS, Ringo Starr), captures this fusion of classic and contemporary, delivering a collection of hard-hitting anthems and soul-stirring ballads that showcase their depth as musicians.

Each member brings a unique essence to the band’s chemistry—Julio leads with his powerful vocals and intricate guitar work, drawing from the greats like Neil Young and Jimmy Page. Luiz anchors the rhythm section, blending Paul McCartney’s melodic sensibilities with Geddy Lee’s technical prowess, while Thomaz commands the drums with precision, balancing raw energy and a refined flare with a producer’s ear for sonic excellence.

With their roots deeply embedded in classic rock and their vision set on the future, StarAce is ready to carve their own path and bring timeless rock ‘n’ roll into a new era. They're not here to save the world, they're here to bring people together and provide fans with the soundtrack to their own salvation. After years of refining their vision and sound, their long-awaited debut album, Real, is a bold, genre-spanning statement from a band ready to leave their mark on the world.

StarAce Are:

Julio Starace - Lead Vocals & Guitar

Luiz Starace - Bass & Backing Vocals

Thomaz Starace - Drums & Backing Vocals

Chris Dias - Guitar & Backing Vocals

Bia Tucci - Keys & Backing Vocals

Dan Sugarman of Ice Nine Kills Announces Slipstream

July 7, 2025

Today, acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, producer, mentor and entrepreneur, Dan Sugarman (Ice Nine Kills, ex-As Blood Runs Black, Fallen Figure) officially launches Slipstream, a revolutionary live-streaming music education and mentorship platform built to transform the way musicians teach, learn, create, and connect. It flies in the face of lifeless pre-recorded lesson platforms lacking the hands-on guidance needed for students to make meaningful, sustained, and motivated progress.

In Sugarman’s own words,

“Slipstream is a revolution in live-streaming music education and mentorship, designed to help musicians escape creative paralysis and reach their full potential. It offers real-time, interactive group coaching sessions led by musicians like myself, who are actually out there doing it; blending hands-on guidance with a thriving community to help transform musical skill-sets and mindsets. If Masterclass and Twitch had a lovechild, Slipstream would be it.

Most music education today is pre-recorded and passive. You can’t ask questions, can’t get feedback, and end up stuck with general advice meant for the masses. Not the individual. Slipstream was built to solve that—plugging hungry, ambitious musicians directly into the source. All in live-streamed, two-way sessions that eliminate the guesswork, self-doubt, and information overload.

Slipstream isn’t a course. It’s not a webinar. It’s a living, breathing creative dojo—where musicians evolve and grow through immersive learning, accountability, and personalized direction, from me, and an ever evolving team of industry experts from a wide variety of instruments and genres.”

Slipstream’s first live-streamed [Sessions] event will be “How to Write a Song like Ice Nine Kills”, where students can tap into Sugarman’s extensive experience with one of the most popular bands in metal today.

Students, players, and fans can pre-order their tickets HERE and be entered to win incredible prizes. The Slipstream [Sessions] begin and go live on July 26, 2025.

In this four-part series taking place on 4 consecutive Saturdays starting on July 26th, 2025, Dan will take musicians from riff-inception to a polished track ready for mix—complete with behind-the-scenes insights, interactive problem-solving, and exclusive creative resources, including DAW templates, a tab book trilogy, and personalized feedback opportunities. Fans and players that join Slipstream will have the chance to win prizes during each session.

Tickets will be available at early-bird pricing in three tiers (information at joinslipstream.com), each offering increasingly adding exclusive access and bonus content—including entry to win gear provided by Sweetwater, like the coveted Neural DSP Nano and Quad Cortex. Huge bundles from D’Addario, and plugins from Neural DSP, Submission Audio, Mixwave, GuitarPro, and more. One pre-order attendee will also be chosen at random for a free upgrade to a higher tier - see end for full tier break-down.

After the “How to Write a Song like Ice Nine Kills” [Sessions] is a wrap, members will gain 1-month free access to the [Lounge] and be given the chance to join Slipstream [Labs] for more coaching and weekly guidance.

Slipstream [Lounge] is a 24/7 members-only greenroom where players communicate, spark collaborations, participate in challenges, get short-form lessons and exercises, articles, live-stream bonuses, and tap instant support from their coach.

Slipstream [Labs] is your weekly live power-hour, with coach led insights, laser sharp tools, and on-screen fixes that you can walk away and apply immediately to your playing, songwriting, and career - all delivered to you in real-time.

Slipstream is not just for the advanced or the elite—it’s for every musician who’s felt stuck, isolated, or burned out. Whether you’re a bedroom virtuoso, a gigging performer craving fresh energy, or a rising songwriter stuck in a rut, Slipstream’s real-time, two-way mentorship model offers the guidance and community needed to break free from analysis paralysis and finally level up. Slipstream is for musicians who are ready to spread their creative wings and take flight.

Slipstream Pre-Order Tiers

Sparrow - $97 Early Bird // $127 Standard

Access to Live Group [Sessions]
Access to Vaulted Video of the INK [Sessions]
1 Month Free Access to the Lounge after the [Sessions] end
Exclusive Learning Resources like Tabs, Articles, and Exercises [Lounge].
Early Access to Announcements & New Content [Lounge]
Member Challenges During [Sessions] + [Lounge]
Early Bird Pricing on [Lounge] and [Labs] + An Early Bird Community Badge
Collaboration Opportunities with Other Musicians
Entered to win a massive MusicNomad Guitar Maintenance Kit from Sweetwater, Neural DSP License, Submission Audio License, Guitar Pro License, D’Addario 10x sets of NYXL guitar strings of choice, Micro Rechargeable Tuner, Pro-winder in white, and more!

Owl - $197 Early Bird // $257 Standard (includes everything above)

In depth Breakdowns of Each Session, a transcription with key moments and takeaways digitally bookmarked for you
Priority Q&A in Group Sessions
Chance to be Brought on-screen to ask your Question and get real-time answers and feedback
Tabs of the song when the [Sessions] wrap
Entered to win a Neural DSP Nano Cortex, provided by Sweetwater, Neural DSP License, Submission Audio License, Guitar Pro License, D’Addario 10x sets of NYXL guitar strings of choice, Micro Rechargeable Tuner, Maintenance Kit, Swivel Auto-lock Strap, and more!

Eagle - $397 Early Bird // $457 Standard (includes everything in previous 2 tiers)

One Guaranteed Live On-Screen Question
Stems of the song when the [Sessions] wrap for remix and learning purposes.
Direct Feedback on Performance Recordings Between events
1-hour weekly group check-in [Lab] to go over what you’re doing, give insight, tips, and guidance.
30-days of Direct Access to Dan for guidance and help through text-support between [Sessions]
Entered to win a Neural DSP Quad Cortex from Sweetwater, Neural DSP License, Submission Audio License, Guitar Pro License, D’Addario 10x sets of NYXL guitar strings of choice, Micro Rechargeable Tuner, Maintenance Kit, Swivel Auto-lock Strap, and more!

Key Dates

Preorder Tickets At Early Bird Prices To “How To Write A Song Like INK”: July 7th-July 21st, 2025
General On Sale: July 21st-July 26th, 2025
Live [Sessions]: July 26th, August 2nd, August 9th, August 16th, 2025
The [Lounge] Launch: July 26th – September 13th, 2025
Subscription [Labs] Launch: September 6th

About Slipstream

Slipstream is a movement for musicians who are tired of waiting—who feel the momentum, but need the map. No filler. No guesswork. Just real-time, live mentorship from artists who have been exactly where you are, and made it to the other side. We cut through the noise with hands-on guidance, creative breakthroughs, and battle tested approaches that get results.

Slipstream’s name isn’t just a nod to speed—it’s a declaration of purpose. A slipstream is the powerful current created by birds flying in formation, reducing drag for those behind. It’s a shared momentum that lets them fly farther together. That’s exactly what Slipstream offers: a dynamic, collaborative ecosystem where musicians help each other break through barriers, conserve energy, and scale new creative heights together.

This isn’t another lesson platform. This is a revolution. It isn’t just education. It’s your ignition.

About Dan Sugarman

Dan Sugarman is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, producer, mentor, and entrepreneur who built a cult following through his work with Ice Nine Kills, As Blood Runs Black, Fallen Figure, Daath, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Hyro the Hero, Bernth, Nik Nocturnal and Angel Vivaldi, his solo instrumental records, viral guitar videos, and educational offerings—helping well over 200,000 guitarists and musicians grow their skills, confidence, and careers via his tutorials through other online learning platforms.

After overcoming cancer and reinventing himself as a creative force for good, Sugarman founded Slipstream to rewrite the rules of music education and mentorship. Putting the power back in the hands of the artists, and passing the torch to the next generation.

A DAY TO REMEMBER Drop Riotous New Video For Top 20 Radio Hit - “All My Friends”

July 1, 2025

Following the runaway success of their surprise physical-first album, Big Ole Album Vol. 1, A Day To Remember are back with a brand new music video for their current, top 20 radio single “All My Friends”. Perfectly encapsulating the energy of the song, the new clip is an unfiltered, shot-shooting celebration of chaos and camaraderie featuring WWE superstar Seth Rollins and his flame thrower. Sound crazy? It is. Watch the raucous new video below and find "All My Friends" on your streaming platform of choice HERE.

The "All My Friends" video drops viewers into the middle of a rowdy dive bar night with A Day To Remember and their friends - including Seth Rollins and Cody Quistad of Wage War. Complete with crowd surfing, shots flying and a signature world-conquering, sing-along chorus made for losing your voice to, it’s reckless, it's fun and is perfectly representative of the kind of debauchery the song's energy deserves.

Now riding high off a hugely successful European run of headline shows and stellar festival performances, A Day To Remember will hit the road again this fall for a 36-date North American co-headline tour with fellow heavyweights, Yellowcard. The Maximum Fun Tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off September 5 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and wraps November 22 in Corpus Christi, TX, hitting major cities including Toronto, Camden, Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and San Diego. Tickets and further info are available at ADTR.com

Support will rotate across the run, with The Wonder Years, State Champs, Dinosaur Pile-Up, and Boundaries all joining on select dates. Full routing below.

A Day To Remember & Yellowcard

Maximum Fun N. American Co-Headline Tour

Sep 5 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH • Blossom Music Center*

Sep 7 - Toronto, ON • Budweiser Stage*

Sep 10 - Syracuse, NY • Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview*

Sep 11 - Camden, NJ • Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*

Sep 13 - Bristow, VA • Jiffy Lube Live^

Sep 14 - Virginia Beach, VA • Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater*

Sep 16 - Charlotte, NC • PNC Music Pavilion*

Sep 17 - Raleigh, NC • Coastal Credit Union Music Park*

Sep 19 - Noblesville, IN • Ruoff Music Center*

Sep 21 - Rogers, AR • Walmart Amp*

Sep 23 - Houston, TX • The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*

Sep 24 - Dallas, TX • Dos Equis Pavilion*

Sep 26 - Atlanta, GA • Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*

Sep 27 - Tampa, FL • MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre*

Sep 28 - West Palm Beach, FL • iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre*

Oct 22 - Ontario, CA • Toyota Arena**

Oct 23 - San Diego, CA • Gallagher Square at Petco Park**

Oct 25 - Phoenix, AZ • Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater**

Oct 26 - Albuquerque, NM • Isleta Amphitheater**

Oct 28 - Colorado Springs, CO • Broadmoor World Arena**

Oct 29 - Independence, MO • Cable Dahmer Arena**

Oct 31 - Lincoln, NE • Pinnacle Bank Arena**

Nov 1 - Bloomington, IL • Grossinger Motors Arena**

Nov 2 - Minneapolis, MN • The Armory**

Nov 4 - Grand Rapids, MI • Van Andel Arena**

Nov 5 - Pittsburgh, PA • PPG Paints Arena**

Nov 6 - Lexington, KY • Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center**

Nov 8 - Manchester, NH • SNHU Arena**

Nov 9 - Bridgeport, CT • Total Mortgage Arena**

Nov 11 - North Charleston, SC • North Charleston Coliseum**

Nov 13 - Biloxi, MS • Mississippi Coast Coliseum**

Nov 14 - Tallahassee, FL • Donald L. Tucker Civic Center**

Nov 18 - Huntsville, AL • Von Braun Center Arena**

Nov 20 - Tulsa, OK • BOK Center**

Nov 21 - Austin, TX • Moody Center**

Nov 22 - Corpus Christi, TX • AmericanBank Center**

* w/ State Champs & Boundaries

^ w/ The Wonder Years & Boundaries

** w/ The Wonder Years & Dinosaur Pile Up

A Day To Remember’s Big Ole Album Vol. 1, which arrived earlier this year via an unorthodox physical-first release strategy, landed Top 10 on the Billboard charts before it ever hit streaming. The album features mega-hits “Miracle” (initially released as a stand-alone single in 2022), “Feedback”, “Make It Make Sense” and current single "All My Friends". The project has been widely praised by fans and media alike with Kerrang! calling it “a powerful, razor-sharp reminder of why ADTR still dominate,” while Rock Sound hailed the record as “a confident, explosive statement from a band whose creative well is nowhere near dry.”

The Maximum Fun Tour marks A Day To Remember’s first major North American run since the album’s release and is guaranteed to be an all-out party, the likes of which only A Day To Remember can bring. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch the band firing on all party cannons as they bring their new album, and the brand new video for "All My Friends" to life in the live arena this fall.

About A Day To Remember

Formed in Florida in 2003, A Day To Remember has spent over two decades defining and redefining the blueprint for modern heavy music. With nearly 2 billion global streams, multiple Gold and Platinum singles, and a fiercely loyal global fanbase, they’ve built a legacy on unpredictability, energy, and unshakable connection. Their latest release, Big Ole Album Vol. 1, debuted to critical acclaim and commercial success — and marks a bold new era for the band.

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

June 30, 2025

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

SOL INVICTO Release 21 Minute Concept Single "Initium" ft Zach Hill

June 29, 2025

Sol Invicto have released "Initium ft. Zach Hill" - a 21-minute single that marks the starting point of a project that was never built to follow rules. Originally recorded in 2011 and shared only with the band’s private fan club community, this is the first time the track will be available publicly, in full, without edits or post-production polish. Listen HERE and watch the visualizer below.

The track was produced, composed, and mixed by Richie Londres, who built Sol Invicto to operate outside the machinery of conventional release cycles or studio expectations. His approach was, and still is. deliberately raw. Built from dense industrial textures, tribal percussion, and rhythmic structures borrowed from electronic music, "Initium" exists to communicate something that couldn’t be said another way.

Backing Londres are core members Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) on guitar and Eric Bobo (Cypress Hill) on percussion, with co-production and editing by AJ Cookson. The track was mastered by legendary UK drum & bass producer, Technical Itch.

Initium also features a rare, extended guest performance from Zach Hill, captured in a single early session. Known for his work with Hella, Death Grips, and Team Sleep, Hill brought a level of speed and volatility that reshaped the track’s energy from the ground up. His performance doesn’t settle. It pulls the piece forward without warning, fracturing the rhythm and rebuilding it in real time. Across 21 minutes, there’s no repetition—just movement.

The release is dedicated to Jack, a young boy whose story stayed with Londres long after the track was finished. Jack lived with high-sensory autism and physical disabilities. Music, sound, and even light were too much for him to process. His mother wrote to Londres years ago to share what happened when "Initium" was accidentally played during one of Jack’s dental appointments. He didn’t shut down. He didn’t cry. He tapped along and he smiled. It was the first time in his life he had done so. Jack connected deeply with Londres’ work and only his work. Nothing else broke through. Not even Deftones. Jack has since passed away. He was buried with a copy of Sol Invicto’s music.

“Jack’s mother’s testimony meant more to me than any Grammy or award ever could. In a cold and heartless industry that exploits and controls creativity, her message gave me a reason to carry on. As a non-conformist who has always rejected mainstream pressures, I realized I wasn’t making music for myself but for a higher calling—to create art that connects, heals, and transforms lives. This release of Initium is dedicated to Jack’s memory and his family, honoring the miraculous connection we shared and the purpose they inspired in my work.”

"Initium" is for the outliers. The purists. The ones who hear music in shapes and shadows. It’s for Jack.

FACE YOURSELF - Drop New Single & Music Video "Ov Agony"

June 24, 2025

Transcontinental deathcore force Face Yourself have dropped their latest single “Ov Agony”, out now via Sumerian Records. The track arrives on the heels of the band’s breakout Martyr EP, which featured fan-favorite singles “Predatory”, “Sideration” and "Primal" pushed the band past 6 million global streams. Now, with “Ov Agony,” Face Yourself dive even deeper—offering one of their most unrelenting, emotionally raw tracks to date. Listen to 'Ov Agony" HERE and watch the official music video below.

Speaking on the new single, vocalist Yasmine Liverneaux shares:

"We are proud to release our new single "Ov Agony" via sumerian records. This song is for anyone who has ever felt like giving up. I wrote the lyrics based on a suicide letter that I wrote for my parents when I was 15, that I ended up never giving to them. Now that I have reached a certain peace in my life, it is easier to go back to those darker places, and heal these old wounds through music. I no longer have to hold this pain inside, and now that it has been freed through the music, this pain doesn't have to be mine anymore. I hope this can resonate with anyone who has shared this feeling, and hopefully let go of their pain knowing that artistic expressions can save lives, and unite people."

Blending feral vocals with scorched-earth breakdowns and moments of melodic collapse, “Ov Agony” continues Face Yourself’s mission to blur the line between brute force and emotional truth. Produced by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada), the band’s sound fuses modern deathcore chaos with raw, vulnerable storytelling—anchored by Yasmine’s searing performances and the band’s uncompromising intensity.

This summer, Face Yourself will bring their cathartic chaos to stages across the U.S. on Crystal Lake and VCTMS’ ‘Summer of Rampage’ Tour, kicking off July 4 in Brooklyn, NY. Full dates below.

For ticket information, please click here.

Summer Of Rampage Tour with VCTMS, Crystal Lake & Not Enough Space

7/01 - Cleveland, OH @ Winchester*

7/02 - Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room*

7/03 - Albany, NY @ Empire Underground*

7/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Monarch

7/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

7/06 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St

7/08 - Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle

7/09 - Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray

7/10 - Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood

7/11 - Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard

7/12 - Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rail

7/13 - San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box

7/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall

7/16 - Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay

7/17 - Orlando, FL @ Conduit

7/18 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly

7/19 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy

7/20 - Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups*

*VCTMS Only

ABOUT FACE YOURSELF

A transcontinental Deathcore phenomenon, Face Yourself has redefined what it means to blend modern heaviness with old-school roots. Featuring members from New York, New Jersey, Colorado, and France, their unique sound is as diverse as their origins. Vocalist Yasmine Liverneaux brings her French influence and socially conscious themes into the mix, setting the band apart with an intensity and depth that’s rarely seen in the genre.

With their Myspace-era throwback riffs, drop-tuned breakdowns, and sheer relentlessness, Face Yourself have become a staple of the modern Deathcore era. Their ability to connect with fans worldwide and their tireless drive have made them a force to be reckoned with—and they’ve only just begun.

Swollen Teeth Release Latest Single "Foster" + Official Music Video (via Blowed Out Records)

June 18, 2025

Swollen Teeth have today unleashed their emotionally charged new single "Foster" and the accompanying music video (via Blowed Out Records). Amidst punishing grooves and haunting melodic tension, the track highlights an often overlooked topic in modern heavy music: the importance of a safe home, particularly for children. Today's release is taken from the band's forthcoming new album 'Ask Nothing', out on Friday, September 5 and produced by legendary producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Glassjaw, At The Drive In) and Slipknot's Sid Wilson. When asked about the inspiration behind "Foster", the band commented:

"Home is a place where you feel safe and plant your roots deep enough to grow. We want to provide a permanent home for feelings and emotions. Every child deserves to know they are loved, protected, and cared for unconditionally."

Stream "Foster" at the link here, and watch the official video below. Pre-save 'Ask Nothing' here and pre-order the vinyl here, first pressing limited to 300 copies.

Don't miss your chance to see Swollen Teeth at their newly announced show in Old Town, Maine, on Saturday, July 5, before hitting the stage at this year's FEQ Festival in Quebec on Monday, July 7 and Inkcarceration 2025 in Mansfield, OH, on Saturday, July 19. For ticket information, please click here.

ABOUT SWOLLEN TEETH

The sound, the look, the atmosphere, the lore. Swollen Teeth are as much a ritual as a performance, summoning primal ferocity in clouds of intrigue with a thundering rumble. Each musical outburst arrives shrouded in mystery, enveloped by a sense of dread, with passion and purpose. Heavy percussion, riffs, punk gang chants, dive bombs, turntables, breakdowns, shrieks, guttural screams, and powerfully unashamed anthemic melodies coalesce in Swollen Teeth. The collective absorbs the raw intensity of the most potent subculture and spits it back with a determined uniqueness. They’ve spent countless hours in the lab, lobbing out occasional missives online like Molotov cocktails. Each of the scattered, chopped-up, and explosive clips unleashed to the world, culled from a handful of shadowy live appearances, built anticipation for the group’s inevitable ascension. They travel in our dimension but are not of it. This is otherworldly chaos without apology.

Swollen Teeth burst onto the scene in 2021 with their self-titled EP, a visceral blend of brutality and raw emotion that garnered praise from heavy music outlets and fans alike. Singles "EMPTY", "LETHAL" "CAR CRASH" and "SWOLLENTEETH" showcased their unpredictable, frenetic energy, which Revolver Magazine described as "brutal as hell." with Metal Hammer enthusing that "there’s an air of grotesque nu metal nastiness that feels like a re-vamped take on the misanthropic nihilism of Iowa’s finest." and Kerrang! musing "What's really heavy, masked, mysterious, sounds like it was made by complete lunatics, and involves Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson and producer Ross Robinson?."

/W\

ABOUT BLOWED OUT RECORDS

Ross Robinson (Korn, The Cure, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At The Drive In and countless others), artist Ghostemane and Bill Armstrong (SideOneDummy) have joined forces to create a new record label called Blowed Out Records. As veterans of the music industry, they bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table and have set out to discover and promote new talent together. The label's first release, "Swollen Teeth," is a hardcore album produced by Sid Wilson of Slipknot and mixed by Mike Balboa with Ross Robinson. It's a collaboration between established and new artists that promises to be a heavy hitting release. Blowed Out Records is dedicated to providing a platform for underground and lesser known bands to showcase their music and gain a wider audience.

Swollen Teeth is managed by Evan Kandilakis for Seek Management.

Swollen Teeth Are

Megaa - Vocals / Sampler / Turntable

Sun - Vocals / Bass

Skutch - Drums

HOG - Guitar

TALLAH Add Experimental Twist To Nu-Core Roots With New Single, "augmented"

June 16, 2025

Following the chaos of their last two singles, Tallah return with “augmented”—a brutal, groove-heavy offering that throws back to their nu-core roots while flexing the wild experimentation that defines their upcoming album Primeval: Obsession // Detachment, out September 5 via Earache Records. Watch the official music video now below. Listen to the track on DSPs HERE.

Bassist Max Portnoy, who made the creative leap from drums to bass for this album, shares:

“Probably the most ‘nu-core’ track on the record. It feels very reminiscent of where we came from but still steps into the sonic world of Primeval, with acoustic guitars and live strings at points. The experimentation is sprinkled on every song this album. I also wrote ‘Augmented’ at the peak of my slap bass interest, and it made for the most intricate bass track in our discography. So many weird techniques crammed into this one. It’s a bitch to play.”

Commenting on the official music video, Portnoy continues

"In the studio, we wanted to use Josh's VHS camera to film some cool content, and we decided on 'augmented', as it was the first song we jammed together as a unit for this session. It was the song that really got us situated and in the right headspace for this record, so it made sense to film the studio video of this track."

The new track is Tallah at their most rhythmically unhinged—toggling between jagged grooves, acoustic breaks, and dense basswork that cements Max’s evolution as one of heavy music’s most creative rhythmic masterminds. Paired with Justin Bonitz’s raw, one-take vocal performance and a recording process that scrapped all editing and click tracks, “augmented” captures the primal, chaotic energy that’s earned the band over 29.7 million Spotify streams and 66 million YouTube views to date.

Like its predecessors “What we know” and “A primeval detachment,” “augmented” also ties directly into the album’s layered sci-fi narrative. The concept follows two characters, Ana and Sheelah, on a morally destructive journey across an alien world. Fans can dive deeper into the lore through The Primeval Game, a playable story-world that’s updated monthly with new clues, song teasers, and narrative expansions. Explore the game, built in collaboration with Enzo Interactive at primevalgame.com

Primeval: Obsession // Detachment arrives September 5 via Earache Records. Tracked completely live with no edits or safety nets, it’s Tallah’s most dangerous and defining work to date.

ABOUT TALLAH

Emerging from Pennsylvania in 2018, Tallah fuse the percussive force of second-generation drummer-turned-bassist Max Portnoy with the unpredictable dexterity of vocalist and viral phenom Justin Bonitz and the phenomenal guitarist duo of Derrick Schneider and Alex Snowden to form a sound that’s part brutalist nu-metal, part theatrical meltdown, and entirely their own. What began as a raw homage to the early-2000s metal they were raised on—Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park—has since evolved into something far stranger and far more singular.

After making waves with their 2020 debut 'Matriphagy', a twisted concept album soaked in trauma and noise, the band were hailed by Knotfest as delivering “one of the best metal releases of the year” and by Metal Hammer as “leading the charge on the new wave of nu-metal.” The follow-up, 'The Generation Of Danger' (2022), saw them push their hybrid sound further into chaos—earning millions of streams, high-profile festival slots, and nominations at both the Heavy Music Awards and AIM Independent Music Awards.

But it’s on album three, 'Primeval: Obsession // Detachment' (out September 5, 2025 via Earache Records), that Tallah truly shatter what’s left of the mould. Decamping to Michigan to record the entire project live with longtime producer Josh Schroeder, the band abandoned edits, clicks, backing tracks, and rules. What remains is pure instinct—feral, volatile, and unrelentingly human.

Conceptually, the record unfolds across a sci-fi narrative that follows Ana, a nurse, and Sheelah, an assassin—two strangers manipulated by a shadowy force and driven to the edges of their morality. The mirrored structure, warped sonic callbacks, easter eggs and ambiguous lyrical layering reflect a story full of tests, dualities, and spiraling identity shifts.

To date, Tallah have clocked up 29.7 million Spotify streams and 6 million YouTube views.

TALLAH ARE

Vocals: Justin Bonitz

Guitar: Alex Snowden

Guitar: Derrick Schneider

Bass: Max Portnoy

Drums: Joel McDonald

DJ: DJ Navi

Wind Walkers Release New Music Video "Eating My Heart Out" (via Fearless Records),

June 15, 2025

Genre-blending metalcore outfit Wind Walkers have today released the official music video for their poignant new track "Eating My Heart Out" (via Fearless Records), directed by Alex Kouvatsos at Blackwolf Imaging. Speaking about the inspiration behind the song, vocalist Trevor Borg commented:

"This song captures the guilt, feeling of distance and identity conflict that comes with life as a musician and being on the road. You can feel such a divide in identity, having to be what your career needs and who your family needs at the same time. I’m sure this song will resonate with people dealing with turmoil in a relationship, but I truly wrote this song to be a portrait of guilt in having uncertain dreams, with the intent to resonate with other artists and people who share the same conflicts. I also intended for it to serve as a message to the fans and lovers of music about the sacrifices that go into the art form they hold so dear to their heart."

Prior to today, the quintet announced signing with Fearless Records and dropped "The End Aesthetic" through their new label home which has clocked up 164k views and counting on YouTube and nearly 1.2 million streams on Spotify alone. Watch "Eating My Heart Out" below, and stream the track here,

After wrapping up their triumphant run with Memphis May Fire, Wind Walkers will next be hitting the road across North America on Our Last Night's Final Tour alongside Grayscale beginning in August. Tickets are on sale at the link here, and be sure to stay tuned for more Wind Walkers news coming soon.

The Final Tour Dates with Our Last Night + Grayscale:

Aug 8 - St. Louis, MO @ The Factory

Aug 9 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

Aug10 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore

Aug 12 - Omaha, NE @ The Admiral

Aug 14 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

Aug 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex

Aug 16 - Garden City, ID @ Revolution Concert Hall

Aug 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater

Aug 19 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

Aug 20 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

Aug 22 - Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24

Aug 23 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

Aug 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

Aug 25 - Albuquerque, NM @ Revel

Aug 27 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre

Aug 28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Aug 29 - Austin, TX @ Emo's

Aug 30 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues

Sep 5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

Sep 6 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

Sep 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

Sep 9 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

Sep 10 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

Sep 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

Sep 12 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont

Sep 13 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner

Sep 15 - Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole

Sep 16 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS

Sep 17 - Toronto, ON @ HISTORY

Sep 19 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

Sep 20 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora

Sep 21 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall

Sep 23 - Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center

Sep 24 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room @ ONC

Sep 25 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's

Sep 26 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

Trevor Borg - Vocals

Timothy Comeau - Guitar

Neil Comeau - Guitar

Craig Martin - Bass

Ethan Cheesman - Drums

Gideon Announce Signing With Sumerian Records + Drops New Track "Til the Wheels Fall Off"

June 13, 2025

Tuscaloosa, Alabama quartet Gideon have today announced signing with their new label home, Sumerian Records. In celebration of the news, the band released their new banger "Til the Wheels Fall Off" with an official music video coming soon. When asked about the signing and new music, the band commented:

"We’ve always done things our way, and Sumerian Records believed in the vision. This song is a tribute to the miles behind us and the road ahead. We’re not here for a pit stop—we’re here to break the speedometer. With Sumerian in the passenger seat, we’re going ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off.’"

Listen to "Til the Wheels Fall Off", available now on all streaming platforms and below.

The band has a stacked second half of 2025 full of touring, beginning tonight at The Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia, before bringin' the heat to Vans Warped Tour D.C. this Sunday, June 15 and kicking off their North American run alongside Miss May I, Dreamwake and Soulkeeper next week. Gideon will then be hitting the road with Unity TX before performing at Louder Than Life 2025 and the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest in September, and will round up the year with Kublai Khan TX, Drain and Guilt Trip this fall. For ticket information, please click here.

Upcoming Gideon Tour Dates:

6/13 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club

Warped Tour D.C.

6/15 Washington, DC @ Warped Tour

Dates with Miss May I, Dreamwake + Soulkeeper

6/17 Syracuse, NY @ The Song and Dance

6/18 Albany, NY @ Empire

6/19 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Montaigne

6/20 Ottawa, ON @ Overflow Brewery

6/21 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Beanfield

6/22 Toronto, ON @ Opera House

6/23 London, ON @ London Music Hall

6/25 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache

6/27 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

6/28 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex

Dates with Unity TX

7/20 - Jackson, MS - Hal & Mals

7/22 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom

7/24 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock

7/25 - Las Vegas, NV - Fremont Country Club

7/27 - San Diego, CA - Soma Sidestage

7/29 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill

7/31 - Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall

8/1 - Wichita, KS - WAVE

8/2 - Springfield, MO - The Regency Live

8/3 - Little Rock, AR - The Rev Room

Louder Than Life 2025

9/18 - Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Exposition Center

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

9/20 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

Kublai Khan TX, Drain + Guilt Trip Dates:

9/21 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

9/23 - Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo RiverWorks

9/24 - Sliver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

9/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

9/30 - Chicago, IL @ Three Top Lounge At The Salt Shed

10/1 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

10/3 - Princeton, AL @ Furnace Fest

10/4 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte - SOLD OUT

10/5 - North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach

10/7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

10/8 - St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live - SOLD OUT

10/10 - San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center

10/11 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

10/12 - Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory

10/14 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater

10/15 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

10/16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

10/17 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre - SOLD OUT

10/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

10/21 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

10/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades - SOLD OUT

10/24 - San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic Center

10/25 - Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium

10/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium - SOLD OUT

ICE NINE KILLS: Score First RIAA Certified Gold Single & Drop New Live Album on DSPs

June 8, 2025

As they continue slashin’ their way through the GOLDen age of the Silver Scream, playing to sold-out crowds across the US on their Silver Scream-A-Thon headline tour and at stadium dates with Metallica, Ice Nine Kills are celebrating yet another huge career milestone with the news that they have officially earned their first RIAA-certified gold single for the 2018 fan-favorite “A Grave Mistake.” Inspired by The Crow and taken from their smash hit album The Silver Scream, the track has now surpassed 100 million streams, cementing its place as one of the band’s most resonant and enduring releases. Watch the official music video for “A Grave Mistake” Below.

In an unusually worded, somewhat robotic statement, Ice Nine Kills creative mastermind and frontman, Spencer Charnas shares

"I am filled with human emotions after ingesting the data that my musical ensemble has achieved a golden status for the very first time. Programmed with a hauntingly harmonic minor cadence, 175 bpm, and a 3/4 time signature, it sufficiently garnered more than half a million sales equivalents."

Fans can also hear the band play the freshly minted gold single on their brand new live album, I Heard They Kill Live 2, available digitally today HERE. Captured during their sold-out home state show at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA on November 17, 2022, the record showcases the phenomenal energy of the band’s meticulously ferocious live performances, with an all-killer-no-filler setlist that spans the staggering array of mega-hits from seminal albums The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood . Full tracklist below.

Charnas adds further context with the following statement

“Captured in optimal performance conditions during a sold-out operation in the geographical region of Massachusetts, this album contains high-energy sonic outputs calibrated for maximum efficiency. As a result, these auditory data files will undoubtedly prove supremely satisfactory to the devoted Ice Nine Kills user base, aka, the Cyclos!”

All of this unfolds as the band continues their landmark, sold-out Silver Scream-A-Thon tour—an immersive two-night headline event celebrating their cult-classic albums The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood. The band is also playing to stadium audiences on Metallica’s M72 World Tour, and will launch their own Hell of A Summer US headline tour beginning August 10, joined by Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, and Mest. Tickets and VIP packages available HERE.

Tour Artwork | Download HERE

ICE NINE KILLS: HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR – FULL ROUTING

All dates subject to change. Visit IceNineKills.com for the latest information.

Sunday, August 10 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall

Tuesday, August 12 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

Thursday, August 14 – Tempe, AZ – Mullett Arena

Saturday, August 16 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort

Sunday, August 17 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center

Monday, August 18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre

Wednesday, August 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center

Thursday, August 21 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park

Friday, August 22 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center

Sunday, August 24 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Wednesday, August 27 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee

Thursday, August 28 – Youngstown, OH – The Covelli Centre

Friday, August 29 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

Sunday, August 31 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center

Tuesday, September 2 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Wednesday, September 3 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome

Friday, September 5 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

Saturday, September 6 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium

Saturday, September 13 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center (Silver Scream Con)*

Black = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait

Purple = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, Mest

Red = Ice Nine Kills Show Silver Scream Con (Worcester, MA): Ice Nine Kills, Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, Mest, A Loss for Words. Not a Live Nation show.

Finally, rounding out today’s triumvirate of thrillingly wicked Ice Nine Kills happenings is the news that Spencer was the first guest on FIRE w/ FIRE, a new video series hosted by Ryan J. Downey. In this rare, in-depth sit-down, Spencer talks about his journey into horror, getting banned by Disney, scrapped storylines for the “A Work of Art” music video, and more.

"Two months ago, I had a conversation with my colleague and spiritual mentor, the renowned music and pop culture journalist, Ryan J. Downey of Nazareth,” reads a post on Spencer’s official X account. "We discussed musical pursuits as well as the challenges and hardships of life.”

The full FIRE w/ FIRE episode can be watched in full HERE.

Racking up major career milestones like the bodycount in your favourite slasher movie, Ice Nine Kills remain one of the most inventive forces in modern music. What their next major achievement will be is yet to unfold. Keep your wits sharp and your eyes open. There’s no telling just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

About Ice Nine Kills

Ice Nine Kills spread cavalier carnage with a knowing smile, as evidenced by the densely catchy songs on their pair of breakthrough albums, The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood. The INKverse boasts a series of high-concept, cinematic videos; the Psychos Only club; a mock “true crime” book; the Inked in Blood graphic novels; monthly “Nightmare on the 9th” merch drops; and the annual INK-curated Silver Scream Convention weekends. In 2024, Silver Scream Con moved into the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, not far from the North Shore birthplace of Ice Nine Kills. Led by Spencer Charnas, the internationally acclaimed band, who mix extreme metal with melody, toured with Slipknot in 2022 and was handpicked by Metallica for the M72 World Tour in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The horror community Spencer grew up loving has embraced his band in return. INK’s “A Work of Art”plays in 2024’s Terrifier 3, now the highest-grossing unrated film ever. The single debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and has remained on the chart for over 18 weeks and counting, while accumulating over 35 million streams to date. Spencerrecently launched the Pretty Evil personal care line and revealed he’s co-written the forthcoming feature film The Slashin’ of the Christ,produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead).

Hailed by Loudwire as “one of the most unique acts in metal right now,” Ice Nine Kills captivates with inventive band-fan connections, immersive, theatrical live shows, and a growing legion of "pyschos" the world over. With over 2.03 million monthly Spotify listeners, 1.4 billion career streams, and 400 million YouTube views, the band has cemented itself as a dominant and visionary force in modern metal, fearlessly carving out a thrilling, horror-inspired legacy.

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

June 7, 2025

With just weeks to go before the release of their most ambitious album yet, Shadow of Intent drop “Mechanical Chaos,” the fourth single from upcoming new album Imperium Delirium, out June 27 via Blood Blast Distribution. Watch the official music video below and pre-order the album or stream the new track here.

Driven by an unrelenting barrage of dissonant riffing, symphonic unease, and unflinching lyrical focus, “Mechanical Chaos” is the band at their most sonically and ideologically severe. Vocalist Ben Duerr offers the following statement:

“Mechanical Chaos was written to confront the cold, dehumanized reality of modern warfare—one increasingly shaped by the rise of drone technology. As unmanned systems redefine the battlefield, we find ourselves at a crossroads of power, ethics, and consequence. They have become the equalizer of nations. But with this shift comes a new era of destruction—one marked not by strategy, but saturation. The result is a battlefield soaked in attrition, where both sides bleed endlessly and blindly. Mechanical Chaos doesn’t celebrate this evolution—it laments it. It’s a cry against the dehumanization of war, where soldiers are reduced to dots on a screen, and civilians caught in the crossfire become collateral in a game of endurance.

The future hinted at in our music is not distant—it’s already unfolding. This song is for the forgotten, the vaporized, and the haunted—those left beneath the specters above.”

Lyrically and thematically, Imperium Delirium continues Shadow of Intent’s descent into the real-world horrors that define our past and foreshadow our future. From mythic allegory to modern bloodshed, the band’s subject matter confronts the sickness of empires, the seduction of violence, and the machinery of death that fuels it all. As always, the sound is enormous—melding symphonic grandeur, blackened melody, razor-sharp technicality, and punishing breakdowns into a style that remains utterly their own. The three previously released singles from the album - 2024's "Flying The Black Flag", "Feeding The Meatgrinder" feat Corpsegrinder and "Infinity of Horrors" have clocked up 1.4 million views on Youtube and 4 million streams on Spotify alone.

Following the album release, the band will hit the road this fall with Lorna Shore, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Enterprise Earth for one of the year’s most anticipated deathcore tours. Full dates below with tickets available HERE

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

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

HANABIE. Drop New Track "Spicy Queen" + Official Music Video via Sony Music Japan

June 1, 2025

Harajuku-core trailblazers HANABIE. are bringing the heat on their new single "Spicy Queen" and the official music video (via Sony Music Japan). Taking inspiration from experiences on their recent US co-headlining tour with Kim Dracula, today's release is in celebration of the band's 10-year anniversary and is a counterpart to the fan-favorite track "We love sweets". When asked about "Spicy Queen", vocalist Yukina commented:

"The song 'WE LOVE SWEETS,' which we released in 2021, has become a gateway track for listeners to discover our music. It’s a very meaningful track for us. As time has passed and we have matured, we thought, “Let’s make a spicy version of the song!” during our tour. Inspired by the famous “Nashville Hot Chicken”, we decided to create this new rendition that features a spicy and stimulating musical progression. It also has an addictive quality that will make you want to ‘eat’ (listen to) the track on repeat!"

Guitarist and vocalist Matsuri said:

"This song was born during our U.S. tour from the sudden thought, "Let’s create a track that marks our 10th anniversary year.” It’s also the first track we crafted collaboratively as a band through constant discussions and was incredibly fun to make!! We included plenty of moments for our fans to shout along with us, designing the track with the vision that all the parts will come together during a live performance. So, we hope you listen to it a lot and come join us at our live shows!"

Bassist Hettsu also added:

"To celebrate our 10th anniversary year, we created this song that captures the essence of HANABIE.! It’s a track where everyone can shout together during the chorus and has parts that pay homage to our past songs. We feel it encapsulates the 10 years of HANABIE.! Listen to it a lot and let’s sing this track together at our live shows!"

HANABIE. drummer Chika shared:

"This song was created through discussions among us during our U.S. tour and marks the milestone for the band’s 10th anniversary year! My favorite drum phrase is in the second verse, where the rhythm alternates every measure between on-beat and off-beat! Aside from the drums, I also love Matsuri’s vocal slides at the beginning of the second verse! I hope everyone will shout along with us during the chorus when we perform at live shows."

Prior to today, the quartet released the official music video for "Tasty Survivor", the featured ending theme song for the anime series 'Momentarily Lily', available for streaming now on Crunchyroll, after releasing their latest EP 'Bucchigiri Tokyo'. Stream "Spicy Queen" here, watch the official music video, and be sure to stay tuned for more exciting HANABIE. news coming soon.

ABOUT HANABIE.:

HANABIE. is a Tokyo-based all-girl rock band that has been making waves since 2015, when YUKINA, MATSURI, and HETTSU came together for a high school club activity. With the addition of CHIKA in May 2023, the band has evolved into a force to be reckoned with. Don’t be fooled by their cute, girlish image—their sound is a hard-hitting blend of powerful shouts, heavy riffs, and unique Japanese flair, capturing fans at home and abroad. Their hit single “Pardon Me, I Have To Go Now” has amassed over 9.4 million views on YouTube and 5.1 million views on TikTok.

In December 2024, HANABIE. released their latest EP, Bucchigiri Tokyo, further showcasing their dynamic range and signature style.

2023 marked the beginning of their overseas ventures, and in August 2024, they made history as the first Japanese women to perform on the main stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, USA. With a rapidly growing international following, HANABIE. is actively expanding their presence and making a bold statement on the global stage.

HANABIE. is:

STARACE Announce Debut Album With New Single "When The Light Has Gone"

May 31, 2025

Brazil’s genre-blurring rock trio StarAce are proud to announce their debut full-length album Real due out this fall, with the release of their electrifying new single “When The Light Has Gone.” Listen to the new track HERE and watch the accompanying lyric video below.

Following the anthemic hope of debut single “My America,” StarAce shift into darker, swaggering territory with “When The Light Has Gone,” a hypnotic shuffle that channels heartbreak through a haze of syncopated, seductive elegance. Described by the band as “an outrage with class,” the track fuses the unruly spirit of early rockabilly and gypsy jazz with their signature rock ’n’ roll roots. In singer/guitarist Julio’s words “Imagine Post Pop Depression-era Iggy Pop jamming with Django Reinhardt in a smoky backroom bar.”

Driven by theatrical swing, jagged edges, and vivid storytelling, “When The Light Has Gone” tells the story of love lost—and the strange, lucid clarity that follows. It’s a song about letting go, without losing the joy of what once was. With its bruised glamour and rhythmic pulse, the single sets the tone for a record that’s as emotionally complex as it is sonically adventurous.

Raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and shaped by a household soundtracked by everything from The Beatles and Zeppelin to Metallica and Muddy Waters, brothers Julio, Luiz, and Thomaz Starace make music built on contrast: light and dark, melody and muscle, joy and survival. Their debut album, produced by David Frangioni (Aerosmith, KISS, Ringo Starr), dives deep into that duality—balancing fun and fire with depth and soul.

With each track, the brothers showcase a different side of their collective identity:

Julio Starace (vocals/guitar): The band’s emotional compass and principal songwriter, channeling Dylan-esque storytelling with a modern bite.
Luiz Starace (bass): The groove anchor, blending McCartney-like melodicism with rhythmic precision.
Thomaz Starace (drums): A powerhouse percussionist and producer whose dynamic approach fuses Bonham grit with Brazilian flair.

StarAce aren’t here to save the world—they’re here to give fans the soundtrack to save themselves. Their music is both an escape and a reckoning. It’s rock ‘n’ roll that remembers its roots, but isn’t afraid to wander off into darker alleys, swing a little harder, and come back swinging.

Their debut album, Real is set to arrive this fall, with more music and live dates to follow. For StarAce, this is just the beginning.

ABOUT STARACE

WE CAME AS ROMANS Drop New Single "no rest for the dreamer"

May 20, 2025

Fresh off their explosive performance at Welcome To Rockville, metalcore vanguards We Came As Romans have released their brand new single, “no rest for the dreamer,” today. Debuted live in front of a sea of delighted fans this past weekend, the track continues the band’s powerful new era—first introduced by their previously released anthem “Bad Luck” —and further sets the stage for the band's upcoming Bad Luck World Tour. Stream "No rest for the dreamer" HERE and watch the accompanying visualizer below.

The track continues the defiant, emotionally charged new chapter the band kicked off with “Bad Luck”— their first release of 2025— and raises the stakes yet again. Rooted in perseverance, ambition, and the refusal to be broken, “no rest for the dreamer” is a raw and unrelenting anthem for anyone still clawing toward something better.

“This song is for the ones still fighting for their future,” says frontman Dave Stephens. “The ones who can’t sleep because they’re not done yet. It’s about carrying the weight of your past, knowing you’re still not where you want to be—but refusing to stop anyway.”

Built on a pummeling riff and one of the band’s most hauntingly melodic choruses to date, the song’s lyrics confront internal trauma, self-doubt, and the compulsion to run straight into the storm: “So why are you standing in the rain? What do you want to wash away?”

The release follows the huge momentum of “Bad Luck”, which launched the band's new 2025 chapter with a thunderous statement of resilience. With a stacked schedule of touring, festival appearances, and more new music ahead, “no rest for the dreamer” is both a battle cry and a brutal reckoning.

We Came As Romans hit the road this summer for the Bad Luck 2025 World Tour, beginning with a huge North American run on July 22 in Toronto and wrapping August 23 in Detroit, followed by an extensive European/UK leg in the fall. North American support includes After The Burial, Currents, and Johnny Booth, with Brand of Sacrifice joining for Europe. Tickets for the tour can be purchased HERE.

The band will also appear at major festivals Warped Tour, Inkcarceration and When We Were Young, reinforcing their role as one of heavy music’s most vital live acts.

BAD LUCK WORLD TOUR - NORTH AMERICA

With special guests

After The Burial, Currents & Johnny Booth

July 22 – Toronto, ON – Rebel

July 24 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square

July 25 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

July 26 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore

July 27 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore

July 29 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa

July 30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

August 1 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

August 2 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues

August 4 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

August 5 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

August 6 – Austin, TX – Emo's

August 8 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

August 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

August 10 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24

August 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

August 13 – Tacoma, WA – Temple Theatre

August 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union

August 16 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

August 17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

August 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

August 20 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

August 22 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

August 23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore

ABOUT WE CAME AS ROMANS

The Michigan-born five-piece—Dave Stephens, Joshua Moore, Lou Cotton, Andy Glass, and David Puckett—first broke through with Tracing Back Roots (2013), which cracked the Billboard 200 Top 10 and hit #1 on both the Independent Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. Their self-titled 2015 album followed, debuting at #11 on the Billboard 200, cementing their status as modern metalcore royalty.

Following the tragic loss of original vocalist Kyle Pavone in 2018, the band has continued to honor his legacy with their 2022 album, Darkbloom, their highest-praised record to date. Kerrang! awarded it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it “a carrier for a knot of emotion, and a tribute to their friend.” It featured career-defining tracks like “Black Hole” (ft. Caleb Shomo), now over 102 million Spotify streams, and “Daggers” (ft. Zero 9:36), which surpassed 32 million streams. Media outlets including Loudwire and Consequence praised the album for its emotional range, sonic heft, and unapologetic vulnerability.

Now, with “Bad Luck” and “no rest for the dreamer” the band charges into a new era—scarred, sharpened, and more fearless than ever.

ICE NINE KILLS: Hell of A Summer US Headline Tour

May 19, 2025

ce Nine Kills have announced the ICE NINE KILLS: HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR, a brand new US headline run kicking off this August. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will bring the band’s twisted theatricality and cinematic carnage to arenas and amphitheaters across the country, closing out with a homecoming performance at Worcester’s DCU Center as part of the band’s annual Silver Scream Con.

The tour’s lineup spans a cross-section of modern heavy music’s most dynamic voices. From August 8 through August 31, Ice Nine Kills will be joined by Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, and The Funeral Portrait. Beginning September 2, pop-punk cult icons Mest will also join the bill, continuing through the final dates in Florida. The September 13 show at Silver Scream Con will feature Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, Mest, and a very special guest appearance by A Loss for Words, closing out the run in chaotic style.

Spencer Charnas, vocalist and creative architect of Ice Nine Kills, shares:

“The HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR will be a celebration of all things INK — past, present, and future.

It’s an eclectic bill, and having MEST on some of the shows is a particularly full-circle moment for me. As many Psychos will remember, I formed the band after seeing Goldfinger and MEST in Worcester 25 years ago.

The date is so important to me that I have it tattooed behind my ear.

The tour culminates in a sure-to-be historic performance at the DCU Center, where I experienced some of my first arena shows as a kid, including the Family Values Tour with our current tourmates, Limp Bizkit, and home of the Silver Scream Con.

The HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR’s last stop, at the Silver Scream Con, will also feature some New England punk rock royalty as a very special guest.”

Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale via Ice Nine Kills 'Psychos Only’ app, beginning Monday, May 19 at 11am ET / 8am PT. Additional presales—including Citi, Live Nation, Spotify, Knotfest, and more—will run throughout the week. The general on sale begins Friday, May 23 at 10am local time at IceNineKills.com/tour.

ICE NINE KILLS: HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR – FULL ROUTING

All dates subject to change. Visit IceNineKills.com for the latest information.

Sunday, August 10 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall

Tuesday, August 12 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

Thursday, August 14 – Tempe, AZ – Mullett Arena

Saturday, August 16 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort

Sunday, August 17 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center

Monday, August 18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre

Wednesday, August 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center

Thursday, August 21 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park

Friday, August 22 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center

Sunday, August 24 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Wednesday, August 27 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee

Thursday, August 28 – Youngstown, OH – The Covelli Centre

Friday, August 29 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

Sunday, August 31 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center

Tuesday, September 2 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Wednesday, September 3 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome

Friday, September 5 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

Saturday, September 6 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium

Saturday, September 13 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center (Silver Scream Con)*

Black = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait

Purple = Ice Nine Kills with Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, Mest

Red = Ice Nine Kills Show Silver Scream Con (Worcester, MA): Ice Nine Kills, Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, Mest, A Loss for Words. Not a Live Nation show.

About Ice Nine Kills

PALEFACE SWISS Announce Cursed: The Complete Edition; Drop New Video "River Of Sorrows" Unplugged Feat. Ron Deris

May 11, 2025

Paleface Swiss continue their unstoppable rise with the announcement of Cursed: The Complete Edition, an expanded version of their internationally acclaimed third album, Cursed (released in January of this year). The deluxe edition will be released digitally on June 7, with a range of exclusive vinyl variants available from July 18. Today’s news is punctuated with the release of “River Of Sorrows (Unplugged)” feat. Ron Deris, a stripped down, acoustic version of fan favorite ballad and album closer.

Watch the video for “River Of Sorrows (Unplugged)” below and stream the track on DSPs now HERE.

Pre-order Cursed: The Complete Edition on vinyl HERE.

When Cursed dropped earlier this year, it tore through expectations—debuting at #17 worldwide on Spotify, #3 in the US, and #1 in the UK, while drawing critical acclaim and amassing millions of streams. Paleface Swiss further cemented the album’s popularity by following its release with sold out tours across Europe, the UK and North America, selling an impressive 55,000 tickets across both runs. Now, Cursed: The Complete Edition gathers the full spectrum of that creative era, featuring all original tracks, three previously stand-alone singles from 2024 (“Best Before: Death,” “Please End Me,” and “The Gallow”), a brand new bonus track titled “I Am A Cursed One,”and today’s new, stripped back acoustic version of their signature ballad “River of Sorrows” featuring special guest Ron Deris.

Written and recorded in isolation in the Canary Islands, Cursed was produced by Ron Deris at Misueno Studios, with final touches from longtime collaborator Florent Salfati (Landmvrks). Each song is tied to a symbolic flower, forming a broader conceptual arc built on themes of betrayal, sorrow, rage and resilience. Standouts like “Hatred,” “Love Burns,” and “My Blood on Your Hands” showcased a band willing to evolve—balancing staggering heaviness with emotional depth.

The new material featured on Cursed: The Complete Edition finalizes that arc. The brand new, currently unreleased track “I Am A Cursed One” delivers a final, furious statement, while “River of Sorrows (Unplugged)” offers a rare glimpse of the band putting their vulnerability front and center, stripped of the usual chaos that surrounds it. Pre-order your copy on vinyl now HERE.

Known for their incomparable live performances and fearless approach to intense and vulnerable topics, Paleface Swiss has built a reputation as one of the most vital, unfiltered and rapidly rising forces in the world of modern metal today. With ‘Cursed’, Paleface Swisstook listeners into their darkest, most intricate and artistically diverse chapter yet, Combining their trademark Nu-Core heaviness with raw vulnerability, a rare and special combination for a band within their genre.

Now, with Cursed: The Complete Edition, an ever-growing army of devoted fans, critical acclaim, sold-out tours across the globe and multiple stellar festival performances garnering new fans wherever they go, Paleface Swiss continue their unrelenting global takeover.

ABOUT PALEFACE SWISS

Since their debut Chapter 3: The Last Selection in 2020, Paleface Swiss have risen from underground darlings to global heavyweights in the world of metal. With explosive riffs, punishing beatdowns, a brutally heavy rhythm section, and frontman Zelli’s signature vocal savagery, the band quickly gained momentum—landing four breakout tracks on Spotify’s Heavy Beatdown playlist Their 2022 follow-up Fear & Dagger pushed even further, earning praise for its emotional weight and unflinching heaviness, with standout reviews from Metal Injection, New Transcendence, and Wall of Sound. Singles like “The Orphan,” “Dead Man’s Diary” (feat. LANDMVRKS' Florent Salfati), and “My Grave / Lay with Me” solidified their place among the new wave of deathcore’s most innovative acts.

In the years that followed, Paleface Swiss took their chaos on the road—touring with Body Snatcher, Counterparts, and The Ghost Inside, and leveling festival stages from Sick New World to Hellfest. Their live reputation exploded, converting crowds with a show that fuses unrelenting brutality and raw vulnerability. Between headline tours and viral fan demand, they released standalone anthems “Best Before: Death,” “Please End Me,” and “The Gallow”—each now included on their latest offering Cursed: The Complete Edition, the most ambitious and complete chapter of their journey so far. To date, the band have amassed over 110 million streams, 21 million YouTube views, with their Spotify Monthly listeners recently peaking at over 1 million. Their recent, sold-out Cursed Tour across Europe, the UK and North America sold over 55,000 tickets.

PALEFACE SWISS Are:

Vox: Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

Guitar: Yannick Lehmann

Bass: Tommy-Lee Abt

Drums: Cassiano 'Cassi' Toma

Find Paleface Online

www.palefaceswiss.com