We Are PIGS + Souleye Drop "GHOST TOWN" Visualizer

eptember 6 will see the release of "Ghost Town," a result of the alt know-how of Esjay Jones and the hip-hop stylings of Souleye, creating an ultra-addictive single that will have heads banging around the world. 

WATCH THE VISUALIZER BELOW.

Souleye (husband of seven-time Grammy-winning Canadian singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette) has an impressive resume. Having been referred to as "one of the most inventive hip-hop artists of his generation" by The Source, his passion for the genre can be traced back to his formative years, as an adolescent in New England, who would record episodes of Yo! MTV Raps on his boombox. He began freestyling and writing songs in his mid-teens, and at 20, he was bestowed with the name "Souleye" during a shamanic visualization meditation. Throughout the course of his career, Souleye has been viewed as a genre-bending act, as evidenced by his longevity and his discography, which features a dozen studio albums! Furthermore, he has collaborated with numerous artists, including his wife, Alanis Morissette, and various hip-hop and electronic music artists, such as Sunspot Jonz and Random Rab.

Collaborator and Grammy-featured producer Esjay Jones is perhaps one of the busiest and tenacious women in all of the music industry. Having worked with everyone from Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Brian "Head" Welch of Korn, and Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction to the late, great Chester Bennington, Jones consistently has her finger on the pulse of what makes a song pop in any genre. Not only does she have a stranglehold on the rock world, but with business partner and Kittie frontwoman, Morgan Lander, Esjay Jones has also stepped into the world of non-alcoholic beverages. Their creation, specifically crafted for heavy music lovers everywhere, KittiePIG, is a non-alcoholic beer that is making waves within the hardrock venues and bars around the country. Promising "All Headbang, No Hangover," there has never (ever) been a better tasting, or more badass can of bubbles to hit the market. For more info on KittiePIG and wholesale purchasing, go here! 

Souleye and Esjay will join forces for a second time beyond their massive song collaboration by launching the first-ever SOULEYE FEST on October 26 at Four-Twenty Bank in Palm Springs. The "can't miss" event is complimentary and embraces art, music, and plant- based medicines. So there's something for everyone and is a great way to spend the day. Additionally, Souleye will also release his 13th studio album, Floating In Plasma, that night.

New Music Out Now from Narnia

NARNIA

Release Ninth Studio Album,

‘Ghost Town’, Out Today!

Order HERE

Twenty-seven years into a career that continues to grow, Swedish metal band NARNIAtake huge steps into an exciting chapter with the new album ’Ghost Town’. The seasoned five-some once again shows how to shape a masterpiece with this melodic metal future classic.

On their ninth studio album, ’Ghost Town’, NARNIA has picked the icing on the cake from its vast catalog. This album can't simply be labeled a neoclassic metal album or a power metal album, though these elements are present. There are also parts that are progressive, modern, heavy, and just creatively different. This can all be summarized by saying, this is one well-crafted piece of classic, melodic metal.

Artwork: Jani Stefanovic / Layout: Jonatan Samuelsson

Order 'Ghost Town' HERE

Co-founder, guitarist, and producer CJ Grimmark is the crucial architect of the band's sound, and also its primary songwriter along with co-founder and lead singer Christian Liljegren and bassist Jonatan ”Jono” Samuelsson. Through well formulated lyrics and melodies created to enhance the music, this songwriting team has explored new modes of expression represented in songs such as ’Thief’, with its dramatic arrangement of anxiety-laden, expressive imagery, and the progressive, ’Modern Day Pharisees’, a song dealing with the subject of hypocrisy.

The title track, ’Ghost Town’, was first introduced to the cheering live-audience at Sweden Rock Festival 2022, and is now an obvious part of the set list with its bombastic four on the floor-pulse and sing along chorus. The heartbeat of NARNIA, Andreas "Habo" Johansson, does a tremendous job behind the drums, and spares no energy. Martin Härenstam and his keyboards have been given a large but tasteful space on the record, and range in sound from vintage synths to grand piano.

The record's gem, "Rebel", with a nod to the band’s earliest influences, should appeal to longtime fans. But also, more immediate songs like the soon-to-be crowd pleasers, "Hold On", "Wake Up Call", and "Alive". "Descension", on the other hand, is more progressive, but there is a constant and clear common thread throughout the entire production that ties it together brilliantly.

"Out of the Silence" picks up where 2019's "The War That Tore the Land" left off, as the album's only ballad. Featured by Saviour Machine’s frontman Eric Clayton, who reads the Lord’s prayer with his deep baritone operatic voice.

"Glory Daze" is perhaps the album's heaviest song, which also addresses one of today's biggest problems: Stress and chasing the wind. Something that Liljegren himself experienced during a burnout.

"Different songs will appeal to different people lyrically, but we cover a variety of topics throughout the album, and I’m sure people will be able to relate to them, both musically and spiritually. Some of these songs stand out a bit from our previous repertoire, but without abandoning our historical influences", Liljegren explains and continues:

"This is an album with a positive message combined with bombastic music. You can't have one without the other when it comes to Narnia", Liljegren concludes.

Lyrics that make you reflect combined with the broad musical breadth the band possesses, along with a solid production, is NARNIA’s musical trademark which runs throughout the entire album.

If the last studio album, ’From Darkness to Light’, from 2019 marked the way, ’Ghost Town’ is a more than worthy sequel with a life of its own.

'Ghost Town' is produced by CJ Grimmark, mixed by the band"s sound engineer Viktor Stenquist, and mastered by Thomas Piec Johansson.

It is available on all digital platforms, on CD, and on vinyl on in collaboration with Sound Pollution Distribution.

NARNIA are:

Christian Liljegren: Vocals

CJ Grimmark: Guitars, backing vocals

Jonatan Samuelsson: Bass, backing vocals

Martin Härenstam: Keyboards

Andreas “Habo” Johansson: Drums

Last in Line (Def Leppard, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Ozzy) Announce "Jericho" + Share "Ghost Town" Video

LAST IN LINE — frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-Ozzy Osbourne), and former Dio comrades-in-arms Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) and Vinny Appice (ex-Black Sabbath) — and their label earMUSIC announce the release of their third studio album Jericho, out March 31.

Pre-order the album here.

To kick things off, the first track "Ghost Town" was released digitally today. The accompanying music video can be watched below.

"The song for me describes breaking a cycle from different perspectives. On a personal level it could be family, career or life expectations, putting a person in an unwanted or unwelcome space. On a grander scale it addresses government expectations. Non-sensical, unethical ideas and laws that become the norm, while turning a blind eye to larger problems," states Freeman.

Despite the past two years of isolation, this record was produced in the best hard rock tradition with great studio performances of an excellent all-star line-up.

"With Last in Line, just as we did with Dio, we cut the basic tracks live. It's important for us to capture the energy of the syncopation of playing together in real time – much like the energy of a live show. This record represents the best of both worlds: the spirit of an energetic band performance, and the more reflective and nuanced qualities of our individual performances, too," says Campbell.

Last year, Last in Line surprised with a unique version of the Beatles classic "A Day in the Life," which has been released on the Limited 12" Silver Collector's EP with the same name.

In 2023, Last in Line are at the top of their game. On Jericho, Campbell delivers his signature flamboyant guitar playing, Appice and Soussan shake foundations with their unmistakable grooves, and Freeman's vocals are just one of the best of his generation.

The 12 tracks boast big guitar riffs and solos, they're catchy, and full of energy. Appice invites us: "All the musical forces of Last in Line are combined here for a super-powerful new record. Press play and put your seatbelts on!!"