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PREMIERE: Paper Idol releases title track from eagerly-awaited debut album The Playground
We’ve been looking forward to this one for a hot minute. Reintroducing Matan KG – last year he released the Mania Days EP as Paper Idol, and threw out a couple of loosies at the start of 2022, but if you haven’t been keeping up, he’s spent the rest of the year in album mode. …
News: BABYMETAL release first ever official lyric video for ‘Monochrome’
Japanese metal band BABYMETAL have released their latest single along with the band’s first ever official lyric video for ‘Monochrome’, taken from their forthcoming concept album THE OTHER ONE, out 24th March 2023. You can also stream the new track, and pre-order THE OTHER ONEhere. Last year BABYMETAL were “sealed” from the world after a successful 10-year journey. In April 2022, THE …
News: Brockhampton release final album ‘The Family’
BROCKHAMPTON releases their final album, The Family, today. The 17-song album was officially announced at the end of October, ten months after the group disclosed that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus. The album was recorded in the spring of 2022 by Kevin Abstract, Bearface and Romil Hemnani of BROCKHAMPTON with artist and producer boylife serving as the executive …
News: Atena release new single and video for ‘Slip Away’
Norwegian metalcore act ATENA have returned with their first new single and music video for ‘Slip Away’. With fast-paced verses, immensely catchy choruses, beautiful build-ups and slamming breakdowns, ‘Slip Away’ has it all. On the new single, ATENA states:“Usually, we’re not in control of how any of our songs end up and ‘Slip Away’ is a perfect example of that. …
News: Seether celebrates 20th anniversary of their gold-selling debut album ‘Disclaimer’
Craft Recordings is proud to partner with Seether to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Gold-selling debut, Disclaimer, with an expanded reissue on vinyl, CD and digital. Set for release onJanuary 20, 2023, and available for pre-order today, the deluxe 3-LP or 2-CD set includes the original 12-track album (featuring such enduring hits as “Gasoline,” “Fine Again” and “Driven Under”) plus a previously unreleased live show, captured in its entirety at New Hampshire’s …
Meet: Beau Neilson – Creative Director of Sydney’s Magnificent Phoenix Central Park
Backseat Mafia goes behind the scenes and talks to Beau Neilson the Creative Director of Sydney’s Phoenix Central Park.
NEWS: New York’s Flossing announces debut UK dates and shares video for Switch
New York’s Flossing has announced a small run of imminent UK dates including a debut London performance alongside TVAM. Flossing is the project of New Yorker Heather Elle and being fully aware that a key component of the artistic process is the tedious and uncomfortable excavation of self has produced some gripping music since the projects inception, including the …
PREMIERE: JORDI UP LATE wants ‘TO BE YOUR FRIEND’, plans EP and debut album
Meet JORDI UP LATE. All caps. She’s been carving out a nice electronic/R&B niche for herself, and is gearing up for an extremely busy 2023 that makes this year look like a warm-up in comparison. Since making her debut in 2020, she’s released a steady stream of singles, but nothing longer form. That’s about to …
News: Dirty Honey announce full European Headline Tour and new single ‘Heartbreaker 2.0’
“Sounding immediate and fresh yet making the most of their classic rock influences….the band deliver the goods time and again…” – Classic Rock magazine UK“These guys have a dirty blues sound in their rock, a swing that has been missing in new music for a while. Put simply, they’re putting the roll back in rock.” …
News: ERRA release music video for ‘Pull From The Ghost’
Prolific Alabamian metalcore progressives, ERRA, have shared the official video for ‘Pull From the Ghost.’ It is comprised of live footage from the band’s mostly sold-out, Summer 2022 headline tour. The song features the masterful technical proficiency fans expect from ERRA, while the lyrical concept delves into an interesting aspect of the human psyche and looks at almost the reverse of …