rock/metal
News: Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday Will be Celebrated With A Virtual Fundraiser On July 10th
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon, will join forces with virtual event producers Rolling Live Studios to celebrate Ronnie’s birthday on Saturday, July 10th. The global fundraising event will bring together celebrities and fans all over the world to honor Dio’s undeniable impact …
Track: Blacktop Mojo – Tail Lights
Blacktop Mojo will release their self-titled album on August 13th. The 12-track record is the band’s fourth and is the follow up to their 2019 release Under the Sun. The band have shared the track Tail Lights from the album. A modern power ballad where the band bring smooth sultry blues, hypnotic drumming and emotive singing. The track is …
News: Leprous announce new album; watch video for track Castaway Angels
Norwegian rock outfit Leprous have announced the release of their new album ‘Aphelion’ due 27th August via InsideOut Music. Pre-orders will start on 25th June. Leprous vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg checked in about “Aphelion” as follows: “We had no plans to start with a new album, then came Covid. “Aphelion” is a very different album. It’s …
Track: Enslaved – Sacred Horse (live)
Norway’s Enslaved have shared another live video taken from their Cinematic Tour 2020 releases due 25th June via By Norseand Nuclear Blast. ‘Sacred Horse’ (live) is taken from the The Rise of Ymir (Verftet Online Festival 2020) recording. Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson commented, “Sacred Horse is probably one of our proudest moments in our now three-decade long career, and that song …
Track: Chapter And Verse – Something In The Water
A defiantly optimistic Chapter and Verse, have shared their new single ‘Something in the Water’. Recorded almost entirely from their bedrooms, the track is the result of the band trying to push their artistic boundaries and doubling down on their explorative side. The band comments: “We’re so well connected nowadays that it can sometimes feel …
Track: Darkthrone – Hate Cloak
Following the announcement of the bands new album, ‘Eternal Hails’, read the news here, which is due 25th June, the band have shared the track ‘Hate Cloak’. This is to be the only track to be revealed ahead of the album’s release. The 9min 17 seconds, Fenriz penned, hallowed epic “Hate Cloak” is steeped in the majestic …
Track: Manic Street Preachers Announce New Album And Share New Track ‘Orwellian’
Manic Street Preachers return with their 14 studio album entitled, ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’ on 3rd September via Columbia/Sony and have announced a tour for this autumn. ‘Orwellian’ is the first track to be released and is classic Manic Street Preachers, dissecting the misuse of words against cascading, glacial melody. Manic Street Preachers on Orwellian: “The track is about the battle to claim meaning, the …
Track: The Dead Deads – Murder Ballad II Feat Corey Taylor Along With News Of New Album ‘Tell Your Girls It’s Alright’
Nashville-based power trio The Dead Deads, are set to release their new album Tell Your Girls It’s Alright on August 20 via Rumble Records. “My little brother was teasing me the other day about the juxtaposition of our poorly-attended first gig playing a benefit show of Dead Milkmen covers to now releasing a duet with Corey Taylor,” …
Track: NO:IR – Spineless
Bristol-based Nu-Metal five-piece NO:IR have shared a new track ‘Spineless’ taken from their debut EP ‘Are We Really Alive?’, due 18th June 2021. The track explores the anger and frustration around trying to navigate through the intensity of misinformation and difficulty finding your own identity while authority wants to dilute authenticity. Lyricist Evvi explains about …
Track: Enslaved – Fenris (live)
Enslaved have revealed the video to be taken from their forthcoming Cinematic Tour 2020 live releases as part of their 30th anniversary revelries, the band has today premiered a live video for their single ‘Fenris’. A classic track from their early days. Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson commented, “Fenris was perhaps the first song we wrote that got a massive encore demand, and before we actually had a …