NEW SINGLE WITH SAHG
Norwegian heavy metal band SAHG has shared a music video for their new single "More of Nothing", taken off the recording sessions of their latest studio album, "Born Demon", which was released in October 2022 via Drakkar Entertainment.youtu.be/JO8gFP2SWpc?si=IIIrVaH6XuPxAxBR | sahgband.com | drakkar.de
MORE SINGLES
MY DARKEST RED: The House On The Hill (catchy dark n roll anthem)Martin Rubashov: Mires (soft and dark acoustic rock)
The LINDA LINDAS: No Obligation (punk)
The HOSTAGE SITUATION: The Last Leg (modern hardcore/metal)
GLORIOUS BANKROBBERS: Demolition Boy (action/sleaze rock)
SINGLES
TRANSPORT LEAGUE: Primate Apeshit (heavy-weight groove metal)
THUNDERMOTHER: So Close (hard rock n roll)
SWAGGERMOUTH: Turnin' On A Dime (rock)
DECIMATOR: Blackened Skies (heavy/thrash metal)
CUTLASS: Quest For Treasure (pirate heavy metal)
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VOIVOD TO JOIN FORCES WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will join forces with the Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal for 2 extraordinary concerts, conducted by Dina Gilbert.This legendary Quebec band, known worldwide for redefining the boundaries of metal for over 40 years, will take the stage at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 29, 2025 and January 30, 2025 in a groundbreaking collaboration.
For more information, visit: osm.ca/en/concert/voivod-symphonique
GREEN DAY ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN SHOWS WITH AFI
GREEN DAY and AFI are headed down under. They will play 3 Australian dates in March 2025.More details: instagram.com/greenday
NEW SINGLE WITH MC5
Detroit rock legends MC5 has released another single, "Heavy Lifting", from their new album with the same title, which will be released on October 18 by earMUSIC. It's the third and final single from the album.This song features Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE).
youtu.be/D8qkLpc08es
NEKROMATIX RE-RELEASE 4TH ALBUM
Today (Friday the 13th), Danish/American psychobilly veterans NEKROMANTIX's 4th album, "Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend", has been re-released. The album comes with all new artwork and digitally remastered audio, and this is the first time the album is released on vinyl in the States. Among the bonus tracks on the CD is a cover of "Light My Fire" by The DOORS, previously only available as a b-side.CD or LP: cleorecs.com/search?q=nekromantix+demons
Digital: orcd.co/nekromantix_demonsareagirlsbestfriend
SOCIAL DISTORTION, THE HELLACOPTERS, THE DICTATORS AND L7 CONFIRMED FOR UNDERGROUND GARAGE CRUISE
The final lineup for Little Steven's Underground Garage Cruise has been announced. And among the artists are SOCIAL DISTORTION, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, The HELLACOPTERS, L7, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, FLAMIN' GROOVIES, The DICTATORS, The FLESHTONES, SUPERSUCKERS etc.
The ship set sail from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas between May 9-13, 2025.
More info and tickets: undergroundgaragecruise.com
PAUL DI'ANNO RELEASES NEW VERSION OF IRON MAIDEN's "Wrathchild"
Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno has released a new version of the band's classic song "Wrathchild".Di'Anno is joined on this fresh rendition of the "Killers" album track by singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, SKID ROW), drummer Russell Gilbrook (URIAH HEEP) and guitarist Cliff Evans (TANK).
This new version of "Wrathchild" is taken from his upcoming album "The Book Of The Beast", which is due on September 27 via Conquest Music.
youtu.be/B45RYizqYJY
OVERKILL RECRUITS EX-KREATOR BASSIST SPEESY FOR EURO TOUR
New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have recruited KREATOR bassist Christian "Speesy" Giesler as a temporary replacement for D.D. Verni, who is dealing with an ongoing shoulder issue.NEW SINGLES WITH VICTORY, ASTRAL DOORS, BOMBUS AND MORDKAUL
German hard rock band VICTORY celebrates the release of their brand new album, "Circle Of Life" (out now), with a lyric video for their latest single, "Tonight We Rock".
youtu.be/dNicgFkXOfw?si=kl-UThluT0KDN2hp | victory.bfan.link/circle-of-life | victory-band.com
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Swedish heavy metal band ASTRAL DOORS has released the new single "Vikings Rise", the second pre-single taken from the coming studio album "The End Of It All", out on October 18 via Metalville Records.
youtube.com/watch?v=0HxEutOMY30 | astraldoors.com | metalville-shop.com
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Swedish heavy rock/metal band BOMBUS has also released a new video for the new single "Killer", which is taken from their upcoming album "Your Blood", which will be released on November 1 through Black Lodge Records.
youtu.be/F6pIT7tLWm8 | facebook.com/bombusmusic
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Another band that celebrate the release of their new studio album is Belgian death metal heavy weights MORDKAUL, who has just released "Feeding The Machine" via Massacre Records. A new video clip for their latest single "Dead Heart Awake" is out now.
youtu.be/rt5Ba5MWH14?si=W566QXaiy_5Osj3N | lnk.to/feedingthemachine | mordkaul.com
SPIDERS SIGNS WITH WILD KINGDOM
Swedish rock band SPIDERS has set "Sharp Objects" as the title of their new album, which will be released by Wild Kingdom Records in February 2025. The first single will drop in October.
As previously announced here, the whole album will be performed live at a unique show at Musikens Hus in Göteborg, Sweden on October 12, 2024.
facebook.com/wearespiders | facebook.com/wildkingdomrecords
MAGNUM RETURN
Bob Catley has announced the return of MAGNUM, 8 months after the passing of Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force.instagram.com/magnum_uk
SALEM UK SIGNS WITH RUDE AWAKENING
Rude Awakening Records is excited to announce their latest signing: SALEM UK, a band featuring veteran musicians from the English hard rock and heavy metal scene.Originally active during the days of the NWOBHM, SALEM first made their mark with 3 demos before disbanding. Decades later, in 2019, they were back as SALEM UK, and released their come back album "Win, Lose or Draw". 5 years later original members Adrian Jenkinson and Simon Saxby, who are joined by new members Jonny Hirons and Dan Ellis, are ready to deliver a new powerful full-length album by the end of 2024 (more details soon).
salem.me.uk | rudeawakening-records.blogspot.com
EXTRA FAT RE-RELEASE OF QUEEN's DEBUT ALBUM
Over half a century since its release and a vital chapter in the band's story, QUEEN's self-titled 1973 debut album has been remixed and restored by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson to sound the way the band always wanted it to. A new track listing, alternative takes, demos and live tracks have now been added to create the most complete version of this pivotal work. This is the very first time that a QUEEN album has ever received a new stereo mix.The 6CD + 1 LP "Queen I" box set contains 63 tracks with 43 brand new mixes, comprising the original album with its intended running order restored, intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of QUEEN in the studio, demos, rare live tracks, and previously unheard recordings from QUEEN's first-ever live performance in London, August 1970. Absent from the 1973 release, the song "Mad The Swine" has been reinstated to its original place in the running order. A 108-page book containing handwritten lyrics and memorabilia accompanies the release.
More info: queenonline.com/news/press-release....
Pre-order: queen.lnk.to/QueenI
IRON MAIDEN TO RE-RELEASE "Powerslave" AND "Somewhere In Time" ON VINYL
Parlophone Records will release 2 very special IRON MAIDEN albums on November 15. Both are limited edition vinyl pressings to mark these historic albums and are true collector's items. They are both available to pre-order now.In celebration of the 40th anniversary of IRON MAIDEN's landmark album "Powerslave", a brand new edition will be released as the band's first-ever zoetrope picture disc, featuring unique zoetrope artwork and the 2015 remastered audio of the album. The original sleeve has been expanded and contains new artwork and exclusive "Powerslave At 40" liner notes from band founder Steve Harris.
Almost exactly 2 years later, in September 1986, the band released "Somewhere In Time", and in honor of IRON MAIDEN embarking on the second leg of "The Future Past Tour", playing concerts throughout Australia, New Zealand, Japan, United States, Canada and Latin America, a new edition of the album - which features strongly in the live setlist - is being released. It will be available on yellow vinyl, packaged with an exclusive "The Future Past Tour" lenticular.
More info and pre-order: ironmaiden.com
4 FROM METALVILLE RECORDS
SWEET: Full Circle (melodic rock on the border to pop)ERADICATOR: The Paradox (thrash metal)
DOG EAT DOG: Walk With Me (re-issue) (crossover but not thrash)
BLUTGOTT: Dracul Drakorgoth (various kinds of hard rock and metal)
NEW MUSIC VIDEO WITH CIRKUS PRÜTZ
Swedish blues rockers CIRKUS PRÜTZ has released a new video for "Boogie Woogie Man", from their latest album, "Blues Revolution", which was released in 2022.The band is currently working on their 4th studio album.
youtube.com/watch?v=a6RMuqnqK0k | facebook.com/cirkusprytz | metalville-shop.com
REFUSED ANNOUNCES FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Today (Sept. 10) Swedish hardcore legends REFUSED officially announce the end of their influential run and share plans for a farewell tour that will mark the band's final performances in the United States and Canada in March/April 2025.
For a chance to witness the band before they disband for good, tickets go on sale this Friday, September 13 at: officialrefused.com/live
In addition, on November 8 REFUSED will celebrate 25 years of their groundbreaking record "The Shape Of Punk To Come" with a limited collector's edition loaded with exclusives, including a 3-LP version of the album on exclusive colored vinyl, unreleased demos and rare alternate versions of songs. The anniversary package also comes with a 12-song tribute album titled "The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated" with covers and remixes by boundary smashing bands like QUICKSAND, ZULU, GEL, IDLES, TOUCHE AMORE and more.
JUDAS PRIEST TO RELEASE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM
The remixed and remastered version of JUDAS PRIEST's debut album, 1974's "Rocka Rolla", will be released digitally in the U.S. and Canada on September 14. The CD and vinyl versions of "Rocka Rolla - 50th Anniversary: Remixed And Remastered 1974 - 2024" will arrive on November 22.judaspriest.com
MÖTLEY CRÜE ANNOUNCES CLUB SHOWS IN L.A.
After much speculation and excitement erupted around Labor Day when mysterious flyers about shows at The Roxy, Troubadour, and Whisky A Go Go were spotted at random locations in Los Angeles, MÖTLEY CRÜE confirmed today (Sept. 10) that they will return to the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, where it all began, with a 3-night string of exclusive, intimate club shows this October.Tickets for shows at L.A.'s iconic Troubadour (October 7), Roxy (October 9), and Whisky A Go Go (October 11) will be available to the public starting this Saturday, September 14, exclusively at the box offices of the 3 clubs and sold as hard tickets only. Sales will be limited to 2 tickets per person.
More info: motley.com
HEART ANNOUNCES NEW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
HEART has revealed the rescheduled dates for its North American tour.The announcement comes 2 months after HEART postponed the remaining dates of its 2024 North American tour in order for singer Ann Wilson to undergo cancer treatments.
The rescheduled "Royal Flush" will now kick off on February 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada and wrap up on April 5 in Québec City, Canada. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates.
Dates and tickets: heart-music.com
MELODIC AND HEAVY
WAKE THE NATIONS: Heartageddon (melodic rock/AOR)Tommy Stewart's DYERWULF: Fyrewulf One (raw doom metal)
NEW SINGLE WITH FIREWIND ON FRIDAY
Greek power metallers FIREWIND will release a unique music video for their single "Talking in Your Sleep" on Friday, September 13.The song is taken from their latest album, "Stand United", which was released in March by AFM Records.
Pre-save: youtu.be/8zA16-AD01k?si=fIKMh1QlRiZO5ggk
Get the album: Firewind.bfan.link/stand-united
firewind.gr | afm-records.de
LIVE ALBUM WITH X-RAY SPEX IN NOVEMBER
A new live album with British punk rock legends X-RAY SPEX will be released on November 29. It's titled "Live At The Roundhouse", and was recorded in London on September 6, 2008. It will be released on vinyl and as a CD/DVD (with bonus material). And that's all I know..CLASSIC VOIVOD ALBUMS TO BE RE-RELEASED
VOIVOD's iconic albums "Rrröööaaarrr" and "Killing Technology" will be re-released in exclusive European editions from High Roller Records on November 29. The albums will be available in various formats.Pre-order and more info: hrrecords.de/VOIVOD
facebook.com/Voivod
BOB MALMSTRÖM TO PLAY IN GERMANY
Swedish-singing Finnish hardcore/punk band BOB MALMSTRÖM are going to Germany in October for 3 shows together with death n roll band CRIMSON RAIN. The exclusive dates are:24.10 Leipzig - CNNWTZ
25.10 Göttingen - Juzi
26.10 Gera - Kaiserwerke
facebook.com/BobMalmstrom
GIRLSCHOOL ADD NEW DATES TO SECOND AMERICAN TOUR
GIRLSCHOOL have added new dates to the second leg of their "Final North American Tour" together with LILLIAN AXE and ALCATRAZZ.
The tour takes place between October 16 to November 5.
Dates and tickets: tonedeaftouring.com/girlschool
facebook.com/GirlschoolOfficial
TOTO ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR
TOTO are coming to Europe early next year. The tour will begin in Glasgow, Scotland on February 1, and will last until March 2 when they play in Tampere, Finland.Dates and other details: totoofficial.com
NEW DOUBLE SINGLE WITH MIMIKRY IN OCTOBER
Swedish melodic punk rockers MIMIKRY will release a double single, titled "Bomber & Hat", on October 18 with 2 new songs. The songs are "Det Faller Inga Bomber Här" and "Det Som Driver Mig Är Hat".
"Bomber & Hat" will be available as a 7" vinyl and digital.
Pre-order vinyl: soundpollution.se/produkt/bomber-hat
Pre-save digital: orcd.co/bomber-hat
facebook.com/mimikrysverige
GREEN DAY RELEASE 3 DEMO SONGS FROM 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF "American Idiot"
GREEN DAY have released 3 songs from their upcoming 20th anniversary edition of "American Idiot". The songs are a demo version of "Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Governator", and a VH1 Storytellers version of "St. Jimmy".The 20th anniversary box set will be out on October 25.
youtu.be/P30EJ3qZUPQ | youtu.be/a6-NnG2l1u4 | youtu.be/d0v3IQd1lzY
HARD ROCK AND METAL
LEPROSY: Reborn In Yourself (death metal)TIMELESS FAIRYTALE: A Story To Tell (neo-classical/power metal)
SWEET PAIN: Sweet Pain (re-issue) (glam hard rock)
Rhett Forrester & Rob Robbins: The Complete Dr. Dirty Sessions 1992-1993 (good old hard rock)
REWIND: I'm In Rewind (90s alternative rock/metal)
W.A.S.P. DROP UNTO OTHERS
UNTO OTHERS let us know that they will not be touring with W.A.S.P. this fall.Statement: facebook.com/untootherspdx
4 GREAT ALBUMS THAT WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY THE 13TH
VICTORY: Circle Of Life (hard rock veterans)
SLOMOSA: Tundra Rock (desert rock/tundra rock)
MORDKAUL: Feed The Machine (death metal)
FLOTSAM & JETSAM: I Am The Weapon (thrash metal legends)
NEW ALBUM WITH MASSACRE IN NOVEMBER
American death metal veterans MASSACRE have announced details of their long-awaited fifth studio album, "Necrolution", set for release on November 8 via Agonia Records. The LP's first single, "The Colour Out Of Space", is being premiered now in the form of a lyric video.youtu.be/3SKX76h68EA
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