Select April Rock Releases

4/3 Corrosion Of Conformity: Good God/Baad Man

“In my head, it’s a weird love letter to all things Rock ‘n’ Roll,” explains vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan. “We used that for the freedom to go in different directions. Each album is its own tiny universe and has its own identity.”

“As we went on, we had such a crazy plethora of songs, it was almost like two different directions,” Keenan continued. “We knew we had to split it into two different albums. Then we came up with this concept.”

Reflections

4/17 From Ashes To New: Reflections

“Reflections” contains the singles “New Disease, “Drag Me” and “Villian.”

“‘Villain’ is a story about the magnetic pull between two people who know better, but dive in anyway,” says vocalist Matt Brandyberry. “It’s the moment when desire outweighs consequences, when you choose the chaos you swear you shouldn’t want, and the ‘bad guy’ becomes the one voice you can’t quiet.”

Live’N’Alive

4/17 Thundermother: Live ‘N’Alive

Thundermother’s first live album is out digitally.
“It’s all live,” affirms founding guitarist Filippa Nässil. “We have made no overdubs or re-recording of instruments. Hell yeah, this is how it’s done.”
The set contains “Whatever,“ recorded during Thundermother’s 2025 Gothenburg concert. The track originally appeared on the band’s self-title third album.

4/17 Hardline: Shout

“Our current album features our typical choruses and the classic songwriting style… supported by a contemporary production and state-of-the-art sound,” states Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioeli. “The album gives you that feeling you get when you roll down your car window and turn up the radio on full blast.”

“This band doesn’t want to reinvent its music,” continues Gioeli. “Hardline is Hardline, and our fans know what to expect from us!”

The End Is Not The End

4/24 Atreyu: The End Is Not The End

“It’s our heaviest, most Metal record we’ve made,” offers frontman Brandon Saller. “But it’s also the biggest musical journey we’ve taken in years.”

“We realized what made Atreyu great in the beginning was that we didn’t sound like anyone else,” Saller adds. “We didn’t really make sense anywhere. We weren’t an Emo band, a Metal band, a Punk band — but somehow it all worked. We kind of just carved our own path.”

Ego Death

Steel Burner

4/24 Gus G.: Steel Burner

It’s the one-time Ozzy Osbourne guitarist’s fifth solo album.

“This time around, I felt I wanted the best of both worlds — being able to explore guitar instrumental music but also collaborate with singers I love,” notes the guitarist.

Vocals are provided by Metal queen Doro Pesch on “Nothing Can Break Me” while “No One Has To Know,” features Dino “Jelusick” Jelusić. Matt Barlow is heard on “Dancing With Death” while Ronnie Romero sings on two songs.

Advent

The Cloud Of Unknowing

4/24 Sepultura: The Cloud Of Unknowing EP

A major force in the Groove Metal and Thrash Metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s,^[Sepultura is also considered part of the second wave of Thrash Metal.

With a 40 year of history, Sepultura has embarked on their final chapter with this EP that features “The Place”

New Day

4/24 John Corabi: New Day

Former Mötley Crüe and current The Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi releases his debut full-length solo album.

The album also features the title track, “That Memory” (a favorite of Corabi’s wife) and “When I Was Young.”

Corabi joined Mötley Crüe following the ’92 departure of Vince Neil and contributed to the band’s 1994 self-titled record.

When I Was Young

4/24 Foo Fighters: Your Favorite Toy

The 10 song set includes the title track and the previously released single “Asking For A Friend.”

“‘Your Favorite Toy‘ really was the key that unlocked the tone and energetic direction of the new album,” explains frontman Dave Grohl. “We stumbled upon it after experimenting with different sounds and dynamics for over a year, and the day it took shape I knew that we had to follow its lead.”

Grohl created the Foo Fighters after Nirvana disbanded in 1994.

Your Favorite Toy

Evolution

4/24 Elegant Weapons: Evolution

Led by Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, Elegant Weapons’ sophomore album holds the lead track single, “Bridges Burn.”

“This record represents growth in every sense,” reflects Faulkner. “When the four of us come together, we sound like Elegant Weapons. We’ve spent time on the road, we’ve developed a chemistry, and you can hear that evolution in the performances. I’m proud of what we’ve built.”