Select July Album Releases

7/3 Deep Purple: Splat!

Deep Purple’s twenty-fourth studio album is the band’s sixth collaboration with produce Bob Ezrin, who produced every Deep Purple album since 2013’s “Now What?”

 The set features lead single “Arrogant Boy” and “Diablo.” Frontman Ian Gillan says “Diablo” is “all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mold, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”

7/3 Moonspell: Far From God

“It’s the follow-up to ‘Hermitage.’ so it’s been five or six years that we waited,” notes vocalist Fernando Ribeiro. “I think we had to wait because I wanted Moonspell to be more inspired, more sure of the path we will go down musically, and I think this is a very simple, easy-to-listen[-to] gothic metal album with a lot of rock influences too. It’s not very extreme. It’s very melodic. It’s very musical, and I think it’s one of our best creations so far.”

The set features the title track and “Cross Your Heart.”

7/10 My Chemical Romance: Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition)

The expanded reissue of the band’s fourth studio album features remastered versions of the album’s original songs, as well as nine bonus tracks, and reimagined artwork. The lead single was a live version of “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” recorded in 2010.

Produced by My Chemical Romance and Rob Cavallo, “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys” was originally released in 2010 and topped both Billboard‘s Rock and Alternative Albums charts. 

7/10 DevilDriver: Strike And Kill

“My headspace hasn’t changed,” reports DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara.” “I have not become complacent or soft in my view of the world or in my music. Metal is our outlet as listeners and writers, so on this record we focused on ‘getting it all out’ lyrically, and backing those lyrics with savage, relentless music that fuels the heavy California groove like no other.”

DevilDriver;’s eleventh full-length album features the lead track, “Dig Your Own Grave.”

Villainous

7/10 Eva Under Fire: Villainess

Eva Under Fire’s third full-length effort, “Villainous,” holds the title track featuring In This Moment’s Maria Brink.

Eva Under Fire’s frontwoman, Eva Marie, says she’s been a longtime Brink fan. “Her vocal on this track gives it the energy it needed. I honestly can’t think of a better feature given the song’s message. Two fierce women’s voices on a Hard Rock song about taking your power back.”

7/10 Madball: Not Your Kingdom

The set is led by the new single “Rebel Kids.”

“Funny enough, ‘Rebel Kids‘ was the first track written for this album and actually was completely put together probably two years ago … or so,” explains Madball’s lead vocalist Freddy Cricien. “The sentiment, vibe and message of the song really became the catalyst for what came after. We all loved the song immediately but I couldn’t have known it would be the first single. We have several songs that we feel could be first ‘out of the gate. But in the end ‘Rebel Kids’ made the most sense musically, lyrically etc.”

7/17 Motionless In White: Decades

Regarding the album and the band’s history Motionless In White frontman Chris ‘Motionless‘ Cerulli observes: “We were never afraid to take risks. This band has not only lasted two decades, but we’ve also outlasted all of the obstacles we’ve faced. We are never going to abandon what mattered to us the most when we started. We’re finding new ways to emphasize those stories with exciting sounds and looks, but the vision is the same.”

The title of the band’s seventh album marks their 20th anniversary.

7/17 Tesla: Homage

The album finds the band returning to its roots with a collection of covers honoring some of Rock’s most timeless hits.

The set features renditions of Queen’s “Spread Your Wings” and Climax Blues Band’s “I Love You.”

“‘Homage’ is a thank-you note written in sound,” comments Tesla. “An offering to the great singers and songs that shaped the music we grew up listening to, and the songs we would eventually write.”

I Love You

7/17 Quicksand: Bring On The Psychics

The album contains the singles “Regenerate,” “Get To It” and “Crystallize.”

‘Get To It’ is about ‘getting to it’, poking holes in the excuses for standing still,” offers guitarist/vocalist Wakter Schreifels. “‘Regenerate’ is about finding new paths forward.”

Schreifels concludes saying: “For this album, I was going back to a lot of my earlier influences about ‘break down the walls’ or ‘start today.’

The set is the New York City Post-Hardcore veterans fifth album and first full-length set in five years.

7/31 Tim Montana: Entire State Of Tim Montana

Among the album’s sixteen tracks are contributions from Rock’s heaviest hitters, including Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top).

The album holds lead single “Break Me Down” and “Brown Sugar,” with Gibbons and Slash. “My first brush with music was finding a Guns N’ Roses tape, and later I became a die-hard ZZ Top fan,” enthuses Montana.

7/31 Iconic: Iconic II

Featuring Michael Sweet (Stryper), the band’s sophomore album contains the track, “Cry No More.”

“It’s been a long time coming, and the time is finally here! It’s an absolute honor to be a part of such an incredible band, and ‘Cry No More’ is the perfect representation of who Iconic is,” comments Sweet. “Music that takes you back to the best of times and reminds you that Rock is still alive and well!”