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Skillet will release their first independent album, “Revolution,” on November 1st via their Hear It Loud imprint. The lead single is “Unpopular.” “‘Unpopular‘ is lighthearted, but there’s a clear message,” offered lead singer John Cooper. “So many people don’t have a place to belong. You have powerful people telling you what reality is, what you should eat, what you should drive, and how…
Hammerfall’s 13th studio effort, “Avenge The Fallen” has arrived. The set features “Hail To The King,” “The End Justifies” and “Freedom.” “In times where people have less and less attention span, we still think in the form of full-length albums,” noted singer Joacim Cans. “A few good songs don’t make a strong album. (It) comes…
“‘Someone’s Daughter‘ is an artistic attempt to cast the light on the inner world of women, who in various scenarios and circumstances have had to choose a path that was historically made by men, commented singer Tatiana Shmayluk. “In a world where women are often underestimated and overlooked, they are still powerful heroes who navigate hardship with…
Arch Enemy has dropped single/video, “Dream Stealer,” their first new music since the ’22 release of the “Deceivers” set. “This song just has the high energy and twisted atmosphere that makes it so fun to play,” enthused guitarist/co-founder Michael Amott. In October, Arch Enemy will embark on the “Rising From The North” co-headline tour with In Flames. Ticket Information Last December, Arch Enemy announced that it…
Vended, with vocalist Griffin Taylor (son of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan), will release their self-titled debut full-length set on September 20th. It features the single “The Far Side.” “It (the song) fully encapsulates the intensity you would hear in a live setting,” stated the band. “Whether you’re…
Gojira performed at the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris on 7/26. Their appearance, complete with fireworks, consisted of an “original” collaboration with opera singer Marina Viotti, who has “experimented with Jazz, Gospel and Heavy Metal.” Gojira, a French Progressive Metal band, is considered a standard-bearer for bringing French Rock to an international audience. Their appearance is the first…
The soundtrack to Ghost’s debut film “Rite Here Rite Now” has dropped. The concert film had its world premiere to on June 18th at United Kingdom’s Picturehouse Central in London. The movie features Ghost performing at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA on the final two North American dates of their ’23 Re-Imperatour tour. It includes a narrative story…
“So psyched to finally do a Punk-ish record,” enthused D.D. Verni, a founding member of Thrash Metal’s Overkill. “Dreadful Company,” his second solo album under the ‘Verni’ banner, has arrived. “The best thing about these solo ventures is to be able to try out different stuff.” The single were “Lunkhead” and “Cemetery Safari.” Verni wrote…
Featuring the tracks “Cheap Shots“ and “On The Table, guitarist/singer Richie Kotzen will release “Nomad” on September 27th. “I really never know how, when or where inspiration will strike for a song idea,” explained Kotzen. “I never try to force anything because I know ultimately at some point in time life will hand you a…
Melissa Etheridge is the subject of a two-part docuseries, “I’m Not Broken,” now on Paramount+. The film centers around a show Etheridge played at the Topeka Correctional Facility in Kansas, as well as the bond she formed with five incarcerated women who sent letters to Etheridge. Those letters were the inspiration for a song that…