This Week in Rock

Finger Eleven Last Night Five Finger Death Punch: Last Night On Earth The acoustic title track from their first new studio album in a decade, which is due November 7th. “I think ‘Last Night On Earth’ could be placed squarely in a traditional relationship frame where you forget what you’re even fighting about,” explained Finger Eleven vocalist Scott…

Mirador, the band co-founded by Greta Van Fleet co-founder Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin, has dropped the acoustic ballad “Must I Go On,” a track from its self-titled debut album. Both Kiszka and Turpin play guitar and handle lead vocals in Mirador. “‘Must I Go Bound’ is a song that draws inspiration from the worn pages of an old ballad book,…

Shinedown are atop Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated September 20th) with “Killing Fields.” Recently, the song went to #1 on both the Active Rock and the Alternative Airplay surveys. “The subject matter in this song cannot be prioritized to one specific opinion,” explained frontman Brent Smith. “The song is meant to push you, to inspire…

Black Stone Cherry will digitally release the EP, “Celebrate,” on March 6th, 2026. “Any piece of art is a snapshot of that artist’s life,” singer/guitarist Chris Robertson says. “So I look at these songs as a culmination of everything we’ve lived since (’23 full-length album) ‘Screamin’ At The Sky’.” “John Fred (Young, drums) might have a guitar riff, or me or Chris might…

Michael Schenker Group has released the official lyric video for the LP’s second single, “I Can’t Stand Waiting,” from the studio album, “Don’t Sell Your Soul,” due to arrive October 3rd. “Don’t Sell Your Soul,” the group’s 13th studio album,” is the second part of an album trilogy that began with 2024’s “My Years With UFO.” I Can’t Stand…

Arch Enemy’s twelfth studio album, “Blood Dynasty,” was originally released in March of this year. The “Blood Dynasty (Deluxe Edition)” will be out October 10th with three bonus tracks, one of which is the previously unreleased, “Lachrymatory.” They have released the official lyric video for “Break The Spell.” “(The song)” is a raw, introspective journey through despair and resilience. It…

Paramount+ has released a trailer for its documentary about Ozzy Osbourne ahead of an October 7th international premiere (except Japan). The feature-length project, “Ozzy: No Escape From Now,” “reveals the setbacks” the iconic singer had “faced since his fateful fall at home in 2019 that dislodged metal rods in his body, put there after the 2003 quad bike accident….

“‘We’re In This Together’ sounds like a love song colliding with a war cry,” says Nothing More vocalist Jonny Hawkins. The song originally appeared on Nine Inch Nails 1999 album “The Fragile.” Nothing More’s version is below. “This song is from my favorite Nine Inch Nails album and by far one of my favorite NIN songs,” explained guitarist Mark Vollelunga.  “It’s such…

Papa Roach and Country’s Carrie Underwood have officially gone gold (500,000 units moved) with their collaboration “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark).” Papa Roach and Underwood recorded a new rendition of the song last year. “I’m such a huge fan of Jacoby (Shaddix, Papa Roach frontman] and Papa Roach and was honored to be invited to record ‘Leave A Light On’ with them,” Underwood said. “It’s…

Atreyu has shared their new single “Dead,” the band’s first release in nearly two years – since their ninth album “The Beautiful Dark Of Life” in ’23. “‘Dead’ asked the question I feel many ask. Do I matter? Would anyone actually notice if I was gone?,” offered the Metalcore band’s frontman Brandon Saller. “We all want and aspire to leave…