September Album Releases: Blink-182, Nightwish, Daughtry & More
Blink-182: One More Time… Part-2
Release Date: 9/6
The eight new tracks expand last year’s “One More Time…,” which went to #1 on the Billboard 200.
The Dead Daisies: Light ‘Em Up
Release Date: 9/6
It’s the band’s seventh effort, but first since the return of vocalist John Corabi. “It’s a kick-ass, straight-ahead Rock and Roll,” enthused frontman John Corabi. The title track was the lead single.
Mr. Big: The BIG Finish
Release Date: 9/6
The 26-song farewell set includes versions of “Alive And Kickin‘” and “Just Take My Heart.”
The Funeral Portrait: Greetings From Suffocate City
Release Date: 9/13
“Its title reflects our conviction, respect, and, most importantly, devotion to its message,” noted the Emo band’s vocalist Lee Jennings.” The band’s sophomore set contains “Suffocate City,” featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills and Blood Mother.”
Snow Patrol: The Forest Is The Path
Release Date: 9/13
Their first full-length effort in six years features the lead single “The Beginning.” The song “was written on the very first day,” the band wrote on Instagram. “That’s why it’s called the beginning in fact. Even though there are probably better words and phrases (that actually appear in the song) to be used as titles, ‘The Beginning’ stuck.”
Flotsam And Jetsam: I Am The Weapon
Release Date: 9/13
“(The band’s 15th studio effort,) goes one step further in terms of musical skill and composition,” stated the band in a statement. The set has the title track and follow-up songs, “Primal” and “Burned My Bridges.”
Stryper: When We Were Kings
Release Date: 9/13
“This album has some different twists and turns to it,” explained Stryper frontman Michael Sweet (pictured), talking about the band’s 16h studio effort. “When We Were Kings.”
Nightwish: Yesterwynde
Release Date: 9/20
“‘(It) is a fantastical voyage through time, memory, and the better angels of human nature,” offered keyboardist/main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen.
Seether: The Surface Seems So Far
Release Date: 9/20
Their ninth studio effort, contains the single “Judas Mind,” a song, which according to frontman Shaun Morgan is about “bad actors in our lives that are trying to force an outcome for us that we don’t see as our destiny.”
Charolette Wessels: The Obsession
Release Date: 9/20
Ex-Delain vocalist (pictured above) describes her third solo set as “a cohesive exploration of fear and liberation, as well as spellbinding melancholia and dark, catchy elements meeting progressive and heavier soundscapes.” The track “Dopamine,” features Epica’s Simone Simons.
Eclipse: Megalomanium II
Release Date: 9/20
The set follows last year’s “Megalomanium” and contains the tracks “The Spark” and “Falling To My Knees.”
“If you thought the title of our previous record was proof of us suffering from delusions of grandeur, then you’re absolutely right. The only way we could top it was to make another one,” noted lead singer Erik Mårtensson.
Vended: Self-Titled
Release Date: 9/20
With vocalist Griffin Taylor (son of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan), Vended’s debut full-length set features the single “The Far Side.”
Skid Row: Live In London
Release Date: 9/20
The band’s first official live set was recorded in October of ’22 at the 02 Forum Kentish Town. The set marks Skid Row’s final release with singer Erik Grönwall, who quit the band earlier this year due to health concerns.
Daughtry: Shock To The System (Part One)
Release Date: 9/27
The EP features the lead single, “The Reckoning.” “(The song) is about that moment in life when you realize that you are in control of your own destiny,” stated frontman Chris Daughtry.
Richie Kotzen: Nomad
Release Date: 9/27
“I really never know how, when or where inspiration will strike for a song idea,” explained guitarist/singer Kotzen. “I never try to force anything because I know ultimately at some point in time life will hand you a situation and for a guy like myself that is the perfect spark.” The set contains the tracks Featuring the tracks “Cheap Shots“ and “On The Table.”
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