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Singer/songwriter/guitarist RICKY WARWICK was cut from the cloth of a mill workers jacket. He has embraced no-frills, emotionally direct, pure music exemplified by such American influences as Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie and […]
Today, PAPA ROACH releases the official video for the track “Feel Like Home.” The minimalistic, high-energy video was filmed at home, under quarantine, providing a rare and very entertaining look into the band members’ […]
Fresh off the success of Derek Davis‘ #1 iTunes Blues Songs chart single, “Mississippi Mud”, comes his latest Single and Video release. For his new release, Derek Davis has put together a hand picked […]
Deep Purple have released “Man Alive”, the second single from their highly anticipated studio album “Whoosh!”. With “Man Alive”, Deep Purple delivers a perfect example for the versatility of their new album. The band explores their […]
Dion releases his second single ‘Hymn To Him’ with Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen today. The single is taken from his upcoming album ‘Blues With Friends’ released on Friday 5th June via Keeping The […]
Power Metal icons FIREWIND proudly present their new music video/single, Welcome To The Empire. The song marks the second single taken from the upcoming album “Firewind”, out May 15. The video clip was directed by Panagiotis Kountouras, VFX and […]
As part of YouTube’s #StayHome campaign, The Rolling Stones will launch a weekly series entitled “Extra Licks” on the band’s official YouTube channel, starting this Sunday May 3rd at 12pm PT / 3pm ET/ […]
The hard-hitting, melodic heavy metal band ALCATRAZZ will once again throw down a studio gauntlet on July 31st with Born Innocent, their first studio venture since 1986’s Dangerous Games. Alongside the unique vocal prowess […]
Today THE HU releases “Song of Women” featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm and kicks off the pre-order for the album on which it can be found – the Deluxe edition of the band’s critically […]
Michigan’s own, POP EVIL, have released two new singles “Let The Chaos Reign” and “Work“, marking the first taste of new music from the band since their Pop Evil full-length in 2018. The new […]
Primal Fear recently finished the recording of their upcoming 13th studio album, set to be titled “Metal Commando”. The title of the album speaks for itself – “Metal Commando” contains 110% Primal Fear and […]
The Pretenders have today revealed the brand-new video for their current single The Buzz, taken from their new album Hate For Sale, out 17 July via BMG. Made entirely under lockdown, the video was produced and […]
Some of rock and alt/rock’s heaviest hitters have teamed up amidst the current pandemic to re-record and film a new video of Filter’s Billboard chart-topping hit single “Take A Picture” from their respected quarantine headquarters. Spearheaded […]
Legendary YES guitarist STEVE HOWE has announced he will release LOVE IS via BMG Records on July 31. LOVE IS marks HOWE’s first solo album since the all-instrumental Time in 2011 and has a balance […]
Heavy punk/metal band American Terror, featuring members of Skid Row, Sugar Ray, Phunk Junkeez, and Grayson Manor, has just released “She’s A Bitch”, the second single from their debut album. The track is available […]
Brant Bjork delivers more grooves and soul with his rocking new single “Cleaning Out The Ashtray“, streaming exclusively via The Obelisk today. His upcoming self-titled album “Brant Bjork” is due out May 29th on […]
Surprise! Jeff Scott Soto has released a new live album, “Live At Frontiers Rock Festival 2019” on all digital platforms. Today marks the one year anniversary of the performance captured in Milan, Italy on […]
Brazilian heavyweight SEPULTURA launch the SepulQuarta sessions, a weekly event where the band will give insight into the band’s colorful history, do a Q&A session and perform a new track live. “SepulQuarta was born […]
Toronto’s PUP released the massive Morbid Stuff last year to critical acclaim, earning countless year-end nods, their late-night debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers, and a largely sold-out world tour that had them […]
Platinum selling International recording artists STATIC-X have filed a police report with the LAPD, siting that their warehouse space (which is also shared with the band Dope) was recently robbed of nearly 200K worth […]
Before he was a Guru, Dave Faulkner was a punk… … and his name was Dave Flick. The punk band Dave formed in Perth in 1977 – or more precisely the band that he […]
The long wait is over, Katatonia’s new opus City Burials is out now through Peaceville Records! Having delighted fans earlier this week with the release of their 3rd single “The Winter Of Our Passing” the band […]
Evanescence will release their first album of new original music in nine years, The Bitter Truth (Sony Music Australia) over the course of this year, beginning with the first song and video, Wasted on […]
This upcoming European summer will hold a musical surprise: Metal legend U.D.O. will publish an album in collaboration with the official Concert Band of the German Armed Forces (Musikkorps der Bundeswehr). The album is […]
With a new election on the horizon and America still on the brink, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen has re-entered the studio to create his missives that will become material for a to-be-announced new album on […]
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