New vinyl releases from Death, Linkin Park, Slaughter to Prevail and Turnstile are among the titles that will be available on 2023's Record Store Day Black Friday. The event will take place on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, at independent record stores. Find participating stores here. Notable hard rock and metal releases for Black Friday... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Dark Divine – ‘Deadly Fun’
By Greg Maki When you’re a new band that’s hit on something that’s connecting with an audience and the creative juices are flowing, the best thing you can do is to keep the content coming. Florida’s Dark Divine is doing exactly that, returning with its debut full-length, “Deadly Fun,” less than a year after the... Continue Reading →
Bewitcher to release ‘Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves’ compilation on Nov. 17, new single out now
Portland, Oregon, metal band Bewitcher is set to release "Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves: Ten Years of Black Leather, Black Magic & White Hot Fucking Steel," a 17-track collection of remastered demo recordings, including rare and previously unreleased material, as well as two new studio tracks, on Nov. 17, 2023, via Century Media Records. The... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Stitched Up Heart – ‘To the Wolves’
By Greg Maki After expanding its sound in all directions—and including a fair amount of pop sensibilities—on its 2020 album, “Darkness,” Stitched Up Heart has gone darker and a whole lot heavier on album number three, “To the Wolves.” Incorporating electronics to add an industrial-strength edge to much of the recording and with frontwoman Alecia... Continue Reading →
Lorna Shore drops video for ‘Welcome Back, O’ Sleeping Dreamer’
Hot off a North American trek supporting Mastodon and Gojira, Lorna Shore has dropped a new video for "Welcome Back, O' Sleeping Dreamer," the opening track the 2022 album "Pain Remains." The clip was directed and edited by Eric Richter and produced by Paul Henon/Midvessel; watch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jP9P-KXyc&t=5s "'Welcome Back O' Sleeping Dreamer' is a song that we feel deserves... Continue Reading →
Nonpoint sets December tour with Hed PE, Sumo Cyco, VRSTY
Nonpoint will embark on The Million Watts Tour 2023 in December with Hed PE, Sumo Cyco and VRSTY. The run is in support of the band's latest single, "A Million Watts." Tickets will go on sale here at 10 a.m. EST Friday, Sept. 29. "A Million Watts" is the third single from Nonpoint's forthcoming "Heartless" EP, due out... Continue Reading →
Dying Wish shares ‘Path to Your Grave’ video
Portland, Oregon's Dying Wish has dropped a music video for "Path to Your Grave," from its upcoming album "Symptoms of Survival," due Nov. 3, 2023, via SharpTone Records (pre-order here). "'Path to Your Grave' was written in mind as 'Fragments Part Two,'" vocalist Emma Boster said. "'Fragments' is written about my struggle of my relationship... Continue Reading →
New power metal band Dominum shares second single ‘Danger Danger’
Up-and-coming power metal band Dominum has shared its second single, "Danger Danger." The track comes with a music video by 360 Grad Design (Rammstein, Within Temptation) that combines comic strips with performance footage. The band–led by singer, producer and songwriter Felix Heldt (known from his work for Feuerschwanz, Visions of Atlantis and others) in the character of Dr. Dead–takes the... Continue Reading →
Nervosa shares ‘Elements of Sin’ from upcoming album ‘Jailbreak’
After a festival summer with appearances at the legendary Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze, among others, thrash metal act Nervosa has released "Elements of Sin," the third single from its upcoming fifth full-length "Jailbreak." The album will be out Friday, Sept. 29, via Napalm Records (pre-order here). “Jailbreak” is the first Nervosa album to feature... Continue Reading →
Mark Tremonti releases ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ music video
Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, author and founding member of hard rock bands Alter Bridge, Creed and Tremonti, Mark Tremonti has debuted the first song from his upcoming holiday album," Christmas Classics New & Old." “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is available now via all streaming partners, and a holiday-themed visualizer can be seen below. After the success... Continue Reading →