New Years Day will release "Half Black Heart," its fifth studio LP, on March 1, 2024, via Century Media Records. The band also has debuted the new song "Secrets," which can be heard below. “The album ‘Half Black Heart’ holds a deep significance for us. While it’s common for musicians to express affection for their... Continue Reading →
New Years Day has returned with the new single and video “Hurts Like Hell” (Century Media Records). Watch the music video directed by Robyn August (Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Nothing More) below. The track is available to purchase and stream here. “‘Hurts Like Hell’ might seem like a song about a relationship on the surface; in a way,... Continue Reading →
Halestorm has announced a fall 2022 headline tour also featuring The Warning and New Years Day. The run will start Sept. 21 in Huntsville, Alabama, and wrap on Oct. 8 in Sacramento, California, and it will include festival appearances at Louder Than Life and Aftershock. Fans can purchase presale tickets via Blabbermouth from 10 a.m.... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: John 5, The Haxans—By Greg Maki—Rams Head on Stage, in downtown Annapolis, Maryland, is such a strange place for a rock show. With the audience seated at tables in a small room, it feels more like a comedy club than a concert venue. The night’s opener, The Haxans, leaned into the unusual setting,... Continue Reading →
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Los Angeles goth-pop power duo The Haxans--New Years Day vocalist Ash Costello and Rob Zombie bassist Matt "Piggy D." Montgomery--have released the new single and video "All The Roses." Watch the video below, and stream and purchase the track here. "'All The Roses' is one of those songs that invokes a feeling within upon hearing its very... Continue Reading →
Guitarist John 5 will hit the road with his band, the Creatures, in spring 2022 for the "Sinner" North American tour. John 5 released "Sinner," his latest solo album, earlier this year via Big Machine Records. Tickets and meet-and-greet packages will go on sale at 10 a.m. EST Dec. 17 at John-5.com. Special guests on... Continue Reading →
Goth-pop duo The Haxans-- Ash Costello (New Years Day) and Matt Montgomery (Rob Zombie)--will present a "Halloween Haunt Spooktacular!," a three-day livestream event from its residency at legendary SoCal Halloween locale Knott's Scary Farm. The livestream starts Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, and ends on Halloween (Sunday, Oct. 31). Click here to buy livestream tickets at the Party Monster... Continue Reading →
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Review by Greg Maki-----New Years Day, which I’m surprised to learn has existed since 2005, has grown steadily since the release of its 2015 album, “Malevolence.” Extensive touring, much of it in the past year with Halestorm, has limited the band’s output since then to the “Diary of a Creep” EP—consisting mostly of covers—released in... Continue Reading →
