Canadian alt-metal/heavy rock crossover band Sumo Cyco has released the new single/video "Vertigo" from its upcoming album "Initiation" (May 7, 2021, Napalm Records). Watch the video below and pre-order the album here. "'Vertigo' was written pre-pandemic, but it’s crazy how we have been living through some of the most disorienting times in our lives," vocalist... Continue Reading →
Canadian alt-metal/hard rock crossover band Sumo Cyco has released "No Surrender," another new single/video from its upcoming Napalm Records album "Initiation," due May 7, 2021. “'No Surrender' is about the struggle to be your authentic self, living your truth and battling inner demons," vocalist Skye “Sever” Sweetnam said. "The music video depicts four characterized versions of myself representing... Continue Reading →
Canadian alt-metal act Sumo Cyco will release its new album, "Initiation," on May 7, 2021, via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available here, and a new music video for "Bystander" can be seen below. Frontwoman Skye “Sever” Sweetnam said: “‘Bystander’ was inspired by the frustration of our lives turning upside down in this pandemic. I felt... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Jinjer, Sumo Cyco, Silence the Requiem-----Review by Greg Maki-----Early this year, I pegged Jinjer as the next metal band primed for an international breakout. With 2019 featuring a slew of high-profile festival appearances and sold-out headline shows around the world, I’d say that prediction was on the money. The fans were out in... Continue Reading →
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On Saturday, April 7, rising stars Cane Hill performed at NXT Take Over: New Orleans, as part of WWE's WrestleMania Weekend. The band opened NXT TakeOver with "It Follows," one of the event's official theme songs, inside the sold-out Smoothie King Center in its hometown of New Orleans. The band also performed with Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale, playing NXT Superstar Ember Moon's... Continue Reading →
Cane Hill has been selected as the newest #NXTLOUD artist, and its songs "Lord of Flies"and "It Follows" will serve as official theme songs for WWE's NXT Takeover: New Orleans. WWE's Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque confirmed the news on Wednesday via Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MfEAGPbpEQ Both tracks appear on the band's second... Continue Reading →
Female-fronted metal group Butcher Babies announces their national co-headlining "Kings & Queens Tour" alongside fellow hard rock royalty Nonpoint. The tour follows the release of Butcher Babies' chart-topping third studio album, "Lilith," released in October via Century Media Records. Nonpoint will perform new music off their highly anticipated 10th studio album, slated for a Summer... Continue Reading →
