Canadian hard rock trio Danko Jones has shared "Waiting for You," a previously unreleased song set to appear as a bonus track on the band's upcoming "Electric Sounds Deluxe Edition," slated for digital release on April 12, 2024 (pre-save here). The new version of the album, originally released in September 2023, also will feature the... Continue Reading →
Modern Mimes, a trio from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has released a cover of Sevendust's "My Ruin." "We are super excited to share this tribute to one of our favorite bands and biggest influences. Sevendust!" the band said. Stream/download "My Ruin" here, and watch the video below. The trio consists of Adi Elcida Hernandez on vocals/guitar/sampling, Ernesto Paez on the... Continue Reading →
Instrumental trio Animals as Leaders has released "Gordian Naught," the third single from its upcoming album "Parrhesia" (March 25, 2022, Sumerian Records; pre-order here). The song can be found on DSPs here and is accompanied by a visualizer that can be viewed below. "This song attempts to put a soundtrack to the metaphor of 'untying an impossibly... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki It isn’t considered “cool” in today’s popular culture, and may never be again, but to me there’s still something irresistible about hard rock. I don’t mean the “modern rock” bands that dominate rock radio these days. I’m talking about the all-time classics—bands like AC/DC, Motorhead—that only needed guitar, bass, drums and vocals... Continue Reading →
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Review by Greg Maki ----- Can we please get past the point of comparing every female rock band to other female rock bands? Because when I listen to “Born to Break,” the fourth full-length release from The Amorettes, a trio out of Scotland, I don’t think about Girlschool or The Donnas. I think about Airbourne.... Continue Reading →
Behind one of the best releases of the early part of 2014, “Burn the Serum,” Kyng (guitarist/vocalist Eddie Veliz, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke) is making major waves in the world of hard rock/metal. Its riff-heavy music combines the best of Black Sabbath, Soundgarden and Queens of the Stone Age, and falls perfectly... Continue Reading →
