Stephen Marley has recruited an impressive list of special guests to appear on his forthcoming album, "Old Soul," which is set to be released digitally on September 15, 2023.
Those special guests include Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Buju Banton and Slightly Stoopid. (continue)
Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is set to appear at the upcoming Gloucester History Festival where he will be joining historian Martin Wall, and TV historian Janina Ramirez for a special talk as part of the festival.
Plant and the other speakers will present the "Warriors & Kingdoms: Tales Of The Anglo-Saxon West" talk at Blackfriars Priory on the final day of the festival September 17th. (continue)
Soen have released a music video for their brand new single, "Violence," which is taken from their forthcoming album Memorial, set for release on September 1.
Vocalist Joel Ekelof had this to say about the track, "Violence touches the topic of coercion, whether it is physical or mental. Violence can sometimes be delivered very cautiously in ways that don't give room for a reaction, but with the passing of time will destroy your confidence and self-regard." (continue)
Old Crow Medicine Show have released a new single called "One Drop" featuring Mavis Staples, which comes ahead of their new album Jubilee, out this Friday, August 25.
Ketch Secor said of the new song, "For years Old Crow has always had a song or two on an album striving to sum up the need for a spiritual awakening, a rededication to ideals, and a sing-a-long tune for the campfire's last dying ember. (continue)
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their seminal album Aurora Gory Alice, Boston's Alt. Rock pioneers Letters to Cleo will head out on the road this fall for a short run of intimate shows on the East Coast, playing the album in its entirety. The band will be doing their annual set of shows at the Paradise with both single and two-day tickets available, along with a show at Brooklyn Made in New York. All tickets are on sale Friday.
Letters to Cleo formed in 1990 in Boston, led by guitarist Greg Mckenna and singer Kay Hanley. This upcoming tour will feature original members Kay Hanley (vocals), Michael Eisenstein (guitar), Greg McKenna (guitar), Stacy Jones (drums) along with longtime collaborator Joe Klompus on bass. Aurora Gory Alice, the band's debut album, was originally released on CherryDisc Records in 1993. The albums received loads of press attention and local radio play around New England which led to the band signing to Giant Records, and the re-release Aurora Gory Alice in 1994. The album's song "Here and Now'' became an instant hit after appearing on the soundtrack for the wildly popular 90s TV show Melrose Place. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Singles chart, was in the top 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. To this day "Here & Now" continues to be a fan favorite and one of their most popular songs. (continue)
Arizona death-crusters GO AHEAD AND DIE will deliver their caustic sophomore album Unhealthy Mechanisms on October 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. A torrential whirlwind born from the livid minds of Igor Amadeus Cavalera (Healing Magic) and Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy). This new installment to the band's dystopian catalogue is a fresh dive into the madness of society and the pollution that ravages our minds.
The first taste of the album comes in the form of the single 'Tumors'. The headbang-inducing track is a call out to the backstabbers who are toxic and are the "tumors" of life that if left to spread can become cancer. Check out the animated video created by Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu. (continue)
Just before his first solo album drops this Friday, DragonForce vocalist Marc Hudson has released the third single and title track from his highly anticipated solo debut, 'Starbound Stories'. On this track, he's joined by prog guitarist Galen Stapley (Azure), who provides a fascinating solo. Together with MARC HUDSON's crystal clear vocals, the song develops to an uplifting anime-inspired power track that further enhances the magical atmosphere and backs up the skillful guitars and drums.
This last advance taste of the album perfectly showcases what can be expected of it - an uplifting journey through MARC HUDSON's universe of power metal, anime influences, Japanese music and video game soundtracks. This impression is underlined by a magical and colorful music video released alongside the single. (continue)
Puerto Rican prog/stoner rockers Moths have announced a string of US fall dates. The band is currently supporting their widely applauded 2022 full length, 'Space Force'.
The upcoming trek kicks off in Asheville, NC on October 14, and will conclude on October 21 in Brooklyn, NY. Following these US shows, MOTHS will return home to wrap the tour in Santurce, PR on October 28th. (continue)
The Academy Museum will be hosting a screening of Metallica: Through the Never in 3D on Saturday, August 26 at 7:30pm in the David Geffen Theater.
While Metallica tears apart a jam-packed arena with their performance of head-banging epics "Master of Puppets" and "One," roadie Trip (Dean DeHaan) embarks on a fateful adventure on the streets outside the venue as pandemonium suddenly breaks out. (continue)
Legendary Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson has been tapped to headline the 6th annual Women Who Rock Benefit Concert Presented by Gibson Gives. Prime PR shared these details:
Women will rock Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, October 21st as the 6th annual Women Who Rock Benefit Concert Presented by Gibson Gives returns. Women Who Rock connects through the power of music and helps educate, support, and fund women-centric health research. (continue)
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has just announced two new concert dates for October 2023. Coming on the heels of his September 30 headlining set at Ohana Festival, these shows will take place Monday, October 23 and Tuesday, October 24 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.
Vedder will be returning to the solo stage to raise support for EB Research Partnership (EBRP). All proceeds from the shows will be donated to EBRP, an organization Jill Vedder and Eddie Vedder founded with a group of parents in 2010 to discover treatments and cures for Epidermolysis Bullosa. (continue)
After a completely sold-out first leg, metalcore legends We Came As Romans have now announced their return to the road with the 'Darkbloom II Headline Tour', a mammoth 30-date run with support from Emmure, Bodysnatcher, and Archetypes Collide.
The tour will kick off on October 10th, 2023 in Indianapolis and make its way throughout the USA, culminating in Nashville, TN on November 19th, 2023. Tickets go on general sale this Friday (August 25th) at 10am local time from iamdarkbloom.com. (continue)
Ringo Starr announced details for his 4th EP, Rewind Forward, available to pre-order today, ahead of its release on October 13, 2023 on digital, cassette, CD, and 10" vinyl. The title track will be available to stream or purchase everywhere this Friday August 25, 2023.
"Rewind Forward was something I said out of the blue - it's just one of those lines like a Hard Days Night. It just came to me. But it doesn't really make sense," Ringo said with a laugh about the title. "I was trying to explain it to myself and the best I can tell you about what it means is: sometimes when you want to go forward you have to go back first." (continue)
In This Moment have released a music video for the title track of their forthcoming new studio album GODMODE, which is due out October 27, 2023 via BMG.
The label sent over the following details: "The lyrics came from feeling powerful and tribal and entrancing. The fact that Chris [Howorth] gets me so much that I can literally send him a voicemail and he sends it back to me in music form shows how in tune we are. It's been a long time since I screamed on an entire verse for a song. I wanted to release a bunch of stuff and it felt visceral," says vocalist Maria Brink about the title track. (continue)
Ringworm have made their long-awaited return with the release of their 9th full-length album, Seeing Through Fire, out now from Nuclear Blast Records. An auditory wrecking ball of filth, chaos and reckless abandon, RINGWORM sinks their teeth into listeners with pummeling tracks like 'Thought Crimes,' 'No Solace, No Quarter, No Mercy' and the devastating track 'House of Flies.'
Founding vocalist Human Furnace stated on the album: "We're pretty pumped on 'Seeing Through Fire.' It's a total burner. It's a straight forward, "smash your face and leave you layin' there wondering what you got hit with" type record. We've never felt the need to "re-invent our own wheel" but going into this one we tried some different things sonically, and we're very happy with the results. Of course, it's the intention, every time we record a new record, but we feel like the over-all sound, feel and aggression of 'Seeing Through Fire,' one ups many of our past records. Which, for anyone that knows our catalog, is not always an easy task. With every new record, you have to dig deeper." (continue)
Moon Coven team up with The Obelisk to present their fourth studio album "Sun King" exclusively today, ahead of tits official release this August 25th on Ripple Music.
Two years after unleashing their juggernaut third record and Ripple Music debut "Slumber Wood" upon the world, MOON COVEN are now ready to shift the Earth's axis and mesmerize the masses once again with a fresh set of tunes in the sheerest tradition of modern heavy psychedelia: "Sun King". (continue)
Gearing up for the release of their sophomore album and Napalm Records debut, Heaven Into Dust, out this Friday, August 25, 2023, German speed metallers Knife unveil their third new single, "No Gods in the Dark".
"No Gods in the Dark" is a rousing guitar fire, unleashing Knife's remarkable punk attitude. This summer, the band conquered stages at the legendary Wacken Open Air and Rock Hard festivals, convincing audiences with their energetic live performance. Following a series of further festival appearances this autumn, KNIFE is looking forward to joining Sodom's Evil Obsession tour in December. Check out the new lyric video below, and make sure to witness Knife's killer show at the upcoming live dates. (continue)
Jacob & The Dazey Chain have released a music video for their new single "Shell Game," which is the first single from their second EP due for an early spring 2024 release.
SRO sent over these details: Jacob Reese Thornton, the "almost" 21-year-old South Florida-raised guitarist, singer and songwriter whose musical influences extend from 70's classic rock through today's pop, Brit and alternative rock genres, is the front man and major force propelling Jacob & The Dazey Chain. They are described as "a force to be reckoned with" by Classic Rock Magazine (Feb.'21 issue), while The Aquarian Weekly noted that "Jacob & The Dazey Chain represent Tasteful, Artistic Nostalgia. Young taste-maker Jacob Thornton, the talented and prolific rockstar-on-the rise who has one hand reaching toward the 2020's and the other holding on tightly to the 1970's "(September 13, 2021). (continue)
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Volume.com, an artist-first, live streaming platform and music hub that has developed a network of music venues, festivals, and artists, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Volume Artist Accelerator Program and the new Artist Partnership with The Foxies.
Artists who enroll and stream in August may be eligible for a chance to perform at BeachLife Ranch Festival in Redondo Beach, CA (see official rules for details). The program also includes weekly streamer grants, showcases, and offers opportunities to play at Volume.com's venue network across the US. (continue)
Caroline Cotter just released her new album, "Gently As I Go", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the track "The Call". Here is the story:
I wrote "The Call" as a tribute to my Grandpa. My Grandpa was born in 1913 and died in 2017-104 years old. I knew Grandpa as poised and gentle, and he was all about moderation: "Everything in moderation," he would say. He was born in Rhode Island, served in the Navy in Boston in his early 20s, moved around a little bit throughout the Northeast for work, but spent most of his life in Rhode Island. He and my Nana (continue)
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