Whitesnake co-founder and former guitarist Bernie Marsden has died at the age of 72. Marsden was the co-write of many of band's big hits like "Fool For Your Loving" and "Here I Go Again."
The sad news was shared via Bernie's official social media. "On behalf of his family, it is with deep sadness we announce the death of Bernie Marsden," his camp shared on Facebook. (continue)
MxPx, the iconic punk rock band hailing from Bremerton, Washington is back at it again. Today, they proudly release their highly anticipated 11th studio album, Find A Way Home, now available on all major streaming platforms. To celebrate the release of Find A Way Home, the band put on a massive live-stream concert for their fans across the internet, broadcasting live from partner platforms such as YouTube, SPIN, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, SiriusXM Faction Punk, 23Punk, Furnace Fest, Punk Rock MBA, Today I Grew Up, idobi Radio, and more - in case you missed it, check out the replay.
Find A Way Home comprises 13 original tracks, all recorded at Monkey Trench Studios in Bremerton, WA. The album was engineered and mixed by Ryan Furlott, who also shares a producing credit on the album alongside MxPx. As MxPx gears up for an exciting year ahead, they are set to headline Furnace Fest on September 22 and perform the highly-anticipated When We Were Young Festival on October 21 and 22. In addition, fans can anticipate a series of headlining shows, with the first announced show being at The Hollywood Palladium on January 6 with Less Than Jake, Relient K, and Smoking Popes. (continue)
The Devil Wears Prada have shared the new version of their single "Salt," which appears on 2022's Color Decay. This reimagined version features Dayseeker vocalist Rory Rodriguez.
"After playing 'Salt 'around the world for the last year, it became obvious that something was happening with the connection of this song and we wanted to do something special with it," the band offers. "We reached out to our good friend Rory from Dayseeker to see if he would want to feature on a new version of the song, and he absolutely smashed it. Rory totally helps capture the emotional weight and energy that we put into Salt, and we're so excited to put out one of our favorite songs in a whole new light." (continue)
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Another Day Dawns has shared the video for new single "Hesitate" to announce that their new album Finding Peace Through All the Noise. It arrives October 6 via Century Media.
"'Hesitate' is about the internal struggle we all deal with about coming to terms with the reality of your life and your relationships, rather than following the little devil on your shoulder," says Dakota Sean. "It's about not taking the easy way out and taking control of your life." (continue)
Five years after the release of their last studio album, legendary UK musical institution, Soft Machine, return with a brand new album, "Other Doors." Boasting new material and two numbers drawn from their extensive historical repertoire, "Other Doors" finds the band in their usual fiery form.
Featuring John Etheridge (guitars), Theo Travis (saxes, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano, electronics), Fred Thelonious Baker (Fretless bass), John Marshall (drums), Other Doors also features two guest appearances from long-serving bassist Roy Babbington, who retired from the band in 2021. (continue)
Zac Farro's halfnoise releases the groovy and seductive new single "Cool Cat" today via Farro's Nashville artist collective Congrats Records. The song follows this past spring's feel-good track "Baby" - listen HERE - that many might remember hearing live during Paramore's 2023 tour. The two singles are a taste of what's to come from halfnoise, with a new album on the horizon that will be the first studio LP for the band since 2019's critically acclaimed Motif LP.
"With 'Cool Cat' I am describing someone who effortlessly goes about life. A person completely themselves and everyone around them admires them for that. Marching to the beat of their own drum. It's one of the songs on the new album that makes you want to groove and live in it for a while." - Zac Farro, halfnoise (continue)
Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach shared via social media that the band were involved in a tour bus accident as they were traveling to the final stop of their European tour.
The group were heading to In Flames' Dalhalla Brinner festival at Dalhalla in Rattvik, Sweden when their bus stuck an elk. Leach wrote, "You never know what tomorrow holds take nothing for granted. (continue)
The Killers have released their first new music of 2023 with "Your Side of Town" on Island Records. Written by frontman Brandon Flowers, and picking up where last year's acclaimed keyboard-driven track "boy" left off, the song's synths and distorted vocals at the chorus create a fresh take on the band's extraordinary ability to produce an anthem for the ages. The band is set to discuss the new song today with Hanuman Welch on Apple Music 1's ALT CTRL show (continue)
Dance Gavin Dance has released a surprise new single and accompanying visualizer titled "The Ghost of Billy Royalton" today in tribute to their late bassist and dear friend, Tim Feerick, who tragically passed away last year.
The emotional track features vocals from Tilian Pearson, Jon Mess, Andrew Wells, and Will Swan, who shares: "I made this video as a tribute to Tim, just as the song is. I made sure to incorporate Jurassic park and Star Wars which were 2 of his favorite things. This is the kind of thing I would make and just share with him and my friends. But because he's not here, I'm sharing it with you all." (continue)
Judas Priest offshoot KK's Priest have shared a music video for their new single, "Strike Of The Viper", which comes from their forthcoming album, "The Sinner Rides Again".
For The Win shared these details: KK's Priest - the iconic heavy metal group of iconic Judas Priest alum and GRAMMY Award winning/nominated musicians K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals), along with A.J. Mills (guitar), Tony Newton (bass) and Sean Elg (drums) - will proudly reveal their new sophomore offering, The Sinner Rides Again, on September 29, 2023 via Napalm Records! (continue)
SPIRITBOX have announced their brand new EP 'The Fear of Fear' today. Set for release on November 3rd via Rise Records/Pale Chord, 'The Fear of Fear' is highlighted by a new single, "Jaded" and its accompanying cinematic music video.
'The Fear of Fear' builds on the band's momentum from their massively successful 2021 debut album 'Eternal Blue', which topped charts and dominated critics' year-end lists. The EP features previously released standalone single "The Void" along with 5 new tracks for a total of 6 songs. (continue)
The String Cheese Incident share, "Ain't I Been Good To You", which is their fourth song sampling from their upcoming album Lend Me A Hand due out on Sept 8.
"Ain't I Been Good To You" is a simple reggae-styled tune," explains SCI bassist, Keith Mosely. "I came up with the groove and melody and then tried to imagine what Bob Marley might write for lyrics. The song explores a popular theme of love, longing and acceptance, and is a tribute to Bob, one of my all-time musical heroes. I hope you enjoy it!" (continue)
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Asking Alexandria have premiered a Wombat directed music video for their track "Let Go" to celebrate the release of their brand new studio album, "Where Do We Go From Here?".
"'Let Go' is one of my favorite songs we've ever written," exclaims BRUCE. "It's a powerful anthem about finding your own peace within yourself and being able to walk away and 'let go' of a past relationship. Life has hurdles for us all to jump over. It's how we grow and how we learn and become stronger, and this song is about leaping over one of those hurdles we all face." (continue)
(hennemusic) Queen salute their fans on the latest episode of the weekly series The Greatest Live. Brian May and Roger Taylor describe the special relationship they share with the fans, and reveal how the audience interaction during the live show was not only vital to creating the atmosphere on the night, but helped shape how the tour evolved.
"I think we have a very personal relationship with the audience," says May. "We don't get lost in being gods with the costumes and lights. We're still human and we like the interaction. I think that's something which is a little different." (continue)
(hennemusic) Fleetwood Mac is streaming audio of a 1977 performance of "Say You Love Me" as the latest preview to the September 8 release of the "Rumours Live" album.
The project captures the band in concert at The Forum in Los Angeles while the "Rumours" album was in the middle of a 19-week run atop the US Billboard 200 as the No. 1 album in America. (continue)
(hennemusic) Whitesnake will release an expanded Special Gold Edition of "The Purple Album" on October 13. The 2015 project saw David Coverdale pay tribute to his work with Deep Purple with re-recorded versions of classic tracks from the three albums he appeared on during his three-year tenure with the legendary group: 1974's "Burn" and "Stormbringer", and 1975's "Come Taste The Band."
The 2023 reissue sees Coverdale celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Deep Purple debut with a newly-remixed and remastered version of the album joined by a series of alternative mixes, live recordings, and the original 1972 demo that landed the rocker his gig with the iconic UK band; he stumbled upon it among his late mother's belongings. (continue)
(hennemusic) Carlos Santana is sharing a video trailer for the upcoming global cinema premiere of "Carlos", a new documentary about his life and legendary career.
Directed by Rudy Valdez and set to premiere in theaters next month, the film combines new interviews with Santana and his family; extraordinary, never-before-seen archival footage, including home videos recorded by Santana himself; concert footage; behind-the-scenes moments; interviews with music industry luminaries and collaborators, such as Clive Davis, Rob Thomas and more. (continue)
Brian Setzer hits hard with his new single, the red-hot "The Devil Always Collects," released today (August 25). Written by SETZER and frequent collaborator Mike Himelstein, it marks the title track of his new album of the same name out September 15 on Surfdog Records digitally, on CD and vinyl. The iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and three-time Grammy Award-winner burns up the frets of his instrument over an insistent, galloping rhythm and digs into his vocals with urgency and frankness while singing the lines: "You bargained for pleasure/Fame, fortune, and sex/Pay back! Knock, knock, knock/The devil always collects."
"The Devil Always Collects" ("ain't that the truth," says BRIAN) comes on the heels of "Black Leather Jacket" and the album's first single/video "Girl On The Billboard" which Guitar World praised as "pure roadside bar sleaze in the best way-with strutting Chuck Berry-by-way-of-the-gutter riffs, and even a Route 66 namecheck. You'll want to put the pedal to the metal with this coming through your speakers (7/28/23)." (continue)
Husband and wife duo The Waymores just released their new album "Greener Pastures" and to celebrate we asked Kira Annalise to tell us about one of the tracks and she selected "Flashbacks Of A Fool". Here is the story:
I wrote Flashbacks of a Fool in 2011 while going through a very rough patch in what is now an incredible relationship. I was early in my songwriting days and far more dramatic than I am now. The lyrics came from true places though. He really did used to sing to me in the bed every Sunday morning. He really did used to leave often (and for good reason) and I'd take him back every. single. time. We really did used to talk about a life that one day we'd have together. Coincidentally, it's the exact life we have now. Then, though, they were words that came rarely and came in between the volatile fights and arguments. (continue)
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