Alex Van Halen has revealed that he will be celebrating the arrival of his new memoir "Brothers", which is "his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate" Eddie Van Halen.
"Brothers" will be published by Harper Collins on October 22nd as a standard hardcover, a deluxe autographed hardcover and an audiobook version narrated by Alex and featuring the last song that he and Eddie composed together, entitled "Unfinished". (continue)
Chronicling a landmark moment for blues guitar and music in the 21st century, Eric Clapton will release the new live album and concert film Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 on November 29, 2024. It will be available in various configurations, including 4CD/2Blu-Ray, 6LP Vinyl, 2DVD, and Digital (streaming & Dolby ATMOS mix).
Last year, Clapton hosted and curated the seventh installment of his Crossroads Guitar Festival on September 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. It notably marked the event's return after a four-year break, selling out the iconic arena on both days. Once again, Clapton carefully assembled a powerhouse cohort of influential guitarists representing various eras and styles. The impressive lineup boasted Joe Bonamassa, Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Eric Gales, H.E.R., Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Los Lobos, John Mayer, The Marcus King Band, Roger McGuinn, John McLaughlin, Santana, The Wallflowers, and many more. Not to forget, Bill Murray served as the evening's "Master of Ceremonies." (continue)
GRAMMY Award-winning British rock band Coldplay will perform a special concert live from Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, October 7th for SiriusXM.
The exclusive show will feature Coldplay performing songs from their hotly-anticipated 10th studio album Moon Music, which will be released on Friday, October 4. Coldplay will also play hits and fan favorites spanning the band's illustrious career. SiriusXM subscribers will get the unique opportunity to hear songs from the stadium-filling band's newest album live in an extremely intimate venue just days after its release. (continue)
With 25 years of reign and seven acclaimed albums under their belts, Grammy-nominated metalcore pioneers AS I LAY DYING are back with an unmissable new album that will define their legacy for years to come. Poised to be one of the most highly-anticipated metal comebacks in years, the band's eighth full-length studio album, Through Storms Ahead, will drop on November 15, 2024 via Napalm Records. The album is available for pre-order now.
Featuring explosive new tracks "Burden" and "The Cave We Fear To Enter" - which arrived earlier this summer as the band's first new musical offerings in five years - Through Storms Ahead is an evolution of newly explored elements that further bolster the proven line-up of vocalist Tim Lambesis and guitarist Phil Sgrosso alongside recent newcomers Ryan Neff (bass, clean vocals), Nick Pierce (drums) and Ken Susi (guitar). (continue)
Originally compiled for U.S. release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists, seven Beatles albums have been analog cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes for global release on November 22 by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. Out of print on vinyl since 1995, the seven mono albums are available now for preorder in a new eight-LP box set titled The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono, with six of the titles also available individually.
All seven albums - Meet The Beatles!; The Beatles' Second Album; A Hard Day's Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track); Something New; The Beatles' Story (2LP); Beatles '65; and The Early Beatles - feature faithfully replicated artwork and new four-panel inserts with essays written by American Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer. The albums' new vinyl lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville's East Iris Studios. The box set collects the seven albums, and all except The Beatles' Story are also available individually. (continue)
UK progressive rockers Frost* recently announced the release of their brand new double concept album 'Life In The Wires', due out October 18th, 2024 via InsideOutMusic. "Every prog band worth their salt really should do a double album, shouldn't they?" asks Frost* frontman Jem Godfrey. "We've always kind of had this idea of wanting to do one. So I sat down last summer and thought, well, I'm just gonna have to get my head down and go for it."
Today sees the launch of the track 'Moral & Consequence', a song that appears later in the story. Jem Godfrey comments: "Moral and Consequence is a song of two halves, you'll never guess what each section is called... In 2008, on our 2nd album "Experiments In Mass Appeal", I sang - "The ideal and the innocence, the moral and the consequence. Core desire, it's a real Livewire, setting my life on fire, oh it's unreal." It's not a sequel to the song from 2008, but at the same time it is. It's a bit complicated, all will be revealed on the new album." (continue)
(hennemusic) Judas Priest is streaming video of a performance of "Invincible Shield", from a recent appearance at Greece's Release Athens festival. The legendary UK band headlined a bill on July 21 that also featured Bruce Dickinson, Accept, and local band Saturday Night Satan.
The festival set marked one of the final dates on Judas Priest's recently-completed European leg of a 2024 tour in support of the group's latest album, "Invincible Shield." (continue)
(hennemusic) Metallica is streaming video of a performance of its 1991 classic, "Through The Never", from an August 23 show in Edmonton, AB. The first of two events at the city's Commonwealth Stadium - as part of a recently-completed run of North American dates on the group's M72 World Tour - featured the track from the band's self-titled record, aka The Black Album; the project delivered Metallica's commercial breakthrough upon its original release as their first to top the US charts while going on to sell 16 million copies in the country and more than 31 million worldwide.
Metallica also titled their 2013 film, "Through The Never"; the project told the story of a band crew member named Trip (played by Dane DeHaan) who is sent out on a mission during the group's live set in front of a sold-out arena: to meet a disabled truck and retrieve a particular item. However, the routine task turns into a surreal odyssey when Trip's van is hit by another vehicle, and he subsequently finds himself up against a death-dealing horseman. As Trip flees through desolate streets, he has only his wits to help him avoid the deadly horseman and deliver Metallica's cargo. (continue)
Pioneering UK electronic dance music artists Utah Saints announce today, the forthcoming reissue of their eponymous debut album, out of print since its original release over 30 years ago, on Vinyl 2xLP, 2xCD and DSPs on October 18 in the US and on October 19 in the UK for National Album Day. The album has been remastered and extended including rarities and choice reworks by the likes of David Morales, CJ Bolland and Andrew Weatherall. It will be housed in special limited edition mirror board packaging for National Album Day 2024.
"We're honoured to be taking part in National Album Day 2024. Our debut album 'Utah Saints' was released just over 30 years ago, and we are super-excited for it to be re-issued this October on double vinyl and double CD. National Album Day is such a great event, helping us all to value the arts and creativity - we need ideas more than anything! Thank you to everyone who has supported Utah Saints, in whatever capacity, we value every single one of you." Jez Willis, Utah Saints (continue)
Dead Icarus, the new band of former Atreyu lead vocalist and Gold-selling artist Alex Varkatzas, as well as Gabe Mangold of Enterprise Earth and Brandon Zackey, are thrilled to announce their debut album ZEALOT. It will arrive October 31 via MNRK HEAVY.
Produced and co-written by Mangold, ZEALOT is a precise and pummeling execution of airtight technical riffs, miles of solos, blast beat assault and battery, and screamed, growled, and sung vocals. Today, the band has shared the video for the latest single "Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin." The song (spin) kicks off with furious hardcore energy and evolves with guttural death growls and monster, chunky breakdowns. (continue)
Hillhaven are pleased to share their fifth single "Liar." It's brutal but built on a note of hope. It follows the buzzy prior singles "Damned to Dream," "The God You Think You Are," "Gaps," and "Sycophants."
"Musically and lyrically, this song ventures into some darker territory," says singer Chris Kelly. "I think we all tend to try and ignore certain parts of ourselves or of those we love. Stuff that scares us - stuff we're ashamed of. Our strongest instinct is self-preservation and egos don't take kindly to things that might break them. They fight back - hard - but oftentimes that fear or shame finally breaks through and we're suddenly forced to look at ourselves and quite literally FACE that darkness. That's when we're at our lowest. This track was born from the bottom, and from the climb back into the light, where we find our motivation again." (continue)
Rising Italian power metal outfit Frozen Crown have unveiled the guitar-driven title track "War Hearts" alongside a powerful official music video. Taken from their new studio album and Napalm Records debut, War Hearts, out on October 18, 2024, the uplifting track combines the strong message of fighting for your dreams with incredible vocal expertise and ultimate high-speed riffs. Determined to make it through the rough storm as war angels, relentless drums merged with a thrilling guitar solo by newest member Alessia Lanzone reflect the confident atmosphere.
With their youthful, raw and passionate approach to metal, Frozen Crown have garnered significant media exposure with their previous four albums and their massive hit, "Neverending", which has gathered over 11 million views on YouTube to date. The band has further cemented their reputation with their dynamic live performance with legendary acts like U.D.O. in 2023. (continue)
Alternative rock band Saint Blonde is thrilled to announce that they have signed to Pale Chord / Rise Records. They join the label's illustrious roster, including Spiritbox, Thousand Below, Holy Wars, and more.
"We feel super grateful to have a team around us now that not only shares the long term vision we have for the band artistically, but also allows us to lean into some of the things that make us unique," the band shares. "Instead of trying to force a sonic quality or viral moment, they've allowed us to just be Saint Blonde. And to us that's really valuable and special."
Additionally the band has shared their label debut single and music video "Trendsetter". Produced by Courtney Ballard (5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low, Waterparks), "Trendsetter" is jagged in its desire for art to mean more than the time it takes to be consumed. (continue)
Chicago's Red Spot Rhythm Section recently released their latest album "Twilight", and to celebrate we asked band leader Josh Siegal to tell us about the song "Look Up". Here is the story:
"Look Up" was originally written for an Afro-funk band called The Opposition Party that played around Chicago in the 2010s. I played keys in that band, did the horn arrangements, and wrote the tunes. This song was one of the last I wrote for that band before it broke up in 2016 and we were only able to perform it a handful of times. (continue)
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