Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has announced that he expanded his 2021 Christmas album to include six new tracks for "The Season 3" which will be released out November 8 via Dark Horse Records.
Here is the official announcement: The Season 3 includes six newly recorded songs including "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Let It Snow," as well as a moving duet with his late father, Ray Perry. To celebrate the announcement, Perry has released a soulful, lilting rendition of "What A Wonderful World" alongside an animated video created by Magdalene Kennedy featuring archival family photos. (continue)
Foghat has written and recorded a brand-new song, "On Tonsils & Sneakers," dedicated to original lead singer and guitarist Lonesome Dave Peverett, who passed in 2000. The song's affectionate title is inspired by Peverett's infamous stage introduction, "...on Tonsils and Sneakers, I'm Lonesome Dave," and pays homage to the iconic shiny silver or gold sneakers he always wore on stage.
The song is being released on 7" 45 RPM Red Translucent vinyl and on the B-side will be "Black Days & Blue Nights" from SONIC MOJO, which pays tribute to the band's original slide guitarist, Rod Price, who passed away in 2005 and was written by FOGHAT's current lineup: founding drummer Roger Earl, lead singer/guitarist Scott Holt, slide guitarist/engineer/co-producer Bryan Bassett, bassist/vocalist Rodney O'Quinn. (continue)
Jerry Cantrell's highly-anticipated new album, I Want Blood, arrives next Friday, with one final sneak peek available today with the release of the album's title track.
"There's a confidence to this album," Cantrell explains. "I think it's some of my best writing and playing and certainly some of my best singing. There are large chunks of this record where I felt like my face was pressed to the ceiling of my abilities, operating at the top of my capacity." (continue)
Celebrated blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and band will play a third night Live at the Marquee Cork as a special celebration of the legendary Rory Gallagher. The first two dates, 1st & 2nd July 2025 are now sold out.
In the years that have passed since Rory Gallagher's sudden death, aged 47 on June 14, 1995, his true stature has become bigger than ever before and relevant in the music universe. Rory was a self-taught virtuoso who forged a musical revolution, shunned the traps of fame and stardom yet became a universally acclaimed international superstar and an inspiration to many. (continue)
Just ahead of Halloween, World's First Cinema have released their brand new single and music video "Freak Show". We were sent the following details: The Los Angeles-based duo-John Sinclair and Fil Thorpe-draw audiences deeper into their cinematic universe with this enticing single. The track references the taunting desire to fit in within social circuits, comparing it to a circus of clowns trying to outdo each other and hide their own insecurities.
Produced in collaboration with Mike Green (Paramore, Sum 41, Pierce the Veil), "Freak Show" creatively combines a mix of sounds; from verses reminiscent of a 2000s Fall Out Boy, to an anthemic, catchy chorus with a layered blend of baroque pop and ornate, vaudeville-inspired instrumentation with theatrical elements. (continue)
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Rochester, NY, garage rock legends The Chesterfield Kings, have released their new album 'We're Still All The Same' and have announced that they will be holding a record release party at The Bowery Electric with special guests The Grip Weeds and The Jellybricks on October 25th.
Fronted by Andy Babiuk (guitar historian/consultant and esteemed author of 'Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio', 'Rolling Stones Gear' and other acclaimed books), The Chesterfield Kings' new 14-track album features the recent singles "Fly The Astral Plane", "Electrified" (co-written with Stevie Van Zandt), and "Meet You After Midnight" and the LP's title track.
'We're Still All The Same' was recorded at Fab Gear Studios in Rochester, NY and produced by the legendary Ed Stasium (The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens, Mick Jagger to name a few) and serves as the band's first LP in 15 years, after a lengthy hiatus. (continue)
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Punk rock legends The Offspring have released their high energy album Supercharged. The album, produced by the band's longtime collaborator Bob Rock, was recorded in Maui, Vancouver and Huntington Beach and is available via Concord Records.
In addition to the full album debut, the band has released a brand new lyric video for album focus track "Okay, But This Is The Last Time." In the video you can see a couple who go to "electrifying" feats to keep their relationship alive, or each other alive! Official music video coming soon! (continue)
Globally acclaimed genre-bending band Chase Atlantic have unleashed their latest single, "Ricochet," a haunting glimpse into their upcoming fourth studio album Lost In Heaven, due out November 1st via Fearless Records.
"Ricochet" plunges into the heart of emotional turbulence and self-destruction, exploring themes of addiction, misfired intentions, and inner chaos. With hypnotic production and breathy dual vocals, the track seamlessly blends seductive allure with a dark, cinematic intensity. Layers of lush, atmospheric synths wrap around the narrative, drawing listeners into the band's distinct world of sonic experimentation. As the chorus builds and spirals, "RICOCHET" pulls back the veil on the struggle to escape pain through vices, capturing both the fleeting highs and the inevitable crashes. (continue)
Pop Evil have shared the cinematic official music video for "What Remains", directed by Sam Shapiro. In the video, viewers will plunge into the dark, fragmented landscape of singer Leigh Kakaty's psyche, unraveling the thin line between self-identity and survival.
"The truest version of yourself comes from reaching within the darkest corners that you've kept hidden from the world," explains Kakaty. "It's in those shadows that you'll uncover the reasons for your transformation. I have evolved into something new. I am not who I used to be. I am what remains." (continue)
Ice Nine Kills have today unleashed new single, "A Work of Art", the official track for the highly anticipated slasher sequel, Terrifier 3, which hits theaters nationwide today. Along with the single, the band has dropped a brand new, blood-soaked,14-minute extended-cut of the accompanying music video, the original version of which debuted in over 300 theaters nationwide during exclusive, one-night-only, back to back screenings of Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 last night at select AMC and Marcus theaters.
The music video, a cinematic spectacle in its own right, is directed by longtime collaborator Jensen Noen, and stars stars David Howard Thornton (Terrifier's infamous Art the Clown), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Leah Voysey (Terrifier 2), Sirius XM's Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell, Richard Christy (Drummer for Death, Control Denied, and Charred Walls of the Damned), and also features Shavo Odadjian (System Of A Down & Seven Hours After Violet) who lent his legendary bass playing to the track. Special effects for the video were created by Academy Award-winner Christopher Nelson (American Horror Story, Halloween 2018, Suicide Squad, Kill Bill). In true Ice Nine Kills fashion, the video not only serves up unprecedented gore and an unrivaled kill-count but seems to also be setting the stage for a new chapter of the Ice Nine Kills cinematic universe with the additional footage on display in the extended-cut version. (continue)
Equal Vision Records and Armor For Sleep are proud to present "What A Beautiful World," the seminal New Jersey post-hardcore band's latest single and the follow-up to "In Another Dream," Armor For Sleep's first new material since 2022's The Rain Museum. "'What A Beautiful World' is a song about examining toxic relationships we often find ourselves in and how hard it can be to free ourselves from situations that we know, ultimately, are unhealthy for us," frontman Ben Jorgensen said. "At the same time, this song is about looking back at those relationships and still appreciating the good parts."
Armor For Sleep will also be making two appearances around this year's When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV from October 18-20 where they will perform their celebrated album, What To Do When You Are Dead, in its entirety. Afterwards, the band will make a one-off headlining appearance at HB Social Club in Honolulu, HI on Thursday, October 24. (continue)
Entertainment icon Michael Des Barres just released his brand new album, "It's only Rock 'N' Roll" that pays tribute to classic songs of the 1970s and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the title track, a cover of the Rolling Stones classic "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)". Here is the story:
"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)" - sexy sarcasm was the appeal of this particular song. The truth of the matter is the disappearance of rock 'n' roll is upon us, so I have chosen our title song for this revolutionary album because I not only like rock and roll, I love it. Mick and Keith and Bo Diddley, born in London and McComb, Mississippi, that in itself is a book. Bob Dylan is as important to us as is our mother and father. I get it. (continue)
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