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Derek Sherinian will join Michael Schenker next January in Japan. According to a news release distributed Tuesday, Schenker tapped Sherinian (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion, ex-Dream Theater) to join him for the tour. Schenker’s upcoming tour of Japan is in support of his recently released compilation/retrospective record, My Years With UFO. The compilation record was […]
Up-and-coming punk outfit Heartwells debuted its latest single this week. The band premiered its new single, ‘Backstabbers‘ Monday. The song is the band’s first new music since the release of its single, ‘The New Old School’ last year. The song’s musical arrangement is immediately comparable to works from the likes of Sum 41, what with […]
Grave Digger gave audiences a special treat this week with the premiere of a new single. The band debuted its previously unreleased single, ‘Hellfire Crusade‘ Friday. The press release annoucing the single’s premiere did not specify whether the song was recorded during the sessions for the band’s latest album, Bone Collector, which was released in January […]
Up-and-coming punk outfit Empired debuted its new single this week. The band opened the weekend with the premiere of its news single, ‘Just a Phase.’ The song’s musical arrangement is a sharp-edged, nearly three minute composition whose guitars and mournful vocal delivery make the work in whole an interesting presentation. One could argue that there […]
Drowning Pool premiered its first new music of 2025 this week. The band unveiled the music in the form of its new single, ‘Madness.’ The single is everything that audiences have come to expect from the band throughout its work with front man Ryan McCombs. In other words, the trademark sound that the band has […]
Armored Saint is preparing to head back to the recording studio. The band announced Wednesday through a news release, it will start work on its ninth studio album next month. The band is hoping to have the record out in stores by Spring 2026 through Metal Blade Records, according to the news release. The new […]
The Dollyrots will make its way across the U.S. and U.K. this spring and summer. The band announced a new tour schedule Wednesday, that is set to kick off Thursday in Jacksonville, FL. That performance will be followed up by three more dates, all in Florida, this week, in Ocala, FL; Orlando, FLO and Tampa, […]
Bleed From Within released its new album, Zenith, Friday. Along with the release of the record (the band’s seventh album), the group also premiered what is now the album’s fifth single, ‘Violent Nature’ and the song’s companion visualizer Friday. The song’s musical arrangement is an intense work that is everything audiences have come to expect from the band […]
This year has been a busy one for the hard rock and metal community. New releases from the likes of Killswitch Engage, Whitechapel, Alien Weaponry, and Warbringer have already given hard rock and metal fans plenty to of reason to be happy. Just recently, Pop Evil, Bloodywood, Arch Enemy, and Bleed From Within added to […]
Misfire offered audiences another preview of its forthcoming album, Product of the Environment this weekend. The preview came in the form of the new single, ‘Living The Dream‘ and the song’s companion video Friday. The premieres came less than a month after the band debuted another of the record’s singles, ‘We Went Through Hell‘ and its companion video. Both songs […]
