Living Dead Girl is the modern metal band created by visionary frontwoman Molly Rennick. Seamlessly blending elements of metal, goth, and pop-punk, the band has created a distinct sound all their own, accompanied by haunting visuals, and upbeat music videos, all of which come from the imagination of Rennick herself. It’s dark, it’s brooding, and it draws you in.

The band has just shared their new single / video “Poison Me”, which can be enjoyed below.

Rennick says that the new single “is the first taste of the new era of Living Dead Girl. It’s a dark, emotional song about how someone’s toxicity can drain the life out of you. I think everyone has that person in their lives and will see themselves in the exasperation of the lyrics — we have all had to navigate complicated relationships and this song embodies the emotions that come with it.”





Living Dead Girl has also announced details of their new album Conspiracy, arriving on October 10. Pre-orders can be placed here.

Regarding the album, Rennick stated, “I am beyond thrilled to finally unveil Living Dead Girl’s second full-length album Conspiracy. It feels like the perfect follow-up album to our debut Exorcism, staying true to the sound the band created back in 2021 but also showcasing both my personal and artistic growth over that time. Conspiracy is darker, heavier, more vulnerable, and more intense, but still has the sing-along choruses you’d expect from Living Dead Girl. I hope both new listeners and repeat fans alike fall in love with this album as much as I did creating it.”

The album was produced by Mitchell Marlow and demonstrates a sonic evolution for the band, highlighting its artistic and personal growth over the past four years, while staying true to the unique sound that has drawn so many fans to its lair. The distinct blend of heavy, drop-tuned riffs, hellbound screams, and catchier-than-a-cold choruses grabs you by the nape of the neck and refuses to let go.

Conspiracy artwork and tracklisting:



“Conspiracy”
“Poison Me”
“We’ll All Be Dead”
“Ugly”
“Succubus”
“The Disease”
“Eighteen”
“Brainwashed”
“Wild and Free”
“Unstoppable”
“Survival Mode”

Living Dead Girl will appear at Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, July 19, sharing the stage with the likes of Falling In Reverse, Wage War, Yelawolf, and more. Additional dates are as follows.

Living Dead Girl

Thor, the strongman of rock and the only Asgardian deity with a 50 year career in hard rock and metal, follows the release last month of his Rock The Universe album with a new single, “Mama Let Him Play,” and a dynamite new video, shot at the bookstore launch of comedian/author Robert Dayton’s just-published (and hitherto untold) history of Canadian Glam, Cold Glitter.

It’s a unique, but wholly understandable tie-in. Thor naturally plays a large part in the story, while the venue for the book launch, Neptoon Records in Vancouver BC, has been a staunch Thor supporter for years.

In fact, Thor recorded the vocals for Rock The Universe in the rooms above the store, where Neptoon owner Rob Frith’s son Ben operates Waffle House Sound studios.

Author Dayton, too, is a part of the story, and the video – that’s him singing along with Thor and guitarist Frank Soda, and clowning around as well, a potent reminder of one of Thor’s most heartfelt maxims, that “Heavy Rock does not always have to be so serious. There should always be an element of fun to rock’n’roll.”



Dayton even gets to manhandle Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, for a while. Pretty impressive for a mere mortal. And there’s also a guest appearance from Canadian journalist and musician Nardwuar, the self-styled Human Serviette!

The second single to thunder out of Rock The Universe (following that devastating cover of The Sweet’s “Action”) back in May, “Mama Let Him Play” was a massive, platinum award winning Canadian hit for the band Doucette in 1977 – in fact, Thor was so impressed by it that he was performing it on his 1978-79 Keep The Dogs Away tour.

Thor continues, “Jerry Doucette was a stellar Canadian artist and I always loved this song. It never became a big hit outside of Canada, but I wanted to tribute Jerry and his band Doucette by giving it a re-charge with this single release and video.

“It’s a catchy and fun song, as you can see all the people’s smiling faces and those singing along in the video.”

Thor

Back on June 14, 1996, Ozzy Osbourne made a guest appearance on Late Show With David Letterman. Letterman has shared the throwback video below, featuring Ozzy’s performance of “I Just Want You”, from his 1995 album, Ozzmosis.



Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne have released a stripped-down version of their epic track “Gods Of Rock N Roll”, available now across all streaming platforms, with a special vinyl limited edition double A side that features both versions of the song available via TLG|ZOID, distributed by Virgin Music Group.

Ozzy Osbourne

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The twisted, theatrical metal maestros, Raven Black, return with their most sinister sonic offering yet:

“This Little Piggy”, a blood-curdling single that drags listeners screaming through a chaotic swirl of power, vengeance, and grotesque reckoning. Out now on all streaming platforms,

“This Little Piggy” marks a vicious new chapter in the band’s macabre mythology. From the first guttural growl to the final haunting laugh, “This Little Piggy” is a razor-sharp anthem for the outcasts, the misfits, and the tormented. With blistering guitar riffs, hammering drums, and Raven’s signature blend of horror-inspired vocals—switching from haunting whispers to primal screams—the track conjures a sinister fairy tale gone completely off the rails.

This release marks a new chapter for Raven Black—a darker, more intense evolution of their already infamous sound. Produced by Ulrich Wild (Static-X, White Zombie, Deftones), the single showcases the band’s signature fusion of metal mayhem and circus macabre, with a cinematic flair that could summon the dead to dance.



Raven Black is a theatrical metal act originally from Los Angeles. Their unique brand of metal, influenced by gothic, classical, and heavy metal music, serves as the soundtrack to vocalist Raven’s duality as she shares her story of being a hybrid of both dark and light.

Drawing from a myriad of musical inspirations, Raven Black expertly blends elements from their favorite art forms, including movies, ethnic backgrounds, and personal life experiences. Each song is crafted to take fans on an adventure, offering new perspectives and understandings. Their sound ranges from melodic to dark, fun to raging and psychotic—yet every track tells a story.

At the heart of their narrative lies a comic book character: a girl whose innocence was taken at a young age. Overcoming her demons and cursed by her predators, she discovers she is half human, half doll. The doll within her is dark, and as she embraces her inner darkness, she travels with her demons who protect her from those seeking to steal her inner power.

Hailing as a “Dark Metal Carnival”, the band has released three albums since 2016 and toured rigorously since, supporting acts such as Cradle Of Filth, DevilDriver, Jinjer, Mushroomhead and Static-X. The band, previously managed by The Oracle (Dez Fafara of Coal Chamber and DevilDriver) and has worked exclusively with their producer Ulrich Wild (Grammy-nominated with works of Static-X, White Zombie, Deftones).

Raven Black

British heavy metal icons, Diamond Head, have released the animated video for “The Messenger”. The track is the second single taken from the upcoming live album, Live And Electric, out this week.

“’The Messenger’ (Live at the Cambridge Corn Exchange) Is a very powerful track. It started life in my head when I was watching Cradle of Filth live on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise,” remarks founding member and lead guitarist Brian Tatler. “They played a song with a fantastic groove which reminded me of Tobacco Road by the Nashville Teens. I thought to myself ‘that’s brilliant, I will try and come up with a riff for a groove like that’ and so I came up with ‘The Messenger’ riff (everything comes from somewhere). We recorded it for the album The Coffin Train and played it live on the 2022 UK and European tour opening for Saxon. It always sounded good live, even next to classic Diamond Head songs like ‘The Prince’ and ‘In The Heat Of The Night’. We recorded all the shows on the UK tour and thought this version at Cambridge was the mightiest. Heavy Metaaaaaaaal!”

The video, by widely acclaimed visual arts icon, Costin Chioreanu, can be viewed below:



With a thunderous crunch and genuine ‘in-your-face’ production that places the PA up against your ears, British heavy metal icons, Diamond Head, are proud to announce the release Live And Electric, a live album that delivers every nuance of that four-letter word thanks to a song selection that covers Diamond Head’s seminal career, and a sound that leaves you breathless in the stalls and smelling the sweat and leather of a classic British Heavy metal night.

Recorded in 2022 on the band’s tour with Saxon, Live And Electric takes in performances from Aberdeen, Blackburn, York, Cambridge, Cardiff and Bexhill, creating in the process an unmistakably British energy which is superbly recorded and mixed by Jay Shredder, with singer/frontman Rasmus Bom Andersen mastering. By now, the rock and metal scene knows all about Brian Tatler, whose riffs have genuinely defined a genre as well as influencing one of the world’s biggest-ever rock bands, Metallica, but the contribution of Andersen to these Diamond Head performances is explosive as he bursts with power, presence and personality.

The seamless way in which old classics such as “The Prince” and newer stormers like “Belly Of The Beast” thunder down the tracks is a testimony to the lock-tight no-nonsense foundation that Paul Gaskin (bass), Andrew “Abbz” Abberley (rhythm and lead guitar), and Karl Wilcox on drums add to the alchemy and the balance of respect plus reinvigoration for treasures “It’s Electric”, “Helpless” and “Am I Evil?” is electrifying. Live And Electric is a true roots representation of Britain’s metal communities, and a wonderful live celebration of Diamond Head’s distinctly British heavy metal music which feels as fresh, vital, and important now as it ever has before.

Live And Electric is set for release on on July 11 via Silver Lining Music and it’s available to pre-order here.



Live And Electric tracklisting:

“The Prince” (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
“Bones” (Live At St David’s Hall, Cardiff)
“The Messenger” (Live At The Cambridge Corn Exchange)
“In The Heat Of The Night” (Live At The York Barbican)
“Set My Soul On Fire” (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
“It’s Electric” (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
“Dead Reckoning” (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
“Death By Design” (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
“Sweet And Innocent” (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
“Helpless” (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
“Belly Of The Beast” (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
“Am I Evil?” (Live At King George’s Hall, Blackburn)

Diamond Head

Straight out of Las Vegas, The Nocturnal Affair are releasing their second single for the 2025 season. This time, a cover of Haddaway’s “What Is Love” as a standalone single. And just in time for their upcoming European tour later this month, opening up for Drowning Pool and Wednesday 13.

The band posted a casting call for the filming of the video for “What is Love” in June by reaching out for locals to take part in the upcoming recording. Filming was held at The Sand Dollar Downtown inside the World Famous Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas and directed and edited by Lawrence Hinson.

Vocalist Brendan Shane shares, “Haddaway wrote a song that is clearly timeless. No matter what generation listens to it, they make it their own. We brought people out to party with our reimagining of ‘What Is Love’ and by the time it was our turn to hit the stage, the crowd already claimed the song. It’s out of our hands now. We’ve revived a monster.”

BraveWords is premiering the music video for “What Is Love” – watch now!



“What Is Love” is out worldwide now on all music streaming services. Stream here.

The Nocturnal Affair are returning to the UK and to mainland Europe for the first time on a 14-city run alongside Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on selected dates. They are out in promotion of the last video “Benefit Of Doubt”, as well as their latest Radio Single “Cross Me Out” which reached Number 28 on the Billboard Rock Charts.

The Nocturnal Affair

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