Metal heroines NERVOSA will release a new album, "Slave Machine", on April 3, 2026 via Napalm Records. The band's sixth album shows the Brazilian/Greek death/thrash metallers releasing their inner beasts at staggering speed and with formidable emphasis. Having performed at the biggest metal festivals worldwide, from Wacken Open Air to Hellfest, and making a lasting impression on fans and critics alike, NERVOSA aims to consolidate their standing as genre frontrunners. With founding guitarist Prika Amaral established as their new singer with their previous record, "Jailbreak" (2023),they tear through the scene with the force of a sledgehammer.

Once again working with producer Martin Furia of German legends DESTRUCTION, the women bridge the gap between old-school power and critical modernity. "Slave Machine" adds twelve fiery songs to NERVOSA's repertoire and is available for pre-order now.

Along with the album announcement, NERVOSA has released the "Slave Machine" title track, which serves as a perfect first harbinger of the fury the Brazilian/Greek group is about to unleash on the world: instantly turning up the speed and showing a slightly different side of the thrash band with a catchy alternative bridge, the crushing track kicks off a new era for NERVOSA.

NERVOSA comments on the "Slave Machine" title track: "This song is everything that we want to say and play, many different vocal layers and guitar melodies like a scream to say that we are all part of the 'Slave Machine'."

Regarding the "Slave Machine" album, NERVOSA said: "'Slave Machine' is the most brutal and melodic album of NERVOSA, and we are proud to take this step further, keeping our roots."

Twelve new songs show the five-piece exploring their crushing style in an enhanced way. Opening "Impending Doom" builds up menacingly, using thunderous riffs and jagged drums to establish the women's dominance in the scene. The title track, "Slave Machine", instantly turns up the speed and adds a surprising alternative bridge to the already catchy chorus, showing a slightly different side of the metal powerhouses. The following "Ghost Notes" unleashes a storm of heavy, yet easily recognizable riffs, driven by impelling drums and the ever-so-furious vocals of Prika Amaral, crowned by an astounding guitar solo. Through "Beast Of Burden", NERVOSA shows their harshest side, while "You Are Not A Hero" offers a grand chorus, gifting "Slave Machine" a true anthem. "Hate" unfolds with raw brutality, and "The New Empire" looks for destruction with melodic precision. "30 Seconds" rises up to new heights, while "Crawl For Your Pride" combines NERVOSA's trademark social criticism with gut-punching songwriting. Throughout "Learn Or Repeat" and "The Call", the band once again sprinkles in some pieces of modern groove with old-school vibes before "Slave Machine" rears up one final time on the threateningly sinister "Speak In Fire".

"Slave Machine" track listing:

01. Impending Doom
02. Slave Machine
03. Ghost Notes
04. Beast Of Burden
05. You Are Not A Hero
06. Hate
07. The New Empire
08. 30 Seconds
09. Crawling For Your Pride
10. Learn Or Repeat
11. The Call
12. Speak In Fire

In a 2025 interview with Sunray, Prika stated about taking on the role of lead vocalist in NERVOSA: "I’m the only member that is in the band since the beginning. I wrote riffs, vocal lines, lyrics and many things since the beginning, so part of the identity of NERVOSA is on me. That is the way to keep the roots of NERVOSA, but I like to give space for new vision, ideas and possibilities, and this come from the new girls. I love the idea to connect different styles. It makes everything better, and this is a band.

"For me as a singer and guitar player, it was a very easy process because I was doing backing vocals, so switch[ing] to lead vocals was a job to create resistance and study different techniques to be a real singer. The hardest part for me was memorize the lyrics, 'cause my memory is not that good."

NERVOSA is:

Prika Amaral - Vocals, Guitars
Helena Kotina - Guitars
Hel Pyre - Bass
Emmelie Herwegh - Bass
Michaela Naydenova - Drums

Photo credit: Akis Zaralis

In a just-published interview with Music Radar, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee spoke about the possibility of new music from the Canadian rock legends once they have completed their 2026 headline tour, "Fifty Something". Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson on the trek will be German drummer Anika Nilles, who toured with legendary guitarist Jeff Beck in 2022 and has been rehearsing with Lee and Lifeson in preparation for the tour.

"My intent, before we got into this celebration of RUSH's history, was to put some music together," Geddy said. "Now, I assumed I would be doing that on my own, not with Alex, but when we started jamming, I started seeing the possibility of doing something with Alex — but all of that went on hold now because there's too much work. There's too much work to do for this tour to even think about that. But if we manage to survive the tour, and go back to Canada and have a rest, who knows what'll happen, but I suspect some music will eventually come out."

He later added: "It would be fun to see what [Anika] can do in a creative situation. Like, that would be fun. But it's all speculation until it isn't, so…"

RUSH will perform multiple shows in cities across Canada, the United States and Mexico, beginning June 7, 2026 at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. These special "evening with" shows will find the band playing two sets each night. Each show will feature a distinct selection of songs and RUSH will build each night's setlist from a catalogue of 35 songs including their greatest hits and fan favorites.

After Lee and Lifeson announced RUSH's initial 2026 tour dates in early October, they instantly sold out. They then doubled the tour's length due to increased demand before adding even more dates to the trek.

At the moment, the "Fifty Something" tour is scheduled to stretch into the fall and early winter, with sold-out shows in Chicago, Cleveland, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, as well as dates in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., to name a few.

Last October, Geddy was asked by CBC News how he is feeling about the prospect of going back on the road for the first time in more than a decade. Lee said: "Well, I'm a bit overwhelmed right now, to be honest. Alex and I took a long time trying to figure out if we could actually do this ever again. And when we did finally decide, of course people were optimistic, but we really didn't expect the kind of overwhelming response our announcement has brought forth out of our fanbase. It's just been a remarkable few weeks around our homes, but very exciting — very exciting."

Regarding what it is like to playing with a new drummer, following the 2020 death of RUSH's iconic drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, Geddy said: "Well, of course it was a very difficult decision to go back on the road, and that was the main stumbling block, obviously. How do we replace the irreplaceable, so to speak? And we have been fortunate to have been introduced to the name Anika Nilles through one of my road crew — my bass tech Skully [John McIntosh], who was on tour with Jeff Beck, and she was the drummer for Jeff Beck on his last tour. And he came home from that tour raving about her. And so when we made the decision to see what it's like to play with another drummer, we contacted her, and she's just a fantastic person. And she came to Canada and we very surreptitiously snuck into a studio and worked out for about a week. And by the end of it, we were convinced that this would be a go for us. Yeah, she's just a tremendous player."

Asked if he gets a sense at all that Anika is a little intimidated by the challenge of stepping into RUSH as a replacement for such a legendary musician as Peart was, Lee said: "Oh, of course. When she first came over here [to Canada], we started playing some of the songs, trying to translate RUSH music to someone who didn't really grow up as a RUSH fan; she was not a RUSH fan. She knew, of course, of Neil's playing — every drummer knows who Neil is, or Neil was, I should say — so it was a bit of a daunting task. And we had to go through each song and explain the nuances of the song and the idiosyncratic nature of how our songs are put together. So at times she was a bit overwhelmed, but she's an incredibly hard worker. She's got great technical facility and she's just got a really positive attitude, and that's really good for Alex and I to be around right now."

Geddy also talked about the physical rigors of performing and whether he will be ready to hit the road for an extensive run of shows starting in June 2026. He said: "I'm getting ready. I've been playing diligently for about a year and a half now. And it wasn't that we had planned this tour that long ago. I had just decided that after writing all these books and having the experience of doing television shows that I needed to make some music again. So I've been working out pretty regularly trying to get my fingers, these little digits, back in shape. And, of course, since we did make the decision to tour, I'm hitting the gym pretty hard, and so is Alex. But we're gonna be ready. We're working at it. We're gonna put a lot of hours into that."

During an invite-only gathering of 150 fans, media and dignitaries at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's Foster Theater in Cleveland, Ohio on October 5, 2025, Geddy and Alex of RUSH spoke about their decision to reunite for a tour this year. Regarding how they decided to tour as RUSH again, more than five years after iconic RUSH drummer Neil Peart's death, Alex said: "When we finished the ['R40'] tour [in 2015], it was difficult for Neil, and he'd had enough by that point. I think Ged and I still had gas in the tank and we still wanted to continue working. But it was what it was, and the further I got away from it, the more I thought, 'It's okay. We had 40 years. I'm tired of hanging around a hotel, being away from family and all of that stuff.' And I felt that way for most of the last 10 years, really. I thought we had a great legacy, and it's okay. Then this guy" — referring to Geddy — "came along and had some big ideas. And we talked and we started playing. And then I realized that I love it so much — I love playing so much. And I've continued, over these last years, doing other projects and still playing a lot. But when we sat down and started playing some of the RUSH stuff and I realized how hard it was to play these songs… When you do it every day for 40 years, it's not a big deal, really — you're used to it — but when you're away from it and you are a little more objective about the intense complexity of the music and the feel and the nuances and all the things that go into making a RUSH song and performance, to be challenged with that again was really, really exciting. And the more we started rehearsing and playing, the more I just fell in love with the idea of playing again."

Added Geddy: "It was a very difficult decision on many levels, first of all, because what it entails in terms of work, but also what had transpired. Losing a member like Neil, it was devastating and it was a very sad time, and it took time for us to even contemplate it. I mean, this is a relatively recent decision. And I would say it was kind of out of the question for the longest time because of those circumstances. And how do you replace someone who's irreplaceable? So, we would joke about it sometimes, and Al was doing other things, I was writing books and something happened in the last couple of years that brought us back to jamming in the studio. He would come over, drink my coffee, hang around, we would jam and we would laugh. And then one day — I don't know why — we started playing some RUSH songs for fun. And God, we were laughing so hard and we were enjoying it so much. And it was almost like playing those songs dispelled the dark clouds. It was not an easy decision to come to, and this is really the first time we're talking about it out loud in front of other people. So, yeah, it feels right, and we're gonna do it."

Asked how they found the right drummer to step in for Neil on the "Fifty Something" tour, Geddy said: "Well, our idea was not to try to be RUSH 2.0, just to pay homage to our music, pay homage to our lost brother and represent the songs and celebrate the songs.

"I haven't talked about this before, but… So, my bass tech Skully [John McIntosh] was working with Jeff Beck. He was on tour with him for a few years. And on the last tour he was playing with this drummer named Anika Nilles — an incredible drummer. And he would come home, he would rave about her, what a brilliant player she was and great person, and blah, blah, blah. So I kind of looked her up. And she's all over YouTube. She's fairly well known in her own world of music. And then we started talking about playing again. I said to Al, I said, 'Check her out. Maybe that's an interesting way to go.' And so one thing led to another, and when we made the decision we wanted to see if it would work, what's it like to play with another drummer — we'd had that experience, of course, at the Taylor Hawkins tributes [in September 2022]. So we know how difficult it is — no matter who the drummer is, they all have their own perception of what it's like to play a RUSH song, and they may not line up with the way we play RUSH songs. So whoever we were going to choose was going to be difficult and there's going to be like a translation. And so we very secretly brought Anika to Canada. And it wasn't an audition, 'cause at that point we weren't really sure that we were going to tour. It was all an experiment. Anyway, I'm very happy to say that she is fantastic to play with. And we've had now a number of sessions with her and we are going to go on the road with her. I think she's a remarkable story. And she's much younger than us… And I like that, that she came to RUSH music without any preconceptions. It also made it very difficult, 'cause we had to explain nuances and work on subtleties, and she had to really try to get into Neil's headspace and his feel. A lot of drummers can play Neil's drum fills, but to combine that with the feel of those songs, so that it feels the way you guys wanna hear those songs, that's work — that requires work. And so she's winning."

As for what RUSH fans can expect from the upcoming concerts, Geddy said: "I don't think we can do a three-hour show the way we did when we were in our younger years, but we're certainly gonna play over two hours. And we'll get a lot of songs in, for sure."

Lee went on to say that "it's not an accident" that he and Alex chose Los Angeles's Kia Forum — where RUSH played its last-ever show with Peart in 2015 — as the location of the first gig of the tour.

"It'll be, I think, quite an emotional moment," Geddy said. "And I have to say also a thank you to [Neil's widow] Carrie Nuttall and [daughter] Olivia Peart who have been very supportive and are supporting us for this tour, and we really appreciate that, and that makes things better. And we also plan to pay tribute to Neil at least a couple of times during the show in our own way. And that'll happen every night, we'll pay tribute to him.

"After Neil passed, COVID hit and we never really were able to do any kind of tribute to him — not a tribute concert," Lee explained. "And so this is one way that we pay homage to the music and the lyrics and the incredible drumming of our pal and partner, and at the same time celebrate the music that [the fans] have thankfully shown up for, for all these years. And we'll just endeavor to do our best to make [the fans] happy."

When the "Fifty Something" tour was announced on October 6, 2025, Carrie Nuttall-Peart and Olivia Peart said in a statement: "We are thrilled to support the 'Fifty Something' tour, celebrating a band whose music has resonated and inspired fans for generations, and to honor Neil's extraordinary legacy as both a drummer and lyricist.

"Neil's musicianship was singular. Compositions of intricacy and power that expanded what rhythm itself could express. As both drummer and lyricist, he was irreplaceable. Inimitable in his artistry, and unmatched in the depth and imagination he brought to the lyrics that inspired and moved so many, he profoundly shaped how fans connected with him and the band, giving voice and meaning to their own lives.

"As the band enters this new chapter, it promises to be truly unforgettable. We are excited to see how their new vision unfolds, and to hear this legendary music played live once again."

On October 6, 2025, fans got the news via a RUSH newsletter from a home video that announced the celebration of upcoming dates with Lee and Lifeson at Geddy's home studio.

Peart died in January 2020 after a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 67 years old.

RUSH waited three days to announce Peart's passing, setting off shockwaves and an outpouring of grief from fans and musicians all over the world.

Since Peart's death, Lifeson and Lee have not recorded any new music or performed live under the RUSH name, although both of them confirmed that several drummers reached out to them in the days after the legendary drummer's passing about the possibility of stepping in for Neil.

Photo credit: Richard Sibbald

In a new interview with Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, BULLETBOYS singer Marq Torien spoke about the reunion of the band's original lineup, consisting of Torien, Mick Sweda (guitars),Lonnie Vencent (bass) and Jimmy D'Anda (drums). Torien, Sweda, Vencent and D'Anda returned to the live stage for the first time in more than four years on December 19, 2025 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. The band also played on December 20, 2025 at The Vault in Saginaw, Michigan and on December 28, 2025 at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go on the famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California.

Torien told The Metal Voice (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): 'The reunion of the original BULLETBOYS is very exciting for all of us. We're all stoked. We just got finished playing three sold-out shows, and it's just been amazing.

"The majority of times, when you're trying to do something like we're doing, you have to lead with love and empathy and forgiveness, because if you don't forgive people, it's gonna be riding on your back like a giant Godzilla," Marq explained. "So what we try to do is we forgive the past, ego is not our amigo, and we roll forward into the future by trying to do something not only for ourselves musically, but… For me personally, this is all about for the fans. The fans have been asking for many, many years why we can't get it all together with four original guys. And I was really saddened to see a lot of bands that can't do that. So I think all four of us really realized that we wanted to do something really, really special and to get back out there and shake it up a little bit. You know what I'm saying? That's about it."

Asked about the possibility of new music from the reunited original lineup of the BULLETBOYS, Marq said: "New music, it is definitely on the horizon. But we're trying to walk before we run. And I think the most important thing right now is just getting out there, the four of us, and doing some shows and making it happen that way. But we're really, really excited about it. I wanna thank all the fans, friends, family, everybody that's just been synonymous with love and giving us nothing but really amazing, uplifting things in their comments and stuff. And there's a lot of 'blue meanies', I call 'em, out there, but that's okay, 'cause 'blue meanies', you know how you destroy them? With love."

Regarding the catalyst for the latest reunion of the original BULLETBOYS lineup, Torien said: "I believe that the four of us have been through so much, as far as in our personal lives, that there's about this much time nowadays, that everybody's getting older, and I think that we realized that, like Michael Jackson would say, this is it… But this is it for us.

"I played with some other lads in the past, some of them great, some of them not too great," Marq continued. "But I feel that we all have vetted interest into this thing as original members and we really feel that we wanna show the musical community what we can do and just go out there and just spread some loud love and do what we do."

Earlier this month, Sweda was asked by Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru what changed in the six months since he said he had no interest in doing anything with BULLETBOYS again. Mick said: "Well, quite a bit. At the time I was referring to basically the past, which if anybody has ever heard me talk before, you probably know that I basically gave up my rights to the [BULLETBOYS] name back in 1993 when I left the band. And that was always part of what I wanted to realign. I wanted everybody to have their portion of the name back and sort of get the band on the right track and get everything sort of as it as it was back then. And that was never on the table. There was never an opportunity for that to happen in the past. And, of course, after I say something like 'never', which I know better than to do, that comes on the table, and now all of a sudden there are discussions and legalities are being worked out and things are coming to fruition that I never expected in the past. So, without going into all the gory details, that is ultimately what ended up happening. Something became available to everybody, for the betterment of the band, I think, and everybody agrees with that. Everybody seems to be in a much better place. The conversations were civil and productive. And I never expected that to happen. So, yeah, never say never — or to say, 'Hey, you didn't let me finish.'"

Elaborating on how the latest BULLETBOYS reunion materialized, Mick said: "Well, I think it all began with Lonnie. He'd been playing with Marq for a while. And I hadn't talked to any of the guys, so I got a call out of the blue from Lonnie, and he was just putting out feelers. And I have to admit, I didn't give him a very warm reception. I was not interested at that point and very cognizant of the situation having not been changed. And then I don't know how much longer, maybe a month later, Jimmy knocked on my door and said essentially the same thing, like, 'I'm playing now. Everything seems to be cool. We're going in the right direction.' And again, I was very reticent because the one component that I was looking for at that point was just being sort of dreamed of at that point. So a little after that, Marq called me and we had a very emotional conversation and he made it clear that he didn't wanna go on with anybody but me and the original band. And that ended up being a very productive conversation, surprisingly, and he said that he was amenable to anything that we put forth. And that created a pathway to a reunion that was never supposed to happen."

Mick went on to say that Marq's willingness to give the other members of the classic BULLETBOYS lineup their portion of the name back was the factor that ultimately convinced him to give another reunion a chance.

"Well, yeah, I did change my mind because, again, there was the missing component that suddenly appeared," he said. "And I thought that was enough for me to say, 'Okay. I like playing with you guys. I love it.' It's a lot of fun for me. I can't really play like that in any other scenario. So that's always a boost for me. So, yeah, it ended up working out. And we've played a few shows and everything's going swimmingly and it's been a lot of fun."

Asked why he is hopeful that this BULLETBOYS reunion will fare better than other BULLETBOYS reunions had fared in the past, Mick said: "Well, pretty much my unrequited faith in humanity, because I'm an optimist, although it's not always easy to see. But you I believe in people coming around, and that has been demonstrated to me. I hear what people are saying. Obviously, everybody takes a wait-and-see position, but at this point, everybody's walking the walk. And that was the important thing for me to see. I wasn't sure how that was gonna go. And believe me, I've confronted everybody on whatever I considered what the issues might be, and they were addressed and everybody was very mature and civil about it. And we just went out and had fun. And everybody knows what the reward is. It's like I probably told you before: one of the problems that I have always had is horriblizing the work that has to be done, horriblizing what you've gotta do, and not thinking about the reward, not thinking about what all that work will lead to. And I'm kind of switching around my attitude about that, and this is an example of it."

As for how he and the other members of the reunion BULLETBOYS plan to tackle any issues as they come up going forward, Mick said: "The last time we tried to write — not necessarily write together, but record together, it became a cluster bang. And nobody wants that. So, I have ideas that I wanna put forth in terms of what's gonna happen when. I mean, everybody's already talking about a record and a recording and all that. So, hopefully we can come to an agreement about how that's gonna go and facilitate it. And again, everybody seems to be willing to work together and play their part, and hopefully that will be a step towards getting along enough to create and have fun doing it."

Asked if there is a plan to put out new BULLETBOYS music with this lineup, Mick said: "Well, there's chatter about it. The plan hasn't really been fomented yet, but there's talk. It's mostly peripheral talk — it's not really us; we're not thinking about that. What we really wanna do is go out and get our show together and play some dates and get connected again as a band. That's really our goal at this point. And whatever comes further down the line, we'll be icing, I suppose."

Asked if there is any BULLETBOYS material left over from the past, like old demos, that he and the other members of the band could bring back and record for a possible new release, Mick said: "Yeah. And that's one of the ideas that I had. Rather than everybody coming in with their new riffs, I thought, and I think everybody's open to this, I thought going back and reviewing some of the things that got left off of records or we never had a chance to record for a record, I think going back and looking at some of those things might be a perfect combination of our sort of vintage and playing them with a new ear or a new take. So that could end up being very possible."

Speaking to Izzy Presley and Mike Dawson of the Another FN Podcast, D'Anda stated about the BULLETBOYS' latest reunion: "Well, actually, we had reunited — just me, Lonnie and the singer, Marq, and we had a guitar player that was sitting in for a minute... And Mick had a change of heart and wanted to come back into the fold. So that worked out. So we have all original members, and we've done three shows thus far, which is really kind of cool."

Jimmy continued: "Playing music, you guys, I think we all know this now, it's a gift, man. You don't deserve this. But I will say for the first time in a long time, we're in a better place than we've all been. And I think it had to take age. I think we had to get older. I'm not saying anybody's more spiritual or fucking saw the light. I do believe we got older and we looked around and we went — and Lonnie was the one that said it, he said, 'Jimbo, how much time do we have? Seriously? If you just look at the clock, how much more time?' I go, 'Lonnie, You're preaching to the choir. You're right.' But it's been good. So [we've done] three shows [so far] with the full lineup."

After Izzy noted that it must be more "fun" than before for Jimmy and his BULLETBOYS bandmates to be sharing the stage again, the drummer concurred. "You're a hundred percent right," D'Anda said. "Right now it's not as fun as it's going to be, and I'll tell you why. Because right now — it's just like any time somebody gets back with an ex. We have to just kind of get re-used to each other. I mean, on stage, don't get me wrong, on stage — we try to talk about it, the band, we are all backstage going, 'Why does this sound the way it sounds?' I've played with George Lynch and Warren DeMartini, some of the greatest guitar players in the history of the fucking planet, and when I play next to Mick Sweda, it's a completely different animal. And I know it has a lot to do with we started out together, we created something together and we have this thing that when we were in the studio and rehearsals and so on. But I will say right now it's good, but it's gonna get better, 'cause we're gonna get a little bit of a staff involved, somebody to help, do the heavy lifting on the road. That's gonna take a big part of the stress out of it. And we're just hang out and go do shows, have food, see other bands play, come home to our families, a check comes in the mail, and then that's it. Rinse, wash, repeat. And no more bullshit."

Jimmy continued: "We've all said this, and I'll be honest. I've have never aired dirty laundry in my fucking life about my band 'cause there's no sense in it. I don't wanna hear Robert Plant talk shit about Jimmy Page. So I've never talked shit about anyone in this band. But I will tell you right now, this band right now is probably in the best place because we've set some rules up. We've said, 'You guys, no more fighting, no more yelling, no more 'fuck yous'. None of that shit's gonna happen now. If there's a problem, if there's an issue, let's discuss it. If we can't resolve it, let's turn around and walk away until the answer shows itself.' So in that sense, we're already off to a better start than we have been in our past at all."

Asked if "the same old drama" was one of the reasons the BULLETBOYS' last reunion, which lasted from mid-December 2019 until January 2022, fell apart, Jimmy said: "Well, unfortunately, we tried to do it during COVID. And in that instance there was already so many kind of barricades up for the band per[sonally], and so we just couldn't really sit down and have discussions. And really, the truth was we didn't kind of go back and clear some of the air up. One of the first things that me and the singer, Marq, did is we went to a Mexican restaurant that we both have grew up by, [and] we sat there and I said, 'Marq, I'm gonna say some words that might hurt you, but I mean it out of love because I want this thing to work and I don't wanna set us up for failure like we did before. So let's begin this process. You can say the things. I can say the things, but these are not coming from a bad place. They're coming from a place that I want to heal from this. I don't wanna have all that shit hanging over my shoulder where I'm pissed at you and you're pissed at me about stuff.' So we did do that, but does that mean it prevents any future problems? No, it does not. We're human beings and we're subject to fail in a lot of places in our lives. So that's why in the talking process, and nobody gets fucking angry and nobody does this stuff, I think kind of eliminating those things, and if we just go, 'Well, I'm not happy now, bro. I'm gonna walk away. Okay, I'm out.' And just walk away for that time period so we can then still know, 'Okay, we're still a band. And we're gonna move on.'"

Jimmy went on to say that he is hoping BULLETBOYS' current reunion is able to stay intact for many years to come. "Honestly, I would love to finish my career with BULLETBOYS," he explained. "I was 19 years old when I did the first BULLETBOYS album. I would love to say from here, from 58 to 68 or 70, I can say, 'That's it. I finished my career with the band that I started with,' and I will be a fucking happy person."

After Presley speculated that playing live shows with BULLETBOYS will only "get a lot funner" in the coming months, Jimmy said: "I really do believe that, because I think that just the fact that we're being honest with each other. That's one of the things that a lot of bands, and we all know this… If it was easy for bands to reunite and stay reunited, you'd see every fucking band out there doing it. And there's a reason that there's so few. I mean, if you guys think about it, outside of right now us BULLETBOYS, there isn't one band from the '80s that's all original… I'm telling you —it is very, very difficult, because it's not only personalities, but it's egos and it's feelings and people get hurt and it's a 'fuck you' and a 'fuck you'. And then they decide to make that entire decision reflect their business career. And don't get me wrong, I'm guilty of it. I've done it before. I think a lot of us have done it, but I know that if you could set up some guidelines to help each other, kind of guardrails, if you will, so no one fucking goes over the edge, I think we're able to have some, some luck, some hope, some success in staying together. So that's what I'm hopeful for. So, again, we're trying to do this now with BULLETBOYS. I hate this be so morbid, but you kind of have to put that in the back somewhere, like, 'You guys, there's only so much time we got on planet Earth, so let's do our best, please. Let's not fuck this up, you guys. Let's just do our best.' And that's where we are right now."

Last month, Torien and Sweda spoke to Matt Bingham of the Z93 radio station about the latest reunion of BULLETBOYS' classic lineup. Regarding his return to the group, Mick said: "I love playing with these guys. And we've come to some agreements that weren't necessarily on the table before. And suffice to say that it's pretty momentous for all of us, and we're looking forward to sharing that with everybody, especially people that have never had a chance to see us."

Added Marq: "Absolutely. I concur with that. I'm just so excited that… I'm just happy that Mick's back. [Laughs] I love him so much. He's the sound of this band. And me and him are like the Joe Perry and Steven Tyler, David Lee Roth [and] Edward Van Halen, Jimmy Page [and] Robert Plant — we're those two guys… It's just something that I personally have been wanting to do, is to work with Mick. We've had different situations where we've agreed to disagree and we've disagreed, but I think we've found common ground. And the common ground is love. The common ground is the original band. And … to come back and to do something really special, not basically, I'm saying for myself for myself, but for the fans. The fans have been with us for so many years and given us so much love and been waiting for this to happen again. So, I'm ecstatic. I'm so excited. I can't wait to be playing with the fellas and be up there with Mick. And that sound that Mick has, that guitar, I need to have that so I can do what I can do. It's just this chain of events, magical chain of events that have to incur to make the sound of this amazing band, and we're getting another shot at it. And I just feel like so much humility and positivity in moving forward and bringing something that people haven't seen in a long time. And I'm just really excited about getting up with Mick again and doing what we do, and the fellas. And let's go."

Asked how something like a reunion of the BULLETBOYS' classic lineup happens at this point in time, Mick said: "Well, it's usually a number of phone calls and reaching out and people being vulnerable and saying, 'Hey, man, I really wanna get this back together.' And there was always reticence on everybody's part, because we were all kind of in our own flows. And so I give Marq a lot of credit because he's been doing his thing for a long time and I've been kind of spectating. And he came to me with, like he said, love and caring and sincerity, and everybody else felt the same way. And when that happens, you don't let it go. I mean, we have a bit of a legacy and we all wanna finish it off on a great note. And we wanna put this thing back together and show people the chemistry and the magic that I don't think any of us have with any other bands. I mean, we've all played with other guys, but when we get together, and I'm not saying this just from my own perspective, I hear this from people all the time, like, 'You guys have something that just isn't out there anymore.' And I think it's only fair that we share that."

Added Marq: "Absolutely. A hundred percent. I a hundred percent agree. It's something very special and magical that the four of us have that sometimes, maybe individually we don't really realize that. And I give Mick all the credit too.

"I've opened up my heart, and sometimes you have to really come with empathy and love and to find common ground and to have to bring something back where other bands aren't really doing this right now," Torien explained. "So it's a challenge. Challenges are always good because they always breed positivity and moving forward and stuff. And I'm just ecstatic that the four of us were able to do this and to… How would you say? There's strength in numbers. And Mick is a hundred percent right about the legacy that we do have. And I agree with Mick — it's time for people to see this. And we're not getting any younger. [Laughs]"

Asked if they would agree with Jimmy's previous comment, when he rejoined the BULLETBOYS in October, that the recent death of Ozzy Osbourne was a partial catalyst for the decision to bring the classic lineup of BULLETBOYS back together, Mick said: "Yeah, it's true. I'm sure that was a catalyst. I totally respect Jimmy's position on that.

"There's not an infinite amount of time left for us, and we have to put those differences… I mean, there's gonna be differences, obviously," Mick admitted. "There are four very energetic personalities in this band. And I think we're all at a point where we can manage those and understand that the end result is worth whatever struggles there are to get there."

Marq added: "I think I've said this before too — not to be redundant with Mick, but with all due respect — we are the makers of our own demise, the four of us, and we are the makers of our own success. It's something that I really believe in.

"When you get older you start thinking about different things in your timeline about being on this planet and when the Lord's gonna call your name," he continued. "That's what I think about. So I played with a lot of gentlemen. There's been some really good guys, but there's been some really hard times with people that don't have vetted interest into the brand. What I do know, with myself, Mick, Lonnie and Jimmy, that we have vetted interest into the brand. The brand's the most important, to me, and that we're going to be able to share this, the four of us, and moving forward is… I keep on telling about the challenge… How can I say this? I know Mick's a reader like I am. I do a lot of reading and a lot of research, and one of the main things is to find common ground and to find a parlay and to be able to sit down and negotiate situations. And sometimes it's going to take time, but if we can all agree and find common ground, I think that that's the best thing. And the common ground is our music."

Sweda's bandmate in THE ROCKETT MAFIA, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett, confirmed that he was aware of Mick's return to the BULLETBOYS, writing on his Facebook page: "Yes, of course I know about this for those of you asking. Mick is desirous to continue with THE ROCKETT MAFIA, he assured me. If, however he finds success and happiness again with the BULLETBOYS, I'll be the first to cheer him on!"

Prior to the St. Charles show, the original BULLETBOYS lineup of Torien, Vencent, D'Anda and Sweda last reunited back in mid-December 2019 and lasted for a couple of years before Sweda announced in January 2022 that both he and D'Anda were exiting the band. In December 2024, Vencent rejoined BULLETBOYS once again.

BULLETBOYS formed in 1988 at the very peak of the Los Angeles glam metal movement. As a collection of talented musicians, BULLETBOYS were able to quickly capture the attention of music fans around the world. Unlike other rockers of the day, the BULLETBOYS possessed more hard rock-blues fusion than pure hair metal. Thanks to comparisons to the likes of AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN, talent scouts came running and the band quickly received their first major label contract.

BULLETBOYS' self-titled debut was released in 1988 via Warner Bros. and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned two hit singles, a cover of the O'JAYS classic "For The Love Of Money" and "Smooth Up in Ya", both of which charted on the Mainstream Rock chart and saw regular airplay on MTV. BULLETBOYS went on to release two more albums, 1991's "Freakshow" and 1993's "Za-Za", before splitting up.

Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME),Phil X (BON JOVI, TRIUMPH),Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG),Chris Jericho (FOZZY),Dino Jelusick (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO),Doug "Dug" Pinnick (KING'S X),Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE),Sean McNabb (DOKKEN, GREAT WHITE),Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR),Tiffany, Stevie Salas, Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD, KERRY KING),Becky Baldwin (MERCYFUL FATE) and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, MR. BIG) are among the musicians who took part in this year's JAMM Night! on Friday, January 23, 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California during this year's NAMM convention. This special event supports the David Z Foundation, helping provide music education and opportunities for future artists. Fan-filmed video of the performances can be seen below.

The David Z Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization started by singer/guitarist Paulie Z in memory of his brother and bandmate bassist David Z. Inclusive of all and serving a diverse population of underprivileged kids, the organization's aim is to instill a passion for music in kids while providing them with engaging music education opportunities and funding, putting together collaborations between kids and veteran music industry professionals and developing programs within academic school settings as well as music schools, both across the country and internationally. The David Z Foundation brings students into the world of music by providing deeper knowledge and experience with instruments, songwriting, recording, music video production, band dynamics and live performances, and offers kids workshops on the music industry itself. In their own schools, the programs the David Z Foundation co-designs get kids to use the crafts of songwriting, recording and video production to create work which helps explain educational concepts in creative and stylish ways. The foundation's interest in defining new avenues for music as a helping tool has also led to the application of music in programs for kids with emotional and mental health challenges. The foundation is looking ahead to future programs that will continue a strong focus on music education and well-being through music.

The David Z Foundation founder/CEO Paulie Z is the singer of the legendary band SWEET, host/producer of "Ultimate Jam Night" at the famous Whisky A Go Go, and lead singer of the tribute band BOHEMIAN QUEEN. He was the vocalist/guitarist for the power trio ZO2, and star of the TV series "Z Rock" on the IFC channel. In addition to 25 years of experience on stage, on screen and in the studio, Paulie has been simultaneously performing and creating musical programs for children and was named "New Yorker Of The Week" by the NY1 network for his contribution to music education. Paulie is passionate about bringing change to the world through music education and is proud to have founded the David Z Foundation in his brother's honor and serve as its president.

In a new interview with Gustavo Maiato and Mateus Ribeiro of Brazil's Whiplash.net, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci spoke about the band's 1997 collaboration with writer/producer Desmond Child on a song called "You Not Me", which appeared on the album "Falling Into Infinity". Child, who is perhaps best known for co-writing the pop/rock hits "You Give Love A Bad Name" from BON JOVI and "Livin' La Vida Loca" from Ricky Martin, was reportedly recruited by DREAM THEATER's then-record label East West to help the band adopt a more mainstream sound, including reworking a song that DREAM THEATER had originally demoed under the title "You Or Me".

Petrucci told Whiplash.net about the experience of working with Child (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I remember that we wrote the song [in its original form]. I think this was the first and the only time this ever happened, but the label had this idea where they wanted to try to have more of a commercial song from us and suggested that we work with him. And it was something new. It was something that we never did before. I do remember flying out to his place and getting together and working [with him]. It was a lot of fun, going to his studio. But, again, it's not something that we continued to do. It was the only time that we did that. Again, it was a fun experience meeting him and working on the song together and developing it. It was just something different."

With a running time of just under five minutes, "You Not Me" was produced by Kevin Shirley, who had worked on the AEROSMITH album "Nine Lives", and it reached No. 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

In a Songfacts interview with Petrucci, the guitarist also described writing with Child as "a fun experience. It was something I never did before," he said. "We had always kept everything internal to the band — we never had outside writers or anything like that — but it was an opportunity to do something different. I went down to his place. He was great, and we spent some time in the studio and reworked the lyrics to be in a better place, coming from his expertise and his influence. I never really have done anything like that again. It was a one-time thing, but it was a cool experience."

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy later said that he didn't think the collaboration with Child was a successful one for the progressive metal band. "As far as I'm concerned, the experiment failed and this will never happen again," he wrote on his web site.

On DREAM THEATER's upcoming spring 2026 tour of Latin America, the progressive metal giants are continuing their "An Evening With Dream Theater" run that celebrates DREAM THEATER's latest album, "Parasomnia", by performing the LP in its entirety, as well as playing the entire seven-movement masterpiece "A Change Of Seasons" for the first time since Portnoy's return as well as other classics and fan favorites from the band's catalog.

DREAM THEATER played its first concert with Portnoy in 14 years on October 20, 2024 at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The drummer, who co-founded DREAM THEATER, played on 10 of the band's albums over a 20-year period, from 1989's "When Dream And Day Unite" through 2009's "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", before exiting the group in 2010. Portnoy returned to DREAM THEATER in October 2023 after being replaced by Mike Mangini, who played with DREAM THEATER across five studio albums and accompanying world tours.

"Parasomnia" came out on February 7, 2025 via InsideOut Music. The LP was produced by John Petrucci, engineered by James "Jimmy T" Meslin, and mixed by Andy Sneap. Hugh Syme returned once again to lend his creative vision to the cover art.

"Parasomnia" is an eight-song, 71-minute set which was recorded at DREAM THEATER's DTHQ studio on Long Island, New York. It is the follow-up to 2021's "A View From The Top Of The World", which debuted at in the top 10 of Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums, Top Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts. Six songs on "Parasomnia" are over seven minutes and the closing epic "The Shadow Man Incident" clocks in at nearly 20 minutes.

Portnoy, Petrucci and bassist John Myung started DREAM THEATER as MAJESTY in 1985, after meeting at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston. Singer James LaBrie came on board in 1991, while keyboardist Jordan Rudess joined in 1999.

Today, female-fronted Chicago rockers, Ignescent, are excited to team up with Clint Lowery, guitarist and backing vocalist of acclaimed rock band Sevendust, for their new single “Chariot Of Fire,” taken from the upcoming new album, Eternal, out on March 20 via Frontiers Music Srl. The new track arrives alongside an official video, available below.

Clint Lowery comments: “At the time I was asked to collaborate with Ignescent, I was truly building my relationship with Christ, in the beginning stages, the timing was perfect. Jennifer sent a melody she had and I built on that, a true offering to God in most humbling way.”

Jennifer Benson adds: “The song is about God rushing in to rescue us when we’re surrounded and out of strength – a reminder that He never abandons us. He comes for us.”

Watch the official video for “Chariot Of Fire” below:

Francis Buchholz, the original Scorpions bassist who provided their rhythmic heartbeat during their ascent to global superstardom, passed away on January 22 at the age of 75. His family confirmed that he died peacefully following a private battle with cancer.

Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has shared the following tribute to Buchholz on social media:

”Francis Buchholz has passed away and it is very saddening news indeed. He was the bass player with the ‘most’ (I suppose) classic line-up of the Scorpions, consisting of Klaus, Rudolf, Jabs, Rarebell and Francis. In the ’80s they were probably my favorite band in the world. I love all eras of the Scorps but got into them through the Blackout album in the early ’80s, so Francis became an idol of mine, just like the other guys in the band. I didn’t know him, and I never met him. Many bass players I’ve met are the most modest person in the band, including my own band. They lay down the foundations together with the drummer and stay in the background. In many ways I believe that’s how they want it. Francis seemed to be just like that. He didn’t take up as much space as the rest of the boys from Hanover, but had an unquestionable presence up there. I was transfixed with their performance at the now classic Dortmund ’83 festival that was aired on national television here in Sweden that year. I couldn’t believe I could actually see those guys “moving.” Feels like these are ancient memories from a different planet now.

Anyways, I digress….

I want to extend our warmest condolences to the Buchholz family and friends, and of course to the fans of Francis. We’re having a record evening (shocker!) at home this evening, and chances are (about 100%) that there’ll be some Scorpions records on the turntable. Francis Buchholz, rest in peace! Love from Opeth.”

EAGLES start 2026 making history. They have now become the first band to earn quadruple diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 40 million units of "Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975", which remains the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. Additionally, the band's legendary album "Hotel California" has been re-certified 28 times platinum by the RIAA, scoring the third best-selling album of all time.

The EAGLES will continue to make history in March when they set the record for the longest-running Sphere residency after a 12-show run that starts Friday, January 23.

Before it was certified multi-diamond, "Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975" was the first album ever to be certified platinum by the RIAA. In 1976, the album spent five weeks at No. 1, thanks to songs like "Witchy Woman", "Already Gone" and "The Best Of My Love". Since its debut, the collection has logged more than 500 nonconsecutive weeks on the albums chart, was added to the Library Of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2017, and was also named the best-selling album of the century in 1999. The unprecedented and historic certification arrives ahead of 50th anniversaries of both albums in 2026.

Some additional facts to highlight the significance of the milestone:

* EAGLES receive the first-ever RIAA 40,000,000 platinum plaque, measuring 59 inches high and 48 inches wide.

* If 40 million vinyl records were laid side by side, it would equal 7,575 miles, which is the approximate distance from Los Angeles to Cairo, Egypt.

* The 40 million certification is roughly one-eighth of the current U.S. population and more than the entire population of the band's home state of California.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of "Their Greatest Hits" on February 17, a crystal-clear 180-gram vinyl edition of the album will be released exclusively at Eagles.com. Pre-orders are available now.

Drawing from the band's first four studio albums — "Eagles" (1972),"Desperado" (1973),"On The Border" (1974) and "One Of These Nights" (1975) — "Their Greatest Hits" captures the strengths that defined their early years, from the tight harmonies of "Lyin' Eyes" to the country-rock drive of "Take It Easy" and the evocative songwriting of "Desperado". Sequenced more like a studio album than a conventional retrospective, the collection has continued to resonate across generations as both an introduction to the band and a distillation of the songs that shaped their first era.

That legacy continues onstage as the EAGLES — Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — are poised to set the record for longest-running Sphere residency with a 12-show run that begins Friday, January 23. Since opening on September 20, 2024, "Eagles - Live In Concert At Sphere" has drawn more than 700,000 fans across 44 sold-out performances, offering a one-of-a-kind immersive concert experience that provides the ultimate connection to the band's legendary catalog.

The 40-times-platinum plaque (nearly 5 feet by 4 feet) will be on display at the Third Encore, the EAGLES' immersive fan experience at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, conveniently located in The Summit Showroom at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas just off Restaurant Row. Admission is free and open to the public on Thursday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. / Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. / Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. for the remaining 2026 Sphere show weekends. In addition to the plaque, the Third Encore features the Troubadour replica, the "Hotel California" immersive experience, memorabilia, merch store, and more.

In the fall of 1971, the EAGLES formed, pioneered, and personified a uniquely American musical style, blending country, folk, R&B, rock, and pop sensibilities, and would go on to become one of the most creatively and commercially successful bands of all time. In today's faddish, fractured rock landscape, the EAGLES retain an appeal that transcends both generation and genre, cementing the band's role as enduring musical icons. The EAGLES have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, scored six No. 1 albums, and topped the singles chart five times. They earned six Grammy Awards, were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1998, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.

Fat Mike, a founding member of NOFX, announced that a feature-length documentary about the iconic punk band is currently in post-production. The announcement was made at the Punk Rock Museum's NOFX exhibit on Friday, January 16, which also happens to be Fat Mike's alleged birthday.

"40 Years Of Fuckin' Up" is "This Is Spinal Tap", but real. It's a film about the infamous, fairly un-famous, and beloved punk rock band NOFX. This is the unbelievable story about how a group of untalented drug-addled teenage punks somehow became the most successful independent band in history. And they did it haphazardly all on their own.

Fat Mike commented: "Most people wouldn't be okay with releasing a film that shows footage of getting whipped in their dungeon, or their drug use for the past 20 years, or dressing up like a rubber cheap whore, or the ambulance ride when they were naked while puking and shitting blood… I'm not like most people."

"40 Years Of Fuckin' Up" is a film by NOFX, directed by James Buddy Day ("The Secrets We Bury", "Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein", "Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout.", "Fall River"). Featuring Fat Mike, Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta, Eric Melvin and Erik "Smelly" Sandin, the film is produced by Fat Mike. Executive producers include Fat Mike, Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta, Erik Sandin, Eric Melvin, Gary Ousdahl, James Buddy Day, Cisco Adler and Jon Nadeau for Pyramid Productions. Nathaniel Harper serves as the director of photography. Score by Fat Mike and Matt Nasir.

Buddy Day commented: "Working with Fat Mike, the band and the entire NOFX crew has been like nothing I've ever experienced. This is the punkest band ever — and their story is exactly as insane as you'd expect: hilarious, painful, reckless, and deeply human. Digging through decades of footage, I saw things I'll never unsee — but that honesty is what makes this film essential."

"40 Years Of Fuckin' Up" will feature several unreleased songs from NOFX that can only be heard by attending a showing of the film.

The team plans to crash SXSW this March with several sneak-peek screenings in Austin, Texas planned alongside the festival they didn't submit to in time. Tickets for those screenings go live today. Screenings will be held Sunday, March 15 and Monday, March 16 at Brushy Street Commons, with 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. showtimes and surprise guests for question-and-answer sessions. The doc feature will then go on to play at curated theaters worldwide starting this April. Details for the rollout will be announced soon. Tickets will be available starting February 20.

Check out a teaser trailer below.

Photo credit: Jesse Fischer (courtesy of Tiffical Public Relations)

BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist Keith Wallen has kicked off 2026 with the new single "A Thin Line". The song's gentle acoustic guitar strumming is accompanied by Wallen's emotive, room-filling vocals. It will remind you of the alt power ballads of the late '90s, wherein its heft lies in its simplicity .

"The duality of outcomes from the choices we make could mean the difference between our personal heaven or hell, war or peace, or even life or death," Wallen shares about the song's meaning.

Wallen has been dropping singles for the past 12 months, starting with "Us Against The World". He also shared the anthemic "Dead Inside", delivered his gorgeous take on Avril Lavigne's contemplative classic "I'm With You" and teamed up with GORE. singer Haley Roughton for "Teeth Marks".

Wallen is a prolific songwriter responsible for soaring melodies and hypnotic hooks heard across modern rock radio. The West Virginia-born troubadour uses his solo work as a vehicle to explore his multifaceted passions, moving seamlessly from the smart pop of '80s favorites like THE POLICE and DEPECHE MODE to the big moody riffs of '90s grunge heroes like ALICE IN CHAINS, SOUNDGARDEN and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.

His co-writing collaborations include compositions with SAINT ASONIA, FUEL, WE CAME AS ROMANS, RED, DOROTHY and KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's LOVE AND DEATH. Wallen bares his soul as a solo artist with earnest resolve, powering his honest anthems with commanding vocals.

A former member of ADELITAS WAY, Keith was among his first calls when Benjamin Burnley decided to reform and reconfigure his band. "Dark Before Dawn", BREAKING BENJAMIN's powerhouse comeback, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. "Ember" followed in 2018.

Keith's independently produced acoustic and piano-driven "Allies" EP arrived in 2014. His debut solo album, 2021's "This World Or The Next", featured "Dream Away", a song streamed 1.4 million times on Spotify alone. His second solo album, "Infinity Now", includes production and co-writing contributions from Kevin Thrasher (RIVALS, Jelly Roll) and work with Dan Braunstein (SPIRITBOX, DAYSEEKER) and Andrew Baylis (SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, Jelly Roll, Brantley Gilbert).

Produced by Thrasher and mixed by Joel Wanasek (RAIN CITY DRIVE, Scott Stapp),Keith's sophomore solo album, "Infinity Now", extends a warm invitation into the singer/songwriter's heart and mind. Hard rock bombast meets intimate pensiveness via engaging songs like "Blackout", "Strings" and first single, "Headspace Holiday".

As guitarist for BREAKING BENJAMIN, a solo artist or songwriting collaborator, the common threads through Keith Wallen's work are honesty, authenticity, and heartfelt spirit.