STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos says that he and his bandmates have talked about making new music with the group's current lineup once they have finished touring in support of the "Project Regeneration" albums.

STATIC-X's "Project Regeneration Vol. 1" LP came out in July 2020. The first of two volumes, it featured 12 brand new tracks, containing many of the final vocal performances and musical compositions of late STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static, along with the original "Wisconsin Death Trip" lineup of Campos, drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Koichi Fukuda. A follow-up album, "Project Regeneration: Vol. 2", came out in January 2024. A collection of 14 brand-new songs, the LP was produced by frontman Xer0 — who is believed to be DOPE singer Edsel Dope — and mixed/mastered by longtime collaborator Ulrich Wild.

Speaking to Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne at last month's Bloodstock Open Air festival, Campos said about the possibility of new STATIC-X music (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been talking about writing some new material, some new songs. We have a documentary that's in the works right now. So we're gonna finish that first. And then, once we drop that, then we'll revisit going in and writing some new material."

He added: "I don't wanna juggle too many plates. Let's just finish [the documentary]. Then we can focus all of our attention on new material."

Asked if the documentary will see the light of day in 2026, Tony said: "Yeah, that's what we're shooting for. We're in editing process now. All the footage is done. We've just gotta find the right edit. And we'll get done with this run here, we'll get done with the run in the U.S. coming up with MUDVAYNE, and then we'll spend the rest of the year working on that."

Last fall, Tony told Rock News Weekly about the upcoming documentary: "I think it's gonna be cool, man. It's gonna be a really cool look back at the history of the band and the history of Wayne and how he affected all our lives."

In March 2024, STATIC-X celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Wisconsin Death Trip", by releasing a trailer for "Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X".

In a message accompanying the YouTube release of the trailer, STATIC-X members Campos, Jay, Fukuda and Xer0 wrote: "25 years ago today, STATIC-X unleashed 'Wisconsin Death Trip' onto the world. On this very special anniversary, we would like to share a teaser for the first ever official STATIC-X documentary film titled 'Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X'.

"Thank you all for 25 years of amazing memories… So much more to come!"

In a fall 2023 interview with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3, Campos addressed STATIC-X's reliance on a "masked" vocalist instead of hiring a proper replacement for late frontman Wayne Static, saying: "It's been really cool, man, how people have embraced that idea of having the character up there being the representative of Wayne's vibe and spirit without us being, like, 'Hey, here's STATIC-X with their new singer.' That's not what we wanted to do. So, we were just, like, 'How do we represent Wayne in a cool way?' And I think this is a really cool way to do it."

He continued: "I keep coming back to the IRON MAIDEN analogy — not only was Wayne our Bruce Dickinson [IRON MAIDEN singer], but he was also our Eddie [IRON MAIDEN mascot]. He was the mascot for the band. So how do you represent that? And I think the Xer0 character does a good job at it."

When Hall noted that it must be "a pretty powerful experience" for him to be looking over and seeing Xer0 channeling the spirit of Wayne during STATIC-X's live shows, Tony said: "When we first started and I'm up there headbanging doing my thing, out of my peripheral vision, I see that figure with the hair and I'm playing the songs again, it's just like 20 years ago; it was just that vibe again. And having Koichi and, and Kenny up there, it was really cool, man. And especially those first couple of weeks, we'd be done with the show and we'd be back in the dressing room, and we'd all be, like, 'Fuck, Wayne should be here.' But we definitely feel this vibe and presence."

Static died after mixing Xanax and other powerful prescription drugs with alcohol, according to the coroner's report. The 48-year-old, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was found dead in his Landers, California home on November 1, 2014.

Static founded STATIC-X in 1994 and achieved commercial success with "Wisconsin Death Trip", which included the rock radio hit "Push It".

The group issued five more studio albums before disbanding permanently in June 2013. Static had been pursuing a solo career at the time of his death.

Dope told Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio that the reason Xer0's identity has not been officially revealed is that he wants to make sure that STATIC-X is "properly represented, because I would never be interested in looking at a photo of STATIC-X or reading a liner note that mentions me as being the singer of STATIC-X. Edsel Dope has no interest in being the singer of STATIC-X," he clarified. "There's one living, breathing singer of STATIC-X, and that's Wayne Static. And then there's a character, an entity, for lack of better words, that was created in order to allow STATIC-X to have a future and to continue and be the legacy act that they are and tour and perform, and we gave that character a name that is respective to STATIC-X and fits the branding of what STATIC-X is, and that's what the importance is. It's the importance of recognizing the character as opposed to recognizing the person behind the character."

Back in October 2019, a photo was posted online clearly showing that Dope and Xer0 shared the same neck tattoo. However, Edsel later posted a lengthy statement on his band's Facebook page attempting to quash the rumors, implying Xer0's distinctive body ink was in fact a Photoshop job. Dope even provided a photograph of himself supposedly observing a STATIC-X performance sidestage to prove he and Xer0 were not the same person.

SUN DONT SHINE (formerly EYE AM),the band featuring Kirk Windstein (guitar, vocals; CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) alongside former TYPE O NEGATIVE members Kenny Hickey (guitar/vocals) and Johnny Kelly (drums),plus Todd Strange (CROWBAR, DOWN),has released a new single, "What You Are". You can now watch the official music video for the track below.

Although it was announced this past June that SUN DONT SHINE would release an EP called "Coming Down" in July via Corpse Paint Records, the band has since revealed plans to focus instead on putting out a full-length effort in early 2026.

In a new interview with Sh!t Talk Reviews, Hickey stated about SUN DONT SHINE's recent activities: "We ended up not going to Europe [like we were originally supposed to this summer] and opted to finish the record, add three more songs so that we can actually release an LP instead of an EP. So we took that month we would've been there. I went to New Orleans, we all met at New Orleans, and we all just concentrated on [writing] and recording three more songs."

Elaborating on the musical direction of the three latest SUN DONT SHINE songs, Kenny said: "They're great. It's just another level. I think the band is really beginning to find its sound. It's a darker, heavier, more versatile sound we got out of these three songs. Really, we just locked ourselves in a studio for almost a month and basically concentrated on music and jamming together and developing them. It's definitely just a next level up from the previous stuff that we've done. These three songs, they're just really explosive, very powerful."

Regarding a possible release date for the debut SUN DONT SHINE album, Kenny said: "It looks like beginning of the year, 2026, it's gonna be released. We have a number of singles that are gonna be released still up until then, so four more singles. When we were in New Orleans, not only did we record, but we also, we also shot three new videos. We shot one, which has a theme to it, in the Airbnb we were in, we're staying in. And then we shot two of the new songs that we worked on. So we got a lot done over there."

On the topic of a possible SUN DONT SHINE tour in 2026, Kenny said: It's definitely gonna happen. And we have some good stuff coming up in the beginning of the year too, in January. So, yes — the answer is yes… We're gonna find the time and we're gonna do it. We're gonna make it happen."

This past June, SUN DONT SHINE released the official music video for the song "Coming Down".

The first single from SUN DONT SHINE, "The Promise Song", came out in January.

Under the band's original name EYE AM, SUN DONT SHINE released two singles, "Dreams Always Die With The Sun" in June 2023 and "Cryptomnesia" in November 2023, via Corpse Paint Records. The songs' accompanying music videos were shot and directed by Mike Holderbeast at OCD Recording And Production.

SUN DONT SHINE isn't just a band – it's a powerful convergence of four iconic musicians who have shaped the landscape of hard rock.

At its core, SUN DONT SHINE is a reflection of its members' shared philosophy: embrace the raw, reject the overly polished, and let the music speak for itself.

"I don't want our music to be one-dimensional," says Hickey. "I don't want it to be just dark and doomy or always so heavy. I want it to be both light and dark, dynamic and unpredictable."

It's a sentiment that runs deep in their sound, where each track takes on a life of its own, exploring contrasting moods and textures that reveal more with every listen.

With Windstein's earth-shaking riffs and Hickey's evocative, often ethereal melodies, the band strikes a delicate balance between heavy and haunting. Kelly's drumming keeps things tight but never feels constrained, while Strange's bass lines act as the backbone, holding down the bottom end with a ferocity only years in the rock trenches can cultivate.

Yet, what truly sets SUN DONT SHINE apart is the chemistry among its members. You can hear it in every note, a raw, almost unfiltered energy that comes from playing with people who have been through it all together — both the highs and the lows. Their music is about embracing imperfections and channeling them into something transcendent, capturing a moment rather than chasing perfection. It's messy, it's visceral, and it's real.

The group's dynamic blend of heaviness and atmospheric nuance makes them a standout, but SUN DONT SHINE's identity goes deeper than their sound. With influences spanning everything from BLACK SABBATH to THE BEATLES, their music tells stories of resilience, reflection, and catharsis. Every song feels like a journey, guided by a sense of purpose that's as intense as it is unpredictable.

For Windstein it's about "breaking new ground." Whether they're delving into bone-crushing riffs or taking a melodic detour, SUN DONT SHINE is less concerned with fitting into a genre and more focused on creating music that resonates with their own experience and emotions.

Speaking to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Kelly stated about how SUN DONT SHINE came together: "That was started with Andrew Spaulding. I met him; he was a merchandiser for DANZIG. And then TYPE O went on tour after that. We brought him out and he worked with TYPE O up until Peter [Steele, TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman] passed away. And we all remained good friends and stuff. And he started an indie label; he started a small little label. And he suggested putting me and Kenny together with Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange from CROWBAR. We've all been friends — I've known Kirk and Todd for, like, 30 years at this point. So we've always been friends and we've always crossed paths and hung out and this and that but never really had the opportunity to get in a room and play together. And Drew had it worked out. We all met in Florida. We got into a room, came up with that song, recorded it the next day, and that was it; it was done.'"

According to Kelly, "Dreams Always Die With The Sun" was written and recorded in less than a day. "Drew literally picked me up from the airport and drove me to rehearsal," he said. "And the guys were in the room. And I just put my suitcase over to the side, set up the kit and we started working on the song. And then the next morning we went to the recording studio, tracked all the drums. And then I was on a plane. I don't know where I was going after that, but I had to leave right after we were done tracking; I think my flight was at six in the morning the next morning. So I was there just literally for a few hours."

Regarding how "Dreams Always Die With The Sun" turned out, Johnny said: "It's a cool song. I really wasn't sure what to expect. I guess the best way to compare it — on a different scale, of course — would be like Scott Weiland and VELVET REVOLVER [got together]. You take these people from these bands and you put 'em together and you have a certain expectation of it. Then you're not sure if it's gonna meet it, if it's exceeding it or if it falls way below. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was and how much fun it was to work with everybody."

In addition to their work with TYPE O NEGATIVE, Hickey and Kelly had previously collaborated in a band called SEVENTH VOID, which released one full-length album, "Heaven Is Gone", in 2009, and SILVERTOMB, which issued "Edge Of Existence" in 2019.

In a 2018 interview with Rock And Roll Fables, Hickey stated about his chemistry with Kelly: "I've been working with Johnny long before TYPE O. I met Johnny probably in 1986. TYPE O formed in 1989, so we were already in a thrash band together. Basically, we grew up and learned everything the wrong way together and had to work it out over the course of the years. [Laughs] For me, it's completely natural with him. We got better at it. Dude, you do something for 35 years, I hope you're getting better at it."

Original CROWBAR bassist Strange returned to the band in 2016 for the touring cycle in support of the band's "The Serpent Only Lies" album.

Strange, who originally left CROWBAR back in 1999, stuck around for two years before departing once again to focus on his family life.

Windstein, who also plays in the New Orleans supergroup DOWN, released two albums with HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta under the KINGDOM OF SORROW banner. Kirk's debut solo album, "Dream In Motion", arrived in 2020.

Photo credit: Charles Dye (courtesy of For The Win Media)

Rock icon Ann Wilson, singer-songwriter and founder of HEART, has shared the first teaser for the forthcoming feature documentary "In My Voice". You can now see the 40-second clip below.

Told in Ann's own words, the film traces her extraordinary 75-year journey, from a nomadic childhood to the stages of the world's biggest arenas, and into a bold new creative chapter. With additional commentary from family, friends, artists, bandmates, and industry executives, the documentary focuses on the authenticity of Ann Wilson.

Drawing from a deep personal archive of home movies, photographs, journals, and never-before-seen footage, "In My Voice" offers fans an unprecedented window into Wilson's life and artistry. For the first time, audiences will hear how she found her voice, sustained it across five decades, and allowed it to guide her through fame, adversity, and reinvention.

"This film is my story in my own words, told the way I've always wanted to tell it," says Ann. "It's about finding my voice, keeping it alive, and sharing the journey with the people who've been part of it all along."

The documentary is directed by Barbara Hall, a Primetime Emmy-nominated producer and director celebrated for her passion for remarkable human stories and music. With more than 25 years of experience in developing, producing, and directing original programming, Hall has built a career on authentic, immersive storytelling. She has helmed award-winning specials, series, long-form documentary films, concerts, and thematic music documentaries, and is known for securing rare, exclusive rights to bring untold narratives to the screen. A member of the Producers Guild Of America, the Guild Of Music Supervisors and the Documentary Producers Alliance, Hall has also been honored with the 2025 Women In Film/Nashville Alice Award Trailblazer Award.

"What an honor to tell the story of one of our greatest rock music voices of all time," says Hall. "Her voice notwithstanding, her story exceeds a scriptwriter's imagination, and her courage to share her story is inspiring. She is a master of her craft and is not defined by genre or gender."

"In My Voice" promises to be a landmark documentary that brings Ann Wilson's singular journey to the screen with honesty, power, and of course, heart. More details, including release information and exclusive content, will be announced soon.

In July 2024, Ann announced HEART was canceling its tour so that she could undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy following a cancer diagnosis. In September, Ann returned to her social media channels to share the news that her chemotherapy treatments were complete, and she was ready to tour in 2025.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest voices in the history of rock and roll, Ann is a true icon, known far and wide as lead singer and songwriter of the groundbreaking rock band HEART. Led by Wilson's extraordinary vocal power, HEART has thrilled audiences for five decades, earning sales of more than 35 million and well-deserved induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013. Indeed, as lead singer of the first female-fronted superstar hard rock band, Wilson blazed a trail for generations of women to come, while her songs — including "Barracuda", "Crazy On You", "Straight O" and "Magic Man", to name but a few — have become part of the very fabric of popular culture.

The current members of HEART feature Nancy Wilson (rhythm, lead and acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals),Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute),Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar),Ryan Waters (guitars),Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals),Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals) and Sean Lane (drums and bike).

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE's reimagined version of "Chevrolet", a reworking of a 1930 Memphis Minnie song named "Can I Do It For You", can be streamed below. The song is taken from the LED ZEPPELIN legend's "Saving Grace", the first album featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he calls "a song book of the lost and found." Arriving September 26 on Nonesuch Records, the genesis of "Saving Grace" began during the lockdown in "The Shire", when Plant's customary wandering was all but forbidden. While his recent adventures have centered around Nashville, having reunited with Alison Krauss for 2021's chart-topping, multi Grammy-nominated "Raise The Roof", it was in the English countryside that Robert Plant connected closely to this diverse group of musicians, who through their own experiences had a shared lean towards his much-loved corners of evocative song. Together, Plant and SAVING GRACE — vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse-Brown — have spent the past six years growing into a wide-ranging workshop of styles and personalities, weaving through time and circumstance with joy and abandon.

"We laugh a lot, really. I think that suits me. I like laughing," Plant says. "You know, I can't find any reason to be too serious about anything. I'm not jaded. The sweetness of the whole thing…These are sweet people and they are playing out all the stuff that they could never get out before. They have become unique stylists and together they seem to have landed in a most interesting place."

Following his previous acclaimed releases on Nonesuch Records — 2014's "Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar" and 2017's "Carry Fire" — "Saving Grace" brings yet another chapter of Robert Plant's ceaseless roar into the daylight. Produced by Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE — and recorded between April 2019 and January 2025 in the Cotswolds and on the Welsh Borders — "Saving Grace" breathes fresh life into a collection of century-old music. A treasury of songs featured back in time by Memphis Minnie, Bob Mosley (MOBY GRAPE),Blind Willie Johnson, The Low Anthem, Martha Scanlan, Sarah Siskind, and Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk's LOW.

Plant told Rolling Stone magazine about the creation of "Saving Grace": "Well, we began with one microphone on a mic stand in a field adjacent to Matt Worley's place. We had a little desk set up. And we would get nowhere nearer than about four yards away from each other, and one by one go up to the microphone, and spray the microphone. On the last track on the record, you can hear some birds singing because we’d individually play a part and come away from the mic. It was an experiment that took me back to 'Physical Graffiti' with LED ZEPPELIN when I did quite a few vocals outside. I really enjoyed the whole idea of being out there rather than in the constraints of a studio. It began with 'Higher Rock', I believe, and maybe even 'Chevrolet'. That was probably about 2019 or '20. And then I'd go off somewhere else, and then we'd come back to it.

"A friend of Steve Winwood's got an old farm down in Gloucestershire, and he used to be quite involved with the very early days of TRAFFIC. And so as the conditions changed [after the pandemic] and the world started to open up, occasionally we'd go down to his barn and see what we would do there. It's really great, very pastoral.

"I think maybe we made one sojourn to Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios to try and see how we would get on with a different drum sound or whatever it was. But it's been pretty organic all the way through. I know that's a very overused word, but that's how it is. Nothing was riding on it, nobody was thinking beyond maybe putting this record out. Some shows in the U.S. later in the year might be about the zenith of anything that anybody ever imagined, really. There's never any sort of aspiration.

"Whereas when I came back after the demise of LED ZEPPELIN, I was in a different place, a different headspace, a different time in my life. I was really quite determined to take my music with a lot more drive, whereas this seems to be, it seems pretty pastoral, really.

"In SAVING GRACE, I don't think any of us live more on about eight miles apart. It's a very familiar combination of people in every respect, because I guess we've come out of the same area completely. There's a coherence even in our humor. We've got a good thing going on without where there's no huge imperatives. It's just really nice."

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE's previously released reimagined rendition of LOW's "Everybody's Song" can also be streamed below.

After touring extensively across Europe in recent months and years, Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE will perform for the first time in the U.S. this fall. Dates include Brooklyn, New York's Paramount, Port Chester's Capitol Theatre, Chicago's The Vic, Los Angeles's United Theater and more.

"Saving Grace" track listing:

01. Chevrolet
02. As I Roved Out
03. It's A Beautiful Day Today
04. Soul Of A Man
05. Ticket Taker
06. I Never Will Marry
07. Higher Rock
08. Too Far From You
09. Everybody's Song
10. Gospel Plough

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE 2025 North American tour dates:

Oct. 30 - Wheeling, WV - Capitol Theatre Wheeling
Nov. 02 - Charlottesville, VA - The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville
Nov. 03 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 05 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
Nov. 06 - Boston, MA - Boch Center Shubert Theatre
Nov. 08 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre
Nov. 10 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Nov. 12 - Chicago, IL - The Vic
Nov. 13 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov. 15 - Denver, CO - Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Nov. 18 - Seattle, WA - The Moore Theatre
Nov. 19 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Nov. 21 - Oakland, CA - The Fox
Nov. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - United Theater on Broadway

Photo by Tom Oldham

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, former BRITNY FOX drummer Johnny Dee was asked about the possibility of a reunion of the band's classic lineup. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I'll say what I always say, which is I'm always optimistic and open. But I have to say after the last [attempt] — there's been various times [where we tried to put it back together], but after the last thing, I just don't… I don't know, man. I don't think so. 'Cause we tried. Billy [Childs, bass] tried to talk to Mike [Michael Kelly Smith, guitar], and Mike tried to talk to Dean [Davidson, vocals/guitar] and Dean tried to get over whatever he hates about all of us, and this and that. And I literally thought for a little bit that, man, this might actually fucking happen. And then all of a sudden, as quick as that came, it was gone again and Dean just disappeared and didn't wanna do it. And that was that. So I don't see how it could ever happen. And I think even Tommy's [Paris, later BRITNY FOX vocalist] over it now, so it's really a bummer."

Asked about the fact that Dean never does interviews, Johnny said: "Yeah, I think he's not a… I guess he's not a very talkative guy, really. I mean, he'll talk your fucking ear off if you get him on the phone, but it's gotta be what he's talking about. You know what I mean? He's not good with any kind of… I know he blew up his social media thing because he couldn't deal with the negativity or getting into shit with people. If anyone addressed him in a negative way, he would lose his shit, just like he always did. He couldn't just sit back and go, 'You know what? If that's your opinion, fine. I don't really give a fuck.' But he gets really, really testy about people that talk shit. So I don't think he wants to put himself in that position where something might be brought up and then he has to get nuts on film or whatever. But it's a shame, really, because he's showed that he could hang out up there with a lot of other musicians, but some aren't cut out for all the rest of parts of it. I guess it's just a bit of a flaw in that sense. You've gotta have some steel fucking balls and you can't let shit get to you too much, 'cause you'll never go anywhere. But I think he's just quiet and happy to be away from any bullshit."

He continued: "Really, for me, the bottom line is music is everything, and if you can't do it, there's a major hole in your soul somewhere. And that would just eat at me. I fucking love the fact that I have two great bands and I'm still playing shows and making music and entertaining people, making people happy. When I see people and how much they appreciate it, I'm just, like, this is the best gig ever, to be able to do that. So I feel that, but then I don't really understand how come everybody that plays music doesn't feel the same? But I guess they don't get that same reaction, or they just can't deal with certain parts. Some people don't like to fucking leave home. Some people don't like to be on stage or whatever, or eat fucking bad food, or whatever reason it is that you have to adapt to these things to make your career work. Some people just figure it's not worth it, and that's fine. That's their priority. But when you see somebody that actually should be or wants to be doing it, but can't make it happen, then it's, like, 'I wonder what's going on there?' So that's why I feel like it probably won't happen, because those guys, in particular, have been away from it for so long. It'd be really hard to come back at this time because shit's so different now."

BRITNY FOX's self-titled debut became one of the best-selling first albums of 1988, peaking at No. 39 and going gold. The first two singles, "Long Way To Love" and "Girlschool", both broke the top 100.

After Davidson exited BRITNY FOX, he was replaced by Las Vegas native Tommy Paris, who sang on the band's last two studio albums, 1991's "Bite Down Hard" and 2003's "Springhead Motorshark".

In 2010, Davidson unsuccessfully attempted to reunite the surviving members of the original BRITNY FOX lineup.

In April 2015, BRITNY FOX announced that it had reformed, featuring a lineup of Childs, Dee, Paris and new lead guitarist Chris Sanders, and that the band was recording a new album. Two years later, Childs stated that the album project had been abandoned, but he stopped short of saying that the band had broken up.

In 2022, Childs formed his own incarnation of BRITNY FOX without the involvement of any other past members. They toured throughout 2023.

As of 2023, Smith confirmed in several interviews that he was in touch with all surviving original members of BRITNY FOX and was considering bringing the band back for a reunion with the lineup from the first two albums. Smith also teased the possibility of a new studio album.

Silver Stallion Videos has uploaded video of CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer's entire September 1 concert at Warner Vineyards in Paw Paw, Michigan. Check it out below.

Featured songs:

Life Was Here 0:00
Hot & Bothered 4:21
Heartbreak Station 9:35
The Death Of Me 16:31
Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin' Apart At The Seams 20:29
Coming Home 26:36
Nobody's Fool 30:54
Solid Ground 35:48
Night Songs 40:46
Somebody Save Me 45:46
The Last Mile 49:24
Shake Me 53:41
Shelter Me 59:56
Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) 1:05:00
With A Little Help From My Friends 1:14:22
Gypsy Road 1:20:12

In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Keifer was asked if he is still working on material for the follow-up to his sophomore solo album, "Rise", which was released in September 2019 via Cleopatra Records. He responded: "Well, it's kind of the way it always goes. Song ideas are floating around, and once you get a pile where it feels like there's an album there, you get to work and start recording. So, [I'm] still kind of in that collecting the ideas and kicking around song ideas and stuff. It all starts with songs."

Asked how big the "pile" of song ideas is right now, Tom responded: "I don't know. Sometimes it's bigger than you think, and that's when you go, 'Whoa, it's time to make a record.' So, I don't know. I have little things that I've sung into voice memos and little lyrics that I've jotted down. I don't know. It's getting there. It's getting there. [There's] all kind of ideas, and then you kind of look at it and you say, 'Which are the best ideas?' And then you start to finish 'em, if that makes sense."

A year ago, Keifer told Rock 100.5 The KATT FM's Cameron Buchholtz about his songwriting process: "Music is kind of floating in the air. Songs are, they're always out there somewhere. It's just when the inspiration strikes you. I like to keep it organic and wait for a strong emotion or a feeling to hit that really feels like a song. And you kind of collect those. I call 'em like the little seeds of songs — you get these chorus lines in your head. I just kind of let 'em brew. And the ones that I remember I feel like are maybe the strongest ones or the best ones and then eventually those are the ones that get written. So, yeah, since 'Rise', there's been a lot of ideas floating in and out. I'm kind of keeping track of 'em. I'd say albums are kind of like a lightning strike — you kind of know when you're ready and when you have one, and just boom, it falls out."

He added: "The writing process is — I know this might sound weird, but it's almost every day, because ideas go in and out of your head all day long, and the first question as a writer is, 'Hmm, is that a song?' And if one really sticks with you, you eventually write it. At least that's how I work."

Asked how he keeps track of all of his musical ideas and whether he sings melodies into his phone, Tom said: "Usually I don't. I didn't for years. Every once in a while I will now, if there's something that I think that's really good that I won't remember. But my natural filtration process used to be was not to record anything, and for decades that's how I did it, because I figure if I forget it, then it's not memorable. Now that I'm getting a little bit older, if something goes through my head that I think is really strong and I'm afraid that I'm gonna forget it, I might sing that into the phone. [Laughs] But I still try to do the natural filtration process where you see what sticks with you. It's always worked for me. I've heard other songwriters say they do it that way, too — see what really sticks with you. And if it keeps haunting you and keeps coming back to you, then maybe there's something there, I guess is the best way to put it."

In March 2024, Tom told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" that he will release a new studio album "at some point." He added: "Inspiration hits at the oddest times. When the first solo record [2013's 'The Way Life Goes'] was released, we were so focused on touring that I just thought, 'Man, I'm never gonna write another song again. The inspiration's not coming, and I don't know when we're ever gonna get another record done.' And then, for some strange reason, when we got off the road in 2018. we just ended up in the studio and all these songs just fell out and we had 'Rise' in about six months' time, between the writing and the recording and mixing and all. So I feel that coming again."

He continued: "I think that we all want to make another record, and there's definitely some ideas for some songs starting to drift into the antenna. That's how it always starts for me, is you get ideas for songs and you sing them into a voice memo or you jot down a line. I don't usually finish them when they come to me that way; I just kind of store these ideas, and then at some point you've got a pile of them, you go, 'Let's go make a record.' And then you finish out the songs and you record them. So, yeah, that process is going on all the time, of just collecting the ideas. You get an inspiration driving down the road, and you pull out the voice and then when you sing a chorus line into something and then don't come back to it for who knows how long, but usually you come back to when you have a pile of those. And then you finish them out."

Keifer went on to say that he usually blocks everything else out and just focuses on finishing the songs when it's time to make an album. "Yeah, that's kind of when it gets serious," he explained. "And that comes when you feel like you've got a bunch of ideas, because you don't wanna go with the first 10 ideas you have. So then you feel, like 'Whoa, this is really starting to pile up.' Okay, then you go through and you pick, like, what are the best ideas here? And with the solo stuff, I write most of it with [my wife] Savannah, and she writes the same way, and she stockpiles ideas, and we just get to a point where we, like on 'Rise', we just started kicking ideas back and forth at each other, and then, before we knew it, they were finished. But, yeah, that's the point where you've got to block the rest of the world out. And that's what happened when we got off tour in 2018 and I had a ton of ideas and Savannah had some ideas and we kind of were going through 'em. And boom, it's, like, we just started finishing 'em. It was, like, 'Man, that's a great idea. Let's finish that one.' And then next thing I know, I'm up in the studio with the band and we're tracking them. And that record went really fast, compared to the first one, which was the better part of 10 years putting that one together, and it was recorded with session musicians and stuff. And there were a lot of obstacles that came into play with that record, but we eventually got it done and sounding the way we wanted it. And then, very pleasant surprise when we made 'Rise', it was the opposite experience. I mean, it was, like, no obstacles. It was, like, 'All right, we're making a record. Block the world out.' Boom, all of a sudden it's done. Every record's different."

Tom's #KEIFERBAND is rounded out by Savannah Keifer, Tony Higbee, Billy Mercer, Kendra Chantelle, Jarred Pope and Kory Myers.

In 2023, Keifer told "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" that he hadn't "recorded anything" new since "Rise". "Some song ideas are starting to bubble," he said.

"The pandemic kind of threw a wrench in everything, obviously," he explained. "We were in the middle of working 'Rise'; we were on the second single, 'Hype', and were about to go out on that 'Big Rock Summer Tour' [with RATT, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER]. And 'Hype' was kind of moving up the charts, and then everything got shut down. All the creative juices, all the energy during that couple of years just kind of… I know some people got creative; some people didn't. I didn't. [Laughs] So, it's starting to come back now. I think getting back out on the road last year kind of ignited that spark again. But, yeah, we definitely wanna do a follow-up to it.

"I would say records come in their time; I don't like to rush them," Keifer added. "But, yeah, there will for sure be a follow-up. And that antenna is starting to go up and song ideas are starting to kind of come in. Yeah, it's coming."

According to Tom, the pandemic-related break from touring came just at the right time. "I kind of needed it," he said. "We toured so much with this band leading right up to the last tour, right before the pandemic. We were actually out early that year, in 2020, 'cause the 'Rise' tour was still kind of continuing; we were still working the record. So it was 10 years straight for me — or not quite 10 years at that point. But there were three CINDERELLA tours prior to that. So I'd been on the road, like, 12 years straight. So I was crispy by the time that pandemic hit. None of us wanted that forced on us, obviously, but I guess it forced me to take a break, which I probably needed."

Although CINDERELLA hasn't released a new studio album since 1994's "Still Climbing", the band started playing sporadic shows again in 2010 but has been largely inactive for the last few years while Keifer focused on his solo career.

In March 2022, Keifer said that he was "not prepared" for the 2021 passing of CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar. Jeff was found dead by his wife in July 2021 inside his apartment in Nashville. He was 58 years old.

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BURNING WITCHES guitarist Courtney Cox went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about being a foodie and a fitness buff. She also discussed her life in Germany as she moved there three years ago. During the interview, the guitarist revealed that she has been playing and touring with lower back issues for years.

"I have three herniated discs in my lower back from a nasty car accident from when I was way younger, so I really have to be careful," she explained. "I was too scared to have surgery, and then I was suggested not to have the surgery because I was too young. So I've kind of just dealt with it. At first I had to have an epidural every three months just to live. But as I've gotten older, sometimes it acts up if I move the wrong way or lift something the wrong way. Knock on wood, so far I've been okay."

When asked if there was any surgery she could do now, Courtney replied yes. "Actually, the other guitar player, Romana, just had the surgery done," she said. "She had the same problems I have in her lower back, and we actually almost had to end our last U.S. tour early because she moved the wrong way. Then being in a van for hours on end, she could barely walk. She was in and out of urgent cares and getting this shot and that shot. But then when we finally got home, she went in and had the back surgery."

"I don't normally notice it," Courtney added about her back. "Obviously, with the strap, you can adjust and move, but with your central gravity and stuff, you have this piece of wood, so you're constantly trying to fight not going forward and always trying to be conscious of keeping your shoulders back... The show must go on, though."

Cox originally hails from Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania. After leaving her hometown of Essington at nineteen to further pursue her music career in Los Angeles, California, she became lead guitarist for the world-renowned tribute band THE IRON MAIDENS. During her 14-year run with THE IRON MAIDENS, Courtney also lent her guitar skills to other bands such as FEMME FATALE and THE STARBREAKERS.

After stepping in for BURNING WITCHES guitarist Larissa Ernst as a stand-in during Ernst's maternity leave, Cox joined the band as a full member in 2023.

BURNING WITCHES' sixth studio album, "Inquisition", came out on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records.

In a new interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, WARRANT guitarist Joey Allen spoke about his decision to leave the band in 1994 and his eventual return a decade later. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wasn't really in a good place, to be honest with you. When you're in a band, you rely on the other three or four people in the band to get up in the morning and show up to work, so to speak. And there was one person that I couldn't rely on. And I decided that I would take my life into my own hands and be responsible for myself. So that's what I did. And it wasn't fun being in school and being in class with a bunch of pocket protectors, dudes, and learning IT and data and everything I did, Microsoft certification. But in hindsight, it was probably one of the best things I ever did because, one, both Jerry [Dixon, WARRANT bassist] and Erik [Turner, WARRANT guitarist] have told me, 'You didn't miss anything while you were gone.' It was really dark for the band. And I got an education and worked in private business for eight years, and it's helped me with what I do today with Pearl Drums. I'm hitting my 20-year mark with Pearl in August. And it's a great bunch of people I work with at Pearl. They're some of the best in the industry. I've learned tons from guys that have master's degrees and economics and that have run businesses, and it's just a different world, having a day gig and working in business and then being in a band.

"But this band has matured so much over the last 20 years," Joey revealed. "We're still friends. We've always been friends — Steven [Sweet, WARRANT drummer] and Jerry and Erik and I. Erik and I have known each other the longest of anybody, really — a few years before WARRANT even started. And now Robert's [Mason, WARRANT singer] been in the band longer than Jani [Lane, original WARRANT singer] ever was, so I've been in a band longer with him. But it's like five grownups going on tour. And everybody's smart. There's no low-IQ guys. There's no passive-aggressive [behavior]. If there's a business decision that's gotta be made, we sit down and we talk about it like adults, and everybody's got an opinion. And nine out of 10 times when we roll out of a meeting, everybody's in a great mood. Every once in a while, you get a situation where you might disagree, but it's not a negative thing. It's always learning. Everybody always learns, and everybody's great. Everybody's in a good place. The band's never been in a better place. We've worked hard, man. I mean, I've been back in the band 20 years now, 21 years."

When host Chuck Shute suggested that WARRANT is a "side hustle" for Allen, considering that Joey has worked in sales for Pearl for the past couple of decades, the guitarist clarified: "Well, Pearl has been around 80 years next year. Pearl's a worldwide business. And I'm really blessed that… I take it for granted sometimes. My education really helped me out, to be honest with you — knowing data and knowing how to navigate Excel spreadsheets close to the advanced stage, and just knowing how to communicate with people properly and not blow up and say the wrong thing when you get frustrated. There's frustrations everywhere. The band's taught me a lot of that. But the band is in a great place. The band is financially better now than we were in the heyday. So side hustle, to me, would be, like, is it something where it's just kind of icing on the cake? And the band is a viable business. I mean, at 40 to 50, 40 to 60 gigs, it's a very viable business."

Asked if WARRANT is "the only source of income" for some of the other members of the band, Joey said: "Absolutely. Absolutely. And a great source of income. Well into six figures for everybody. I don't wanna talk about money — it's not important — but WARRANT has worked very, very, very, very hard, and we've gotten to the place now to where it's a great business. And we're gonna keep on going. And we've got some things up our sleeve. We'll see what we do this year, maybe early next year. And it's all good."

Regarding how WARRANT goes about touring and playing shows nowadays, Allen said: "We have five band members and four crew members. One crew member handles merchandise, and that's a great business for us on the road. And then we've got a stage left tech, a stage right tech, and then a tour manager that does front of house.

"We've got a very tight ship," he explained. "We don't use a tour bus. It's a waste of money. And we fly in and out of every gig, and we drive. I drove almost five hours Saturday from Farmington, Pennsylvania all the way up to Elmira to go play Tag's. So there's a band van that's got five band guys in it, and then there's two crew bands with gear. We take enough gear to get through a show, and backline's on the rider. And that's what we do."

Allen went on to say that VIP experiences with fans are providing artists like WARRANT with an additional source of revenue that wasn't available when the band first started. "Yeah, it's cool," he said. "I'd say 9.9 outta 10 people have a good time. You get to come in, you get to say hi to the band. You get a picture. We hang out while we sign something for you. And then that's it. And sometimes there's 20 people, sometimes there's four people. It's an opportunity there for everybody. It's just another opportunity for income for the band, because, basically. we make money touring. That's how the band makes money."

Joey continued: "We haven't had a proper record deal since Sony/Columbia, from my perspective, and we still have catalog with them and we're square with them. So there's all kinds of different revenue streams. But as far as business is concerned, I'm really proud to say that this business is viable. The guys that manage the portion of the business that's the money do a great job. And no complaints. And [this is] coming from a guy that's worked for Pearl, which is a huge company worldwide, and I'm right under that executive level at senior sales, and I know enough to get in trouble. But seeing how a major corporation like Pearl works and seeing how WARRANT works, WARRANT's run pretty well. No drama. There's no drama. There's no infighting. There's no low-IQ band members.

"There's a lot of low-IQ musicians out there," Joey added. "It's unfortunate. They probably don't think they are, but I'd love to give everybody an IQ test. In the industry — they've got the egos because they've sold records, but just because you've sold records and you're successful doesn't mean you're smart. I know a lot of rich people that aren't smart. There's a difference. And it is what it is. It is what it is."

Mason replaced Lane in 2008 and has brought a degree of stability to WARRANT after Lane's unceremonious departure and subsequent 2011 death.

WARRANT's latest studio album, "Louder Harder Faster", was released in May 2017. The disc was recorded with Jeff Pilson — a veteran bassist who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others — and was mixed by Pat Regan, except for the song "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink", which was mixed by Chris "The Wizard" Collier (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, PRONG, LAST IN LINE).

In a new interview with "The Garza Podcast", hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan reflected on his work on DEATH's classic 1995 album "Symbolic". "Symbolic" stands out as unique in DEATH's catalog — the moment guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner married his progressive direction with more song-based material, not to mention it is also one of Schuldiner's sonically richest-sounding recordings, courtesy of producer Jim Morris. Gene said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we released it — if 'Symbolic' is a classic record now, it was not at all received that way in any way, shape or form. No. It was hated. Hated. Hated. Absolutely hated. One hundred percent hated. The only people who didn't hate it were some of the journalists who reviewed it, but the fans hated it. Everybody hated it, because they were, like, 'What the hell did you do to my favorite band? Where's 'Scream Bloody Gore'? Where's 'Leprosy'? Where's 'Spiritual Healing'? This is musical bullshit, melodic. What is this?' The world wasn't ready. They weren't used to it. They were used to hearing their death metal really, really brutal and not melodic. And so that is one thing that I will give DEATH, Chuck, whoever was involved in it."

Speaking broadly about DEATH and Schuldiner's influence on the metal genre as a whole, Hoglan said: "It's one thing if you're involved in a musical genre that is accepted and you come in and you play a popular style of music and you do it well, that's one thing. Chuck, although he did not invent death metal, DEATH was a very important band in the overall creation of death metal. So, brutal death metal, Chuck and DEATH were a part of its infancy. Then when it came to technical metal, there were a couple other bands, like WATCHTOWER and that sort of thing. CYNIC was kind of doing their thing a little bit in the demo era sort of thing. Maybe MESHUGGAH to some slight degree — maybe by '91, '90, when [DEATH was] tracking 'Human'. There was ATHEIST doing some technical stuff. Other bands that were doing — MEKONG DELTA, on the more technical side of metal. But DEATH had a real stamp on the technical metal side. That's two genres that they had an important part of, being a part of. And then along comes the melodic death, melodeath, melodic death metal, whatever, DEATH had a real part with the 'Individual Thought Patterns' and the 'Symbolic' releases. Both of those albums had an impact on the melodic side of death metal. There wasn't a lot of melodic death metal going on at the time. CARCASS was just starting to lean towards that with the 'Heartwork' record, leaning away from just straight blasting grind… But there you go. Those are three genres that DEATH had… Like I said, it's one thing if you join a genre that is established and yeah, you do some cool things and your band gets popular doing it, that's one thing. But to help be the creators of three different genres, there's something to be said for that. So, way to go, Chuck. Way to go, DEATH. Absolutely."

The April 2008 remastered reissue of "Symbolic" via Roadrunner Records included the original album tracks plus several previously unreleased, ultra-rare, mostly instrumental demo recordings that were completed in early 1994 with the lineup of Schuldiner, Hoglan and Steve DiGiorgio (bass). The package also came with brand new liner notes written by longtime metal journalist Don Kaye.

This fall, Hoglan will take part in a month-long North American celebration of two of DEATH's landmark albums, "Symbolic" and "Spiritual Healing" (1990),with DEATH TO ALL, the touring tribute to Schuldiner and DEATH.

Hoglan is joined in the DEATH TO ALL lineup by fellow DEATH veterans DiGiorgio (bassist on 1991's "Human" as well as "Individual Thought Patterns") and Bobby Koelble (guitarist on "Symbolic"),as well as Max Phelps (EXIST, ex-CYNIC) on guitar and vocals. DEATH TO ALL celebrated "Scream Bloody Gore" (1987) and "The Sound Of Perseverance" (1998) across North America in 2024.

Along with the dual album celebration, each night will showcase classics from DEATH's catalog.

The fall tour will feature special guests GORGUTS and PHOBOPHILIC.

In November, Decibel Books will release "Born Human: The Life And Music Of Death's Chuck Schuldiner", the fully authorized biography of the legendary DEATH frontman. Authored by accomplished journalist David E. Gehlke ("The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life In Death Metal 1987-1997", "Turned Inside Out: The Official Story Of Obituary"),the book features exclusive interviews, contributions, stunning new Ed Repka cover art and previously unreleased, hand-selected photographs from those who knew Chuck best. "Born Human" brings life to the dramatic story of the man who blazed an iconic path in metal music, laying the foundation for generations to come.

A visionary whose groundbreaking recorded output earned him the title of "Godfather Of Death Metal," Schuldiner is one of the most influential figures in heavy metal history. Chuck channeled a tragic childhood into music that was brutal, technical, melodic and progressive, making his band, DEATH, a leader within the metal underground throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His uncompromising approach was accompanied by an often-tumultuous relationship with bandmates, the music industry and the press at large, obstacles he went to great lengths to overcome. When he finally found peace, Chuck was stricken with terminal brain cancer in 1999. He succumbed to the disease in 2001 after a remarkable fight that defied the odds.

In a new interview with Cleveland.com, Jerry Cantrell was asked about ALICE IN CHAINS' plans for the coming months. "We're just wrapping the 'I Want Blood' chapter," he replied, referencing his latest solo album, "then I'll take the winter off and see where we're at. [ALICE IN CHAINS] intended to work but had a little bit of a health scare with Sean [Kinney, drummer], so we had to cancel some shows. We also had a tour planned for, like, right now that kind of fell through. So we had some bad luck; we planned on doing much more this year, but it just didn't work out. We'll take a look at it again probably early next year and figure out what we're gonna do, whether go in and make another record or do some shows — or both."

This past May, ALICE IN CHAINS canceled all of its previously announced concerts due to Sean's health. The decision came after a previous gig was called off on May 8 because Kinney experienced medical complications.

ALICE IN CHAINS was scheduled to appear at a few festivals in May, including the MMRBQ in Camden, New Jersey, Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio and Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida. They had also lined up several other headlining shows, in Nashville, Tennessee and Dothan, Alabama.

Kinney had recovered enough in time to join his ALICE IN CHAINS bandmates at the final BLACK SABBATH/Ozzy Osbourne show on July 5 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

In the last four years, Cantrell has released two solo albums, 2021's "Brighten" and 2024's "I Want Blood", and has toured extensively in support of both efforts, performing material spanning his solo career and ALICE IN CHAINS.

ALICE IN CHAINS regrouped in 2006 with singer William DuVall joining the band, and released its third LP with DuVall in the lineup, "Rainier Fog", in August 2018.

Prior to joining ALICE IN CHAINS, DuVall was a member of punk rock bands AWARENESS VOID OF CHAOS, NEON CHRIST, BL'AST! and FINAL OFFERING. DuVall's long musical history also includes COMES WITH THE FALL and Cantrell's solo work.

Cantrell befriended the members of COMES WITH THE FALL in the early 2000s, playing shows with the band on the West Coast, then enlisting the musicians to tour with him as both opening act and backing group in support of his album "Degradation Trip".

DuVall appears on the last three ALICE IN CHAINS albums: 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue", 2013's "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" and the aforementioned "Rainier Fog".

Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack has blasted Roger Waters after the PINK FLOYD co-founder claimed in an interview that he "never did" care about BLACK SABBATH and "couldn't give a fuck" about Ozzy.

While speaking with The Independent Ink, Waters said: "Ozzy Osbourne, who just died, bless him in his whatever state that he was in his whole life. We'll never know. Although he was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsense. The music, I have no idea. I couldn't give a fuck."

Waters added: "I don't care about BLACK SABBATH, I never did. Have no interest in biting the heads of chickens or whatever they do. I couldn't care less, you know."

On Tuesday (September 2),Jack took to his Instagram Stories to write: "Hey Roger Waters, fuck you. How pathetic and out of touch you've become. The only way you seem to get attention these days is by vomiting out bullshit in the press. My father always thought you were a cunt. Thanks for proving him right."

During a 2004 chat with Rolling Stone, Osbourne said that the PINK FLOYD classic "Money" was one of his favorite rock songs, adding that it stirred up vivid recollections from his wilder years. "Reminds me of my LSD days. I'm glad I survived," he reminisced.

Waters reportedly gave a mean review of BLACK SABBATH's debut song, "Evil Woman", in 1970, saying at the time: "Well, well, well… I'm speechless — well, almost… You keep thinking it's going to start. You think that for the first minute, but then, if you are really perceptive, you realize it isn't going to start, and that’s all there is."

Ozzy died on July 22 of a heart attack, his death certificate revealed. The certificate also reportedly said the 76-year-old musician suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease.

FIMBUL WINTER, the new Swedish death metal band featuring three former AMON AMARTH members, will release its debut EP, "What Once Was", on November 14. The project consists of original AMON AMARTH members Niko Kaukinen on drums and Anders Biazzi (formerly Anders Hansson) on guitar, and former AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson on lead guitar. Completing the lineup is Clint Williams on vocals.

According to a press release, FIMBUL WINTER fuses decades of experience with a fresh, uncompromising energy. "What Once Was" delivers a sound that is cold, intense, and fiercely authentic — a bold statement from a band built on unfinished business and a shared passion for the roots of Swedish death metal.

"What Once Was" track listing:

01. Storms Rage
02. What Once Was
03. Mounds Of Stones
04. A Soul That Soared
05. In Solitude's Embrace

Lineup:

Niko Kaukinen (AMON AMARTH founding member) - Drums
Anders Biazzi (AMON AMARTH founding member) - Guitar
Fredrik Andersson (ex-AMON AMARTH) - Lead Guitar
Clint Williams (MUNITIONS) - Vocals

Session bass by Tobias Cristiansson (NECROPHOBIC, GRAVE, DISMEMBER)

The idea for FIMBUL WINTER's formation was born out of a spontaneous reunion performing the AMON AMARTH demo from 1994 called "The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter". That reconnection quickly turned into something more serious: a desire to create new music that captures the spirit of the early Swedish scene, without compromises and without dilution of intensity. The result is "What Once Was", where FIMBUL WINTER delivers a sound that is cold, uncompromising, and fiercely authentic. As torchbearers of the Swedish melodic death metal tradition, the band channels decades of experience while staying true to the sound that defined them, from rediscovered riffs originally written for AMON AMARTH to entirely new compositions.

FIMBUL WINTER is not a side project or nostalgia trip. It's a band built on unfinished business and a shared intent to continue shaping the sound they helped create.

Regarding how FIMBUL WINTER came together, the band said: "The idea started with Niko wanting to play the demo 'The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter', which he recorded over 30 years ago, at his 50th-birthday party. Fredrik thought it sounded like fun and offered to play the guitar. After that Anders was asked to join in and then with the addition of friends Linus Nirbrant on bass and Clint on vocals, a selected amount of friends got to experience this unique lineup and hear the tracks that once laid the foundation to what was to become. Having so much fun playing together and realizing all three former members had a ton of killer old-school material, the decision to keep on playing and to eventually record new songs was made."

Andersson was fired from AMON AMARTH in March 2015, just as the band was preparing to enter the studio to begin work on its 2016 album "Jomsviking". AMON AMARTH opted to enlist a session drummer, Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY, CUT UP),during the recording sessions for the disc, but hired Jocke Wallgren to join them on the road. Wallgren was named a permanent member of AMON AMARTH in September 2016.

In a 2016 interview with Brazil's "Wikimetal" podcast, AMON AMARTH guitarist Olavi Mikkonen stated about the band's split with Andersson: "I don't really wanna go into details regarding Fredrik, but, basically, we just separated. It's kind of like a marriage that doesn't work, and you get divorced. And that's kind of what happened to our band."