Revered German blackened death battalion The Spirit has revealed the 2nd single, "Room 101," from their upcoming, fourth album, Songs Against Humanity, that's out October 25 from AOP Records. 


Commenting on the song guitarist/vocalist Matthias Trautes says: 


"'Room 101' was the first song I finished for the new album. Lyrically inspired by the dystopian classic '1984' by George Orwell, this song carries the listener to a bleak future of repression and the death of free will. It’s one of the shortest The Spirit tracks ever, but it’s a real banger."




Songs Against Humanity follows the The Spirit's chart breaching 2022 album, Of Clarity and Galactic Structures, and marks the anticipated next chapter in their celebrated career of masterful brutality.


Available Formats:


Limited coloured vinyl in Trifold Jacket with exclusive bonus track & poster
- lim. 99 Blue marbled (The Spirit exclusive)
- lim. 199 Clear with Iridescent Blue (The Spirit & AOP Records exclusive)
- lim. 99 Bleach marbled (AOP Records exclusive)
- lim. 199 Olivegreen/Bronze with Black splatter (AOP Records exclusive)
- lim. 99 Green against Black (Napalm Records exclusive)


- Gatefold LP (without bonus track)
- Jewelcase CD


Preorder here.





Tracklisting:


“Against Humanity”
“Room 101”
“Cosmic Rain And Human Dust”
“Spectres Of Terror”
“Death Is My Salvation”
“Nothingness Forever”
“Orbiting Sol IV”


"Room 101" video:





“Spectres Of Terror”:

Dreamless Veil, featuring members of Inter Arma, Artificial Brain, and Psycroptic, will release their debut album Every Limb Of The Flood in less than two weeks on September 20, 2024.


Today, the trio share the album’s third offering “Cyanide Mine”.


Pre-order Every Limb Of The Flood on LP/CD/Digital via Relapse.com here.




Dreamless Veil Is an extreme metal band composed of Artificial Brain guitarist Dan Garguilo, Inter Arma / Artificial Brain vocalist Mike Paparo and Psycroptic drummer Dave Haley.


The band's debut, Every Limb Of The Flood, is a blackened concept album that follows the travails of Grief, a character who awakens from extended debauchery and begins the slow and torturous process of trying to disappear completely.


Through tracks such as "A Generation Of Eyes", "Saturnism", and "Cyanide Mine" Vocalist Mike Paparo and co. task the listener to consider what it would be like for an individual to fully disappear. Dreamless Veil delves into this murk through eight tracks - dramatic swells, melodic crescendos, and abrasive blast-beat poundings make way to more introspective moments ultimately resulting in pure horror.


Paparo explores the concept of corporeal disintegration with pained shrieks and disembodied bellows, resulting in one of the most unchained performances of his storied career. Lyrics for the record show, but don't tell. Dreamless Veil's concept alludes to misery leading to grotesquery - the opener "Dim Golden Rave" throws the listener into an ambiguous time and place: "Grief, spiritless, collapses against the filth-ridden street". The second track, "A Generation of Eyes" follows this narrative by invoking Neil Young, quoting him to the extent of "rust never sleeps." What ensues is a grief so powerful it decomposes from within. The end result manifests in the album closer "Dreamless" - the body is now fully discarded, hinting at a possible enlightenment through a horrible, gruesome process.


Sonically, Every Limb Of The Flood is a caustic, corrosive journey. Critically acclaimed drummer David Haley flexes some of his most creative drum work to date, dragging the listener through wild tempo changes, breakneck speeds that come to sudden halts, while guitarist Dan Gargiulo (Artificial Brain) interweaves disorienting guitar madness.  


Recorded by Brett Bamberger (Revocation) Every Limb Of The Flood was mixed by Gargiulo and mastered by Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, and more.)





Every Limb Of The Flood tracklisting:


"Dim Golden Rave"
"A Generation Of Eyes"
"Saturnism"
"The Stirring Of Flies"
"Cyanide Mine"
"Every Limb Of The Flood"
"Glossolalia"
"Dreamless"


"Cyanide Mine":





"Saturnism":

Defeated Sanity have pushed the boundaries of extreme metal for 30 odd years. The band execute jazz-infused chaos with mind-bending precision, while also slamming together so many memorable breakdowns that they cracked the Billboard charts. Their upcoming seventh album still hits from every odd angle, but on Chronicles Of Lunacy, these technical maniacs return to sheer brutality.  


“The last few DS albums leaned heavily on the proggier side of our sound,” says the band's drummer and founding member Lille Gruber. “We still like to experiment, but on our new album, we wanted to get back to the raw slamming that our fans love about Psalms Of The Moribund or Chapters Of Repugnance.” 


Second single and "maniacal" lyric video for "Temporal Disintegration" is available below. Chronicles Of Lunacy comes out November 22 on Season Of Mist. Pre-order / pre-save your copy now at this location.




To dig back into the brutal mindset that long-time fans have come to crave, in January 2024, Defeated Sanity returned to Thousand Cave Studios. The underground New York City hotspot was also the excavation site for The Sanguinary Impetus, which dumped a fresh layer of dirt on the more "polished" production of Passages Into Deformity. Except this time around, the band encouraged producer Colin Marston to really get his hands dirty.





Tracklisting:


 "Amputationsdrang" 
"The Odour Of Sanctity" 
"Accelerating The Rot" 
"Temporal Disintegration" 
"Extrinsically Enraged" 
"A Patriarchy Perverse" 
"Condemned To Vascular Famine" 
"Heredity Violated" 


"Temporal Disintegration" lyric video:





"The Odour Of San

Following up Beltfed Weapon's 2023 all-star EP release, Darkened Demise, Frank Hetzel is back with new single "Tortured Within" - with previous collaborators Kragen Lum and Bryan Newbury, plus, this time, bringing metal luminaries Stu Block and Mike LePond into the mix.


Cover art by Sidjimbe Art:







Frank Hetzel explains "'Tortured Within' is about a person battling a war within themselves, such as addiction, and the struggle to get out of the cycle and back on track to a positive direction. Working with Stu and Mike was an awesome experience. Both are consummate professionals, and of course Kragen and Bryan deliver, as usual, on all levels as well. I could not be happier with how this song turned out.


Mike LePond says "Frank has some seriously vicious riffs with an almost machine-like right hand. His music is very different from Symphony X, so it was a challenge from the start. The more I listened and practiced, the more I appreciated his metal artistry."


Stu Block adds, “It was fun working with Frank on this tune. Frank is a very talented musician and awesome guy!”

Iron Maiden played the Somewhere In Time classic and album opener “Caught Somewhere In Time” and also closer “Alexander The Great” on their second show in Melbourne, Australia on September 7 at the Rod Laver Arena. Check out fan-filmed video below:










The Future Past Tour sees Maiden performing songs from their 2021 album Senjutsu, as well as from 1986’s Somewhere In Time, along with other crowd favorites. 


Remaining dates on The Future Past World Tour 2024 are as listed:


September
12 – Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, Australia
13 – Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, Australia
16 – Spark Arena – Auckland, New Zealand
22 – Sky Hall Toyota – Aichi, Japan
24 – Osaka-Jo Hall – Osaka, Japan
26 – Tokyo Garden Theater – Tokyo, Japan
28 – Pia Arena MM – Kanagawa, Japan
29 – Pia Arena MM – Kanagawa, Japan


October
4 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA
5 – Michelob Ultra Arena – Las Vegas, NV
8 – Kia Forum – Los Angeles, CA
9 – Footprint Center – Phoenix, AZ
12 – Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA
14 – MODA Center – Portland, OR
16 – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA
18 – Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT
19 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO
22 – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN
24 – Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL
26 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
27 – Videotron Centre – Quebec, QC
30 – Centre Bell – Montreal, QC


November
1 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA
2 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
6 – DCU Center – Worcester, MA
8 – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
9 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
12 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD
13 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC
16 – Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX

Variety is reporting that Chester Bennington‘s son Jaime said on his Instagram story that some Linkin Park fans have become aggressive towards him after he spoke out against Emily Armstrong becoming the band’s new lead vocalist.


Chester Bennington, who served as Linkin Park’s lead singer for over a decade, died in 2017 by suicide. Jamie criticized Armstrong’s hiring due in part to her ties with Scientology and her previous support of Danny Masterson, who was convicted of raping two women and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.


“There are a lot of people who do not like me. There are a lot of people saying some really awful shit right now to me,” Jamie said. “To be honest, I don’t think I feel safe going to the show under general admission because I don’t know who I’m around. I don’t know who would recognize me or take it upon themselves to respond to me in an aggressive manner when I’m just there to see the show. But I do need to see it.”




Read more at Variety.com.


Linkin Park - Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix, Joe Hahn, alongside new members Emily Armstrong [of Dead Sara] as co-vocalist and Colin Brittain [songwriter/producer for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock] as drummer - recently shared their first brand new music in seven years.





Along with a new single and video for “The Emptiness Machine”, the band held a global livestream performance, and the launch of six upcoming arena shows in Los Angeles, New York, Hamburg, London, Seoul, and Bogota as part of the From Zero World Tour.


The band then shared a behind-the-scenes look at the livestream, which took place at Warner Bros. Studios Sound Stage in Burbank, CA on September 5.





The livestream was available online for only 24 hours, but Linkin Park has followed up by sharing their live performance of "In The End" from the night. Check it out below along with the previously released video footage of "The Emptiness Machine".








Following their livestream performance, Linkin Park sat down with Zane Lowe for an in-depth conversation about their new song, forthcoming album, and the years-long-journey that led them to this point. Check out the full interview below.





Linkin Park’s first album since 2017, From Zero, will be released on November 15. Pre-order / pre-save here via Warner Records.





Tracklisting:


"From Zero" (Intro)
"The Emptiness Machine"
"Cut The Bridge"
"Heavy Is The Crown"
"Over Each Other"
"Casualty"
"Overflow"
"Two Faced"
"Stained"
"IGYEIH"
"Good Things Go"


"The Emptiness Machine"





Without expectations, Shinoda, Delson, Farrell, and Hahn quietly began meeting up again in recent years. Rather than “trying to restart the band,” their instinct was to simply spend more time together, and reconnect with the creativity and camaraderie that has been at the core of their friendship since college. During this time, they invited various friends and cohorts to join them in the studio; among the guests, they found a special kinship with Armstong and Brittain. A natural chemistry drew these musicians back into its gravitational pull as they logged more and more hours in the studio. It was the sound of lifelong musicians rediscovering the uncontainable energy of a new beginning once again. Over this season, From Zero was born.


About the new era, Shinoda stated, “Before Linkin Park, our first band name was Xero. This album title refers to both this humble beginning and the journey we’re currently undertaking. Sonically and emotionally, it is about past, present, and future—embracing our signature sound, but new and full of life. It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our friends, our family, and our fans. We are proud of what Linkin Park has become over the years, and excited about the journey ahead.”


Right out of the gate, “The Emptiness Machine” channels the DNA of Linkin Park, harnessing the band’s explosive energy and retaining the hallmarks of their instantly identifiable and inimitable sound. A chameleonic and catchy anthem, Shinoda’s hypnotic melodies hand off to Armstrong’s blistering chorus, over distorted riffs and head-nodding drums.


Shinoda elaborated, “The more we worked with Emily and Colin, the more we enjoyed their world-class talents, their company, and the things we created. We feel really empowered

Finland's Where's My Bible release their long-awaited second full-length studio album, Kave, today (September 11th), via Inverse Records.


Kave is a blackened death metal album that combines brutal sounds with beautiful melodies. This multi-layered work features ancient instruments and uses Nordic and Finnish mythologies as metaphors. The album follows a shamanistic cycle, beginning in the darkness of night and culminating in the ominous flames of dawn. It  delivers a heavy northern atmosphere and explores the darkness of the human mind. Where's My Bible introduces a new approach to mythology and folkloristic metal.


Vocalist Jussi Matilainen comments: "'Kave' was the first track completed for the new album. It immediately became the centerpiece and highlight of the record. In terms of the story, we find ourselves in a moment of a full moon at midnight, where the Kapeet (Kave) perfectly draws the moon in the sky. It’s also a turning point before we plunge into complete darkness.




The song's message is powerful: if you focus only on searching for the lost sunlight, you might miss the light that illuminates your path at night. The story encourages us to be open to life's possibilities and to see the solutions that are right in front of us. So remember to keep your mind and eyes open."


Check out the official video for "Kave" below. Pick up  the album here.





Tracklist:


"Yö"
"Màni"  
"Fenrir"
"Suden Hetki"
"Creator of Abyss"
"Waves"
"Musta Kuu"
"Kave"
"Deyr Sjalfr It Sama"
"Ghost From The Past"
"Rahko"
"Runo"
"Sòl"
"Aamu"


"Kave"

In a recent interview with Vladimir Čokorilo, frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL once again floated a debunked conspiracy theory contending that the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001 was caused not solely by the airliner crash damage that occurred as part of the September 11 attacks and the resulting fire damage but also by explosives installed in the buildings in advance. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "At the end of the day, you can never hear the truth about what really happened. What really happened in 9/11? Obviously, there was three perfect demo jobs. You've gotta wonder, how the hell did they pull that off? How did they pull that off? It's not just one building; it was three buildings. Perfect demolition jobs. And one of the buildings wasn't even hit by the airplanes. Why is there no real inquiry to what really happened? Why are there no real answers? They say there are, but some of it just doesn't add up. All I know is what I saw, and it looked to me, and still does, like it was purposely done and demolished perfectly. Perfect demolition. It's, like, I don't know, man. It's really hard to believe, hard to believe all the facts that they don't tell us. In the same way that it's hard to believe that President Kennedy was shot with one bullet," referencing the assassination of then U.S.-president John F. Kennedy, who was struck by two bullets — one in the head and one in the neck — while riding in a parade through downtown Dallas in November 1963 (Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy; the second and third shots he fired struck the president; the third shot he fired killed the president). "I mean, that that doesn't make sense either, especially if you watch the footage that they have. From my perspective, it looked like he's been hit twice, but I don't know. I see him lurch backwards, I see him lurch forward, I see him get shot twice. I don't know."

Lips previously talked about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks involving the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and President John F. Kennedy's assassination this past July in an interview with Brazil's Alma Hard. Asked what inspired the lyrics for songs like "Truth Is Dying" and "World Of Fools" from ANVIL's latest album, "One And Only", he said at the time: "Frustration with having to deal with stupidity of watching… Watch the news. Just sit back and observe the world, and it frustrates you. So how do you get that frustration out? Write it in a song. [Laughs]

"I don't understand this world in the sense that stuff that's right in front of you, and you're in denial that you're seeing it, hearing it, knowing what the truths are," he added.

Referencing the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Lips said: "Everybody watched three buildings in New York City get demolished — perfectly demolished — by airplanes hitting it. But meanwhile, those buildings were built specifically — specifically — to withstand an airplane hitting it. But then you ask your question, how can the top 10 floors take out every floor all the way down to the bottom perfectly? How does that work? When there's no fire down there. The fire's all at the top. Why is the floor and all the support from that building giving out? Because it was detonated by set-off internal explosions all the way down the building, and that's why it fell perfectly. That's a demolition job.

"What does that mean? What does that mean?" he continued. "Well, it means a lot of stuff. And the world is going, 'It's okay. We believe the truth. The truth is two airplanes hit it and it just went down.' Well, no airplane hit the other building over on Building Seven. Why did that collapse? 'Oh, it had a fire.' Okay. Looked like a demo job to me. Completely flattened from a fire? How many fires do you see completely flatten buildings? Usually they're able to extinguish a fire and salvage a lot of things. This, nothing? Right to powder? Yeah, right. You watch an airplane apparently hitting the Pentagon — you can watch it on YouTube — and you're going, how the hell does an airplane fly like three feet off the ground without landing? Well, that's a good question, because it's not an airplane."

Lips went on to discuss Kennedy's assassination, saying: "Hey, who killed President Kennedy? How many bullets was he hit with? They said one. You watch the video and you can see it, plain as day, he's been hit twice. What the hell? And no one does anything about it. No one says anything. Nothing changes. And then you've gotta ask yourself the question, even important than anything else: does knowing make any difference? Is the truth gonna even make any difference? No. It won't. It won't. It doesn't. All the false flag, the craziness that this world has been capable of — all along, all kinds of things. And it gives me a wealth of things to write about. So, that's part of what I do. I'm alive and it's my take on what I've seen and observed. That's what I do when I write music. And sometimes it's a way of actually cleansing myself."

Asked who he thinks is behind spreading these supposedly false narratives about what happened on 9/11 and with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lips said: "That's a good question. I don't think that you can even begin to answer it, because it's only speculation. You can only guess. And even a guess, it doesn't mean anything. Even if they came out and divulged the fact that it was an inside job, well, who exactly inside and what was the motive? We already know what the motive was. What happened as a result of 9/11? The whole world changed. That was the motive. To change the world. And it did. Eventually, everything comes out in the wash, but not everything. Not everything. What they allow or what we even care about. Because I think if we cared more, we'd find out more things, because we'd be demanding it."

Earlier in July, Kudlow lamented the fact that social media has given everyone the ability to speak their minds with reckless abandon and little consequence. He told Chris Akin Presents: "The worst thing that's caused this is the fact that everybody's got a soapbox to stand on, and all the voices are of equal volume. So the sensible people are at the same volume as the idiots, but not only are the idiots at the same volume, there's more idiots. So then what happens to the truth? It's lost in the stupidity, man. And it's up to you as the individual to somehow discern the difference — wipe the shit off the fucking gold to find the gold. Pardon all my expression, but sometimes it feels like that. You're looking for the information. Like, can all this garbage get out of the way so I can find out the facts?"

Addressing some of the specific conspiracy theories which have emerged on social media in recent years, Lips continued: "What has brought all this on is the craziness of the pandemic, and it comes down to the vaccine or no vaccine, it comes down to the 5G technology and then mixed with nanobots and you put all this shit together and the next thing you know, government has got remote controls on everybody who gets the vaccine because the vaccine's got nanobots in it, which is 'Star Trek' technology. And they can control you, so if you don't comply, they can put you to death just by pressing a button.

"And this was some of the garbage that was being spread around during the pandemic," he added. "You just think about what level of insanity is that. It sounds like a sci-fi novel. Like, come on. People have got too much time to sit around and think of crazy stuff. That's completely nonsense and you're making it up, making it up as you go. I mean, there are people that were saying that it's alien technology or alien disease, that COVID was put here by aliens. You name it. And what the problem is, and what I'm saying is, initially you've got social media where everybody gets a soapbox. Anybody can say anything about any subject, whether they know what they're talking about or not. And they do. [Laughs] And then because they didn't effectively check the facts or even read about what they're talking about, they're just parroting what somebody else parroted. And it's like a broken telephone, and the conspiracy gets even more cloudy and more crazy as it moves along."

ANVIL released its 20th studio album, "One And Only", on June 28 via AFM Records. The effort was recorded in the summer of 2023 with longtime producer Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer and Jörg Uken at Uken's Soundlodge studios in Germany. The same production team was responsible for ANVIL's last four albums, "Anvil Is Anvil" (2016),"Pounding The Pavement" (2018),"Legal At Last" (2019) and "Impact Is Imminent" (2022).

ANVIL, a Toronto-based group, was formed in 1978 by childhood friends Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. Both came from Jewish families and had been playing music together since their teens.

Though initially a four-piece band, ANVIL's current lineup includes Kudlow, Reiner and bassist Chris Robertson.

ANVIL gained popularity and new fans since the 2008 theatrical documentary, "Anvil: The Story Of Anvil", which is currently available on Netflix. The film focused on how ANVIL got together, and stayed together, through decades of hard work and setbacks.

Japan power metal act Galneryus will release their new album The Stars Will Light The Way on September 25 via Warner Music Japan. Second single, the 8-minute stormer with supreme instrumentation "In Water's Gaze" is streaming below.


Preorder The Stars Will Light The Way here.


The album includes songs that perfectly sublimate the aesthetics of Galneryus, including "The Reason We Fight," which was first performed at Pure Rock Japan Live 2024 held last June and sent the audience into a frenzy of excitement. A masterpiece worthy of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their major debut is born here.




Akane Liv (from Liv Moon) also appears on the chorus for "The Reason We Fight" and "I Believe". This is the first touching collaboration since "Angel Of Salvation" (2012).


The first limited edition Blu-ray includes 2 hours of exciting live footage, Live At KT Zepp Yokohama 2023/4/30.





Tracklisting:


“Go Towards The Utopia”
“The Reason We Fight”
“Lost In The Darkness”
“Finally, It Comes!”
“In Water’s Gaze”
“Heartless”
“Crying For You”
“Voice In Sadness”
“I Believe”
“Life Will Go On”


"In Water's Gaze":





"The Reason We Fight" music video:

Gearing up to unleash their new album, Digital Cordyceps, via Megaforce Records in 2024 (release date TBD), Narcotic Wasteland - fronted by ex-Nile guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade along with drummer Joseph Howard (Fields Of Elysium), Neuromorphic) and bassist Kenji Tsunami (Tegmentum) - unveil their new music video for the single, "Barbarian", released earlier this summer prior to their 2024 summer tour dates that were in honor of Wade's 50th birthday and the 10th anniversary of Narcotic Wasteland's self-titled debut album.


Directed by Narcotic Wasteland bassist Kenji Tsunami (Tsunami Films), the video showcases the sheer death thrash force of the band in the studio and live.







Dallas Toler-Wade comments on the track: "For me, 'Barbarian' is a prime example of me doing the thing I love and that defines me the most. Continuously striving to improve my craft as a musician and a songwriter. But also the overall message of this song. Live!!! Be free!!! Find your own path!!! Question everything!!! And also we don't need politicians or religion to shape our moral centers. In fact, It seems they distort the truth every chance they get. This whole album cycle has seemed to have this recurring theme about the narcissistic oligarchy that we have all fallen victim to. I Dallas Toler- Wade the barbarian will fight this mockery until I leave the land of the living, and even after that, my powerful voice will echo through the halls of time!!! Because I am a barbarian!!!"


Stream/download the single here, and watch the music video below:





In additional news, Narcotic Wasteland will be performing tour dates with Pyrexia, as well as a date at SwarmFest in Tampa Bay, FL.


Tour dates:


November (with headliner Pyrexia)

Steel Panther have announced the return of the Steel Panther TV program, Demolicious. Watch the new episode below.


Says the band: "You asked. We delivered! After a 9 year hiatus, it's the return of show that broke the internet back in 2015, SPTV's "Demolicious"!!  In this episode, Stix and Satch review "Soul Punx" by the Italy based hard rock band, Speed Stroke!"







For some folks, 2009 will be remembered as the year pop-legend Michael Jackson passed away, Quentin Tarantino released Inglourious Basterds or the year Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released. For everyone else, 2009 will be the year that California metal maestros, Steel Panther, burst on to the music scene with their debut album, Feel The Steel.


The spandex-clad quartet took the world by storm with the release of their debut single, “Death To All But Metal” – an anthem that called out the evils of the pop music world while shouting the anthemic line “Heavy Metal’s back.” Songs like “Asian Hooker,” “Community Property” and “Girl From Oklahoma” won over fans and critics alike. The debut album also featured guest appearances by Corey Taylor of Slipknot, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, and Scott Ian of Anthrax.


The 15th Anniversary Edition features two tracks that were only released on the original Japanese import: “You Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb” and “I Want Your Tits.” The album was produced by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Corey Taylor) and sounds as timeless today as it did when originally released on June 8, 2009.





Feel The Steel – 15th Anniversary Edition will be released worldwide on November 15. Fans can order Feel The Steel 15 Anniversary Edition  in various configurations at SteelPanther.com including CD, vinyl, a cassette version (available via Steel Panther website only) and exclusive merch designs. All pre-orders via the band’s website will receive exclusive digital content not available anywhere else. More information on that will be available in the future as the band searches their numerous vaults and drug dealer’s apartments for bonus material.





Feel The Steel – 15th Anniversary Edition tracklisting:


"Death To All But Metal"
"Asian Hooker"
"Community Property"
"Eyes Of A Panther"
"Fat Girl (Thar She Blows)"
"Eatin’ Ain’t Cheatin’"
"Party All Day (F@#k All Night)"
"Turn Out The Lights"
"Stripper Girl"
"The Shocker"
"Girl From Oklahoma"
"You Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb" (Bonus Track: Originally Available in Japan Only)
"I Want Your Tits" (Bonus Track: Originally Available in Japan Only)


To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the album, Steel Panther will be heading out on the – you guessed it – Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Tour. The tour will kick off in Huntington, NY on November 20 and will run through December 13 where it wil

In 2024, the long-thought lost 16mm reels of Tom Petty in Cameron Crowe’s first film, “Heartbreakers Beach Party”, were finally found. The classic ‘80s documentary captures Tom Petty and the band in 1982-1983 as they finish, promote, and tour around the Long After Dark album (their final with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine).


After its initial airing on MTV in 1983, the film was deemed too experimental and abruptly pulled from the air. In more than 40 years since, it has become folklore to fans, musicians and within the entertainment industry - even credited with inspiring scenes in Spinal Tap.


The highly anticipated & fully remastered “Heartbreakers Beach Party” is a fun, candid, fast paced, & musically rich ride with America’s greatest rock & roll band, a time capsule of the dawn of the MTV era, and a rare & shining glimpse into Tom Petty’s lasting creative genius.




This exclusive theatrical release - arriving in cinemas on October 17 & 20 - features 19 minutes of fully remastered, never before seen, archival bonus footage and new commentary from director Cameron Crowe.


Book tickets here, and watch a video trailer below:





Over four decades after its debut, a deluxe edition of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ groundbreaking but often overlooked 1982 album, Long After Dark, will be released via Geffen/UMe/Universal Music Canada on October 18. Pre-order/pre-save here.


The Petty Legacy archives will share previously unseen newly remastered film and audio from 1982 to 1983 this year, beginning with a new video for the French TV version of “Straight Into Darkness” featuring footage of the band performing at the Record Plant by award-winning director Alan Bibby - watch the video below, and listen here.


“There was some music recorded for Long After Dark that didn’t get on the record, that I thought would’ve made it a better album,” said Tom Petty. “I left off…four things that I liked quite a bit. And probably a few more written that never even got in the door.”


Looking back on their third and final album together, legendary rock music producer Jimmy Iovine reflects, “Long After Dark, we thought we had it. Sounded like Positively Fourth Street, sounded like one of those records, you know. By the way, I think it is!”


Despite it being a golden era of The Heartbreakers playing at the height of their powers, it is widely known as the band’s most misunderstood and underrated success. The album features an edgy collection of rock ballads and guitar anthems backed by the unmistakable sound of The Heartbreakers, including founding members Mike Campbell (lead guitar), Benmont Tench (keyboards), Stan Lynch (drums), plus the new addition of Howie Epstein on bass and backing vocals.


Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition) will feature the songs that were lost in the debate over the album’s original direction. Notable highlights include finding Petty’s version of “Never Be You”—which was a #1 country hit for Rosanne Cash—pop anomaly “Don’t Make Me Walk The Line,” and an up-tempo version of “Ways To Be Wicked,” which was previously covered by Lone Justice, recorded at Applewood Studios in Denver, Colorado.  


Many of the additional tracks are taken from the French TV sessions, including acoustic gems, “Turning Point” and the Everly Brothers influenced “Keeping Me Alive.”


Long After Dark was a smash by the usual standards—Top 10 in Billboard, certified gold—and spawned three fan favorites, “You Got Lucky,” “Change Of Heart” and “Straight Into Darkness.” Though it remains an unsung gem amongst its predecessors, Damn The Torpedoes and Hard Promises. “It’s a good little rock & roll record” but also “a tough record because I never knew if we were making the right decisions about songs,” Petty shared in Paul Zollo’s interview anthology, Conversations With Tom Petty.


Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition) features the newly remastered original album from the original analog master tapes, plus 12 rediscovered bonus tracks newly mixed by Petty’s longtime engineer Ryan Ulyate and boasts packaging designed by Grammy Award-winning designer Jeri Heiden, liner notes by legendary rock journalist and Tom Petty Radio host David Fricke, with commentary from Jimmy Iovine and Cameron Crowe and iconic archival photographs by Dennis Callahan, Neal Preston and Aaron Rapoport. The set will be released in a variety of configurations, highlighted by a limited edition TomPetty.com 2LP pressing on 180-gram red with black splatter color vinyl, housed in a numbered foil tip-on jacket with an exclusive lithograph; a 3-disc set featuring 2 CDs, and a Blu-ray audio disc with additional hi-res stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the album and bonus tracks, also mixed by Ulyate; a variety of additional vinyl options includes a 2LP on 180-gram black vinyl; a limited edition 1LP 180-gram turquoise color vinyl pressing (main album only) with double-sided lithograph of Blaze Brooks’ illustrations (available exclusively at indie record stores).


The album will also be available at all streaming, download and HD audio download partners.


For more info, complete tracklisting and to pre-order 2 LP versions and 3 disc set visit the official Tom Petty store, here.








Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition) tracklisting:


Disc 1
“A One Story Town”
“You Got Lucky�

Fans Of The Dark recently announced the release of their new studio album, Video, out October 11 via Frontiers Music Srl. Today, the band share the official music video for new single, "Meet Me On The Corner". Pre-order the album here, and watch the new clip below:





Video is the third chapter of Swedish act Fans Of The Dark, an exciting new band formed in 2020 by Freddie Allen, drummer and main songwriter, and lead vocalist Alex Falk, when they reconnected a few years after high school, with a vision to create a band which would mix the melodies and the approach of classic and melodic rock.




Their debut album Fans of the Dark, released in 2021, attracted the attention of Frontiers Records and led to the band signing a multi-album deal. Their second album Suburbia was released in 2022, and it was followed by the band’s first live show at Frontiers Rock Fest in Stockholm the same year. By then, they were permanently joined by guitarist Oscar Bromvall and bass player Rickard Gramfors.


After releasing an EP of four cover songs, the band went into writing mode once more, and the result is Video, the band’s third album, one of the most exciting things you'll hear emerging from the fruitful melodic rock in Sweden, showcasing a tight, inventive musical approach with outstanding vocals.





Video tracklisting:


"Meet Me On The Corner"
"Let's Go Rent A Video"
"The Neon Phantom"
"Christine"
"The Wall"
"Find Your Love"
"In The Bay Of Blood"
"Tomorrow Is Another Day"
"The Dagger Of Tunis"
"Savage Streets"


"Let's Go Rent A Video" video:

Swedish sleaze metallers, Smoking Snakes, have released a video for "Rocking To The Morning Light", the latest single from their debut album, Danger Zone, out now via Frontiers. Order the album here, and watch the clip below:





Smoking Snakes are known for their high-energy performances and a sound that pays homage to the golden era of rock while infusing a contemporary edge. With Danger Zone, the band aims to solidify their place in the sleaze metal genre and captivate audiences around the globe. The album was produced by Jakob Herrmann, known for his work with acclaimed acts such as Anthrax, In Flames, and Machine Head.







Tracklisting:


"Angels Calling"
"Sole Survivors"
"Run For Your Life"
"Lady Luck"
"Excited"
"Restless & Wild"
"Sorrow, Death And Pain"
"There Is No Tomorrow"
"Who Am I"
"We Are Alive"
"Rocking To The Morning Light"


"Excited" video:





"There Is No Tomorrow" video:





"Angels Calling" video:

Oomph! have released a music video for "Soll das Liebe Sein?" ("Should This Be Love?"), featured on their 14th album, Richter und Henker, released last September via Napalm Records. Watch below.


OOMPH! are stronger than ever in 2024 and the new lineup around CR4P, The Schulz and Flux is bursting with energy and joy of playing. From big festival shows to intimate headline sets, the Neue Deutsche Härte pioneers delight their fans with a perfect mix of old hits and songs from the new album, Richter und Henker.


In the new music video, the band revue the festival summer with tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans with live recordings of their show from the M’era Luna Festival before celebrating 35 years of OOMPH! in October! Tour of Germany is on.




Says OOMPH!: "What remains when the first stormy infatuation has flown away and everyday life in a long-term relationship wins the upper hand? If maybe you're still together just out of habit or addiction, you have nothing left to say or the relationship has even become toxic? At the latest then it will be high time to hit the brakes and ask yourself: 'Is this supposed to be love?'"


The band adds about the video: "We mostly play the song as the opener, and the video we shot with Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau during our show at this year's M'era Luna shows how powerful and energetic OOMPH! Concerts in the new cast are from the first second and what a deep connection there is between us and our audience!"





35 Years Of OOMPH! Tour 2024 (with Tag My Heart):


October
3 - Krefeld, Germany - Culture Factory
4 - Geiselwind, Germany - Monster Festival
5 - Leipzig, Germany - Täubchenthal
6 - Obertraubling, Germany - Eventhall Airport
8 - Tübingen, Germany - Sudhaus
9 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
10 - Wetzlar, Germany - Event workshop
11 - 24bach-Palenberg, Germany - Rock Factory


Richter und Henker is available in the following formats:


- Deluxe Box, including 1 CD 6 pages Digisleeve, Hangman Block, 2 pencils, socks, tote bag, A6 photo card (strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide) – Napalm Records Store exclusive
- 2 LP Die Hard Gatefold Marbled Transparent Red/Black Vinyl incl slipmat, 12 inch booklet and record butler (strictly limited to 200 copies worldwide) – Napalm Records Store exclusive
- 2 LP Gatefold Gold Vinyl (strictly limited to 1000 copies) – GSA Retail exclusive
- 2 LP Gatefold Black Vinyl
- 1 CD 6 pages Digisleeve
- Digital Album


Order here.





Richter und Henker tracklisting:


"Wem die Stunde Schlägt"
"Richter und Henker"
"Soll das Liebe Sein?"
"Nur Ein Mensch"
"Schrei nur Schrei"
"Nichts wird mehr Gut"
"Sag Jetzt Einfach Nichts"
"Es ist Nichts, Wie es Scheint"
"Wo die Angst Gewinnt"
"All die Jahre"
"Wut feat. Joachim Witt"
"Ein Kleines Bisschen Glück"


“Richter und Henker” video: