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Nothing More Teams Up With Lacey Sturm On “Best Times”
26Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Nothing More Teams Up With Lacey Sturm On “Best Times”

Powerhouse rock band Nothing More has collaborated with Lacey Sturm, singer/songwriter from Flyleaf, on their latest single. The result of their collaboration is a new version of "Best Times." The track is featured on their 2022 album, Spirits. Photo Credit: Jody Domingue The accompanying music video was directed by Michael Lombardi. He's known for his work with bands like The Retaliators, Papa Roach, and The HU. The video provides an inside look at a couple's relationship and how life's best times can often pass us by without us even realizing it. The video serves as a reminder to appreciate those moments as they occur. "This song is a really special one," says Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins. "It's definitely one of the most positive feel-good songs we've ever written and ...
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Crown The Empire Unleashes “Black Sheep” From Their Dogma Album
22Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Crown The Empire Unleashes “Black Sheep” From Their Dogma Album

Post-metalcore quartet Crown The Empire has released its latest single from its upcoming fifth studio album. "Black Sheep" will appear on Dogma and is set to be released on April 28th via Rise Records. According to the band's vocalist, Andy Leo the new material takes the band back to their early days of playing together in a garage with a "fuck you" attitude. The track is full of in-your-face energy that their younger selves would have loved. "Black Sheep" is a departure from the lofty ideas tackled in their previous releases and offers a more honest and direct perspective. Dogma was produced and mixed by Zach Jones, he's known for his work with artists like Fever 333, Poorstacy, and Nova Twins. The album is a diverse collection of songs that reflects the band's introspection on...
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All Hail The Queen: Scene Queen Refuses to be Silenced with “18+”
22Mar By Ambur MasenNo Comments
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All Hail The Queen: Scene Queen Refuses to be Silenced with “18+”

"Fuck the Scene, I'm The Queen!" Last Friday, "bimbocore" artist Scene Queen dropped a new single that I haven't been able to stop thinking about: "18+". The song addresses the state of the alt rock/emo scene in the most poignant-yet-accessible way. If you're a fan of this type of music--or grew up in "the scene"--don't skip this one. It's fun to listen to... and it's going to give you plenty to think about. If anyone deserves the title "Scene Queen", it is most definitely this 25-year-old artist, as proven by this witty new bop. Check out "18+" by Scene Queen on Spotify, below: https://open.spotify.com/album/6oveIE1VtjcawBs2UlM3Mn?si=MUdiUjBiQcCiVy3Bj2p-tw "18+" is a fast favorite. This song has the accessibility of a nursery rhyme, but also has the i...
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Listen to From Ashes To New’s New Single “Hate Me Too”
21Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Listen to From Ashes To New’s New Single “Hate Me Too”

From Ashes To New are back and will drop its highly anticipated new album this summer. BLACKOUT is set for release on July 28 via Better Noise Music. The band is turning heads with its high-energy mix of hard rock, nu-metal/hip-hop, electronic, and alternative influences. The new album serves as a prequel to their 2016 debut album, DAY ONE. The album was written during the pandemic and captures the distress of a pre-apocalyptic world that mirrors the frame of mind the world felt during the 2020 onset of COVID. What Can You Expect On BLACKOUT? Filled with heavy-driven music BLACKOUT includes previously released singles "Nightmare" and "Heartache." From Ashes To New teamed up with longtime collaborators and producers Grant McFarland and Carson Slovak. They helped to fine-tune the ...
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Atreyu Shares Red Hot New Track “Watch Me Burn”
20Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Atreyu Shares Red Hot New Track “Watch Me Burn”

Atreyu has released a new single and announced its upcoming EP, The Hope Of A Spark. The new material is set for release on April 14 via Spinefarm. The single, titled "Watch Me Burn," is an anthem of renewed hope emerging from life's challenges. According to bassist Marc 'Porter' McKnight, the song is about being cleansed by fire and using adversity as a learning experience. The EP, which consists of four tracks, explores reflection on the pressures, pleasures, and pains of modern life. Produced by long-time collaborator John Feldmann, each track represents a snapshot of deeply personal lived and shared experiences. Saller explains that the overarching concept of the EP is about the seasons of life and the importance of respecting and finding positives and lessons from even the ...
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Pop Evil Frontman Leigh Kakaty Talks Inspiration Behind ‘Skeletons’
19Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Pop Evil Frontman Leigh Kakaty Talks Inspiration Behind ‘Skeletons’

Michigan-based hard rock band Pop Evil has dropped their latest album, Skeletons along with a visual video for the title track. The deluxe digital box set called The Vault is also available for purchase. The set includes the full album, setlists, lyric sheets, behind-the-scenes content, VIP packages, and more. Photo Credit: Nick Fancher Lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty shared that the album's theme is about stripping everything down to the bones, adding bigger riffs, and capturing the energy of their live shows. "Overall, it's about looking at something in a positive way," Kakaty stated. Pop Evil worked with producer WZRD BLD (Disturbed, Papa Roach, Motionless in White) to create the album. The decisions we make in our lifetime have an impact on the people around us. We have a choice t...
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Avenged Sevenfold Releases First Single In Five Years, “Nobody”
14Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Avenged Sevenfold Releases First Single In Five Years, “Nobody”

Southern California metal titans Avenged Sevenfold have made a grand return with their first single in five years. "Nobody" is available now everywhere you listen to music via Warner Records. This is the first taste of their highly-anticipated eighth studio album, Life Is But a Dream... set to drop on June 2. Album Art by: Wes Lang The epic track comes in at nearly 6 minutes and is full of tension, groove, and dynamics. The accompanying stop-motion music video, directed by Chris Hopewell, unfolds like a short film. The video for "Nobody" takes viewers on a journey while exploring life and death, love and war, through the main character's existential crisis. Avenged Sevenfold Scavenger Hunt Prior to the release, the band launched an elaborate and mysterious digital scavenger hu...
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Alternative Rockers Redlight King Deliver Powerful New Album
6Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Alternative Rockers Redlight King Deliver Powerful New Album

Redlight King, the Ontario-based alternative rock band is back with a new album, In Our Blood is available now via AFM Records. Album Art The band's founder and frontman, Mark "Kaz" Kasprzyk, and his bandmates have been refining and reinventing their craft. With the new material, they are eager to share what they have learned and how far they have come. Kaz produced almost all of the album tracks himself, making the journey of In Our Blood more personal and challenging than anything he had worked on before. Redlight King's New Album The album features Mark "Kaz" Kasprzyk on vocals and guitar, Julian Tomarin on guitar, bass, and keys, drummer Randy Cooke, and additional guitars, bass, and keys by Rob Torres, Jimmy Messer, and Brian Weaver. The album was recorded at The Whee...
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Taproot Announces Release Of 7th Studio Album ‘SC\SSRS’
2Mar By SimonNo Comments
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Taproot Announces Release Of 7th Studio Album ‘SC\SSRS’

Michigan's beloved hard rock band, Taproot, returns with their first new studio album in more than a decade. The release of their seventh studio album SC\SSRS is set for September 29th. The new material is their first since 2012's The Episodes. Taproot SC\SSRS was recorded and produced by Taproot's guitarist and vocalist, Stephen Richards. Recorded at The Loft in Saline, Michigan, Richards had written most of the songs years ago as material for a new Taproot album. The project was postponed due to some health and other issues. However, after his mother's passing, Richards decided to record and share these songs as a solo release, before coming full circle back to Taproot. Bassist Phil Lipscomb encouraged Richards to release the songs as a Taproot album, and the band decided to pay...
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Rock Out to Preacher’s Latest Metalcore Anthem “Dystopia”
28Feb By SimonNo Comments
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Rock Out to Preacher’s Latest Metalcore Anthem “Dystopia”

Get ready to turn up those volume knobs up to 11 so you can rock out to the new single “Dystopia” by metalcore band Preacher. Released via Daeth Records/TLG/INgrooves this single is from their upcoming EP, Blur. The band also dropped a new music video for the song which you can check out down below. Preacher's latest material combines radio-worthy melodies with heavy screaming that will help you blow off some steam. The band brings its signature sound to the table with blazing guitar leads, scream-driven vocals, and a beat that might make your walls shake. Preacher From Reno Hailing from Reno, Nevada, Preacher has been making waves in the metalcore scene for the past five years. With three EPs and five singles under their belt, they have toured the country from coast to coast in...
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