Bones UK have today dropped their new single “Ride“ and the accompanying music video (via Sumerian Records). Speaking about the track, the band shared:
“‘RIDE’ is a response to toxic masculinity and the pressure people feel to buy certain things or to look a certain way. No amount of money can buy cool or happiness. It’s not about the size of the machine it’s what you do with it, that ALWAYS counts.
So many people, men and women, live their lives thinking that the more they have, and the shinier and newer what they have is, the happier they will be. And the more fulfilled their lives will feel. For men the phrase, “bigger is better” is always being thrown about. And we wanted to turn all of those ideas on their head. Maybe it’s less about “Big dick energy” and more about “Don’t BE A DICK energy.“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJRuZL0fvww
BONES UK are on a mission of intent. “We want our music to empower, to make you feel like you’ve found your home, your gang, your army,” the London raised/LA based duo confidently assert. “We want to help you get out of bed in the morning – to be proud of every scar or beautiful imperfection, on or inside your body. We want our music to make you stand on your bed and scream “FUCK FITTING IN!”” Made up of vocalist Rosie Bones and virtuoso guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, the GRAMMY-nominated BONES UK don’t waste a second of their self-titled debut album, confronting everything from the beauty industrial-complex to toxic masculinity and music-scene sexism; embedding each track with choruses primed for passionate shouting along.
Grammy winning, platinum-certified artist SCOTT STAPP will release his fourth solo album, Higher Power (Napalm Records) on March 15, 2024 before the iconic frontman returns to the stage with Creed for the first time in ten years. His upcoming ten-track triumph turns the rocker’s experiences on the razor’s edge into an acknowledgement of grace. The album is available for pre-order now as title track “Higher Power” ships to radio and emotive new single “What I Deserve” debuts today on all DSPs. Pre-order HERE.
When hard-hitting single “Higher Power” debuted in August, Loudwire stated that Stapp is “primed for a big decade, sounding just as powerful as he did at half his age with a sense of newfound heaviness resting beneath his iconic voice.” Now, mid-tempo anthem “What I Deserve” (out today) addresses the inherent duality within relationships and smolders with the blistering yet delicate guitar work of multi-award winning guitar great, Yiannis Papadopoulos.
Stapp says: “We all want back what we give. ‘What I Deserve’ is about two people understanding who they are individually and coming to a place where they can express exactly what they each want, need, and deserve. The duality in the song is that both sides are expressing the same thing and coming to an understanding of the faults of the other. This song pleads both guilty and innocent with Yiannis’ guitar solo being the voice that articulates a chaotic search for deliverance and the epic release of passionate closure.”
Higher Power follows 2019’s The Space Between the Shadows, which debuted at #3 on the US Current Rock Albums chart, the US Current Hard Music Albums chart, and the UK Official Rock and Metal Chart, among countless other top chart positions.
On an album that traverses themes of loss, frustration, betrayal and near defeat, Higher Power features stand-out performances by hard rock queen Dorothy on a deeply raw duet and, throughout the album, Papadopoulos’ guitar leads and solos are such invaluable contributions that he is credited as a featured artist on three tracks. There is also a co-writing appearance by multi-Grammy Award winning songwriter and musician Steve McEwan on Higher Power, which was produced by Marti Frederiksen and Scott Stevens, with co-production by Stapp.
Stapp explains: “Higher Power was born out of never ending consequences with triggered, yet naive defiance. It’s the realities and realizations of being human in this experiment we call life – holding onto hope in the dark waiting for the light.”
Higher Power track listing: 1. Higher Power 2. Deadman’s Trigger 3. When Love Is Not Enough 4. What I Deserve (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos) 5. If These Walls Could Talk (feat. Dorothy) 6. Black Butterfly 7. Quicksand (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos) 8. You’re Not Alone 9. Dancing in the Rain (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos) 10. Weight of the World
The Podcast That Rocked for 10/11/23. Sick New World 2024 lineup dropped, TOOL announces new tour, Creed takes Texas Rangers higher, and more.
0:00 – Sick New World gets sicker 4:24 – TOOL announces Winter 2024 tour 5:11 – New Judas Priest, Creeper, Beartooth 7:08 – Keith Buckley forms Many Eyes 8:16 – Texas Rangers taken Higher by Creed 9:24 – Thank you YouTube Members & Patrons!
From Google Bard: “Sick New World Festival is a one-day music festival that takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded in 2023 and features a lineup of artists from the hard rock, alternative, and heavy metal genres. The festival is known for its massive crowds and energetic atmosphere.
The 2024 Sick New World Festival will take place on Saturday, April 27, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup includes headliners System Of A Down, Slipknot, and Bring Me The Horizon, as well as A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Danny Elfman, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Knocked Loose, and many more.
The festival will feature five stages, all of which will be filled with non-stop music from some of the biggest names in the hard rock and alternative scenes. In addition to the music, there will also be a variety of food and beverage vendors, as well as official band and festival merchandise.”
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Washington, Dance Party is the new aptly named area where The Midnight performed. October 9th, 2023 marked the third time The Midnight visited the nation’s capital and the immaculate venue The Anthem definitely felt the different vibes from the band as the night went on. Saxophone solos and electronic drum beats made sure no one could stay still the entire evening.
Some of the highlights included the sing-along for “Jason” and “Sunset”, and hearing “Ghost In Your Stereo” at the beginning of the set excited many people at the barricade. Each musician had some time to come forward and the performance never felt rushed or phoned in. Each song helped set a mood rather than just burn through a setlist.
This was my first time seeing The Midnight live. I was told by several people that the shows always offer an upbeat feeling from both the band and the crowd. Last night confirmed that description. After the recent release of Red, White, And Bruised: The Midnight Live, I hope that more people understand just how excellent this group is on stage. It’s rare to see a group of multi-instrumentalists all playing so in sync while keeping the crowd engaged and energetic.
I would recommend seeing The Midnight live to anyone, regardless of listener music preference. This is a rare band that knows how to target everyone while also having a unique sound that is hard to duplicate. Washington Dance Party will hopefully hold another meeting soon with The Midnight.
The Midnight Red, White, And Bruised: The Midnight Live
Washington D. C. 10/9/23 Setlist: Intro Lonely City Endless Summer Ghost in Your Stereo Neon Medusa River of Darkness Deep Blue Change Your Heart or Die Days of Thunder [Drum n Bass Remix] Monsters Daytona Jason Lost Boy The Comeback Kid Gloria Shadows Vampires Los Angeles Good In Red America 2 Sunset
The North American Tour from The Midnight with support from Flamingosis continues through 10/15/23, ending in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Ticket and venue information can be found at https://www.themidnightofficial.com/
I haven’t covered the band SAWCE in three years, but they’ve always stuck in the back of my head. There’s just something about the instrumental proggy guitar sound that hits so many sweet spots for me, and only a few other bands, like Polyphia or Intervals, can crank out to this day. If SAWCE isn’t featuring on a 100 Gecs song or jamming out with Anthony Green, they’re in the studio working on something that pushes the boundaries of math rock in concise, harmonic guitar runs that are as endearing as they are masterful in technicality. I’m excited to see their first record in six years come to fruition in Life is Temporary, SAWCE is Forever – how does it pan out?
Life is Temporary, SAWCE is Forever opens with “Fallout”; this melancholic, slow-tempo piece really showcases the pretty songwriting chops as it’s reminiscent of all-timer “The Flight” by Happy Body Slow Brain. Bloopy synth and rising action bring “Crunch” some flair and segues well into main single “Shonen” that serves as the standout track with a groovy drum beat, twangy guitar runs that sync quite well, and fits-like-a-glove bass that can be enjoyed with an isolated ear. The term “firing on all cylinders” really tells the story of this track that is peak SAWCE.
Fittingly-titled, “Emulate” kicks off sounding straight off a splendid NES OST. I felt myself sucked into the second-half as the tapping notes and the mesmerizing production cues gave this track some real character. “Rage Quit” continues the use of synth that really benefits the sound, and you can truly feel the eponymous chaotic ragequit moment near the track’s closure. Later on, Iwas trying to wrap my head around how SAWCE wrote the insane plucking guitars in the bridge of “Strand” before giving up.
A riff can carry a whole song sometimes, and “Lockstep” proves SAWCE knows that as it never gets tiring. Meanwhile, “Green Lane” is a dark horse for best song on Life is Temporary, SAWCE is Forever – it’s so delicate and meticulous enough to craft SAWCE’s most gorgeous offering yet. “Kill’em Dafoe” really provides the Chon vibes that made me fall in love with SAWCE years ago, but this isn’t Chon – SAWCE has eked out their own identity in a big way. That much is obvious in closer “With Love” as it’s evident there was no quality drop in this record’s non-singles.
Those craving a SAWCE record for more than half a decade have been patient, and it’s paid off – Life is Temporary, SAWCE is Forever has several instant favorite tracks from the virtuosos that ensured each song was given its own unique way to shine. I may have wanted a few more epic/fast-paced moments that I know the group are capable of, but can’t fault the tracks we got as they’re still earworms and sure to delight fans that have stuck around this long. Check out Life is Temporary, SAWCE is Forever when it releases Friday, October 13th.
Some of the biggest rock and metal albums have a dark history with the supernatural and paranormal. This video looks at 10 HAUNTED Rock & Metal Albums.
The Black Parade is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 23, 2006, and the United States on October 24, 2006.
The Sick New World 2024 lineup has been announced featuring System Of A Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Bring Me The Horizon, Babymetal, and more.
The presale for event starts this Friday, Oct. 13 at 1PM ET, and for $19.99 down you can secure a ticket. More details on how to sign up for the presale on Sick New World’s website.
The stacked lineup also features, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Primus, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Knocked Loose, Jinjer, Spiritbox, Sevendust, Loathe, 3Teeth, Slowdive, and many more. The Las Vegas Festival Grounds appear to be a big deal now in the festival world with Sick New World and When We Were Young now becoming successful.
You can see the full lineup below.
Sick New World 2024 Lineup Announced
Sick New World Full 2024 Lineup A Perfect Circle Alice in Chains Babymetal Bad Omens Better Lovers Black Veil Brides Bring Me the Horizon Code Orange Combichrist Danny Elfman Dayseeker Dope Drain Drop Nineteens Duster Fear Factory Freshwater Front 242 Front Line Assembly Fury The Garden Gel Glare Helmet Ice Nine Kills Incendiary Jinjer Killing Joke Kim Dracula Kittie Knocked Loose Kubai Khan TX Lamb of God Loathe Lords of Acid Lorna Shore Motionless in White Nitzer Ebb Nonpoint Paleface Swiss Polyphia Powerman 5000 Primus Quannnic Sevendust She Past Away Skindred Slaughter to Prevail Sleep Token Slipknot Slowdive Snow Strippers Spiritbox Spy Static-X Static Dress Sunami Superheaven Swans System of a Down Taproot Trash Talk Ultra Sunn Vein Violent Vira VNV Nation Wage War Wednesday 13 Zulu 3Teeth 6arelyhuman
The Sick New World Festival is set to return to Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27, 2024, for its second year. The festival is known for its diverse lineup of artists, with a focus on rock, metal, and alternative music.
UK-rock band Neck Deep have announced they will be returning to America on a U.S. headlining tour next year with special guests Drain, Bearings and Higher Power. The tour will be making stops throughout the country, kicking off on January 25, 2024 in Nashville and visiting Orlando, Seattle, Minneapolis, Boston, Brooklyn and more, before wrapping up in Chicago on February 25. The last time Neck Deep toured the U.S. was in the Fall/Winter of 2021.
Tickets on sale now.
Upcoming Neck Deep U.S. Tour Dates
January 25 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
January 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
January 27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live Orlando
January 29 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
January 31 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
February 1 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
February 3 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
February 5 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
February 6 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
February 8 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
February 9 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
February 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
February 13 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
February 14 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
February 16 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
February 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
February 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
February 20 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
February 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
February 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Megacorp Pavilion
February 24 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
February 25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
The band just announced that their upcoming self-titled album, Neck Deep, is set for release on January 19th, 2024, via Hopeless Records. Featuring their newest single “It Won’t Be Like This Forever,” the new album encompasses everything Neck Deep have excelled at across their career, enhanced and dialed to eleven. From the bouncing bombast of “Dumbstruck, Dumbf**k” and the ripping intensity of “Sort Yourself Out”, to the poetic introspection of “They Don’t Mean To (But They Do)”, it’s an album that boasts a song for almost any occasion (including, in recent single “Take Me With You”, the impending alien invasion).
In the little over a decade since Neck Deep formed in the Barlow brothers’ spare room in Wrexham, Wales, a lot has changed. From the scrappy, naively hopeful beginnings that define the starting of so many teenage bands, the pop-punks have gone on to be one of British Rock music’s most successful global exports in recent memory: top 5 records in both the US and UK, global touring, viral hits and over a billion streams just some of the fruits of ten years spent mastering their craft.
But now, as the band stand on the brink of their fifth, self-titled LP, there’s an acknowledgement that the more things change, the more – in some ways at least – they stay the same.
“This album is the sound of us knowing ourselves and knowing our ability,” explains frontman and youngest Barlow sibling Ben. “It’s unapologetically us. We’re professional songwriters now and we’ve really honed in on what we’re good at – but it’s also about having fun and enjoying writing these tracks. And there are those little sonic signatures in the mix that even I can’t really put my finger on that just make it Neck Deep. It happens when we get in a room together and it clicks – it’s us just doing our thing like we always have.”
For this record, the band, completed by Ben’s older brother and bassist SebBarlow, guitarists Matt West and Sam Bowden and drummer Matt Powles, took ‘doing their own thing’ – and only their own thing – to the next level. Eschewing a keen list of collaborators and producers eager to work with one of rock’s hottest properties and choosing, instead, to write and record in their own warehouse space, mere miles from where they grew up. Old school, just like it used to be.
Following a storming headline show at Power Trip Festival in California last night, metal icons Judas Priestannounced on stage the arrival of a brand-new studio album entitled Invincible Shield, set for release on March 8, 2024, via Epic Records. “Panic Attack,” the first single from the album, will be released this Friday, October 13, 2023. The album is now available to pre-order here.
Power Trip festival took place at the weekend and saw the biggest names in metal gather for this sold-out event, where everyone from Metallica to Iron Maiden and AC/DC performed alongside the mighty Priest. Their surprise on-stage announcement was made to 200,000 fans at the festival and sent a shockwave of excitement amongst their loyal followers across the globe. Watch the album trailer here.
The undisputed hardest working band in metal will also be embarking on a world tour in 2024, the with the UK leg kicking off in Glasgow on March 11th and includes a show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena on March 21st.
Over the past 50 years Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and headlined the world’s biggest stadiums. With their evolving music and live performances also came a powerful unique identity, a look which has both defined the group and influenced future generations of metal bands the world over. With each year the Judas Priest legend continues to grow; 2022 saw them inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and complete a sold-out rescheduled world tour in support of their 50th Anniversary. As we roll into 2024, Judas Priest continue to retain their crown as one of the biggest and best bands in the world.
The Podcast That Rocked for 10/4/23. Crowdkilling at MIW shows, Blue Ridge Rock Fest investigation, Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, and more.
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0:00 – Intro 9:08 – Blue Ridge Rock Fest investigated by the Virginia Health Department 12:25 – Aerosmith Postponing Tour 13:45 – Foo Fighters Announce 2024 Summer Tour 14:35 – Thank you YouTube Members & Patrons!
From Google Bard: “Motionless in White is an American metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2004, the band consists of lead vocalist Chris “Motionless” Cerulli, guitarists Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky “Horror” Olson, drummer Vinny Mauro, and bassist Justin Morrow. Motionless is the only member of the original line-up that remains in the band.
The band’s music is a blend of metalcore, gothic metal, industrial metal, and nu metal. They are known for their dark and atmospheric sound, as well as their elaborate live shows. Motionless in White has released six studio albums, with their latest album, Scoring the End of the World, being released in 2022.
Motionless in White has toured extensively throughout the world, and has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in metal, including Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, and Rob Zombie. The band has also won numerous awards, including the Revolver Golden Gods Award for Best New Band in 2010.”
