The wait is finally over! After a series of delays, Bring Me The Horizon has surprised fans by releasing their eagerly awaited full-length album, NeX GEn. Their latest offering marks the next chapter in the POST HUMAN: anthology and follows the release of 2020’s POST HUMAN: Survival Horror. Across the 55-minute, 16-track opus, featuring previously released singles “Kool Aid,” “LosT,” “DiE4u,” “AmEN!” and “DArkSide,” frontman Oli Sykes shares that the album took “ages to write.” “It’s a real concept album, with a full narrative that connects to the first record, but the concept is hidden and buried,” he adds. “Some… Read more »
Following the release of their eagerly awaited full-length album, ~mAntras~, in April 2024, marking their first new collection since 2015’s Always And Forever, Alien Ant Farm stopped by the idobi Radio Studios in North Hollywood, CA to perform their single “Fade.” At the time of the single’s arrival in February 2024, guitarist Terry Corso shared in a press release, “If you’re looking for classic AAF ingredients, ‘Fade’ is well represented. With urgently swung rhythms and heart felt, to the point lyrics, this track brings the band’s creative history with the DeLeo brothers into the present and future.” Without sacrificing the… Read more »
Ahead of their fifth studio album, Boston Manor has released the lead single “HEAT ME UP” to generate excitement for their forthcoming full-length Sundiver. The single is dark and mysterious but carries a certain warm familiarity to it. Accompanied by two earlier releases, “Container” and “Sliding Doors,” the album carries resounding themes of understanding and second chances. In discussing the album, frontman Henry Cox says, “Going into the pandemic, we knew our next record would be a double album released in two parts. The first a short shadowy-noiry electronic record set over one night and the second a sprawling rock… Read more »
The Dangerous Summer is gearing up to release their full-length album Gravity, which arrives on June 21 via Rude Records. On the same day, they’re kicking off a major North American tour. While we wait for the LP, the band just released their single and accompanying music video for “Pacific Ocean.” “Pacific Ocean” is a track “about freedom and living in the moment,” says vocalist AJ Perdomo. “[It’s] a love song at heart, and an ode to California.” He continues, “I mention a story in the song, about my good friend Dan Geraghty almost getting shot by someone outside of a bar… Read more »
In anticipation of their forthcoming full-length album Gangster Of Love, which will arrive on May 31 via Wax Bodega, Super American has announced a North American fall headline tour. The tour, presented by Emo Nite Brooklyn, is scheduled to kick off on August 1 in Toronto, ON, and run for 34 shows, with support from Sydney Sprague and Summerbruise. Sharing their excitement for the upcoming tour, the band writes in an Instagram caption, “we could not be more excited to take a lap around the track this aug/sept to celebrate Gangster of Love with our friends @sydneysprague + @summerbruise69 presented… Read more »
On the heels of their latest long-awaited full-length album, ~mAntras~, Alien Ant Farm stopped by the idobi Radio Studios in North Hollywood, CA, to perform their breakout single “Movies.” The track originally appeared on their 1999 release, Greatest Hits, before it was re-recorded for their debut studio album, Anthology, alongside their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” released in 2001. Stripped down from the prog guitar-laden arrangement of the original, “Movies” erupts throughout the studio space. Led by gentle acoustics that create an intimate atmosphere and steady percussion that maintains the track’s flow, the softer instrumentation highlights the song’s evolved… Read more »
Marking their first new music since their 2020 Grammy-winning single “Bum-Rush,” Body Count has unleashed the bone-crushing “Psychopath” featuring Fit for An Autopsy vocalist Joe Bad. The track also acts as the first preview of the group’s forthcoming full-length album, Merciless. Equipped with a rapid-fire lyric video showcasing a red-string crime board, Ice-T and co. spews a series of vicious lyrics, including “Last night/They found three slain/I torture and kill and murder at will” across punishing instrumentation. Meanwhile, as FFAA leader joins the onslaught, he adds in a subtle but apt namedrop for his main project, growling, “Just another motherfucker/Fit… Read more »
Just in time for the start of summer, The Used have announced the arrival of their B-sides album, MEDZ, which is slated to drop on June 21. Additionally, the group has released the gripping title track. Vocalist robbietheused shares a C.S. Lewis quote to unveil the deeper meaning of the B-sides collection: “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’” Opening through an… Read more »
Following the release of his most recent offering, “Mulholland Drive,” Sueco has announced the details of his upcoming North American fall tour. The tour is scheduled to kick off on September 14 in Jacksonville, FL, to support Sueco’s forthcoming full-length album, Attempted Lover, slated to arrive this summer on June 28. The tour will run 29 shows, and Sueco will be joined by GXTP, fronted by songwriter/producer Poo Bear (ONE OK ROCK, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber). Presale tickets will be available this Thursday, May 16, at 10 AM ET, with Spotify Fans First tickets becoming available at 12 PM ET.… Read more »
Marking their first new music of 2024, Grayscale has shared the heart-on-your-sleeve, deeply personal ballad “Mum II,” a follow-up to “Mum” featured on the group’s 2017 debut full-length album Adornment. “This is a love song about my mother,” vocalist Collin Walsh explains of the release. “Her and I have had a difficult relationship for a long time for many reasons. We didn’t speak for about 5 years at one point in my late teens/early twenties. As I have gotten older, I have felt my youthful anger towards her turn into a mixture of forgiveness, understanding, love, and protectiveness. This song… Read more »