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  • Fiddlehead Announce New EP “Baby I’ll Change”

    Fiddlehead will be releasing a new EP, titled “Baby I’ll Change,” on June 26. A music video for the effort’s title track can be found below:

    The group wrote the new material following the death of vocalist Patrick Flynn’s mother. Guitarist Alex Henery said the following about that:

    “We went to Pat’s house just to support him in a dark time and then we ended up writing music. It came out of a really good place, of us just wanting to write music together in that moment, and that freed us up to experiment.”

    Flynn added:

    “We’ve gone into every record with the idea that it might be the last thing we ever do. Everything’s been treated that way because of the nature of our lives and our relationship with making music and creating art; it’s not career-driven.”

    “Baby I’ll Change” Track Listing:

    01. “The Dogs”
    02. “Porchlight”
    03. “Baby I’ll Change”

    Tour Dates:

    06//23 Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali &
    06/24 Zurich, CH – Dynamo &
    06/25 Ysselsteyn, NL – Jera On Air &
    06/26 Paris, FR – Mia Mao &
    06/28 Manchester, UK – Outbreak
    07/13 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre *
    07/14 Seattle, WA – Washington Hall *
    07/15 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall *
    07/16 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club *
    07/17 Salt Lake City, UT – Church & State *
    07/18 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre *
    07/30 Philadelphia, PA – Lithuanian Music Hall ^
    07/31 New York, NY – Warsaw ^
    08/12 Toronto – Lithuanian House +
    08/13 Detroit – El Club +
    08/14 Chicago – Thalia Hall +
    09/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Globe %
    09/13 Mexico City – Warped Tour

    * with Narrow Head, Knumears, and Destiny Bond
    + with Narrow Head, Knumears, and Sissy Boys
    ^ with Elliott, Self Defense Family, and Posición Unida
    % with Pity Sex, Febuary, and Purest Form
    & with Basement

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  • Evil Island Share Video For “Melted Heart” Featuring Alexis Krauss (Sleigh Bells)

    Evil Island (The Blood Brothers, etc.) have premiered a new video for their new song “Melted Heart.” The track, which features Alexis Krauss (Sleigh Bells), is from the band’s new album, “Terraform The Afterlife,” which will be released on August 14.

    Vocalist Johnny Whitney commented:

    “’Melted Heart’ takes place in a world where live-streamed humiliation rituals and public meltdowns have replaced talent, character, and achievement as the dominant social currency. A world where ‘picking fights with parked cars’ is a viable career path and people high-five their hearts like gongs hoping somebody is still watching. Its main characters are ‘supermodels with shit smeared in their teeth crucifying themselves on your lawn’ and people ‘sobbing in public with chainsaws in their hands screaming give me an acid attack’ because in this world, attention isn’t earned, it’s extracted.

    The Octopus Queen from The Blood Brothers’ ‘March on Electric Children’ found her way back into the lyrics because I wanted to see if she still worked as a metaphor for the rot at the center of our culture. As it turns out, the culture is still rotten, and the Octopus Queen is still laying eggs behind our eyeballs.”

    Krauss continued:

    “Had a blast working with Evil Island on ‘Melted Heart.’ I’ve been a huge fan of Johnny’s voice, and it was pretty surreal to get to scream and shout with him. It’s really inspiring to see all these guys giving the most to this band and generating so many great ideas. Maybe we can go on tour one day?!?”

    Director Jonah Ray added:

    “I was still in high school in Hawaii when the first Blood Brothers album came out. My friends and I were obsessed. Over the years, I got to see them play around Los Angeles. I even briefly met some of the members when they stopped by the Venice Beach record store where I worked while they were recording ‘Burn, Piano Island, Burn.’ At the time, I had no idea our paths would cross again.

    Years later, backstage at FYF Fest, I ended up befriending Cody Votolato. That chance meeting turned into years of collaborations across various creative projects.

    Cut to even more years later: Cody reunites with his former Blood Brothers bandmates in a new band and suddenly needs a music video. So, in the spirit of friendship, I called on a few of my own friends to help bring ‘Melted Heart’ to life.

    It was one of those rare full-circle moments. Making that video brought me right back to being a kid on Oahu, listening to The Blood Brothers and making weird little movies with my friends.”

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  • The Black Queen Announce Second Leg Of “Fever Daydream” 10th Anniversary Tour

    The Black Queen (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc.) have announced the second leg of their “Fever Daydream” 10th anniversary tour. The new dates will take place in September/October.

    Tour Dates:

    09/09 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
    09/10 San Diego, CA – Club Soda
    09/12 Los Angeles, CA – Pacific Electric
    09/13 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
    09/15 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
    09/17 Denver, CO – Federal Theatre
    09/18 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
    09/19 St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Hall
    09/20 Milwaukee, WI – The Argo
    09/22 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
    09/23 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
    09/24 Pittsburgh, PA – Sidequest
    09/25 New York, NY – TV Eye
    09/26 Philadelphia, PA – TLO Temple
    09/29 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
    10/01 Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
    10/02 New Orleans, LA – Siberia
    10/03 San Antonio, TX – Sam’s
    10/04 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
    10/07 El Paso, TX – Club 101
    10/08 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
    10/09 Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit

    The band commented:

    “For a lot of this band’s life, it has existed, for us, mainly as an abstract feeling or place, a dimension in our hearts and imaginations. In the live realm? For only four of the 15 years of its existence. So, when we announced the first tour back, after seven years of not playing, we were excited, but we couldn’t predict the reaction. We couldn’t even predict how we’d ourselves feel once we got going. We also didn’t know at the time that we’d be joined by Danny Lohner and Chris Pennie.

    Once we got this new chapter up and running, and all the pieces and personnel on and offstage snowballed their way into place, and we saw and heard you again in person, this whole thing became filled with new life, with new ideas, with new musical dynamics and interpretations. Now suddenly this is the most excited we’ve ever been for this band, and ‘Fever Daydream‘, which has always been special to us, feels as new and real and tangible to us as it did when we were first building it over a decade ago.

    What started as a ‘looking back’ celebration of an album, has suddenly become a real time celebration of a new chapter of possibilities and memories for us personally and creatively. We want to stay in this moment just a bit longer before we move on to LP3. So, here’s our second, and final for this chapter, North American leg. See you soon.”

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  • Amberian Dawn Premiere “Moon” Music Video

    Amberian Dawn have premiered a new video for their new song “Moon.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Temptation’s Gates,” which will be released on June 26.

    Multi-instrumentalist Tuomas Seppälä commented:

    “I composed this song just a few weeks after we had recruited our new vocalist. From the very beginning, it carried an exceptionally dark and haunting atmosphere, and I wanted to preserve that exact feeling throughout the entire process. For the first time in my career, I decided to introduce growling vocals into the arrangement. It felt completely natural in this song, and I knew Nicole could deliver it with the right intensity and emotion. It had been a long time since I last recorded a guitar solo myself, and stepping back into that role made the experience even more personal. This track captures a darker and more haunting side of our new era.”

    Singer Nicole Willerton added:

    “The song ‘Moon’ is about finding hope, tranquility, and inner peace in a world filled with destruction, greed, and suffering. The moon serves as a guiding light and a symbol of beauty, reminding us that even when life feels overwhelming or full of misery, it’s important to cherish the simple beauties of life, such as nature and the freedom of the spirit.”

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  • Halestorm, Testament, Etc. Members Team Up For Cover Of Soundgarden’s “Loud Love”

    Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Alex Skolnick (Testament, Metal Allegiance), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance), and Dave Krusen (ex-Pearl Jam) have released a cover of Soundgarden‘s “Loud Love“ as part of the ongoing Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega. Proceeds from the track will go towards MusiCares.

    The contributors commented:

    Hale:

    “If there was ever a time to be spreading a message of LOUD LOVE, It’s now.

    I don’t think I’ve ever been a good imitator, but I did try to put myself in Chris’ shoes. It’s more about placing yourself inside the song so you can steal its soul. I like to imagine I am the writer and then go about making it my own whilst honoring the original.

    I feel like I’m always learning something from Chris. Every few years I’ll discover something deeper in his lyrics, or higher in his range. But there is an authenticity that comes with Chris that can’t be taught or trained for. I believe every word he writes. I’m inspired by his control over his animalistic vocal range, and his poetry, but also how honestly he sings.”

    Skolnick:

    “Kim [Thayil]’s playing has a strong sense of groove as well as a rawness and honesty that was especially refreshing when this song first came out (a time of much overproduction & perfection in hard rock). I tried to strike a good balance between referencing and respecting Kim‘s original parts, while also bringing some of my own flavor and ideas, without getting in the way.

    For the most part, Mark and I have recorded originals in Metal Allegiance, songs that started with a blank page. This time we had a solid road map. In the past, once we had drum tracks, it didn’t matter which of us followed up or whether we tracked separately or simultaneously. This time, we were very dependent on capturing a live performance together in the studio, which was a fun challenge. This tune seemed to require the bass and guitar being locked in while going to tape, I think it’s probably true of most of the Soundgarden catalogue.”

    Menghi:

    “I knew I wanted Dave to play drums on this tune from the jump. Who better than the dude that played drums on arguably one of the greatest records of all-time and whom also helped lay the groundwork for the Seattle explosion in the late 80’s/early 90’s? I was already in the studio with my Metal Allegiance bro Alex Skolnick putting this finishing touches on a then new Metal Allegiance tune (which turned out to be Black Horizon) when I asked ‘Hey would you wanna play on this King Ultramega track?’ I just off-the-cuff asked him… what makes it better is I said, “see that old school tape machine over there in the corner? We are going to record our parts together, live, at the same time, the old school way on reel-to-reel!’

    The last piece of the ‘Loud Love’ puzzle was the amazing Lzzy Hale. Having her complete the lineup for this tune is truly humbling. If you listen to the OG version of ‘Loud Love’, Chris’ vocals are just absolute insanity and who better than Lzzy to tackle this? Lzzy has complete vocal dominance, carries such a strong presence and quite frankly is one of the best vocalists in modern rock today.

    It was very important to me to keep this particular song as old school as possible. I wanted to catch the warmth, vibe and feel of the original track which meant (to me) recording to tape, in the same room together and live. Imagine that? A world where you record with other humans in the same room and in analog no less! Reel-to-reel tape recording is a lost art form and was very excited to go back to the recording days of the past for this track. Alex and I are no strangers in recording together; but this was the first time we have ever recorded live together, with real amps blasting and the tape machine running. Truly was a special feel, to capture that live energy.”

    Krusen:

    “Seattle was a very turbulent place in the late 80s / early 90s and I think the best thing to come out of it was all the great music. I was a huge Soundgarden fan. I got to meet Chris and Matt when we (Pearl Jam) were working on 10 and they were working on Temple Of the Dog. It was a huge thrill for me. The fact that I was asked to be a part of this King Ultramega record was a huge honor. I was very intimidated to try and tackle the drum parts in ‘Loud Love’, but the guys I was recording with made it no pressure and a lot of fun.

    I’ll never forget in 1993 backstage at a Pearl Jam show, Chris came up and said ‘Hey Dave, it’s Chris. Do you remember me?’ every time I talked to him, he was always such a sweet guy to me. I miss him and his music. Plus Matt has always been so gracious and cool to me, letting me share his drum throne, was also a huge honor.”

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  • Senses Fail Announce “Still Searching” 20th Anniversary Tour With Koyo And Initiate

    Senses Fail will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Still Searching” by performing the album in full on a North American tour. Koyo and Initiate will open.

    Tour Dates:

    11/19 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco
    11/20 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
    11/21 San Diego, CA – Observatory SD
    11/23 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
    11/24 Seattle, WA – The Neptune Theatre
    11/27 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
    11/28 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
    11/30 Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
    12/01 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
    12/02 Houston, TX – House of Blues
    12/04 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
    12/05 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
    12/06 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
    12/08 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
    12/09 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
    12/11 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
    12/12 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
    12/13 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
    12/15 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
    12/16 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
    12/18 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw

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  • Arm’s Length & Holding Absence Announce Co-Headlining Tour

    Arm’s Length and Holding Absence have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour. Bloom and House & Home will serve as support.

    Tour Dates:

    09/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life (Holding Absence only)
    09/19 St. Louis MO – The Sovereign
    09/20 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
    09/22 Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
    09/24 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity
    09/25 Lawrence, KS – Granada
    09/26 Ft. Collins, CO – Washington’s
    09/27 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
    09/29 LAs Vegas, NV – AREA15
    09/30 Pomona, CA – Glass House
    10/01 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock (Holding Absence only)
    10/02 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
    10/04 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
    10/06 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
    10/07 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
    10/09 Jacksonville, FL – FIVE
    10/10 Greensboro, NC – The Pyrle
    10/11 Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
    10/13 New York City, NY – Irving Plaza
    10/14 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
    10/15 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian
    10/17 Nashville, TN – Ceremony Fest

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  • Integrity, Ringworm, And World I Hate Announce European Tour

    Integrity (“Humanity Is The Devil” 30th anniversary set), Ringworm (“Birth Is Pain” 25th anniversary set), and World I Hate have announced a fall European tour. Here’s the dates:

    09/30 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg
    10/01 Kortrijk, BEL – Wilde Westen
    10/02 Paris, FRA – Glazart
    10/03 Heerlen, NET – Rise or Die
    10/04 Bochum, GER – Die Trompete
    10/05 Kassel, GER – Goldgrube
    10/06 Baden, SWI – Royal
    10/07 Munich, GER – Feierwerk
    10/08 Osnabruck, GER – Bastard Club
    10/09 Hamburg, GER – Betty
    10/10 Berlin, GER – Cassiopeia
    10/11 Dresden, GER – Chemiefabrik

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  • Iron Maiden’s Paris Show Cut Short Due To Power Outage

    Iron Maiden’s June 22 show at La Défense Arena in Paris, France was cut short due to a city-wide power outage. The incident happened eight tracks in during a performance of “2 Minutes To Midnight.” Fans then had to wait an hour for the set to resume. However, due to the venue’s 11:30 p.m. curfew, three encore tracks, “Aces High,” “Fear Of The Dark,” and “Wasted Years,” were cut. Notably, the concert was supposed to be filmed for a new live release.

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  • Between The Buried And Me, Nita Strauss, Etc. To Be Featured On “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins”

    Sumerian Records have announced a new album paying tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins. The effort is titled “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins” and it will receive a digital release on August 14 and a 2xLP vinyl release on October 16. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

    “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins” Track Listing:

    01. Tame Impala – “Hummer”
    02. Yonaka – “Today”
    03. The Midnight – “Tonight, Tonight”
    04. Carpenter Brut – “Cherub Rock”
    05. Barns Courtney – “1979”
    06. Meg Myers – “Eye”
    07. Palaye Royale – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
    08. Betweeen The Buried And Me – “Jellybelly”
    09. Alice Glass – “Drown”
    10. Starbenders – “Tonight, Tonight”
    11. Nita Strauss – “1979”
    12. Bones UK – “Cherub Rock”
    13. Moon Taxi – “Thirty Three”
    14. Des Rocs – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
    15. Urban Heat – “Ava Adore”

    The record’s first single, Tame Impala’s cover of “Hummer,” can be found below. Mastermind Kevin Parker said the following about his take on the track:

    “‘Siamese Dream’ was the soundtrack to my high school years and ‘Hummer’ is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way.”

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