Midrift have shared an official video for the title track of their new album “Silhouette.” That effort will be released on June 5.
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Raven “Have A Lot Of Songs” Written For Upcoming Album
During a recent interview with Metal Mayhem ROC, Raven bassist/vocalist John Gallagher offered an update on the band’s new album. According to him, the group already “have a lot of songs” written.
Gallagher said the following:
“We have a lot of songs. We have a very, very large cache of songs. A lot of them were written before I had the accident [bleed on the brain, which required surgery in August 2025]. So with all that, a lot of them I couldn’t even remember. Totally. I mean, it’s tough when you’re a sausage factory and stuff anyway. You just concentrate on the one you’re working on, and then you go back, and we kick it around between the three of us and see where it is. So I’ve got perfect perspective on listening back to a lot of this stuff, and it’s, like, ‘Wow, that’s really cool. I like that.’ So it’s a question of going through them and going, ‘What would be a great opener?’ ‘What would be a slam-dunk follow-up?’ ‘What would be a great ender?’ If you had something more epic, where would you put it? Where would a rock and roll one go? You try to pre-sequence, in a sense, and end up with, like, 12, 13 songs and maybe cut them and work it down from there. You always need an extra track for Japan or what have you. There’s always something like that. But we like the concept of the 10, 11 songs, 40 minutes. You don’t overstay your welcome. People’s attention spans are slow enough to start with. But back in the day, that was your restriction due to vinyl, so it made sense. You could build a little narrative, little peaks and valleys up and down, and sequence it correctly and really hit hard. MONTROSE, first album. VAN HALEN, first [album]… I mean, VAN HALEN kept it real short, but within reason, the concept is still there.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Def Leppard Singer Joe Elliott: “We’ve Actually Almost Got Two Albums Recorded”
During an interview with France 24, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott discussed the band’s new music plans. According to him, the group “almost got two albums recorded.”
Elliott said the following about the band’s latest single “Rejoice“:
“Well, the title kind of sums it up, really. I wanted to write a really uplifting, positive-message song, and I said to Phil [Collen, DEF LEPPARD guitarist], ‘I got this great idea. I need it to be mid-tempo. I want it to have a big intro drum loop so we can actually walk on stage to this and expand it and make it longer live.’ But the whole idea of the song is, it starts off — I mean, it’s a great opening line, is, ‘I’m bored of boredom. I’m sick of all this.’ And, ‘I wanna be in a better place.’ So it gets to the climax, you go through the bridge, and you get to the chorus, it’s, ‘I wanna go higher.’ So it’s just very uplifting. It’s a joyous, uplifting song.
That’s what we are — we’re an escapism band. We’re not here to preach. We’re not here to tell you who to vote for. Other people can do that. We like to take you away from that and just come and have a good time. It’s not meaningless — there is a message there, and the message is, we need to share this moment together and make it a positive one. And ‘Rejoice’ just about sums that all up.”
He continued when asked about a full album:
“Absolutely. We’re actually recording it. As I speak, somewhere in the world, people are adding their bits to some new songs.
We’ve developed a whole new method of recording, which was brought on by COVID. I’ve got a studio at home, and everybody has always gracefully come to my house to record. We’d do a month at a time, and then everybody goes home. But they couldn’t travel. So we ended up recording remotely, and we found it to be exhilarating. Everybody got to be at home with their families, yet still make a record. And we trusted each other that we were writing songs. And so everybody just played on everybody else’s bits, and it’s easy to do. We don’t all record in one room when we are in the same studio — we do it, the drums and the bass and the guitars and the vocals; it’s all layered. So we’ve been recording while we were in Vegas [for the latest residency]. On days off, we had the drums set up in the basement of the theater, and Rick [Allen, DEF LEPPARD drummer] played loads of drums on his days off, and they’d do guitars in their hotel rooms, stuff like that. And I sing when I get home. So we’ve got about 17 or 18 songs written. So we’ve actually almost got two albums recorded. So we’re still deciding which songs are gonna go on album one, if you like. And then we’re looking at an early ’27 release.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Jello Biafra Is “Progressing Nicely” Following Recent Stroke
Alternative Tentacles have shared a new health update on Jello Biafra (ex-Dead Kennedys) following his recent hemorrhagic stroke. The label issued the following statement via Facebook:
“Jello update. Jello is progressing nicely. His speech has mostly come back in full, and cognitively, it’s like the stroke never happened. The left side is still weak but it is doing much better than it was. He has been living with me so I can care for him, but he is so much more self sufficient than he was, he will most likely go home this coming week. Thank you again for the outpouring of support. It has meant the world to him.”
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