Eagles’ “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” has officially been certified 4x diamond by the RIAA. The effort achieved the feat after becoming the first album to sell more than 40 million copies in the United States. It tops the list of the best selling albums of all time. Notably, the band’s album “Hotel California” has also be re-certified 28x times platinum as well.
Worm Shepherd will be releasing a new EP, titled “Dawn Of The Iconoclast,” on February 20. An official music video for the effort’s first single, “Whispers Of A Buried Land,” can be found below:
“Dawn Of The Iconoclast” Track Listing:
01. “The Omen“
02. “Soulless Lament“
03. “Feast“
04. “Sanctified Rot“
05. “Whispers Of A Buried Land“
Guitarist Tre Perdue commented:
“I’m very excited about the new lineup. I feel like we have the most talented members that we’ve had to date. Harry (ex-Immortal Disfigurement) brings so much to the table for writing and meshes with my style so well. Tom (Ingested) is an absolute workforce on the bass and really adds some flare to the rhythm guitars with his aggressive style and tones.
I’m also very excited that Leo (McClain – original drummer) is back in the band and having him back behind the kit for the Worm Shepherd sound gives some of that original tone from our first albums together. Us having this new sort of style that we’re doing, Ian (Archaic Epidemic) fits in perfectly with his aggressiveness and tonality of our new music, and I can’t wait to see what people think. This is the beginning of a new era for Worm Shepherd.”
Catch Your Breath have premiered a new song titled “Lost.” That track “dives deep into the aftermath of a relationship that ended without closure.” Vocalist Josh Mowery commented:
“This one is for the ones who lost a piece of them without being able to try to fix it, left alone, in the dark, lost without them.”
Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin) has premiered a new song titled “A Thin Line.” You can check that out below. Wallen commented:
“The duality of outcomes from the choices we make could mean the difference between our personal heaven or hell, war or peace, or even life or death.”
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have premiered a new video for their new song “Angels Cry.” That track is from the new deluxe edition of “X’s For Eyes,” which will be released on March 6. Frontman Ronnie Winter said the following about the single:
“[It’s] a bittersweet story of love and loss in early teenage years. As an adult, I’ve learned these things are natural, but when you are young it feels like the end of the world. Turns out it was just the beginning.”
“X’s For Eyes” Deluxe Edition Track Listing:
01. “Always The King” (feat Kellin Quinn)
02. “Purple Halo”
03. “Perfection”
04. “X’s for Eyes”
05. “Bad Beat”
06. “Slipping Through (No Kings)”
07. “Angels Cry”
08. “Home Improvement”
09. “Twenty Hour Drive”
10. “Kins and Carroll”
11. “Getting By”
12. “Worth It” (feat. Craig Mabbitt)
13. “Not Today”
14. “Perfection” (feat. Derek Sanders)
15. “Slipping Through (No Kings)” (screams version)
Mothica has announced a new EP titled “Somewhere In Between.” The effort will be released on February 20 and it can be pre-ordered HERE.
“Somewhere In Between” Track Listing:
01. “Evergreen Misery”
02. “WEAPON”
03. “Save Your Roses”
04. “BULLET”
05. “Somewhere In Between”
Mothica said the following:
“Like a moth to a flame, I’ve been attracted to drugs, alcohol, and self-destruction. As Mothica grows, I’ve asked, ‘How can I make the darkness I’m attracted to be positive and utilize it as a vessel for sharing my story?’ It’s hard not to get lost in the dark sides of life and the music industry; it’s easy to compare yourself to others and feel ‘not good enough,’ but I’ve decided to take everything I’ve been through and to use it in order to inspire.”
She also discussed how her 2024 relapse and tour cancellation influenced the EP:
“I made the terrifying decision to cancel my first-ever headline tour and went to rehab. A lot of intense emotions I had been numbing came up. I thought about quitting music because the anxieties around traveling and the industry is what lead me back to substance abuse. I was mad at myself for letting it go that far. Finally, I thought, ‘Why don’t I channel these feelings into some angry music?’ I’ve always wanted to combine pop songwriting with grittier, heavier guitars.
Due to my depression and being a recovering addict, I’m so ‘all or nothing.’ Everything seems fatalistic to me. How do I exist in the middle? While making the EP, I had just gotten out of rehab, and I was able to be vulnerable. A lot of the words were initially written as poetry on my phone, and the lyrics are the most vulnerable and poetic I’ve ever written. I’m dealing with my struggle to get sober again, my first major breakup, and other significant life events. For so long, I had been numbing out my emotions. I was finally able to process them, and it was freeing.”
A video for the EP track “Save Your Roses” can be found below. Mothica added the following about that:
“I wanted to write a song that on the surface sounds like it’s about a lover I’m pining after, but is actually about substances. The verses are about how intoxicating it is to lose yourself in drugs, and mirrors my experience with sobriety. The lyric in the chorus ‘Don’t save your roses for my grave’ is inspired by a conversation I had with a fan after one of my shows in Paris. They said ‘I believe we should give people their flowers while they’re here.’ That stuck with me–that we often tell people how much they mean to us only after they’re gone. It was fun to make this explosive, energetic production with Elliot Polokoff but layer that with lyrics that have a darkness to them.”
She also commented on the video:
“I wanted an energetic and fun performance set in the offices of Mothicorp. I got to feature some incredible musicians, Jayden Hammer on guitar, Brittany Nicole Bowman on drums, and Tay (aka thewitchybassist) on bass. I had a bunch of friends suit up to be employees of Mothicorp and play with this idea of a surreal workplace with messy and bizarre cubicles. Ryan (Joseph) and I planned everything in advance so we could shoot it while on set for the ‘Evergreen Misery’ music video, and approached it with this run and gun energy. You might even see some easter eggs from previous Mothica music videos in the offices.”
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