Amira Elfeky will be releasing a new album, titled “It Was Only A Dream,” on November 13. If you missed it, the first single, “Breakdown,” can be found HERE.
Elfeky commented:
“It is a humbling realization when you see the gap between who you are in your dreams and who you show to the world. In your imagination, the stakes are zero and you move fearlessly. I craved that fearless version of myself to be my real life.
Pushing this project into reality was my way of breaking free from the shackles I placed on myself. It reminded me that fear is often something we construct on our own.
You witness the dream begin, you’ll see me change in the void, and you will watch me flourish into the person I have always dreamed of. Pink is my color of healing. ‘It Was Only A Dream’ is where dream Amira and reality Amira collide and become one.”
She also added:
“This idea was over a year in the making. I spent the greater part of my days creating this idea in complete solitude and I couldn’t be more grateful to put it into the universe. It goes without saying that none of this would be possible without you guys, the following people + more. My eternal gratitude <3"
A Perfect Circle are the first band to be confirmed for the 2027 Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival. That event will take place at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH on May 13-16.
Bokassa have premiered a new video for their new song “Cop Out.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Anomalies,” which will be released on March 12.
Vocalist Jørn Kaarstad commented on the single:
“It’s about quitting while you’re ahead, before you become something you despise. Before you start doing expensive VIP meet-and-greets, before you write lyrics that are just empty buzzwords, before you start doing TikTok dance videos to sell more tickets. I don’t wanna spend my time coming up with new ways to get views on social media when I know there are still different pizzas out there I haven’t tried yet.”
He also added the following about the album:
“I don’t wanna be a ‘we got McDonald’s at home’ version of an older, better band. I see bands becoming universally acclaimed for that, and it’s probably smart to do so for commercial success, but then again, we’ve never been a band known for smart decisions. So we’ll stick to what we think is exciting.
We’ve never really fit in with anyone, so we kinda just evolved into our own little entity. It’s become a ‘those who get it, get it’ kinda thing, and I’ve seen fans bond at shows over their shared love of our band, which is really cool.
[When we started,] we didn’t have a booking agency, label, manager or any contacts, and suddenly we were playing the world’s biggest stages. The way the music industry works in Norway — or the rest of the world, for that matter — we shouldn’t have had a chance. So as far as I’m concerned, we’ve always been an anomaly.”
“Anomalies” Track Listing:
01. “Cop Out”
02. “Celebrate (The Ones We Hate)”
03. “Gatekeepers of the Faith”
04. “No Chance”
05. “One Day My Head is Gonna Win”
06. “The Archivist”
07. “Just As Bad As You”
08. “Dead Wrong”
09. “Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here”
Tour Dates:
03/12 Bergen, NOR – Kulturhuset i Bergen
03/13 Tromsø, NOR – Blårock
03/20 Oslo, NOR – Rockefeller
04/02 Kristiansand, NOR – Kafé Krank
04/03 Stavanger, NOR – Folken
04/09 Trondheim, NOR – Byscenen
04/16 Bridgwater, UK – The Cobblestones
04/17 London, UK – The Black Heart
04/18 Nottingham, UK – The Old Salutation
04/19 Manchester, UK – The Lodge
04/20 Southampton, UK – The Joiners
05/06 Gothenburg, SWE – Monument 013
05/07 Copenhagen, DEN – Stengade
05/08 Hamburg, GER – Betty
05/09 Berlin, GER – Frannz Club
05/11 Frankfurt, GER – Nachtleben
05/12 Arnhem, NET – Luxor Live
05/13 Utrecht, NET – DB’s
05/15 Antwerp, BEL – Antwerp Metal Fest
Concept Cafes Coffee have announced another round of additions to Cannibal Corpse’s “Beheading & Brewing” nitro cold brew line. Three limited edition cans will be available at the Spooky Empire horror convention. That event will be held in Orlando, FL on October 30 through November 1. Notably, drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz and art collaborator Vince Locke will also take part in a fan Q&A on October 30. They will offer meet and greets as well.
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) has announced new acoustic guitars from Wylde Audio. The following was said about the instruments:
“Wylde Audio has debuted its first-ever acoustic guitar models! Introducing two new Grand Auditorium Acoustic models that bring the brand’s distinctive combination of craftsmanship, powerful tone and Zakk Wylde’s unmistakable style. The first model, the @wyldeaudio Grand Auditorium Acoustic Ash Burst Satin, is available now online at SchecterGuitars.com and WyldeAudio.com. A second model, the Grand Auditorium Acoustic with Norse Dragon Bullseye, will follow in Spring 2027. To be notified of this release, please visit WyldeAudio.com“
Bush will be releasing a deluxe 30th anniversary edition of “Razorblade Suitcase” on December 11. The expanded album will be available in digital and 2-CD formats. A vinyl pressing of “Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition)” will also be available. Pre-order HERE.
Gavin Rossdale commented:
“This record remains so close to my heart for two reasons. One is that we had found so much momentum and madness with ’16 Stone’ – the question was were we just lucky or did we have more …..
The second reason is the treasured time with Steve Albini. The king of the underground music scene.
A wildly divisive figure, but renowned for his sound. And his opinion. We had a blast making that record and remained steady friends until his untimely passing a little while ago.
It’s a raw record intentionally capturing how we connected as a band at that time. No one better than Steve to have captured that. I am forever proud of this record. Need to play it more live. 🖤
Our second album returns December 11 in an expanded Deluxe Edition, with B-sides, previously unreleased demos and live recordings from the ‘Razorblade Suitcase’ archives.
Listen to the previously unreleased ‘Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)’ now, and pre-order/pre-save Razorblade Suitcase (Deluxe Edition).
Plus, ‘Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition)’ returns to vinyl on limited-edition Gold & Blue Swirl 2-LP, exclusively from the Bush and Craft Recordings stores.”
Here’s the deluxe track listing:
01. “Personal Holloway”
02. “Greedy Fly”
03. “Swallowed”
04. “Insect Kin”
05. “Cold Contagious”
06. “A Tendency To Start Fires”
07. “Mouth”
08. “Straight, No Chaser”
09. “History”
10. “Synapse”
11. “Communicator”
12. “Bonedriven”
13. “Distant Voices”
14. “Old”
15. “Broken TV”
16. “Sleeper”
17. “Bubbles”
18. “Glycerine” (Live At Pink Pop, Holland)
19. “In A Lonely Place” (Tricky Mix)
20. “Insect Kin” (Live On ‘Saturday Night Live’)
21. “Cold Contagious” (16 Oz. Demo Version)
22. “Greedy Fly” (16 Oz. Demo Version)
23. “Insect Kin” (Live At The Forum, London)
24. “Personal Holloway” (Live At The Forum, London)
During a recent interview with Loaded Radio, Type O Negative guitarist Johnny Kelly offered an update on the band’s new live album. According to him, he is “almost done editing everything, getting everything compiled together and simplified.”
Kelly said the following:
“I’m almost done editing everything, getting everything compiled together and simplified. And right now we’re going to give it to… Well, it looks like we’re going to give it to Mike Marciano, who was the original mixer for Type O Negative all those years. So, he’s got a studio he built in his house in Pennsylvania. We sent him ‘Love You To Death’. He mixed it. It sounded great. So, we’re gonna be moving forward with that. But I’m gonna give him all the stuff all ready to mix, you know what I mean? I can’t give him a mess. So that’s just about done anyhow. And so hopefully we’re looking at first quarter next year [for it to be released]. Because you can’t just release it when it’s done, obviously. You need three months [to set it up properly]… You gotta put in for the vinyl. We’re making the vinyl. That stuff, it takes months.”
On another note, he also discussed the track he unearthed from the “October Rust” sessions:
“‘Prometheus’, I think it was called. It’s something ‘Prometheus’. Yeah, I think it’s just ‘Prometheus’. I have it in my phone. I love it. And I don’t remember it at all. [Laughs] It was a long time ago. I remember some of the parts, but it’s really cool. Yeah, of course we’re gonna release it at some point, in some format, in one of whatever reissues we do.”
He added the following when asked if the track is short or a magnum opus:
“Mm, it’s kind of a medium opus. But it was in the works, so all of [Peter’s] stuff would start medium and then just grow. I’m sure if it ended up being on the record, it probably would’ve been a lot longer, a lot bigger.”
The Osbourne family will be celebrating the release of “Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning” with a purple carpet premiere event at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on October 14. A limited number of tickets are available HERE. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Los Angeles homeless charities. As previously reported, the upcoming film features Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s 2025 farewell show in Birmingham, UK. A limited theatrical release will follow the premiere event on October 28.
RedOctane Games have revealed more of the track listing for “Stage Tour.” As previously reported, the video game will be released on December 10 and it will serve as a spiritual successor to “Guitar Hero.”
Newly announced tracks include:
• “Gaslighter” – Alien Ant Farm
• “Golden Child” – 12 Stones
• “The Urge” – Judge & Jury with Tyler Connolly (Theory Of A Deadman)
• “Damage Done” – Jonathan Young and RichaadEB
Previously announced tracks include:
• “Metalingus” – Alter Bridge
• “Handshake With Hell” – Arch Enemy
• “Bite Me” – Avril Lavigne
• “RATATATA” – BABYMETAL & Electric Callboy
• “Just Pretend” – Bad Omens
• “Blind and Frozen” – Beast in Black
• “Do Me A Favor” – The Bites
• “Red Flag” – Billy Talent
• “Pump It” – Black Eyed Peas
• “MORE THAN YOU KNOW” – blink-182
• “Parklife” – Blur
• “Siren” – Castle Rat
• “I Fought the Law” – The Clash
• “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure
• “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” – The Darkness
• “Photograph” – Def Leppard
• “Under A Glass Moon” – Dream Theater
• “Rio” – Duran Duran
• “Limbo Man” – The Dust Coda
• “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon
• “Get the Funk Out” – Extreme
• “Heartbreak Feels So Good” – Fall Out Boy
• “Land of Confusion” – Genesis
• “Square Hammer” – Ghost
• “Mimi’s Delivery Service” – Good Kid
• “Airhead” – Honey Revenge
• “Grace” – Jeff Buckley
• “The Unknowing” – Jfarrari
• “Raised On Rock N Roll” – The Karma Effect
• “Fire” – Kasabian
• “Jane!” – The Long Faces
• “The End” – Mammoth
• “The Motherload” – Mastodon
• “Tornado of Souls” – Megadeth
• “Lux Æterna” – Metallica
• “Kickstart My Heart” – Mötley Crüe
• “Starlight” – Muse
• “ballad of a homeschooled girl” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Do Me Like That” – The Paradox
• “For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic” – Paramore
• “When Worlds Collide” – Powerman 5000
• “Just” – Radiohead
• “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Broken Dreams, Inc.” – Rise Against
• “In the Stars” – The Rolling Stones
• “Night Witches” – Sabaton
• “Psychosocial” – Slipknot
• “All Star” – Smash Mouth
• “In the Meantime” – Spacehog
• “Terminator Oscillator” – Static-X
• “You Wanted War” – Sum 41
• “The New Flesh” – Sylosis
• “…Baby One More Time” – Tenacious D
• “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
• “Island in the Sun” – Weezer
• “Teenage Dirtbag” – Wheatus
• “Sharp Dressed Man” – ZZ Top
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