Tigercub have premiered a new video for their new song “A Black Moon.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Nets To Catch The Wind,” which will be released on April 10. The group commented:
“It’s detuned & brooding, and cinematic. One of the most Lynchian dream-like songs on the entire record. In ‘A Black Moon’ I retrace my steps through a dream journal, In retrospect, I try to decode & uncover the mangled fragments of repression and buried emotions.”
During a recent interview The Metal Voice, Geoff Tate (ex-Queensrÿche) offered another update on “Operation: Mindcrime III.” According to him, the album will be released in May. The effort’s first single, “Power,” is expected to arrive soon.
Tate said the following when asked why he decided to continue the “Operation: Mindcrime” series:
“I’m interested in it. It’s a subject I’ve always been interested in, the ‘Mindcrime’ saga, the story of these three characters, really: Nikki, Dr. X and Sister Mary. A fascinating triangle there of… Oh, it’s an interesting relationship between all three of them. And Nikki’s story has really been kind of chronicled on ‘Mindcrime I’ and ‘Mindcrime II’, and nothing has really been written about Dr. X. Like, who is he? What’s he all about? Why is he the way he is? What got him to this place he’s at? And I just found the subject to be interesting. And especially at the age I’m at now, where I’m probably very close to Dr. X’s age, I’m looking at life differently now, and [I have] different goals, [and I have] a different reason to be, really, which I think probably happens with people as they age and get older. You’ve had past accomplishments, you’ve had things that you’ve done that you’ve really been interested, and you’ve followed your dreams, you followed your muse, and now you’re at a different place where those wants and needs kind of change. So Dr. X is a character study, really, of where he is at and how he got to where he is.”
He continued when asked if it’s “a prequel”:
“It’s kind of a — hmm, I’d say it’s in the same universe, but a different perspective. It’s X’s perspective. It’s happening in time at the same time as ‘Mindcrime I’.”
He also confirmed it’ll be heavy:
“Oh, yes. The new one is probably, I guess in the same realm. It’s heavier than ‘Mindcrime I’. I don’t know. I’d have to go back and listen to it again, ‘Mindcrime II’, to see where it compared in the heaviness [laughs] scale.”
He also commented on his expectations:
“I just hope everybody can give it a spin, check it out. And especially with headphones. It’s a wonderful headphone album. Absolutely. We spent a lot of time dialing all the details in that I find to be very important with the record, is it’s gotta sound good on headphones. And it really sounds great with the mixing and the engineering on it. John [Moyer, DISTURBED bassist, who produced the album] did an amazing job putting it all together, and the sound, especially of the rhythm section — oh, it’s phenomenal. It’s really, really crunchy, punchy, big… I think it’s miles above ‘Mindcrime I’ — absolutely. Especially the bottom end — the bass and drums, rhythm section. It’s so modern, so huge. If you listen back to the ‘Mindcrime I’ album, it sounds like… I think it was one of the three first digital recordings made, and so it has a brittleness to it that you just don’t hear anymore, ’cause the technology has gotten so much better now. The analog-to-digital converters are so much more sophisticated now. So, yeah, it sounds miles about that. I’m very happy, very happy with it.”
[via Blabbermouth]
DEAFKIDS have premiered a new video for their new song “CICATRIZES.” This track is from the band’s new album, “CICATRIZES DO FUTURO,” which will be released on May 29.
The group commented:
“The lyrics of ‘CICATRIZES‘ are like an eyewitness account of a world collapsing, facing its devastating material and psychological consequences. Describing the journey from apathy to traumatic perception, from alienation to incurable witnessing, the song captures the state of a consciousness that, awakening from the collective delusion, confronts the terrifying reality that has been concealed. The rhetorical question ‘Is it all a delirium?’ is quickly answered and amplified: it is not individual, but a collective ‘great delirium!,’ a toxic and dominant narrative that normalizes the absurd and paralyzes action.”
“Conceptually, the album is a visceral diagnosis of a world intoxicated by its own fictions of power, tracing the anatomy of a systemic grand deception and exploring its mechanics of psychological, social, and material domination, the indelible marks imprinted on bodies and minds and its catastrophic consequences. It is a journey from the poisoned and addicted collective psyche to the desperate search for an antidote, while the future seems to be already cursed by the very forces that pretend to build it. Yet, for all its thematic weight, ‘CICATRIZES DO FUTURO‘ is hypnotically danceable – physical and ritualistic music that demands body movement as a form of mental cleansing. The album doesn’t just reflect a fractured and violent world – it breathes desire to live and resist through new sonic paths.”
“Our music comes from the perception of the environmental, political, and moral toxicity that permeates our realities under such conditions. In the context of the album, the scars are those of a brutally stolen past reflected in a wicked future. A permanent mark of violence is also a memory that will never be silenced!”
“CICATRIZES DO FUTURO” Track Listing:
01. “PARASITA” (PARASITE)
02. “CICATRIZES” (SCARS)
03. “PROFECIA” (PROPHECY)
04. “SIMULACRO” (SIMULACRUM)
05. “ADVERTÊNCIA” (WARNING)
06. “REFLEXO” (REFLEX)
07. “FEITIÇO” (SPELL)
08. “POSSESSÃO COLETIVA” (COLLECTIVE POSSESSION)
09. “EM TRANSE” (IN TRANCE)
Deicide have announced a spring U.S. tour. Rotting Christ and Immolation will open.
Tour Dates:
04/09 Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live
04/10 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04/11 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
04/13 Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Country Club
05/01 Reading, PA – Club Reverb (Deicide only)
05/03 Albany, NY – Empire Live
05/07 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville (no Rotting Christ)
05/14 Columbus, OH – The King Of Clubs (‘Sonic Temple‘ afterparty)
05/22 Tucson, AZ – The Rialto (feat. Cattle Decapitation) (no Rotting Christ)
05/23 El Paso, TX – TBA (no Rotting Christ)
05/24 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater (no Rotting Christ)
05/25 Oklahoma City, OK – TBA (no Rotting Christ)
05/26 Little Rock, AR – The Hall (no Rotting Christ)
Jason Aalon Butler (letlive., Fever 333) is set to appear in a new short film titled “Rust God.” The drama/thriller will serve as his acting debut.
Here’s a synopsis:
“Anthony Angel, the fast rising rapper known as ‘Rust God‘, battles the pressure of newfound fame, industry expectations and racial oppression. A crucial mistake on the night of a sold out concert leads him to a crossroads where his relentless roots emerge and his killer instincts are his only pathway to remedy the mess he has made.”
Director Daniel McCartney commented:
“Jason was the first and only person I asked to take part as the lead in this short film and that’s for a reason. His intensity and talent for performing arts are exactly what I was looking for to tell this story. Working with him was a pleasure and an honor and will undoubtedly happen again. Can’t wait for everyone to see his amazing performance in this movie.”
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has announced a new graphic novel and rock opera titled “Farewell To Seasons.” The release will be available on October 6.
Further details were shared in a press release:
“Mike McCready, guitarist for Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, and Mad Season, has teamed up with Z2 to release the original graphic novel and “lost” rock opera, Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons. Developed over the last 20 years, McCready’s story captures the drive and sense of community that forged the powerful backbone of the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, as their world changed forever with the explosion of grunge in the ‘90s. Farewell to Seasons unflinchingly shows the brutal cost it had for so many artists and musicians as it captures the lived experience of that seminal era. The glory and the heartbreak as it asks the unanswerable question… was it worth it?
McCready adds, “I’m incredibly excited to announce my new graphic novel with Z2, Farewell to Seasons. It’s a story I’ve been developing for many years, inspired by the creativity, community, and chaos of the Seattle music scene. Farewell to Seasons is a historical fantasy set in that world, and alongside the graphic novel there will also be a “lost” rock opera connected to the story, featuring original music written from the perspective of David Williams, one of the main characters. I’ve had a great time bringing this project to life with Z2, and I hope people enjoy the journey as much as I did creating it.”
Deluxe editions of the graphic novel come packaged with McCready’s FAREWELL TO SEASONS, a rock opera of new and original songs. These songs were written and recorded as an artifact created by the lead character, David Williams. It will be exclusively available on Rain City Yellow vinyl as part of the deluxe edition and Translucent Elliot Bay Green vinyl within the Platinum package, and will not immediately be available on streaming services or digital platforms.
Renowned for his fiery, melodic solos and electrifying stage presence, McCready draws inspiration from blues and rock icons such as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. His signature playing and songwriting is featured on landmark hits including “Yellow Ledbetter,” “River of Deceit,” “State of Love and Trust,” and “Given to Fly“, songs that helped shape a generation of modern rock.
When asked about FAREWELL TO SEASONS, Z2’s Editor in Chief, Rantz A. Hoseley said “Having been in the heart of the NW music scene as a journalist in the 1990s, I’ve wanted for years to work on a project that would reflect what it was actually like for the musicians and the fans when ‘the world came to Seattle.’ I can say, without any hyperbole or exaggeration, that I feel like my entire creative life has led to me being involved with this book, and I feel so blessed to be a part of bringing Mike’s beautiful and poignant story to the world.”
This graphic novel and rock opera will be released as a slip-cased oversized 12” x 12” Deluxe Edition, as well as a regular sized 9” x 9” standard edition. All editions of Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons will be available exclusively at Z2’s website to pre-order starting March 12 2026, and a standard-sized edition will be available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, as well as other independent book stores, retailers and fine comic shops worldwide on October 6.”
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