Dark pop-rock powerhouse RIVALS have had a busy year so far. In addition to their current cross-country tour with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, the band dropped their debut full-length album, Damned Soul, in February via Smartpunk Records. The 10-track banger, produced by John Espy (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) and Aaron Edwards (Sick Puppies, Elohim, The Cab) with additional writing for drums and mixing/mastering by Cody Stewart (The Browning, Rings of Saturn, Falsifier), was released to great acclaim and has been streamed over 640k times on Spotify in just under three months. Today, RIVALS has partnered with Billboard to premiere the music video for the album’s title track, “Damned Soul.” The song discusses... 

Progressive Rock masters RIVERSIDE have just signed a new deal with longtime partners InsideOutMusic and are pleased to announce their upcoming seventh studio album “Wasteland” as well as its corresponding first European tour for October/November.  

Idealism is, as we all know, an inherent character trait that you can neither learn nor unlearn. In other words: You either have it or you don’t. Mad Max musicians Michael Voss (vocals/guitar), Jürgen Breforth (guitar), Axel Kruse (drums) and Thomas “Hutch” Bauer (bass) doubtlessly have that unshakable idealism that ensures that the band still delivers optimum performance even after 35 years, without ever giving in to supposed restrictions dictated by the music industry.  

Today, Thunderpussy finally unleashes their anxiously awaited, self-titled full-length debut, Thunderpussy, out now via Stardog Records/Republic Records.  

Los Angeles based Nu-Metal band Dirty Machine has released the official music video for their single, “Further From You.” Directed and edited by Ron Underwood from 9Electric, “Further From You” was produced by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Static-X, Pantera, White Zombie, Breaking Benjamin, Limp Bizkit) and was mastered by Gentry Studer (Incubus, Deftones, 36 Crazyfist, American Head Charge, Otep).  

5BMG is proud to announce it has entered into a worldwide partnership with multi-platinum, rock band Good Charlotte and their MDDN label to release the band’s forthcoming new studio album later this year.  

Citizens! If the message hasn’t been clear enough already, the King of Kings above all Kings ruling in the realm of Kings has decided to speak directly to his flock and let them know that “THE KING WELCOMES YOU TO AVATAR COUNTRY!”  

Italy’s sonic alchemists UFOMAMMUT begin their month-long North American tour tonight, Wednesday, May 23rd, in Providence, Rhode Island. The band’s latest journey breaks a three-year silence since their last stateside tour, and includes performances at Maryland Deathfest, Northwest Terror Fest, Sled Island Festival, and more. Support will be provided by New York-based psychedelic rock act, White Hills. See all confirmed dates below.  

Classic 80’s rock veterans Vixen will release “Live Fire” via Rat Pak Records on July 6, 2018. Mixed by Michael Wagener, “Live Fire” features 12 live tracks and was recorded at Chicago’s legendary Arcada Theater during the group’s successful 2017 tour.  In addition to the classic Vixen songs, the effort also includes a newly recorded studio version of “You Ought to Know By Now”, an all new studio acoustic version of their hit song “Edge of a Broken Heart” and a live version of a previously unreleased track called “Big Brother”.  

American metallers from Atlanta, GA and Agonia Records recent signees, HALCYON WAY, announce details of their fourth studio album, successor to Billboard-charting “Conquer” from 2014. The new record is titled “Bloody But Unbowed” and is set to be released on Agonia on August 3rd worldwide.  

Due to unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances involving complications with the U.S. visa process, Swedish masters of death metal Bloodbath have been forced to postpone their upcoming North American tour dates. The band’s excursion was set to begin this week and included performances at Maryland Deathfest and Modified Ghost Festival. The tour will be rescheduled for a later date.  

Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce the release of another monster heavy metal album from Germany’s Primal Fear the form of their new studio album, “Apocalypse” on August 10, 2018! To celebrate the announcement, the band has released a lyric video for the track “Hounds Of Justice“