Pre-Order Available Here: nuclearblast.com/heathen-eotb Bay Area thrash legends HEATHEN recently revealed their fourth studio album entitled, Empire of the Blind, will be released on September 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band released the first album trailer. Watch as the band discuss the first single, “The Blight” which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Jb4ZZMCz3lM Last week, HEATHEN released the lyric video for the first single, “The Blight”, here: https://youtu.be/cX1TbhGIBdc TheContinue Reading

July 2, 2020, Nashville, TN…American Songwriter announces the Best Albums of 2020 So Far in a poll of 25 esteemed music critics who are part of American Songwriter’s editorial team. Each critic was asked to nominate three albums for consideration, and Editor in Chief Dallas Jackson assembled the list withContinue Reading

[Photo Credit: Christian Eschweiler] Watch/Listen to “Abgefucktes Leben” HERE! Im Zeichen der Zeit to be Released on September 18th | Pre-Order NOW SERUM 114 doubled down their musical power: punk meets modern rock! German punk rockers SERUM 114 have been kicking up the fuss for over 10 years with their hard-hitting blend of punk and modern rockContinue Reading

LISTEN! Fearless Records’ up ‘n’ comers LOCKET — Brad Garcia [vocals, guitar], Cory Bergeron [guitars], and Travis Morrison [bass] — have shared their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s classic “Everywhere.” Locket self-produced and mixed this track. Listen here. “We recorded this before the world went into quarantine,” says Garcia. “Right now, I think it means something totally different to say ‘I wantContinue Reading

PREVIEW “FORGET THOSE HEELS” WATCH “FORGET THOSE HEELS” (LIVE ACOUSTIC) VIDEO “SixForty1 shows off substance” – American Songwriter “Infectious”  – Celeb Secrets Country “Sixforty1’s commitment to songwriting and the years they spent honing their live show are paying off these days” – Country Now “SixForty1 are the next big country duo”  – Music Mayhem “The pairContinue Reading

Watch The Video HERE | Order The Album NOW! German pioneers of European gothic metal, CREMATORY, showcase another facet of their manifold spectrum with the release of their heart-wrenching cover version of “When The Children Cry”, along with an atmospheric audio-visual. CREMATORY is well known for their harsh wave of industrial metal and gothic dimnessContinue Reading

Pop punk luminary Anthony Raneri of BAYSIDE joins Chris DeMakes for Episode 5  of Chris DeMakes A Podcast to discuss, critique and analyze his career-defining single “The Walking Wounded” off of their third studio album The Walking Wounded which was released on February 6, 2007 via Victory Records. “This is the first record that we made after we got into ourContinue Reading

(Richmond, VA – June 30, 2020) – Richmond Thrashers Enforced have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band is currently hard at work on their upcoming studio album Kill Grid with their long time engineer/producer Bob Quirk as well as Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy) handling mixing. “We are beyondContinue Reading

[Photo by Danny James Virchow] “This tune is about a person who puts his brain into a robot to escape his crippling existential doubt. Somehow, he finds solace in mechanization.” — Karl Schmidt, GORGATRON View / Share GORGATRON’s “Insurmountable” Video HERE. North Dakota death metal/grind faction GORGATRON has unveiled a lyric video for “Insurmountable.” NowContinue Reading

The Cold Stares’ track “Head Bent,” from the Small Stone released album of the same name, can be heard playing in a special promo video celebrating the Fourth of July and Detroit’s classic Altes Beer! The idea, born over a few backyard libations among friends, one of which who recentlyContinue Reading