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Los Angeles, CA – They’re HERE! They’re THE QUEERS! Get used to it! Or don’t, the band doesn’t really care either way. In fact, since their formation in 1981, The Queers have made a career out of upsetting conventions and norms across political, social and musical spectrums. Under the leadership of founding vocalist, Joe Queer, the band have blazed their own path through 4 tumultuous decades, crafting a persona of fun-loving troublemakers while at the same time creating music that was undeniably vivacious, hooky and in-your-face passionate. And while the band’s lyrics were always admittedly juvenile and flippant, the vocal melodies and harmonies that sang those lyrics were always complex, intricate and (dare we say) mature, earning the band what is perhaps the single highest praise attained by any band of the last century when Larry Livermore of Lookout! Records described them as “The Ramones meet The Beach Boys.”

It’s the latter act, along with their early rock peers, that takes the spotlight on The Queers newest album of retro cover songs, Reverberation. Set for release on September 24, Reverberation is Joe Queer & Co.’s trip through some of rock’s foundational songs like the aforementioned Beach Boys’ “Be True To Your School,” The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright,” The Clovers’ “Love Potion #9” and not one but two tunes made famous by another fun-loving group whose adolescent antics belied their musical maturity, The Monkees. The classic “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone” and the exquisite “Valleri” both appear on the album and, today, the band happily shares “Valleri” on all streaming platforms as a preview of what’s to come on the full album.

The first ever covers album from one of the finest and longest lasting American punk bands around today, The Queers!

Reverberation will be available on both digipak CD and on colored vinyl in your choice of either ORANGE or YELLOW with original artwork and a full-color printed inner sleeve!

1. Give Me Love
2. Velleri
3. Gas Money
4. Be True To Your School
5. Hungry
6. With A Girl Like You
7. Love Potion #9
8. The Kids Are Alright
9. Strychnine
10. Deadman’s Curve
11. I’d Much Rather Be With The Boys
12. Stepping Stone
13. See You Later Fuckface
14. We Gotta Go

Los Angeles, CA – The wait is finally over, friends, as beloved post-grunge alternative band Tantric have released their new album The Sum Of All Things today on all platforms and formats. The album is a passionate, emotional rollercoaster that is chock full of memorable hooks, heavy riffs and some of the band’s best songs to date! To celebrate the release of the album, the band is proud to share a new performance video filmed earlier this year for one of the album’s standout tracks, the heavy rocker “Walk That Way.” The video features vocalist and frontman Hugo Ferreira alongside guitarist Sebastian LaBar, bassist Jaron Gulino and drummer Jason Hartless. Together this quartet kicks up enough rock charisma and technical prowess to power six bands!

The Sum Of All Things was produced by veteran producer Chuck Alkazian (Chris Cornell, Sponge) and is the band’s debut album for their new label, Cleopatra Records. It is available now on all digital platforms as well as on digipak CD and a special 2LP vinyl package with the full album on colored vinyl PLUS a bonus 12” single.

Also, be sure to catch Hugo & the boys performing live all over the US in the coming months!

July 23 – Q Bar & Grill – Darien, IL
July 24 – The Token Lounge – Westland, MI
July 25 – Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN
July 30 – The Rail Club Live – Fort Worth, TX
Aug 4 – Elk Creek – Piedmont, SD
Aug 6 – Snake River Rock Fest – Lewiston, ID
Aug 7 – Hurricanes – Idaho Falls, ID
Aug 13 – L-Treyns – Keokuk, IA
Aug 14 – Black Bear Casino – Carlton, MN
Aug 20 – Smokestack Brew – Mishawaka, IN
Aug 21 – Seymour Brewing – Seymour, IN
Aug 27 – Ripon Summer Concert Series – Ripon, WI
Aug 28 – Enchanted Forest Live – Albany, IN
Sept 3 – Jockey Bar & Grille – Boonsboro, MD
Sept 10 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX
Sept 11 – Honey Island Swamp Fest – Pearl River, LA
Sept 18 – Shrine – Tulsa, OK
Sept 19 – Wheeler Park – Oklahoma City, OK
Sept 24 – Geraldine’s Bar & Grill – Chicopee, MA
Sept 25 – Brewsky’s – Hattiesburg, MS
Sept 30 – Piper’s Pub – Pompano Beach, FL
Oct 2 – Shovelhead – Longwood, FL
Oct 8 – J.D. Legends – Franklin, OH
Oct 9 – Empire Concert Club – Akron, OH
Oct 21 – Morgan Hill Event Center – Hermon, ME
Oct 22 – The Vault – New Bedford, MA
Oct 23 – Gin Mill Roctoberfest – Northampton, PA
Oct 29 – The Main Course – Columbia, SC
Oct 30 – Hooligans – Jacksonville, NC
Oct 31 – Scandals Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Nov 5 – Geraldine’s – Chicopee, MA
Nov 12 – Legend’s Pub – Chickasha, OK
Nov 13 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 14 – The Otherside – Kearny, NE
Nov 19 – Hard Rock Café – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 20 – Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ
Nov 21 – Bourre – Atlantic City, NJ
Nov 28 – Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA
Dec 4 – Granite State Music Hall – Laconia, NH
Dec 10 – Hobart Art Theatre – Hobart, IN
Dec 11 – The Avenue Bar – Owosso, MI
Dec 17 – Damanetger Vinyard – New Berlin, IL

TRACK LIST:
1. Alone
2. Walk That Way
3. Twisting And Turning
4. Can’t Find This
5. Living Here Without You
6. Take Me I’m Broken
7. The Words To Say
8. Compound
9. Pushover
10. Ten Years
11. The Sum Of All Things
BONUS TRACKS
12. Breakdown
13. Down And Out
14. Whiskey & You

Los Angeles, CA – Today the long-awaited 39th studio album from classic metal superhero THOR is officially released worldwide! The album, Alliance, includes special guest appearances from Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid, W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes, Raven vocalist John Gallagher, Danko Jones, Anthrax’s Neil Turbin, Ross “The Boss” Friedman and many more. It features stunning artwork from Timo Wuerz and is available on both digital as well as on CD in a digipak and limited-edition silver vinyl in a gatefold jacket! To celebrate this monumental release, THOR shares a brand-new video, the official Official Music Video for the short film “LIBERATOR” starring Lou Ferrigno, Peta Wilson and Ed Asner.

Please visit the official “LIBERATOR” website: liberatormovie.net

About the entire project, THOR proclaims, “After 50 years of living and breathing Metal and Rock n Roll, I can truly say that this is the BEST album of my career. There have been a myriad of songs written and albums recorded in my 50 year career. If hang up the helmet, cape and hammer after this one, call it a day, I can truly feel proud of this record. I feel that this could be the greatest work of my life. It certainly was a union of power and an honor to work with such talented artists from around the world. For which I shall be eternally grateful.”

Track List:
1. We Need Musclerock feat. John Gallagher (Raven)
2. Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead) feat. Björn Strid (Soilwork)
3. The Ultimate Alliance feat. Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) & Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident)
4. Ode To Odin feat. Dan Cleary (Striker)
5. We Will Fight Forever feat. Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
6. Because We Are Strong
7. Rock Around The World feat. Danko Jones
8. Queen Of The Spiders feat. Frank Soda (The Imps)
9. Power Hungry
10. Bounty Hunter feat. Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs) & Dennis Post (Warrior Soul)
11. Battlements feat. Trevor William Church (Haunt)
12. Thor vs. The Juggernaut (War Of The Gods) feat. Sean Peck (Death Dealer)
13. Generation Now feat. Joey Killingsworth (Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre)
14. After The Laughter feat. Martin Gummesson (Thundermaker)
15. Good Stuff feat. Al Harlow (Prism)
16. Congregate feat. Joey Roads & Sheldon Byer (Roadrash)
17. We Will Fight Forever (Reprise)

Los Angeles, CA – The year was 1998 when hard rock icons Great White released Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin, an electrifying live album that found GW frontman Jack Russell stepping into the vocal shoes of Zeppelin singer Robert Plant for a phenomenal full-length celebration of that British band’s long lasting influence on Russell & company. The album quickly became a fan favorite and proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that Russell possessed one of the most powerful voices in rock music.

Since that time, over 20 years later, fans have been clamoring for a follow-up and now Jack Russell’s Great White is ready to deliver! Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin is the long-awaited sequel that rocks even harder than its predecessor and includes all-new covers of “Kashmir,” “Houses Of The Holy,” “Misty Mountain Hop” and more! Russell, of course, remains in top form and he’s ably backed by stellar guitarists Robby Lachner & Michael Olivieri along with bassist Dan McNay & drummer Dicki Fliszar. The full album gets officially released on August 13 but the band is proud to share the first single, a killer take on the song that was recently honored as having “the greatest guitar riff of all time” by Guitar World magazine, “Whole Lotta Love!”

Speaking about the project as a whole, Russell proclaims, “I’m really excited about Great Zep 2. We had such a great time recording it and took the opportunity to choose songs we hadn’t covered on the first one. The band played beautifully and the sound, I believe, is first class. I’m hopeful everyone will enjoy listening to it as much as we did playing it.”

Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin will be available on both CD in a deluxe digipak and on colored vinyl in a gorgeous gatefold jacket!

Track List:
1. Whole Lotta Love
2. Good Times, Bad Times
3. Misty Mountain Hop
4. Dancin’ Days
5. No Quarter [CD ONLY]
6. Kashmir
7. Houses Of The Holy
8. Trampled Underfoot
9. Moby Dick [CD ONLY]
10. The Rover [CD ONLY]
11. Stairway To Heaven [CD ONLY]
12. Heartbreaker
13. Livin’ Lovin’ Maid [CD ONLY]
14. Communication Breakdown

Los Angeles, CA – Zürich-based rockabilly phenoms The Hillbilly Moon Explosion are all set to bring their highly danceable, hugely energetic brand of rock n’ roll Stateside! Founded by multi-instrumentalist Oliver Baroni along with enchanting chanteuse Emanuela Hutter in 1998, the band became the talk of Europe as they relentlessly toured through Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK. Now, the band has partnered with Los Angeles-based indie label Cleopatra Records for the first ever U.S.-based pressings of their albums on both CD and vinyl. Starting with the incredible 2002 debut album, fittingly entitled Introducing The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, which will be released July 23, and followed by the sophomore effort, Bourgeois Baby, coming September 10, HME will be looking to expand their following on this side of the pond in the same way they’ve conquered Europe: with style, impeccable musical chops and impressive songwriting skills! And keep an eye out for the reissue of the superb third album All Grown Up set to be released later this year.

Each CD reissue will come in an attractive digipak and each vinyl release will be available in limited edition colored vinyl housed in a gatefold jacket. Don’t miss out on these very special albums!

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From the vault of bassist Chip Z’nuff and vocalist Donnie Vie comes this long buried treasure of early ’80s demos that chronicle the very birth of melodic glam rockers Enuff Z’nuff.

Never Enuff – Rarities & Demos, officially scheduled for release on August 27, features high-quality studio recordings consisting entirely of unreleased, original material written by Z’nuff and Vie as they honed their songcraft in the years leading up to their 1989 Atlantic Records self-titled debut album, which featured the massive hit singles “New Thing” and “Fly High Michelle”.

All of the band’s elements were present in these early days – the Beatles-esque melodies, the dynamic harmonies, and the feel-good, hippy-vibe energy – all of which have served to make Enuff Z’nuff one of the longest lasting acts to emerge from the glam metal explosion. Just give a listen to the melodic rocker “Bye Bye Love” that the band shares today on digital platforms. No, it’s not a cover of The Everly Brothers well-known song but its melody is just as effervescent and unforgettable, and but a taste of things to come!

The Never Enuff box comes in both physical formats, as either a 3CD set or 4LP vinyl set with spectacular psychedelic colored vinyl. Both formats include a deluxe booklet featuring numerous rare and unseen photos of the band, many of them shot by veteran photographer Paul Natkin, as well as fan submitted photos from over the years. The booklet’s liner notes were penned by Z’nuff and Vie themselves sharing details about their early struggles in making a name for themselves, defining and refining the band’s sound, and surviving their hard-partying youth!

Tracklisting:

Disc 1: McNulty’s Basement
“Bye Bye Love”
“I Won’t Forget”
“Say It Isn’t So”
“Girl Crazy”
“Tears Away”
“New Night Tonight”
“Just What You Want”
“Love On Your Mind”
“I Want You Back”
“Never Let You Go”
“Everyone Says No”
“I Can’t Get Over You”

Disc 2: Prairie Street
“Temporarily Disconnected”
“The Real Thing”
“Number One”
“Higher”
“Enough’s Enough”
“Why Does It Have To End”
“Million Miles Away”
“Misery”
“Soldier’s Story”
“Valentine”
“Tossed In My Face”
“Maybe Someday”
“Fallin’ In Love”
“Will You Remember”
“1, 2, 3”

Disc 3: Longwood Towers
“Crazy Night”
“Still Lovers”
“Somewhere Else For Me”
“Help”
“Holdin’ Out 4 More”
“Yesterday’s Gone”
“How Does It Feel”
“I Don’t Mind”
“So Fine”
“Cupid’s Laughing”
“Tara Nichole”
“No Girl Of Mine”
“Look What You Do”
“Bye Bye Love”:

Los Angeles, CA – It’s been nearly 5 years since Detroit’s alternative rock superstars Sponge have released a full-length album of brand-new music. In the interim, the band – still led by singer/founder Vin Dombroski along with longtime guitarists Andy Patalan and Kyle Neely plus bassist Tim Patalan and drummer Jason Hartless – continued to hone their chops with multiple national and international tours. All of that hard work has most certainly paid off, just check out the lead-off track “Stitch” from the band’s new studio album Lavatorium. Kicking off with a pounding floor-tom rhythm, “Stitch” busts into the bathroom stall of your inner mind with a ferocious energy and an absolute monster of a guitar riff that’ll pick your subconscious off the toilet seat and give it a swirly. Filmmaker James Edwards has crafted a provocative, visually unsettling music video for the track that brings this grungy, hard-hitting song to life.

And “Stitch” is just the beginning of the delight that awaits listeners. Dombroski and company offer a passionate glimpse of twisted romance on “Fits My Addiction,” sing an ode to the Year Of Our Pandemic 2020 with “Socially Distant,” and even step into some country boots with “If Cobain Was A Cowboy.” Also don’t miss the band’s supercharged new version of their smash hit from 1994, “Plowed,” which shows just how far these veterans have come. All in all, Lavatorium may be one of the most diverse and satisfying albums of their long career. It will be available on all formats including digital, CD in a digipak, and on limited edition clear vinyl! Dombroski adds, “The band is super excited to have Cleopatra Records release this collection of songs that we’re so proud of. And we can’t wait to play these new songs at the shows for our fans!”

Track List:
1. Stitch
2. Catastrophilia
3. The Night Of The Drunken Cobra
4. Socially Distant
5. Fits My Addiction
6. On The Dead Highway
7. Sorry
8. Lavatorium
9. If Cobain Was A Cowboy
10. Devil In The Field
11. All We Ever Wanted
12. Plowed

Los Angeles, CA – As a founding member of Swedish metal warriors Soilwork, Björn “Speed” Strid has been a leading figure in the metal world since 1995. Metal deity, THOR, on the other hand, has existed for all eternity, has no beginning nor end, is worshipped by legions of classic metal fans around the world and is about to release a brand-new studio album, his 39th such release, this one entitled Alliance, on July 16! Today, these two mighty giants have united their voices on the epic second single from Alliance, a searing song of sonic devastation, “Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead),” whose lyrics are filled with references to Norse mythology and the after-life. Trading verses as well as harmonizing with each other on the choruses, these two warriors let the vocal sparks fly as a propulsive track of crunchy distorted guitars and pounding drums does its best to contain the metal fury unleashed therein.

Alliance also includes special guest appearances from W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes, Raven vocalist John Gallagher, Danko Jones, Anthrax’s Neil Turbin, Ross “The Boss” Friedman and many more. It features stunning artwork from Timo Wuerz and will be available July 16 on both digital as well as on CD in a digipak and limited-edition silver vinyl in a gatefold jacket! Watch for Thor to launch several shows and festivities in this year as he celebrates this his 39th studio album and an astounding 50 years of metal mayhem as well as co-starring in a feature-length action movie “Pact Of Vengeance,” which will feature music from the new album!

Track List:
1. We Need Musclerock feat. John Gallagher (Raven)
2. Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead) feat. Björn Strid (Soilwork)
3. The Ultimate Alliance feat. Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) & Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident)
4. Ode To Odin feat. Dan Cleary (Striker)
5. We Will Fight Forever feat. Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
6. Because We Are Strong
7. Rock Around The World feat. Danko Jones
8. Queen Of The Spiders feat. Frank Soda (The Imps)
9. Power Hungry
10. Bounty Hunter feat. Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs) & Dennis Post (Warrior Soul)
11. Battlements feat. Trevor William Church (Haunt)
12. Thor vs. The Juggernaut (War Of The Gods) feat. Sean Peck (Death Dealer)
13. Generation Now feat. Joey Killingsworth (Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre)
14. After The Laughter feat. Martin Gummesson (Thundermaker)
15. Good Stuff feat. Al Harlow (Prism)
16. Congregate feat. Joey Roads & Sheldon Byer (Roadrash)
17. We Will Fight Forever (Reprise)

Los Angeles, CA – Post-punk icons Killing Joke have made a career out of courting controversy and challenging audiences, from their politically-charged album covers, like the Wardance 7” which depicted a debonair Fred Astaire dancing in a warfield riddled with dead bodies, to lyrics barbed with stinging social commentary. Not as well known, however, is that many of these ideas came not just from KJ frontman Jaz Coleman but also from co-founder and percussionist Big Paul Ferguson. Indeed, since the band’s inception, Ferguson has been a main contributor to the songwriting and themes behind Killing Joke. So when it came time for Ferguson to create his very first solo album, it’s not surprising that he would dedicate its 10 original tracks to chronicling the afflictions of modern society.

Take, for instance, “The Unraveling,” the third track from Ferguson’s brand-new album, Virtual Control, which is released today via Cleopatra Records. The song recreates our distinctly modern condition of being inundated with mindless commands and digital instructions “Swipe left swipe right / Scroll up scroll down / Click here click there / Watch the little wheel spin round / And round and round.” As Ferguson suggests, these seemingly innocuous tasks serve not only to distract us from the inequities in society as a whole but to remove any agency by which the status quo could be challenged, singing “The world’s gone crazy / There’s so much wealth / Flushed down the drain / But so’s my mental health.” Together with co-writer and guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, who also mixed the track, Ferguson has crafted a compelling song that is both a social and musical statement, one that is certain to resonate with fans of Killing Joke. Accompanying the song is a visual tour de force of a video from award-winning video director Vicente Cordero (Industrialism Films).

Ferguson shares these thoughts on the video and single, “The seemingly endless months where most of our interactions were online, were filled by a bombardment of images and disparate messages where the truth of anything became a fiction in itself.

Living our lives online, we have become marionettes pulled every which way by the latest catchphrase or trend.

I hope this song and video shed a little light on the larger forces at work.”

With additional mixing by award-winning producer Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Rammstein) and highlighted with special guest appearances from former Marilyn Manson member Tim Skold as well as Die Krupps mastermind Jürgen Engler, Virtual Control conjures a dense and foreboding aural atmosphere, layering guitars, synths and Ferguson’s own distinctive vocals, that underscores the thoughtfulness of Ferguson’s introspective and observant lyrics. The album is available now on digital, CD and in limited edition RED vinyl!

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Track List:
1. Lapdogs
2. Shiny Toys
3. The Unraveling
4. Extrapolate
5. Sea Of Judgement
6. Seeping Through The Cracks feat. Tim Skold
7. Data Lama
8. Glass Houses
9. Plausible Deniability
10. Dystopian Vibe feat. Jürgen Engler

Los Angeles, CA – They are one of the most distinctive metal bands to emerge in the wake of the post-grunge explosion, a band fronted by vocal powerhouse Hugo Ferreira, whose unmistakable baritone rasp can be heard on the band’s massive hit singles from 2001, “Breakdown” and “Down And Out.” Now Ferreira and company, including guitarist Sebastian LaBar, bassist Jaron Gulino, and drummer Jason Hartless, are about to roar back to life with an impressively heavy and deeply emotional album, The Sum Of All Things! The album is the product of a new partnership between the band, veteran producer Chuck Alkazian (Chris Cornell, Sponge) and L.A.-based indie label Cleopatra Records, and it certainly measures up to its title as it represents a culmination of all that Tantric have been working toward in their 20+ year career. Not only does the album include new songs that reveal incredible growth in the band’s songwriting, with memorable melodic hooks and poetic lyrics on tracks like “Twisting & Turning,” “The Sum Of All Things,” and the album’s first single “Living Here Without You,” but also finds the band revisiting the aforementioned breakout hit singles in spectacular fashion.

“Living Here Without You” was chosen as the album’s first single because of the rapturous reception it received at Tantric live shows, and it’s easy to hear why. The song paints a moving portrait of a love that entangles the soul and produces a powerful sense of yearning when taken away. Shifting back and forth from the sparse atmospheric verses to bombastic choruses, the song’s musical dynamics echo the push-pull dynamic of romantic passion and set the stage for Ferreira’s resonant vocals. The band also shot a breathtaking new video with award-winning video director Vicente Cordero (Industrialism Films) that brings the album’s cover art to vivid life.

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The Sum Of All Things will be available July 23 on all digital platform as well as digipak CD and a special 2LP vinyl package with the full album on colored vinyl PLUS a bonus 12” single!

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TRACK LIST:
1. Alone
2. Walk That Way
3. Twisting And Turning
4. Can’t Find This
5. Living Here Without You
6. Take Me I’m Broken
7. The Words To Say
8. Compound
9. Pushover
10. Ten Years
11. The Sum Of All Things
BONUS TRACKS
12. Breakdown
13. Down And Out
14. Whiskey & You

Meteors fans all over the world have been going wild over the band’s newest studio album, Skull N Bones, the rollicking first half of a double album the group has planned for this year. And now The Meteors are set to unleash the smoking hot second half, The Curse Of Blood N Bones! Founding vocalist/guitarist P. Paul Fenech continues to showcase both his impressive writing skills with new original songs such as the killer “Queen Of Zorch,” recently featured in the soundtrack of the post-apocalyptic thriller Scavenger, “Haunted,” and “Little Hellcat” as well as superb cover versions of classics “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky,” Kipy Tyler’s 1957 favorite “She’s My Witch” and a brilliant version of the hilarious “Guilty As Charged” song from the Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story!

The Curse Of Blood N Bones will be available as a limited edition red vinyl as well as on digital music platforms everywhere starting July 9!

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TRACK LIST:
1. All I Do
2. The Queen Of Zorch
3. All I Can Do Is Cry
4. Creature
5. Haunted
6. She’s My Witch
7. Daughters Of The Deep
8. Alligator Man 2020
9. Guilty As Charged (Sense Of Humor Mix)
10. You Used To Be (The Usual Suspects)
11. Little Hellcat
12. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Features remixes by Velvet Condom, This Cold Night, Hapax, S Y Z G Y X, R. Missing, Winter Severity Index, Dimitri Berzerk & more!

Los Angeles, CA – Following the release of their incredibly well-received full-length album, Contra, Barcelona-based post-punk collective Paranormales are unveiling a brand-new remix project. Versus unites an international line-up of electronic, darkwave and gothic artists – from French duo Velvet Condom to Austin TX-based This Cold Night, Italian darkwavers Hapax to synth maestro Luna Blanc of S Y Z G Y X – who have taken each of the songs from Contra and completely reimagined them with their own artistic sensibility and style. The result is a thrilling and refreshing trip through a dark and moody album with added depth and weight from the contributions of the supremely talented remixers.

Speaking about the project, Paranormales adds “We have found a dark family in different parts of the world who understand music as we do. In this rare year, it has been a wonderful experience to share this project and see how our music can have many different lives and perspectives that connect perfectly.”

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Paranormales is the uniquely creative project of J. Carlos Delgado (bass, synths, vocals), Ana Ruiz (vocals, keys), David Toro (guitar) and Diogo Santos (drums). The quartet first came together in 2016 and issued their first album Belona a year later followed by the 2019 remix EP Juno. 2020 marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band as they have partnered with US indie giant Cleopatra Records, who released the band’s second full-length album Contra on June 19, 2020.

Versus Track List:
1. Doctrina (Hapax Remix)
2. Camino (S Y Z G Y X Remix)
3. Vida (R. Missing Remix)
4. Disciplina (Winter Severity Index Remix)
5. Elugelab (Dimitri Berzerk Remix)
6. Gem (This Cold Night Remix)
7. Vértigo (Antipole Psychic Guilt Remix)
8. Tigre (Velvet Condom Remix)
9. Harakiri (Crying Vessel Remix)
10. Origen (IAMTHESHADOW Remix)

Contra Track List:
1. Doctrina
2. Camino
3. Vida
4. Disciplina
5. Elugelab
6. Gem
7. Vértigo
8. Tigre
9. Harakiri
10. Origen

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One of the most exciting darkwave duos to come along in years, Scotland’s Witch Of The Vale, is now coming to a turntable and CD player near you! The band, whose stunning debut full-length album Commemorate was released last year to digital platforms, has been gaining followers and devotees thanks to some superb live performances with Assemblage 23, Clan Of Xymox and Linea Aspera as well as the praise of tastemakers like Electricity Club UK who declared Commemorate “timeless and captivating…quite extraordinary and of another world.” Revolving around the captivating voice and haunting lyrics of Erin Hawthorne and the ethereal electronic soundscapes conjured by Ryan Hawthorne, Witch Of The Vale have also found their way into two upcoming feature films to be released this year, the thriller “Scavenger” and the occult horror movie “Baphomet,” which stars Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth.

Now, the group is ready to announce that Commemorate will finally be available on both CD and gorgeous red vinyl!

For the uninitiated, check out the band’s frighteningly compelling new video for the album’s title track, which was premiered this past weekend at the enormously popular Gothicat Festival.

Watch the “Commemorate” video:

Track List:
1. Something Lost [CD ONLY]
2. Fever
3. Trust the Pain
4. Undressed
5. Death Dream
6. Crash
7. The Sky and the Sea
8. Your Voice
9. Commemorate
10. Suffocation
11. The Way This Will End
12. Gods and Monsters [CD ONLY]
13. The Ghosts Won’t Know
14. Live Again
BONUS TRACKS [CD ONLY]
15. Commemorate (Unplugged)
16. Commemorate (Grendel Remix)
17. Comemmorate (Zardonic Remix)
18. Undressed (Unplugged)
19. Boys Of Summer

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Stylist : Wolf X

There have been a number of tribute albums recorded paying tribute to Pink Floyd and usually these take the form of artists covering one of their classic albums. Still Wish You Were Here is the latest and, perhaps, one of the best. Musicians from many genres have gathered together here and they seem to have found their groove in covering the classic Wish You Were Here album, originally released in 1975. Pink Floyd had the enviable task of following Dark Side Of The Moon, and for my money, they topped that landmark album. Wish You Were Here is full of incredible music. For Still Wish You Were Here a number of classic rock artists have all pulled together to cover it. Included in the line-up are Rick Wakeman, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, Todd Rundgren, ex-Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarist Joe Satriani, Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie, spacebass super genius Bootsy Collins, Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), Triumph’s Rik Emmett, Carmine Appice The Damned’s Rat Scabies, and PiL’s Jah Wobble.

The cover versions do not stray far from the originals. Working with such iconic source material can be somewhat overwhelming. If you stick too close, you invite comparisons, if you stray too far afield, you upset the fans of the original album. The band artists do a fine job of inputting their own styles and takes on songs, while maintaining the framework of the song. Overall, it is an enjoyable album. There are few surprises, but that is fine, because the musicianship is strong and they do inject different energy into the songs.

“Wish You Were Here” comes off the best. Froese’s synthesizer and the guitar work from Rik Emmett and Joe Satriani combine to give the song new energy and a great deal of passion. It is a solid version, very close to the original but the band still makes it their own. And the version of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6 -9)” features some fantastic keyboard playing from Rod Argent and Steve Hillage has never sounded better. Not to mention Bootsy Collins and Ian Paice, whose drumming is inspiring on this version.

Still Wish You Were Here is a fine tribute album to a classic album. Pink Floyd fans may want to stick with the original album, but if one gives this album a chance. Even more interesting is the artists that come together, on paper, should not work well together (Edgar Froese and Rik Emmett working together?) but it all comes together. This is a worthy tribute to Pink Floyd and their classic album.

Rating: 3.5/5
Via: spillmagazine.com

Directed by Vicente Cordero / Industrialism Films

Track List:
1. The Whole World
2. Ahh Year feat. Mad Lion
3. Ha Ha Ha feat. Cappadonna
4. We Take
5. South Side feat. Panama Pl
6. Snitches Get Stitches
7. We Got Chu feat. Planet Asia
8. Hold It Down
9. Boom Bash
10. Hard Shit feat. Sickflo & Snak The Ripper
11. Afficial Nast
12. Demon Time
13. Coming Outside

Los Angeles, CA – One of the most exciting darkwave duos to come along in years, Scotland’s Witch Of The Vale, is now coming to a turntable and CD player near you! The band, whose stunning debut full-length album Commemorate was released last year to digital platforms, has been gaining followers and devotees thanks to some superb live performances with Assemblage 23, Clan Of Xymox and Linea Aspera as well as the praise of tastemakers like Electricity Club UK who declared Commemorate “timeless and captivating…quite extraordinary and of another world.” Revolving around the captivating voice and haunting lyrics of Erin Hawthorne and the ethereal electronic soundscapes conjured by Ryan Hawthorne, Witch Of The Vale have also found their way into two upcoming feature films to be released this year, the thriller “Scavenger” and the occult horror movie “Baphomet,” which stars Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth.

Now, the group is ready to announce that Commemorate will finally be available on both CD and gorgeous red vinyl!

For the uninitiated, check out the band’s frighteningly compelling new video for the album’s title track, which was premiered this past weekend at the enormously popular Gothicat Festival.

Watch the “Commemorate” video:

Track List:
1. Something Lost [CD ONLY]
2. Fever
3. Trust the Pain
4. Undressed
5. Death Dream
6. Crash
7. The Sky and the Sea
8. Your Voice
9. Commemorate
10. Suffocation
11. The Way This Will End
12. Gods and Monsters [CD ONLY]
13. The Ghosts Won’t Know
14. Live Again
BONUS TRACKS [CD ONLY]
15. Commemorate (Unplugged)
16. Commemorate (Grendel Remix)
17. Comemmorate (Zardonic Remix)
18. Undressed (Unplugged)
19. Boys Of Summer

Veteran punk rock outfit Skids have returned with a powerful new studio album that pays tribute to the band’s hometown venue, the historic Kinema Ballroom in Dunfermline, Scotland. Both a live venue as well as a traditional dance club, the Kinema became a musical and cultural epicenter for the youth in Scotland’s Fife province especially during the late ‘70s, early ‘80s punk rock movement. It would also became the home venue for Skids who played numerous shows at the Kinema as both a support act for such legendary bands as The Clash as well as the headliners for multiple sold-out events.

Now, Skids take a walk down memory lane, performing songs by the bands who influenced them in those early years. Songs From A Haunted Ballroom includes unique and superbly arranged new versions of tracks by The Clash, The Adverts, Ultravox, Sex Pistols, and Magazine PLUS new versions of their own early hits “Into The Valley” and “The Saints Are Coming!”

Today the band unveils the first single from the album, a supercharged version of Ultravox’s “Young Savage.” Skids vocalist Richard Jobson shares the unexpected influence that the stylish, distinctively British new wave band Ultravox had on Skids, saying “John Foxx of Ultravox was cool, handsome and wrote poetry rather than lyrics. He made it ok for the rest of us to be a bit arty. ‘Young Savage’ was a massive hit in the Kinema.”

“I’ve loved working on this album,” Jobson continues, “It reminded me of those early cathartic days, and of course where I came from. The place that made me what I am. I would like to dedicate the album to all of the Punks and Ghosts from the day of The Kinema who like me had their life transformed through a love of music.”

Songs From A Haunted Ballroom will be available on both CD in a deluxe 6-panel digipak and colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket as well as on digital platforms everywhere starting June 4!

he third EP of Californian power/thrashers ANUBIS, “HURRICANE OF HATE” is being released on Cleopatra Records on Friday, April 30th.

HURRICANE OF HATE is an expression of all the emotional turmoil of the past year, and is Anubis’ most aggressive and emotionally raw material to date.

Mixed/Mastered by Alex Crescioni at Stygian Sound

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ANUBIS is:

Devin Reiche – Vocals
Justin Escamilla – Guitar
Gio Torres – Bass
Robin Salazar – Drums