January 2022 | Music Junkie Press

Puppy announce brand-new album and share new single “… And Watched It Glow”

January 31, 2022

London three-piece PUPPY can today announce that their brand new, 2nd album “Pure Evil” will be released on May 6th through Rude Records. Ahead of that, the band has also released a huge new single and video “…And Watched It Glow”, which is out today, Monday 31st January. The single had its world exclusive premiere last night on Radio 1 with the Rock Show and is the 3rd single to be taken from “Pure Evil” following on from “Angel” and “The Kiss“, both last year (with the latter picking up plays with Radio 1’s Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo, as well as being listed by Revolver Magazine as a track of the week). “Pure Evil” is an album created, like so much music and art the last few years, from a forced upon circumstance. Whilst obviously not influencing any of it in any way, the current pandemic has certainly created a specific path for PUPPY and this brilliant album, for good and bad. Vocalist and guitarist Jock Norton explains a bit about marrying creative drive [Read More]

Fame On Fire release video for latest single “Plastic Heart”

January 31, 2022

2022 is setting up to be another landmark year for Florida rockers Fame on Fire with the release of their new single “Plastic Heart.” The band – comprised of Bryan Kuznitz (vocals), Blake Saul (guitarist), Paul Spirou (bass), and Alex Roman (drums) – spent the last year writing and recording, and “Plastic Heart” was one of the first new songs completed from those sessions. The song is now available via all streaming platforms as well as available for digital download here. The band has also released a music video for the new song that visualizes a relationship gone wrong – a sentiment echoed in the song’s lyrics. “’Plastic Heart’ is one of the coolest songs we have ever done. It combines all the elements of what I believe makes us unique. We added in some new flavors too. For instance, starting the song off with rapping and then hitting one of the biggest sounding hooks we’ve ever written. Tagged along with some very specific lyrics, I think the song is in a league of its [Read More]

Axel Rudi Pell announces new studio album

January 31, 2022

Eagerly awaited by the fans, delivered just in time by the ARP-band: On April 15th, 2022 the new album “Lost XXIII” by Bochum guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader Axel Rudi Pell will be released. It contains 10 brand-new songs (plus intro). There will be digipacks, CD’s, vinyl-double-LP’s, limited boxsets, and digital streams/downloads available. “Lost XIII” is Pell’s 21. studio work and will be released – like all previous records of his 33-year-solo career – via Steamhammer/SPV. On February 18th 2022 the first single “Survive” will see the light of day, a deep melodic hard rock piece with a characteristic Pell-guitar-riff and as usual great melodic lines: “I’m sure, that my fans get exactly the song they have been waiting for. ‘Survive’ is typical for the ARP-band and is carried by the great voice of our singer Johnny Gioeli.” By the way: the ARP band continues to consists of Johnny Gioeli (vocals), Volker Krawczak (bass), Ferdy Doernberg (keyboard), and drummer Bobby Rondinelli (ex-Rainbow). The second single “Down On The Streets” will be out March 25th, 2022. “Thin [Read More]

MURALS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE “WINDBREAKER” FT. KAONASHI VOCALIST PETER RONO

January 31, 2022

Today, innovative new post-hardcore band Murals have begun their musical journey with “Windbreaker”, out now on Rude Records/Equal Vision Records. Dedicated to the memory of late Feverwar singer Nicholous Thomas, the song features Kaonashi vocalist Peter Rono. The single kicks off with fast guitar blasts and caustic percussion that sound like anything but a first single, which can be attributed to the sizable experience each member boasts. Murals showcase three talented instrumentalists – Shane Gann of Hail The Sun (guitar), Blake Dahlinger of Sufferer / I The Mighty (drums), and Tony Bautista (bass), alongside a revolving roster of vocalists. The main influences for this project are actual stories from the vocalists themselves, which drives the band to make powerful works that fully capture the feelings involved. While they may finish a song before it’s presented to the vocalist, they revise their arrangement and production approach to correlate the music to support the story being told. All three core members are rhythm-section players at heart, and the listener can distinctly hear their love for solid foundations [Read More]

(Almost) everything you ever wanted to know about Goodbye June – check out the short documentary “Three Cousins: The Goodbye June tory”

January 28, 2022

“Three Cousins: The Goodbye June Story” is the new documentary about one of modern rock’s most exciting bands. The approximately fifteen-minute film tells the story of how three cousins who grew up like brothers were brought together by tragedy and became the acclaimed Nashville rock band Goodbye June. Featuring never-before-seen studio footage, intimate glimpses into family photo albums, interviews, and more, The Goodbye June Story shows how deeply Goodbye June’s roots run in music history. “My grandfather passed the love of music on to our entire family,” says Brandon. “For him, it was more than just music – it was about saving souls. So that carries a lot of weight – not just the love of music, but the love of people. And that’s one of the things we’re holding on to. We don’t want our music to just be music, it has to mean something.” The documentary was produced by Slate + Glass (who have already created content for other Nashville luminaries such as Chris Knight and labelmate Travis Meadows) and directed by Nathaniel [Read More]

Billy Talent go straight to #1 in the German charts with “Crisis Of Faith”

January 28, 2022

All good things come in… four! With their new album “Crisis of Faith”, Billy Talent are the new #1 in the German album charts and are thus taking their fourth pole position in this country. After “Dead Silence” (2012) and “Afraid of Heights” (2016), it is also the third #1 in a row. The well-deserved reward for a work that delighted fans and critics right away, according to Classic Rock: “The global audience of millions gets an album that was composed and arranged more cleverly than ever”, Visions judges:“’Crisis Of Faith’ – Billy Talent’s sixth album couldn’t be titled more appropriately. Their new album is full of criticism of society and politics – and reveals new musical facets of Canadians” , and Rock Hard enthuses: “What Billy Talent do on their sixth album always puts a smile on your face.” With how much anticipation the fans have been waiting for new music from the Canadian rock icons show the figures for the three previously released singles “Reckless Paradise” , “I Beg to Differ (This Will [Read More]

Diablo release new song & video “The Stranger” from their upcoming new record

January 28, 2022

One of the biggest names in the Finnish metal scene, the masters of outlaw metal Diablo, have released their brand new single “The Stranger”, the latest sample of their long-awaited seventh album “When All The Rivers Are Silent” due out on February 25th, 2022. Vocalist Rainer Nygård shares “The Stranger is autofiction from the edge. I got an impulse to write the lyrics due to early departure of one of my colleagues. I guess everyone of us has a secret or two inside our hearts which we cherish. Most of the times harmfully. Addiction is a friend who can easily take you as a hostage and blur the line between role and reality. There is no business like show business and I’m aware of that too”. “The Stranger” was preceded by singles “Grace Under Pressure” and “The Extinctionist”, which will also be on the upcoming record. “When All The Rivers Are Silent” is now available to pre-order, ahead of its release on February 25th. Diablo albums are known to be carefully handcrafted, and WATRAS makes [Read More]