January 2022 | Music Junkie Press

Aviva shares new single “The Saint And The Sinner”

January 15, 2022

Australia-born artist Aviva has released her first single for the new year this week, titled ‘The Saint and The Sinner’ following the release of her sophomore album ‘Volume II’ and her debut novel SELF/LESS. ‘The Saint and The Sinner’ is a heavier song in the cannon of Aviva’s music and is the second single off her upcoming album. The song is a raw, and rock-centric look at the ‘hero complex’ and offers an unfiltered look at the often dismissed darker side of responsibility and what that can mean for the individual. With a cinematic backdrop, this song sets emotionally vivid lyrics to infectious sing-song melodies and a head-banging rock beat. Aviva’s trademark vocal performances, flaunt her effortless flow and fierce yet vulnerable presence as she gets her message across. What Aviva has had to say about ‘The Saint and The Sinner’: “I think this song is such a strong song to start the year with because at its core, it’s a song about wanting to be better– to be the best version of yourself, and [Read More]

Simple Plan release new video for “The Antidote”

January 11, 2022

The cult rock band Simple Plan has released the music video for their new song “The Antidote”. The emotional track is the band’s first musical sign of life in two years. “The Antidote” is the first pre-released song from the upcoming, untitled album, which the Canadians are currently working on. Fans can now look forward to more new material from Simple Plan. Stay tuned! On the new song, the band shared: “A lot of people are going through some tough times right now and the song talks about the importance of having someone or something to turn to when life gets really hard. For a lot of our fans and for us, it’s been music. Its power to heal, comfort, and be a lifeline has never been greater and more needed than now. We wanted the music video to convey the same symbolic message: that music could be ‘The Antidote,’ the one thing that makes everyone feel less alone and brings us together. It was an amazing experience working with our friend and director Jensen [Read More]

Soul Glo announce new album and share new track

January 11, 2022

Revolutionary Philadelphia hardcore band, Soul Glo is thrilled to announce their fourth studio album Diaspora Problems due out digitally on March 25. The album will be available on vinyl via Secret Voice, expected to ship in late 2022. Pre-orders are available now, here. Today, the band shares the first glimpse of the forthcoming album with “Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future)),” a hardcore whirlwind of justified rage, spinning like a verbal circle pit with a steady drumbeat and swirling guitars. Lyrically, Soul Glo examine the disposability of Black art and its creators and the mental anguish of having “big big plans” in a time where a future is not guaranteed. “Many artists feel as though time is a consistent adversary when it comes to the production of their work, but there is a population of people within this group who fear even more the probability of their time permanently coming to a close before they can enjoy the fruit of their labor,” explains the band. “Many Black artists who reach superstar status do so posthumously [Read More]

Falling In Reverse share new song/video and announce new EP

January 10, 2022

Platinum-selling rock band Falling In Reverse have recently shared the video for their new song ‘Zombified’. The song is a sweeping and cinematic rock anthem, full of epic riffs, kinetic, industrial nuances, and is built an incredibly catchy chorus that will take up permanent residence in your brain. Since its premiere at iHeartRadio last week, “Zombified” has exploded across platforms. It has tallied over 3.4 million streams and landed over 67 editorial playlist adds on DSPs — including seven covers. It became the No. 1 Rock Song on iTunes and #10 on YouTube’s trending page. After three days of airplay, the song charted at #36 on the Mediabase Active Rock Chart and was the No. 1 greatest gainer of the week. And it’s only getting started. “I wrote ‘Zombified’ about how sensitive society has gotten, in my opinion,” says singer Ronnie Radke. “I think we all need to learn to laugh a little more. I pulled out all the stops for the ‘Zombified’ video, for the fans, YouTube reactors, and all people alike.” The song [Read More]

Weatherstate release new single ‘Headstone’

January 10, 2022

As Weatherstate approach the release of their second album ‘Never Better’, which will be out 11 February via Rude Records, the Weymouth punk band has revealed another new track from it ‘Headstone’. Showcasing a slower, more contemplative side to Weatherstate, building to that anthemic, singalong chorus complete with signature Weatherstate riffage, it’s a track about fulfilling your potential. “Headstone is about trying to make something out of ourselves in the time we have here,” says guitarist Callan Milward. “It’s okay to go through periods of life unhappy and that’s what makes the good bits all the better. The lyric “Catch me I don’t want to come down” specifically relates to friends being around when you need a safety net and how important it is to have a support network that can get you through those monotonous times. We’re only around for so long, and that’s the way it is, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up too much, and it’s completely okay to sometimes just roll with the punches.” Never Better’ is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Born [Read More]

BOTTLEROCK NAPA kicks off 2022 with a stellar lineup; Metallica, P!nk, Twenty One Pilots, Greta Van Fleet and MORE!

January 10, 2022

BottleRock Napa is kicking off 2022 in a big way as they drop their stellar lineup! They are delivering a DO NOT MISS lineup. BottleRock Napa is presented by JaM Cellars and the lineup features over 75 musical acts including headline artists Metallica, P!nk, Twenty One Pilots, Greta Van Fleet and Luke Combs. The 3-day music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27-29, 2022. 3-day festival tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at BottleRockNapaValley.com. Check out the lineup below: Dave Graham of BottleRock Napa comments, “We’re happy to be bringing the first taste of summer back to music fans here in the Napa Valley. As fans have come to expect, our 2022 lineup has something for everyone, featuring a wide variety of genres that offer legendary performers with some of the most exciting new and emerging artists in the world.” 3-Day General Admission tickets are $379/pp, 3-day VIP tickets are [Read More]

LOATHE REVEAL NEW SINGLE ‘DIMORPHOUS DISPLAY’

January 10, 2022

British experimental metal four-piece Loathe are proud to release a new single, ‘Dimorphous Display’. The single comes as a declaration for the new year, as the band is currently working on the follow-up to 2020 studio album ‘I Let It In and It Took Everything’ and 2021 ambient instrumental record ‘The Things They Believe’. In ‘Dimorphous Display’ Loathe find themselves reaching an artistic synthesis, setting themselves up for the most exciting leg of their career so far. Loathe stated: “Dimorphous Display, in its first iteration, had been in the vault for a good few years before we decided to start work on the song together as a band – so finally being able to release it into the world feels like a great accomplishment. The initial demo was filed soon after we had finished up with ‘I Let It In And It Took Everything’ but with lockdowns occurring across the world, this gave us the opportunity to experiment with different collaborators and thus final tracking was completed some time in the middle of 2021 at [Read More]