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AFI share new song/video for “On Your Back”

June 15, 2021

AFI has released its 11th studio record “Bodies” last Friday via Rise Records. The band also shared a video for “On Your Back”, which was filmed during the recording of their BBC Radio 1 session and aired last night on Radio 1’s Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter. Check it out: “We are thrilled to finally see the release of Bodies,” says AFI’s Davey Havok. “For so long, we’ve wanted this record to be yours. Now it is.” Last month, the band unveiled The Ritual Collection, a new line of merch that can be found exclusively in The Bodies Experience. This includes a special deck of oracle cards (with one card for each song), soy prayer candles and incense — all fitting counterparts to the dark and brooding new track “Tied To A Tree.” The artwork for the “Tied To A Tree” visualizer is based on the art found on the oracle card deck. The Ritual Collection is now joined by The Bath Collection and The Travel Collection — find more information about each collection [Read More]

Metal

Hacktivist release video for new single “Hyperdialect”

June 10, 2021

UK grime-metal quintet Hacktivist have released a video for their crushing new single “Hyperdialect”, the title track from their eagerly anticipated new album, due for release on 18th June via UNFD. The single features a guest appearance from Aaron Matts, vocalist of ten56. and former vocalist of Betraying The Martyrs. Co-vocalist Jot Maxi comments: “This single is about trying to describe our signature sound and how we use it. If our band was a comic book hero, then ‘Hyperdialect’ would be their weapon or superpower! It’s our method of attack, our way of putting our governments and mainstream medias in the crosshairs. But rather than brute force we use ‘Hyperdialect’ to strike back.Technically you could say that all Hacktivist music is ‘Hyperdialect’. That’s one of the reasons we also chose it as an album title, this song then stands as an autological explanation of itself as a theory”. Aaron Matts adds: “Being a part of Hacktivist’s hard-hitting movement was a task that I took huge pleasure in; when the band briefed me on the track [Read More]

New Music

The Bots announce first full-length album in seven years

June 10, 2021

Big Indie Records and rock band The Bots are excited to announce the Friday, September 8 release of “2 Seater”, the LA-based outfit’s first full-length offering in seven years. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas, “2 Seater” is the brainchild of musician Mikaiah Lei and is a multi-style body of work that captures the struggles of his young adulthood. Each of the 10 tracks that make up “2 Seater” were written between the ages of 19 and 22 when Lei was undergoing a rapid burst of self-growth. Now, as a 28-year-old, Lei has rewritten and recorded those songs to articulate themes he struggled to find words for back then: the ups and downs of young love, the need to nurture friendships, and the sentimental work of taking care of yourself each day. Inspired by the old expression “I’ll believe it when I see it”, the album’s lead single, “See It”, boasts an unruly guitar line that makes it feel like the song is being played while barreling down the highway at [Read More]

Metalcore

Trash Boat announce anticipated new album “Don’t You Feel Amazing?”

June 4, 2021

One of the UK’s brightest young bands, Trash Boat, announced the release of their long-awaited new album “Don’t You Feel Amazing?”. Set for release on Friday, August 13th, 2021, pre-orders are available now HERE. The quintet has also unveiled a brand new single, the LPs title track. Speaking on the release of the new track, vocalist Tobi Duncan shares: “Sometimes the most effective way to tolerate something difficult or painful is to numb yourself and learn to live with it. If enough time passes only the most intense elements of life can bring you back to reality and make you feel alive, the quickest way to achieve this usually disregards your long term health for short term bliss.This song is what I fight every day, it’s what I’m holding myself back from becoming, it’s hedonism, its drugs, it’s sex, it’s excess, it never stops and it wants all of me. This song is a way of living in that moment, like a roleplay, I get to channel that energy and be disgusting for a few [Read More]

Metalcore

Memphis May Fire return with new song and video for “Blood & Water”

June 4, 2021

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE — Matty Mullins (vocals), Kellen McGregor (guitar), Cory Elder (bass), and Jake Garland (drums) — have always made anthems for the broken. Their explosive new single “Blood & Water” is firmly in keeping with this tradition. Watch the video, which finds the band in performance mode and exuding crackling and frenetic energy. “With everything that’s happened over the last year, it feels surreal to be releasing new music,” says singer Matty Mullins, offering insight into both the song and the band’s creative headspace. “Creating during a pandemic came with a lot of challenges. But looking back, I think we needed that time off the road to fall in love with writing songs again. ‘Blood & Water’ is just a taste of what’s to come and we couldn’t be more excited for the world to finally hear it.” The band has launched two new merch designs, which are available here. 100% of the profits of one of the new designs will be donated to Bridges DVC Nashville, which serves women, men and their [Read More]

Covers

Wars release brand new cover “Flames”

June 3, 2021

Wars have released a brand new video for a cover of ‘Flames’, originally performed by MOD SUN and Avril Lavigne. The track follows their recent cover of Taylor Swift’s track ‘Exile’, both coming ahead of the unveiling of ‘Chapter Four’ of their upcoming album A Hundred Shivers. Speaking about the cover, the band stated: “We’re really deep into A Hundred Shivers now, and while we’re super excited about the next AHS chapter, it’s great to get to put out something totally different. We did both of these covers in lockdown, and we’re just really grateful we’re in a position to release them like this. “‘Flames’ is an incredible song; as soon as we heard it I think we all just felt like we’d love to be playing that,” they added. “Love these collabs that are springing up – MOD SUN’s vocals are killer in this and Avril is iconic.” MOD SUN has also heard of the cover, and upon hearing it exclaimed, “That is so fucking sick. That’s so cool, I fucking love it. I [Read More]

New Music

Sum 41 share emotional new track “Catching Fire”

June 1, 2021

Sum 41 has dropped a reimagined version of their previously released track “Catching Fire” featuring nothing,nowhere. Deryck Whibley wrote this ballad for his wife, Ari Whibley, after her suicide attempt and they are talking about it for the first time ever in hopes to raise awareness during Mental Health Awareness Month. Sum 41 fans from all over the world collectively submitted their stories of loss seen in the beautifully shot black and white video for “Catching Fir”. The vision behind the powerful video-turned-memorial is to shine light on suicide prevention and help tackle the stigma behind mental health head on. The video was directed by John Asher, who previously directed Sum 41’s music video for “Never There”. On the new single, Whibley shares: “Writing this song was cathartic for me in dealing with my emotions for the first time about almost losing my wife to suicide. When I first played it for her, it was the beginning of us having an open conversation about what she went through. In sharing her story, we are hoping [Read More]