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President, the mysterious masked British rock band widely rumored to be fronted by Charlie Simpson of pop-punk act Busted and post-hardcore outfit Fightstar, will release its debut album, Blood Of Your Empire, on September 4 via Atlantic Records. The announcement is accompanied by a visualizer for the album track “Dark Heaven.”

President said of “Dark Heaven”: “‘Dark Heaven’ is a reflection on the contradictions of faith, and how something intended to unite humanity has so often been used to justify division, violence, and power. It’s about the way greed can wear the mask of righteousness. It isn’t an attack on belief itself; it’s about searching for something real beneath the noise, and asking what remains when certainty begins to crumble.”

The band added about the album: “Blood Of Your Empire was born out of my own struggle with existential crisis and trying to make sense of belief, mortality, and humanity’s relationship with faith. Religion has inspired incredible compassion, purpose, and beauty in the world — but it has also been responsible for unimaginable suffering and bloodshed throughout history.

“This album lives in the tension between those two truths. Writing it became a way for me to confront the fear, confusion, and questions I’ve carried for years, and turn them into something I’m truly proud of.”

The Blood Of Your Empire album cover is the painting “The Battle Of Poitiers” by French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris.

President will headline a sold-out North American fall tour in support of the record, launching September 4 — the same day as the album release — at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. The trek hits Chicago, New York, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles before concluding October 14 at the House of Blues in Dallas. Cenobia and Showing Teeth provide support on select dates; the tour is produced by Live Nation.

President launched in 2025 and released its debut EP, King Of Terrors, that fall. The project operates under a deliberate cloak of anonymity, prioritizing intent over image and refusing to conform to traditional genre or identity structures. The band completed its first-ever full U.S. run as support for Bad Omens before announcing the album. In a cover feature for Revolver, President said of its approach: “The music industry has elements of fast fashion to it these days. Things just come and go. Everything’s really quick. Everyone’s shouting for attention and there’s just so much noise, and it just becomes a f***ing conveyor belt.

“[We] wanted to step back and not be a part of that. But if people are interested, and they want to enter into this world, we’ll grab them with open arms.”

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Greta Van Fleet have released the new single “Saw You Stand”, giving fans another preview of their upcoming album Palace For The People, which is set for release on October 9 through Republic Records.

The new ballad follows the previously released “Play Your Games” and offers another look at the band’s latest material, blending melodic songwriting with the group’s modern take on rock. The album continues to explore themes of humanity, resilience, connection and transcendence.

“As much as it is a Greta Van Fleet record and a rock and roll record at its core, in its heart, it’s a very modern record,” Greta Van Fleet lead guitarist Jake Kiszka says.

Recorded in Tennessee during the spring of 2026, Palace For The People was co-produced by the band alongside Mike Elizondo, whose previous work includes Turnstile, Eminem and Fiona Apple.

“We love each other just as much as ever, if not more, because we’ve got to spend quality time together off of the road,” Greta Van Fleet lead singer Josh Kiszka shares. “We’ve grown closer, and we have more to say and share than ever.”

Drummer Danny Wagner concludes: “The minute the four of us step into a room with the shared goal of creating, there is very little that can stop us.”

The announcement comes as Greta Van Fleet prepare for a sold-out performance at Chicago’s Metro, marking the beginning of the Palace For The People era with a rare club show after years of headlining arenas.

The album’s title traces back to the band’s sold-out 2022 world tour. While playing London’s Alexandra Palace, the group learned about the venue’s original purpose as “The Palace Of The People,” a public gathering place created for everyone rather than the upper class. That idea became the foundation for the new record.

“I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me and said ‘This is my best friend. We met through your music or at your show,’” explains Greta Van Fleet bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka, “and we realized, the music is our palace!”

Inspired by that concept, the band entered a Tennessee studio in the spring of 2026 for a focused writing and recording period. Free from touring, media commitments and other distractions, they revisited unfinished demos while developing new songs, ultimately shaping Palace For The People.

The record follows Starcatcher, released in 2023.

Earlier this year, Greta Van Fleet returned to the stage for a one-night-only show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. It marked the band’s first live performance since September 2024. During the break, Sam Kiszka and Danny Wagner contributed to The Dreamin’ Kind, the 2026 album by Langhorne Slim. Jake Kiszka also appeared in the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere as a guitarist performing in a New Jersey club. His side project Mirador, formed with Chris Turpin of Ida Mae, also released the EP The Gathering At Badon Hill.

Since emerging from Michigan, Greta Van Fleet have established themselves as one of modern rock’s most successful bands, earning Grammy recognition, platinum-selling releases and worldwide arena tours while continuing to build on their own musical identity.

Palace For The People is available to pre-order here.

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Gibson has launched an exclusive lesson for Tony Iommi‘s new single “World Alone” through the Gibson App, giving guitarists the chance to learn the track as it arrives worldwide via BMG.

The lesson includes exclusive arrangements created for the app and is available in multiple difficulty levels, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced players. Designed around Tony Iommi‘s signature style, the experience focuses on the song’s riffs, tone and overall feel, allowing users to work through the material at their own pace.

Recognized as one of heavy metal’s most influential guitarists, Tony Iommi helped shape the genre as the founding guitarist and principal songwriter of Black Sabbath.

“World Alone” pairs Iommi’s trademark riffing and lead work with the vocals of Norwegian singer Jorn Lande, backed by a driving rhythm section.

The track serves as the first single from From The Dark, Tony Iommi‘s upcoming solo album, which is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026 through BMG. The record is his first solo effort in 21 years and also features Jorn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil. Production duties were shared by Tony Iommi and longtime collaborator Mike Exeter.

According to Gibson, the app-based lesson gives players of different experience levels an accessible way to learn “World Alone”. Simpler arrangements provide an entry point for newer guitarists, while more advanced users can focus on the finer details of the riffs, phrasing and technique. The material was developed specifically for the Gibson App to help players improve their playing while learning the song.

The addition of “World Alone” also expands the Gibson App‘s catalog of interactive lessons built around well-known artists and songs. The platform combines guided instruction, practice tools, song-based lessons, and real-time feedback to help players continue developing their skills.

As part of a promotional offer, customers who purchase a Gibson, Epiphone or Kramer guitar, or a Mesa/Boogie amplifier through Gibson.com or at the Gibson Garage Nashville, will receive three months of Gibson App Premium at no extra cost. The Gibson App supports any guitar and is intended for players of all skill levels.

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Miss May I will release their new album No Place For Me on October 2 through Solid State Records. The Ohio metalcore outfit—Levi Benton (vocals), Jerod Boyd (drums), Ryan Neff (bass) and Elisha Mullins (guitar)—has also premiered the video for the new single “Hand Me A Halo”.

“Hand Me A Halo” puts the focus on heavy riffs, aggressive vocals and a strong melodic hook, while lyrically exploring identity struggles and the weight of intrusive thoughts.

“‘Hand Me A Halo’ tells the self-narrative of losing one’s sense of self and dealing with the intrusive thoughts that come with it,” says Benton. “This song came from our own confusion and loss of identity through the changing seasons of life. The fear can be constant, leaving you to question if you just want someone to hand you a halo.”

According to Benton, writing No Place For Me became a deeply personal experience that helped him process years of emotions and self-reflection.

“No Place For Me is everything I’ve felt for a long time but never had the words for. Writing it taught me who I actually am even when that hurt to look at. It’s a full journey: Where it started, what I discovered, and where I am today.”

The new record continues Miss May I‘s approach of channeling difficult emotions into melodic metalcore built around technical riffing, hardcore grooves and memorable choruses. Since forming in 2007, the band has built a loyal following by combining intensity with emotionally driven songwriting.

Their breakthrough came with 2012’s At Heart, which reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200. They followed that with Deathless (2015) and Shadows Inside (2017), both of which landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top Independent Albums and Top Rock Albums charts.

The band’s most recent studio album, Curse Of Existence, arrived in 2022 and earned strong reviews across the metal press. Alternative Press wrote: “Miss May I have penned one of their strongest records yet.” V13 described it as “packed full of emotion and heartfelt rage,” while Outburn praised “their fast, aggressive, thrashy metalcore mixed with powerful lyrics.”

Over the years, Miss May I have also amassed hundreds of millions of streams while sharing stages with acts including Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive and Motionless In White.

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Seven years after the release of Edge Of Existence, Silvertomb are back with a new record. The band, featuring former Type O Negative/Danzig members Kenny Hickey (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Kelly (drums), alongside Joe James (guitar, ex-Agnostic Front), Hank Hell (bass, Sheer Terror), and Aaron Joos (guitar, keyboards, vocals)—returns with The Interpretation Of Nightmares, ending a lengthy break that began after their debut.

The new album arrives after a difficult stretch for the band. Looking back on the years between 2020 and 2024, Hickey explained what kept Silvertomb off the radar.

“Just as things were really beginning to take off for Silvertomb, our hands were suddenly tied for a number of years due to the pandemic and its long-lasting aftermath; on top of that, I had a drinking problem that urgently needed sorting out,” says Hickey, looking back at the period between 2020 and 2024.

Before that interruption, Edge Of Existence had been released in 2019 and received strong support from both fans and critics. The band also had plans to hit the road with Monster Magnet, but the global pandemic brought those shows to a halt and stalled the group’s momentum.

Now, Silvertomb are ready to move forward. The Interpretation Of Nightmares is scheduled for worldwide release through Steamhammer on Friday, November 13, 2026. The band presents it as a stronger follow-up that expands on the foundation established by its predecessor while leaning further into its atmospheric doom metal sound.

The first taste of the record comes with the single “No Way To Live”, one of the album’s faster tracks. It provides contrast to the slower and darker material on the record, with lyrics centered on rejection and pain.

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The Laser’s Edge will release the self-titled debut album by Dutch progressive rock trio Gates of Kiev on October 2. The announcement is accompanied by the lead single “Hamlet Burns,” available now on YouTube and Bandcamp. Pre-orders are live at the Laser’s Edge webshop and Bandcamp.

Gates of Kiev was founded in the Netherlands by childhood friends and longtime collaborators Tomas Mesman (organ) and Hessel Braat (drums), whose shared passion for classical and vintage music took root in late-night hard rock sessions in a small garage during their teenage years. While performing on the Amsterdam live music circuit, the duo connected with bassist Eszl De Vois, an established presence in the Dutch underground psychedelic scene whose background in unconventional jazz completed the band’s sound. The trio took their name from the iconic closing piece on Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s 1971 live album Pictures At An Exhibition — itself an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky’s suite of the same name.

Heavily inspired by Emerson, Lake & Palmer alongside the early years of ’70s progressive rock and the energy of the contemporary Amsterdam garage and punk scene, Gates of Kiev’s live performances are described as loud, high-energy and over-the-top in intensity. Their songs are long and largely instrumental; what lyrics exist address personal struggles and societal themes delivered in a whimsical and sometimes direct manner, with the dynamics and atmosphere of the instrumental passages closely tied to the narrative arc of each song.

Drummer Braat described the lead single: “‘Hamlet Burns’ is a dramatic, ecstatic song inspired by the scenery of barren fields in Dutch Winter. The music and lyrics follow a journey of loss, deep experience and transformation. Almost as if portraying the unfolding of destiny within a human life.”

Gates Of Kiev was recorded by Ahmad Mansour at Ijland Studios in the Netherlands, mixed and mastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo, guitarist and primary composer of Norwegian progressive rock act White Willow, in Norway. Cover artwork was created by Italian heavy psych illustrator Mont Doom. The debut presents 40 minutes of music across four tracks.

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Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has revealed that he is once again battling cancer. After successfully overcoming throat and neck cancer in 2022, the guitarist has now been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is currently undergoing radiotherapy in France.

Holmes previously received financial support from fans through a crowdfunding campaign that helped cover the costs of his treatment during his first cancer battle. Now, he and his wife, Catherine, have launched another fundraiser as medical expenses continue to mount.

According to the couple, Holmes‘ current treatment extends beyond what his health insurance will pay for. While emergency coverage has allowed him to begin radiotherapy, many other essential medical costs remain their responsibility, leaving them with significant debt as treatment continues.

In a statement shared with supporters, Holmes and Catherine explained the situation:

“We never imagined we would have to write something like this again. In 2022, just after two years of Covid lockdown, Chris faced throat cancer. A GoFundMe carried us through an impossible moment. We were deeply grateful, and we hoped we would never have to ask again.

Today life has placed us in another hard situation, and we want to speak about it honestly.

Chris has begun radiotherapy in France for prostate cancer. The treatment is essential and cannot be interrupted.

Because of an administrative error linked to our marriage registration, the health insurance system placed Chris under “emergency only” coverage. He had to wait three months before receiving any care at all, and only the radiotherapy given during the month of July is covered.

Everything else falls to us:

• Hormone therapy (standard and new generation)
• Scans and PET scans
• Biopsy and blood tests
• Daily travel to and from the hospital

This has already left us with €20,000 in medical debt, and the treatment ahead will keep adding to it every month.

Chris must remain in France to receive radiotherapy. Leaving the country would risk his emergency status lapsing, so he cannot travel and therefore cannot work.

Chris has given everything to his music and to the people who listen to it. It is his whole life. Today we cannot carry this alone.

We are grateful to France for granting the emergency coverage that allowed Chris to begin radiotherapy. Now we ask, humbly, for help covering everything else.

If you are able to give, even a small amount, it goes directly to the medication, medical exams, and transport Chris needs to finish his treatment safely. And if you cannot give, your messages, your love, and your presence mean just as much.”

The new diagnosis comes four years after Holmes‘ successful treatment for throat and neck cancer. As he undergoes radiotherapy, he remains in France because leaving the country could affect the emergency medical coverage that currently allows him to continue treatment.

With Holmes unable to travel or perform while receiving care, the fundraiser is intended to help cover ongoing expenses that include hormone therapy, medical testing, transportation, and other treatment-related costs that are not covered by insurance.

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Alice in Chains have announced 30th anniversary vinyl and CD pressings of their 1996 live album Unplugged, due September 25. Pre-orders are live now here.

Three vinyl variants have been pressed. Solar flare colored vinyl and standard black vinyl are available through the band’s official store. A ruby red pressing is available exclusively through Revolver and Brooklyn Vegan. All vinyl editions are double-LP sets. A new CD pressing is also part of the anniversary release.

The original Unplugged recording was captured on April 10, 1996, at the Majestic Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, as part of MTV’s long-running acoustic concert series. The album was released in July 1996 and was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in 2022. The performance featured vocalist Layne Staley, guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney — a raw and unflinching document of the band at a pivotal moment, widely regarded as one of the most powerful entries in the MTV Unplugged catalog. Staley died on April 5, 2002.

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Music and culture journalist Rachel Brodsky will publish her first book, Lessons & Lace, on September 15 through Harmony/Penguin Random House. Rather than following a traditional timeline, the biography examines Stevie Nicks‘ life through a series of themes, with each chapter focusing on a lesson she learned and later shared through her career.

To support the release, Brodsky has scheduled a pair of launch events. On September 15, the book’s release day, she will appear at Book Soup in Los Angeles, where Los Angeles Times pop critic Mikael Wood will moderate the discussion. Two days later, on September 17, Brodsky heads to P&T Knitwear in New York City for another event, this time moderated by Rolling Stone senior journalist Angie Martoccio. Additional tour dates are expected to be announced.

According to the publisher, Lessons & Lace explores the experiences that shaped Stevie Nicks into one of rock’s most recognizable figures. The book covers the obstacles she faced throughout her career, including sexism within the music industry, the work that helped elevate a once-struggling rock band, her rise as a successful solo artist, and her battle with addiction. Throughout those challenges, she maintained the creativity, individuality and mysticism that became central to her identity.

Drawing from years of archival interviews and conversations with people connected to Stevie Nicks, the book presents a portrait of the artist as a songwriter, performer, fashion icon and romantic who consistently valued the freedom to live on her own terms. The goal is to show how her experiences and outlook continue to resonate with readers and music fans.

Discussing the project, Brodsky said: “Very few artists have maintained their cultural relevance and appealed to multiple generations like Stevie Nicks.

Lessons & Lace recounts Stevie’s path to becoming the wisdom-dispersing fairy godmother we know her as today. I think sometimes we forget how much skepticism she faced from the music industry and her peers (even her friend and collaborator Tom Petty!), the uphill climb she faced to be taken seriously as a true artist and writer, what it took to overcome her struggles with addiction, and how she inspired new generations of musicians to write with their own combinations of vulnerability and strength.

That is why I love Stevie. She is as layered in meaning as her most memorable songs. Like the book’s namesake, Leather and Lace, Stevie is soft and hard, romantic and practical, sensual and sensible. I genuinely hope readers walk away feeling inspired to live their lives with Stevie-style authenticity, bravery, and truth.”

Illustrated with full-color line drawings, Lessons & Lace continues that approach by celebrating Stevie Nicks as a prolific songwriter and cultural figure whose influence extends well beyond music. The book highlights the balance between her public image and personal journey while encouraging readers to embrace the same honesty and individuality that have defined her career.

The biography closes on a message that reflects the outlook at the heart of the book:

“Just dance. This will pass. Love will find a way. It always does.”

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Deko Entertainment will release Trapeze, the self-titled debut album from legendary British rock band Trapeze, in October on 180-gram blue vinyl and limited to just 500 copies worldwide.

Originally released in 1970 and produced by John Lodge of The Moody Blues, Trapeze captured the band’s early psychedelic and progressive rock sound before they evolved into the hard-rock powerhouse that would go on to influence generations of musicians.

Formed in 1969, Trapeze originally featured former The Montanas members John Jones (trumpet, vocals) and Terry Rowley (keyboards), alongside former Finders Keepers members Glenn Hughes (bass, vocals, piano), Mel Galley (guitar, vocals) and Dave Holland (drums). Following the release of their debut album, Jones and Rowley departed the group, leaving Hughes, Galley and Holland to continue as a trio.

Fans can listen to the original version of “Send Me No More Letters” below.

The band’s legacy extends far beyond this groundbreaking debut. Glenn Hughes would go on to join Deep Purple and later be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the legendary group. Mel Galley would become a member of Whitesnake, while Dave Holland would achieve international success with Judas Priest.

Making this release even more special, Trapeze has not been available on vinyl since its original 1970 pressing. This newly remastered edition is presented on 180-gram blue vinyl and includes a beautifully designed inner sleeve, with only 500 copies being pressed worldwide.

For more information and to pre-order, visit the Trapeze webstore.

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