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Monolith, the trio featuring former Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini alongside Hernán “Motley” Rodríguez on bass and vocals and Andy Barrow on guitars and vocals, has unveiled an official animated music video for its newest single, “Starchild”. The visual was directed by Rodríguez, with animation handled by Carlo Cassani, and continues the band’s steadily unfolding narrative.

The release of “Starchild” builds on a broader concept the band began rolling out last year. Monolith first set the tone with the singles “Oligarchs”, “Mother Martyr”, and “Gooru”, establishing the thematic backbone of the project. That storyline expanded further in December 2025 with the arrival of another track, “Farmer”.

The band first made waves in early 2025 when it caught listeners off guard with the announcement of its debut single, “Oligarchs”. Attention quickly followed as word spread that Mangini had joined forces with band founder Rodríguez and Barrow. The formation of Monolith marked the first group Mangini took part in after his time with Dream Theater, adding to the buzz surrounding the project. Since its release, the music video for “Oligarchs” has racked up nearly 400,000 views, while the follow-up single “Mother Martyr” has gone even further, surpassing 480,000 views and drawing in fans worldwide.

At its core, Monolith is a genre-blurring project that pulls from a wide range of musical backgrounds, merging elements of rock, metal, and Latin rhythms into something that feels deliberate but unrestrained. The group came together when industry veterans Rodríguez, Barrow, and producer Gabo Sanoja aligned around a shared goal of creating music that felt both forward-thinking and emotionally grounded. With Mangini completing the lineup, the band gained a powerful rhythmic foundation that helped shape its early sound. Together, these musicians have formed Monolith not just as a band, but as a collaborative platform designed to push boundaries while forging a genuine connection with listeners.

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The Hu are back with a new single, “The Real You,” out today via Better Noise Music. The band leans harder into a heavy, atmospheric approach this time, putting more Western rock elements up front while keeping the core of what they call “hunnu rock”, traditional Mongolian instrumentation and throat singing fused with modern rock.

The track was produced by Dashka (Dashdondog Bayarmagnai) and mixed by five-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer Chris Lord-Alge, and it’s available on all digital outlets with a new video.

Temka, The Hu’s tovshuur player and throat singer, says “The Real You” connects directly to what they’re building toward on album three, and he describes the mindset behind recording it.

“‘The Real You’ single is the representation of our forthcoming new album. While we have traditional songs that have our signature rhythm in our third album, there are a few upbeat, fast songs, such as this single. We recorded this song thinking of our ancestors, riding fast on the horse back through the landscape. Listen to this song to express the feelings you have buried inside and feel the overwhelming energy we pass through to you. Enjoy!”

Lyrically, “The Real You” aims at self-accountability, stop judging other people, look at your own choices, and improve your own behavior. The song pulls from a Mongolian proverb that spells it out in plain terms: “Don’t worry about what is on top of a person’s head, just worry about what is not on yours.”

It’s sung in Mongolian, but the intent comes through even if you don’t speak the language, especially when the track hits lines like: “Will you keep slandering, gaslighting, menacing, and abusing?/Is it alright to keep enduring, fearing, and hiding?”

Beyond new music, The Hu continue to stack milestones. In November 2022, they became the first rock/metal band to receive UNESCO’s “Artist For Peace” designation at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, presented by UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay. The list of past recipients mentioned alongside them includes Celine Dion, Shirley Bassey, Sarah Brightman, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, and the World Orchestra For Peace. The band’s reach is massive by any measure, with over 961 million all-time streams and 483 million video views, plus high-charting releases, sold-out tours, government honors, and placements in games like EA Games’ “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order”.

Live, they’ve also got major stages lined up. Later this summer, The Hu will join Iron Maiden at Knebworth Park in the U.K. on July 11 with The Darkness, Airbourne, and The Almighty for the “Run For Your Lives” tour stop. After that, they’ll be part of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson’s “Freaks On Parade” U.S. tour alongside Orgy, kicking off August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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U.K. thrash vets Onslaught are coming back to North America in March for the first time in well over a decade, and they’re making it count. The band is billing the run as a “Force From Hell” set, leaning hard on their first two albums—Power From Hell and The Force—with a setlist built to satisfy anyone who wants the raw, early ’80s edge.

The shows also double as a celebration of vocalist Sy Keeler’s return, with the band promising plenty of fan favorites from his era alongside the deep cuts pulled from those seminal records.

Co-headlining the tour are cult epic metal heroes Warlord, and their angle is just as specific: they’ll play Deliver Us in full, plus more classic-era material. Wildly, this marks Warlord’s first proper North American tour, despite the band being Los Angeles-based and active (in various forms) for more than four decades. Both bands will kick things off after a special set at Houston’s Hell’s Heroes festival.

Onslaught guitarist Nige Rockett put it plainly, with the focus on the long wait and the band’s current lineup: “Super stoked to be returning to the States for our first full tour in 11 years and with Sy Keeler back at the helm, it’s gonna be mega! This is just Part 1. We’re bringing this tour to the entire USA so that nobody gets to miss out on this epic setlist! See you in the pit!”

On Warlord’s side, drummer Mark Zonder explained just how strange their live history has been for an American band, and why this run is being treated like a long-delayed “what should have been.”

“Although Warlord is an American band, formed in 1980… in those 45 years since, we never once performed live in the USA (our first gig ever was actually in Germany in 2002). This year we will set forth on our first-ever tour of North America, performing the set that fans would have seen from us if we had done this all those years ago, the full ‘Deliver Us’ mini LP, ‘Cannons’ tracks, ‘Lost And Lonely Days’ EP, and more.”

See the tour itinerary below and get your tickets here:

03/18 – Houston, TX – Hell’s Heroes
03/19 – Dallas, TX – Trees
03/20 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
03/22 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
03/24 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720
03/25 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
03/26 – Sacramento, CA – Colonial Theatre
03/27 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
03/29 – Portland, OR – Star Theatre
03/30 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
03/31 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
04/02 – Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
04/03 – Denver, CO – Marquis
04/04 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
04/06 – Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
04/08 – Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
04/09 – St Louis, MO – Red Flag
04/10 – Murfreesboro, TN – Hop Springs
04/12 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

For Onslaught, Power From Hell (1985) and The Force (1986) sit near the foundation of extreme thrash records that helped shape the harsher end of the genre and still get cited by bands that came after. The band formed in Bristol in 1982, came out of a hardcore punk background, and built their name on speed, aggression, and political bite. They also recently reintroduced Sy Keeler onstage, playing their first concert with him back in the lineup on November 9, 2025, at the U.K.’s Damnation Festival at the BEC Arena in Manchester.

For Warlord, this tour comes with history and loss attached. The band began as the project of guitarist/songwriter William J Tsamis and drummer Mark Zonder, and they’re widely viewed as pioneers of epic metal. Tsamis passed away in May 2021, and the group has continued with Zonder alongside longtime member Giles Lavery, plus Jimmy Waldo, Eric Juris, Diego Pires, and Stefano Pascolino. Now they’re finally doing the one thing their legacy never matched on paper: taking their classic material on the road in North America.

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Pop Evil are marking the first anniversary of What Remains with a new expanded version, What Remains Midnight Edition, set to arrive March 27, 2026. Along with the announcement, the band has released a new single, “The Decay,” which premiered on SiriusXM Octane yesterday and is now available widely.

The band frames “The Decay” as a blunt statement about choice and accountability, and they spell out exactly where they want the song to land.

“In a world full of pain, lies, distractions, and half-truths, how easy is it to swallow venom dressed up as medicine without recognizing the damage being done? The choice to help or to hurt is ours. This song is raw, uncomfortable, and honest, an invitation to face the darkness, accept responsibility, and choose to make a difference while you still have time.”

They also made a point about how the visual side of this release was handled. Pop Evil says they avoided using A.I. when creating the official visualizer, which was directed by Sam Shapiro and produced by the CGI team at VSRL Company. The idea, as presented here, is to keep the visuals aligned with the song’s message about what people choose to create and support.

What Remains Midnight Edition adds new material to the original record, including “The Decay” and a studio-polished reworking of the ’80s anthem “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” filtered through Pop Evil’s modern-rock approach.

The original What Remains was described as the band’s most uncompromising and emotionally exposed release to date, heavier and darker than their previous work, while still built for big stages. The album’s narrative angle centers on frontman Leigh Kakaty, with the material focused on personal scars and hard-earned perspective. In the framing around Midnight Edition, the band positions it as a full-circle moment: confronting the past, standing in the present, and locking What Remains in as a defining statement for this era of Pop Evil.

Before this, the band released the four-song EP Unleaded last year, a live, acoustic set that intentionally stepped away from their usual distortion-heavy approach. It showed a different side of Pop Evil, trading aggression for a quieter, moodier presentation.

In terms of the bigger picture, Pop Evil first broke through with Lipstick On The Mirror, which included the RIAA-certified gold single “100 In A 55”. After Kakaty publicly tore up the band’s major label contract onstage, Pop Evil signed with MNRK Heavy (formerly eOne Music). War Of Angels (2011) landed in the Top 10 of the Rock Albums chart and generated three Top 10 singles.

From there, Onyx (2013) pushed them into the Billboard 200 Top 40 for the first time and delivered three straight No. 1 rock songs, plus RIAA gold and platinum certifications, including “Torn To Pieces”. The next release, Up, went to No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart in the U.S. and hit No. 25 on the Billboard 200, featuring multiple Top 5 rock tracks and the gold-certified “Footsteps”. The 2018 self-titled Pop Evil included the No. 1 hit “Waking Lions” (gold) along with two more Top 10 singles.

More recently, Versatile (2020) produced two No. 1 rock songs: “Breathe Again” and “Survivor”. In 2023, the band released Skeletons, which spawned No. 1 singles “Eye Of The Storm” and “Skeletons”. Now, with What Remains Midnight Edition on the way, “The Decay” sets the tone: direct riffs, a darker message, and a band leaning into what it wants to say without dressing it up.

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In a new interview with Music Radar, Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee talked about the possibility of new music once the band wraps their 2026 headline run, “Fifty Something”. For the tour, Geddy and guitarist Alex Lifeson will be joined by German drummer Anika Nilles, who toured with Jeff Beck in 2022 and has been rehearsing with Geddy and Alex in preparation.

Geddy says writing music was already on his radar before the tour planning took over, and that early jamming with Alex opened a door he hadn’t expected: “My intent, before we got into this celebration of Rush‘s history, was to put some music together.”

“Now, I assumed I would be doing that on my own, not with Alex, but when we started jamming, I started seeing the possibility of doing something with Alex — but all of that went on hold now because there’s too much work. There’s too much work to do for this tour to even think about that, ” Lee added (via Blabbermouth). “But if we manage to survive the tour, and go back to Canada and have a rest, who knows what’ll happen, but I suspect some music will eventually come out.”

He also brought up Anika as a potential creative fit beyond the live setting, while making it clear nothing is locked in: “It would be fun to see what [Anika] can do in a creative situation. Like, that would be fun. But it’s all speculation until it isn’t, so…”

As for the tour itself, Rush will play multiple cities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico, starting June 7, 2026, at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The “evening with” format has the band playing two sets per night, with each show built from a 35-song catalog made up of the biggest hits and deeper fan favorites—meaning the setlists will change night to night.

Demand has been immediate. After Geddy and Alex announced the first 2026 dates in early October, the shows sold out fast. The band responded by expanding the run, doubling its length, and adding more dates afterward. At this point, “Fifty Something” is scheduled to run into fall and early winter, with sold-out stops already listed in Chicago, Cleveland, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto, plus dates in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., among others.

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To mark last year’s rereleased and remixed edition of their defining album Foundations Of Burden, Pallbearer have confirmed another round of North American tour dates dedicated to the record. Working alongside Ground Control Touring, the band will take the album on the road once again, performing it in full across the Northeast, Midwest, and additional regions. Select shows will feature support from Knoll, with full routing and venue details available now. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale this Friday, January 23, at 10 a.m. local time.

The band shared their enthusiasm for revisiting the material, stating: “It’s no secret that we’re passionate about Foundations Of Burden. Revisiting the record last year was so invigorating for us, and presenting it live in its entirety on stage has been a blast. We hold it as a special landmark in our history. We are so pleased to announce more of these performances in 2026, including a reprise of appearances alongside the funereal chaos apparitions in Knoll who joined us last December.”

These newly announced dates continue the momentum surrounding Foundations Of Burden (2025 Redux), a carefully reworked and remixed version of Pallbearer’s landmark 2014 release. The updated edition offers a refreshed perspective on an album that has long been considered a cornerstone of the band’s catalog, while the upcoming live shows give fans another chance to experience the record as a complete, immersive performance.

Pallbearer 2026 “Foundations Of Burden” Tour Dates:

Feb. 19 – Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head
Feb. 20 – Tulsa, OK – Vanguard
Feb. 21 – Springfield, MO – Regency Live
Feb. 22 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
Mar. 05 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Mar. 06 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall
Mar. 07 – Kansas City MO – recordBar
Mar. 27 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
Apr. 08 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Apr. 10 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Apr. 11 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
Apr. 12 – Brattleboro, VT – Stone Church
Apr. 14 – Portland, ME – Oxbow
Apr. 15 – Portsmouth, NH – Press Room
Apr. 17 – Braintree, MA – Hopsmokerfest at Widowmaker Brewing
Apr. 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
Apr. 19 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Apr. 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Apr. 21 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex
Apr. 22 – Raleigh, NC – Kings
Apr. 23 – Knoxville, TX – The Pilot Light

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Finnish melodic death metal veterans Omnium Gatherum are closing out the final dates of their Finnish tour this weekend with shows in Jyväskylä and Helsinki, but the band is already turning attention toward what’s next. As momentum builds for their upcoming spring live run, the group has unveiled an unexpected new single titled “Moongold.” The track was recorded during the sessions for May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way, the album released late last year that drew strong praise from metal media worldwide.

Vocalist Jukka Pelkonen explains how the song fits into that creative period, saying: “‘Moongold’ follows the overall style of the album. It’s fast and packed with energy, and while the song is somewhat stripped down, its layers reveal themselves after a few spins. “Moongold” is one of my favorites from these sessions, and I truly hope it will make its way into our setlist in the future – this song was absolutely made with live the performance in mind.”

Guitarist Markus Vanhala adds more context to the track’s history: “’Moongold’ was originally released as an ‘Eastern wonder,’ meaning a Japan-exclusive around the time the album came out. However, we ultimately decided to leave it off the album itself, as it didn’t quite fit the overall flow and we wanted the record to be a short, sharp burst of aggression. That said, the song stands very strong on its own as a melodic death metal anthem and is pure OG – perhaps a slightly more old-school version. And now, here it is, served to you and to your loved one, to these moonlit afternoons.”

As Omnium Gatherum enter their 30th anniversary year, the band remains one of Finland’s most consistently touring metal exports. Their European headline tour begins on February 11, with Fallujah and In Mourning joining as special guests. This leg follows an extensive North American headline run that kicked off the world tour cycle for May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way last year.

“The calendar is full – just the way it should be, and there’s more to come. It suits a band whose core is that of an honest, sweaty live act,” Vanhala says with a smile.

Formed in 1996 in the coastal town of Karhula, Omnium Gatherum have long operated at the intersection of traditional heavy metal, Gothenburg-inspired melodic death metal, and progressive elements. Over the years, this blend has earned them the tongue-in-cheek description of Adult-Oriented Death Metal.

On May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way, founding guitarist and primary songwriter Markus Vanhala—also known for his work with Insomnium and Cemetery Skyline—aimed to showcase the full range of the band’s sound. The album balances memorable hooks with sharp guitar work, heavy rhythms, layered keyboards, and vocals that move fluidly between harsh aggression and melody.

Lyrically, May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way unfolds as a loose concept record built around “stories from the streets,” told through the eyes of dreamers, fiends, liars, and wanderers. Tracks such as “Walking Ghost Phase” explore addiction and despair, while “Ignite the Flame” leans into themes of brotherhood and resistance. In “The Darkest City”, the city itself becomes a narrator, reflecting the tension and disorder of modern life.

“There’s a 90s spirit in these lyrics as well,” says Vanhala. “Even if they’re not autobiographical, they echo where we came from – street corners, blasting metal and dreaming big.”

The album was recorded across several Finnish studios, including former industrial spaces that brought a distinct atmosphere to the sessions. Jukka Pelkonen tracked his vocals in Sweden alongside Björn ‘Speed’ Strid of Soilwork, who co-produced the vocal recordings and contributed gang shouts. For those interested in the technical details, the vocals were captured using the legendary SSL console previously used on Queen’s Innuendo. Mixing and mastering duties once again went to Jens Bogren and Tony Lindgren at Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios. Clocking in at under 45 minutes, the album delivers a focused listen built for impact, with no excess and no wasted space.

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Swedish progressive metal veterans Opeth have released a new performance video for “§7,” one of the standout tracks from their latest album, The Last Will And Testament. The clip presents the band in a direct, no-frills setting that puts the focus squarely on musicianship, atmosphere, and the emotional pull of the song itself.

The video captures Opeth in a focused and commanding state, emphasizing tight interplay and the darker tone that has come to define this era of the band. Without visual distractions, the performance leans into precision and mood, allowing the intensity of the track to carry the experience.

The timing of the release is deliberate, arriving just weeks before Opeth begin their U.S. tour. The run will showcase material from The Last Will And Testament while also making room for longtime fan favorites pulled from across the band’s extensive catalog.

Frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt shared his thoughts on the song’s challenges in a live environment, saying: “That track was scary to play live at first. Most of our songs are challenging, I suppose, and this one is no exception. I believe we all love playing this one. There are a myriad of details that could go wrong though, but it’s fun. It keeps you on your toes. And of course, then there’s Ian Anderson‘s narrations, which is the only thing in our set that isn’t ‘live’. Since we don’t play to a click track, it’s dragging or pushing depending on the tempo of the evening. Again, it’s fun and I love the unforeseeable character of this song in a live setting. That’s a bit odd since I normally want to feel completely secure and really know what I’m doing. I generally don’t like surprises on stage.”

Within the album’s larger storyline, “§7” plays a central role. The Last Will And Testament has been widely noted for its cinematic structure and willingness to move between contrasting moods. By reducing the presentation to its core elements, the new video highlights how Opeth balance technical detail with emotional impact, a dynamic that has long been central to Åkerfeldt’s songwriting approach.

After wrapping up their U.S. dates, Opeth are also scheduled to perform select shows across Europe later in the year, continuing to support the album on an international scale.

Listeners are encouraged to revisit The Last Will And Testament as a complete work, with “§7” serving as one chapter in a larger arc. From its unsettling opening passages to its more forceful closing moments, the album is designed to reward careful, start-to-finish listening.

The performance video for “§7” is available now, and The Last Will And Testament can be streamed across major platforms. Fans can also catch Opeth live on tour, with tickets currently available here.

Opeth 2026 North American Tour Dates:

Feb. 05 – US Montclair, The Wellmont Theater
Feb. 06 – US Boston, Orpheum Theater
Feb. 07 – US Philadelphia, The Filmore Philadelphia
Feb. 10 – US Detroit, Masonic Temple Theater
Feb. 11 – US Chicago, Riviera Theater
Feb. 12 – US St. Louis, The Pageant
Feb. 14 – US Dallas, The Bomb Factory
Feb. 15 – US Houston, Bayou Music Center
Feb. 16 – US San Antonio, Majestic Theater
Feb. 18 – US Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Center
Feb. 20 – US Las Vegas, Pearl Concert Theater At Palms
Feb. 21 – US Riverside, Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Feb. 22 – US Sacramento, Channel 24
Feb. 24 – US Seattle, Paramount Theater
Feb. 25 – CA Vancouver, Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

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As the February 6 release date approaches for Puscifer’s fifth studio album, Normal Isn’t, the band is giving fans another reason to visit their local record shops. Select independent retailers will host advance screenings of the new concert film Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live At The Pacific Stock Exchange, turning album week into a shared, in-person experience.

Maynard James Keenan underscored the importance of those spaces, saying: “Brick and mortar vinyl shops are the lifeblood of independent bands. There is a symbiotic relationship that was almost obliterated by the age of digital downloads and streaming. Thankfully we survived by working together.”

Screenings of Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live At The Pacific Stock Exchange will take place between February 6 and February 8, with participating retailers handling their own schedules and details. Fans who can’t attend in person will still be able to purchase the concert film online beginning February 9 at noon Pacific, or 3 p.m. Eastern here.

Shot inside Los Angeles’s original stock exchange, an art deco building long rumored to be one of the city’s most haunted locations, the film captures a pivotal moment for Puscifer. It documents the first live performance of Normal Isn’t and introduces a completely reimagined stage production, complete with new costumes and a light show driven by bold graphics. As songs such as “Self Evident,” “Pendulum,” and “Bad Wolf” echo through the granite-lined hall, Maynard James Keenan, Carina Round, Mat Mitchell, Gunnar Olsen, and Josh Moreau deliver a tightly focused, high-energy performance that translates the album’s mood to the stage.

The release of Normal Isn’t coincides with the concert film’s debut and includes the recent singles “Self Evident,” “Pendulum,” and “ImpetuoUs.” Beyond music, Puscifer has also expanded into comics, recently launching Tales From The Pusciverse issue No. 1, which quickly sold out. A second printing is scheduled to arrive on January 25, extending the band’s growing universe into another medium.

Arizona

• Candy & Records – Phoenix, AZ
• Deadwax Records – Goodyear, AZ
• Queen B Vinyl Café – Cottonwood, AZ
• Stinkweeds – Phoenix, AZ
• Vinyl Record Dude – Scottsdale, AZ
• Zia Records – Chandler, AZ

California

• DBZ Books ‘N’ Records – Corona, CA
• Folklore Records – Napa, CA
• Rhino Records – Montclair, CA
• Run Out Groove Records – Burbank, CA
• Spinning Plate Records – Covina, CA
• Track City Records – Escondido, CA

Colorado

• Downtown Sound Records – Greeley, CO
• Vinyl Valhalla – Littleton, CO
• Wax Trax Records Northside – Denver, CO
• What’s Left Records – Colorado Springs, CO

Connecticut

• Revolution Records – Torrington, CT
• Static Era Records – Milford, CT
• Telegraph Autonomous Zone – New London, CT
• Vinyl Street Co – Fairfield, CT

Florida

• Bearded Vinyl – Macclenny, FL
• D & J Records – Dunedin, FL
• Dog Records – Sarasota, FL
• Tonevendor Records – St. Augustine, FL
• Vintage Vibes Records – Stuart, FL

Georgia

• Vinylyte Records – Newnan, GA

Idaho

• Modern Sounds Vinyl – Boise, ID
• Modern Sounds Vinyl – Twin Falls, ID

Illinois

• Bucket O’ Blood – Chicago, IL
• Elmhurst Records – Elmhurst, IL
• Left Round Records – Plainfield, IL
• Positively 4th St Records – Charleston, IL
• Siren Records – McHenry, IL
• The Record Shop on 95th – Evergreen Park, IL

Indiana

• Psychedelic Cellar – Marion, IN
• Siples Records – Terre Haute, IN
• Space Monkey Records – Evansville, IN
• The Record Cellar – Vincennes, IN

Louisiana

• 22 Sounds Records – Mandeville, LA

Maryland

• The Sound Garden – Baltimore, MD

Michigan

• Green Light Music – Kalamazoo, MI
• Rock City Music Co. – Livonia, MI
• Slick Disc – Trenton, MI

Mississippi

• T-Bones Records & Café – Hattiesburg, MS

Missouri

• Jammin’ Nuggets Music – Sedalia, MO

Montana

• Cameron Records – Billings, MT
• Ear Candy Music – Missoula, MT

Nebraska

• First Day Vinyl – Lincoln, NE

New Jersey

• Revilla Grooves – Milltown, NJ
• Yearbook Records – Lanoka Harbor, NJ

New Mexico

• Heads Up Music – Taos, NM

New York

• HiFi Provisions – Brooklyn, NY
• Looney Tunes Record Store – West Babylon, NY
• Squatch Den Records – Horseheads, NY
• The Sound Garden – Syracuse, NY

North Carolina

• Schoolkids Records – Raleigh, NC
• Sell Your Soul Records – Mooresville, NC
• Yellow Dog Discs – Wilmington, NC

Ohio

• Roots Records – Columbus, OH
• The Vinyl Groove Records – Cleveland, OH
• Used Kids Records – Columbus, OH

Oklahoma

• Screaming Earth Records – Owasso, OK

Pennsylvania

• Everlong Records – Hamburg, PA
• Spin Me Round – Easton, PA

South Dakota

• Black Hills Vinyl – Rapid City, SD

Tennessee

• AndVinyl Records – Clarksville, TN
• Soundtrax Records – Morristown, TN

Texas

• High Fidelity Records – Amarillo, TX
• Cactus Music – Houston, TX
• Curious Collections – College Station, TX
• Dead Wax Records – Garland, TX
• For The Record – Beaumont, TX
• Sound Revolution – Spring, TX
• Space City Audio – Spring, TX
• Volume Music – The Woodlands, TX
• ZT Records – Frisco, TX
• ZT Records – Arlington, TX

Utah

• Graywhale – Taylorsville, UT

Virginia

• AFK Books & Records – Virginia Beach, VA
• Bumrush Vinyl – Fredericksburg, VA

Washington

• C-Side Records – Port Orchard, WA
• Rockin’ Ruby’s Records – Poulsbo, WA
• Tangerine Tree – Aberdeen, WA

West Virginia

• Admiral Analog’s – Shepherdstown, WV
• Nail City Record – Wheeling, WV
• Orbit’s Record Shop – Barboursville, WV

Wisconsin

• Back to the Vinyl – Waupaca, WI
• Beat Goes On – West Bend, WI
• Rock n’ Roll Land – Green Bay, WI

Wyoming

• Sonic Rainbow – Casper, WY

Germany

• Rough Trade – Berlin, DE

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Def Leppard have released a new single, “Rejoice,” arriving just ahead of the band’s return to Las Vegas for Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency, which kicks off February 3. The track is out now via UMe on streaming platforms, and it’s being positioned as part of the build-up to a new run of shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

The band says the song started with a lyrical idea and quickly found the right musical match. Singer Joe Elliott described how the initial concept came together when he brought it to guitarist Phil Collen.

“This song’s been an amazing journey from concept to conclusion. I said to Phil [Collen, Def Leppard guitarist] one day, ‘I’ve got this idea for a lyric where the narrator is at absolute rock bottom and wants to rise up to a higher level. Do you have a musical piece that might match that? And he said, ‘As it happens, yes I do.’”

From Collen’s side, he had the core riff sitting around, and the timing lined up. He built the track’s foundation with a loop designed to push a more primal, percussive feel, then sent it over for Elliott to write on top of.

“I had this riff, this idea for a song a while ago actually, so when Joe came to me I created this drum loop based on a tribal sound, and it fit perfectly with this other arrangement I had. I sent it to Joe, and it was like magic — he sang straight over the top of it. And that’s how the song was formed. Then we gave it to Ronan [McHugh], who’d done a proper drum loop with different sounds. It all started gelling and just sounded like a powerful chant. We love it. It’s hard rock for us. It’s got a bit more of an ‘oomph’ than stuff we’ve been doing for a while. It’s kind of magical.”

The timing makes sense: “Rejoice” is set to get its live moment in Vegas, where fans can expect the new track alongside staples from Def Leppard’s catalog. Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency runs through February 28, 2026, and follows the band’s previous sold-out Vegas residency runs in 2013 and 2019.

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