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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOOTHSAYER Unleash Crushing New Single and Video “FAILURE” Ahead of Chapter IV Vinyl Release via CDN Records

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Quebec City’s old-school thrash metal veterans SOOTHSAYER continue their relentless assault with the release of their blistering new single and official music video, “FAILURE,” available now through CDN Records . The track serves as another devastating preview of the band’s forthcoming full-length album, Chapter IV , with vinyl pre-orders available now.
Forged in 1985, SOOTHSAYER earned their place among Canada’s underground thrash elite during the genre’s most explosive years. Their legendary 1986 demo To Be a Real Terrorist spread rapidly through the tape-trading scene, establishing the band as one of the country’s most uncompromising forces.
Tracks like “Death Radiation,” “Troops of Hate,” and “Kill Oppression” showcased SOOTHSAYER’s signature blend of razor-sharp thrash, crossover aggression, and punk-fueled intensity. Their classic release Have a Good Time helped cement a distinctly Canadian brand of thrash that valued raw energy and authenticity over commercial polish.
Following the reunion of the original lineup in 2007, SOOTHSAYER picked up exactly where they left off, delivering the same unfiltered aggression that first put them on the map.
Now, with “FAILURE,” the band proves they haven’t lost a step. Packed with blistering riffs, relentless speed, and venomous vocals, the new single delivers everything longtime fans expect while reminding a new generation why SOOTHSAYER remain a force to be reckoned with. The accompanying music video captures the band’s raw intensity and no-nonsense approach that has defined them for four decades.
Chapter IV continues SOOTHSAYER’s legacy of uncompromising old-school thrash. No gimmicks. No chasing trends. Just pure, high-octane metal forged in the spirit of the underground and delivered with the same ferocity that made the band legends in the first place.
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After more than forty years, SOOTHSAYER aren’t looking back. They’re proving that true thrash never dies. It just gets louder.

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Christian rock veterans Skillet has released “Scream,” an explosive new single accompanied by an official music video directed by Josiah “JOSIAHx” Moore. The track serves as the first glimpse of a new creative era for the band, with frontman John Cooper confirming additional releases are planned for later this year.

Cooper described returning to Memphis for the sessions: “We went back to Memphis and worked with a producer who knew the band before we’d made our first record. Life has taken some great turns, but it’s also taken some painful turns. Now we’re here, and we still have more of a story to tell. The music kept getting heavier, and I said, ‘We’ve got to go all in.’”

On the lyrical theme of the single, Cooper explained: “I don’t think I’m the only one who’s noticing the volatility of the world and how social media is a cesspool where people are constantly yelling at each other. It’s not helping anyone’s mental health. In this landscape, it’s easy to feel like nothing matters. ‘Scream’ is about wanting your life to matter when the world feels chaotic and overwhelming.”

The single’s debut coincides with the announcement of the “Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour,” celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the landmark 2006 record. Cooper said: “When we released our 2006 album Comatose, we all had a feeling that we were making something special. What we didn’t know is that the album would change the trajectory of the band’s career. It defined our sound, our message, and propelled the band into a much bigger level of notoriety. But most importantly, it resonated with all kinds of people from all walks of life. At every show, someone tells me that this record helped them through the darkest times of their life. That is why we wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Comatose by doing something we have never done — commemorating the album by dedicating a large portion of the show to these songs that are so meaningful to the band and so many others. Some of them we have played a thousand times. Others we have never played. We are excited to perform them alongside our catalog on this once-in-a-lifetime tour.”

“Scream” received its live debut on May 14 at Arena 8888 in Sofia, Bulgaria, during Skillet’s European headline run, which sold out across 23 cities and drew more than 90,000 total attendees — the band’s largest international audiences to date. The release also arrives on the heels of a major streaming milestone: their six-times-platinum anthem “Monster” has crossed four billion global streams, earning a place in Spotify’s Billions Club as the only song by a Christian artist to reach one billion streams on the platform.

At the end of 2025, Skillet released its first-ever Christmas recording, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” which reached No. 1 on five Billboard charts. With more than 23 million albums sold worldwide, more than 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, 12 RIAA-certified singles and four certified albums, the band has earned two Grammy Award nominations, a Billboard Music Award, and three Top 5 debuts on the Billboard 200.

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On July 17, Fantastic Negrito will release his live album Alive! Having won three previous Grammys, this record feels likely to earn him his fourth. It’s a nearly perfect live album, the best record I’ve reviewed this year for Blues Rock Review.

The music is incredible: feeling like a marriage of James Brown’s funk and Led Zeppelin’s metal. The album was recorded from live performances in Italy, the US, Switzerland, and the UK. The music is by turns heavy metal, funky grooves, jazzy progressive rock, gospel, and soulful blues. The lyrical themes range from dire warnings about the state of the world to sad heartbreaking laments, to juvenile rhyming jokes. The scale of the music never feels anything less than epic, whether the song is slow and mournful or fast and growling. It’s eclectic, energetic, and it rips.

The band is made up of Fantastic Negrito himself on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Bryan Simmons on keys and backing vocals, Clark Sims on lead guitar and backing vocals, Lily Stern on bass and backing vocals, and James Small on drums. Every player shines bright here, especially on “In the Pines,” where nearly everyone gets a moment.

At 15 tracks, the record is longer than many recent releases in the blues rock genre, but at no point does it overextend its welcome. Formally, only one track (track 11, “Eat Less Sugar”) is designated as an interlude, but the sixth track “In the Pines” (over ten minutes of mostly instrumental riffing that veers wildly from jazz to old school country to prog rock to gospel) and the fourteenth track “The Duffler,” which feels like a very short (less than two minutes) Zeppelin song. Every single song is unique, distinct, and perfect. As the kids say, no skips.

If I had to pick favorites, I adored “Living With Strangers” for its big bold metal chords, scat-style vocal riffing, and sultry grudge-holding blues, to say nothing of the Black Sabbath rendition about two-thirds into the track. “I Hope Somebody’s Loving You” is also an all-timer, a big soul ballad that feels nothing like the rest of the record, more Chi-Lites than the Funk/Metal vibe the rest of the album cultivates. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the closing track “Please Computer,” a real barn burner of a song that builds intensity throughout to an explosive conclusion.

Alive! Perfectly shows off exactly the creativity, talent, and spirit that made Fantastic Negrito a multi-Grammy winner. A definite top record of 2026 to date, an absolute can’t miss album that will thrill any blues rocker.

The Review: 10/10

Can’t Miss Tracks

– Honest Man
– Bullshit Anthem
– I Hope Somebody’s Loving You
– Living With Strangers

The Big Hit

– Living With Strangers

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