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The album kicks off with the energetic blues of “I Can’t Abide,” delivering a strong statement of empowerment that contrasts with the slowed-down, rootsy vibe of “Bad Vibes.” As I may have mentioned before, this album explores a diverse range of sounds, shifting from heavy blues to a hazy sixties pop vibe, as heard on the reflective “Circle of Wolves.”Infernow returns the band to its roots with the spark of the blues tracks ‘Rope Bridge’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Nobody’.”

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Gloryhammer have unveiled details in what will be their fifth studio record. Dubbed Space 1993: Wrath Of Kor-Virliath, it will land in stores on October 16, 2026 through Napalm Records. Produced by the band and mixed by Jacob Hansen. Cover art created by Dan Goldsworthy.
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Bridie Monds-Watson is back with a lovely new SOAK song today, “Death Valley Fridge Magnet” finds Monds-Watson in that boygenius-era indie singer-songwriter zone: smooth yet emotionally charged, building up from airy acoustics and plaintive piano to a shimmering, fuzz-drenched finale. “Never, never, never gonna let you forget,” Monds-Watson sings, their vocals like a faint beam of light amidst the music’s intensifying churn.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RISING ALMA ANNOUNCES NEW EP “YOUR OWN STORY” OUT JULY 24, 2026
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https://risingalma.bandcamp.com/album/your-own-story



Melodic hard rock force delivers emotionally charged new chapter following Cracking The Moment
Female-fronted multinational melodic hard rock band Rising Alma is set to release their powerful new EP, Your Own Story , on July 24, 2026.
Blending the emotional depth of alternative rock with the weight and punch of melodic hard rock, Your Own Story delivers a modern, expressive sound built on heavy riffs, soaring vocals, and strong, memorable songwriting. The five-track release shows a band continuing to evolve without losing the emotional core that defines them.
Formed in 2021, Rising Alma has quickly built a distinct identity rooted in balance, strength and vulnerability. Drawing influence from acts such as Shinedown and Flyleaf, the band fuses heavy instrumentation with melodic intensity, creating music that hits both personal and cinematic levels.
Lyrically, Your Own Story explores struggle, transformation, hope, ambition, and resilience. Each track stands on its own, while also contributing to a larger emotional arc that invites listeners into a space where reflection and power collide.
The project follows their previous album Cracking The Moment , marking a clear step forward in both sound and vision. The production stays raw and organic, keeping the emotional weight up front while still delivering impact and energy where it counts.
The band comments on the release:
“ Your Own Story is more than just a collection of songs. It’s an emotional experience shaped by growth, contrast, and real life. Every track brings a different perspective, but together they tell a story about facing what life throws at you and finding strength through it.”
The first single, “Colors Flow All Around Us,” is out now and accompanied by an official music video, giving fans the first full look into this new era of Rising Alma.
With tight arrangements, powerful performances, and a fearless approach to evolution, Rising Alma continues to push forward as a standout voice in modern melodic hard rock.
Your Own Story will be released independently on July 24, 2026.


Release Details:

Artist: Rising Alma
EP Title: Your Own Story
Release Date: July 24, 2026
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / Alternative Rock
Tracks: 5
FFO: Shinedown, Flyleaf


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PainDemic Announce Debut Single “FWF” Ahead of Full-Length Album McGovney’s House Party

Heavy melodic metal outfit PainDemic are set to unleash their debut single “FWF” on January 16th, 2026, marking the first official recording from the project and the opening chapter of their upcoming full-length album McGovney’s House Party , now scheduled for Spring 2027 via No Life Till Metal, with early release activity through Gutted Records on Bandcamp.
PainDemic is built on a foundation of deep American metal history and a fresh surge of new energy. The rhythm section features Gary Monardo (bass) alongside drummer Johnnie Tabares, both widely known for their work on landmark recordings with Hirax including Raging Violence and Hate, Fear and Power . While Tabares is no longer an active member of the band moving forward, his performance remains part of the recorded foundation of this early material.
On vocals, Rob Perkins brings a long and varied history in the underground. In the early 1980s, Perkins performed in Wargod alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan and guitarist Michelle Meldrum before later reuniting with Monardo and Tabares in Cold Blood during the late 1980s demo era.
Leading the next generation of the lineup is guitarist Cheyenne Scott, a rising talent awarded the Cliff Burton Scholarship in 2023, named in honor of the late bassist of Metallica . The award recognized her early passion for “Creeping Death” and her dedication to developing her craft within the spirit of classic heavy metal.
Production for “FWF” and the upcoming album is handled by legendary producer Bill Metoyer, known for his work with Slayer , Flotsam and Jetsam , Anthrax , and many other cornerstone acts of the genre. Recording took place at Travis Dickerson Recording Studio in Chatsworth, California in August 2025, with mixing and mastering completed in December 2025.
Sonically, PainDemic pulls from the roots of classic heavy metal, thrash aggression, and melodic weight, built for listeners who still value grit, songwriting, and raw energy over digital polish.
For fans of Anthrax , Metallica , and Slayer , PainDemic sits right in that lineage where thrash attitude meets heavy metal tradition. Early algorithmic support on Spotify has already linked the project to these cornerstone artists, reinforcing the band’s natural placement in the modern heavy metal ecosystem.
The visual identity remains raw and hand-crafted. Band artwork is created by Fae Kington, while the logo was hand-drawn by Dea Monardo, keeping the aesthetic grounded in traditional metal presentation.
Following the January 16th release of “FWF,” PainDemic will continue a staggered rollout with the self-titled single “PainDemic” arriving March 13th, building momentum toward the full-length album McGovney’s House Party , currently in its final writing stages ahead of a Spring 2027 release.


Band Bio

PainDemic is a collision of legacy and evolution. Formed by musicians with roots in the early American metal underground, the band bridges eras of thrash and heavy metal without chasing trends or digital gloss. With members tied to historically significant recordings and a new generation guitarist pushing the sound forward, PainDemic delivers music built on experience, attitude, and pure volume.


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“We didn’t build this to sound polished or safe. We built it to feel like a live wire. ‘FWF’ is just the first shock through the system.” — PainDemic

PainDemic is just getting started, and if “FWF” is the warning shot, the full EP is going to hit a lot harder.

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Pagan black metal formation Asenblut are unveiling a music video for “Tavernenrausch”, the newest preview tune from their forthcoming long player Urgewalt.
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Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.

A dromos is a passageway to an underground tomb, likely where a funeral procession would walk to deliver a body to its final resting place. That a band calling themselves Dromos plays funeral doom feels like a perfect fit. Formed out of the underground scene in northern London, Dromos contains members from disparate backgrounds, leading to a funeral doom record that sounds a little different from the crop released so far this year. The lineup includes Sami Tuohino of Finland, former guitarist of death metal outfit Mutagenic Host, serving as lead vocalist here. There’s Poland’s Amadeus on guitars, bringing his experience from black/death metal acts like Grave Miasma and Eihort. Guitarist Patrick Schafstein (Brazil) brings further black metal experience and a little sludge, leaving the drummer, just Matt, as the sole Londoner. These four somehow found one another and decided to craft this dark, despairing reflection on death.

Dromos specialize in long-form, slow-burning funeral doom that builds upon simple melodic riffs to evoke gloom and despair. Structurally, Failling Light is similar to Oromet’s The Sinking Isle, containing one 20-minute song and two in the 12-13-minute range. Musically, Dromos plays a more patient style of funeral doom with less dynamic drumming. Matt’s work behind the kit sets a glacial pace, using sparse drumming to foment the feeling of despair, and sometimes he disappears altogether. They borrow heavily from the Bell Witch school, building lengthy passages and using reverb to fill any silences. They also borrow My Dying Bride’s dual clean/growl vocal approach, though stylistically very different, which I’ll touch on later. Dromos continues in the vein of 2026’s funeral doom acts like Lone Wanderer and Ennui while offering something a little different.

While Failing Light hits the usual funeral doom beats, the backgrounds of its musicians offer up some diversity to keep Dromos from being a simple copycat. Atop the list is the vocal approach from Sami. Rather than the muscular death growls of Aaron Stainthorpe, Sami snarls like a fantastical creature—on opener “My Final Tomb,” he sounds remarkably like Gollum. The cleans that follow take on an unusual tone as well, deep and warbly. What this approach takes away in power, it adds in unpredictability and pain. Sami does instill some variety in his approach, however. “Death is Silence” sees his growls more muffled and less unhinged, while the cleans in “Sinking” grow more melodic and even catchy. The guitar as well takes on some different characteristics, with psychedelic touches on “Death is Silence” and midway through “Sinking.” Occasional blasts of feedback interrupt passages of deep reflection and further the sense of unease that Failing Light evokes.

With songs between 12 and 20 minutes, Failing Light does require some patience to fully appreciate. For lovers of the genre, that’s typically not a problem; however, Dromos tests the limits with some overly repetitive elements. While the riff on “My Final Tomb” is a great one, Dromos milk it for too long. They add some distinctive elements like mournful bells and a few variations in the vocals, yet structurally, the foundation spends too much time building on that one riff. “Death is Silence” falls into the same trap, though an extraordinary moment late in the track, with pained cleans and acoustic strums, makes one wish they could have developed that portion of their songwriting some more. Ironically, it’s the 20-minute finale, “Sinking,” that doesn’t feel overlong. While staying true to their patient approach, Dromos inject just enough variety to keep Failing Light engaging throughout.

For their debut, Dromos have crafted a remarkable piece of funeral doom. It won’t supplant your favorites in the genre, but Failing Light stands apart enough to make it a worthwhile addition to your collection. The cover art comes from a painting by Caspar David Friedrich, A Walk at Dusk, and portrays a man reflecting on his mortality in front of a tomb.¹ Failing Light provides the perfect soundtrack for that man’s reflection, thoughtful and somber and at times unnerving. Next time you’re in the mood for contemplating your own tomb, consider taking Dromos along as a companion.

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Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Argonauta Records
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 2026

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California hard rockers Buckcherry have released the official live video for “Blackout,” filmed in July 2025 at the Rock The Mountains festival in Cumberland, Maryland. The clip was shot and edited by Chris Aleshire.

“Blackout” is taken from Buckcherry’s latest album, Roar Like Thunder, released in June 2025 via Round Hill Records in North America, Sony Music in Japan and Earache Records elsewhere. As with 2023’s Vol. 10 and 2021’s Hellbound, the album was recorded at Sienna Studios in Nashville and produced by Marti Frederiksen, whose credits include Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Jonny Lang and Sheryl Crow. All 10 tracks were written by vocalist Josh Todd, guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) and Frederiksen.

Buckcherry has announced the final dates of the Roar Like Thunder tour for 2026. The second leg opens June 26 in West Fargo, North Dakota and runs through July 25 in Pueblo, Colorado, with stops including a July 2 appearance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a July 12 date at the Rockin’ Thunder festival in Edmonton, Alberta, opening for Creed. Additional highlights include nine shows with Black Stone Cherry and Tyler Bryant, an appearance at the Rockin’ The Island festival in Welch, Minnesota supporting Stone Temple Pilots, a stop at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater in Beaver Dam, Kentucky supporting Bret Michaels, the band’s annual slot at the legendary Sturgis Buffalo Chip during Sturgis Bike Week, and an appearance at Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma. The year concludes with eight dates supporting the Scorpions during their Las Vegas, Nevada residency, Sept. 17 through Oct. 3.

Buckcherry’s current lineup features Todd — the only remaining original member — alongside Dacanay (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Rowe (guitar, backing vocals), Kelly LeMieux (bass) and Francis Ruiz (drums). Dacanay joined during the band’s 2005 revival and helped shape the comeback album 15, which produced hits “Crazy Bitch” and “Sorry.”

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Capturing their time in the vortex.

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