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Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer Samantha Fish will release Paper Doll Live via Rounder Records on Friday June 12th, her first official live album, capturing the electrifying stage presence that has made her one of the most compelling performers in modern blues and roots music.

A leading guitarist of her generation, Fish is known for her bold musicianship, emotional depth, and fearless song writing. A multi-award-winning festival headliner, she has built her reputation on explosive live performances that blend raw guitar power with deeply expressive vocals. Following the critical success of her Grammy-nominated album Paper Doll, the new live record showcases the intensity and chemistry that define her shows night after night.

“Truly, this is for the fans,” Fish says of making her first official live record. “We’ve had numerous requests over the years. Paper Doll felt so great on stage — it felt like the perfect time to showcase the band and our live show.”

Recorded at the historic Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee, Paper Doll Live captures a band fully locked in and feeding off a packed crowd. The venue’s natural warmth and acoustics created an ideal setting for the recording, elevated even further by the addition of Nashville gospel legends The McCrary Sisters, whose soaring harmonies bring added depth and emotion to the performance.

“Their voices lifted every song,” Fish says. “I love beautiful backing vocals — they pack an emotional punch. I’ve been a fan of them for years, so that was really special for me.”

Fans travelled from across the country to attend the recording, creating an atmosphere of anticipation and celebration inside the theatre.

“Our fans aren’t afraid to travel,” Fish says. “When we announced the show, people got excited. I think that build-up always helps make a better show.”

The result is a performance that feels both ferocious and communal — a moment where the band, the songs, and the audience meet in real time. While the studio album Paper Doll marked a breakthrough in Fish’s artistic confidence, the live setting strips away polish and leaves only instinct.

“There’s a fire that comes across in live performance that doesn’t always translate in studio albums,” Fish says. “The stage lays all of that bare.”

Songs evolve and expand in the live environment. Outros stretch. Studio fade-outs become powerful climaxes. Tracks like “Lose You” build with relentless momentum, while “Sweet Southern Sounds” allows Fish to lean into her hypnotic North Mississippi-inspired guitar phrasing. The title track “Paper Doll” lands as a defiant anthem night after night, igniting crowds with its refusal to conform.

And when the band launches into a blistering cover of MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams,” the room detonates.

For Fish, the difference between studio and stage is elemental. “The studio is where you build and create your sound,” she says. “The stage is where you execute all of that. Having a crowd takes you out of your head and gives you something to play off.”

Emerging from Kansas City’s blues lineage and shaped by influences ranging from Prince and Leonard Cohen to the legends of Mississippi Hill Country blues, Fish has long treated performance as her proving ground. From cold-calling bars as a teenager to headlining international festivals, she has developed a live show that balances catharsis and control, boldness and vulnerability.

With Paper Doll Live, she isn’t reinventing herself — she’s documenting the power of what she and her band do every night. “I just wanted to capture what we do every night,” Fish says. “It wasn’t about chasing something new. It was about capturing the thing that has connected so deeply over the years.”

Paper Doll Live can be pre-order here.

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The man behind Asterise Bartlomiej Mezynski International power metal band Asterise released a new single ‘Fractal’ on April 10th 2026. Fractal is an almost six‑minute track featuring extensive lead guitar work and epic vocals. The song marks the first collaboration with Herbie Langhans (Avantasia) on vocals and Ronny Milianowicz (Shadowquest) on drums. A playthrough video will accompany the release, offering a closer look at the performance behind the […]

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Pretty much a weekend tour.

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Progressive Metal trio, Voidchaser, have released Interstellar I, the band’s second full-length album! “Excellent sense of timing, synergy and balance, as well as outstanding musicianship. It’s a progressive metal album that both deep enthusiasts and newcomers alike will enjoy.” (8.5/10) – Dead Rhetoric “Above all, Voidchaser showcase a keen sense of songcraft.“ – Consequence “Voidchaser stands in a […]

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Their new EP will be out through Periphery’s 3DOT Recordings in May.

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Germany’s Evil Warriors are here to set the soul of the world ablaze with their new self-titled album. Evil Warriors boasts a clear and powerful sound, but also displays a underlying sense of foreboding that still renders it wild and unpredictable. According to the band, the album is a product of many years of work in their rehearsal space — and uses live recordings as the basis, meaning they took the raw performances in their lair and layered everything on top. This gives the record spontaneous feel that can sometimes get lost in the maze of click-tracks and studio trickery.

The album’s five tracks recall elements of bands like Kampfar, Watain, Antaeus, and 1349, while still presenting the band as its own singular entity — as Evil Warriors show a mastery of weaving different moods and tempos together to make for a very compelling experience.

What follows therefore is a scorching blend of black metal sounds, which Decibel is very happy to present in full streaming glory. Evil Warriors will be officially released on April 13 via Into Endless Chaos.

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Evanescence have announced the details of their new full-length album, serving as the follow-up to 2021’s ‘The Bitter Truth’.

The album is set to be titled ‘Sanctuary’ will be released on June 05.

Vocalist Amy Lee had this to say about the making of the record, stating, “This album is over three years in the making, and finally listening back to it all at once, about to release it to the world, I am so damn proud of every second of it. It’s overwhelming. Working on it has been my outlet for so much that feels wrong and out of control, and a place to ignite hope through the power of music and connection… good thing we have the tour all lined up, or I wouldn’t know what to do with myself now! I’ve been completely obsessed. I’m dying for the fans to hear this.”

The artwork looks like this:

Whilst the tracklisting is like this:

1. Beautiful Lie
2. Tell Me When You’ve Had Enough
3. Who Will You Follow
4. Rapture
5. Afterlife
6. Sanctuary
7. How Do I Heal
8. About Us
9. Calm Down
10. Self Destruct
11. Forever Without You
12. Wide Open Heart

As you will see, the record is set to feature the band’s megahit ‘Afterlife’, but it’s not the only piece of the album you can hear right now.

‘Who Will You Follow’ is also available right now, and was co-written and produced by none other than Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish.

The result is an atmospherically crushing new track that embodies the unrivalled etherealism and haunting energy that have come to define the band over the last two decades, whilst also feeling thoroughly fresh and ferociously modern.

The band will be hitting the road in June on a world tour where they will be joined by Spiritbox in the US and Poppy in the UK and Europe. Nova Twins will also be opening in the US and Europe, and K.Flay will open in the UK.

Here are all the dates:

JUNE

11 – WEST PALM BEACH iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
12 – TAMPA MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
14 – ALPHARETTA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
15 – NASHVILLE Bridgestone Arena
17 – RALEIGH Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
18 – CHARLOTTE PNC Music Pavilion
20 – CAMDEN Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
21 – MANSFIELD Xfinity Center
23 – SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 – WANTAUGH Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
26 – HOLMDEL PNC Bank Arts Center
27 – BRISTOW Jiffy Lube Live
29 – TORONTO RBC Amphitheatre
20 – MONTREAL Centre Bell

JULY

08 – TINLEY PARK Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
09 NOBLESVILLE Ruoff Music Center
11 – NORTH LITTLE ROCK Simmons Bank Arena
12 – KANSAS CITY MORTON Amphitheater
14 – ALBUQUERQUE Isleta Amphitheater
15 – PHOENIX Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
17 – CHULA VISTA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
20 – MOUNTAIN VIEW Shoreline Amphitheatre
22 – RIDGEFIELD Cascades Amphitheater
23 – AUBURN White River Amphitheatre
25 – SALT LAKE CITY Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
28 – ST. LOUIS Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
30 – CUYAHOGA Blossom Music Center

AUGUST

01 – CINCINATTI Riverbend Music Center
02 – CLARKSTON Pine Knob Music Theatre

SEPTEMBER

08 – LEEDS First Direct Arena
10 – MANCHESTER Co-op Live
11 – BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena Birmingham
13 – LONDON The O2
16. BRUSSELS Forest National
17 – PARIS Accor Arena
19 – FRANKFURT Congress Center Messe Frankfurt – Festhalle Frankfurt
20 – DORTMUND Westfalenhallen Dortmund
22 – AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome
23 – HAMBURG Barclays Arena
25 – BERLIN Velodrom
26 – MUNICH Olympiahalle
28 – BOLOGNA Unipol Arena
29 – ZURICH Hallenstadion Zurich

OCTOBER

01 – BARCELONA Palau Olimpic Badalona
02 – MADRID Palacio Vistalegre
04 – LISBON MEO Arena
26 – MORRISON Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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