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The final advance single from their impending album “New Day Symptoms”.

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It’s only been, what, a week and a half since Bad Bunny played his very entertaining Super Bowl Halftime Show? It feels like that happened way longer ago. Congressional Republicans are performatively mad enough to launch an investigation into that performance, but it hasn’t stopped Bad Bunny, already one of the world’s most popular artists, from racking up more career wins. This week, for instance, Benito landed his first-ever solo #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and he has also been cast in his first-ever feature film lead role.

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There’s something poetic about the chord THE BOOKSHOP BAND – one of the smallest Scottish ensembles, a duo performing mainly in the spaces their name refers to and at literary events – struck with Pete Townshend whose own outfit, THE … Continue reading →

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Alt-country singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio released her debut album Whiplash back in 2023, and we named it one of the best country albums of that year. She’s announced its follow-up Face The Feeling, which she’s also previewing this week with the proper lead single “Pilar, NM.” Face The Feeling sees Riccio adopt a more indie-rock influenced sound, as…

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Is Alex Van Halen Releasing Previously Unheard Van Halen Music?

Yes — but not in raw demo form. Alex Van Halen says unreleased recordings are being carefully reconstructed into a fully realized album.

TL;DR:

Alex Van Halen confirms album in progress
Project developed with Steve Lukather
Music sourced from unfinished Van Halen sessions
Focus remains on quality, not archival release

Alex Van Halen Opens The Vault — Carefully

For years, Van Halen fans have asked the same question:

What about the unreleased music?

Now, Alex Van Halen has provided the clearest answer yet.

Speaking in a new interview, the legendary drummer confirmed he is actively working on a new album built around previously unreleased, unfinished Van Halen recordings, alongside longtime friend and Toto guitarist Steve Lukather.

But Alex made one thing unmistakably clear:

This will not be an “embryonic” demo dump.

“It Has To Be Of The Quality We Expect”

Alex explained that he and Eddie Van Halen created a substantial amount of material that never saw release.

However, he refuses to issue those recordings in incomplete form.

“It wouldn’t make any sense.”

Instead, the goal is to deliver music that reflects:

The band’s original standards
The sonic level where they left off
A fully realized listening experience

This is reconstruction, not excavation.

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Steve Lukather’s Crucial Role

Alex describes Lukather as the project’s “connective tissue.”

Not just a guest.
Not just a collaborator.

But the musician capable of translating Alex’s musical ideas into finished form.

Alex praised Lukather’s ability to:

• Instantly grasp arrangements
• Shape structure and flow
• Build transitions and dynamics
• Provide the “glue”

“He can facilitate things that would’ve taken me ten times as long.”

The Recordings: Not Demos, But A Lost Album

Perhaps the most jaw-dropping revelation:

These tracks were intended for the next Van Halen studio album.

Alex confirmed:

Drums already recorded
Guitar already recorded
Bass already recorded

What was missing?

A vocalist
Final refinements and cohesion

“The drums, the guitar and the bass are already in there.”

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Presence On Bass

Alex revealed that most of the bass tracks feature Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie’s son and former Van Halen bassist.

This firmly anchors the material within the band’s final creative era.

“Unfinished” Was Only The Beginning

Alex referenced the emotional response to “Unfinished,” the final piece of music he and Eddie wrote together.

Despite lacking vocals and remaining incomplete by design, fan reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

“The feedback was incredible.”

The title itself carried meaning, inspired by Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony — a nod to their father’s musical influence.

Why Paul Rodgers Didn’t Happen

Alex shared that Paul Rodgers was among the band’s top choices for vocals.

But Rodgers ultimately declined, acknowledging he could no longer commit.

Alex’s response was candid:

Respectful
Disappointed
Understanding

Better an honest no than a compromised yes.

The Search For The Right Voice

Now comes perhaps the most intriguing chapter.

Alex and Lukather are actively seeking a vocalist.

But Alex isn’t chasing trend relevance or chart positioning.

His criteria:

Shared musical lineage
Similar generational experience
Emotional depth
Wisdom over mere technical ability

“I’m 72. We gotta find somebody in that age group.”

Knowledge Vs Wisdom

Alex framed the distinction with humor:

“Knowledge is knowing a cucumber is a vegetable. Wisdom is knowing where to put it.”

Behind the joke lies a serious artistic philosophy.

Could Robert Plant Have Been An Option?

When Robert Plant’s name surfaced, Alex was full of admiration.

“Brilliant.”

But also pragmatic.

“If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be.”

Nothing etched in stone.

Addressing Lukather’s Earlier Clarification

In 2025, Lukather publicly stated he would not play guitar on Van Halen songs, emphasizing his role as a facilitator, co-producer, and structural contributor.

“I will NOT EVER play a guitar note on a VH song.”

The distinction remains important:

Respect for Eddie’s irreplaceable style
Support without imitation
Completion without intrusion

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How Much Material Exists In The Vault?

Alex previously hinted there could be enough unreleased ideas for:

Three
Four
Possibly more records

But he continues to stress patience and precision.

“You wanna do it right.”

A Legacy Still Casting A Long Shadow

Eddie Van Halen’s impact remains immeasurable.

One of rock’s most revolutionary guitarists
Ranked among the greatest ever
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee

His passing in 2020 left not just a void — but unfinished creative chapters.

Why This Project Feels Different

This isn’t:

A tribute album
A remix package
A label-driven archival release

This is Alex Van Halen pursuing closure, continuity, and artistic integrity.

Loaded Radio Perspective

The most striking element of Alex Van Halen’s revelation isn’t the existence of unreleased Van Halen music.

It’s his refusal to treat it like nostalgia merchandise.

No shortcuts
No demo cash-ins
No diluted legacy

Only completion worthy of the Van Halen name.

If this record reaches fruition, it won’t be framed as “lost tapes.”

It’ll be heard as the album that almost was.

FAQ

Is A New Van Halen Album Confirmed?

Alex Van Halen confirms an album built from unfinished recordings is in progress.

Is Steve Lukather Playing Guitar On The Record?

Lukather previously stated he will not perform guitar parts but is assisting structurally and creatively.

Who Played Bass On The Original Recordings?

Most bass tracks feature Wolfgang Van Halen.

Is A Vocalist Confirmed?

No — the search is ongoing.

Will The Music Be Released As Demos?

No. Alex insists on full-quality completion.

About Alex Van Halen

Alex Van Halen is the co-founder and drummer of Van Halen, one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Known for his powerful, groove-driven playing and unmistakable swing, Alex helped shape the band’s sonic identity across decades of multi-platinum success.

About Van Halen

Formed in 1972, Van Halen revolutionized hard rock through Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking guitar work, arena-sized songwriting, and a catalog of era-defining albums. The band was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deep 6 Release “2022” and Charge Into a Massive 2026

Houston, Texas melodic metal powerhouse Deep 6 continue to build serious momentum with their single “2022,” out now on all major streaming platforms.
Blending soaring melodies, crushing riffs, and a seamless mix of screams and clean vocals, Deep 6 deliver modern metal with heart and muscle. The track captures struggle, growth, and resilience, wrapping it all in tight musicianship and undeniable hooks. It is aggressive when it needs to be and melodic where it counts.
Following the success of previous singles Reflections and Lights Off which paid tribute to their late friend Christopher Moody, “2022” stands as another defining chapter in the band’s evolution.


“This song represents growth through chaos. Everything we faced made us stronger, and you can hear that in this track.”


An Incredible 2025

Deep 6 had a breakout year in 2025, sharing stages with national acts including Attila , Psychostick , Polkadot Cadaver , and Crossbreed . Each show sharpened their live presence and expanded their growing fanbase.
And they are not slowing down.
West Coast Tour – March 2026

Deep 6 will hit the road for their West Coast Tour this March 2026, bringing their high energy live show to new cities and new crowds. More details are available now on the band’s official tour page.
Lineup

Krystal – Lead Vocals / Guitar
Tyler – Guitar
Riley – Bass / Backing Vocals
Matt – Drums
“2022” is streaming everywhere now.
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Deep 6 proved in 2025 they can hang with the heavy hitters. 2026 looks even bigger. Keep your eyes on them. They are just getting warmed up.
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They’ll be making their way overseas in July.

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Country Sides the new release by The Band of Heathens marks their 20th anniversary as a band. The band was basically formed from a local collaboration that grew organically the old school viral way, by word of mouth. (There was no TikTok viral push available back then.) Over the last 20 years, The Band of […]

Sylosis has been quietly plugging along in the background for years, a band that, in my anecdotal experience, many have heard of, but few listen to. When I go to shout about the greatness of albums like Monolith or Dormant Heart from the highest peaks, it seems to fall on deaf ears. No more, I say! Lead vocalist and guitarist Josh Middleton has led the band since Edge of the Earth. As the last remaining original member, he became the de facto songwriter and soul of a group that has seen many members over the years and near dissolution during Middleton’s time with Architects. After returning to Sylosis full-time, the band is on their third release in this latest era, The New Flesh. Marking the second album since Middleton purposefully set a new direction with A Sign of Things to Come. While the title references David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, is The New Flesh transformative for the band or a refinement?

Dormant Heart was the closing chapter on a trio of unfuckwithable albums that deftly melded viscous thrash, modern core sensibilities, and instrumental tangents with guitar heroics rivaling the best bands out there. Post 2020 put the band on a new path, and The New Flesh offers a continuation and evolution of their previous record. For a band with so many past members, their latest shows zero signs of flagging. Clearly, Middleton’s direction has been a north star for the band, and nothing on The New Flesh will surprise longtime fans.

Sylosis’s obsession with riffs remains intact, and The New Flesh is chock-full of them like every record before it. Middleton’s vocals are as powerful as ever, and his range remains impressive. The band seems almost always to avoid the worst parts of metalcore clean singing, and there is so much pathos in his delivery that you can hear the venom dripping from every word. “All Glory, No Valour” is a drumming tour de force for Ali Richardson, whose feats keep up with Middleton and Conor Marshall’s barreling riffs. It isn’t all roses, though, and Ben Thomas’s low end gets lost in the overly clean modern metal production. While there is enough there to give the riffs proper weight, the bass only occasionally shines and is rarely present without straining your ears.

The New Flesh’s creative focus only occasionally falters, and any song that has one or two individual weak spots has twice as many head-banging turn-arounds. The slightly uninspired chorus of “Erased” is quickly forgotten amid the song’s infectious groove, chest-thumping ethos, and refrain of “Here’s your parting gift,” before it drops into delirious riffing and devastating pick-scraping. Album closer “Seeds In The River” features a bit of tired metaphor, but also has some of the best riffs on the record, and more than enough to keep listeners coming back. The only real blemish on The New Flesh is a tale as old as time, a misplaced ballad. While Sylosis has never shied from clean singing or big melodic swings, “Everywhere At Once” may be the band’s first true “ballad,” and it shows. It lacks the atmosphere of similar songs on past albums like Dormant Heart’s “Quiescent” or the soaring riffs and bombasticity of “Abandon” on Cycle of Suffering. It is entirely skippable, with generic musings about missing family when touring that feel trite compared to Sylosis’ usual lyrical targets and vitriolic delivery.

Outside of those few stumbles, The New Flesh is nearly spotless. “Circle Of Swords” feels like a makeup track after dropping a ballad on the listener, giving some much-needed headbanging whiplash. “Beneath The Surface” kicks things off in wild fashion, “Lacerations” is a stadium melter, and “Spared From The Guillotine” is one of Sylosis’ most unhinged tracks in the last decade. Sans ballad, The New Flesh, is ten tracks of furious, solid, and infectious metal that feel essential in an era lacking in just good old-fashioned headbangers. The band finds a spot where the speed and technical sensibility of thrash meld with the belligerent energy of core and the hooky riffs of groove metal. For modern metal fans, Sylosis deserves a spot at the forefront. Where older acts like Lamb of God seem to have basically lost the creative energy that originally drove them, The New Flesh is here to offer up a no frills heavy metal record that leaves all pretense at the door after kicking it down. Sylosis has more than earned its seat among the modern metal greats, and The New Flesh only further cements that legacy.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VULNIFICUS Unleash Debut Full-Length INCLINATION and Announce GUTTING NORTH AMERICA TOUR
Out Now on Comatose Music
VULNIFICUS have officially unleashed their long-awaited debut full-length, INCLINATION , and it is already ripping through the brutal death metal underground like a bone saw with no anesthesia. After four years of EPs, lineup shifts, relentless touring, and sharpening their attack, the band has arrived with a record that is calculated, violent, and unapologetically focused.
INCLINATION is a vicious concept album that drags listeners into the mind and downfall of a corrupt medical provider who infiltrates the system through malpractice, blackmails colleagues into silence, overmedicates patients to feed his own opioid addiction, and ultimately faces execution for his crimes. Each track captures a different stage of that descent, creating a suffocating, high-tension experience built on precision riffing, punishing rhythms, and surgical brutality.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Scot Moriarty at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, New Jersey, with additional vocal tracking by E. Browne at Superlative Sound in Pittsburgh, the album delivers a level of clarity and impact that elevates VULNIFICUS to a new tier. This is not just a debut. It is a statement.
Since forming in 2021, the band has embraced the raw foundation of classic brutal death metal while injecting modern force and discipline. Early releases INNOMINATION and INVOCATION earned international attention, including a sold-out Indonesian tape release, a U.S. tour with Cordyceps, and festival appearances such as Gulfcoast Deathfest . With a locked-in lineup featuring Eston on vocals, Jamison Parker and Evan Daniele on guitars, Mike Jones on bass, and Jason McLean on drums, VULNIFICUS are now firing with absolute intent.
For fans of: Suffocation , Immolation , Deeds of Flesh
Label: Comatose Music
Album: INCLINATION — Out Now Everywhere
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GUTTING NORTH AMERICA TOUR

This spring, VULNIFICUS take their assault to the East Coast and Canada on the GUTTING NORTH AMERICA TOUR alongside Putridity and To Violently Vomit . A calculated run of devastation with no filler and no mercy.
Tour Dates:
May 10 – Chicago, IL – Reggies Music Joint*
May 11 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary Detroit*
May 12 – Cleveland, OH – The Foundry Concert Club*
May 13 – Toronto, ON – The Cave*
May 14 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar*
May 15 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch*
May 16 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz+ (New Jersey Deathfest)
May 17 – Providence, RI – Alchemy+
May 18 – New York, NY – Lucky 13+
May 19 – Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall+
May 20 – Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall+
May 21 to 23 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage# (Maryland Deathfest)

* To Violently Vomit & VULNIFICUS only
+ To Violently Vomit, Putridity & VULNIFICUS
# To Violently Vomit & Putridity only
The band shares their thoughts on GUTTING NORTH AMERICA:
“Touring with Putridity and To Violently Vomit is something that means a lot to us. These are bands we’ve respected for years and artists who helped shape our appreciation for brutal death metal and pushed the genre to the extremes we admire. Sharing the stage alongside the best in the genre isn’t just a milestone for us, it’s a statement. It feels surreal but it’s a reminder of how far VULNIFICUS has come and of the work that’s brought us here.
Taking our music to Canada and the East Coast for the first time is another goal we hoped to achieve. New cities, new faces and new rooms to explore. We don’t take any of it for granted.
We hope this run is the first of many through these territories and we’re looking forward to meeting everyone who comes out to be part of it. We’re coming with everything we have to offer and we hope this is only the beginning. We’ll see you in May.”
On performing at New Jersey Deathfest:
“I played the first installment of this festival and have attended many since, so being invited as part of the lineup for the 10th edition feels full circle. I’ve watched it evolve and solidify its place in the scene. To stand on the other side of it as a featured band is something I don’t take lightly.
Dingbatz is a venue I’ve spent a lot of time in over the years. I know the stage, the sound and the energy in that place. Returning there in this capacity carries a different weight, and it’s something I’ll cherish. This moment is very meaningful for VULNIFICUS and we’re looking forward to delivering a performance worthy of the occasion. Moments like these are a reminder of the path behind us and the work that we have to do going forward.”
If you have been sleeping, now is the time to wake up. INCLINATION is out everywhere and VULNIFICUS are taking it on the road with zero hesitation.
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