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German medieval folk rockers Schandmaul are ready to release their new studio album, Sternensegler, on September 11th 2026 via Napalm Records. Additional details can be checked out below.
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This summer, Alexandra Drewchin unleashes the new Eartheater album Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message. So far we’ve heard “Nova” and “Paradise Rains,” and now the experimental electronic star is back with the celestial single “Crown Jewel.”

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Time & Tide: The Songs Of Big Big Train by Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering will be published on September 11, 2026.

Following the publication by Kingmaker of a number of critically acclaimed books including Mario Giammetti’s authoritative two volume history of Genesis and biography of Tony Banks, Joe Banks’ peerless biography of Van der Graaf Generator leader Peter Hammill and candid autobiographies by Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson) and Mark Kelly (Marillion), Time & Tide is the definitive exploration of Big Big Train’s songs.

Through exclusive interviews with past and present band members, rare archival material and illuminating musical analysis, authors Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering uncover the origins and meaning behind each of the band’s songs — from tales of steam locomotives, lost rivers and ancient landscapes to reflections on love, identity, mortality and belonging.

Time & Tide also opens the door to the band’s creative process: songwriting, arrangements, production techniques and the collaborative spirit that shaped albums including The Underfall Yard, English Electric, Folklore and Woodcut. Alongside the music lies the moving story of the band’s evolution through triumph, loss and reinvention.

At almost 550 pages, and illustrated with around 200 images, including several commissioned artworks and many photographs which have been previously unpublished, Time & Tide has been written for devoted fans, musicians and newcomers alike. The book serves as both a celebration of artistic ambition and an intimate portrait of a band whose music continues to delight fans of progressive rock.

Gregory Spawton, co-founder of Big Big Train and co-owner of Kingmaker Publishing, comments:

“Andrew Wild and Doug Helvering have done an extraordinary job exploring every corner of the Big Big Train musical catalogue. Andrew undertook an enormous amount of research to write about well over 200 Big Big Train songs, while Doug’s musicological analyses of more than 40 of our songs are extremely insightful, including to the writers of those songs! We’re very grateful to Andrew and Doug for writing this book with such care and attention to detail. I’m also delighted that one of my BBT co-founders Andy Poole co-edited the book alongside Professor Geoff Parks.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Andrew Wild is the author of over 25 books, the majority of which focus on rock and pop music. He has previously written the official biographies of progressive rock artists Twelfth Night, Galahad and Geoff Mann. Following two books about the 1980s progressive rock music revival (A Mirror Of Dreams and A Playground Of Broken Hearts), Time & Tide – The Songs Of Big Big Train is Andrew’s third book published by Kingmaker. Alongside his writing, Andrew maintains the official archive of Big Big Train.

Dr R. Douglas Helvering is an active composer, arranger, conductor and educator. In 2021, he created The Daily Doug, which has grown into a prominent web series that celebrates the art of music and its creators, leading discussions of rock, prog and jazz with the same vigour and respect as the classical masters of old. Dr Helvering has served as Adjunct Associate Professor at the prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

Time & Tide: The Songs Of Big Big Train is available for pre-order here:
https://burningshed.com/store/kingmaker
https://thebandwagonusa.com/collections/kingmaker-publishing

All Burning Shed pre-orders received by 24 August will be signed by Andrew Wild.
All Band Wagon USA pre-orders received by 24 August will be signed by Doug Helvering.

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Twin Tribes and Windhand have landed the opening duties.

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Actual fact: Italy doesn’t have any true deserts. They have some sand dunes and dry badlands in the south, but whatever “arcane desert rituals” stoner doom trio King Potenaz are performing on their latest full length, Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2, are merely symbolic. But, hey these dudes—Giuseppe Guarini (vocals/guitars), Francesco Pensato (bass), Piero Schiavone (drums/synths)—do a damn fine job invoking the desert rock vibe of Kyuss and that Southern California Palm Desert scene on their sprawling new psychedelic four-tracker we’re streaming here. Things really get scorching on second cut, “Lord of the Rust,” but it’s a dry heat.

Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2 was recorded at Stefano Manca’s Sudest Studio and mixed and mastered by Marc Urselli. It’s set for release digitally via Magic Mountain Records on June 12. Place your preorder here.

This is what the band had to say about its latest release:

“Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2 is finally here. One year after the first chapter began its journey across the desert wastes, the circle is complete. This record represents the final step in a vision that has grown with us through every riff, every ritual, and every mile travelled. The gates are open once more. Join us for one last voyage to the furthest reaches of the cosmos and beyond.”

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The Scoop: Here’s what you need to know to have a smooth Fan Ver Presale ⤵️ ⏰ Mark your calendars. Fan Ver Presale begins on Sunday, June 14 at 10:00 … Continue reading Organizers Line Out New York Comic Con 2026 Fan Ver Presale Details →

Before their new record The Nocturnes Of Iswylm officially comes out this Friday, Stormkeep now stream a Michael Ragen-directed video for the latest new single “The Black Dragons Of Iswylm”.
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That first leg launches in July with Hatebreed headlining.

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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down were laid to rest in 2021, and from the ashes THAO has risen. The following year the singer-songwriter released the song “Ambition” and covered Björk, and now she’s finally back with “Fossils,” her first new single in six years and her return to Kill Rock Stars.

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Marta Cikojevic of TOPS released her solo debut album as Marci in 2022. She dropped a couple singles the following year, and in 2025 she guested on a track with Sean Nicholas Savage. Now it’s time for LP2.

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