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When you’re pumping gas, do yourself a favor and don’t look at those numbers ticking up. Look at your phone or take a trip to the vending machine or something. You don’t need to experience the panicy despair that inevitably arises when you watch your expenses adding up, cent by cent, especially now. If you…

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🔥 Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands? 🔥
And who will dominate next month as Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio?
Last month’s winners, TRIVAN  , crushed the competition with a staggering  6,396,074 VOTES , claiming the title of Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio! You can check them out HERE !
This is the weekly championship edition of the Band Of The Month – Battle Of The Bands that we host every month on MDR!
How does it work?
Every Monday, we launch a new poll featuring bands that submit music each week on metaldevastationradio.com. Voting runs until Friday at 9PM EST .
Each Friday night , at the start of The Zach Moonshine Show , I’ll be spinning the Top Six weekly winners , and announcing the #1 band of the week live on air — getting thousands of listens on Mixcloud !
At the end of the month , all weekly votes are added up, and the band with the highest total votes becomes our Band of the Month !
Winning Band of the Month gets:
A featured post on our Facebook page, reaching thousands of fans
A front-page spotlight on metaldevastationradio.com , which pulls in hundreds of thousands of views every month
A free PR email blast from Metal Devastation PR, hitting 40,000+ contacts including labels, zines, stations, and more
Airplay every hour during general rotation
Tons of social media shares and exposure across our network
If you want the world to know who your band is, this is the easiest way to make it happen!
💥 Want in on the next battle?
Comment below with your band name and we’ll add you to next week’s poll — or email me at zach@metaldevastationradio.com with “Battle Submission” in the subject line.
Bands can compete as many times as they want , and if you enter multiple weeks in the same month, your votes combine toward the Band of the Month title!
👇 Click on the bands below to vote as many times as you like, or add your own! Poll closes Friday, June 12th at 9PM EST!




Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands?? 06/01/26 – 06/12/26

Somewhat surprisingly, Ariana Grande began teasing a new album this spring. Over the past several years Grande has been busy as a Hollywood actress, endlessly promoting her two Wicked movies and filming the upcoming Meet The Parents sequel Focker In Law. She’s got some shows this summer — they’re kicking off this weekend, in fact — but the tour is named for her previous album 2024’s Eternal Sunshine, and she made a point of telling fans that she wouldn’t have new music out before the tour. It looks like those remarks were either premature or a lie.

The post Ariana Grande Haunts Justin Long In Her “Hate That I Made You Love Me” Video appeared first on Stereogum.

“We were brothers. And when he passed away it had such a profound impact on me”

YES, who is Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen, are set to release their 24th studio album ‘Aurora’ \ on June 12th, 2026 via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. In this new podcast, singer Jon Davison returns to talk about the new album and the current state of the band.

Check out the podcast on these services:
Apple • Spotify • Amazon • PodBean • YouTube

‘Aurora’ will be available as a Limited Deluxe 180g Light Green 2LP+2CD+Blu-ray Artbook & Poster, as well as a Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook, both featuring the stunning artwork of Roger Dean and Freya Dean, as well as a bonus disc of instrumentals, and a blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & 24bit stereo mixes (by Curtis Schwartz). The album is also available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP + LP-booklet, Special Edition CD Digipak & as Digital Album.

Pre-order now here: https://yes-band.lnk.to/Aurora

The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Aurora 07:27
2. Turnaround Situation 05:50
3. Love Lies Dreaming 06:24
4. Countermovement 13:48
5. Ariadne 06:18
6. All Hands on Deck 03:04
7. Outside the Box 04:20
8. Emotional Intelligence 03:30
9. Jambustin’ (Bonus Track) 04:24
10. Watching the River Roll (Bonus Track) 04:42

When Yes first began sketching out ideas for what would become ‘Aurora’, the process was loose and exploratory. There was no preconceived concept at the start, just a collection of musical fragments that gradually began to find one another and take form. Among these early sketches was a piece titled “Aurora,” and it quickly became clear that the name carried certain gravity. It suggested light, emergence, and a sense of vastness, qualities that resonated deeply with the band. Jon Davison remembers how “the title immediately resonated with Steve Howe and sparked visual inspiration for artist Roger Dean, setting a conceptual tone that would guide the project.”

Work on ‘Aurora’ began almost as soon as the ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ tour ended in 2024. The idea of a new album surfaced quickly and with the label’s encouragement, the band had the time to develop material organically. Rather than gathering in a single studio for months, they embraced a modern workflow; ideas were born in home studios, shaped independently, and then woven together through constant collaboration. Downes and Howe often acted as the central creative axis, with Howe, as producer, serving as the point through which all ideas eventually flowed.

Across ‘Aurora’, each track carries its own character. Some echo the classic Yes approach, others push into new territory, but together they form a cohesive whole that honours the band’s heritage while embracing forward motion. With their 24th studio album, Yes demonstrate not just longevity, but a sustained curiosity, a desire to keep exploring, keep refining and keep discovering their capacity to create.

The post Jon Davison Inteview – Aurora appeared first on The Prog Report.

Posted on June 1st 2026, 4:00p.m.

Swedish hard rock powerhouse S.O.R.M unleashes its brand-new stand-alone single, ‘Raise Hell‘ – an explosive, riff-driven anthem released in celebration of the band’s upcoming debut appearance at Sweden Rock Festival this June. Packed with thunderous guitars, massive hooks and the raw energy the Swedish trio is known for, ‘Raise Hell‘ perfectly captures the adrenaline and […]

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Next month, the great avant-pop adventurer Kelela will release the new album new avatar, her follow-up to 2023’s Raven. The new LP features contributions from people like PinkPantheress, Fousheé, and A. K. Paul, and we’ve already heard the early singles “idea 1” and “linknb.” Today, Kelela announces a tour and shares another new track. As…

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Employed To Serve have shared their first new music since the release of 2025 album ‘Fallen Star’, and it is an absolute piledriver.

Titled ‘Dead Reckoning’, it is everything that modern heavy music should embody and exhibit. A riff that feels akin to the most brutal of deathcore, matched with the sort of grandiose and hedonistically gritty breakdowns, it pummels you from beginning to end in some style. But the most impressive part is just how brilliantly melodic it still feels. It’s that sort of control of your own chaos that sets the band apart again and again, especially when it concerns output as furious and unrelenting as this.

Guitarist Sammy Urwin had this to say about it:

“When the track was being written, it was one of those situations where it exploded into existence, rather than having been carefully crafted“.

Whilst vocalist Justine Jones had this to add:

“Dead Reckoning definitely taps more into our darker side and serves as a conduit to blow off steam. We hope the listeners get the same release from the track that we do.”

It’s fucking beast, basically,

The band recently released a video for their ‘Fallen Star’ track ‘Now They Kingdom Come’, which looks a lot like this:

The post Employed To Serve Share Punishing New Track ‘Dead Reckoning’ appeared first on Rock Sound.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TRIVAN CROWNED BAND OF THE MONTH AFTER RECORD-SHATTERING 6,396,074 VOTE VICTORY
Croatia — Rising metal force TRIVAN have officially been crowned Battle of the Bands Champions and Band of the Month after amassing an incredible 6,396,074 votes, securing one of the most dominant victories in the competition’s history.
Founded in 2018 by guitarist Vanja Šantak and bassist Ivan Bertović, TRIVAN quickly established themselves as an ambitious force within the Croatian metal scene. Like many bands around the world, their momentum was temporarily halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the group emerged from the disruption stronger, more focused, and determined to push forward.
Following the pandemic, Vanja recruited vocalist Tomislav Žiljak and drummer Robert Vlašić from Darkendome, helping shape the band’s modern identity and expanding their sonic capabilities. In 2025, rhythm guitarist Marin Buljan joined the lineup, further strengthening the band’s sound with additional layers of melody, power, and aggression.
The overwhelming support shown during the Battle of the Bands competition reflects not only the band’s growing fanbase but also the emotional connection listeners have formed with their music.
That connection is perhaps most evident in TRIVAN’s latest single, “Abyss of Crawling Shadows,” released on April 24, 2026. While the song unleashes a barrage of crushing riffs, dark atmospheres, and haunting imagery, its origins are deeply personal.
The track was written by Vanja following the loss of his beloved Cane Corso, Amon, who had been his loyal companion for nearly thirteen years. Drawing from the grief and silence that follows such a profound loss, the song explores themes of sorrow, despair, resilience, and ultimately triumph over darkness.
What begins as a descent into emotional devastation transforms into a declaration of survival. Through vivid lyrical imagery and relentless musical intensity, “Abyss of Crawling Shadows” confronts grief head-on before emerging with a powerful message of perseverance. The song’s closing declaration, “I rise unbound, defiant in abyss,” serves as a personal promise and testament to enduring loss without surrendering to it.
Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered at Studio Wormwood, the single showcases the band’s continued artistic growth and commitment to creating music that is both emotionally resonant and sonically devastating. The production was handled by Dave Kaminsky, with mastering completed by Ryan Williams.
With more than six million votes behind them, TRIVAN’s victory represents far more than a contest win. It marks a significant milestone in the band’s evolution and demonstrates the tremendous support they have earned from metal fans around the world.
As TRIVAN continue to build momentum and reach new audiences, their record-setting Battle of the Bands triumph stands as clear evidence that this is a band whose journey is only beginning.
TRIVAN is:
Vanja Šantak – Guitar
Tomislav Žiljak – Vocals
Ivan Bertović – Bass
Robert Vlašić – Drums
Marin Buljan – Rhythm Guitar

Abyss Of Crawling Shadows by Trivan