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METALCORE VETERANS ESCAPE THE FATE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM THE LAST GOODBYE DUE OCTOBER 2 VIA BIG NOISE For nearly two decades, Escape the Fate have turned heartbreak, chaos, and outright destruction into arena-sized anthems, bridging the visceral fury of metalcore with the swagger and spectacle of hard rock. Now, the metalcore veterans are entering a new chapter with the announcement of their forthcoming album, The Last Goodbye, due October 2 via Big Noise. Alongside the album announcement, the band is unleashing “Paranoia,” a blistering new single that captures Escape the Fate at their most ferocious and unapologetic, pairing their signature intensity with a renewed sense of urgency. The track follows the release of “Idle Potential” and “Déjà Vu,” and gives fans another taste of what’s to come from the new album, signaling a record that finds the band embracing everything that has made them a force in heavy music while pushing their sound into its next evolution. Ahead of the new record, Escape The Fate vocalist Craig Mabbitt adds “Paranoia is a deep dive into what’s become a consistent state of mind of mine, putting those feelings into song helps to suppress.”

The Last Goodbye Tracklisting: 01. Last Goodbye 02. Comatose 03. Coffin Kingdom 04. Paranoia 05. Idle Potential 06. Déjà Vu 07. Devil In Wait 08. Money Power Fame 09. Hurt 10. Medicine 11. Other Side 12. Bedroom Wall 13. Remedy Of Numbness With a new label and a new batch of music, Escape The Fate are embracing evolution without losing sight of what made them one of modern rock’s most enduring forces. For nearly two decades, the Las Vegas-bred band have transformed heartbreak, chaos, rebellion, and outright destruction into arena-sized anthems, carving out a singular space between metalcore’s visceral fury and hard rock’s swagger and spectacle. Now, with their sights set firmly on the future, Escape The Fate are entering their next era with the same intensity that has fueled them since day one. That evolution began with “H8 MY SELF,” the band’s first release with BIG NOISE, the label run by longtime collaborator and producer John Feldmann. The track marked a new chapter for ESCAPE THE FATE, followed by “LOW” on March 31, 2023, and “Cheers To Goodbye,” featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills. Each release offered another glimpse at a band willing to push beyond its established boundaries while retaining the massive hooks, combustible guitars, and emotional urgency that have become their calling cards. Rather than simply looking back at nearly two decades of chaos, the new album looks inward. Its songs draw from the band’s own experiences, struggles, relationships, and perspectives, offering fans a more intimate window into the people behind the distortion and detonating choruses. It’s Escape The Fate without the armor, still loud, still dangerous, but more revealing than ever. The band’s relentless touring history has only reinforced that reputation. Catch Escape The Fate performing at various festivals including Vans Warped Tour Mexico City, Louder Than Life and Aftershock this fall. For all upcoming Escape The Fate tour dates, visit: https://www.escapethefate.com

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“It’s been a bit like a family reunion,” Ben Swanson said onstage at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Saturday night. “The good kind, not the kind where your weird uncle says mildly inappropriate things all night.” 

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Hold My Own, Si Dios Quiere and Augment will open.

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Better Noise Music have released Bad Wolves‘ new cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”. The cover was originally planned to feature Parton herself, though she was unable to record her contribution before her death last week following a brief battle with cancer.
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He will be devoting his focus to Apocælypse.

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DOKKEN, SLAUGHTER, AND WARRANT, ALL LIVE, ALL THE HITS, ALL ON REMASTERED 180G COLORED VINYL WITH LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED BUNDLES

DEKO ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE TRIFECTA OF ’80s HARD ROCK LIVE

 

 

Three legendary bands. Three unforgettable live albums. One epic collection. Deko Entertainment proudly presents The Trifecta of ’80s Hard Rock Live, featuring classic live performances from Dokken, Slaughter, and Warrant, all newly remastered and available on stunning 180g colored vinyl. Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, Dokken became one of hard rock’s defining acts with Billboard Hot 100 hits including “Alone Again,” “In My Dreams,” and “Burning Like a Flame.” The band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and remains one of the most influential names in melodic hard rock. Slaughter, formed in Las Vegas in 1988, exploded onto the scene with their platinum debut Stick It To Ya. The album produced three Billboard Hot 100 singles, including “Fly To The Angels” (#19), “Up All Night” (#27), and “Spend My Life” (#39), helping establish the band as one of the era’s premier hard rock acts. Formed in Hollywood, California, in 1984, Warrant achieved worldwide success with more than 10 million albums sold. Their double-platinum debut Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich featured the smash hit “Heaven,” which climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while subsequent releases cemented the band’s place in rock history. First up is Dokken’s Live From The Sun, available as a double LP housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket on blue vinyl, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Reb Beach. Recorded on November 4, 1999, at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim, California during the Erase The Slate tour, the album captures the band delivering classics including “Alone Again,” “In My Dreams,” and more. As guitarist Reb Beach recalls: “That was a great time in my life and I had so much fun on that tour. I was a big Dokken fan and I was so thrilled to play those classic songs every night. Luckily, I had a good show. There is a super long solo in the song ‘Too High To Fly’ that was totally improvised every night, and I just lucked out that it was a good one, haha! That album rocks, for sure!” Next is Slaughter’s Eternal Live, featuring performances recorded during late-1997 shows in Mexico City and Las Vegas. Available for the first time ever on vinyl, this LP comes packaged in a beautiful gatefold jacket on orange vinyl, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum. One of the most significant aspects of Eternal Live is that it serves as a tribute to original guitarist Tim Kelly, who tragically lost his life in an automobile accident in 1998. These recordings capture some of Kelly’s final performances with the band and feature fan favorites including “Fly To The Angels” and “Up All Night.” Rounding out the collection is Warrant’s Live 86-97, making its vinyl debut as a double LP, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon. Recorded at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on November 22, 1996, during the tour supporting Belly To Belly, the album delivers electrifying performances of hits including “Heaven,” “Cherry Pie,” “Down Boys,” and more. Original guitarist Erik Turner comments: “Warrant Live 86-97 captures the energy, attitude and good times that we are known for. These recordings are a snapshot of Warrant doing what we’ve always loved most, playing live. Crank it up!” All three titles have been newly remastered for vinyl and pressed on audiophile-quality 180g colored vinyl, giving fans the opportunity to experience these classic live performances with enhanced sound and collectible packaging. Dokken – Live From The Sun, Slaughter – Eternal Live, and Warrant – Live 86-97 are available now for pre-order from Deko Entertainment: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/specials   DOKKEN – LIVE FROM THE SUN SIDE A Erase The Slate Kiss Of Death The Hunter Into The Fire SIDE B Maddest Hatter Too High To Fly SIDE C Breaking The Chains Alone Again It’s Not Love SIDE D Tooth And Nail In My Dreams SLAUGHTER – ETERNAL LIVE SIDE A Rock The World Get Used To It Shout It Out Mad About You Spend My Life Fly To The Angels SIDE B Real Love Dance For Me Searchin’ Wildlife Move To The Music Up All Night WARRANT – LIVE 86-97 SIDE A Intro D.R.F.S.R. Down Boys Uncle Tom’s Cabin A.Y.M. Family Picnic SIDE B Machine Gun Heaven Sometimes She Cries I Saw Red SIDE C Hole In My Wall Feels Good Indian Giver SIDE D 32 Pennies Vertigo Cherry Pie About Deko Entertainment Deko Entertainment is a leading music and media company dedicated to delivering exceptional releases across rock, metal, progressive, pop, and specialty markets. Through innovative packaging, artist partnerships, and fan-focused experiences, Deko continues to bring legendary recordings and exciting new music to audiences around the world. For more information, visit www.dekoentertainment.com

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The run continues through September with Megadeth and Anthrax

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Total Wife’s original tracks already sound like remixes of themselves. The Nashville duo makes a kind of glitched-out shoegaze that pulls in all kinds of experimental electronic touches, and their album come back down was one of our favorites of last year. So it makes perfect sense that Total Wife are jumping on the remix-record train, with a new EP of come back down reworkings set to drop this fall.

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Parton’s manager confirmed she had approved the track and planned to contribute vocals

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– August 31st, 2026 –

“How To Cast A Shadow” Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records

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Watch/stream NORTH SEA ECHOES’ “Good Enough” HERE

NORTH SEA ECHOES, the project featuring progressive metal pioneers, singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, of Fates Warning, today unveils a video for “Good Enough.” The sentimental track appears on the band’s latest studio album, How To Cast A Shadow, out now on Metal Blade Records.

Comments Alder, “‘Good Enough’ was one of the first songs written for How To Cast A Shadow. It’s a simple yet beautiful song, and it quickly became one of my favorite songs that Jim and I had written together. While we never intended for it to be released as a single or video we decided that while we were together for a photo shoot we would also shoot a video for this. I think that we both agreed that this song was just too nice not to be shared with others.“

Watch NORTH SEA ECHOES‘ “Good Enough” video HERE.

Watch NORTH SEA ECHOES‘ previously released video for “Enjoy The View” HERE and “I’ll Leave A Light On” video HERE.

On NORTH SEA ECHOES‘ 2024-released Really Good Terrible Things full-length, Alder and Matheos garnered rave reviews for songs that possessed, “liberating sonic space and emotional vulnerability… from somnambulant electro-fog to gritty, overdriven disquiet, to the quietly devastating (Blabbermouth).” With How To Cast A Shadow, the band’s identity is further expanded upon and explored.

“This record is a bit heavier,” asserts Matheos, “with several more songs featuring real drums, played by Dennis Leeflang. It wasn’t necessarily intentional or planned, just the way things shaped up and how they emerged this time.“

From the radio-ready rock of “All That Comes After” and the intimate, escalating “A Time Of Innocence And Purpose” to the powerful, timeless ballad “Villains Or Saints,” How To Cast A Shadow cohesively crosses genres and challenges aural preconceptions.

Writes Metal Hammer, “Evoking the feeling of Geoff Tate returning to his prime and Queensrÿche reconnecting with their greatest strengths, How To Cast A Shadow is nothing short of a catchy, anthemic, and captivating masterpiece that explores the full spectrum of timeless progressive rock… a sheer delight.” New Noise Magazine agrees, “Atmospheric, melancholic, ambient… this is the way NORTH SEA ECHOES navigates through while composing their music. Their sound takes one to a gloomy voyage that deals with the feeling of yearning and nostalgia. Yet, the music is so captivating that you keep playing it on and on.”

The Prog Report notes, “In the wide variety of progressive bands that are out there, this album capitalizes on the simplicity and honesty of music in one of its most organic forms: pure, raw emotion… How To Cast A Shadow is proof that you don’t need overly complex songs for you to feel the music. There’s a shade of melancholy that permeates the album and provides glue that holds the songs together. When it comes to feeling music, the question of ‘how’ doesn’t factor as much as ‘why.’ Explore the ‘why.’” Adds Maximum Volume Music, “How To Cast A Shadow does not abandon the sound of the debut; it expands it. The darkness remains, but this time there are louder drums, heavier guitars and even greater emotional weight. It turns out those shadows still contain plenty of really good things.”

The duo’s shared and separate histories help to forge a fresh creative opus. Alder has been the vocalist and main co-writer for prog metal heroes Fates Warning for 37 years, recording ten albums between 1988 (No Exit) and 2020 (Long Day Good Night). Rounding out his discography are seven albums with Redemption, two solo records, and the band A-Z, which debuted in 2022.

Revered guitarist and producer Matheos is a cofounder of Fates Warning, the lineup debuting with 1984′s Night On Bröcken on Metal Blade. In addition to thirteen albums with Fates Warning, Matheos launched several solo albums, four LPs alongside former Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore under the name OSI, and Kings Of Mercia, which launched in 2022.

How To Cast A Shadow is out now on CD and digital formats. Preview/purchase the record at: metalblade.com/northseaechoes

How to Cast a Shadow Track Listing:
01. A Time of Innocence and Purpose
02. Enjoy the View
03. Good Enough
04. I’ll Leave a Light On
05. All Fall Away
06. Revenge
07. Villains or Saints
08. What Is and What Was
09. All That Comes After
10. How to Cast a Shadow

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