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The second track released from their forthcoming album, ‘Ultraviolet Parasite’

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coldrain have shared another track set to appear on their upcoming album ‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’, and pulled in The Used’s Bert McCracken to help them out.

The song is titled ‘Poison’, and it is as catchy a piece of modern rock as you’re ever going to hear. Flickers of drama, soaring melodies and plenty of hearty intent, it’s perfect matched to the way that Bert writes and performs music, so he slots into the fold like its second nature.

The result is a banger, to say the least.

Vocalist Masato had this to say about the collab:

“’Poison’ is a song about love and desire—about how something, or someone, you love can become so addictive that it’s easy to lose yourself in it. Trying to find the right dosage of that love—enough to satisfy you without letting it consume you—feels like one of the most human struggles there is.

“The song also features killer vocals from the one and only Bert McCracken of The Used, one of our all-time favourite singers. His signature voice brings a rawness and emotional intensity to the track that makes ‘Poison’ feel like a timeless emo masterpiece.”

‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’ will be released on September 25 via Century Media Records.

Here is previous offering ‘EX-HUMANITY’:

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The first taste of their new album, ‘The Weight of Things We Cannot Touch’

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Girlschool will release Nothin’ To Lose (Live In Reading 1981) on 25 September, with the title track available now as the first single. The album captures the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal icons at the 1981 Reading Festival, where they became the first female rock band to headline the event. More than four decades later, they remain the only one.

The historic performance almost began in disarray. The band’s hired pink Cadillac, reportedly once owned by actress Jayne Mansfield, arrived at the venue damaged after a collision. A roadie then restrung Kelly Johnson’s guitar with two D strings, while the band’s flashing neon backdrop was sabotaged by another act on the bill.

Kim McAuliffe said Johnson’s ability meant the guitar problem made little difference.

“The thing with Kelly is, she was such a genius and natural player, you could put anything in front of her and she could play it,” McAuliffe said. “She had an instinct. I used to watch her onstage sometimes, and I was quite amazed by her. She was such an incredible presence on stage.

“The roadie could probably have handed her a guitar with four strings and she’d still have been brilliant. I don’t think having two strings the same would have bothered her at all.”

Nothin’ To Lose (Live In Reading 1981) will be the first of five archive Girlschool live albums scheduled for release over the coming months. It will be available on CD, digital formats and red-and-white spatter vinyl.

The set is dominated by material from Hit And Run, opening with C’mon Let’s Go, The Hunter and (I’m Your) Victim. Songs from the debut album Demolition also feature, before the performance closes with Race With The Devil and Yeah Right.

McAuliffe recalled attending Reading Festival as a fan only a few years earlier. “I’d been there a couple of years before, standing on the other side in the mud, with this big plastic bag thing over me and knee deep in mud,” she said. “So happy to be there, grinning away, having the time of my life. Little did I know I’d actually be headlining a couple of years later. It was absolutely nuts.”

The band’s pyrotechnics were reportedly audible seven miles away. Future Flash, the song during which they were fired, did not make the recording.

Girlschool – Nothin’ To Lose (Live In Reading 1981) track listing

1. C’mon Let’s Go
2. The Hunter
3. (I’m Your) Victim
4. Breakdown
5. Nothin’ To Lose
6. Hit ‘N Run
7. Tonight
8. Race With The Devil
9. Yeah Right

The album is available to pre-order on CD and vinyl or pre-save digitally.

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The latest track from their forthcoming album, ‘Empty On The Inside’

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Hannah Wicklund has today released her fourth studio album ‘War On Women; Calling All Good Men‘ (review here). It is available to purchase now on CD, vinyl and digital download via Strawberry Moon Records here. As for the corporate streaming giants, they are receiving one track in track list order on each full moon over […]

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The latest track from their forthcoming album, ‘Nightbloom’

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Dave Grohl, the frontman of the Foo Fighters, tells us how he packs 31 years into 3 hours with something for fans of every generation.

A new movie explores Butthole Surfers’ musical legacy, with layers of loss and regret. “It’s kind of vindicating,” the singer Gibby Haynes said.

Beartooth’s sixth album sees the quintet shifting from raw, chaotic metalcore with deeply personal, troubled lyrics to polished, electronically tinged rock and a newly determined outlook.

Caleb Shomo created Beartooth in 2012, writing, recording and producing all instruments entirely himself. Since then, he’s endured an onslaught of personal storms, weathering mental health issues, successfully overcoming substance abuse, and most recently coming out as a “proud gay man” to his wife and then fans.

In parallel, he’s steered the band to become a metalcore powerhouse known for passionate vocals, huge guitar chugs and massive melodic hooks. These elements remain, but the sound has noticeably evolved from one rooted in pain and darkness to one now bristling with hard-fought hope and self-love.

Longtime fans may struggle with the shine and poppiness this transformation brings. Not only is the sound more approachable but also more heavily produced, thanks in part to Jordan Fish (Architects, Poppy) who collaborated on Free, and Periphery’s Misha Mansoor who helped with the title track.

Sorry is memorably sassy, You and Stadiums neatly combine aggression and dramatic flair, and Bullshit is an energetic blend of old and new Beartooth. However, much like Caleb’s newfound self-assured poise, the electronic playfulness of For Me By Me and the singalong purity of Lose You To Find Me and Made It feel worlds apart from the bleak angst of the 2014 debut album, Disgusting.

But if you can push the nostalgia for misery aside, a catchy, spirited and uplifting reincarnation of Beartooth unveils itself. It’s one that’s faced demons, changed record labels and collaborated with heavy-hitters to deliver a bunch of memorable tracks deserving of repeated radio plays and the warmth of a fresh spotlight.

Pure Ecstasy is out now via Fearless. Beartooth tour the UK in October.