The Los Angeles, CA based heavy metal outfit Lightning Strikes have released their sophomore album ‘The King Is Victorious’. Due to strong global CD sales, ‘The King Is Victorious’ by Lightning Strikes was released on vinyl on May 23rd, exclusively through eBay. The release isaccompanied by an official lyric video for ‘Voices in My Head‘. […]
Canadian melodic rock band Fatal Vision have released their brand-new studio album, ‘Four Sides to Every Story‘, available worldwide via Escape Music in CD and digital formats. Order ‘Four Sides to Every Story – here Representing a major new chapter in the band’s career, ‘Four Sides to Every Story‘ is Fatal Vision’s fourth studio album and […]
Monolord are a doom metal band from Sweden and this is their sixth album. If you have never encountered Monolord before, then prepare yourself for classic doom metal shenanigans, seasoned with a contemporary delivery. The promo blurb should sort you out as a decent starting point, stating that the 43-minute Neverending is for fans of … Continue reading “Monolord – Neverending (Review)”
IGORRR will return to North American stages this Fall and on a month-long headlining tour! The journey begins on September 18th in Worcester, Massachusetts and runs through October 20th in Toronto, Ontario. Support will be provided by American experimentalists Secret Chiefs 3, led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle) and Osaka-based experimental electronic black metal group VMO (AKA Violent Magic Orchestra).
Comments IGORRR mastermind Gautier Serre, “We’ve been waiting to come back to the US for a long time now. The last tour was so intense that we’ve been extremely impatient for the opportunity to play for the people there again. We’ll see you on the road, very excited for that!”
Tickets are on sale now at igorrr.com. See all confirmed dates below:
IGORRR w/ Secret Chiefs 3, VMO:
9/18/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 9/19/2026 Wally’s – Hampton Beach, NH 9/21/2026 Roxian Theatre Presented By Citizens – McKees Rocks, PA 9/22/2026 The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL 9/23/2026 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN 9/25/2026 Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO 9/27/2026 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID 9/28/2026 Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA 9/29/2026 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC 9/30/2026 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR 10/03/2026 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA 10/04/2026 The Novo – Los Angeles, CA 10/05/2026 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ 10/07/2026 Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX 10/08/2026 The Studio At The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX 10/09/2026 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 10/10/2026 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX 10/12/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 10/13/2026 The Underground – Charlotte, NC 10/14/2026 Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD 10/16/2026 Webster Hall – New York, NY 10/17/2026 Reverb – Reading, PA 10/18/2026 MTELUS – Montréal, QC * No VMO 10/20/2026 The Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
IGORRR will be touring in support of the outfit’s chart topping fifth album, Amen, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records.
French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been operating under the name IGORRR for 20 years now, yet each new record still resounds with a startling freshness and radical vitality. Gautier’s steadfastly unclassifiable and stunning Amen full-length maintains this impact, blindsiding the listener with a new set of exploratory curveballs and continuing to surprise and unnerve even the most attuned enthusiast. The record includes guest appearances by Scott Ian (Anthrax), Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle), and Mike Leon (CKY, ex-Soulfly).
Watch IGORRR‘s previously released videos for “Daemoni,” “Headbutt,” “Blastbeat Falafel,” “ADHD,” and “Limbo”HERE.
Lofi Milk and Issei Igarashi craft a beautifully intimate late-night atmosphere on Woven Moments, a jazz-infused lofi meditation overflowing with warmth, nostalgia, and understated elegance. Gentle trumpet melodies drift effortlessly above soft guitar lines, mellow keys, and relaxed beats, creating a soundscape that feels deeply human and quietly cinematic. The organic interplay between live jazz expression and calming lofi textures gives the track a timeless emotional glow, equally suited for reflection, study sessions, or solitary nighttime walks. Smooth, tender, and richly immersive, Woven Moments captures serenity through simplicity and emotional nuance.
His name might be largely forgotten now, yet at least one song which Jimmy Campbell penned and voiced for THE 23RD TURNOFF, a Liverpool band he used to front – before that they were called THE PANTHERS, and supported THE … Continue reading →
Brisbane rock outfit Sound Affliction have released a powerful new track, Frozen, taken from their Behind The Walls album released via XMusic
The band says of the song; “Frozen is about feeling like your heart is trapped in ice from past trauma. It talks about one moving on with life and trying to find love again, when you are unsure if its a possibility.”
The single has a B Side Remix of the Frozen single taken from the Breaking The Walls (The Remix Album), a 4 Track Remix EP of the singles, Devil In Me, The End, Fly and Frozen also released today via XMusic
Originally released on February 13, 2026, Behind The Walls, shows Sound Afflictions’ tremendous range via six widely diverse singles, the emotionally charged Sober, the riff frenzy of Devil In Me the powerful songwriting of Leave The Light On & Fly the angst filled The End and now the soaring Frozen.
In their own words, Behind The Walls “talks about the immense strain the modern world is putting on people. Somehow we have to push through and make it work and along the way we all have our moments, where our mental health takes a beating, or we struggle with addiction or break up from a loved one. In these moments we all have the power to be strong and fight through them and come out the other side stronger.“
Catch Sound Affliction next at
Sunday, June 14: Nowhere Festival, Loft West End, Brisbane
Saturday, September 12: Rock Beats Depression, Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane
Frontier Touringare thrilled to welcomeThe Script, one of Frontier’s most toured international artists, back toAustraliafor three east coast arena shows inMarch 2027as part of theirMan In The Arena Tour.
“We can’t wait to take our worldwide tour back to Australia again. We have such a long-standing friendship with our fans and Frontier Touring, it feels like home away from home. Get ready for another banging show!”.– Danny O’Donoghue
The Script’sphenomenal and long-lasting success has seen them achieve sixUK #1albums and eight back home inIreland, in the process exceeding14 billionstreams,5 millionalbum sales, and countless internationalPlatinumcertifications led by twoUS Platinumsingles and twoUS Top 10albums. InAustralia, The Script have achieved fiveTop 10 ARIA Albumsand released ninePlatinum pluscertifiedARIAsingles across their extensive career.
TheMan In The Arena Tourmarks theTWELFTHAustralianheadline tour withFrontier Touringand kicks off atBrisbane Entertainment CentreonTuesday 23 Marchthen ontoRod Laver Arena, MelbourneonThursday 25 Marchbefore a final stop atQudos Bank Arena, SydneyonSaturday 27 March.
TheFrontier Memberpresale runs 45.5 hours fromWednesday 27 May (11am local time)before tickets go on sale fromFriday 29 May (9:30am local time).Tickets and tour information via:frontiertouring.com/thescript
Pre-order the new album from theofficial artist storefor your presale access which commencesTuesday 26 May (11am local time)and runs 69.5 hours viathescript.tmstor.es/
The Scriptwill play to an audience of1.3 millionthis UK summer with a run of fifteenUKstadium shows as special guests toTake Thatnext month, followed by five dates as special guest toLuke CombsincludingSlane CastleinIreland.
Today,The Scriptenter a new era by sharing their new single‘Man In The Arena’(listenHERE) – the first taste of their new albumThe User’s Guide To Being Human(out Friday 14 August via BMG Australia, pre orderHERE).
The Scriptcelebrate the album with a hugeUK, Europe, Ireland, AsiaandAustraliaarena tour which starts inOctober 2026– adding to the4.5 milliontickets they have sold across their career.
The skyscraping ambition of‘Man In The Arena’lives up to its title, with a hard-hitting R&B groove suddenly bursting into a classicScriptmega-chorus built for the biggest of stages. A rousingDanny O’Donoghuedelivers a typically charismatic vocal, with lyrics that affirm that the person who dares to put themselves in the spotlight is infinitely braver than anyone who criticises from the sidelines. Its lyrics are taken, in part, from a famous speech by American PresidentTheodore Roosevelt.
“Most people will never fully understand the relationship I have with words and music. It’s how I process everything. I love music, I love words, and I love being Irish. All my life I poured indescribable emotions into song. When I was bullied in school, I never fought back. I’d wait until I got home and I’d try and sing as high and as powerfully as I could, letting the pain feel every note. When my father died, that grief became fuel for the best songs I could write.”– Danny O’Donoghue
The‘Man In The Arena’video reunitesThe Scriptwith directorCharles Mehling, who directed the band’s classic videos for‘Breakeven’and‘For The First Time’.
The User’s Guide To Being Humanfollows2024’sSatellites. It was a record that saw vocalistDanny O’Donoghueattempt to process the grief that followed the tragic passing of his bandmate and friendMark Sheehanin2023. The record was followed by a global arena tour in which every show paid tribute toMark.
After the tour ended,Dannyfound himself energised and inspired. Within a week of finishing, he was writing and recording new material withAndrew Frampton,Steve KipnerandJimbo Barry, who between them had previously contributed to many ofThe Script’shuge hits, including‘Hall of Fame’, ‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’ and ‘Breakeven’.
‘A brilliant moment of pop theatre’ –The Guardian
‘An upbeat, energetic number setting a vigorous mood from the get-go’ –TheMusic
‘Man In The Arena’ opens both the album and this rebooted, reenergised new era for The Script. It’s a declaratory, muscularly tuneful theme song that draws on all the band’s experiences and worldwide successes over the last two decades, and that will be front and centre when the band embark on their headline worldwide arena tour later this year.
Don’t miss the epic return of The Script in March 2027!