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Foreigner have released a new version of “Feels Like The First Time” as the lead single from In The Eye Of The Storm, the official soundtrack to their upcoming 50th-anniversary concert film. The album is set for release on 07/17 via Sun Records/Virgin Records.

What makes this recording stand out is who’s on it: three generations of Foreigner frontmen sharing the same track. Original vocalist Lou Gramm, twenty-year veteran Kelly Hansen, and current lead singer Luis Maldonado all appear, making it a rare snapshot of the band’s vocal history across five decades. An accompanying video features footage from the forthcoming concert film.

The film itself was captured at Ellis Island and Brooklyn’s DUMBO House, with the Statue of Liberty looming in the background. Produced by Vertigo Live Productions, it’s headed to theaters worldwide in summer 2026 — but it nearly fell apart before a note was played. As the band was ready to take the stage, a storm swept across New York Harbor, bringing torrential rain, thunder, and lightning. They pushed through it anyway, and the result is what the band is calling one of the most charged performances of their career.

Foreigner also announced limited-edition anniversary merchandise to coincide with the single’s release.

On the same day the single dropped, Foreigner‘s new musical, “Feels Like The First Time – The Foreigner Musical,” opened at the Little Theater on Long Island University’s Post campus, where it will run for 11 performances.

The vocalist situation in Foreigner has seen considerable change in recent years. Hansen announced his departure last May during the band’s appearance on the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice,” where he also introduced Luis Maldonado as his replacement. Before joining Foreigner, Maldonado was best known as the guitarist for Train and for his work with Lisa Marie Presley. Hansen had been with the band since 2005, when he replaced founding singer Lou Gramm.

Founding guitarist Mick Jones, the only remaining original member, has been absent from the band’s live shows since 2022. He revealed in February 2024 that he is dealing with Parkinson’s disease, following earlier health issues that included heart surgery in 2012.

Over their career, Foreigner has moved more than 80 million albums worldwide. Their catalog includes “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “Feels Like The First Time,” and the global chart-topper “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

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Los Angeles symphonic metal act Anthea celebrate the release of their highly anticipated third studio album “Beyond The Dawn” with the unveiling of the lyric video for “Wanderer’s Quell”, one of the record’s most intense and emotionally charged tracks. Positioned as the eighth track on the album , “Wanderer’s Quell” represents a darker and more […]

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Today, BLOODSTAIN is releasing their new single “Something Sinister” via Threeman Recordings, the Swedish powerhouse label run by Entombed guitarist Alex Hellid. The single marks the band’s second release of the year and serves as a key building block in the launch strategy leading up to their debut album this fall. With “Something Sinister,” BLOODSTAIN continues to define its musical position. The track is […]

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Cloudsurfers ignite a new era with Daddy Issues, a fierce and electrifying blend of garage punk grit, post-grunge heaviness, and psychedelic flair. The track bursts with raw energy, driven by distorted guitars and a relentless rhythm that keeps tension high throughout. Despite its abrasive edge, a strong melodic core emerges, giving the song a memorable, hook-laden punch. There’s a sense of urgency and chaos, but it’s tightly controlled, showcasing the band’s evolving sound. Daddy Issues captures Cloudsurfers at their most explosive and confident, delivering a bold statement that feels both rebellious and refreshingly sharp, setting the tone for what’s to come next.

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A cult chapter of Italian extreme metal history returns in its most complete form, as F.O.A.D. Records present the definitive archival collection of early material from LORD CRUCIFIER, “Cataclism”, now available as a gatefold 2xLP edition. “Cataclism” – Gatefold 2xLP An 18-track descent into pure psychotic thrash metal—self-described by the band as “psychic metal”—capturing the unhinged vision of these […]

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After more than 40 eventful years of existence, Canada’s progressive sci-fi metal innovators Voïvod return with “Symphonique”, a special live release together with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, coming out on June 5th, 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records. “Symphonique”, which functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcasing Voïvod’s pioneering futuristic metal with the strains of a symphony orchestra, features a […]

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With its new single and lyric video “Ruins Of Babylon”, CROWN THE BEAST channel pure, unfiltered vengeance into a suffocating wall of sound. Drenched in malice and apocalyptic fury, the track, which is out today, summons visions of the dead legions rising to take their revenge upon God and the world from the ruins of fallen Babylon. […]

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Shadowborne has released “High And Low”, first single taken from the debut album “Heaven’s Falling” to be released on June 19 by Scarlet Records. “High And Low” captures the arrival of a powerful outsider crossing the sea with fire at her command. It balances triumph and tension – the promise of liberation against the threat of destruction. The […]

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Narrenwind release a Polish-language cover of the 1993 Darkthrone track Follows the band’s 2025 release of their fifth studio album, “Gorzkie Plony” (“Bitter Harvest”) via Pagan Records Following last year’s album release, “Gorzkie Plony” (“Bitter Harvest”), the Polish blackened heavy metal outfit Narrenwind return with a Polish-language cover of Darkthrone’s “Natassja in Eternal Sleep” from the 1993 album […]

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Today marks the official release of SOTABOSC’s debut full-length album “El Batec dels Maquis”, arriving via Dunk!Records. With this record, the Barcelona-based atmospheric black metal collective presents a powerful and immersive artistic statement, blending historical memory, political intent, and expansive sonic landscapes into a cohesive and deeply evocative work. Listen to “El Batec dels Maquis” here: Founded in […]

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