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Parkway Drive have announced their new album, HOME – Live At The Sydney Opera House, set for release on December 4 via Parkway Records/Civilians. The band have given us the first taste of the highly anticipated release with the stunning rendition of Prey. The soundtrack to their landmark film PARKWAY DRIVE: HOME (Mushroom Studios), premiering […]

With the recent announcement of their first album in thirteen years, VII, still in the minds of their fans, flamenco metal favourites Breed 77 are offering up a taste of the album in the shape of their new single Wish You Well. The first taste of new Breed 77 for some time, Wish You Well […]

Jimmy Eat World have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of Bleed American all year. On Monday, they revealed one more unique element of the festivities: special edition library cards.

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The Warning have received a very special nod at the upcoming Latin GRAMMYs with a very special song from their latest album ‘Everything ‘s Falling’.

The band have revealed that ‘Ego’, their snapshot of celebrity culture presented beautifully in the Spanish language, is up for Best Rock Song. A song must have at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish to be considered.

It is facing off against Viniloversus‘ ‘Destruirse’, Fito Paez‘ ‘Las Fuerzas Armadas Del Amor’, Draco Rosa’s ‘Montserrat’ and Dillom’s Rojo Profundo.

The event will take place next month on November 12.

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‘Ego’ is taken from the band’s freshly released album ‘Everything’s Falling’, and here it is for your listening pleasure, performed live at Pal Norte:

The Warning are set to hit the road early next year for a tour all around the UK, Europe and the US. Here are all the dates:

FEBRUARY 2027

05 – MEXICO CITY Estadio GNP Seguros

MARCH 2027

09 – MADRID Palacio Vistalegre
10 – BARCELONA St Jordi Club
12 – LYON Transbordeur
14 – MILAN Fabrique
15 – VIENNA Gasometer
17 – PRAGUE Krizik Pavilion
18 – MUNICH Zenith
19 – DÜSSELDORF Mitsubishi E.H.
21 – BERLIN Uber Eats Music Hall
23 – PARIS Zenith Paris – La Villette
25 – TILBURG 013 Poppodium
26 -BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique
27 – LUXEMBOURG @ Rockhal
29 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
30 – GLASGOW O2 Academy

APRIL 2027

01 – MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse
02 – LONDON OVO Arena Wembley
17 – LAS VEGAS Pearl Concert Theater – Palms Casino
18 – PHOENIX The Van Buren
20 – SAN FRANCISCO The Warfield
22 – PORTLAND Roseland Theater
23 – SEATTLE Moore Theatre
25 – VANCOUVER Vogue Theatre
28 – DENVER Fillmore Auditorium
30 – SAN ANTONIO Boeing Center at Tech Port

MAY 2027

01 – OKLAHOMA CITY The Criterion
02 – HOUSTON Bayou Music Center
04 – ATLANTA The Eastern
06 – DETROIT The Fillmore
08 – OTTAWA History Ottawa
09 – MONTREAL MTELUS
10 – TORONTO History
15 – PITTSBURGH Citizens Live at the Wylie
18 – BROOKLYN Brooklyn Paramount
23 – BOSTON MGM Music Hall at Fenway

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Posted on October 8th 2026, 1:32pm

Finnish blues-rocker Erja Lyytinen, dubbed the ‘Queen of Slide Guitar,’ certainly knows how to celebrate in true rock and roll style. Her new album, 50th Birthday Live 2026 isn’t just a party marking her milestone. At over two hours long, including 27 songs, it provides the musical backdrop to anyone looking to host a high-energy birthday bash.

The Finnish veteran rocks the offering from start to finish. Blistering guitar solos, especially her renowned slide guitar passages, prove she is a match for her counterparts in a male-dominated genre. From Southern rock to heavy metal to punk, there are a lot of influences here but through it all she is able to maintain her signature sound.

This assessment is backed by international accolades including being awarded “Best Guitarist” at the 2017 European Blues Awards. Lyytinen was the first Finnish artist to be nominated for the “BB King International Artist of the Year” at the Maple Blues Awards in Canada in 2022.

Drop the needle almost anywhere and you’ll be met with a wall of brazen rock and roll. But there are some tender moments too, like her offering of “Lullaby,” containing melodic slide work, and ballad, “Empty Hours.”

The release is actually a two-volume set that also includes Smell the Roses Live 2025. The Birthday album includes 15 tracks and an intro, while the Roses contribution includes 11 more.

The studio version of Smell the Roses, released in March 2025, was ranked #6 on the UK’s Independent Blues Broadcasters in April.

The album is set to be released on October 9 but a single, “One Thing I Won’t Change,” is available on YouTube. It features Sami Yaffa best known as a punk, glam-rock bassist with icons Joan Jett, Hanoi Rocks, and the New York Dolls. Here, he contributes bass guitar and backing vocals.

Besides Lyytinen on guitar and vocals and guest Yaffa on bass, the band includes Jesse Lehto on drums. Harri Taittonen plays Hammond and Heikki Saarenkunnas is on bass, with both providing additional backing vocals.

And Swedish banjo punk/blues group Baskery are featured on the song, “Torn.” The song reminds North American fans that forays by Blues Rock Review into Northern Europe often uncover musical gems like this one and others, like Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Dom Martin from Ireland and John Lindberg of Sweden.

The Live album was recorded at the House of Culture, known as “Kultsa” in Helsinki, Finland back in March. Production of the collection is very good but it also maintains the blemishes of a live show, complete with guitar feedback as well as audience participation.

The album is a great collection for all of her fans. It offers some deep cuts and avoids hits like “It Hurts Me Too,” and “Heartstrings.” Effortlessly switching between her native Finnish and English, Lyytinen serves up plenty to offer new as well as existing fans, especially on this side of the Atlantic.

The Review 8/10

Can’t Miss Tracks

– Ball and Chain
– Hard as Stone
– The Ring
– Torn
– Smell The Roses
– One Thing I Won’t Change

The Big Hit

– One Thing I Won’t Change

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Multi-platinum rock band Alien Ant Farm have released their new single and official music video, Gaslighter, via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band’s new album and arrives as Alien Ant Farm prepare to take their latest music to audiences around the world, with upcoming tour dates including an appearance at […]

Album Review: Gloryhammer – Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath

Reviewed by Matthew Caldwell

Hoots! Grab your hammers and don your armour, as Gloryhammer return with their fifth album, and Angus Mcfife V and co. embark on yet another intergalactic space quest. Christopher Bowes, keyboard player and mastermind behind the band, is a busy man. Somehow,he manages to juggle Gloryhammer, Alestorm, and the lesser-known extreme wizard metal band Wizardthrone. But that doesn’t compromise the quality on display here.

It would be remiss to discuss Gloryhammer’s current incarnation without briefly acknowledging the upheaval surrounding Thomas Winkler’s departure in 2021 and the subsequent arrival of Sozos Michael as Angus Mcfife. Whatever your feelings about the circumstances of that change, Michael has now had several years to establish himself within the band. Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath! provides another opportunity to judge the current lineup on its own musical merits, especially as this is a sequel to the 2015 album, Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards, which featured Wrinkler as the vocalist.

As you’d expect, this power metal epic opens with grand orchestration, reminiscent of the Star Wars saga, which gives way to ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’, setting the scene for the madness to come. We get our first appearance of Kor-Virliath, the Elder God of the 18th Hell Dimension. It is worth pointing out that you don’t need to be clued up on this space saga to enjoy the power metal, and Gloryhammer play the genre very well. ‘On a Quest for Aberdeen’ is excellent and contains a gloriously catchy chorus – “lost in the valley of the unicorns” is especially hard to shift from the mind.

Gloryhammer did very well with the difficult task of replacing their singer. Sozos Michael is on top form, and he had big shoes to fill. ‘Silver Talon’ is not only a rip-roaring thrasher with sweep-picking and keyboards everywhere but really shows off Michael’s ability. ‘Starfighters of Leuchars’ and ‘Warriors of Auchtermuchty’ did require a quick Google search to discover that both are, in fact, small towns in Fife, Scotland. The latter is a beautiful word to scream at the top of your lungs, and they may be the first band in history to name-drop that town.

‘Pax Galactica’ is a mighty symphonic singalong anthem, which also contains some interesting lore regarding the storyline, which shall remain unspoiled here. ‘Demonic Devotion’ is very reminiscent of fan-favourite ‘Universe on Fire’. Containing electronic elements and some trance-style drumming, this is sure to be played on their upcoming tour.

How does one close an album of such epic proportions? Easy. Write an equally epic song of almost 13 minutes, include orchestration, narration, character conversations, death growls, and everything in between. Oh, and call it something ridiculous – ‘The Celestial Warhost of the Dundonian Empire Marches to Space Against the Dark Sorcerer: Final Assault on Battlemoon X-22’.

Gloryhammer deliver the goods on their fifth album. It is a worthy addition to a strong discography. Fans know what to expect; first-time listeners may be perplexed at the bizarre storyline. But this can be enjoyed by all, whether invested in their weird and wonderful space opera or not. The Kingdom of Fife appears to be in safe hands. For now. Who knows what Zargothrax will have in store in the future. Or the past…

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Darkest Hour are premiering the second single, “Warrior”, off their forthcoming long player Suffer Divine. The latter comes out on October 30th.
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Washington, D.C. metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR release their new single and video, Warrior, today. This is the second single from the band’s forthcoming album, Suffer Divine, out on October 30. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum comments, “This song showcases our melodic death metal tendencies with a bit of a modern twist. It draws you deep into a […]