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You may have already seen Amy Lee tease it on socials but I’m stoked to let you know that GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Evanescence returns with their new song Who Will You Follow. This highly anticipated single was co-written and produced by Zakk Cervini (Bad Omens, YUNGBLD, Bring Me The Horizon, Spiritbox) and Jordan Fish […]

(This is DGR’s review of the swan-song release by Die Like Gentlemen from Portland, Oregon. The eye-catching cover artwork is a painting circa 1910 called “The Drinker” by German artist Erich Plontke.) Many, many moons ago, in an era before space and time, when the world was just an idea in the eyes of the […]

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After nearly five years since their last LP, doomed heavy metallers Khemmis triumphantly remerge with Khemmis, and Decibel has our own exclusive edition on Red and Black Marble colored vinyl limited to just 200 copies courtesy of the folks at Nuclear Blast Records.

This single LP gatefold features a gorgeous 12-page booklet, delivering a worthy package for Khemmis’ fifth full-length record. A grand spiritual celebration of heavy metal, Khemmis continues Decibel’s long love affair with the incomparable rocky-mountain riff brigade.

But unlike our appreciation for the band Khemmis, our 200 copies of record Khemmis won’t last for long, so pre-order yours now!

Khemmis track list:

1     Invocation of the Dreamer
2     Corpsebloom Garden
3     Grief’s Reverie
4     Beneath the Scythe
5     Gilded Chambers
6     Tomb of Roses
7     Carrion King
8     Benediction Tones

NOTE: THIS IS A PREORDER. ITEM IS DUE TO BE RELEASED ON OR AROUND JUNE 12, 2026.  ALL ITEMS ORDERED TOGETHER WILL BE CHARGED AT THE TIME OF THE ORDER AND WILL SHIP TOGETHER WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN STOCK.

 

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Swedish progressive metal masterminds EVERGREY share another single off their new album, Architects Of A New Weave, out June 5 via Napalm Records. Full of regret, “The World Is On Fire” stages personal emotions as global pain, the apology reverberating, resonating. Enormous, cinematic melodies pull the listener upward, driven by riffs with genuine weight and bite, while vocals dripping with raw, unflinching truth give voice to a deep, aching sense of longing.

That longing finds its most intimate expression in the dead of night — when you pull your loved one close, just to feel them breathe — and are confronted with a devastating realization: the promise of a safe tomorrow is a lie you can no longer keep. “The World Is On Fire” comes with an official music video and also marks the official introduction of guitarist Stephen Platt (Scar Symmetry), who had already been touring with EVERGREY as a live guitarist in 2025. He now officially joins as a full-time band member.

EVERGREY about the new guitar player:
“We played a lot of shows with Stephen Platt already, he’s an incredibly lovely human being on top of being a brilliant guitar player, we couldn’t be happier to have him join us for real!”

Stephen Platt reflects:
“I’m so happy to become the new guitarist of EVERGREY. I’ve been a fan of the band for a long time now and am extremely honored to have been asked by this group of incredible musicians and people. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds!”

Tom S. Englund about the new single “The World Is On Fire”:
“‘The World Is On Fire’ was one of those rare songs that reached inside me and articulated feelings I hadn’t even fully recognized yet. Once again, our timing, just as with the song ‘Save Us’ is both haunting and profound. To me, this isn’t just a lament — it’s an uprising. It’s a defiant stand against the forces that thrive on chaos, fear, and silence. They want us scared, quiet, and compliant. But all we want is to raise free-spirited, free-thinking, and independent children who can help build a better world — for us, for them, and for everyone. The devastating lack of compassion and humanity is at the root of everything we see around us. This song isn’t passive acceptance or mere description of our broken reality. It’s us boldly painting a picture of the world we refuse to accept.”

EVERGREY’s new full-length, Architects Of A New Weave, will be released just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, for two shows on their Run For Your Lives World Tour. This is the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed: a plunge into thinning air, burning worlds, and lingering guilt—only to break free with fierce momentum. The album refuses to wallow. It ascends—fast, heavy, and cinematic. But it refuses to hide in the dark. It rises: Quick, fierce, and utterly transformative.

Order here: https://lnk.to/Evergrey-ArchitectsOfANewWeave

1 Welcome To The Pattern
2 The Shadow Self
3 Architects Of The New Weave
4 The World Is On Fire
5 Heaven
6 The Script
7 Leaving The Emptiness
8 Longing
9 A Burning Flame
10 Call Off Your Lions
11 Chains Of Shame
12 The Prophecy

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Final Score by Ro-Thoro is a killer rap treat that keeps things direct and unapologetic. Built on a hard-hitting, no-frills beat, the track delivers a steady, confident flow that never loses focus. There’s a raw, grounded energy throughout, driven by a clear “it is what it is” attitude that adds to its authenticity. No unnecessary embellishments, just sharp delivery and consistent momentum. It’s the kind of track that doesn’t try to impress with excess—it hits, sticks, and leaves its mark through sheer presence and straightforward execution.

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Melrose Avenue have continued to move into uncharted and untethered waters with their new single.

Titled ‘Bad Guy’, it finds the band flexing their metalcore-leaning muscles in some style. Brimming with sporadic synths, rollicking drums and riffs that could chatter rock, it sees the quintet taking the ante up a couple more notches once again. An unpredictable turn that also feels incredibly welcome, it’s as much a release of frustration as a sign that there is nothing Melrose Avenue won’t attempt to master.

Vocalist Vlado Saric had this to say about what the track means to him, explaining, “There’s been this shadow that’s been hanging over me for years, and ‘Bad Guy’ was finally my way of confronting it. It comes from that raw place of betrayal – when someone you trust turns on you and paints you as the villain just to lift themselves up. This song is me owning that narrative and calling it out for what it really is.”

It serves as the follow-up to ‘TASTE’, which found the band in sensual and savage waters. Here it is:

The band will be in Europe over the Summer, including a stop-off at Download Festival.

Here are all of the dates.

JUNE

08 – RUBIGEN Mühle Hunziken
10 – LEIPZIG Naumann’s
11 – HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ  Rock For People Festival
12 – NICKELSDORF Nova Rock Festival
13 – DONINGTON Download Festival
14 – BRIGHTON Chalk
16 – STUTTGART  Kulturquartier
17 – MILAN Legend Club
18 – NATZ Alpen Flair Festival
21 – KRAKÓW Hype Park
23 – STOCKHOLM Kollektivet Live (Broken Summer Pre-Party)
25 – HANNOVER MusikZentrum
26 – YSSELSTEYN Jera On Air Festival
27 – HELSINKI Tuska Festival

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Tori Amos puts on a famously intense live show, and she’s got a deep catalog of songs to play. Next month, Amos will release her new album In Times Of Dragons. On Wednesday night, she started a tour of the UK, where she lives now and where she’s always been hugely popular, with a show at Sheffield City Hall. There, she played “Witness,” a song from her 2005 album The Beekeeper, for the first time in 21 years.

The post Tori Amos Kicks Off 2026 Tour With ’00s Rarity, Live Debut Of New Single appeared first on Stereogum.

Swedish progressive metal masterminds Evergrey have shared another single from their new album, Architects Of A New Weave, out June 5, 2026, via Napalm Records.

Full of regret, “The World Is On Fire” stages personal emotions as global pain, the apology reverberating, resonating. Enormous, cinematic melodies pull the listener upward, driven by riffs with genuine weight and bite, while vocals dripping with raw, unflinching truth give voice to a deep, aching sense of longing. 

That longing finds its most intimate expression in the dead of night – when you pull your loved one close, just to feel them breathe – and are confronted with a devastating realization: the promise of a safe tomorrow is a lie you can no longer keep.

“The World Is On Fire” comes with an official music video and also marks the official introduction of guitarist Stephen Platt (Scar Symmetry), who had already been touring with Evergrey as a live guitarist in 2025. He now officially joins as a full-time band member.

Pre-order the album here.

Evergrey comment: “We played a lot of shows with Stephen Platt already, he’s an incredibly lovely human being on top of being a brilliant guitar player, we couldn’t be happier to have him join us for real!”

Stephen Platt reflects: “I’m so happy to become the new guitarist of Evergrey. I’ve been a fan of the band for a long time now and am extremely honored to have been asked by this group of incredible musicians and people. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds!”

Tom S. Englund about the new single ‘The World Is On Fire’: “‘The World Is On Fire’ was one of those rare songs that reached inside me and articulated feelings I hadn’t even fully recognized yet. Once again, our timing, just as with the song ‘Save Us’ is both haunting and profound. To me, this isn’t just a lament—it’s an uprising. It’s a defiant stand against the forces that thrive on chaos, fear, and silence. They want us scared, quiet, and compliant. But all we want is to raise free-spirited, free-thinking, and independent children who can help build a better world—for us, for them, and for everyone. The devastating lack of compassion and humanity is at the root of everything we see around us. This song isn’t passive acceptance or mere description of our broken reality. It’s us boldly painting a picture of the world we refuse to accept.”

Architects Of A New Weave, will be released just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, for two shows on their Run For Your Lives World Tour. This is the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed: A plunge into thinning air, burning worlds, and lingering guilt—only to break free with fierce momentum. The album refuses to wallow. It ascends—fast, heavy, and cinematic. But it refuses to hide in the dark. It rises: Quick, fierce, and utterly transformative.

Dive into Architects Of A New Weave’s standout tracks like “The World is on Fire”, “Leaving The Emptiness”, “Heaven”, and “The Prophecy”, and the breathtaking title anthem “Architects Of The New Weave”. Their choruses break through like sunlight piercing storm clouds: enormous, cinematic melodies that pull you upward, riffs with genuine weight and bite, and vocals dripping with raw, unflinching truth. In one breath, you’re shouldering buried longing; in the next, you’re weightless, fearless, endless. Scars transform into badges of survival, fractures fuel reinvention. In the second half of the album, fellow Gothenburg icon Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Grand Cadaver, Cemetery Skyline) joins Tom S. Englund in vocal duties for “A Burning Flame”, the voices of the two scene legends intertwined compellingly. Architects Of A New Weave was produced by Tom S. Englund and Vikram Shankar, with a stellar mix by Adam “Nolly” Getgood.

Among other exclusive formats, Architects Of A New Weave comes with a bonus album, containing bonus tracks “Heights” and “One Heart”, as well as an album mix of the previously released standalone single “Oxygen!” (2025). Additionally, it features a demo version of “Longing”, instrumental tracks of “Leaving The Emptiness”, both new songs, as well as a live version of “Falling From The Sun”, the hit single off the previous record, Theories of Emptiness (2024) and continuation of “Ominous” off of A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) (2022).

Architects Of A New Weave is available for pre-order here, and will be available in the following formats:

• 2-LP Gatefold Deluxe Edition (incl. Bonus LP, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder
• Exclusive (strictly limited)
• 2-LP Gatefold White Label Edition (incl. Bonus LP/White Packaging, Hand-Numbered/Signed
• Covercard, Hand-Numbered Certificate, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive
• (strictly limited) – SOLD OUT!
• 2-CD Digipack 24p (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
• 1-CD Jewel Case
• 1-LP Gatefold
• Digital Album Deluxe (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
• Digital Album

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Ever since we started our sister site, rockingfoodie.com, I have wanted to do more rock songs about food. It’s just a natural thing. Even when I’m interviewing the Rockers, I find myself being guided to ask where their favorite restaurants are. It was fun asking Ted Nugent that. Don’t miss that interview. One of the funniest reactions came from Greg T Walker of Blackfoot, who told me he couldn’t find grits in New York. Nope, we have home fries here. Nonetheless, I thought this would be a fun one to do. Songs about sugar, or should I say songs with

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