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  • Crispy Danger Release New Single “Outta Control”

    Crispy Danger Release New Single "Outta Control"

    Crispy Danger formed in 2025 at the "Back to the Beginning Festival", the 3-piece act is made up of brother/sister duo David Rex (vocals/guitar) and Michelle Maxx (bass), with Frankie Demuru handling the drums. The band just released their debut single, "Outta Control," which was mixed by esteemed audio engineer Chris Lord-Alge (Muse, Celine Dion, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, and more).

    The song starts with a building funky bass line before synth bass backs it up, making a thumping low-end sound. Soon, a classic rock guitar lead is mixed in alongside slamming drum grooves. David Rex's vocals range from soft singing to eccentric screams. In the song's music video, the band is dressed up in retro ballroom outfits, mixing the rock 'n' roll aesthetic with an elegant look.

    Halfway through the track, a soaring guitar solo is introduced, splitting things up and keeping the track interesting. The band's debut single creates a sound that mixes Depeche Mode-esque gothic/disco influences with heavy metal, building a distinct sound and visual through their music video.

    You can stream the band's new single "Outta Control" on all streaming platforms now!

    Crispy Danger Exclusive Interview

    1: How would you describe your music?

    David Rex: We are a heavy rock band, but I’d say the sound is kind of a bit eclectic. A lot of people have described this single as heavy-metal disco. 

    Michelle Maxx: It’s like when they’re playing Rob Zombie in the sex club in The Matrix.

     2: What are the band's biggest influences?

    David Rex: Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Metallica, fuckin’ Aerosmith, a lot of bands, but you’re not really gonna hear any of that on this song.

    Michelle Maxx: We have a wide taste in music, and it all comes together in a crazy melange, and you can’t really tell where it comes from.

    David Rex: This track sounds more like fuckin' Faith no More crossed with New Order or Måneskin crossed with Rage Against the Machine, so go figure!

     

    3: What is the song about/what does it mean to you?

    David Rex: The chorus gets the meaning of the track across: Unstable times – they breed unstable minds. Unstable minds – they breed unstable times.

    We live in a crazy world that seems to feed itself in a crazy-ass loop. A lot of people are getting advice from AI chatbots that are trained on insane Tweets written during COVID lockdowns. What the fuck could possibly go wrong with that?

    The verses are like vignettes into unstable people trying not to go out of control. Some of ‘em keep it together, some don’t make it.

     

    4: How did the band form/when?

    Michelle Maxx: We went to “Back to the Beginning” the last Black Sabbath / Ozzy show. The festival was amazing, we snuck backstage, and we were hanging with all of these legends. The atmosphere was magical. We realised then, and there we had to do this!

     

    5: What is the story behind your band name, or how did you come up with it?

    Michelle Maxx: We were watching the movie Pacific Rim, and Dave misread the back of the leather jacket. He’s like, is that fuckin Jeager really called Crispy Danger? And I yelled, “That’s a perfect name for a band!”

     

    6: What does the band enjoy doing outside of music?

    David Rex: LSD

    Michelle Maxx: DMT

    David Rex: Any psychedelic with three letters.

    Michelle Maxx: But not MDMA – too many letters and it hurts my jaw.

     David Rex: Also, if you know where to get some Ludes, send them our way, man.

     

    7: What is one band/artist you hope to collaborate/perform with in the future?

    David Rex: The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Michelle Maxx: James Brown, and I want to fuck Janis Joplin!

    David Rex: Right, and I wanna fuck James Dean!

    Michelle Maxx: Can we tag-team James dean?

    David Rex: But seriously, I want to sing with Lizzy Hale! I think she’s about the best metal singer performing right now. Amazing voice, great feel, phenomenal technique!

     

    8: What's next for the band?

    David Rex: Open-air penguin festival in central Antarctica! No humans, just penguins! Tickets are 2 fish for entry, 5 fish for meet and greet.

    Michell Maxx: There are no penguins in central Antarctica; they are coastal birds!

    David Rex: I think that they’ll bother making the trip for a good show!

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    Thanks for reading!

  • MAKE: Everything Is Noise Premieres “The Judge” Single/Video From Durham, North Carolina Sludge/Noise Metal Group; Fourth LP, Exegesis At The End Of Time, Nears June 12th On Accident Prone Records

    photos by Kevin Clark “The unfiltered anger here is very much palpable, and very much appreciated.” – Everything Is Noise “The Judge” is the new video from Durham-based MAKE, now playing exclusively at Everything Is […]

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  • Shearwater Announce New Album The New World: Hear Two Tracks

    We haven’t heard from Shearwater since their 2022 album The Great Awakening, but that changes today. The Austin indie rock band is announcing its followup, The New World, and two singles are out now. “Daydream Unbeliever” and “More And More” are our first previews of the record, which is self-released with the help of Secretly…

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  • A View From The Back Of The Room: Intrepid (Alice Doyle)

    Intrepid, Thel & Archemori, The Gryphon Bristol, 08.05.26



    On another one of my extemporaneous trips out of town I landed myself in Bristol, and upon my arrival heard of a group of bands performing at The Gryphon that evening. The bands in question were Archemori, THEL and Intrepid – all somewhat falling on the death metal spectrum, and sure to be a treat. No further convincing was necessary, and I was off to the Gryphon!

    The venue was quirky and separated into little segments, where the actual ‘stage’ was on the next level. A fairly small room, but compellingly good for acoustics and spacious enough to fit a reasonably large herd of headbangers in.

    Archemori (7) were doing their first ever opening set, and with a technical fusion of different extremes they established the mood. The vocalist, Heather, immediately displayed an incredible control over her growl and the crowd responded with nodding to the tune. She would take the time between tracks to engage with the audience and would acknowledge us even during songs, which always adds value to a performance in my opinion. As the set went on we would see Heather touch on some clean vocals, but although the transition was smooth the clean vocals were a little lacklustre. In general each of the members performed with confidence and in near perfect synchronicity, but particularly the drummer and guitarist seemed to harmonise extremely well.

    An excellent start to a night of live music!

    I quickly caught up with the cats & kittens of Archemori by the bar, and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of support they gave each other. Very friendly and down to earth bunch, whom then returned with me upstairs to witness the next band,

    THEL (8) are a Bristol based group here to debut their melodic death jams live for the first time. In the background played a kind of electronic synth tune, which stood out for me. I wrote “f*cking sick control” twice, and I think the singer’s vocal performance was absolutely stellar and his reverb was being much accommodated by the layout of the room. 

    We had the guitar solos, synth boogaloo and a drummer with eight arms and a cowbell – really what else do you need? As we reached the final song of their set (my personal favourite) the crowd had already established the world’s smallest pit in this narrow room, and everyone was thoroughly having a good time and I bought a t-shirt because yes.

    Next up were the headliners – Intrepid (8), whom hailed from the cool, calm and collected climates of Estonia. Regardless of their young age, they immediately took control of the stage with an intense and aggressive sound. The vocalist was impressive, driven and his growl went deep, but furthermore I took notice how the backup vocalist seamlessly blended in his own voice into support and add depth. 

    It was also the first of the three bands, where bassist was the first to catch my attention as I dissected the ensemble, showing strong skill whilst trying to pluck above the pitch of the drums – which I later found were affected by my positioning in the room. Though the lead had started with almost cocky confidence, towards the end he seemed to visibly relax and show some playfulness in his performance. These guys definitely deserve a bigger audience, but it shows welcome humility that they are willing to play to a smaller crowd despite playing to much bigger reception in the past.

    Definitely a worthwhile experience, extra points for potentially offending the singer with my joke about Finland vs Estonia, which was received with visible discomfort. (Will she ever learn?)

    Brilliant night with much talent and enthusiasm. Alice over and out out out!


  • Show Me The Body Announce New Album Alone Together: Hear “No God”

    Klas Åhlund is probably best known as Robyn’s go-to producer on her Body Talk trilogy and this year’s Sexistential, while Kenneth Blume is best known as the hip-hop beatmaker who’s now staking his claim outside of the rap world by working on albums like Geese’s Getting Killed. Last month, the pair teamed up behind the…

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  • SENNA Return With New Single ‘Out of The Blue’

    Photo: Bryan Reinsch

    German metalcore band SENNA return with their compelling new single Out of The Blue out now via SharpTone Records. The release marks a pivotal moment in the band’s evolution, introducing longtime guitarist Marcel Dürr as the group’s new lead vocalist for the first time.

    Speaking on the single, the band shares: “Out of the Blue is about confronting fear of rejection and self-worth with a kind of honesty that turns vulnerability into connection.”

    Originally emerging as a studio side project, SENNA quickly evolved into a fully-fledged band consisting of Marcel Dürr (now vocals, formerly guitar), Fabian Cattarius (bass), and Viktor Warzecha (drums). Drawing their name from the Arabic word for brightness, shine, or glow, the band’s identity reflects both their sonic ambition and their artistic intent — a luminous blend of technical precision, playful experimentation, and a fusion of hard rock, progressive, and post-hardcore influences.

    “It was really liberating,” Marcel Dürr recalls of the band’s early creative mindset. “Because we weren’t pursuing SENNA as a proper band at first, we had a lot of time to experiment with our sound. Our goal was to simply write the music that we enjoyed, without being boxed into any one genre.”

    This ethos of freedom and exploration has remained central to SENNA’s identity. Their debut EP A Moment of Quiet offered an early glimpse into their creative vision, setting the foundation for what would become their full-length debut album Stranger To Love, released via SharpTone Records in 2025. The record showcased SENNA’s ability to balance intricate melodies with raw emotional depth, capturing the quiet, often overlooked moments that shape human connection.

    Following standout singles including High Note, Rain, Blackout, Hurricane and Potential.  With Marcel originally positioned as guitarist during this era, the band now enters a new phase with him stepping forward as frontman.

    Out of The Blue is out now via SharpTone Records on all streaming platforms.

    OUT OF THE BLUE – OUT NOW
    https://bfan.link/senna-out-of-the-blue

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  • Lightning Bug Announces New EP In Between Things: Hear “Song for a…”

    Lightning Bug started as singer-songwriter Audrey Kang’s solo project. Then, it became a full band. Now, it’s back to being Kang’s solo project. The last Lightning Bug album was 2024’s No Paradise, and that was a full-band deal. Since then, Kang has moved from New York to LA, and she shared her demo for “Feast”…

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  • KOYO Release New Album ‘Barely Here’ Out Now + Share ‘Barely Here’ Music Video

    Photo: Matt Fevrier

    Koyo have released their sophomore album, Barely Here, out now via Pure Noise Records. Clocking in at ten songs in just 28 minutes, the album is a lean blast of incredibly anthemic punk that packs the firecracker guts of The Movielife, the widescreen hooks of Taking Back Sunday, and the tuneful grit of Silent Majority—but more than anything it sounds like Koyo themselves.

    The album’s early singles drew praise from the likes of Stereogum, Alt Press, BrooklynVegan, Uproxx, and more, and now longtime fans and newcomers alike can dive into one of the catchiest punk records of the year. Koyo are also celebrating the release with a music video for the title track.

    Koyo‘s debut full-length, Would You Miss It? drew acclaim from listeners and critics alike for their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now Barely Here hones that combination even further. “A lot of bands think their second album has to be this magnum opus epic that sews so many things together, and I think we’d actually taken more of that approach with our first LP. ” explains Chiaramonte. “So with Barely Here we wanted to do the opposite of that trajectory–we wanted to refine our strengths instead of doing this purposeful departure. It’s a snapshot of what our band is in its most no-frills, perfected form.” Produced, engineered, and mixed by longtime collaborator Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far), and featuring guest appearances from Sammy Ciaramitaro of Drain and Marisa Shirar of Fleshwater, Barely Here sounds like a confident band who know exactly what they want to make and excel at making it.

    Koyo have will be celebrating Barely Here with another round of relentless touring, including upcoming North American runs with Hot Mulligan and Joyce Manor, a Japanese tour, and appearances at Sound & Fury and Louder Than Life.

    BARELY HERE – OUT NOW
    https://purenoiserecs.lnk.to/Koyo

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  • EPIGRAM: “OBSOLESCENT”

    (This is DGR’s review of the debut album from Epigram, the SoCal-based project of musician Luis Echevarria, who is accompanied on the album by drummer and additional vocalist Mikey Wilson.) Believe it or not, the album you see before you here is not the first time we have reached across the expanse of the internet […]

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  • VINCE GILL Joins Rising Blues-Rock Guitarist ALEX KILROY on New Take of “Let The Good Times Roll”

    Photo: Sophia Medina

    Following the release of his debut single “Break My Chains” earlier this spring, rising blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Alex Kilroy returns today with a new take on the classic “Let The Good Times Roll,” featuring Vince Gill, offering a fresh glimpse into his upcoming debut album Break My Chains, arriving next Friday, May 15th.

    Reimagined through Kilroy’s blues-rooted, guitar-driven lens, the track pairs his expressive playing and raw vocal delivery with Vince Gill’s unmistakable presence, bridging tradition and modern interpretation in a way that reflects the spirit of the full album.

    The release arrives just one week ahead of Break My Chains, a record that marks the culmination of a journey that began far from the stages Kilroy now calls home.

    As a child growing up in Transylvania, Kilroy hung an American flag above his bed and told his mother he was only visiting Romania. Years later, that unlikely belief has led him to the heart of the blues tradition he first connected with as a teenager, discovering Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Live at Montreux and realizing, as he recalls, “That’s me. That’s what I want to do.”

    That moment set everything in motion. From early performances across Europe to a scholarship opportunity at Berklee College of Music, Kilroy’s path has been defined by persistence, instinct, and a deep connection to American blues. Even after relocating to the U.S., his journey remained anything but straightforward, marked by visa complications, financial uncertainty, and the kind of setbacks that force an artist to decide whether to keep going.

    He did.

    Eventually landing in Nashville, Kilroy rebuilt his life piece by piece, playing wherever he could and finding his footing in a city built on songs and survival. After relocating to Florida, he connected with industry veteran Clyde Harris, who introduced him to his partner Pat Armstrong, forming a team that helped bring his long-held vision into focus.

    “We’ve got to start with the product,” Kilroy recalls telling them. “We’ve got to make a great album.”

    Working alongside producer Tres Sasser, Kilroy developed Break My Chains as a cohesive statement rooted in blues tradition while opening into something broader – melodic, modern, and deeply personal. The title track introduced that philosophy earlier this year, centered on breaking out of inherited patterns and expectations, both creatively and internally.

    “Break My Chains is about breaking the chains of trying to be somebody else,” Kilroy explains. “Breaking the patterns in your own mind.”

    Now, with “Let The Good Times Roll,” Kilroy turns toward the music that shaped him, honoring the lineage he grew up studying while making it his own.

    Across Break My Chains, you can hear the full range of those influences – from classical discipline to gospel energy to Southern rock textures – alongside moments drawn directly from his own life. There is also a deeper emotional current running through the record, shaped in part by the recent loss of his father, Iulian, whose influence continues to guide Kilroy’s path forward.

    Through it all, the through-line remains freedom – freedom to leave home, to claim another, and to honor the past without being confined by it.

    With Break My Chains arriving next week, Alex Kilroy steps fully into that vision.

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