Rock

Major of Roses’ latest single “But Not Now” is Magnus Rosell’s latest offering under the aforementioned band name. The Stockholm based singer/songwriter first caught my ear with his debut 2018 set Cornerstone and this new track, while far from illustrative of his stylistic reach, nevertheless reveals a muted yet elegant side to his songwriting character. There is
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There’s a chill in the air, the sun sets early and an icy wind blows through bare tree branches. Halloween looms. With spooky season upon us, now is the perfect time to consider some of rock’s most terror-inducing tracks — songs with spine-chilling lyrics that tell tall tales of ghosts and goblins, or, creepier still,
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Animals was always something of a runt in Pink Floyd’s 1970s litter, which is appropriate for an album obsessed with beastly metaphors. Conceived as a vicious commentary on Britain’s social decay, it never fitted comfortably in the Floyd’s timeline, lacking the humanising warmth of Wish You Were Here without quite achieving the furious grandeur promised
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BTS‘ Jin has delivered the live debut of his just-released solo single ‘The Astronaut’, performing it alongside Coldplay at their concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina tonight (October 28). Last week, Big Hit Music published a statement on the K-pop boyband’s Weverse page to announce Jin’s appearance at Coldplay’s Argentinan ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour stop. Held at the Estadio
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Jerry Lee Lewis received an outpouring of praise from other rockers on social media when his death at the age of 87 was announced on Oct. 28. The rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, nicknamed the Killer, led a topsy-turvy, multidecade career that was befitting of his wild live performances. Lewis made his recording debut in December 1956 with a
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If you’ve turned on BBC 6Music in the last few years, you’ll have probably heard a lot of talking; not the DJs, but rather the prevailing tide of sprechgesang in modern indie. Arguably starting with The Fall and The Flying Lizards, it was carried on by Pulp, Earl Brutus, Life Without Buildings and then The
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Most artists choose to settle down and slow the creative process when they start a family, often going years between projects to prioritize the time they have and take stock of what’s important. It’s pretty rare for a new artist to arrive on the scene with a family already established, and in David Raybuck’s case,
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Jean Morrison’s single release “Cardboard Skies” is a radio edit of a cut originally released in single form seven years ago. He’s resurrected the song for the Halloween holiday in honor of his father, dead just before the pandemic hit in 2020, and as an exorcism of sorts in line with the season. It’s an
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A strutting electric guitar comes into focus and is quickly met with a bouncy but threatening bass that will usher in a stampede of percussive grooves capable of eviscerating anything that comes in their path. URL: https://www.messerband.com/ The beats are swinging with a poppy effervescence, but they’re filtered through a scooped EQ that quakes the
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George Lynch explained why he started using the band name Lynch Mob again, after retiring it in 2020 and calling it problematic and inexcusable due to its cultural overtones. In a recent interview with Full in Bloom, the guitarist said the group’s replacement moniker, Electric Freedom, didn’t connect with audiences, putting his career at risk, so so he
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TREASURE are set to drop a music video for sub-unit song ‘VolKno’, performed by members Choi Hyun-sik, Yoshi and Haruto. YG Entertainment announced via the boyband’s social media on October 26 that a music video for the TREASURE song ‘VolKno’ is due out “soon”. ‘VolKno’, performed by members Choi Hyun-sik, Yoshi and Haruto, was first
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On a hot September evening in Las Vegas, fans packed into Allegiant Stadium to watch the final stop of the hugely successful Stadium Tour. Unbeknownst to anyone in the crowd, they’d be witnessing Mick Mars’ last performance with Motley Crue. For more than four decades, Mars was a dependable mainstay in the infamously volatile band. Through highs,
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Australian hard rock syndicate Sick Puppies are dishing out some of the biggest and meanest grooves of the fall in their latest single, a cover of Paul Oakenfold’s “Ready, Steady, Go,” in turn a collaboration with ESPN ahead of hockey season, which (justifiably) has critics from one side of the Pacific to the other abuzz
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Slipknot have revealed the lineup for Knotfest Australia 2023, featuring Megadeth and Parkway Drive, and ticketing details for the festival’s debut Down Under.  The inaugural Australian edition of the festival – curated and headlined by the Des Moines metal veterans themselves – will also feature Trivium, Northlane, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Knocked Loose, The Story
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