VANDERLUST Deliver New Sci-Fi Metal Opera “The Human Farm” with Video for ‘Viral Escape’

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Following the release of their new concept album “The Human Farm“, Italian metal band Vanderlust presents the official music video for “Viral Escape”, one of the record’s most intense and representative tracks.

Built on high-speed momentum and sharp, dynamic arrangements, “Viral Escape” captures a crucial turning point within the album’s narrative. As the rebellion against the Coelacanth spreads across multiple planets, the track mirrors the urgency and scale of a coordinated uprising, where communication becomes the catalyst for collective action. The escape plan, encoded under the name “The Cave”, propagates across worlds, transforming isolated resistance into a unified movement toward freedom.

Musically, the track stands as one of the album’s most powerful statements, blending the band’s melodic metal foundation with intricate structures, progressive nuances, and a strong sense of forward drive. It is a defining example of Vanderlust’s evolving identity: energetic yet controlled, refined yet aggressive, always serving the narrative arc of the concept.

Taken from “The Human Farm“, a sci-fi concept album exploring the tension between protection and freedom, “Viral Escape” highlights the band’s ability to merge storytelling and composition into a cohesive listening experience. The album unfolds as a continuous journey, where each track contributes to a broader narrative shaped by philosophical questions and dystopian scenarios.

With the release of the official music video, Vanderlust offers listeners a deeper insight into the storyline behind the track, emphasizing the thematic core of the album while reinforcing the connection between music and narrative.

“The Human Farm” is out now as of April 17, 2026, via Rockshots Records.

CD – https://rockshots.eu/products/vanderlust-the-human-farm​
Add to your Spotify playlist – https://open.spotify.com/album/1egDAUCkQQNRBm8kh0rx8D

Lyric Video – Golden Shackles” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0udWN7m7Y​

Track Listing:
​1. Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm
2. Golden Shackles
3. The Turning Point
4. Connection Failed
5. Viral Escape
6. … Find Them!
7. Battlefield
8. From The Cave – Fuga
9. Drive
10. Reborn … Again
11. Humanity 3.0: The New Canaan

Line-up:​
Ricca “ZP” Morello: Vocals
Francesco “Franz” Romeggini: Guitars, Backing Vocals
David Cantina: Bass
Giacomo Mezzetti: Drums, Backing Vocals

More info:
​https://rockshots.eu/​
​https://www.facebook.com/vanderlustofficial/

PROSPECT HILL Release Defiant New Anthem ‘Blood In The Water’

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Boston alternative metal powerhouse Prospect Hill return with their latest single “Blood In The Water,” a gripping anthem about resilience, survival, and refusing to fade quietly when the pressure is at its highest.

Fueled by crushing guitars, driving rhythms, and a raw, emotionally charged vocal performance, “Blood In The Water” captures the moment when everything feels like it’s collapsing around you and the decision to fight anyway. With lyrics confronting mortality, purpose, and pride head-on, the song dives into the mindset of someone staring down the weight of the world and choosing to push forward rather than break. The track blends melodic hard rock with a darker alternative metal intensity, delivering a powerful statement about legacy, perseverance, and the search for meaning when the odds are stacked against you.

“For us, ‘Blood In The Water’ is about that moment where everything feels like it’s closing in,” the band explains. “When the pressure builds, when doubt creeps in, when it feels like everyone’s waiting for you to fail. It’s about choosing to fight harder instead and creating something that lasts beyond you.”

Stream “Blood In The Water”: https://go.fanflowy.com/blood-in-the-water

The new single arrives on 4/17 as Prospect Hill prepares to take that energy to the stage, joining Lansdowne this spring for a series of shows overseas for an extensive European and UK tour.

TOUR DATES – EU / UK, remaining shows

4/21 – Prague, CZ @ Rock Café w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/22 – Vienna, AT @ Chelsea w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/23 – Munich, DE @ Strom w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/24 – Zürich, CH @ Komplex Klub w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/25 – Savigny-le-Temple, FR @ L’Empreinte w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/27 – London, UK @ The Underworld w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes, Less Than Hollow
4/28 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
4/29 – Glasgow, UK @ Slay w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
5/1 – Manchester, UK @ Rebellion w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes
5/2 – Uden, NL @ De Pul w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes

About Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill makes music for the moments when your back’s against the wall and you refuse to break. Gritty, anthemic, and emotionally charged, their sound lives at the intersection of alternative metal and modern hard rock – fusing crushing intensity with massive hooks and raw vulnerability, built to shake stadiums and speak to the scars you hide.


The band was born in the basements and backyards of a blue-collar town just outside Boston, forged by childhood friends who turned pain, pressure, and brotherhood into purpose. What started in local clubs grew into a national force – proof that relentless work and real connection still matter.

Their breakout single “Come Alive” broke into the Top 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and became a staple on SiriusXM’s Octane, where it climbed the Big Uns countdown and held its ground through sheer fan demand. Another fan favorite, “Victim,” took on new life with a re-release featuring Taproot’s Stephen Richards, whose added verse and harmonies intertwine with Prospect Hill’s raw fire to create a powerful new take on the track.

With millions of streams and a re-energized lineup, Prospect Hill are entering their most explosive chapter yet. Their latest single “Blood In The Water” captures the band at full intensity- a defiant alternative metal anthem built for the moments when everything feels like it’s collapsing and the only choice left is to fight harder.
As they bring that energy to stages across the US and Europe in 2026, Prospect Hill continue to prove that their mission remains the same: To make you feel something real.

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Instagram – Facebook – YouTube – TikTok – X

BLACKJACKET Release New Video for Single ‘Inferno’

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Blackjacket, the dynamic ensemble of seasoned musicians from the vibrant Los Angeles music scene, are back with fire in their lungs and something to say. The band has officially announced the release of the music video for their latest single “Inferno” through TLG|ZOID.

Blunt, explosive, and unapologetically political, “Inferno” is a hard-hitting modern hard rock anthem inspired by the chaos and devastation of the 2025 Los Angeles fires. Written while surrounded by evacuation orders, smoke-choked skies, and the surreal uncertainty of watching the city burn, the track channels real-life disaster into a full-force sonic uprising.

“Inferno” doesn’t just document destruction—it points the finger. The lyrics confront the corruption, incompetence, and failure of leadership that repeatedly leaves communities to fend for themselves when it matters most.

Stream “Inferno”: https://ffm.to/infernoblackjacket

Join Blackjacket on their musical journey as they continue to push the boundaries of rock music and inspire audiences around the globe. Timing is everything and the time is now!

Blackjacket is:
Chris Luca – Vocals
Joe Taback – Bass
Cheyne Fritts – Guitar 

For More Information Please Visit: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – TikTok – YouTube

ROBBEN FORD Reveals Title Track of New Album “Two Shades of Blue”

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Robben Ford releases his beautiful new album Two Shades of Blue today via Provogue/Artone. To celebrate, he also drops the luminous instrumental title-track, which you can listen to HERE.
 
Robben Ford is a man in motion. Scan the five-time Grammy nominee’s back catalogue – a half-century hot-streak that darts between jazz, rock, fusion and blues – and you’ll find a musician in a constant state of metamorphosis. Spin new album Two Shades Of Blue – a transatlantic modern classic that shapeshifted as the sessions unfolded – and you’ll feel the risks taken and rules broken. “I have that curse,” smiles the guitarist. “I don’t have two records that sound the same…”

With a new album, Robben feels at the top of his game right now. But, Two Shades Of Blue is not the album Ford was planning to make – but it’s all the better for it. Tracked in the US and UK with two different crack-squad bands, this album paints with his inimitable palette, from the low-slung funk-blues of lead single Make My Own Weather to skyscraping instrumentals such as Two Shades of Blue that even test the limits of a player ranked amongst the 100 Greatest Guitarists Of The 20th Century by Musician Magazine.  
 
The new single features Ford alongside drummer Ianto Thomas (Mark Knopfler) and keys man Jonny Henderson (Otis Grand).

“Two Shades of Blue is one of the songs written in tribute to Jeff Beck for the new album of the same name. Jeff played music of many different moods, and I felt this gospel feeling coming through, and just ran with it. The record is also dedicated to Alexander Dumble, and the four double stop notes that open the song literally speak the title, referring to the loss of these two brilliant men – Two Shades of Blue. That was an auspicious coincidence that surprised even me.  The recording session with Ianto Thomas and Jonny Henderson went very smoothly, and Jonny plays a great solo at the end on the B3 Organ”.
 
The title-track is the final single to be taken from the album, following the brass-bolstered soul ballad,  ‘Perfect Illusion’, which delivers a performance that feels both radiant and timeless.

Loading into Eastcote Studios with engineer George Murphy, the chemistry is palpable, with Ford’s guitar and vocals leading a first-call band that takes in drummer Ianto Thomas (Mark Knopfler), keys man Jonny Henderson (Otis Grand), bassist Robin Mullarkey (Paloma Faith) and a brass section comprising of Paul  Booth (saxophone), Ryan Quigley (trumpet) and Trevor Mires (trombone). “Great cats,” smiles Ford. “London has been incredible for finding musicians. This place is loaded, even better for me than Nashville or LA.”
 
The album also features the incredible talents of bassist, Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones), Keyboardist Larry Goldings and Gary Husband on drums for the instrumental songs, The Fire Flute, The Light Fandango and Feeling’s Mutual.

Track Listing

1. Make My Own Weather
2. Jealous Guy
3. Perfect Illusion
4. Black Night
5. Two Shades of Blue
6. Fire Flute
7. The Light Fandango
8. Feeling’s Mutual

From a young man in Los Angeles with jazz giant Jimmy Witherspoon, to the adventurism of saxophonist Tom Scott’s esteemed ’70s fusion outfit, The L.A. Express, Ford has always trod his own path.
 
This led him to be recruited by Joni Mitchell for two classic albums (“the most formative two years of my musical life”), before he stepped out with rock royalty on George Harrison’s Dark Horse tour. That collaborative streak would continue throughout his career, from Bonnie Raitt to Bob Dylan. “I’m out there on the bandstand and this rocket ship takes off,” he recalls of his mid-’80s debut with jazz talisman Miles Davis. “For my solo, I put my head down and played every note I knew, as fast as I could. I look up, and Miles just goes: ‘Yeah’. And I’m like, ‘OK, he likes it’.”
 
Ford’s career has kept sparking because he never made the safe moves, and Two Shades of Blue is another masterful addition to his already glorious catalogue.

Tour dates
 
Tickets available HERE
 
26 Jun – Torrita Blues Festival, Sienna – ITALY
17 Jul – Guitare en Scène Festival, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois – FRANCE
19 Jul – Jazz à Sète, Sète – FRANCE
25 Jul – JazzKukko, Laitila – FINLAND
18 Aug – Aglientu Summer Blues Festival, Agientu – ITALY
14 Oct – Vejle Muskteater, Vejle – DENMARK
18 Oct – Cacaofabriek, Helmond – NETHERLANDS

Robben Ford Online
http://www.robbenford.com/
facebook.com/RobbenFordOfficial/
Robben Ford – YouTube
instagram.com/robbenfordmusic/

ANTHEA Release New Album “Beyond The Dawn” with Lyric Video for ‘Wanderer’s Quell’

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Los Angeles symphonic metal act Anthea celebrates the release of their highly anticipated third studio album “Beyond The Dawn” via Rockshots Records 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 aggressive facet of Anthea’s evolving sound, introducing more extreme-leaning dynamics and heightened rhythmic intensity while preserving the band’s trademark orchestral depth and layered songwriting. The track stands out for its dynamic structure, combining rapid-fire riffing, intricate melodic interplay and a striking contrast between clean vocal passages and powerful, harsh vocals, reinforcing the song’s emotional weight and narrative drive.

Lyrically, “Wanderer’s Quell” explores themes of liberation, self-reconstruction and emotional resilience. The song captures the moment of breaking free from toxic bonds and confronting personal truths, ultimately leading to renewal and inner strength. As the band explains, the track embodies “that moment when you finally break free from something that’s been holding you down… escaping, healing, and moving forward”.

The release of the lyric video coincides with the full unveiling of “Beyond The Dawn”, a record that marks a significant step forward in Anthea’s artistic trajectory. Expanding on the foundations of their previous works, the album delivers a broad and cohesive listening experience, shifting between high-energy compositions, heavier passages, melodic highlights and atmospheric arrangements, all tied together by a strong sense of flow and identity.

Entirely produced, mixed, and mastered by Diego Valadez at DreamVale Studios, the album showcases a refined and confident approach to songwriting and production, with enhanced attention to dynamics, orchestration, and vocal layering. The introduction of “The Sirens” further enriches the sonic palette, adding depth and texture to the band’s already distinctive sound.

With “Wanderer’s Quell”, Anthea delivers one of the most compelling moments of “Beyond The Dawn”, highlighting their ability to balance intensity and melody while reinforcing the thematic core of the album: growth, transformation and the relentless pursuit of a new beginning.

For fans of: Dynazty, Kamelot, Powerwolf.

“Beyond The Dawn” is out now via Rockshots Records on CD / VINYL / DIGITAL. Order here: https://rockshots.eu/products/anthea-beyond-the-dawn​

Add your tour Spotify playlist – https://open.spotify.com/album/4NggqAJBzEmINZNPKPcDCN​
Music Video – “Phantom In The Masquerade” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMxhW6gWY3g​
Lyric Video – “Awakening (Song for Spring)” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rGiF4EMBI

Track Listing:​
1. Beyond The Dawn – 4:13
2. Phantom in the Masquerade – 3:32
3. The Lost Soul – 3:44
4. Awakening (Song for Spring) – 4:16
5. Bygone Age (Chicxulub) – 4:03
6. From Shadows to Light – 4:40
7. Crystal Moon – 4:11
8. Wanderer’s Quell – 3:53
9. Whispers of the Heart – 4:46
10. Duality of Gaia – 4:12
11. Burnin’ in the Third Degree (Tahnee Caine and Tryanglz cover) – 3:38
Album Length: 45:08

Anthea Line-Up:​
Diego Valadez: Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Juan Pina: Rhythm Guitars, Harsh Vocals
Marcos Mejia: Lead Guitars
Gabby Hawk: Bass
Peter Vasquez: Drums
​
The Sirens (Backing Vocals)
Mel Del Real: Backing Vocals
Astrid Anaya: Backing Vocals

More info:​
​https://rockshots.eu​
​https://www.facebook.com/antheametal​
​https://www.instagram.com/antheametal

CELLDWELLER’s Track ‘Elaleth’ (Feat. Matt Heafy) Gets Darker Remix, Courtesy of DAEDRIC

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Daedric adds her own dark chapter to Celldweller‘s “Elaleth” (feat. Matt Heafy), out now from FiXT.

The original track “Elaleth” from Celldweller and Trivium’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy, which premiered at Revolver Mag, was only the beginning. Daedric’s remix of “Elaleth” amplifies the track’s cinematic weight, reshaping its atmosphere into something darker. Originally introduced as part of the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise soundtrack and spotlighted with a soaring, emotionally charged guitar solo from Matthew Kiichi Heafy of Trivium, the remix features heavier instrumentation in a denser, more haunting electronic framework. Vocals from both Daedric and Celldweller interplay creating a dichotic, ethereal versus visceral framework that heightens the track’s intensity and emotional depth. 

The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise soundtrack release arrived through Celldweller’s owned/operated record label FiXT in partnership with his new company Bit Bot Media. Bit Bot serves as the official licensing and partnership arm for this project, which has been developed in direct collaboration with Crystal Dynamics, as the companion soundtrack to the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise graphic novel.

“Elaleth” (feat. Matthew Kiichi Heafy) [Daedric Remix] a bonus to the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise soundtrack is now available now on all platforms.

Forging the sound of electronic-rock for over 20 years, Celldweller has inspired tens of millions of listeners across a global community of fans, content creators, and brands with 1 billion streams and hundreds of placements in major Films, TV shows, and Video Games. Celldweller’s discography includes the self-titled Celldweller album in 2003, Wish Upon A Blackstar in 2012, End of an Empire in 2015, and Offworld in 2017, with his 5th studio album Satellites released in 2022 and his upcoming album GOD MODE slated for 2026.

Klayton, the multifaceted producer behind Celldweller and owner/founder of the independent record label FiXT, has garnered an intense cult following across his projects Celldweller, Scandroid, Circle of Dust, and FreqGen. Klayton is also respected and sought after in the media industry with his music appearing in hundreds of major Film / TV & Video Games, such as Westworld, Suicide Squad, Jack Reacher, Deadpool, Lucy, John Wick, Robocop, Pacific Rim, Killer Instinct Season 3, Now You See Me, Dead Rising 3, Call of Duty: Elite, Assassin’s Creed, UFC, and more.

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise (Official Soundtrack) is available now from FiXT.

Celldweller Online:
https://x.com/celldweller
https://www.facebook.com/celldweller
https://www.instagram.com/celldweller/
https://www.youtube.com/user/celldweller
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https://www.klayton.info/