King Kraken unleash their third single of 2026 on 18th September with ‘Shadows Fall’. A dark and unnerving tale of getting lost in the woods only to be met by malevolence and evil wrongdoing.
‘Shadows Fall’ was inspired by the popular ‘found footage’ horror genre, mainly ‘The Blair Witch Project’. The idea for this track was to flip the melodic structure by having more melody in the verses and a gritty aggressive chorus. Like a journey where everything starts fine but the deeper you go the darker it gets. Coming straight out the gate with a catchy riff this doesn’t let up for a second. It grabs you by the neck and drags you around as opposed to holding your hand.
Recorded at Longwave studios, Cardiff Mixed and Mastered by Romesh Dodangoda Engineered by Romesh Dodangoda and Tom Cory.
King Kraken is a four-piece Rock/Metal band from South Wales, UK. In 2025 they released their second album, ‘March of the Gods’, with two of their four singles playlisted on Planet Rock and Kerrang Radio. Positive album reviews poured in, including reviews from big hitters such as Kerrang and features in Metal Hammer magazine. With a new album and hefty praise from the rock/metal press, the band headed out on a headline tour.
The band has played Bloodstock Festival, Call of the Wild, Planet Rock’s Rockstock and Stonedead Festival and Steelhouse festival as well as the first band to play the Bloodstock Winter Gathering event at KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton. The band has played with some heavyweight artists including The Almighty, The Dead Daisies, Crobot, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Monster Truck, The Sweet, Geoff Tate and Crowbar.
2026 is also proving to be another big year for King Kraken, with them hitting the main stage at Call Of The Wild Festival plus opening up Steelhouse Festival in July, and with the walls of Chepstow Castle now crumbling as a result of excessive decibels, it’s on to more gigs and tours with Crobot and Breed 77 as well as a few headline dates.
Tour dates: 7th Sept Bannerman’s Bar, Edinburgh supporting CROBOT 8th Sept The Welly, Hull supporting CROBOT 9th Sept HOLY DIVER, Stockport supporting CROBOT 10th Sept Tunbridge Wells Forum supporting CROBOT 9th Oct Reddog 1, The Patriot, Crumlin 31st Oct Maesteg Harlequins RFC 3rd Nov Exchange, Bristol supporting Breed 77 4th Nov Waterfront Studio, Norwich supporting Breed 77 5th Nov Beta, Nottingham supporting Breed 77 7th Nov Live Rooms, Chester supporting Breed 77 17th December Exchange, Bristol with FURY
AIRBOURNE’s NEW self-titled studio album, out today, September 4th, is a true rock ‘n’ roll tale of no compromise, no sleep and still no ballads (or bullshit); a story fuelled by the riveted will of four musicians, brothers Joel & Ryan O’Keeffe, ably supported by Justin Street & Brett Tyrrell, to create a body of work that proudly offers a full 21 gun salute to hard rock’s glorious traditions, its heritage and its heartbeat, whilst keeping sights firmly trained on the road ahead.
To celebrate the album’s release, the band has dropped their new video for the song ‘Kid in a Candy Store.’
AIRBOURNE’s sixth studio album is the one that plants the flag deepest for everything the Aussie outfit stands for, their unwavering commitment to The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Cause, leaving everything (apart from Lemmy’s Bar, of course) on the stage on a nightly basis.
“When I look up to the sky, rub the blood and sweat from my eyes
Hell, no, I ain’t dead yet, as long as I can breathe, I can get…” ‘Gutsy’
PRODUCED BY Brian Howes (who helmed 2013’s ‘Black Dog Barking’); engineered by Mike Fraser (who worked on 2010’s ‘No Guts. No Glory’ & 2016’s ‘Breakin’ Outta Hell’); mixed by Zakk Cervini (BMTH, Architects, Evanescence); and mastered by the legendary Ted Jensen, ‘Airbourne’ The Album is the statement, line in the sand recording that only one band could have made.
For staunch sons of Warrnambool, Joel & Ryan, here was the moment: to create not just the finest body of work in the Airbourne canon, but to raise the bar as high as possible in the name of the hard rock community; to seek out new turf, to protect the ground hard won by heroes past, some sadly fallen, and to both strengthen and celebrate the special, sacred bond with rock fans everywhere…
“Our aim from the start wasto create something iconic, gargantuan,” states vocalist / guitarist Joel,“real blockbuster shit. It’s a rocket we’ve been building and building; we’ve filled it with fuel, now we’re ready to let it go.”
“We said, this is it, let’s make the oracle,” continues drummer Ryan, “and if we’re going to do it, no corner can be cut. All of the things we love most about rock‘n’roll are on this record. I firmly believe it’s our very best work…”
In order to embrace the mighty task, AIRBOURNE felt it wise to stay close to home, with Music Farm Studio in the “jungle” outside Byron Bay, South Eastern Australia, the chosen locale; not only does Music Farm host the original Neve console from Albert Studios in Sydney, the desk on which AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and The Angels recorded their classic early albums, but it’s also home to late AC/DC guitarist / founding member Malcolm Young’s eight-track Neve, and naturally both were put to full an’ fruitful use on the
AIRBOURNE sessions.
By choosing vintage gear (and recording to tape), these sessions were never going to be gremlin free, but as things turned out, technical issues were just a part of the story, with near cyclonic storms, deadly snakes and even deadlier super sized spiders (the fabled Big Boy!) adding to the list of perils. They say what doesn’t kill (or bite) you makes you stronger, and for musicians and studio team alike the overriding vision never blurred; nights around the fire pit were spent talking about the big, bold, bombastic albums they’d skipped their homework to listen to; those layered, beautifully crafted records, the recognised classics, that had made them rock fans in the first place…
Next stop, Hothouse Studios in Melbourne; here, all recording was completed alongside engineer / studio owner, Craig Harnath. Rounding things off at Hothouse was an easy choice to make; not only was it where the band had recorded their first EP, but the console, also a Neve, is from Alberts Studio 2, allowing the connection to prime rock history to be maintained.
The challenge was there. The game on. Get Gutsy or go home.
“I’m fired up, I’m pissed off, Here I come, ready or not” ‘Gutsy’
ONLY RIGHT, therefore, that the first new song to appear was ‘Gutsy’ itself, a chipped tooth, broken bone anthem with no reverse gear; then came ‘Christmas Bonus’ (“Ho,ho,ho, let’s go!”), then ‘Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)’, an official No. 1 at German Rock Radio, then ‘Kid In A Candy Store’, a rite of passage rocker in the spirit of AC/DC’s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’; for the accompanying video, just released, director P.R. Brown cut together real and imagined footage to document both the recording process at Music Farm and the potentially lethal antics of the local wildlife… you might call it a case of advanced A-rock-nophobia!
Add in the talents of producer Brian Howes (who helmed 2013’s ‘Black Dog Barking’ for AIRBOURNE), engineer Mike Fraser (who worked on 2010’s ‘No Guts. No Glory’ & 2016’s ‘Breakin’ Outta Hell’), mixing engineer Zakk Cervini (BMTH, Architects, Evanescence) and mastering legend Ted Jensen, and you have a track – Single 5 from the forthcoming self-titled studio album, out September 4th via Spinefarm –that manages to both box and charm the ears at the same time.
First there was do-or-die anthem ‘Gutsy’, then ‘Christmas Bonus’ (“Ho-ho-ho – let’s go!”), then ‘Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)’, officially No. 1 at German Rock Radio, and most recently ‘Kid In A Candy Store’, a rite-of-passage rocker in the spirit of AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie“; and now, blowing in hard on a festival-ready chorus and enough full-blooded ‘woahs’ to lift an arena roof or part the lower clouds, there’s ‘Here She Comes’, complete withguitar solo cranked high in the mix for maximum shoulder-straddling impact.
Lyrics like, “Here she comes, raising a hurricane, there she goes blowing my mind” might sound like they’re about one of vocalist/guitarist Joel O’Keeffe’s favourite subjects, women – which, to be fair, they are – but they also nod to the tropical storm that bore down on Music Farm Studio in Byron Bay, south-eastern Australia, as AIRBOURNE were recording, adding to a list of tribulations topped up by dangerous, potentially lethal wild-life and uncooperative vintage gear.
“It was like a hurricane came through,” recalls drummer Ryan O’Keeffe. “I remember screaming, ‘Get away from the windows!’ Streetie [bassist Justin Street] was sleeping in an old bus outside the studio, and a tree fell right next to it and almost crushed him!”
Adds brother Joel: “That’s how the song came about. It’s just out of this storm that blew in. Everyone was sitting there going, ‘Here she comes!’ Then we flipped it, and it became a bit of a double entendre. It’s so much fun.”
‘Here She Comes’, one of the two Lange / Adams co-writes, the other being ‘Who Put The Rhythm In You?’, followed in late July, which brings us on a mighty wall of Eddie Van Halen inspired feedback to album focus track, ‘Bogotá’, complete with lashings of EVH ‘Frankenstein’ action, the first time Joel had wielded the instrument!
It’s surely impossible to be a guitarist and not realise the significance of EVH, who (along with Lemmy, Doc Neeson, John Bonham, Bon Scott, Little Richard, Malcolm Young & Ozzy) gets a hand on heart namecheck on album closer, ‘Send Me To Rock‘N’Roll Heaven’, the song that most clearly defines the album’s key themes of lifestyle and legacy; of artists being kept alive in the hearts and minds of fans; of the rock ‘n’ roll torch being passed from one generation to the next, the flame still burning…
‘When you play this riff, you give me back my hands
When you drop the needle, I’m back in the band…’‘Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)’
‘AIRBOURNE’. Made with passion. Made in Australia. The Great Barrier Riff.
Now officially out of its cage.
AIRBOURNE Shows with Guns N’ Roses, November / December 2026. 11/29: Adelaide, AU 12/2 Townsville, AU 12/5 Brisbane, AU 12/8 Newcastle, AU 12/11 Melbourne, AU 12/14 Sydney, AU 12/17 Auckland, NZ
Ahead of the release of his third solo album Empyrean on 11th September and a forthcoming tour with Einar Solberg, later this month, acclaimed Canadian cellist and composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne unveils the album’s emotional centrepiece, ‘Dissolution’. The new track is a mesmerising deconstruction of one of J. S. Bach’s most recognisable cello melodies, which gradually fractures from Baroque elegance into distortion, noise and near-abstract sound.
Originally composed for UK contemporary dance company James Wilton Dance and their production BACH Reimagined, the track sees Weinroth-Browne push his instrument to extraordinary extremes, using layered live-looping, effects and repetition to move from a sombre, funereal reimagining of the Sarabande from Bach’s Sixth Cello Suite through an increasingly dramatic and operatic crescendo before finally dissolving into pulsating waves of noise. It is a striking embodiment of Empyrean‘s fascination with transformation, impermanence and the fragile boundary between order and chaos, questioning what holds music, life and existence in harmony before everything inevitably begins to dissolve.
Comments Raphael:“‘Dissolution’ was originally composed for the contemporary dance production BACH Reimagined with UK-based company James Wilton Dance. It is the centrepiece of the Empyrean album, and is most certainly its emotional apex. Of everything I have released as a solo artist, this is at once my most classical and experimental work to date.
“The piece is based around the opening melody from the Sarabande of the 6th Cello Suite by J. S. Bach. While the original movement is bright and hopeful, in a major key, here I decided to transpose it into minor, reharmonizing the melody to give it a sombre, funereal quality. The idea was to take a melody, strip it of its harmonic colouring, and gradually transform it using live looping and effects from Baroque purity into distorted noise over the course of many repeating cycles. What begins as a solemn chorale becomes a dramatic, almost operatic solo before giving way to a churning maelstrom of distortion not unlike something one might hear from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and finally dissolving into pulsating waves of noise.
“When working on the music for the BACH Reimagined show, one of the concepts that James Wilton and I discussed was the convergence and collision of religion and science in the time of Bach and Sir Isaac Newton. With ‘Dissolution’, I wanted to explore that dichotomy – the intersection of beauty and abstraction – and to ask the question, “what keeps the music in harmony and prevents it from dissolving into chaos?”
“For the music video, I travelled all the way from Canada to the UK to shoot on the gorgeous north coast of Cornwall in a variety of spectacular caves, sand dunes, and in the ocean itself. Since ‘Dissolution’ felt like the pièce de résistance of both the BACH show and the Empyrean album, I really wanted to showcase the incredible dancing of James and Sarah with the video for this track, to highlight our collaboration and share it more widely beyond our performances on tour. The awe-inspiring power of nature and the elements is on full display here, giving the video a timeless, epic atmosphere.”
The origins of forthcoming new album Empyrean itself are as cinematic as the music it contains. In 2024, Weinroth-Browne was commissioned by James Wilton Dance to compose an 80-minute score inspired by the music and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. What emerged became BACH Reimagined: a touring multidisciplinary work exploring immortality, artistic transcendence and the pursuit of the sublime through creation.
Rather than simply reinterpret Bach, Weinroth-Browne entered into dialogue with him across centuries. The resulting compositions fuse the purity and mathematical elegance of Baroque counterpoint with distorted textures, electronic ambience and towering rhythmic weight. Tracks such as ‘Speed of Light’ and ‘Dissolution‘ plunge Bach-inspired motifs into vast storms of noise and metallic tension, while the meditative ‘Sanctum‘ evokes Sufi mysticism and devotional stillness.
“At its core,” Weinroth-Browne explains, “Empyrean is about the search for the sublime. As artists, we spend our lives trying to create something that transcends the everyday, if only for a split second, as if to glimpse eternity through a keyhole.”
Captured at Union Sound Company in Toronto immediately following the sessions for 2025’s critically acclaimed Lifeblood, Empyrean finds Weinroth-Browne operating at the peak of his creative powers. The album was recorded and engineered by Darren McGill (Rush, The Dirty Nil), mixed by Adam Noble (Leprous, Katatonia) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (Leprous), resulting in a sound both immense and intimate, every bow stroke preserved with almost tactile immediacy. Artwork comes from London-based printmaker and collage artist Cally Conway, discovered by Weinroth-Browne in Brighton during the BACH tour.
Watch the videos for previous singles ‘Speed of Light‘, ‘Reflection‘ and ‘Evocation‘, and discover Raphael’s breathtaking standalone interpretation of Sleep Token’s ‘Fall For Me’ released last month, showcasing yet another side of his remarkable artistry.
The forthcoming release follows a run of widespread critical acclaim. His 2020 debut Worlds Within was praised as “masterful” and “a stunning example of less being more,” while 2025’s Lifeblood saw Raphael further expand his sound into rich cinematic territory, earning praise as “a triumph of vision and virtuosity” and “the most ambitious album of Weinroth-Browne‘s career.”
That same fearless boundary-pushing has made Weinroth-Browne an essential figure within modern progressive music. His cello work can be heard on hundreds of studio albums, including Woods of Ypres’ Juno Award-winning W5: Grey Skies & Electric Light and across many major film and TV soundtracks. Viral interpretations of Opeth, Katatonia and Steven Wilson have drawn direct praise from the artists themselves, further cementing his reputation as a boundaryless interpreter and composer.
Since joining Norwegian prog visionaries Leprous in 2016, he has performed over 200 shows worldwide and contributed to three of their studio albums, helping redefine the role of cello in progressive heavy music. Beyond Leprous, he has shared stages with Evanescence, Apocalyptica and Devin Townsend.
As a solo artist, Weinroth-Browne has become an ambassador for what the cello can be in the 21st century. He has made waves at prestigious festivals such as the Cello Biennale Amsterdam and the International Cello Festival of Canada and has opened for artists ranging from Polish neoclassical pianist Hania Rani to Nordic folk ensemble SKÁLD and Danish prog metal masters VOLA.With a busy year of live performances, including a recent European tour with Earthside and an upcoming run alongside Einar Solberg, Raphael Weinroth-Browne continues to expand the possibilities of the cello. With Empyrean arriving later this year, he further cements his reputation as one of the instrument’s most adventurous and distinctive modern voices.
Catch Raphael Weinroth-Browne live on the following dates:
September 18 – The Garage, London, UK (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 19 – Café de la Danse, Paris, France (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 20 – Le Rex, Toulouse, France (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 21 – La Rhapsodie, Biarritz, France (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 22 – Mouco, Porto, Portugal (solo and with EinarSolberg) September 23 – República da Música, Lisbon, Portugal (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 25 – Be Prog! My Friend, Barcelona, Spain (with Einar Solberg) September 26 – L’Ampérage, Grenoble, France (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 27 – Euroblast Festival, Cologne, Germany (with Einar Solberg) September 29 – Hype Park, Kraków, Poland (solo and with Einar Solberg) September 30 – Lido, Berlin, Germany (solo and with Einar Solberg) October 1 – Gebläsehalle, Neunkirchen, Germany (solo and with Einar Solberg) October 2 – Werkk Kulturlokal, Baden, Switzerland (solo and with Einar Solberg) October 4 – ProgPower Europe, Baarlo, Netherlands (with Einar Solberg) October 7 – Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, UK (BACH Reimagined with James Wilton Dance) October 23 – Guelph, ON – Silence October 24 – Guelph, ON – Silence October 29 – Toronto, ON – Burdock Music Hall November 6 – Ottawa, ON – Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre
Born from a cross-continental collaboration between Austria and Québec (Canada), Black Metal trio DÉTRESSE unleash “Les Nuits Jaunes”, the second single taken from their upcoming album “Misères”, set for release on October 9 via Vendetta Records. Featuring vocals of Vestal of Merrimack, the track sees DÉTRESSE deliver one of the band’s most intense and uncompromising compositions to date.
“Les Nuits Jaunes“ is released alongside a visualizer, which you can watch here:
DÉTRESSE about the song: “For ‘Les Nuits Jaunes’ we chose to collaborate with Vestal of Merrimack, whose frantic voice and distinctive vocal style complement the song’s relentless intensity, this being our harshest track to date.Vestal also wrote the lyrics, taking the listener deep into the darkest corners of misery, where no light can pierce through.“
Tracklist:
01. Vallée de Misères 02. Verrottet 03. Schwefel 04. Les Nuits Jaunes 05. Peine Perdue 06. So Bitter, So Kalt 07. Verloren
“Misères” will be out October 9 and is now available for pre-order directly from the bandHEREor via Vendetta Records atTHIS LOCATION
Following the foundation laid by their 2025 debut “Pessimismes”, “Misères” continues DÉTRESSE‘s uncompromising approach to Black Metal while pushing their sound further. The album deals with the misery of mankind and human hardship, exploring how oppression, deprivation, and despair shape everyday existence, blurring the boundaries between past and present. Shaped through raw, unadulterated soundscapes, “Misères” offers a journey into the darkest corners of humanity.
Musically, the album retains the band’s raw and uncompromising sound while cutting back on atmospheric passages in favour of greater intensity and harsh, relentless riffing. Built on relentless riffs, shifting tempos, and uncompromising vocal intensity, DÉTRESSE delivers Black Metal as it should be – without frills, gimmicks, or trends.
In support of the release, DÉTRESSE are heading out on a European winter tour together with Darvaza, Merrimack, and Helleruin. The run includes festival stops at Eindhoven Metal Meeting (Netherlands) and De Mortem et Diabolum (Germany), dates are as follows:
02.12.2026 – Krakow, PL @ Klub Zaścianek 03.12.2026 – Vienna, AT @ Viper Room 04.12.2026 – Berlin, DE @ ORWOhaus (De Mortem Et Diabolum) 05.12.2026 – Weiher, DE @ Live Music Hall Mörlenbach-Weiher 06.12.2026 – Aarburg, CH @ Musigburg 07.12.2026 – Munich, DE @ Backstage 08.12.2026 – Essen, DE @ TUROCK 09.12.2026 – Colmar, FR @ Le Grillen 10.12.2026 – Paris, FR @ O’Sullivan’s Backstage by the Mill 11.12.2026 – Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar (Eindhoven Metal Meeting) 12.12.2026 – Dresden, DE @ Puschkin Club
FOREIGNER, one of rock’s most celebrated bands, announces FOREIGNER UNPLUGGED, a four-show European tour that will bring the band’s catalogue of top ten songs to audiences in a rare, stripped-down acoustic setting. The FOREIGNER fan pre-sale begins Monday, September 7 at 10:00 AM local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:00 AM local time.
Set for April 2027, the intimate run will feature a lineup of Luis Carlos Maldonado, Jeff Pilson, Bruce Watson and Michael Bluestein, reimagining FOREIGNER’s biggest hits acoustically and offering fans an entirely new way to experience some of rock music’s most enduring songs.
The tour will visit four of Europe’s most well-known venues, beginning April 12 at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, followed by the London Palladium on April 14, Paris’ L’Olympia on April 16 and Vienna’s Globe Theatre on April 18.
With a catalog that includes timeless anthems such as “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Urgent” and “Feels Like The First Time,” FOREIGNER UNPLUGGED will showcase these songs with the melodies, musicianship and vocals at the forefront, in an up-close setting rarely experienced by fans.
British singer-songwriter Billy Lockett will join FOREIGNER as special guest in Dublin, London and Paris.
FOREIGNER UNPLUGGED – APRIL 2027
April 12 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre April 14 – London, England – London Palladium April 16 – Paris, France – L’Olympia April 18 – Vienna, Austria – Globe Vien
With more Top 10 hits than Journey and as many as Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner ranks prominently across categories in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time” list. At times, the band’s weekly catalogue sales have surpassed those of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Def Leppard, VanHalen, and Aerosmith (Source: Nielsen SoundScan). With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is widely recognized as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, boasting a powerful catalogue that continues to drive sold-out tours and total sales exceeding 80 million records. The band is responsible for some of rock’s most enduring anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” and “Long, Long Way From Home.” Their worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” is also part of Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club. 50 years into their career, Foreigner remains a major presence on the charts, with strong airplay and continued Billboard album success. Their catalogue sales recently ranked them among the Top 40 Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time, according to Business Insider.
Southern Californian blues rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck are pleased to announce the September 4th release of a new radio edit of their single “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” ahead of their October 2026 UK Tour with special guests These Wicked Rivers.
Stream the single on Spotify HERE. Watch the official music video on YouTube HERE.
Tickets for the UK tour are available from alttickets, robertjonandthewreck, The Gig Cartel, and Gigantic. Dates include Cambridge Junction (October 2), Nottingham, Rock City (October 3), Liverpool, O2 Academy 2 (October 4), Bristol, Trinity (October 6) Leeds, Project House (October 7) and Oxford O2 Academy (October 8).
The announcement follows the release of Robert Jon & The Wreck’s album, Wreckage Vol. 3 which features the full-length version of “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.” Wreckage Vol. 3 is available on CD, vinyl, and digital HERE.
“Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” originated from a writing session between Robert Jon Burrison (lead vocals, guitar) and Henry James (lead guitar), which began with Henry bringing in the heavy riff and the song’s main chorus line. For the lyrics the band ran with the idea of what those words meant to them, thinking about how people can promise things in life, but often their actions don’t line up with their words.
Produced by Robert Jon & the Wreck, “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” is a heavy, riff-based anthem full of attitude and gritty ‘90s grunge influences. The band recorded the track in the fall of 2025 at the legendary Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, Studio 2, which is widely known in the music industry as The Van Halen Room.
Says Henry, “Self-produced by the band, the session was engineered and mixed by my good friend Chad Gordon, with whom I also recorded my very first album with my very first band many years ago. We haven’t worked together since that time, and since then we’ve both grown a lot, so it was great to reunite.”
“The song originated at an acoustic writing session at my apartment between myself and Robert,” recalls Henry. “I’d been playing with the idea for the chorus, and I already had a complete vision of the heavy main riff, melody, lyrics and general groove.”
“The main lyric is a call to action, that specifically refers to the phenomenon in which peoples’ actions don’t align with their words. It could be directed at society and the political climate we’re living in, just as much as it could be directed at myself or any individual, really.”
Continues Henry, “Robert and I became excited about the song, so he wrote some lines for the verse, and we brought it to the band at the next rehearsal, where it came together effortlessly. There was a youthful fervour and excitement that the song was bringing out of us. It felt different from the rest of our back catalogue.”
“Everyone in the band comes from different worlds musically, and this was something that seemed call upon some heavy ‘90s riff rock, with plenty of punk, grunge and even some metal influences. We also experimented with a lot of new sonic textures that we’ve never used in this band. It was a refreshing experience.”
Wreckage Vol. 3 features a collection of rarities, fan favourites, and standout tracks that showcases the band’s signature Southern rock sound. It documents one of the busiest creative stretches of the Wreck’s career and continues the momentum generated by recent single releases including “Run Back To Me” and “Arroyo.”
Says, Henry, “Wreckage Vol. 3 is a compilation album made up of additional singles dating back to sessions for the Red Moon Risingalbum in 2023. About half of the tracks were produced byKevin Shirley (Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart), with the remainder self-produced by the band.
“Most of these songs are stand-alone singles,” adds Henry. “We are proud of how a lot of these songs turned out and wanted to give them a home so our fans could own the songs as physical media, be it a vinyl or CD.”
The collection also follows the release of the band’s acclaimed 2025 studio album Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes, produced by Grammy-winner Dave Cobb. The record earned widespread praise for its blend of raw storytelling, muscular grooves, and lived-in performances. Classic Rock magazine called it “their most accomplished work to date.”
Hailing from Southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck take the Southern rock sound from the East Coast and make it their own. Since their inception in 2011, these native Californians featuring Robert Jon Burrison (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Espantman (drums, background vocals), Henry James (lead guitar, background vocals), Warren Murrel (bass), and Jake Abernathie (keyboards), have been electrifying audiences all over the world with their soaring guitar leads, rich vocal harmonies, and memorable tunes.
As Robert Jon & The Wreck prepares to embark on the next chapter of their career, fans old and new are invited to join in the celebration of change, rebirth, and the relentless spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. Stay tuned for continued updates.
October 2 – Cambridge, UK – Cambridge Junction October 3 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City October 4 – Liverpool, UK – 02 Academy Liverpool October 6 – Bristol, UK – Trinity Centre October 7 – Leeds, UK – Project House October 8 – Oxford, UK – 02 Academy Oxford October 9 – Weert, NL – De Bosuil October 10 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg October 11 – Dortmund, DE – Musiktheater Piano October 12 – Nuremberg, DE – Hirsch October 14 – Hannover, DE – Blues Garage October 15 – Aschaffenburg, DE – Colos-Saal October 16 – Lossnitz, DE – Zur Linde October 17 – Seewen, CH – Gaswerk Eventbar October 18 – Seon, CH – Konservi Seon October 19 – Rubigen, CH – Muhle Hunziken October 21 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR – La Cooperative De Mai October 22 – La Roche-Sur-Yon FR – Quai M October 23 – Penmarch, FR – Salle Cap Caval October 24 – Cleon, FR – La Traverse October 25 – Lille, FR – Le Splendid October 28 – Verviers,BE – Spirit of 66
Dec 4-8 – Cancun, Mexico – High Tide Getaway 2026
ROBERT JON & THE WRECK – BIOGRAPHY
Reigning from southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck have been taking the southern rock sound established on the east coast and bringing it to the West Coast.
Since their inception in 2011, these five native Californian’s; Robert Jon Burrison (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Espantman (drums, background vocals), Henry Schneekluth (lead guitar, background vocals), Warren Murrel (bass), and Jake Abernathie (keyboards), have been electrifying audiences globally with their soaring guitar leads, infectious grooves and rich vocal harmonies.
With yearly European tours now becoming an integral part of their touring regiment, Robert Jon & The Wreck found their flow being on the road most of the year, returning to California and prolifically pumping out new material.
Their sixth studio album, the critically acclaimed Shine a Light on Me Brother, was released in 2021. On September 30, 2022, The Wreck released Wreckage Vol. 2, a collection of exclusive in-studio and live concert performances recorded from 2020 – 2022 on Joe Bonamassa’s KTBA Records. On August 4, 2023, the band released the album Ride into The Light via Journeyman Records to critical acclaim.
On June 28, 2024, the band released their album Red Moon Rising featuring the singles Ballad of A “Broken Hearted Man,” “Stone Cold Killer,” and title track “Red Moon Rising.”
On August 22, 2025, the band released their critically acclaimed ninth album Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes produced by Grammy-award winning producer Dave Cobb. The album features the singles “Ashes in the Snow,” Highway, “Better of Me,” and many more.
On Friday May 1, 2026, RJTW released the single “Arroyo” taken from their new album Wreckage Vol. 3.
On Friday September 4, the band will release a radio edit of their latest single “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” (the full-length version of the song is featured on the album Wreckage Vol. 3).
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
