Greek progressive metal heavyweights MOTHER OF MILLIONS unveil “The War”, the third single from their upcoming studio album “T”, set for worldwide release on September 11 via ViciSolum Productions.
Accompanied by an official lyric video, the track stands as one of the album’s emotional cornerstones – embodying its themes of resilience, perseverance, and hope. At its core, the track conveys the idea that even in the face of profound darkness and adversity, there remains a reason to endure and continue the fight, as the band explains:
“‘The War’ could serve as a title track for the album, as it stands as a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is still something worth fighting for. Together, we’ll fly our colors“.
“Τ” is an album born from the tension between devastation and defiance, lyrically connecting 19th-century American poets with 20th-century Greek poets through themes of war, death, and eternity. Fueled by the relentless cycle of wars waged from above and endured from below, the record channels the roar of collapsing worlds and the pulse of those who refuse to be crushed by them.
From the opening moments, the album strikes with force, crushing riffs, thunderous rhythms, and vast atmospheric layers. Each track carries the weight of conflict yet burns with a fierce, unyielding hope, the kind that survives in the hearts of people who stand together when everything else falls apart.
Tracklist: 01. The Wound 02. The War 03. The Aftermath 04. The Innocent 05. The Ascent 06. As One 07. The One 08. The Circle 09. The Sun 10. Death
“Τ” will be coming out on September 11 via ViciSolum Productions and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION
Live:
17.09. DE München – Feierwerk 18.09. DE Stuttgart – Klub Zentral 19.09. NL Zoetermeer – Boerderij 20.09. BE Diest – Hell 22.09: PL Krakow – Garage Pub 23.09. HU Budapest – A38 24.09. SK Bratislava – Randal Club 25.09. RO Cluj – Machines Venue 26.09. RO Bucharest – Quantic 17.10. FR Toulouse – Ready For Prog Festival
LEE RICHARDS & FRIENDS release their new single “Faithless” today. The song is taken from their upcoming studio album “Songs From A Broken World,” which will be released on October 30th via Metalville.
You can listen to “Faithless” here:
The upcoming debut album from LEE RICHARDS AND FRIENDS marks an ambitious milestone for the American musician, songwriter, and producer Lee Richards. Known as the original guitarist of Godsmack and a key songwriter for Dropbox and Another Animal, Lee Richards composed and produced the album, “Songs From A Broken World,” entirely on his own.
He is supported by a stellar lineup of seasoned rock veterans: drummer Justin Pacy (Digital Summer), legendary guitarist Billy Loosigian (The Boom Boom Band, The Joneses), and bassist/vocalist Sean Corcoran (RA, Fight Or Flight).
United by decades of top-tier hard rock experience, LEE RICHARDS AND FRIENDS delivers a captivating blend of powerful riffs, catchy melodies, and a first-rate production. The album reflects Richards’ diverse musical journey, from touring with international stars to songwriting with rock icons, and stands as an impressive testament to his artistic vision.
TRACK-LISTING 01. Shyra 02. Yesterday’s Child 03. Believe 04. Cry For You 05. Faithless 06. She 07. Say Your Last Goodbye 08. Rise 09. Fallen (Save Me) 10. Monsters 11. Summer Breeze
LINE-UP Lee Richards – Rhythm, Lead Guitars and Vocals Justin Pacy – Drums William Loosigian – Rhythm and Lead Guitars Sean Corcoran – Bass Guitar and Back Up Vocals
For more than three decades, industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY have explored the friction between man and machine, tracing the rise of artificial intelligence and humanity’s loss of control over its own creations.
Today, the band launches a bold new era with ‘Roboticist.’ The latest single, which premiered on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, marks the recording debut of the band’s current line-up featuring vocalist Milo Silvestro, drummer Pete Webber, and bassist Tony Campos. Blending crushing mechanical aggression with a haunting, melodic hook, the track explores a dystopian reality where flesh fails and only consciousness endures.
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Damien Rainaud, the single arrives alongside a cinematic music video directed by Vincente Cordero and produced by Arion Csihar. System activated: the next chapter of FEAR FACTORY has officially begun.
FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares comments, “The future isn’t coming. It’s already here, ‘Roboticist’ is the next evolution of Fear Factory. Man, Machine and the war for what comes next. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the beginning of a new era of Fear Factory.”
Death is no longer the end, it is the next evolution. The machine no longer needs humanity; it inherits the future.
Stand by, critical intel on the upcoming album is imminent. In the meantime, prepare for the live assault. Experience FEAR FACTORY as they tear across Europe and the US on the Cybernetic Domination Tour.
FEAR FACTORY live
European Dates CYBERNETIC DOMINATION TOUR With HATE, CRYSTAL LAKE, THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR
08.30 PO Krakow @ Kwadrat 08.31 PO Warsaw @ Palladium 09.02 LT Vilnius @ Loftas 09.03 LV Riga @ Palladium 09.04 EE Tallinn @ Helitehas 09.05 FI Helsinki @ Apollo 09.06 FI Turku @ Logomo 09.09 DK Copenhagen @ Vega 09.11 BE Ghent @ Vooruit 09.12 NL Rotterdam @ Baroeg Open Air 09.13 NL Nijmegen @ Doornroosje 09.15 DE Köln @ Live Music Hall 09.16 DE Hamburg @ Markthalle 09.17 DE Berlin @ Huxleys 09.18 DE Munich @ Kesselhaus 09.19 LU Esch-sur-Alzette @ Rockhal 09.20 DE Karlsruhe @ Substage 09.21 AT Vienna @ Simm City 09.23 HU Budapest @ Barba Negra 09.24 HR Zagreb @ Boogaloo 09.26 IT Rome @ Orion 09.27 IT Milan @ Metalitalia.com Festival 09.29 FR Paris @ Le Trabendo 10.01 UK Manchester @ O2 Ritz 10.02 UK Nottingham @ Rock City 10.03 UK Buckley @ Tivoli 10.05 IE Dublin @ Academy 10.06 UK Belfast @ Limelight 10.07 UK Glasgow @ SWG3 10.08 UK Bristol @ Prospect 10.09 UK Southampton @1865 10.10 UK London @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
US Dates
Soul Of a New War Machine Tour With Co-headliners MUSHROOMHEAD
10.13 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place 10.14 Portland, ME @ Aura 10.15 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s 10.16 Harrisburg, PA @ Capitol City Music Hall 10.17 Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater 10.18 Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho 10.20 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theater 10.21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground 10.22 Harrison, OH @ The Blue Note 10.23 St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theater 10.24 Green Bay, WI @ Epic Events Center 10.25 Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater 10.27 Hobart, IN @ The Art Theatre 10.28 Cadillac, MI @ Venue Event Center 10.29 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop 10.31 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater 11.01 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater 11.03 Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall 11.05 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar 11.06 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live 11.07 Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Ice House 11.08 Dallas, TX @ AM/FM 11.10 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s 11.11 Nashville, TN @ Basement East
CYBERNETIC DOMINATION TOUR With DARKEST HOUR and BROTALITY
11.13 Wichita, KS @ Wave 11.14 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 11.15 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep 11.17 Billings, MT @ Pub Station 11.18 Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry 11.20 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 11.21 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 11.22 Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club 11.24 Fresno, CA @ Strummers 11.25 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues 11.27 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse 11.28 Los Angeles, CA @ Whiskey 11.29 Los Angeles, CA @ Whiskey
Rock/metal icon MARILYN MANSON has released an Expanded Edition of his acclaimed new album, One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2, available digitally now worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records.
The newly expanded release adds the previously unreleased song ‘You Can’t Die Young’ to the album’s original nine tracks, offering another piece of MANSON’s latest creative chapter.
Co-written and co-produced with longtime collaborator Tyler Bates, One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2arrived earlier this month and continued the story begun with 2024’s One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1. The record features singles ‘Exit Wound’ and ‘Front Toward Enemy’, as well as album opener ‘Unalive,’ which was accompanied by an official music video directed by Anthony Silva.
The arrival of the Expanded Edition comes as MARILYN MANSON is in the midst of a massive North American co-headline tour with ROB ZOMBIE, with THE HU and ORGY appearing on select dates. With numerous shows already sold out and tickets moving quickly across the remaining dates, the run continues through September before MANSON returns for a series of headline performances and festival appearances this fall.
Fans are also invited to enter the virtual One Assassination Under God art exhibition, featuring a collection of original visual works alongside the music created to accompany them, with audio commentaries by MARILYN MANSON. Includes added commentary for the new, previously unreleased song “You Can’t Die Young.”
“I am proud to give you the second chapter of One Assassination Under God.This completes my story.I used each stone that was thrown at me to sharpen my edges. I outgrew purgatory and carved these songs into the skin of the world. As you listen I hope it forms a scar that you cannot forget.” -Marilyn Manson
One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 (Expanded Edition) Tracklist:
One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 is available now for purchase in a variety of formats and accompanying apparel at https://mm.bfan.link/oaug-ch-2
MARILYN MANSON & ROB ZOMBIE Co-Headline Tour Dates w / THE HU & ORGY
Aug 29 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake ^+ Aug 30 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater ^+ Sep 1 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre ^+ (SOLD OUT) Sep 2 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center ^+ Sep 4 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ^+ Sep 5 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre ^+ Sep 6 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center ^+ Sep 9 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater ^+ Sep 10 – Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater ^+ Sep 12 – Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *^+ Sep 14 – West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre ^+ Sep 16 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live at Northern Quest + (SOLD OUT) Sep 17 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre ^+ Sep 18 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater ^+ Sep 20 – Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord ^+
*Not a Live Nation show ^With The Hu +With Orgy
MARILYN MANSON Headline & Festival Dates
Oct 14 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore Oct 15 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore (SOLD OUT) Oct 17 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre (SOLD OUT) Oct 18 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre (SOLD OUT) Oct 21 – Austin, TX – Emo’s (SOLD OUT) Oct 22 – Austin, TX – Emo’s (SOLD OUT) Oct 24 – Fort Worth, TX – Sick New World Texas Oct 31 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (SOLD OUT) Nov 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (SOLD OUT)
Celebrated British guitarist and singer songwriter, Ben Poole, is pleased to announce his upbeat new single “Time Has No Mercy” released on Friday August 28th via Gypsy Soul Records. The single is available on all streaming platforms HERE.
Watch the official lyric music video for “Time Has No Mercy” on YouTube HERE.
“Time Has No Mercy” is the explosive third single from Poole’s highly anticipated new album Post-Midnight Behaviour — his first studio album of brand-new material in eight years. Following 2018’s acclaimed Anytime You Need Me, the forthcoming album finds Poole pushing beyond his blues rock roots into bold new territory, igniting his signature guitar fire with darker grooves, cinematic atmosphere, and a powerful late-night intensity.
Released by Gypsy Soul Records on Friday September 25, 2026, the new album is available to pre-order on CD and vinyl HERE and to pre-save digitallyHERE.
“‘Time Has No Mercy’ was one of the last songs that we wrote for the album,” says Poole. “The idea was to react against what we had written to this point. We had been working up a few emotionally darker, heavier tracks and the idea with ‘Time Has No Mercy’ was to write something lighter and more upbeat.”
“It’s an empowering song, rather than a brooding or melancholic thing which we had just drowned ourselves in for the previous few weeks’ worth of writing. The whole idea came from the riff which is at the very end of the song now. It’s funny how that happens sometimes. The spark for the whole song came from a tiny outro section.”
“It’s a little more of a punk rock approach than I would normally take, with a lot of down strummed power chords in the choruses. I was slightly worried about drifting too far away from my style. In the end, once all was said and done, I added some lead guitar, some intertwining rhythm guitar parts and my vocals. I think the result is it still feels familiar enough to sit on the album. It’s a breath of fresh air and a light departure that follows on from the previous singles ‘No Second Chances’ and ‘Empty’.”
Pushing boldly beyond familiar blues-rock territory, Poole unveils a richer, more atmospheric sound, where late-night grooves, subtle rock dynamics, and sky-bright hooks collide with effortless confidence. Expressive, cinematic, and instantly memorable, the track draws the listener deep into the world of Post-Midnight Behaviour without ever losing its cool, understated power.
“I wanted this album to capture just how far I’ve come as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter,” says Poole. “After years of playing more than 150 shows annually across over 20 countries, everything has grown — my guitar style, my technique, my voice, and the way I hear music. ‘Post-Midnight Behaviour’ is the sound of all those experiences coming together. It moves through Blues, Rock, Soul, Country, and Alternative Rock, but with a darker, late-night energy running through it. I still get to unleash the guitar, but this time it sits inside something more atmospheric, more reflective, and more emotionally charged. That after-hours mood is what inspired the album title.”
“In recent years I’ve released a few live albums, which are great snapshots of a specific moment in time,” adds Poole. “With this new studio album, I wanted to go much further. I took my time to make sure every detail was fully realized — the songs, the sounds, the arrangements, the performances, everything. My writing team and I pushed ourselves harder than ever, digging deep to make the song writing as strong, sharp, and emotionally powerful as it could be. I honestly believe fans are going to feel that energy the moment they hear it. It has been well worth the wait.”
TRACK LISTING
1. No Second Chances (5:42) 2. Empty (5:57) 3. Time Has No Mercy (3:36) 4. Living On Repeat (Buried in the Background) (4:13) 5. Summer Haze (4:40) 6. Runaway Souls – featuring Elles Bailey (4:22) 7. Searching (5:30) 8. Nothing To You (3:50) 9. Start Of The End (5:26) 10. Runaway Souls – featuring Elles Bailey (Radio Version) (4:12)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Wayne Proctor, Oli Brown and Ben Poole Recorded at House of Tone Mix Suite & Superfly Studios, Nottinghamshire, UK Mixed and mastered by Wayne Proctor at House of Tone Mix Suite, UK “Runaway Souls” (Radio Version) mixed & edited by Ross Hayes-Citrullo at RHC Music, Toronto, Canada All songs co-written by Ben Poole, Oli Brown, Wayne Proctor, and Steve Amadeo
MUSICIANS
Ben Poole – Guitars, Vocals Wayne Proctor – Drums Oli Brown – Backing Vocals, Moog Steve Amadeo – Bass Bennett Holland – Hammond Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes Elles Bailey – Guest vocals on “Runaway Souls”
ALBUM TRACK BY TRACK
1. NO SECOND CHANCES A dark, layered opener that sets the tone for the album. Driven by power chords and raw emotion, it follows a man walking away from a relationship that cannot be saved.
“I’ve tried to understand what you’re searching for. While caught in the battleground of your internal war.”
It builds steadily to one of Ben’s signature guitar solos. 2. EMPTY Subtle and sultry, this groove creates an evocative backdrop for a man confronting emptiness and fading memory. From that sense of helplessness comes a striking chorus.
“Dive into the deep unknown. Here I go again, falling further out of the view. Shadows that I hide within. Here I go again, forever caught in the black and the blue.”
It rises to another of Ben’s melodic, standout guitar solos.
3. TIME HAS NO MERCY Hard-edged and urgent, this track is about seizing the moment, believing in yourself, and proving your worth.
“There’s no need to take the easy way out. Head back into the fire again. Stand tall and kick back. Time has no mercy for you.”
It’s the kind of song made for long overnight drives on empty roads when you’re racing toward whatever waits ahead.
4. LIVING ON REPEAT (BURIED IN THE BACKGROUND) It opens with dark, fuzzy bass and surges forward on jagged, heavy guitar riffs. The song becomes a metaphor for breaking chains, resisting inertia, and forcing a way out.
“I cut and cauterize to see if I can feel this. I’ll count the days till I’m no longer displaced. I don’t want this taking over I’m done drifting.”
Fragmented and unsettling, it rejects a clear verse-chorus structure in favour of a single driving impulse: to escape and survive.
5. SUMMER HAZE With shimmering pop textures and bright, glinting guitars, Summer Haze initially feels light and carefree. But beneath the surface, it tells a wistful story of fleeting love reduced to memory.
“The sun’s gone down, the tide is out. It’s all lost in the summer haze where I once knew you.”
6. RUNAWAY SOULS (FEATURING ELLES BAILEY) Elles Bailey delivers a guest vocal that is the very definition of rock and soul. Over a backdrop of driving guitars and thunderous drums, she sings of leaving it all behind, chasing something greater, and living without regret.
“We won’t be told we’re good for nothing. We’re gonna be long gone. This town won’t swallow us whole. Kick up the dust, we’re runaway souls.”
As ever, Bailey is full of surprises and utterly uncompromising. A phenomenal performance.
7. SEARCHING It’s 4 a.m. and sleep is a distant prospect. Few songs capture those lonely, restless hours better than this melodic, languid, and beautifully understated piece of rock. Beneath its laid-back groove lies an existential reflection on the pull of the past and the uncertainty of the road ahead.
“We’ve been searching for a way out of everything that’s come before. I know we can’t keep holding on to nothing. We have to believe there’s something more.”
At its heart, this is a song about hope and finding the courage to keep moving forward when the destination remains unclear. You may never find exactly what you’re searching for, but you’ll be changed for the better by the journey itself. Thoughtful, poignant, and deeply affecting.
8. NOTHING TO YOU For those about to rock around the clock, we salute you. This irresistible slab of groove-laden rock, driven by a snaking guitar line and an infectious rhythm, is the perfect companion for the small hours when fatigue is setting in but sleep remains out of reach. Yet beneath the swagger lies a tale of longing and frustration; of wanting something that remains stubbornly unattainable.
“Keep refusing, I’m reaching the end here. However I try, can’t keep giving it all when I’m still nothing to you.”
The object of desire may mean nothing to the singer in the end, but this song could mean everything to anyone looking for a soundtrack to those long, lonely hours. Effortlessly cool, relentlessly catchy, and impossible to resist.
9. START OF THE END “Hijacked maniacs, emotional amnesiacs. I see the cracks tearing our lives apart again. It’s time to face whatever we’ve been running from.” A desperate cry from the point of no return. Yet for all its darkness, this is a song of monumental uplift and renewal. Emerging from the wreckage of regret and denial, it embraces the moment when the first light finally breaks after a long night of the soul.
As the sun rises, pure melody and power-anthem guitars provide the perfect accompaniment, transforming despair into defiance and uncertainty into hope. And then comes that chorus—soaring, life-affirming, and utterly irresistible. What a way to greet the solar miracle that has captivated humankind since the dawn of time. Exhilarating, redemptive, and unforgettable.
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ABOUT BEN POOLEBen Poole is an internationally acclaimed force in blues rock. Recognised by multiple publications as one of the world’s leading blues guitarists, he has been cited by Guitar World alongside artists including Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray and Joe Bonamassa.
He has also been named among the world’s top 15 blues guitarists by Total Guitar and Music Radar.
Ben has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines and earned praise from guitar greats including Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Richie Kotzen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Philip Sayce. He is widely regarded as one of the standout artists on the international blues-rock circuit.
The wait is over. Swedish hardcore punk legends TOTALITÄR have made their long-awaited new self-titled album available to stream, released today on August 28th through De:Nihil Records in Europe and Prank Records in North America.
For more than four decades, TOTALITÄR have stood as one of the most influential and uncompromising bands to emerge from the Swedish hardcore punk underground. Formed in Hudiksvall in 1985, the band helped define the sound of Swedish D-beat through a relentless combination of speed, aggression, and political conviction. Their raw and uncompromising approach has inspired countless bands across the globe and secured their place as one of the most respected names in hardcore punk.
From landmark releases such as “Multinationella Mördare”, “Luftslott”, and “Vänd Dig Inte Om” to later classics including “Sin Egen Motståndare” and “Vi Är Eliten”, TOTALITÄR have remained fiercely committed to their vision. Their music has always been driven by a deep distrust of authority, a fierce opposition to oppression and abuse of power, and an unwavering belief in punk as a vehicle for resistance and social critique.
Now, twenty years after the release of “Vi Är Eliten”, TOTALITÄR return with a brand-new self-titled album. Rather than revisiting past glories, TOTALITÄR reaffirm everything that has made the band essential for over forty years: blistering D-beat, razor-sharp riffs, and an intensity that refuses to diminish with age. The new material sounds every bit as urgent and uncompromising as the records that first established the band’s reputation, while carrying the weight and experience of a lifetime spent challenging conformity and complacency.
In an era where many legendary punk bands have either disappeared or softened their edges, TOTALITÄR remain exactly what they have always been: direct, furious, and impossible to ignore. The release of “Totalitär” is not merely a return, it is a powerful reminder that one of hardcore punk’s most vital voices still has something to say, and is saying it louder than ever.
To celebrate the album release, TOTALITÄR will also perform a special show on 26 September 2026 in Malmö, Sweden.
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