Swiss rockers King Zebra are pleased to unveil their new single and official video, “A Love I’ve Never Known”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
The band stated: “Some hearts know where they belong and some have to search for love seemingly their whole life. “A Love I’ve Never Known” is a rip-roaring power rock ride dedicated to those who keep on believing they’ll find true love.”
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zurich, Switzerland, King Zebra is a melodic hard rock powerhouse that has been making waves in the international rock scene since their inception in 2017.
Led by the charismatic frontman Eric St. Michaels, a seasoned veteran in the world of rock ‘n’ roll, the band has been on a relentless journey to redefine the genre with their electrifying sound.
Eric St. Michaels, originally from the vibrant rock scene of New Jersey, found a new home in Switzerland over two decades ago. His powerful and soulful vocals are best known from his time as the former lead singer of the renowned band China. With King Zebra, Eric has embarked on a new musical odyssey, taking his rich experience and passion for rock to new heights.
In 2019, the band gained international attention with the release of an EP. Since then, King Zebra has performed at festivals such as Rock the Ring alongside legends like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Uriah Heep, and Rose Tattoo, and opened stadium shows for Alice Cooper.
In 2020, they released the album “Survivors”, produced by Oscar Nilsson (Crashdiet, The Halo Effect, Hank van Hell), which led to successful European tours and sold-out shows both abroad and in their home country.
In 2023, King Zebra signed a record deal with Frontiers Records. The following year saw the release of “Between The Shadows”, accompanied by a European tour with The Gems and a subsequent club tour in Switzerland.
In 2025, the band performed at renowned festivals such as the Riverside Festival, shared the stage with Hammerfall and Kissin’ Dynamite, and joined Shakra as Special Guest for their 30th anniversary show at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln. Later that year, King Zebra returned to Bohus Studio in Gothenburg to work on new material.
As King Zebra continues to conquer stages and hearts around the globe, their mission remains clear: to keep the flame of Melodic Hard Rock burning brightly and to carry on the legacy of Rock ‘n’ Roll through their electrifying music and unforgettable live shows.
Line Up: Eric St. Michaels Roman Lauer Jerry Napitupulu Benjamin Grimm Manu Judge
Hard rock/metal band SYMETRIA have unveiled their powerful new single, “The Game,” available now through Curtain Call Records, alongside an official lyric video. Recorded at SoundMine Studio in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, “The Game” was produced and mixed by acclaimed producer Dan Malsch.
“The Game is really about the two games of life,” explains the band. “The finite game is one you can play to win, and then it’s over. The infinite game is different. It’s played so that existence can continue and future generations have a game left to play. If not enough people are participating in that infinite game, everything eventually falls apart, and there are no games left to play at all.”
The accompanying lyric video brings the song’s themes to life, highlighting the tension between competition, purpose, and the enduring struggle to preserve what matters beyond ourselves.
Symetria has hit their 10 year mark running full steam ahead with a new EP All or Nothing releasing summer of 2026 on Curtain Call Records. This marks Symetria’s 3rd release, and their second with Curtain Call. Behind that comes a support lineup that makes it hard to deny the bands presence is growing both locally and on a national scene.
The band will be in New Jersey on Saturday, June 27th with an appearance at The NJ Metalfest XI. A show that has itself grown to be one of the NJ underground metal scene’s premier annual events. After that they make their triumphant return to Reverb in Reading PA on Saturday, July 25th as the sole local opener for this summers first leg of the Metal Church tour.
A few short weeks later on Friday August 14th at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Symetria is in the company of an impressive list of local and national talent selected to support the Coal Region Music Fest. This is an event put on annually to raise funds and awareness to the local veterans support agencies in the region.
Then comes a huge road trip out to Bloomville, Ohio, where Symetria gets to stretch their legs for the Smoking Cole’s Bike Rally an 8 Day event where the band lands themselves a Saturday night slot opening for the legendary Lita Ford. After that run of 4 shows Symetria makes their first appearance in Allentown PA in 8 years at the Allentown Arts Gallery.
The band then wraps up it’s current schedule with their 2nd straight appearance on B’N’R fest Saturday November 7th in Birdsboro PA a local Reading area music festival that brings together some of the longest running local and regional acts in the eastern PA music scene. The band has plans in the works to tour for the first time with intentions of late summer or fall of 2027.
Speed Stroke has released a video for “Glorious Breakdown”, first single taken from the new album “Damage Control” to be released on August 21 by Scarlet Records.
Hitting rock bottom and finally freeing yourself from the shackles of sanity is exactly when the gears of liberation start to turn. Reaching that ultimate breaking point could take the smallest inconvenience, or just another episode of bad luck stalking you. It is that one last drop of gasoline that ignites your inner Destructomania, a chaotic explosion that exorcises all built-up frustrations and finally makes you feel glorious in the wreckage.
video by Filippo Cinotti
“Damage Control”:
Fourth record for the uncompromising Italian hard rock stallions;
mixed and mastered by Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse) at Mass Destruction Production (Eclipse, Sinner, Primal Fear);
featuring Dario Capacci (Trick Or Treat) on drums;
featuring Giorgia Colleluori (Sinner, IT’sALIE) on vocals on “Blessed By Misery”;
cover & artwork by the painting master Claudio Elias Scialabba;
1 Glorious Breakdown 2 Heart Of The City 3 Damage Control 4 State Of Shock 5 Italian Coglione 6 In Flames 7 Blessed By Misery 8 All For The Weak End 9 Walls 10 Chain Reaction
Total running time – 38:29
artwork by Claudio Elias Scialabba
Speed Stroke master the art of hard rock through a personal approach that perfectly blends the Scandinavian sleaze rock modern edge and the glorious legacy of the 80s street metal scene.
Top-notch songwriting, hit after hit, all killers-no fillers: that’s the recipe for a proper collection of hard-hitting and yet melodic tunes.
«Control the damage done to contain it or inflict controlled damage to break the chains of comfortable stasis?»: this is the question “Damage Control” sparks in the listener, delivered through a hurricane of dynamite-like riffs, jaw-breaking solos, and raw screams of rage and liberation.
By both glorifying the panic of the unknown and demonizing the safety of the comfort zone, the new Speed Stroke album presents the ultimate fight-or-flight dilemma, fueling the fire of change.
Speed Stroke: Jack – vocals D.B – guitar Michael – guitar Fungo – bass Maddy – drums
Louisville crossover thrash maniacs BELUSHI SPEED BALL have unleashed the official lyric video for “All Pete’s Exes,” one of the standout tracks from their recently released album, Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The ’80s. The song features former GWAR guitarist Pete Lee and arrives alongside an ongoing fundraising campaign supporting Lee as he continues his battle for justice and health.
Equal parts lightning-fast crossover thrash and absurd storytelling, “All Pete’s Exes” immortalizes one of the band’s favorite real-life memories: a legendary visit to Pete Lee’s house in Dallas that quickly descended into the kind of surreal chaos only BELUSHI SPEED BALL could turn into a song.
Regarding the video, vocalist Vinny Castellano comments:
“We are so excited to drop our newest lyric video for our latest single, ‘All Pete’s Exes!’ Featuring the man himself, former GWAR Flattus Maximus, Pete Lee on guitar. The song details the legendary time Pete hosted Belushi Speed Ball at his house in Dallas, and had a harem of women cooking us food and pouring drinks for the boys. Featuring artwork by Ariz Fazri depicting the Law, Judge Pete, which coincides with T-shirts featuring the same design available on our Bandcamp. All profit from sales go to helping Pete in his battle for justice and health. The video was phenomenally animated by Andrea Mantelli.“
Released earlier this month, Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The ’80s finds BELUSHI SPEED BALL continuing to blur the line between blistering crossover thrash, pop culture satire, and complete mayhem. Packed with neck-breaking riffs, tongue-in-cheek humor, and the band’s trademark anything-goes attitude, the album has further cemented their reputation as one of underground metal’s most unpredictable and entertaining acts.
Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The 80’s Track List:
1. I Ought Not Know 2. How Tough Am I? 3. That’s a Mighty Fine Wayne Gretzky 4. What’s Funnier Than 24? 5. All Pete’s Exes 6. Kellaway’s Wife 7. D.E.N.N.I.S. System 8. It’s a Green Day (You Know… Still Like Stocks) 9. Terminator Lava Factory 10. I’m Not Your Buddy, Guy 11. Belushi Speed Ball 12. Captain Planet Still Can’t Stop Us
About BELUSHI SPEED BALL:
Belushi Speed Ball is a Kentucky-based band founded in 2013 as a studio project amongst friends with a penchant for cliché crossover thrash. Their first live performances came soon after, enthralling a rapidly growing fanbase with a uniquely interactive brand of theatrics and unorthodox approach to releases and merch.
Dubbed “one of the funniest fucking things I have heard this year” by The Needle Drop’s Anthony Fantano, Belushi Speed Ball are inspired by bands from Toxic Holocaust and Anthrax to Gwar and Municipal Waste, to whom they simultaneously play homage and satirize a mean comment from a fan in their song “Ripping off Municipal Waste”, which was voted one of Leo Magazine’s top 20 songs of 2022. With a reputation for both trashing venues and meticulously cleaning them up after each individually themed performance, Belushi Speed Ball are masters of executing the unthinkable. From playing out of a Mad Max-esque moving van and starting Terminator-inspired 300-person Nerf gun fights to releasing entire albums in N64… or Furby… formats, nothing is sacred as they continue evolving as, in the words of Metalsucks, “a freakshow of blistering thrash dedicated to laughing its ass off at blistering thrash.”
Belushi Speed Ball Lineup:
Vinny Castellano – Vocals Brian Desper – Additional Vocals Jamison Land – Guitar Derrek Tipton – Guitar Nathan Roger – Guitar Justin McClure – Bass Ben Cotton Drums
Swiss hard rock veterans Shakra release today their first ever cover song and duet, “Left Outside Alone”, featuring Swiss singer and songrwriter Seraina Telli. The track was originally released by Anastacia in 2004, and it’s the second single taken from the upcoming album, “Just Live Loud!”, out on September 4, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
With “Left Outside Alone”, the emotional intensity of the original meets Shakra’s powerful guitars, energy and unmistakable sound. Combined with Seraina Telli’s expressive vocals, the result is a version that pays tribute to the original while creating a character entirely its own. A bold reinterpretation of a modern classic – heavier, more powerful and unmistakably Shakra.
The band stated: “Over the years, countless songs were discussed as potential cover tracks, but none of them ever felt quite right. At the same time, we had long been talking about recording a duet with a female vocalist. When we toured together with Seraina Telli, it immediately became clear who that voice should be. The fact that both ideas would ultimately come together in the same song wasn’t planned. It happened naturally.”
Shakra return with renewed fire and unstoppable energy on “Just Live Loud!”, their explosive new studio album and the band’s very first release through Frontiers Music Srl. Fuelled by massive riffs, soaring melodies, and the unmistakable chemistry that has defined Shakra for decades, the album captures the spirit of classic European hard rock while pushing the band into a heavier, more modern sonic territory.
Vocalist Mark Fox commented: “Becoming a father has changed the way I look at many things. When I watch my daughter grow, discover the world and face every day with this incredible curiosity, I find myself asking even more consciously what life is really about. For me, the answer can now be summed up in three words: JUST LIVE LOUD! Don’t live halfway, don’t wait forever, don’t hide. I recorded the vocals for this album on my own in my basement. It was a very intense process that strongly confronted me with myself, my self-criticism and my responsibility. At the same time, it showed me that true freedom always comes with responsibility. For me, this tension is exactly what lies at the heart of this album.”
Guitarist Thomas Muster added: “Over the last 30 years, I’ve written many songs for Shakra. Heavier stuff, sometimes even poppier songs, and some really soft tracks. And even though I was ultimately always happy with the albums, I still always had this feeling inside me that musically, there simply had to be a little more. An even better riff, an even better hookline, simply even better songs. With ‘Something You Don’t Understand’ from the Snakes & Ladders album, I had that feeling of the perfect song for the first time”.
“And now comes “Just Live Loud!”, the Shakra album I always wanted to write, but somehow never quite managed to until now. And it comes with 12 great songs! If I could take only one Shakra album to the famous desert island, it would definitely be this one”, he continued.
Produced with a raw yet polished approach, “Just Live Loud!” delivers a powerful mix of thunderous anthems, emotionally charged ballads, and adrenaline-fueled rockers designed for both festival stages and late-night highway drives. From razor-sharp guitar work and pounding rhythms to towering vocal hooks, every track reflects the band’s commitment to authenticity, passion, and pure rock’n’roll attitude.
Lyrically, the album celebrates resilience, freedom, brotherhood, and the determination to live life at full volume – themes that resonate deeply with the band’s own journey through the international hard rock scene. “Just Live Loud!” also marks an exciting new chapter for Shakra, combining the experience and songwriting strength of their legacy years with a fresh creative momentum that feels more vital than ever.
The band proudly stated: “For over 30 years, we have been walking this path with Shakra. We have always worked on ourselves, put many things aside and given everything to push this band forward – without compromise, without a safety net. We have dared, we have taken risks, and we still do. But this very path has also given us our freedom: to find our purpose away from the ordinary, to lose ourselves in it, and to do what we burn for”.
“Just Live Loud!” brings all of that together in one album: origin, attitude, energy and the view ahead. As long as this fire is still burning, we will keep moving, keep daring and keep giving everything. Living louder is hardly possible – JUST LIVE LOUD!”, they added.
With this landmark release, Shakra reaffirm their status as one of Switzerland’s premier hard rock exports and prove that true melodic heavy rock is alive, loud, and ready to conquer a new generation of fans.
“Just Live Loud!” Tracklist:
1. Let The Show Begin 2. Wasteland Warriors 3. Just Live Loud! 4. Left Outside Alone (Feat. Seraina Telli) 5. Demon Of The Night 6. Legends Never Die 7. Lost Generation 8. When We Were Young 9. Another Day In The Universe 10. New Tattoo 11. High Above The Storm 12. Screaming Silence 13. Left Outside Alone (Solo Version)
Line Up: Thom Blunier – Lead Guitars Mark Fox – Vocals Thomas Muster – Guitars Cyril Montavon – Bass Roger Tanner – Drums Follow SHAKRA: Website Facebook Instagram
A new era for Noise in Myself has officially begun.
The Italian-Swiss Alternative Progressive Metal band returns to the scene with a completely renewed lineup and “The Maze”, an intense new single released by Wanikiya Record/Promotion and available on all major digital platforms.
After a period of hiatus and extensive internal restructuring, founder, guitarist, and songwriter Enea Maina rebuilt the project by bringing together highly experienced musicians with diverse artistic backgrounds, creating a lineup that marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band.
The new lineup features:
Enea Maina – Guitar & Songwriting
Arianna Bellinaso (Aexylium) – Vocals
Yuri Bordonali (Ecastor) – Bass
Omar Mariani (former Those Furious Flames) – Drums
“The Maze” represents the first step in this artistic rebirth and addresses one of the deepest and most universal themes of human experience: the labyrinth of the mind.
Through a refined parallel with the Greek myth of Ariadne and Theseus, the song explores the complexity of inner conflicts, emotional sacrifice, feelings of disorientation, and the difficult search for serenity.
The narrative is inspired by the version of the myth in which Ariadne helps Theseus escape the labyrinth using her famous thread, only to be abandoned later on the island of Naxos. From this story emerges a powerful psychological metaphor: the labyrinth becomes the human mind, the Minotaur represents one’s inner demons, and Ariadne’s thread symbolizes the attempt to find a way out of pain and confusion.
The first part of the story highlights the struggle against personal demons and the tendency to sacrifice oneself for people who do not deserve such devotion. This is followed by the desolation of abandonment and the loss of meaning, eventually leading to the true revelation: peace is not found by endlessly fighting one’s demons, but by learning to accept them and live alongside them.
Ariadne’s final ascension alongside Dionysus thus becomes a symbol of reconciliation with one’s true self, spiritual growth, and the achievement of a new level of awareness. The crown that transforms into the constellation Corona Borealis metaphorically represents the enlightenment attained after successfully navigating one’s own personal labyrinth.
Musically, “The Maze” confirms and expands the sonic identity of Noise in Myself: an atmospheric Alternative Progressive Metal sound rich in emotional depth and compositional sophistication, where melodic vocals intertwine with powerful riffs and intricate rhythmic structures.
The influence of bands such as Tool, Leprous, Soen, Anathema, and Porcupine Tree naturally emerges within a musical proposal that maintains a strong personality and a clear artistic vision.
With “The Maze”, Noise in Myself are not simply presenting a new lineup: they are declaring their return—more mature, self-aware, and determined than ever before.
The labyrinth is open. The journey begins again.
BIOGRAPHY
Noise in Myself (NIM) is an Italian-Swiss band born from an idea conceived by Enea Maina, guitarist and songwriter from the Lugano region.
Active since 2020, NIM quickly established its artistic identity with the release of its debut album in 2022, followed by the concept EP “Answers…” in 2023, supporting both releases with an intense live activity.
After several lineup changes and a temporary interruption of activities at the end of 2024, the project was completely revitalized by Enea Maina with a new lineup featuring Arianna Bellinaso (Aexylium), Yuri Bordonali (Ecastor), and Omar Mariani (former Those Furious Flames).
Their sound blends Alternative Metal and Progressive Metal into a modern and emotional mix characterized by evocative atmospheres, melodic research, and introspective lyrics dealing with themes such as self-discovery, absence, personal growth, and the relationship between mythology and human consciousness.
“The Maze” is the first chapter of the new era of Noise in Myself.
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