Post-punk, darkwave, layered bass lines, synths and tribal rhythms: THE AUTUMN AURORA release their debut album “False Idols” through Volcano Records & Promotion, a work that explores introspection, alienation and social disillusionment while focusing on the “false idols” of contemporary society. Accompanying the album release is also ‘Be My…’, the new single taken from the record, now available with its official music video.
Born from the need to give sonic form to the introspection and disillusionment of modern society, The Autumn Aurora build with False Idols a dark, deep and layered sonic universe, rooted in post-punk and darkwave but developed through a highly personal compositional approach. At the heart of the album lies a distinctive dialogue between two bass lines, supported by extensive use of effects, synths that move between sweeping orchestral passages and industrial incursions, and a rhythmic component that often abandons the genre’s more conventional patterns in favour of tribal and syncopated solutions. Nine tracks shape an album that, while not conceived as a concept record in the strictest sense, finds strong narrative unity in its critical observation of contemporary society. The “false idols” of the title are ostentatious success, hyper-connectivity that ultimately leads to isolation, technological dependency, social appearances and the existential emptiness that accompanies the constant search for approval. Interwoven with this dimension are more intimate forms of fragility: urban alienation, disorientation, pain and the need for authenticity. False Idols therefore does not pursue nihilism for its own sake, but rather a possible catharsis through the acceptance of human vulnerability.
Representing one of the album’s many sides is Be My…, a track built around a bass arpeggio that introduces a progression of distorted chords and suspended atmospheres. Effects, dynamics, melody, orchestral pads and intermittently tribal rhythms drive a crescendo that alternates more rarefied sections with moments of intense impact, leading to a finale built around the contrast between restraint and sonic explosion. Behind the appearance of a passionate serenade, however, Be My… explores the darker side of attraction: a feeling that crosses the boundary of love and gradually turns into obsession. Desire for the other person becomes a need for control, dependency and the conviction of being the only one truly capable of loving the object of that desire. An extreme form of devotion that can become a curse, regardless of whether the relationship ever truly begins or eventually comes to an end.
The official music video for Be My… is available on YouTube:
With False Idols, The Autumn Aurora mark the first chapter of their discography: a compact, cinematic work that uses darkness not merely as an aesthetic language, but as a tool to observe and dissect the contradictions, obsessions and fragilities of the present.
Also watch the official videos for the earlier singles:
Dave Evans, the legendary original vocalist and founding member of AC/DC, is back with a brand-new single, “Loup Garou”, the second single taken from his highly anticipated album “Justice.”
The title “Loup Garou” is French for “Werewolf”, and the track delivers another powerful dose of classic Rock ’n’ Roll, driven by Evans’ unmistakable voice and a raw, uncompromising attitude.
“Loup Garou” was written by Dave Evans and his longtime musical brother and collaborator Mark Tinson, continuing a musical partnership that has spanned decades. The song is part of Justice, the latest and final chapter of a trilogy that began with “Sinner” in 2001 and continued with “Judgement Day” in 2007.
The new single features an impressive lineup of Australian Rock musicians, including Justin Ngariki on lead guitar and Scott Johnston on drums, both associated with Rose Tattoo, alongside Laurie Marlowe on bass from Heaven.
With “Loup Garou”, Dave Evans continues to celebrate the spirit of authentic Australian Rock — powerful, direct and unmistakably Rock ’n’ Roll.
From the voice that helped write the opening pages of AC/DC history comes another new anthem.
DAVE EVANS – “LOUP GAROU” The second single from “JUSTICE” Savant Guarde Records
DOLI’S are officially embarking on a new musical era with their highly anticipated album, TEMPORAL(E), coming out on October 9th via Diotima Records. Today the band releases the album’s lead single ‘My Crimes’, accompanied by a music video, with special guest Silvia Scaramuzza. The video introduces audiences to the band’s brand-new sonic landscape.
The band shared on My Crimes: “My Crimes points out a specific period of feelings after the breakup. It’s about realizing that not everything is your fault, you can’t control everything. So basically fuck all this self-destruction, otherwise you’ll feel guilty and that will eat you out every day. According to the story, before he learned how to reborn from his ashes but he still struggles, now he constantly blames himself and starts to consume himself. He can’t understand or see a way out because it’s so deep for him, but he knows that it’s not a good feeling.”
TEMPORAL(E) represents a profound stylistic evolution for the band. While retaining the unmistakable, raw energy that has always defined Doli’s, the group is now venturing into a highly experimental and modern indie garage rock sound. This new project is shaped by arrangements and contemporary textures that are far more sophisticated than their previous releases.
Album coverart by Rhett Podersoo
On October 9, 2026 DOLI’S will release their second single “Black Tones”, dropping simultaneously with the worldwide release of the full album TEMPORAL(E) across all digital platforms and physical formats.
Italian Thrashers XENOS A.D. have announced the second leg of their ‘Oppressor Over Europe’ tour.
As the first date of the second leg of the ‘Oppressor Over Europe’ tour, XENOS A.D. will perform at the special edition of the ‘Into the Crypt’ Fest in Palermo on October 31st; the event will celebrate the career of Tony Dolan, a legendary figure in the international metal scene and former vocalist of Venom.
On November 14th, the band will fly to England to play at Thrashchester Fest in Manchester. Subsequently, they will head to Switzerland on January 9th and 16th to perform first at Freak Out Fest in Gelterkinden, followed by a show in Lugano for Pandemonium Over Lugano.
After a refreshing festival summer and highly successful North American tour with German metal legend Helloween, BEAST IN BLACK now finally returns with new music!
Prior to striking its sharpened fangs into the heart of Asia where they shall perform in Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai, and Beijing later this month, BEAST IN BLACK proudly present ‘Fear The Beast’ – their new single, video, and title track for the forthcoming, much anticipated new album!
Anton Kabanen comments:
“The song is about Ridley Scott’s 1979 film called ”Alien”. But the main reason to write about it was my fascination with the biomechanical nightmare art of Hans Ruedi Giger. Ever since I was a teenager I’ve seen recurring nightmares about a xenomorph hunting me in dystopian themed environments, yet never quite catching me (thank goodness!). Beside the creature’s downright perverted and extreme appearance I find it sensual, elegant, intense, fierce, horrifying, exotic and mysterious, almost as if it’s a beauty and a beast merged into one. And in a funny way it turned out that it’s I who captured my assailant, the xenomorph, inside a song after all these years!It was in early 2020 in Turku (a city in Finland), when Roman Ismailov and I were hanging out at a hotel and working on the first sketches for the ”Dark Connection” album cover, then alongside came the idea of making Giger’s art-inspired album cover, if not now then possibly for the 4th album, so here we are. Though the song is solely based on the first film, James Cameron’s sequel ”Aliens” is equally important to me in terms of an emotional impact. We tried to blend some of the feel from both films into our music video, with Cameron’s influence weighing more on the visual side of industrial elements. Another speciality in the video and on the album cover is the debut of our XENOBEAST, which was, quite obviously, designed by Roman Ismailov. In the video you’ll also see some reptilian-looking embryos which may raise a question: are the reptilians and the Xenobeast actually of the same alien race but shown in their radically different stage of metamorphosis, or is the Xenobeast rather a Cerberus-type of a creature guarding the eggs?
We’re absolutely thrilled about this beautiful cinematic video which wouldn’t have been possible without Katri Ilona Koppanen (director) and Emil Pohjalainen (Nestruction Studios) who pushed their abilities to the extreme and beyond to fight against a juggernaut of challenges! We, the band, salute you!”
With new lead guitarist Markus Venehsalo recently joining the ranks, ‘Fear The Beast’ offers the band’s trademark dance beat-driven heavy metal, instantly memorable riffs and melodies, raw vocal power and fiery solos, perfectly warming you up for this year’s “Resurrection” tour!
‘Fear The Beast’ has been written and produced by Anton Kabanen, features artwork by Roman Ismailov, and the epic video for this banger was created and directed by award-winning director Katri Ilona Koppanen.
Having released three much celebrated records since forming in 2015, last year’s collaboration with cult game Diablo at the occasion of their crossover with Berserk marked the latest release by BEAST IN BLACK. The excitement for their fourth record is gigantic but rest assured, the beast returns with its primal hunger stronger than ever.
TOURDATES
BEAST IN BLACK ASIAN TOUR
19.09.2026 JP Tokyo – Zepp DiverCity 20.09.2026 JP Tokyo – Zepp DiverCity 22.09.2026 TW Taipei – Moondog 24.09.2026 CN Shanghai – VAS Live 25.09.2026 CN Beijing – MAO Livehouse
BEAST IN BLACK AT FULL METAL HOLIDAY
23.10.2026 ES Mallorca – Pool Stage (Full Metal Holiday)
RESURRECTION TOUR
BEAST IN BLACK SONATA ARCTICA FROZEN CROWN
26.10.2026 UK London – O2 Forum Kentish Town 27.10.2026 BE Brüssel – Ancienne Belgique 28.10.2026 NL Tilburg – 013 Poppodium 29.10.2026 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 31.10.2026 AT Wien – Gasometer 01.11.2026 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 02.11.2026 CZ Zlín – Sports Hall Datart 03.11.2026 PL Gliwice – PreZero Arena 05.11.2026 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 06.11.2026 DE Hannover – Swiss Life Hall 07.11.2026 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 08.11.2026 DE Offenbach – Stadthalle 09.11.2026 FR Paris – L’Olympia 11.11.2026 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 12.11.2026 ES Madrid – Sala La Riviera 13.11.2026 ES Bilbao – Santana 27 14.11.2026 FR Toulouse – Le Bikini 15.11.2026 FR Lyon – Le Transbordeur 17.11.2026 CH Zürich – Komplex 457 18.11.2026 IT Mailand – Alcatraz 20.11.2026 DE München – Zenith 21.11.2026 LU Esch-sur-Alzette / Luxemburg – Rockhal 22.11.2026 DE Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle 23.11.2026 DE Hamburg – Inselpark Arena 24.11.2026 SE Göteborg – Trädgår’n 25.11.2026 SE Stockholm – Arenan Fryshuset 27.11.2026 FI Joensuu – Unholy Winter Fest* 28.11.2026 FI Jyväskylä – John Smith Frozen* 05.12.2026 FI Helsinki – Ice Hall**
*without Sonata Arctica, Frozen Crown **special guest The 69 Eyes, support Rabbit Cult
As part of her 50th Birthday celebrations, Finland’s undisputed “Queen of the Slide Guitar” Erja Lyytinen will release “Hard as Stone” – the second single taken from her upcoming highly anticipated double live album Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026.
Released Wednesday September 9, 2026, “Hard as Stone” is available on all streaming platforms HERE. The official live video is available to stream on YouTube HERE.
Released by Tuohi Records on Friday October 9th, Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026 is available to pre-order on CD and vinyl HERE, and digitally HERE.
As part of her spectacular 50th Birthday celebrations, Erja is set to unleash a deluxe live album package featuring a double CD, double vinyl, and full-length DVD, capturing an unforgettable night at Helsinki, Finland’s prestigious House of Culture — affectionately known as “Kultsa” — on 21st March 2026. Steeped in rock history, the legendary venue hosted some of music’s most iconic names, including Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Slayer, making it the perfect setting for Erja’s landmark birthday concert.
Erja reflects on why she made “Hard as Stone” a part of the set list on her 50th Birthday album — “Hard as Stone is the second single from the live album, and I’m thrilled to have it back in the set list,” says Erja. “It has a force and personality all its own and stands apart from the rest of the songs.”
“In 2019, Hard as Stone first appeared on my studio album Another World, and it’s always been a track I’ve loved,” says Erja. “Since then, my guitar playing has evolved so much that I started to feel the original version was a little too sweet. I knew it was time to give it a tougher edge.”
Erja continues, “I changed some of the chords and drove them harder to give the track more punch — to make it truly hard as stone. I recently bought my first Floyd Rose-equipped guitar, a 1989 Kramer Nightswan, and it proved to be the perfect weapon for this song, especially for the Whammy Octave solo section and the heavier refrain.”
On the double live album, Erja’s amazing band backs her through this 90-minute-long concert full of old gems from her colourful career. The release features songs from albums such as Voracious Love, Another World, and the latest studio album Smell the Roses.
This is a heavy blues rock show with international stars. Erja brought her favourite artists to perform alongside her on the show. Swedish banjo punk/blues group Baskery featured on the song “Torn” with Erja accompanying their vocals with her guitar.
Legendary bassist Sami Yaffa (Joan Jett, Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls) stormed the stage with Erja and her band for “One Thing I Won’t Change,” injecting the performance with a raw, electric charge. Rearranged especially for the celebration from Erja’s 2012 album Forbidden Fruit, the song becomes a full-throttle tribute to life, fearless musicianship, and Erja’s ever-evolving fire as a performer.
The evening starts with an introduction from Erja´s twin boys inviting the group on stage and after that the first band song “Ball and Chain” kicks in hard. We also hear “Smell the Roses” and “Going to Hell” from the latest studio album, before the set list continues with songs from older gems such as the rocking “Bird,” Erja’s beautiful slide solo take on “Lullaby,” the lushy “Cherry Overdrive” and “Nasty Weather” from Erja´s “Dreamland Blues” album. The latter was recorded in Mississippi in 2006 with Kinney and David Kimbrough and has now been played and renewed exactly twenty years after.
On the song “Another World,” Erja makes a vocal break down, where a thousand people in the audience join her to sing along and savor this great moment together. The live recording also includes “Stoney Creek” and “The Ring” as an encore song, that wrap up the joyous evening at House of Culture on Erja´s Birthday.
Additionally, the live album contains a concert from the “Smell the Roses” studio album release tour in October 2025. Recorded in Tempo, Mikkeli Finland, this recording has all the album songs, like “Dragonfly,” the heavy “Abyss,” the heart wrenching ballad “Empty Hours,” huge southern-rock vibey “Wings to Fly” and in addition Erja´s favorite live tracks “You Talk Dirty” and a 13-minute-long rendition of “Wedding Day”. The latter was originally recorded on the album Another World together with slide maestro Sonny Landreth.
Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026 album is a great package showing that this firecracker lady continues to enjoy playing live and isn´t anywhere near ready to stop making music and developing herself as a musician, songwriter, and entertainer. This live album is a must for all Erja fans, who enjoy unique hard rock and blues music played with an attitude. And it will leave you with a smile on your face!
TRACK LISTING
50TH BIRTHDAY LIVE 2026
CD/DVD 1. Introduction by Massimo & Dante (0:50) 2. The Road Leading Home (1:21) 3. Ball and Chain (4:55) 4. Smell the Roses (5:29) 5. Going to Hell (5:28) 6. Hard as Stone (4:48) 7. Bird (6:46) 8. One Thing I Won’t Change featuring Sami Yaffa (4:19) 9. Another World (7:23) 10. Torn featuring Baskery (3:54) 11. Lullaby (2:03) 12. Nasty Weather (4:01) (Only DVD) 13. Cherry Overdrive (5:59) 14. Don’t Let a Good Woman Down (4:01) 15. You Talk Dirty (6:51) 16. Stoney Creek (7:45) 17. The Ring (7:12)
SMELL THE ROSES LIVE 2025
CD 1. Ball and Chain (4:48) 2. Smell the Roses (4:55) 3. Dragonfly (7:54) 4. Going to Hell (5:00) 5. Abyss (7:24) 6. Stoney Creek (6:09) 7. The Ring (7:10) 8. Empty Hours (5:08) 9. Wings to Fly (7:00) 10. You Talk Dirty (8:52) 11. Wedding Day (13:19)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Erja Lyytinen – Vocals, guitars Harri Taittonen – Hammond, backing vocals Heikki Saarenkunnas – Bass, backing vocals Jesse Lehto – Drums Olli Huttunen – FOH Sound engineer Santtu Lehtiniemi – Guitar tech Elsa Wellamo – Photography Marko von Konow – Graphic design
Recorded by Olli Huttunen at Mikkeli, Tempo, Finland on 03.10.2025 and House of Culture, Helsinki Finland on 21.03.2026 Mixed by Matias Kiiveri at Hollywood House, Helsinki Finland 2026 Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers, Espoo Finland 2026 Executive producer Erja Lyytinen for Bluesland Productions/Tuohi Records
ERJA LYYTINEN 50TH BIRTHDAY LIVE OCTOBER 2026 UK TOUR
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