Ghosts of Sunset are back with their latest single, ‘She’s Been Coming Around‘, set for release on April 11 via Golden Robot Records. Available to pre-save now, this electrifying track dives deep into the dangerous moment in a relationship when one partner is left without attention – vulnerable to the allure of an outsider. The internal struggle begins: “I don’t know how long I can hold out.”
With raw emotion and compelling storytelling, ‘She’s Been Coming Around‘ captures the essence of temptation and loneliness, tapping into the universal experience of being left in the shadows. The band’s signature blend of melody-driven rock and heartfelt lyricism makes this an anthem for anyone who’s ever faced the pull of something – or someone – new.
A special treat for keen-eared listeners: the guitar solo in ‘She’s Been Coming Around’ features a melody reminiscent of one of Ghosts of Sunset’s favorite songs by Butch Walker’s band Marvelous 3. A happy accident or a subtle nod to inspiration? Fans can decide for themselves.
Ghosts of Sunset continue to cement their place in the rock scene, combining classic influences with a fresh and modern edge. Don’t miss ‘She’s Been Coming Around‘ – pre-save it now and get ready for its official drop on April 11!
DERAPS release “Setting Sun”, the second single from the forthcoming studio album “Viva Rock N’Roll” out on May 23rd on Metalville Records.
“Setting Sun” is an epic song that brings back the style and sound of the 80s. With its dominant guitars and perfect vocal harmonies, ‘Setting Sun’ is a refreshing journey back to the days of real, handmade rock n’ roll. The lyrics are a reflection on grief and mortality and a promise to meet again in brighter days.
DERAPS’s sophomore album “Viva Rock N’ Roll” is a trip back to the greatest years of Classic Rock music.
The album features a nostalgic but unique sound & vibe, with dominant guitar riffs & solos, angelic vocal harmonies, deep & emotional, as well as fun lyrics, catchy musical hooks and choruses, and a variety of songs & styles that will keep you excited from beginning to end. With its raw feel & mix, DERAPS bring back authenticity, liveness & groove to Rock N’ Roll, topped with a fully hand drawn cover artwork that delivers a powerful message.
A breath of fresh air in the Rock genre, and in today’s music.
TRACK LISTING
Viva Rock N’ Roll
Animal Eyes
The Legend of Larrikin Laddie
Equinox
Last Fall
Solitaire
Setting Sun
Born to Die
Blindside
The Dawg Stomp
Black Sheep Boogie
LINE UP Jacob Deraps – vocals, guitars, bass Josh Gallagher – drums, vocals
W.A.S.P. announce the release of the lyric video for Paint It Black, taken from the digital release of Bonus Tracks & B-Sides from the W.A.S.P. The 7 Savage boxset.
BraveWords, Sleaze Roxx, Metal Insider and The Metal Voice all picked the W.A.S.P. Album ONE Alive tour as one of the best tours in 2024. W.A.S.P. are bringing the Album ONE Alive tour to South America, Europe and the UK in 2025. Dates and tickets are available at WASPnation.com/tour
Bonus Tracks and B-sides
Animal (F**k Like A Beast) [03:07]
Show No Mercy [03:48]
Paint It Black [03:28]
Savage [03:33]
Mississippi Queen [03:22]
Flesh And Fire [04:38]
D.B. Blues [03:25]
Locomotive Breath [03:00]
For Whom The Bell Tolls [03:48]
Lake Of Fools. [05:33]
War Cry [05:33]
When The Levee Breaks [07:06]
Phantoms In The Mirror [04:36]
The Eulogy [04:16]
The Story Of Jonathan (Prologue To The Crimson Idol) [16:35]
Headline Shows Performing Album ONE Alive
04/25 Lima, Peru – CC Festiva 04/27 Bogota, Colombia – Royal Center 04/29 Montevideo, Uruguay – Montevideo Music Box 04/30 Buenos Aire, Argentina – Teatro Flores – SOLD OUT 05/02 Santiago, Chile – Cúpula Multiespacio 05/04 São Paulo, Brazil – Bangers Open Air Festival – Performing Greatest Hits
06/07 Berlin, GERMANY – Astra – LOW TICKETS 06/10 Vaureal, FRANCE – Le Forum – SOLD OUT 06/11 Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS – Effenaar 06/12 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG – Rockhal 06/13 Wiesbaden, GERMANY – Schlachthof 07/11 Belgrade, SERBIA – Hangar Luka Beograd – LOW TICKETS 07/16 Milan, ITALY – Live Club 07/20 Norwich, ENGLAND – UEA 07/22 Dublin, IRELAND – National Stadium 07/23 Belfast, N. IRELAND – Telegraph Building 07/25 Glasgow, SCOTLAND – Academy 07/27 Nottingham, ENGLAND – Rock City – LOW TICKETS 07/29 Riddes, SWITZERLAND – Salle de l’Abeille – SOLD OUT 07/30 Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Komplex 08/03 Munich, GERMANY – Backstage – SOLD OUT 08/04 Stuttgart, GERMANY – Longhorn – LOW TICKETS 09/26 Newcastle, ENGLAND – Newcastle O2 City Hall * 09/27 Manchester, ENGLAND – O2 Victoria Warehouse * 09/28 London, ENGLAND – Hammersmith * 10/01 Hamburg, GERMANY – Docks 10/03 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Lucerna 10/06 Copenhagen, DENMARK – Amager Bio 10/07 Oslo, NORWAY – Rockefeller – SOLD OUT 10/08 Lund, SWEDEN – Mejeriet – LOW TICKETS 10/09 Oslo, NORWAY – Rockefeller 10/10 Gothenburg, SWEDEN – Filmstudion 10/11 Örebro, SWEDEN – Conventum Kongress 10/12 Stockholm, SWEDEN – Fållan 10/14 Falun, SWEDEN – Heymakers – SOLD OUT 10/15 Östersund, SWEDEN – Folkets Hus 10/17 Oulu, FINLAND – Tullisali 10/18 Helsinki, FINLAND – House Of Culture – SOLD OUT 10/19 Tampere, FINLAND – Tavara-asema – SOLD OUT 10/21 Tallinn, ESTONIA – Helitehas 10/25 Zilina, SLOVAKIA – Event House *Support Act – Armored Saint
Festival Shows Performing Greatest Hits 06/06 Mystic Festival – POLAND 06/08 Rock Hard Festival – GERMANY 06/14 Into The Grave – NETHERLANDS 07/10 Area 53 Festival – AUSTRIA 07/12 Midalidare Open Air – BULGARIA 07/14 Rockwave Festival – GREECE 07/18 Sun And Thunder Festival – SPAIN 07/26 Steelhouse Festival – WALES 08/01 Skogsröjet Festival – SWEDEN 08/02 Wacken Open Air – GERMANY – SOLD OUT 08/06 Leyendas del Rock Festival- SPAIN 08/08 Alcatraz Festival – BELGIUM
About W.A.S.P. Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the Band’s unique style of Shock and Rock caused Religious organizations, Local City Councils, Parliaments, and the Washington D.C. Senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.
The band’s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold out shows across the globe for 4 decades.
Multi-genre rockers BLACK MAP share a new single, “Badlands,” from their forthcoming album ‘Hex,’ out May 9th. The album marks their debut for Spinefarm. “Badlands” is accompanied by a new visualizer, available below.
About the single, Ben Flanagan (vocals/bass) comments:
“‘Badlands’ is a song about ultimately exploring new heights. Moving forward and up. It’s immediate and direct. The spirit of the song reminds me of the music I was listening to when I first picked up a guitar. For me, there is something super cathartic about playing it.”
At the start of 2024, BLACK MAP retreated to Southern California to record ‘Hex’ with Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell behind the board as producer. The band embraced a clear, collective vision, shifting from the expansive, ethereal nature of ‘Melodoria’ to a more urgent and immediate sound.
Vocalist/Bassist Ben Flanagan describes ‘Hex’ as a body of work with a strong “let’s f*cking go” spirit, while guitarist Mark Engles emphasizes its balance between atmospheric elements and a driving intensity. The album captures the band’s signature style, with Mark’s distinct guitar work ever-present and a renewed focus on immediacy and raw energy.
For Ben, ‘Hex’ represents the profound impact of music, offering solace and connection. Drummer Chris Robyn adds that the album carries an unstoppable momentum, charging forward with force and intention. Rooted in themes of personal struggle, authenticity, and resilience, ‘Hex’ stands as BLACK MAP’s most powerful and urgent release yet.
Having formed in 2014 from the bands Dredg, Far, and The Trophy Fire, BLACK MAP has generated critical acclaim from the press as well as their musician peers.
Pivoting around a nimble balance of post-hardcore, alternative, and hard rock, the trio of vocalist and bassist Ben Flanagan, guitarist Mark Engles, and drummer Chris Robyn convene, congregate, and commune to power up BLACK MAP. Their union teems with emotion and electricity—which the musicians harness to craft immediate and raucous anthems underscored by unpredictable musicality and undeniable hooks.
BLACK MAP are: Ben Flanagan – vocals, bass Mark Engles – guitar Chris Robyn – drums
Finnish modern metal band Volucrine released a new music video ‘The Verge’. The track is taken from their latest ETNA album which was release last year via Inverse Records.
Vocalist Jupe Velin comments: “The ETNA cycle is nearing its end, and we want to wrap it up by releasing a music video for THE VERGE, a song that reflects on the 2023-2024 tour we did in support of the album. This album cycle has been the most important of the band’s career, starting with the release of the first singles. During this time, we grew into a fully-fledged band once again, survived the pandemic, played more shows than ever before, shattered all personal streaming records, released the most polished album of our career, and multiplied our fan base several times over.
Along the way, we also got to re-experience just how amazing the camaraderie in the band is. We truly enjoyed being on the road, and there was never a lack of laughter, even to the point of oxygen deprivation. And a HUGE thanks to the audience! We live for your accepting smiles, your raised fists, and the energy you give us, always coming back to us tenfold. This energy is what fueled the creation of THE VERGE music video, a party anthem about escaping reality, featuring footage captured from the road that radiates positive vibes.
We will begin recording our fifth Volucrine album in Kouvola this spring, with the goal of releasing fresh music before the end of the year. There are more than a dozen new tracks, and while the legacy of ETNA can certainly be heard in them, prepare to expect the unexpected, as is our band’s style. The album will once again be produced by the band’s bassist, Joni Kyynäräinen (KyySounds). Marko Orava and Erik Lindroos will make their debut on the guitars for this album.”
You’ll get a preview of the new material at Volucrine’s spring shows in Finland, as follows: Bar Loose, Helsinki – April 9 Bar 15 Basement, Seinäjoki – May 3 Rage on Stage / Möysän Musaklubi, Lahti – May 10
Volucrine are a modern metal band that grew up by the cold Kymijoki river, in the shadows of Kouvola’s concrete structures. Founded in 2009, Volucrine’s mission has been, ever since the beginning, to tell stories of relatable emotions and challenges; to reflect and articulate humane themes beyond the borders of pain. The band’s style of genre-defying melodic alternative metal with vigorous guitar riffs, catchy choruses, and varied, rich vocal arrangements has only grown and refined over the years. Volucrine’s characteristic sound is created by mixing elements of progressive metal, melodic death metal and metalcore with the conventions of pop and rock music. This mixture creates a heartfelt but heavy style of music, where genuine emotion and primal frenzy go hand in hand.
At the beginning of 2024, the band released their fourth full-length album, ETNA, and were eager to get back on stage after spending a long time working in the studio. Volucrine thrive on energetic live shows and are a true force of nature on stage, bringing a positive energy and uncompromising power to each performance. Operating at the turning point of their 15-year journey, the reformed band is finally in its purest form and is ready for everything the future has to offer.
Line-up: Jupe Velin – vocals Joni Kyynäräinen – bass Antti Heikkilä – guitar Jani Aalto – drums & percussion
ALIEN, the brand new album from Ecuador’s Anima Inside, is OUT NOW! as of March 28th via Rockshots Records. A bold and genre-defying release from one of South America’s most dynamic and boundary-pushing rock bands. Fusing heavy rock, Afro-Latin influences, and emotional depth, ALIEN is a striking statement of the band’s evolution—intense, unique, and unmistakably Anima Inside.
Track Listing: 1. Prophet’s Word 2. Through the Glass 3. Alien 4. Survive 5. The Ride 6. Immortal 7. Broken Men 8. Battled Me 9. What’s Wrong With The World Today 10. Free Man
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
