Finnish old school death metal band Messiah Paratroops, founded in 1989, is finally set to release their debut album ‘Legions of Tomorrow’ on April 4th 2025 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Painful Sleep’ is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/messiah-paratroops-painful
Music & lyrics Sami Jämsen
ISRC: FI3FC2550909
Single cover by Jani Vartiainen
Vocalist Aku Oksala comments: ” “Painful Sleep” comes from our first official demo, Extreme Pain (1991), and represents the most classic form of Messiah Paratroops. It hails from the time our band was named the best Finnish death/thrash metal band that have never released an album. Thirty-four years after Extreme Pain, it’s the perfect time to release a debut album filled with furious vocals, aggressive guitars, and double bass drums!”
1. Out of Reality 2. Rats in the Walls 3. Messiah Paratroops 4. Morbid Prayer 5. Repulsion 6. Bloodlust 7. Legions of Tomorrow 8. Murders of the Lake 9. Painful Sleep
Mixed and mastered by Jari “Tupi” Tuomainen
Cover art by Niko Anttila
Line-up: Vocals – Aku Oksala Guitars – Pete Airaksinen Guitars – Jani Vartiainen Drums – Vilho Kananen Bass – Jari Bäck
The original G3 touring line-up has arrived with “G3 Reunion Live,” out now worldwide on earMUSIC. The album captures the guitar magic of Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai on their sold-out 2024 US tour. This electrifying reunion features the three icons who first joined forces in 1996 and showcases boundary-pushing performances that define G3.
Fans will enjoy full sets from each, including hits like Satriani’s “Big Bad Moon,” Johnson’s “Desert Rose,” and Vai’s “Zeus in Chains,” along with a thrilling encore jam of Hendrix, Clapton and Steppenwolf covers.
“G3 Reunion Live” is more than “just” a live album. It’s a full length set from each artist plus a G3 encore jam and the first G3 release in 20 years. The deluxe edition features unique coloured vinyl for each artist, a G3 jam splatter LP, and a 64-page photo book with 2 CDs of the full show. It is also available in a 2CD digipack with photo booklet and 4 LP gatefold and digital.
“A G3 tour is always an electrifying experience….” – Steve Vai
“Playing with Joe and Steve was an affirmation that while we all want to push the envelope of musical boundaries; we also want to share our heart experience…” – Eric Johnson
“Reuniting with Eric and Steve this year, commemorating the very first G3 tour of ’96, was nothing short of glorious.” – Joe Satriani
G3 Reunion Live Album Release: January 31st, 2025
Formats: Digital, 2CD Digipack, 4LP (Black) Gatefold, Deluxe Slipcase with 4LPs (Coloured), 64 page coffee table book and 2CDs
1. Gravitas (Vai) 2. Avalancha (Vai) 3. Little Pretty Intro (Vai) 4. Little Pretty (Vai) 5. Tender Surrender (Vai) 6. Zeus in Chains (Vai) 7. Teeth of the Hydra (Vai) 8. For the Love of God (Vai) 9. Land of 1000 Dances (Johnson) 10. Righteous (Johnson) 11. Trail of Tears (Johnson) 12. On-Ramp Improv (Johnson) 13. Freeway Jam (Johnson) 14. Desert Rose (Johnson) 15. Venus Reprise (Johnson) 16. Raspberry Jam Delta-V (Satriani) 17. Surfing with the Alien (Satriani) 18. Satch Boogie (Satriani) 19. Sahara (Satriani) 20. Nineteen Eighty (Satriani) 21. Big Bad Moon (Satriani) 22. Always with Me, Always with You (Satriani) 23. Sumer Song (Satriani) 24. Introductions 25. Crossroads (Encore Jam) 26. Spanish Castle Magic (Encore Jam) 27. Born to Be Wild (Encore Jam)
Photo credit: Jen Rosenstein
About Joe Satriani For over three decades, the guitar virtuoso has travelled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star “G3” guitar extravaganza. Satriani’sstudio and live recordings have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to date and of his many solo albums, two have gone platinum and four others went gold, with 15 Grammy nominations between them. He launched his annual “G4 Experience” in 2014 bringing aspiring guitarists together for four days of workshops, mentor sessions and live performances, providing an exclusive learning platform led by him and his accomplished peers. In 2021, he introduced the “Crystal Planet” comic series, a five-part opus interweaving the realms of music and art. The tour documentary “Beyond the Supernova,” directed by ZZ Satriani and currently available for streaming, offers an intimate behind-the-scenes glimpse that intricately chronicles his life, illuminating the profound dedication that fuels his guitar mastery. His side project, Chickenfoot, featuring former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, former bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith saw their debut album certified gold and their second studio album debuted at #9. Satriani released his 19th studio album, The Elephants of Mars, in April 2022. In 2024 Satriani embarked on Sammy Hagar’s Best of All Worlds tour.
About Eric Johnson Among Johnson’s many accolades are a Grammy award for “Cliffs of Dover ” (from his Platinum certified album, Ah Via Musicom), ten more Grammy nominations, lifetime induction into the Guitar Player Gallery of Greats and his listing among the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician. In his hometown of Austin TX, a city full of guitarists, the readers of the Austin Chronicle have voted ERIC JOHNSON the city’s “Best Electric Guitarist” and “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their yearly poll year after year. They also named him “Electric Guitarist of the Decade” and one of the top five “Musicians of the Decade”. Eric released two new albums in 2022, The Book of Making and Yesterday Meets Today via his new partnership with Blue Élan Records. Eric is currently on the 2024 Experience Hendrix tour through late October.
About Steve Vai Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, and producer, considered by many as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. In over 40 years in the industry, Vai has sold over 15 million records, received three Grammy Awards, and recorded with music legends like Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake and many more. Vai has also toured extensively and recorded live projects with G3 (collaborating with different touring line-ups including Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Steve Lukather) and Generation Axe, a supergroup Vai formed with Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi. Vai is the author of Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players (Hal Leonard), his inaugural music theory book designed to help both beginners and veteran guitar players. He toured North America in support of his most recent studio album Inviolate before embarking on the BEAT tour playing the music of 80s King Crimson. For a complete discography and more visit www.vai.com.
Critically acclaimed Texas based blues rock guitarist and vocalist Ally Venable will release her highly anticipated new studio album Money & Power via Ruf Records on Friday 18 April 2025. The album is available to pre-order HERE.
Rules are there to be broken. Expectations are there to be defied. Glass ceilings are there to be shattered. Having spent the past decade carving out her own unique space in the male-dominated world of blues-rock, Ally Venable’s combative sixth album, Money & Power, demands more of both – for herself, for women around the world, and for anyone else who thought they weren’t worthy of a seat at the table.
“Money & Power is such a strong statement, especially for women,” says the award-winning Texas gunslinger of her Nashville-recorded new release, on which Ally’s crack-squad band is joined by A-list guests Shemekia Copeland and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram.
“All the songs on this album showcase the theme of what it truly means to be a force to be reckoned with. I want this record to wake people up,” continues Ally.
Money and power make the world go round. But in the right hands, music can be every bit as potent. Right now, on the heels of 2023’s acclaimed Real Gone – an album that hit #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts and was still in contention a year later – Ally is rated amongst the best young singer-songwriters in American roots, saluted by Total Guitar magazine in its poll of Top 100 Blues Guitarists.
“With her heels, sequins and Les Paul growling on a leash, she’s one of Ruf’s most head-turning young artists,” wrote Classic Rock, “and while the instrumental prowess can be taken as read, Real Gone marks a growing maturity in the Texan’s songcraft.”
In February 2024, with the dust still settling from Real Gone, the Money & Power sessions saw Ally and producer/drummer Tom Hambridge push through the doors of Nashville’s famous Soundstage Studios. And while the studio band was strictly A-list, as always, Ally’s new songs are the real stars. That attitude is palpable on opener “Brown Liquor,” Ally’s battlecry decorated by a stinging guest guitar solo from the Mississippi hotshot Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram.
“Maybe Someday” is a blissful moment of redemptive soul, carried along by horns and barbed lyrics aimed at an old flame. Next up is the white-hot title track, with Ally’s guitar set to scorch and a seething message.
“Money & Power shouts to the masses,” she explains, “that women are not to be doubted in their ability to thrive in the world.”
Vital right to the end, Money & Power plays out with “Stepping Stone’s” earthy roar of empowerment, the shuddering, spooky, tremolo-soaked groove of “Feel That Sting,” and the dust-blown rocker “Unbreakable,” where Ally goes toe-to-toe with New York powerhouse Shemekia Copeland.
“That song spreads a message of women that have been oppressed,” she says, “to rise to the occasion and break above it all.”
Money & Power is a modern roots record that plays by its own rules and marches to the beat of its own drum. The same could be said for Ally herself. “I’m thrilled to release this album,” she says. “For me, it’s a sonic embodiment of a woman’s unstoppable ambition, and showcases my musicality on all fronts. I’m looking forward to seeing where this one will take me.”
Album Track Listing
1. Brown Liquor ft. Christone Kingfish Ingram (3:49) 2. Maybe Some Day (3:19) 3. Money & Power (3:27) 4. Do You Cry (4:31) 5. Heal Me (3:48) 6. Stopper Back Papa (3:50) 7. Legends (3:35) 8. Keep Me In Mind (3:37) 9. Unbreakable ft. Shemekia Copeland (2:52) 10. Stepping Stone (4:03) 11. Feel That Sting (3:29) 12. Black Cat (4:19)
Photo by Jeremiah Shepherd
DHP and Friends in association with The Main Thing
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The long-awaited moment has finally arrived: HOSTYLER release the music video for “HATE”, the track that marked the band’s birth—the most heartfelt, the most hated, but also the one that made the group aware of its true potential.
HATE is not just a song: it is a cry of rebellion, a manifesto against conformity and the standards imposed by society. Through a powerful and aggressive sound, HOSTYLER claim the pride of being different, of refusing to conform, of standing out from the crowd with their own uniqueness. The hate mentioned in the lyrics is not destructive but a weapon to break down clichés, to rebel against a system that wants us all to be the same—anonymous cogs in a faceless machine. This song pushes us to be ourselves, without compromise, embracing the pride of being the black sheep among the white.
The video, conceived by Davide Fedrigolli, comes to life thanks to the direction and editing of Nicola Pedrali, to whom the band expresses deep gratitude for his support and artistic vision. A special thanks also goes to the talented dancer Sara Ferro, whose performance adds an extra layer of depth and visual impact.
HOSTYLER is the union of four musicians from different backgrounds—an explosive mix that has created an overwhelming and uncompromising sound, just like the message of HATE.
Mandragola is the first single from Maison Dieu’s forthcoming EP release Herbacea.
The song is immediately characterized by the trio’s unmistakable sound, with pounding rhythms, doom and stoner distortions, all surrounded by an aura of mystery and sudden changes of atmosphere.
The lyrics are a hermetic poem that speaks of the dialogue between the plant from which the song takes its name (Mandragola) and a person intent on uprooting it to extract the magical properties derived from the root, which is known to be shrouded in countless stories, myths and legends.
Munich-based death metal wrecking crew COMMANDER have released a brand new video clip for the song “Astrayed”! The track is taken from the highly acclaimed “Angstridden” album, which saw the light of day last year and represents a brilliant highlight in the quartet’s musical output to date. The band, who crossing the metal szene been for over 25 years, fire out 10 songs of raw and brutal death metal on this album.
The now released video, which is a mixture of video clip and lyric video in a futuristic ambience, was produced by none other than Rene Berthammer (Equilibrium). Check it out! If you don’t want to miss COMMANDER live, you can find the currently confirmed dates for 2025 below!
dates 23 May 2025 München, Backstage 19 July 2025 Boarstream Open Air 2025, Mulfingen 19 September 2025 Högenau Schrobenhausen, Metal im Woid 26 September 2025 St. Pölten (A), Freiraum
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
