“Modern Era Working Class”, the first single from 30 DENARI‘s album “Kindly Plotting For Riot”, is available on YouTube thanks to the official video created by Zibernaugh Studio.
Singer Crez Adrenalink Dojo introduces us to the song by summarizing its concept and sound: “This song is for those who wake up tired and go to sleep still thinking about tomorrow. For those who sacrifice hours of their lives just to stay afloat in an increasingly heavy world. It’s about working hard and still not reaching your goals, about being told to wait, to resist, to compete, while everything you have is slowly squeezed out. The sound is nervous and pulsating: post-punk rhythms fueled by tension, electronic undertones creeping into the noise, mirroring the anxiety, pressure, and constant movement of modern working life. This is not a story of failure, it’s a story of survival, of pressure, of dignity and of the strength that comes from standing together. This is the modern working class!”.
“Kindly Plotting For Riot” will be released on April 24th. Expect a visceral journey, almost a hypnotic and cutting ritual, able of combining mechanical impulses and emotional tension. The music has its roots in the Post-Punk and New Wave scene (Joy Division, Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Coil, Gary Numan) and in more contemporary visions such as Nine Inch Nails, Editors, and Chelsea Wolfe, but it also pays homage to the Italian PUNK and POST-PUNK scene represented by Negazione, Kina, Franti, Diaframma, Disciplinatha, and Limbo / Pankow.
Kevin Steele has released his first solo album, One Thing Left To Do, via Steele Records/Amplified Distribution. Talking about the track “Sad, Sad Song” Kevin stated, “It is autobiographical and to be honest it was a little hard to record. I’m not looking for pity but I think it’s fair to say that life has dealt me a pretty tough hand. With “Sad, Sad Song” I felt it was time to lay those cards on the table and at least get a song out of it.”
Black Angel Promotions recently reviewed the entire album and said, “Elements of Roxx Gang and Mojo Gurus surface throughout, but there’s also a pronounced swagger that recalls the New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders, an influence that feels more prominent here than in his previous work. That gritty, loose-limbed energy runs through much of the record, balanced by the Southern Rock sensibilities longtime listeners have come to expect… Kevin Steele has finally delivered a true solo album.… “One Thing Left To Do” isn’t about chasing trends or rewriting history, it’s about showing up, once more, with heart, grit, and a voice that still carries its own unmistakable character.”
All of these songs showcase Kevin’s masterful songwriting across all the musical styles that have shaped his colorful career, including glam, punk, rock, blues, and even southern gospel. Kevin’s band Roxx Gang were one of America’s great bands and the first rock band signed to Virgin Records in America. Their debut record, the classic “Things You’ve Never Done Before”, sold over 250,000 copies. In a way, they were the bridge between glam and grunge and The Mojo Gurus played a vital role in keeping rock-n-roll alive in “the Tens” working with legendary producers Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith, New York Dolls) and Tommy Henricksen (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, The Hollywood Vampires). With One Thing Left To Do, Steele brings his musical journey full circle with a truly remarkable record that you just have to hear.
Joining Kevin on this new record is guitar phenom / co producer Billy Summer (Florida, Luxury Mane, The New Brutarians)whose music has been heard on major TV shows and films such as Ted Lasso, The Affair, Harpoon, Life and Beth, Chicago Fire, Property Brothers and many others.The result is one hot slab of Rock ‘n’ Roll revelry covering several genres that showcase a track list of impressive playing and songwriting.
“Billy and I made such a great team. Instant connection of the minds. He knew instinctively where I was going musically with each song before I would even tell him. That’s why they call us the Cosmic Twins”, said Kevin.
The band is an allstar collection of Tampa Bay, Florida musicians playing at the top of their game. They formed an instant camaraderie and the good times had in the recording sessions shine across every track!
Cover Art by Adam Turkel
On Friday, February 27 Kevin celebrated the release of his new record at Bayboro Brewing Company. Kevin performed the new record in its entirety, backed by an all-star band of Tampa Bay musicians featuring guitarist Billy Summer.
One Thing Left To Do -tracklist
One Thing Left To Do 2:33
Snake Charmer 3:44
The Bedspring Boogie 2:48
I Know What Yer Up To 2:22
Sad, Sad Song 6:29
The 9 Lives Blues 3:36
Fingers Crossed 5:40
Nobody Tells Me When To Quit (The Na Na Song) 4:25
My Baby Didn’t Come Home Last Night 2:42
There’s A Better Day Comin’ 4:38
Kevin Steele – Lead Vocals, Harmonica Billy Summer – Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Percussion Steve Peake – Keyboards Steven C. Tanner – Drums Rob Pastore – Pedal Steel Guitar Jim Stevens – Bass on “The 9 Lives Blues” Kyle Lovell – Drums on “I Know What Yer Up To” Scott Myers – Trombone, Vocals Adam Turkel – Vocals, Percussion Linda Militello & Zoe Summer – Vocals
All songs written by Kevin Steele – Too Cool Music Publishing – BMI except Sad, Sad Song written by Kevin Steele & Billy Summer Too Cool Music Publishing – BMI & Billy Summer Music – BMI
Recorded at The Ward, St. Petersburg, FL Produced by the Cosmic Twins (Billy Summer & Kevin Steele) Engineered by Billy Summer Mastered by Brian Merrill at Studio B, St. Petersburg, FL Cover Art by Adam Turkel Photography by Linda Militello
Six-string-wizard Paul Gilbert reveals his latest music video for Keep Your Feet Firm and Even, on the day he releases his brand-new album WROC, on Music Theories Recordings / Artone. You can order and stream the album HERE
WROC is his highly ambitious new conceptual album. WROC, which stands for “Washington’s Rules of Civility,” could very well be the guitar superstar’s most outlandish offering to date. Using George Washington’s Rules of Civility as a conceptual homing beacon, Gilbert has dared himself to think outside the box and use an etiquette guide dating back to the late 1500s as his main source of inspiration.
Keep Your Feet Firm and Even is inspired by Washington’s Rules: 10 and 19: “When you Sit down, Keep your Feet firm and Even, without putting one on the other or Crossing them” and “Let your Countenance be pleasant but in Serious Matters Somewhat grave.”
Talking about the song, Gilbert says; “Decades ago, when I first came across the Washington Rules of Civility on my bookshelf, I read the introduction and thought, “I am a civil person. I bet I can follow all these rules easily!” As I read further, I realized that some of the rules might be more challenging than I had anticipated. As I am typing this now, I am in fact “putting one foot on the other and crossing them while I sit.” (breaking a Washington rule.)”
For Gilbert, there was a palpable excitement in resurrecting these 16th Century guidelines for the hyper advanced social order of today’s world. “I’ve never in my life had such a good time writing songs,” he admits. “I would look through the rules, sing them out loud and see which ones worked. Sometimes I’d have to flip something around or grab another rule for a bridge, but a lot of these songs are word for word.”
He goes on to say, “WROC is my first vocal album since 2016. The lyrics were inspired by the etiquette book, “George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior.” I truly enjoyed turning Washington’s Rules of Civility (WROC) into ROCK songs! I hope my vocal and guitar melodies will stir your heart and improve your table manners. Spit Not in the Fire!”
Paul Gilbert knows a thing or two about which rules to follow — and when to break them. In Mr. Big, he was responsible for pioneering pop rock anthems. In Racer X, he pushed the electric guitar to its furthest limits, in a more metallic direction, and as a solo artist, he’s traversed both instrumental and vocal-led sonic landscapes that have crossed over from blues, classical and jazz to straight-up rock.
Other than the lead vocals, the album was recorded live in four days at The Hallowed Halls in Portland with Nick D’Virgilio on drums, Doug Rappoport on guitar and Timmer Blakely on bass. Given how Gilbert has managed to not only exist but thrive in all kinds of musical situations for the best part of four decades, it shouldn’t be surprising how many different styles and sounds are intelligently encased within its 13 breathtaking tracks.
“Maybe I just get bored easily, both rhythmically and harmonically,” he ponders. “With that first song, I took my initial vocal melody and later added some spooky chords, shapes I’d learned from Burt Bacharach songs, as well as Todd Rundgren and The Beatles. It completely changed the emotion and experience, even though the melody was the same. There are AC/DC-style riffs and another that came from The Pusher by Steppenwolf, twisted into 7/8 and other time signatures. The trick was to make it flow. The masters of that are Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. Sprinkle in some Burt Bacharach and Todd Rundgren and you’ve got WROC.”
Track listing
Keep Your Feet Firm and Even
Show Not Yourself Glad (At the Misfortune of Another)
“A Pearlescent Pulse Of Light” is the final preview of Songs Of Embrace, the new LP by Ufomammut side project THE MON, nearing March release through Supernatural Cat Records.
THE MON is the solo vision of Urlo, vocalist/bassist of Italian heavy-psychedelic trio Ufomammut and co-founder of the internationally renowned poster art collective Malleus Rock Art Lab and the independent label Supernatural Cat. Embrace The Abandon is the entity’s two-album series – Songs Of Abandon and Songs Of Embrace – depicting a journey of duality: loss and surrender on one side, acceptance and rebirth on the other. Following the November 2025 release of the somber, acoustic guitar-driven Songs Of Abandon,its companion album Songs Of Embrace is now ready to be heard.
Songs Of Embrace is an instrumental counterpart – darker, ambient, and ritualistic – expanding the emotional landscape of the series, rather than closing it. While Songs Of Abandon explored abandonment and loss, this one focuses on presence, proximity, and the physical act of staying. The album avoids resolution and comfort, embracing slowness, repetition, and bodily tension. It is not just music, it is a stream of consciousness, an inner search, a way of inhabiting what weighs without letting go. Songs Of Embrace is a movement that changes, grows, erupts, slows down, settles, and rises again. Like the sea, it’s calm and still one moment, then moved by a simple breath of wind, suddenly breaking into a storm. The pieces are deeply interconnected, like embraces: some bring comfort, others carry pain; Compositions meant to be listened to in one continuous breath, allowing yourself to be held, rocked, and sometimes pushed away, just like in an embrace.
Songs Of Embrace was written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, and as with all Supernatural Cat releases, completed with artwork and videos by the Malleus Rock Art Collective.
Urlo writes, “‘A Pearlescent Pulse Of Light’ is a small piano movement that drifts through time, listening to a beating heart before slowly fading away. Amid distant noises, it tells of a bond: a light that breathes, expands, and transforms. It is the most fragile and melancholic piece on the record. It holds a deep meaning for me, as it speaks of a creature immensely close to my heart.”
Songs Of Embrace will be released March 6th, on digital platforms, digisleeve CD, and LP. The vinyl will be issued in a standard pressing on 180-gram White/Black marble vinyl, and an extremely limited version in a run of 100 copies pressed on 180-gram Black/White blob effect vinyl in a hand-printed silkscreen cover, crafted by Malleus Rock Art Lab on high-quality paper, with a digital download and CD included. A bundle option including both albums is also available.
US preorders can be placed at A Thousand Arms HERE, and other customers can preorder at Supernatural Cat HERE. Also watch the videos for “Incantation” and “Ritual Of Night Violence” HERE.
Following the release of the new album, Urlo will perform as THE MON across parts of Europe on tour with Kariti from March 18th through May 5th. View the route and find info and tickets for all shows HERE.
Elder have announced their new studio album, Through Zero, set for release on May 29, 2026 via Stickman Records in Europe and Blues Funeral Recordings in the United States. A first single and the album pre-order will go live at the end of March.
Two decades into their existence, Elder remain an anomaly in the heavy underground – a rare band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their own identity. Through Zero stands as a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries in the world of heavy rock and cements the group’s status as leaders of the pack in heavy psychedelic rock.
Over the past twenty years, Elder have mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmosphere. On Through Zero, the band channel these years of experience into what may be their most immediate and engaging record to date, while allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find familiar elements of new textures, sequences, and sounds alongside Elder’s iconic take on heavy rock. As always, every spin reveals new details.
Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin across several months between tours in 2025, Through Zero marks the first album the band not only produced themselves, but also co-mixed together with longtime collaborator Richard Behrens. Mastered by Carl Saff, the result is a record that feels more like a full extension of the band’s creative intentions than ever before.
[Artwork by Adam Hill]
Through Zero Track listing: 1. Sigil To Ruin 2. Capture/Release 3. Through Zero 4. Strata 5. Sight Unseen 6. Blighted Age
Guitarist and singer Nick DiSalvo reveals:“Through Zero” is a term borrowed from engineering and the world of music. It describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While it isn’t a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates with me on a conceptual level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a partially unseen path. Interpretation is open: the journey is the destination, beginnings and endings may be arbitrary, or perhaps reality is simply less linear than we tend to assume.
The songs on the album explore related themes that reflect my own observations and personal philosophy. Life and death, frustration and fear, helplessness and hope – all of these exist along the same “signal path.”
Elder was formed around 2006 in a small coastal town in Massachusetts by three longtime friends with a passion for downtuned heavy music. Over the years, the band has gained a guitarist, lost a drummer, relocated (mostly) from the States to Germany, played hundreds of shows from small clubs to arenas across the world and released six full-length albums, four EPs and two live records. Though this pedigree isn’t a requirement for anything, the twists and turns along the group’s winding road to today might explain the group’s refusal to stagnate.
Elder Live Dates 2026: 13.06. Derby, UK – Download Festival 14.06. Colchester, UK – Colchester Arts Centre w/ Blood Incantation 15.06. Southampton, UK – The 1865 w/ Blood Incantation 16.06. Brighton, UK – Concorde 2 w/ Blood Incantation 18.06. Clisson, FR – Hellfest 19.06. Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting 20.06. Dortmund, DE – Junkyard Open Air w/ Kadavar 21.06. Frankfurt, DE – Das Bett 23.06. Winterthur, CH – Gaswerk 24.06. Karlsruhe, DE – P8 w/ REZN 26.06. Oslo, NO – Tons of Rock 27.06. Thyrnau, DE – Blackdoor Festival 30.06. Sofia, BG – Mixtape 5 01.07. Thessaloniki, GR – Eightball Club 02.07. Athens, GR – Arch Club 07.07. Slunj, HR – Bearstone Festival 10.07. Pleszew, PL – Red Smoke Festival 23.07. Reutlingen, DE – Hafensounds Festival w/ Kadavar 25.07. Tolmin, SI – Tolminator Festival 26.07. Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia Summer 28.07. Rockstadt, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest 30.07. Breitenbach am Herzberg, DE – Burg Herzberg Festival 31.07. Michelau, DE – Rock Im Wald 04.08. Rostock, DE – MAU Club 05.08. Josefov-Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festial 08.08. Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast Festival 14.08. Valais, CH – PALP Festival
More tour dates announced soon
Elder is: Nick DiSalvo – Guitar/Vocals Jack Donovan – Bass Mike Risberg – Guitar/Keyboards Georg Edert – Drums
Heavy metal titans DEATH DEALER continue their relentless campaign in support of their latest studio album “Reign Of Steel” with the release of a brand-new music video for the crushing track “Devil’s Triangle”.
“Devil’s Triangle” captures DEATH DEALER at their most dark, epic and menacing. Built on razor-sharp riffing, thunderous rhythms and the commanding vocal force of Sean Peck, the track dives into ominous territory, channeling mystery, danger and metallic intensity with cinematic flair.
Musically, “Devil’s Triangle” stands as one of the album’s most dramatic and atmospheric moments – a midtempo powerhouse that balances tension and aggression while showcasing the undeniable chemistry of the band’s all-star lineup: Ross “The Boss” Friedman and Stu Marshall delivering twin-guitar firepower, anchored by the crushing rhythm section of Mike LePond and Steve Bolognese.
“Reign Of Steel”, released via Massacre Records, represents the band’s most focused and refined chapter to date. Forged over five years of writing and studio craftsmanship, the album delivers ten tracks of uncompromising heavy metal fury – from the high-speed assault of “Riding On The Wings” to the ferocity of “Bloodbath” and the arena-ready punch of “Blast The Highway”.
With the release of “Devil’s Triangle”, DEATH DEALER once again prove that true heavy metal remains untamed, uncompromising and very much alive.
DEATH DEALER are Sean Peck – Vocals Ross “The Boss” Friedman – Guitars Stu Marshall – Guitars Mike LePond – Bass Steve Bolognese – Drums
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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