KURT FROHLICH’s New Single ‘Worry’ Out Now

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Kurt Frohlich releases powerful new single ‘Worry‘, out now on Golden Robot Records. The track marks the first release from Frohlich’s upcoming full-length album ‘1987′, the highly anticipated follow-up to his debut EP 1977.

Stream here: https://orcd.co/kurt-frohlich-worry

‘Worry’ introduces listeners to the evocative world of ‘1987′, a record that blends the brooding synth textures of ‘80s UK new wave with cutting-edge modern rock. Frohlich’s signature style – drenched in emotional urgency, driving guitar hooks, and cinematic synth layers – is on full display in this compelling new single.

1987 explores themes of mental health, mortality, love, and human fragility through a retro-modern sonic lens. Across 10 tracks, Frohlich delves deep into personal struggles and cathartic realizations, creating music that feels both timeless and immediate. ‘Worry’ sets the tone – a darkly melodic anthem with heart-on-sleeve lyrics and a pulse that beats with both nostalgia and urgency.

For fans of Depeche Mode, The Cure, and modern rock acts that push genre boundaries, ‘Worry’ is a perfect bridge between past and present – a haunting yet hopeful opening chapter in the 1987 story.

‘Worry’ is available on all major streaming now via Golden Robot Records. Stay tuned for more details on the full 1987 album release coming soon.

Kurt Frohlich
It all started when he got his first KISS album at 6 years old … and the rest just fell into place. Born in Canada, Kurt Frohlich started playing guitar at 16. He studied music in college and soon after began touring, which eventually led him to Las Vegas, where for the next 15 years he worked in various show bands, performed as a celebrity impersonator and led several rock groups. There he also found success with his original band, The Underground Rebels, whose songs were licensed by the UFC family – including the theme song for the hit show TapouT. Over the years, he has traveled the world with such acts as Marky Ramone (of The Ramones), Faster Pussycat and even did one-off with The Goo Goo Dolls.

Looking for new opportunities, Kurt relocated to Orlando in 2015, where he would put together new acts, write and record new original music and even dabble in commercial voiceover work. Then, in 2018, drummer Steve Riley (LA Guns, WASP), contacted Kurt to be the lead singer/guitarist for his version of LA Guns with original bassist Kelly Nickels. Riley’s LA Guns released the hard-rocking “Renegades” on Golden Robot Records in November 2020. Their second album, “The Dark Horse,” is scheduled for release in 2023. Devoted LA Guns fans have greeted Kurt with open arms, attributable no doubt to his respect for the ‘80s LA rock scene and his obvious admiration of the Guns sound. Says Riley, “[Kurt] brings his own style and attitude to the band.”

Though Kurt pulls from a deep well of experience and influence, he cut his teeth on ‘70s and ‘80s punk and rock-and-roll bands like The Ramones, The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and The Clash. His love of showmanship and raw attitude shows in his adoration of KISS, Bowie and The Who. And his passion for songwriting manifests in his study of masters like Rufus Wainwright, Billy Joel and The Beatles.

Being a versatile full-time musician, Kurt is always writing and recording new original music. His latest solo project, “1977,” is set for release on Golden Robot Records. The album – written, performed and produced by Kurt – is soaked in the gritty punk and rock-and-roll sound of 1970s New York. It’s a sound that has shaped Kurt’s approach to songwriting and performing since his formative years, and the songs are as authentic as it gets.

Guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter, performer, producer – Kurt Frohlich has made music and entertainment his life … and he shows no sign of slowing down.

Kurt Frohlich online:
https://www.facebook.com/KurtFrohlichOfficial/
https://www.kurtfrohlich.net/
https://www.instagram.com/frohlichkurt
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqW8KAezUlZBhtZR8bNXU9A

THE INTEMPERATE SONS Release “Live” EP Captured at Legendary Whisky A Go Go

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Alt-Rockers, The Intemperate Sons, are unleashing their electrifying Live EP, captured in all its raw, unfiltered glory at the legendary Whisky A Go Go. This five-track scorcher includes two previously unreleased live tracks “Meat Suit” and “Dark Day’s Night,” alongside three fan-favorite singles “Broken Door”, “Falling Under”, and “Dumb”. The official video for “Meat Suit” Live is dropping with the Live EP.  Mixed by acclaimed producer, Amir Derakh, at Synthicide in Long Beach, CA, and mastered to perfection by the legendary, Mike Marsh in the U.K., this EP is just like being in the front row on this amazing night and one of the most iconic venues in the world!

Stream/Download Live: https://onerpm.link/151211459051

The Intemperate Sons release all their music through the Frame|Work record label at the direction of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. All Intemperate Sons’ tracks are mixed by Amir Derakh at Synthicide in Long Beach, CA.  All mastering is done by Mike Marsh Mastering in the U.K.

The band’s last album Dark Day’s Night is available HERE

In the sweltering Dallas summer of 2019, before the onset of a global pandemic, The Intemperate Sons were born from blood, grit, and a shared obsession with the ghosts of alternative rock’s golden age. The Watson family—Keith on drums, Jake on guitars, and Max on vocals, guitars, and keys—joined forces with longtime friend and bassist Mark Marks to create a sound that’s equal parts searing riffs, haunting harmonies, and unapologetic soul. Think Alice in Chains’ brooding intensity, Stone Temple Pilots’ swagger, and R.E.M.’s poetic undercurrent, all filtered through a ‘70s rock haze that refuses to play it safe.

This isn’t just a band; it’s a family affair, where the unspoken bond between father and sons fuels every chord and lyric. Keith, a Dallas stage veteran, pens lyrics that cut deep—tales of regret, resilience, and the chaos of the human condition. Jake’s guitar lines, sharp yet soulful, weave narratives of their own, while Max’s voice carries the weight of a 25-year-old who’s lived a lifetime in his head. Mark, the groove-obsessed bassist, ties it all together.

The Intemperate Sons hit the ground running, catching the ear of rock heavyweights Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh (Orgy, Dead By Sunrise, Julien-K), who signed them to their Frame|Work label in 2021. Even a global pandemic couldn’t derail their momentum—holed up in The Kitchen Recording Studios, they crafted their debut album, The Color Within (2022), with tracks like “Dust to Dust” and “Running Man” that pulse with raw emotion and retro grit. Collaborations with legends like Tony Franklin (Whitesnake, The Firm) on singles like “Running Man” and “Dust to Dust” and Derakh’s production on singles like “Game of Keep Away” and “Dark Day’s Night” featured on their second and highly successful album, Dark Day’s Night (2024) pushed their sound further, blending post-grunge edge with folk and hard rock undercurrents.

For fans of alternative rock, this band is a throwback and a revelation—a reminder of why you fell in love with the genre’s raw honesty and a promise that its spirit still burns. The Intemperate Sons aren’t chasing trends; they’re carving their own path, one riff, one lyric, one night at a time.

The Intemperate Sons Show Dates:
Fri July 11 @ Deep Ellum Art Company in Dallas, TX
Thu July 31 @ Hurricane Alley Live in Bossier City, LA
Sun Sept 28 @ Red River Revel Music Festival 2025 in Shreveport, LA
Fri Oct 17 @ Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA w/ Julien K, for all the emptiness, Our Frankenstein, Skyplant, Vanta After Dark

The Intemperate Sons are:
Max Watson (vocals, backing vocals, guitars, keys, bass)
Jake Watson (guitars, bass and backing vocals)
Keith Watson (drums, backing vocals)
Mark Marks (bass)

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5RAND Release New Single ‘The Nihilist’, Feat. Fear Factory’s Milo Silvestro

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5RAND have officially signed with Art Gates Records for the release of their upcoming third album. This new alliance marks a significant step forward in the band’s evolution, as they continue to refine their signature blend of modern heaviness and cinematic atmosphere.

To celebrate the signing, the band has unveiled a brand-new single, “The Nihilist”, featuring Milo from Fear Factory. The track delivers a fierce mix of punishing riffs, industrial undertones, and emotionally raw vocals, accompanied by a powerful music video that explores themes of identity loss and psychological inversion. “The Nihilist” offers a first glimpse into the darker, more introspective sound of their forthcoming record, due out in November 2025.

Hailing from Rome, Italy, 5RAND builds on a punishing modern metal foundation, layered with the cinematic depth of melodic death metal, creating an intense and emotionally immersive soundscape. Fronted by the dynamic dual vocals of Julia Elenoir – shifting seamlessly from visceral growls to haunting clean melodies – the band has carved out a distinctive place in the modern metal scene.

Founded by Pierluigi Carocci (guitar), Acey Guns (bass), Andrea De Carolis (drums), and Elenoir (vocals), 5RAND first made waves with their debut “Sacred/Scared”, followed by the critically acclaimed “Dark Mother”. The band has since toured extensively across Europe, sharing the stage with iconic acts such as Dark Tranquillity, Vader, Butcher Babies, Infected Rain, and many others.

In 2025, 5RAND will unveil their most ambitious work to date – a bold new album mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, featuring a powerful guest appearance by the new Fear Factory vocalist, Milo Silvestro. This upcoming release signals a sonic evolution: darker, more introspective, and conceptually daring.

The band’s name, drawn from a chance encounter with a shaman and a South African 5 Rand coin, symbolizes unexpected paths and transformative experiences. Their music explores themes of identity, emotional detachment, philosophy, and human resilience, all woven together through a multidisciplinary artistic vision that spans both sound and visuals.

Line-up:

Julia Elenoir – Voice
Pierluigi Carocci – Guitar
Acey Guns – Bass
Andrea De Carolis – Drums

https://www.instagram.com/5RAND_official/
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The Lost History of Batcave – 80s Vets SEXAGISMA Have Monster Fun

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When Sexagisma broke up, unremarked and barely recorded, in the mid-1980s, even the band’s own members doubted we’d ever hear their name again.

Formed in 1981 as a glam rock party piece, but swiftly developing into one of the most entertaining, not to mention visual, bands on the UK club circuit, Sexagisma made their vinyl debut on that year’s Sing As We Go various artists collection.  

A scrapbook’s worth of press mentions and gig flyers followed, as Sexagisma wowed audiences opening for everyone from torch song diva Mari Wilson to goth pioneers Specimen, from the then newly-emerged The Alarm to revitalized glam hit makers The Glitter Band. Twice in three months they stunned The Batcave’s traditionally dour and darkest denizens; they gave the London Marquee its most glittering evening in years… they were, insisted prestigious UK weekly Melody Maker, “ratty and tatty and oozing subterranean sleazeball brilliance.”

But it was also the mid-1980s, and potential pop stardom was built around some very narrowly defined musical templates. And a band that Melody Maker, again, described as “trash rockers… who make The Sweet look like vicars” was never going to break that glass ceiling.

So the band split, the members dispersed, and a fistful of cassettes, a smattering of demos and a few concert recordings were quietly archived. Life went on… a full 40 years worth. 

But some fans never forgot. A dedicated Facebook page attracted almost 700 followers based upon fond memories alone; a retrospective article in Goldmine magazine teased American audiences with a resounding “what if?”; and now, with their long, long, loooong delayed debut album poised for release, frontman and songwriter Vaughan Funnell admits, “I’m shocked.”  For so many years, “Sexagisma was a bit of a joke about something I did in my 20s. And now, immortalized in plastic.  Pink plastic!!!!”

Available also on CD and digital, From The Batcave 1981-1985 comprises 13 Funnell originals, plus a slew of CD bonus tracks drawn from the band’s glam-spanning repertoire of covers – David Bowie, Alice Cooper and The Sweet among them.  All have been remastered from the original recordings; all recapture the sheer mayhem and magnificence of Sexagisma in full flight.

First, however, the band’s traditional set opener “Monster Fun” va-va-vooms out of the vault, a high octane “Batcave Deadly Mix” vivaciously remodeled by Die Krupps frontman Jurgen Engler – no stranger himself, of course, to the scene and sounds that nurtured Sexagisma in the first place… and revisiting it, too, with Die Krupps currently on tour with Ministry.

Sexagisma’s accompanying video, too, pays wide-eyed tribute to a live show that featured everything from onstage disemboweling to (probably) simulated sex, with the occasional fire-eater thrown in for good measure.  Or, as another period review put it, “a blur of lame and leopardskin, a stage full of smoke… and boy dancer Andy spurting fake blood through the top of his head.”

Track listing:
Monster Fun (Bat Cave Deadly Mix)
Betcha Can’t Dance To This One Baby
Creeps
Good Morning George
Planetoid Twist
Screamers
Glitter Devils
Zero Time
Coming Right Up
Dali Mixtures
Freaks Graveyard
Rocket City Gang
Space Ranger [CD ONLY]
Monster Fun (original version) [CD ONLY]
Hang On To Yourself [CD ONLY]
I Didn’t Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock-N-Roll) [CD ONLY]
Hellraiser [CD ONLY]
Cracked Actor [CD ONLY]
Glam Medley (Jean Genie – Blockbuster – School’s Out) [CD ONLY]

IMPUREZA Honor Fallen Warriors with Genre-Crusading New Single ‘La Orden del Yelmo Negro’

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IMPUREZA are not stopping their Hispanic metal conquest anytime soon. Today, the band are releasing “La Orden del Yelmo Negro” as the second single off their upcoming Reconquista-themed third album Alcázares.

With “La Orden del Yelmo Negro”, Impureza pay homage to a sacred brotherhood of warrior monks with their signature offering of brutal flamenco death metal. Steeped in mysticism, sacrifice and unwavering devotion, the song crusades across the desert in search of the Holy Land during a time of war that spanned more than seven centuries of Iberian history.  

Alcázares comes out July 11, 2025.

Pre-order & Pre-save at https://orcd.co/impurezaalcazares

Amidst the desert heat of “La Orden del Yelmo Negro”, Impureza ignite in a blaze of riffs, flamenco flourishes and blast-beat fury. Orchestral arrangements, fretless bass and guttural vocals bring to life a vision both ancient and transcendent. Like all of Alcázares, the song’s lyrics are entirely in Spanish, invoking a vivid world where myth and martyrdom intertwine.

Tracklist:
1. Verdiales (1:15)
2. Bajo las Tizonas de Toledo (6:25)
3. Covadonga (4:01)
4. Pestilencia (4:44) [WATCH]
5. Reconquistar Al-Ándalus (5:25)
6. Murallas (2:24)
7. La Orden del Yelmo Negro (4:57) [WATCH]
8. Castigos Eclesiásticos (6:06)
9. El Ejército de los Fallecidos de Alarcos (5:18)
10. Ruina del Alcázar (1:37)
11. Santa Inquisición (6:26)
Full runtime: 49:02

IMPUREZA is a Spanish metal band formed in 2004 by guitarist Lionel Cano Muñoz from Orléans. Their music is distinguished by a unique fusion of extreme metal and Spanish sounds inspired by Andalusian culture and flamenco, creating an atypical style known as Hispanic Metal. Impureza remains an innovative project in the international metal scene, making it a pioneer of the genre.

The entire concept of the band revolves around the voluptuousness of Latin atmospheres, the ferocity of metal, and Spanish culture and history, explored through a fictional and esoteric aspect. Their compositions feature both clean and guttural vocals sung in the language of Cervantes, flamenco guitar, acoustic fretless bass, extreme metal, and orchestral arrangements that evoke the colors of Spain. The very essence of their music lies in the duality between two seemingly opposed musical genres, which, through clever composition, give birth to a new and avant-garde style. Their fiery music is literally the union of traditional Hispanic folklore and extreme metal. These metal warriors brandish their Iberian sounds as weapons with pride. This ingenious alliance is matched only by the singular and unprecedented creative originality of its founder Lionel Cano Muñoz and his compañero Esteban Martín, both of Spanish nationality. Impureza’s conquistadors draw inspiration from their strong identity, which defines the band’s very essence. Impureza’s members are also influenced by many Spanish artists such as flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and gypsy singer Camarón de la Isla, as well as bands like Behemoth, Morbid Angel, Krisiun, and Fleshgod Apocalypse, among others.

Let the conquistadors of Impureza lead you into their realm and immerse you in Spanish culture with a groundbreaking musical concept — the one and only fierce guardians of Hispanic Metal!

SOMOS IMPUREZA!

Line-up:
Esteban Martín – All Vocals
Lionel Cano Muñoz – Rhythm, Lead & Spanish Guitars
Florian Saillard – Fretless Bass
Guilhem Auge – Drums
 
Production Credits:
Recorded & mixed by Sébastien Camhi at Studio Artmusic, Les Arc-sur-Argens, France.
Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark.

Guest Musicians:
Xavier Hamon – Percussion
Louis Viallet – Orchestration
 
Cover Art:
Johann Bodin & Xavier Ribeiro

Photography:
Michel Canavaggia / © Mr Cana Photography

Follow Impureza:
Website: http://www.impureza.eu/
Bandcamp: https://impureza.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Impurezaconquista
Instagram: https://instagram.com/impurezaofficial
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/ImpurezaBand
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkOMYXI-_teRnaDCs1ho8A
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1195314
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YA9Uqs38ZD6Lg2q66PVw9
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/impureza/422671948

THE HAUNTED Celebrate Release of New Album with ‘Death to the Crown’ Music Video

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Swedish thrash pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED released their tenth studio album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ on May 30, 2025 via longtime partners Century Media Records. To celebrate, the band is now unleashing another scorching new music video for the song “Death to the Crown,” which can be found at THIS LOCATION.

THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund comments about the new single “’Death to the Crown’ is one of those songs that just came out of pure frustration. It’s about that feeling when you’re watching politicians or leaders treat real people like pawns in some kind of game. It’s not about any one person or country – it’s about the bigger pattern. Power going to people’s heads, egos growing out of control, and the rest of us left dealing with the mess. It’s heavy. It’s aggressive. It’s THE HAUNTED.”.

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Orders are live HERE.

The album artwork for ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was created by  Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson.

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

  1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
  2. In Fire Reborn (03:18) [WATCH]
  3. Death to the Crown (02:56) [WATCH]
  4. To Bleed Out (04:29)
  5. Unbound (03:34)
  6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
  7. Through the Fire (03:01)
  8. Collateral Carnage (04:03)
  9. Blood Clots (01:30)
  10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
  11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
  12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)
    Album running time: (00:40:33)

Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

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