PAUL LAINE Shares New Single & Video ‘Don’t Let Me Go Tonite’

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The renowned Canadian singer PAUL LAINE shares his new single and official video, “Don’t Let Me Go Tonite,” taken from the upcoming new studio album, ‘The Long Road Back,’ out on September 25, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.

LAINE commented:

“I’m excited to share the release of my next single, ‘Don’t Let Me Go Tonite.’ This song is another chapter in the soundtrack of my life – a look back at love, loss, memories, and all those moments when you can’t help but wonder what could’ve been. I hope this one finds a place with you the way it found a place with me. See y’all out on the road in 2027! ❤️🎶”

A masterclass in melodic rock, PAUL LAINE’s new album delivers soaring hooks, heartfelt ballads, and arena-ready anthems that traverse the full spectrum of the genre. From the driving energy of “Love Me Or Leave Me” to the intimate vulnerability of “Someday” (co-written with Andrew Oye), every track is meticulously crafted, showcasing LAINE’s signature vocal power and melodic sensibility. “Don’t Let Me Go Tonite” comes alive with a striking video that complements its infectious energy.

LAINE states:

“Ever since I released my first solo album, I’ve wondered when I’d finally have the chance to make a follow-up. Life – and music – have a way of taking you places you never expect. Looking back, every chapter of my career has led me down a different road, and each one has shaped me as both a songwriter and a person.”

“I’ve been incredibly fortunate to make records with Danger Danger, Darkhorse, The Defiants, Shugaazer, and Jetset Junkies. Every one of those experiences taught me something and gave me memories I’ll always carry with me. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I always knew the road would eventually lead me home – to where it all started. Just a kid with a guitar, trying to make sense of love, life, loss, hope, and everything in between through songs,” he added.

“‘The Long Road Back’ is exactly that. It’s a musical journey back to my roots, but it’s also a reflection of every mile I’ve travelled to get here. Every song carries a piece of the life I’ve lived, the people I’ve met, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. In many ways, this record feels like coming full circle. After all these years, I’m grateful to finally share this chapter with everyone who’s been waiting for it. I hope these songs find a place in your story, just as they’ve become part of mine,” LAINE concluded.

Joining LAINE in the studio are longtime collaborators Bruno Ravel (his bandmate in The Defiants and also in Danger Danger – bass, producer), Scotty “Hooch” Taylor (drums), and Andrew Oye (lead guitar), with production handled by LAINE and Ravel. The album features standout singles like “Love Me Or Leave Me,” the video-driven “Don’t Let Me Go Tonite,” and the heartfelt “Someday.”

Musically, the record touches every corner of melodic rock. Yet, the songs sound like they’re coming from the classic era when Bon Jovi dominated the airwaves – both in LAINE’s soaring vocals and in the anthemic, hook-laden songwriting. This is an album for fans who crave big choruses, passionate performances, and the kind of timeless melodic rock that only PAUL LAINE can deliver.

Pre-order the album here: https://ffm.bio/paullaine-thelongroadback

‘The Long Road Back’ Track List:

  1. Love Me Or Leave Me
  2. Don’t Let Me Go Tonite
  3. Someday
  4. Come Back To Me
  5. Save Me Saturday Night
  6. Her Name Is Trouble
  7. Heaven And Earth Collide
  8. Bad Habit
  9. Kiss Me California
  10. The Ones That Got Away
  11. Now That You Don’t Love Me Anymore

Line Up:
Paul Laine
Bruno Ravel
Scotty “Hooch” Taylor
Andrew Oye

EXUMER Release New Video for ‘Blinding Skies’

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German thrash titans EXUMER are pleased to drop their new video for “Blinding Skies.” The track appears on their pulverizing new full-length, Death Mask Messiah, out now on Metal Blade Records.

Comments co-founding vocalist Mem V. Stein, “Driven by a relentless barrage of riffs, the song’s lyrical content highlights the consequences of political overreach and the influence of the military-industrial complex – pushing society into prolonged conflict that benefits a few at the expense of many. It’s a perspective we feel is important to highlight, given the platform we have and the current climate.“

Watch EXUMER‘s previously released video for “Death Mask Messiah” HERE

Death Mask Messiah marks the band’s first new studio output in seven years and further cements EXUMER‘s legacy as a dauntless thrash metal institution. A logical and compelling progression from the German legend’s three previous albums, the 11 ferocious songs, produced by Dominic Paraskevopoulos (Kreator, Caliban) and mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Soulfly, King Diamond), take a more brutal and direct musical approach.

Recorded from December 2025 through January 2026, Death Mask Messiah is EXUMER‘s sixth album and fourth for Metal Blade. It’s also the first EXUMER LP recorded with the rhythm section of drummer Jerome Reil and bass player Alex Voss. “You can feel their young energy, coupled with our trademark aggression and experience,” says Mem. “The band sounds more focused and yet raw, thanks to their addition to the lineup.”

The record is inspired conceptually by US politics of the last decade, the pandemic, the use of misinformation to stir up cultural divides, and the like. Mem also mused on the 30-year anniversary of Waco, Texas and the standoff with the Branch Davidians. “David Koresh was a false prophet and wore a death mask, manipulating and leading his followers to certain death,” Mem notes. “Each song picks up an individual theme of these two strains of thought.“

With Death Mask Messiah, EXUMER wants to help listeners not feel alone as they struggle with difficult personal or universal times. The audience relates to the band’s lyrical messages and musical delivery. “Fans sing along, they show up and share their thoughts with us on tour,” Mem says. “I feel accomplished when I can reach just one individual and make them feel better or supported.”

As an added bonus, the record includes a guest and a cover song: Nasty Ronnie Galletti from American metal legends Nasty Savage sings on EXUMER‘s version of his band’s track “Unchained Angel.” EXUMER supported the band in 1988 on their first European tour.

Preview/purchase the record at: metalblade.com/exumer

Death Mask Messiah Track-Listing:
01. Death Mask Messiah
02. Blinding Skies
03. Sin Bleeder
04. Eradication
05. Ravishing Waste
06. Allocated Savagery
07. Serpent
08. Fratricide
09. Scorcher
10. Frozen Ground
11. Unchained Angel (Nasty Savage cover feat. Nasty Ronnie)

EXUMER Live:
9/19/2026 Bosphorus Open Air Metal Fest – Istanbul, TR
10/23/2026 Nuclear Winter Festival 2026 – Hirschaid, DE
11/21/2026 Alcatraz & Pluto Festival – Deinze, BE
2/20/2027 Endzeit Festival 2027 – Essen, DE
3/20/2027 Hell’s Heroes – Houston, TX
5/27-30/2027 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD
6/26/2027 Nackenbrecher Open Air – Teuchern, DE

EXUMER:
Mem V. Stein – vocals
Ray Mensh – guitars
Marc B. – guitars
Alex Voss – bass
Jerome Reil – drums

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LENITY LAKE Enter SoundsRock Agency Roster

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SoundsRock Agency is pleased to announce Italian LENITY LAKE to its roster family.

This is the vision behind Lenity Lake, the band formed in 2021 by vocalist Elisabetta Furlanetto, bassist Gianpaolo Falanga (Ashent, Order of Minerva), and guitarist Onofrio Falanga (Starsick System, Ashent). 

Their mission? To connect diverse musical experiences and create a bold, uncompromising sound—free from trends and genres. The only rule: turning authentic emotions into music. 

Their debut EP, “Libra”, became the manifesto of this philosophy: a unique blend of pop melodies, post-prog elements, alternative metal, and djent passages. The journey began with the single “Fearless” (May 2023), followed by “Unveil” (October 2023), and “Cycles”, which marked the official release of “Libra” in April 2024 and introduced drummer Paolo Ongaro (Quanah Parker) to the lineup. The chapter closed with “Hymn” in September 2024. Soon after, the band unveiled “Lithe”, the instrumental version of “Libra”, offering the fans a fresh perspective on the tracks that defined their debut.

Now, Lenity Lake is ready to take the next step. After a year of writing and producing, 2025 gave birth to their first full-length album: nine brand-new tracks that evolve the sound introduced with “Libra” while staying true to its roots. As for “Libra” mixing and mastering were once again entrusted to Sebastian Sendon (Bleed From Within, Hopes Die Last, and many others), assistant to Adam “Nolly” Getgood for artists such as Periphery, Sleep Token, and Haken, while Ivan Moni Bidin handled drums and vocals at Artesonika Recording Studio, crafting a powerful, modern sound that reflects the band’s growth and identity. Lenity Lake is freedom. Experimentation. Coherence. 

The new album is more than music, it’s a statement.

Label: Elevate Records

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/lenitylake
https://www.instagram.com/lenitylake
https://youtube.com/@lenitylake

NAGUAL Celebrate 20 Years of Rock with New Single & Video ‘Hollow’ alongside a Documentary Chronicling The Band’s Story

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Italian rockers NAGUAL return with “Hollow”, their new single released through Volcano Records & Promotion and the second track from their forthcoming EP, due in October.

The release is part of the band’s twentieth-anniversary celebrations and is accompanied by a documentary tracing their journey through archival footage, images and interviews with people who have shared and contributed to their story from 2006 to the present day.

Twenty years of music, live shows, records and evolution. “Hollow” emerges from that history without looking back with nostalgia: the new single is firmly focused on what comes next, becoming another key piece of Nagual’s forthcoming record. The track sits at the crossroads between the musical identity the band has developed over the years and a more immediate approach to songwriting. A sharp, compelling riff, a direct chorus and spacious, ethereal textures shape a song that also reveals echoes of The Sisters of Mercy, The Cure and early U2. “Hollow” explores a relationship suspended between presence and absence, intimacy and disorientation, ultimately turning the sense of emptiness suggested by its title into the emotional core of the song. Recorded during the sessions for the band’s new project, the single follows “If Only”, the first track unveiled from the record earlier this year.

Watch the official video for “Hollow”:

“Hollow” therefore marks the next step towards the new EP, due in October as Nagual celebrate two decades of activity. Adding another dimension to the release is a documentary dedicated to the band’s history, built around archival material, footage and interviews with people who have played a part in Nagual’s journey from 2006 to the present. More than simply a retrospective celebration, the film captures the human and artistic dimension of a project that has continued to evolve over two decades while preserving its identity. Active since 2006, Nagual have developed a musical language rooted in classic rock, progressive rock and blues, while also drawing from the alternative and grunge sounds of the 1990s. Their journey has unfolded through several releases and a constant process of musical evolution, with “Hollow” now marking another significant point along the way.

With a new single, a documentary and a new EP on the horizon, Nagual’s twentieth anniversary is not simply an opportunity to look back at what has been achieved, but above all the starting point for a new chapter in the band’s story.

Watch the documentary “20 Unfashionable Years”:

Also watch their earlier single ‘If Only’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1sGwRAPcM

Further info at
www.volcanopromotion.com
www.nagual.eu

Instrumental Post-Rockers SHY, LOW Reveal New Single & Video ‘Purity Spiral’

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From Richmond, Virginia, SHY, LOW have a reputation as one of the most compelling voices within the modern instrumental underground. Their music speaks to fans of post-rock’s emotional grandeur and post-metal’s crushing intensity alike, while simultaneously appealing to listeners drawn to experimental, atmospheric, and cinematic forms of heavy music. The band’s ability to merge these seemingly disparate qualities has resulted in a body of work that is immediately recognizable and continually evolving.

Today, SHY, LOW reveal their new single ‘Purity Spiral’, the second from their forthcoming album album of the same name Purity Spiral, to be released 16th October via Pelagic Records. 

Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/shylow

The band comment: “‘Purity Spiral’ is an exploration of the feedback loop of technological dependency, and the effect it has on our relationships with others and ourselves. The more we worship the golden idolatry of growth, the further from our humanity we seem to stray. Self-isolation is a contagion destroying the bonds between us all.” 

With ‘Purity Spiral‘, SHY, LOW continue their trajectory of artistic expansion and their fascination with movement, tension, and transformation, embracing a sound that is meticulously crafted and noticeably heavier; with devastating results. Building vast emotional landscapes through dynamic contrasts, layered textures, and patient, cinematic evolution, SHY, LOW use immersive repetition and tectonic weight to build tension through evolving patterns. While often associated with post-rock and post-metal, their music reaches beyond the familiar boundaries of either genre, drawing equally from cinematic atmosphere, crushing heaviness, ambient minimalism, and the emotional sweep of modern instrumental composition.

Luminous melodies, driving heaviness, layered textures, and carefully controlled tension allows Purity Spiral to move effortlessly between fragile moments of introspection and towering passages of intensity. Whether constructing intricate layers of harmony or driving songs toward explosive climaxes, there is a deep understanding of pacing, atmosphere, and the power of restraint. Momentum is at the heart of this album, through intricate rhythmic detail, and explosive bursts of energy, drums become the anchor and catalyst, supporting the band’s expansive arrangements while pushing them toward moments of cathartic release. 

What distinguishes SHY, LOW is their ability to balance enormity with restraint. Their music unfolds patiently, allowing tension to accumulate through layers of texture, melody, and dynamics. Moments of delicate clarity often coexist with overwhelming weight, creating a sense of organic motion. At the core of the band’s sound lies an acute understanding of contrast. From shimmering, expansive passages to towering walls of distortion, the rhythm section provides both propulsion and atmosphere, becoming integral narrative voices that shape the emotion. 

There is a disciplined sense of purpose in their writing, an understanding that every note serves a larger arc. SHY, LOW thrives in the space between introspection and catharsis, where subtle details become as impactful as the heaviest climaxes, and listeners are taken on a journey that is as visceral as it is profound. 

Tracklisting: 

1.    Grace
2.    The Bloat
3.    Palmistry 
4.    Burning Fields
5.    The Charging, Brazen Bull
6.    Purity Spiral
7.    Greenwood

Line-up:

Dylan Partridge – Drums
Gregg Peterson – Guitar
Drew Storcks – Bass
Zak Bryant – Guitar
Kai Zamora – Guitar 

SHY, LOW online:
PELAGIC ARTIST * FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * BANDCAMP * SPOTIFY

DOKKEN, SLAUGHTER & WARRANT: All Live, All the Hits, All on Remastered 180G Colored Vinyl with Limited Autographed Bundles

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Three legendary bands. Three unforgettable live albums. One epic collection.

Deko Entertainment proudly presents The Trifecta of ’80s Hard Rock Live, featuring classic live performances from Dokken, Slaughter, and Warrant, all newly remastered and available on stunning 180g colored vinyl.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, Dokken became one of hard rock’s defining acts with Billboard Hot 100 hits including “Alone Again,” “In My Dreams,” and “Burning Like a Flame.” The band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and remains one of the most influential names in melodic hard rock.

Slaughter, formed in Las Vegas in 1988, exploded onto the scene with their platinum debut Stick It To Ya. The album produced three Billboard Hot 100 singles, including “Fly To The Angels” (#19), “Up All Night” (#27), and “Spend My Life” (#39), helping establish the band as one of the era’s premier hard rock acts.

Formed in Hollywood, California, in 1984, Warrant achieved worldwide success with more than 10 million albums sold. Their double-platinum debut Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich featured the smash hit “Heaven,” which climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while subsequent releases cemented the band’s place in rock history.

First up is Dokken’s Live From The Sun, available as a double LP housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket on blue vinyl, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Reb Beach. Recorded on November 4, 1999, at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim, California during the Erase The Slate tour, the album captures the band delivering classics including “Alone Again,” “In My Dreams,” and more. As guitarist Reb Beach recalls: “That was a great time in my life and I had so much fun on that tour. I was a big Dokken fan and I was so thrilled to play those classic songs every night. Luckily, I had a good show. There is a super long solo in the song ‘Too High To Fly’ that was totally improvised every night, and I just lucked out that it was a good one, haha! That album rocks, for sure!”

Next is Slaughter’s Eternal Live, featuring performances recorded during late-1997 shows in Mexico City and Las Vegas. Available for the first time ever on vinyl, this LP comes packaged in a beautiful gatefold jacket on orange vinyl, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum. One of the most significant aspects of Eternal Live is that it serves as a tribute to original guitarist Tim Kelly, who tragically lost his life in an automobile accident in 1998. These recordings capture some of Kelly’s final performances with the band and feature fan favorites including “Fly To The Angels” and “Up All Night.”

Rounding out the collection is Warrant’s Live 86-97, making its vinyl debut as a double LP, with limited bundles (100 copies only) signed by Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon. Recorded at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on November 22, 1996, during the tour supporting Belly To Belly, the album delivers electrifying performances of hits including “Heaven,” “Cherry Pie,” “Down Boys,” and more. Original guitarist Erik Turner comments: “Warrant Live 86-97 captures the energy, attitude and good times that we are known for. These recordings are a snapshot of Warrant doing what we’ve always loved most, playing live. Crank it up!”

All three titles have been newly remastered for vinyl and pressed on audiophile-quality 180g colored vinyl, giving fans the opportunity to experience these classic live performances with enhanced sound and collectible packaging.

Dokken – Live From The Sun, Slaughter – Eternal Live, and Warrant – Live 86-97 are available now for pre-order from Deko Entertainment: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/specials

DOKKEN – LIVE FROM THE SUN
SIDE A

  • Erase The Slate
  • Kiss Of Death
  • The Hunter
  • Into The Fire

SIDE B

  • Maddest Hatter
  • Too High To Fly

SIDE C

  • Breaking The Chains
  • Alone Again
  • It’s Not Love

SIDE D

  • Tooth And Nail
  • In My Dreams

SLAUGHTER – ETERNAL LIVE
SIDE A

  • Rock The World
  • Get Used To It
  • Shout It Out
  • Mad About You
  • Spend My Life
  • Fly To The Angels

SIDE B

  • Real Love
  • Dance For Me
  • Searchin’
  • Wildlife
  • Move To The Music
  • Up All Night

WARRANT – LIVE 86-97
SIDE A

  • Intro
  • D.R.F.S.R.
  • Down Boys
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  • A.Y.M.
  • Family Picnic

SIDE B

  • Machine Gun
  • Heaven
  • Sometimes She Cries
  • I Saw Red

SIDE C

  • Hole In My Wall
  • Feels Good
  • Indian Giver

SIDE D

  • 32 Pennies
  • Vertigo
  • Cherry Pie