Knock knock.. BAABES is back in the house! Locked and loaded and ready to go with their latest single ‘Dynamite Disco’ featuring B-side track ‘Baby Have You Seen My Gun.’ This high-energy Double A-Side single is officially out nowvia Golden Robot Records, marking the beginning of a new era for BAABES following the release of their 2022 self-titled debut album.
Step into the party realm where you’ll find anything and everything you’ve been running from or searching for. These energetic and catchy bangers will have you surfing on dynamic basslines while the distorted guitars and smashing drums do everything in their power to knock you off of it.
ABOUT BAABES Baabes are a car crash waiting to happen, irresponsible hands on the wheel. They are a party when it gets out of control, which could mean police involvement or just a really good fucking time.“ - Slimedog Thrash N Bang Baabes are an American ‘sleazy, garage punk rock n roll’ band by every stretch of the imagination. Hailing from Boston, MA, this four man crew plays high energy, stripped down, distorted guitar heavy punk with hard drums and howling vocals. “Baabes have that nasty rock ‘n’ roll attitude and the chops to back it up. They have style and swagger. They are catchy, confrontational and chaotic. They deliver raunchy, powerful and raw rock like the classic glam bands of the 70’s, like The Stooges and the New York Dolls.” – Sonic Lobotomy “They sound like Detroit proto-punk bands got ramped up on worse drugs.” – If It’s Too Loud
What you really need to know about them is summed up in their original bio made for the 2019 battle of the bands, The Boston Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble:
BAABES WAS BORN IN THE BASEMENT
BAABES DISTORT EVERYTHING
BAABES REPRESENT BOSTON, THE WORLD AND THE WILD KIDS
BAABES IS SLEAZY GARAGE PUNK ROCK N ROLL
BAABES DO WHAT BAABES WANT
BAABES SCREAM, SMASH AND BE LOUD
BAABES ONCE KNOCKED OVER A LIQUOR STORE
BAABES LIKE THE GIRLS THAT LIKE BAABES
BAABES IS SUICIDE IN LOVE AFFAIRS
BAABES SOUND LIKE BANSHEES ON MURDER BIKES
BAABES SAY LISTEN TO US
BAABES SAY F U IF YOU NO LIKE
BAABES IS: JOHNNY BRAIN BOX -VOX FRANKIE SINN – GUITAR GLAM DEEZ – BASS PENNYWIZE - DRUMS
Black metal enthusiasts brace yourselves! Black metal force NASTERGAL proudly announces the digital release of their highly anticipated album, “The Untold War,” slated for March 15, 2024. This auditory masterpiece will be unleashed globally via Wormholedeath.
Following the resounding success of their EP, “Solitude,” unveiled to the world in 2022 under the Wormholedeath banner, Nastergal continues their sonic saga with their debut full-length album. A dark and enigmatic opus, “The Untold War” emerges as an ode to existential turmoil, drawing inspiration from the profound wisdom encapsulated within Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal work, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.”
“We are grateful to work with such a dedicated label to make “The Untold War” a worldwide reality,” expressed the band. “This album is an extension of our musical journey, delving deeper into the depths of philosophical introspection and raw emotional intensity.”
Tracklist
Brothers in War
The Stillest Hour
Redemption
Involuntary Bliss
The Underworld
Will to Power
My Wandering Soul
The Vision
Immaculate Perception
The Three Evils
Nastergal is an international black metal band formed by Jacques Valentyn (guitars) and Riaan Coertze (drums), that expanded their lineup with Marco Toba (bass) and Evgen Zoidze (vocals). Their music, inspired by various extreme metal acts, offers a distinctive approach to the Black Metal genre. Their latest album, “The Untold War,” follows their EP “Solitude,” delving into Zarathustra’s internal battles, exploring self-realization and the conflicts of a world filled with deception and ignorance. Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” the album challenges the concept that human values stem from divine or natural sources, focusing on the hidden internal struggles we keep concealed.
To give you a taste of what’s coming, check out their lyric video for “Underworld” here:
Fast-rising Italian death-grind outfit SLUG GORE have officially joined forces with Time To Kill Records. The band will release their debut album, “They Slime! They Ooze! They Kill!” on April 19th 2024.
Stream the first single “Demented Crickets” atTHIS LOCATION.
Tracklist:
01. Post Nuclear Big Smile 02. Demented Crickets 03. Overthrow The Surface 04. The Dust Says You’re Fucked 05. Necrophiliattitude 06. Salt 07. Wake Up Dead 08. Stuck in the Mud 09. The Deadly Spawn 10. 50K 11. Primal Rules 12. Cut At Once
SLUG GORE is a death-grind band based in Ravenna, Italy. The band’s sound is the perfect fusion of European grindcore influences, American hardcore and touches of death metal and slam.
The concept behind their imagery follows themes such as Kaiju (from Godzilla to Ultraman), B-Movies (to which they have dedicated songs like “Underground Giant Death Machine” and “The Deadly Spawn”), monster movies, gore and horror.
The project was born at the end of 2022 with the intention of creating something new and rule-free. Elements from various scenes and musical tastes have found a common ground in a dynamic and uncompromising death-grind.
In their first year, the band quickly built a big fanbase, playing over 30 shows in Italy, sharing the stage with major names such as Meshuggah, Carcass, Soulfly, Brujeria, Cripple Bastards, Possessed, Mortuary Drape, Gatecreeper, Asphyx, and many others when performing at various important Italian festivals such as Dissonance, Luppolo In Rock, Frantic, Venezia Hardcore and Built To Blast Festival. They also completed an Italian mini tour with Party Cannon.
After receiving great feedback with the release of an EP in February 2023 (“Extraterrestrial Gastropod Mollusc”), and a single in May (“Mucus Chainsaw”), SLUG GORE are now ready to release their first full-length album.
Gearing up for what promises to be an unforgettable next phase, the alternative sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, The Warning, unleash a brand new single and music video entitled “S!CK” today via Lava Records/Republic Records. Listen HERE. Watch the video HERE.
Showcasing their evolution, the single shows a new side of the band, leaning into an evolved yet familiar sound.“Kill the silence. Till it makes me feel, till it makes me feel, till it makes me feel…SICK!” A hypnotic bridge takes hold punctuated by haunting harmonies only for the momentum to pick up with one last blast of energy. The accompanying video mirrors this ebb and flow of the song as it simultaneously captures the band in the throes of a powerhouse performance.
On the new track the band said: S!CK: A song about fearing that you never lived out your life and desperately wanting to live it.
Next up, The Warning hit the road including a stop on the high seas for the ShipRockedcruise February 4-10th. In March, The Warning will perform at Mexico’s prestigious Pa’l Norte and Vive Latino Festivals followed by a month-long full-scale European tour this spring. It kicks off in Madrid at Sala La Riviera on April 4, canvases the continent, and concludes in London at O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 27.
The tour marks the band’s return to Europe after their own 2023 run of beyond sold out headline EU & UK dates in addition to their monumental run supporting MUSE & Royal Blood on their stadium tours. They also sold out shows across Mexico, South America including their largest show to date in Mexico City at the infamous Pepsi Center.
Everything just paves the way for more music in 2024!
The Warning continue to make headlines. They performed two songs at MTV’s Extended Play Stage – performing “MORE” and “EVOLVE”. They also hit the red carpet and spoke to Billboard , Vanity Fair, People, Entertainment Weekly, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and more! Not to mention, they were chosen to be the face of Pepsi Black’s new campaign – watch here – cementing their status as one of the hottest up-and-coming bands in the music industry. They kicked off the summer with “MORE,” which is currently reeling in 16 million global streams. Beyond plugs from the likes of Consequence of Sound and more, OnesToWatch hailed it as “a raging anthem that highlights the band’s insane musicality and knack for creating bold, mosh-inducing music.” Listen to “MORE”—HERE & Watch the official music video HERE.
In 2022, the group hit the road in support of their explosive full-length debut album, ERROR, out now via LAVA/Republic Records. It amassed over 195 million-plus streams and earned widespread critical acclaim. Listen to ERROR—HERE and watch the album’s music videos – HERE. The band notably played 100+ shows to packed crowds alongside Foo Fighters, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, and Three Days Grace in addition to selling out their own MAYDAY Tour.
The Warning Tour Dates
2/4-2/7 Miami, FL Shiprocked Cruise 3/17 Mexico, City, MX Vive Latino Festival 3/31 Monterrey, MX Tecate Pa’l Norte 4/4 Madrid, ESP Sala La Riviera 4/5 Lisbon, POR LAV Lisboa Ao Vivo 4/6 Santiago De Compostela, ESP Sala Capitol 4/8 Barcelona, ESP Sala Razzmatazz 4/9 Bilbao, ESP Kafe Antzokia 4/11 Milan, IT Magazzini 4/12 Zurich, CHE Dynamo 4/13 Munich, GER Backstage Werk 4/14 Prague, CZ REP Meetfactory 4/16 Berlin, GER Metropol 4/17 Cologne, GER Live Music Hall 4/18 Paris, FR Alhambra 4/19 Haarlem, NL Patronaat 4/21 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute 2 4/22 Leeds, UK Stylus 4/23 Glasgow, UK The Garage 4/25 Manchester, UK Academy 2 4/26 Cardiff, UK Y Plas 4/27 London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town 7/13 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival 8/1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air Festival
On Friday February 2, 2024, British blues roots rock guitarist and vocalist Bex Marshall released “I Can’t Look You In The Eye” the second single from her upcoming album Fortuna. The single is available on all streaming platforms at https://dixiefrog.lnk.to/ICantLookYou.
The new album Fortuna will be released on CD and digital by Dixiefrog Records on Friday March 1, 2024.
Pre-order the CD HERE. Pre-save album digitally HERE.
“I Can’t Look You In The Eye is blues rock song born from not being able to comfortably stare at a person in conversation, says Bex. “Due to the fact that the energy and attraction between the of the two is so intense, almost like opposing magnets until the eyes connect. The song was co-written with Scott Coopwood from Clarksdale, Mississippi, with revered local musicians.”
Bex Marshall has a super abundance of smarts and edgy spirit to go along with her surety of purpose. She conjures a vocal melting pot of old black woman’s heartache and powerful gritty soul and unique guitar skills which have been labelled by other guitarists as “the goal.”
The long-awaited studio album Fortuna is a ten-track blues tapestry that bulges to the edges with addictive hooks and story lines. Bex is a writer of notability, she pushes the boundaries of blues and weaves the genre in and out of blues, funk, rock, and Americana.
Bex steps forward with this record as a leading female guitarist, producing her powerful, self-penned album with soaring lead lines, technical ragtime, and ballsy slide playing.
It’s been ten years since Bex Marshall’s last release. During this time, Bex has experienced a busy touring schedule, independently breaking into several international markets. Fortuna is an intense culmination of focus and personal release over the last few years.
Bex was able to stand still for a moment and draw in local London talented friends including Richie Stevens on drums (Tina Turner, Simply Red, George Clinton), Toby Baker on keyboards (BB King, Eric Clapton, Alexander O’Neil, Sinead O Connor), B.J Cole on Dobro (Elton John, Coldplay, Sting, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams), New York’s Robert Eugene Daniels on bass (RIP “Red Bass”) Aurora Mannola on bass, London’s gospel Queen Shola Adegoroye, and legendary Danny Bryan on percussion (Taj Mahal).
After a week-long intense recording session at Snakepit Studios in North London, Fortuna was created. It’s an album of soulful rock blues, with funky undertones with touches of gospel and roots. The album was engineered, co-produced and mastered by Nick Hunt (Dave Stewart, Boy George, Placebo, George Clinton) who Bex has worked with on her previous album House of Mercy.
“I have been influenced by multiple artists,” says Bex. “For me it never stops. Songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists – you name it!
“I grew up listening to Tina Turner. Vocally, she was my heroine. Her tone, soul, and vocal range was so versatile. Other influences include Eric Clapton’s cool guitar style, John Lee Hooker’s back porch flavour, Freddie King’s sting, Hose Feliciano’s flair, Janis Joplin’s ragtime, and Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting. I was lucky as my uncle had a stunning vinyl collection, and I was able to absorb all these relevant box ticking blues rock greats.”
“She’s mastered the art of making new material sound like it’s been found in long forgotten vaults,” says Net Rhythms. Bex holds a songwriting retreat twice a year in Cyprus and believes that “bad songwriting is affecting the quality of our suffering.”
Album cover artwork and photography by Barry Warren
The album’s lyrical content touches on the all too familiar addictions of life, from love to liquor, changes in society and bitter regret. The album features nine original tracks, one being an instrumental and one cover.
“The album is where I am today musically and philosophically and reflective of the performer I am now,” says Bex. “I wanted to take the hard lumps out of life, and present them back in a different light, sometimes with humor, sarcasm, or resilience but always with a shed load of tenacity. I wanted to make a record with iconic guitar sounds, heavenly funky keyboards, roots infected vocal lines with the funk in the trunk. The album is the most upbeat offering from me to date and I want to produce a show of high energy blues rock euphoria to reignite people’s mojos.”
During lockdown Bex’s good friend and bass player “Red Bass” (aka Robert Eugene Daniels) was living in London with us and after a few months sadly passed away. She was lucky enough to capture some of his bass lines in Snakepit Studios. Bex recorded demos for the album and finally used them in five of the 10 album tracks. “Red was a unique musician,” reflects Bex. “I was honoured to play music with him for over 20 years. We even shared the same birthday.”
The final track of the record is called “When It’s Gone” it’s a poignant song although written several years earlier, BJ Cole (Tiny Dancer, Coldplay) plays dobro on this track as a tribute to “Red.”
Fortuna – Track Listing
1. Preaching to the Choir (3.40) 2. Dirty Water (5.26) 3. I Can’t Look You In The Eye (3.21) 4. 5am (4.26) 5.Jungle (3.25) 6.Table for One (4.53) 7.Fortuna (3.08) 8.Lay Down and Die (3.53) 9. Scrapyard Dog (4.45) 10. When Its Gone (4.00)
Production Credits
Bex Marshall – Lead and Backing Vocals, Rhythm, Acoustic, Slide and Lead guitar Toby Baker – Keyboards, Hammond, Rhodes, Wurlitzer Bass Guitar – Robert Eugene Daniels (Tracks – I Can’t Look You In The Eye, Table for One, Fortuna, When Its Gone, and Aurora Mannola Drums – Richie Stevens Dobro – BJ Cole Shola Adegoroye – Gospel BVs Danny Bryan – Congas, Darbuka, Percussion Produced and arranged by Bex Marshall and Nick Hunt Engineered – Nick Hunt Mastering Engineer – Nick Hunt Second recording engineer – Mike Haslam Photography and Album artwork – Barry Warren Recorded and Engineered at House Of Mercy Studios London Catering Johnathon Lolley Scott Coopwood – Guitarist – I Can’t Look You In The Eye Barry Bays – Rhythm Guitar – I Can’t Look You In The Eye Mike Capperelli – Engineer – I Can’t Look You In The Eye Photography and album artwork – Barry Warren Video production – Andrew Radford and Ben Radford
Supported by HELP MUSICIANS Distributed by Dixie Frog Records Sponsored by Teye Guitars, Ozark Resonators, Blackstar Amps, DR Strings
In Memory to my father Coleridge William Marshall 1948-2023 RIP Robert Eugene Daniels (aka “Red Bass”) Copyright Bex Marshall. All rights reserved 2023
All tracks written by Bex Marshall except track 2. Dirty Water (Buddy and Julie Miller BUG MUSIC INC) track 3. I Can’t Look You In The Eye – Bex Marshall /Scott Coopwood
Album Track By Track
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR – This is a no-nonsense guitar track and firmly sets the pace of the album. It’s a blues rock ignition to the album engine and the third single to be released March 1st. Anthemic, skyscraper guitar licks kickstart the track and launch into driving funk groove train. This song gets straight to the nitty gritty, with lofty gospel vocals from Shola Adegoroye. Bex’s drawl shoots the accusation to the guilty party… preaching to the choir. Political? Personal? Judge for yourself.
DIRTY WATER – This is the second track from the album, and it’s originally penned by Buddy and Julie Miller. It’s the only cover on the album. “I’ve been playing the song for a few years, but my interpretation is a lot grittier,” says Bex. “The original was so laid back, and a great song, but I wanted to ramp it up and make it howl with pain.” The track starts with an acapella vocal reminiscent of a back porch lament, gathering momentum into a tribal hambone, all heading towards a danceable rocker and crescendo of guitar licks and promises of abstaining once again.
I CAN’T LOOK YOU IN THE EYE – This track features powerhouse slide guitar performed by Bex. The track was co-written by Scott Coopwood (Clarksdale, Mississippi) who’s guitar playing features as the solo (playing a custom Les Paul). Other musicians featured include Barry Barnes and recorded in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This four-to-the-floor number bombards the blues crossroads with harmonious heavy blues guitars and lyrically temps fate, while coyly celebrating the human consciousness of lust.
5AM – The change of tempo is stark and the pining and longing of the electric guitar spreads that repeat through the song, hypnotizing and encapsulating the regret which continually wheels around her head. Toby Baker’s Rhodes playing behind the guitar reflects the gentle madness of her frustrating inability to make it all better and harness the mood of the song to late night. Bex’s guitar solo transformers into a dramatic longing of emotion until conceding to the hour of 5am
JUNGLE – Slide guitar comes in like a kid skidding over a shiny polished floor with a big smile on its face and sets the scene for a rockabilly inspired chicken pickin’ slide guitar solo. It’s a jungle out there! Imagine all the people you know are animals or insects, a humorous toe tapper, honky-tonk piano bar room frolics!
TABLE FOR ONE – Mid-tempo bass-led groover, with Hammond and piano dominant throughout. The tale-telling vocals depict a lonely meal. The song features funky rhythmic stabs echo a Bo Diddley feel and keep the roots firmly while the jazzy lead break encourages a sarcastic look at the stigma attached to woman who like to eat alone, culminating in lead guitar outro.
FORTUNA – Boom and we’re off! The title track of the album, shooting out of the stalls in a Steve McQueen Bullet-style car chase. The resonator dominates with heavy funk driving drums from Richie Stevens and sensational bass harmonizing bass playing from RED BASS smothered in piano drama. This is the kind of energetic lunacy to let your imagination run wild.
LAY DOWN AND DIE – As you fly off the edge of the cliff of Fortuna at 100 miles an hour, the intro riff catches you and takes you on a ZZ Top reminiscent chugger, a good old-fashioned blues riffs but with quirks, slightly different Texas inspired blues rock. Lay Down and Die – “Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.”
SCRAPYARD DOG – The intro conjures up images of a slightly limp character walking slowly up to no good. The clavinet gives a vintage circus-feel to this track and Richie’s drums throw in a loose roots-reggae feel every now and again, playing late in the beat while the walking bass ploughs on, Bex plays her Ozark resonator back porch ragtime rock solo.
WHEN IT’S GONE -The “Maggie Mae” vibe of this song mixes into the sweeping chorus of BJ Cole’s guest Dobro playing, banks of layered harmonies reminding us that “When its gone, it’s gone.” Bex’s acoustic ‘63 Gibson hummingbird guitar harmonizes with BJ. The sweet harmonies of strings take over this end of the album track. The song embodies reflective sentiments, educational and a warning to all.
Mon 26 Feb – Midnight Special Blues Club, Camberley UK BAND Sat 9 March – St Marys Sessions, Dorking UK BAND Wed 13 March – Clutha, Glasgow BAND Friday 15 March – Howlin Wolf, Glasgow BAND Mon 18 March – Plaquemine Lock SOLO Tues 19 March – The Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs Kent UK BAND Sat 23 March – Tenne Oederan, Germany BAND Sun 24 March – Bílina, Czech, SOLO Mon 25 March – Černošice, Czech SOLO Tue 26 March – Bruntál, Czech SOLO Wed 27 March – Rožnov, Czech SOLO Thu 28 March – Brno-SP, Czech SOLO Wed 17 April – Hotel La Campagnola – DUO CH Fri 18 April – Nidaba Theatre Milan Italy DUO Sat 19 April – Hollywood Bar Lugano CH DUO Sun 20 April – Strampalato Brescia – Italy DUO Thurs 5 Sept – Spirit of 66, Belgium BAND Sun 8 Sept – Darlington R n B Festival BAND Sat 13 Sept – Blues at the Bay Stockton on Tees UK BAND Fri 25 Oct – Blues Route Helmond Netherlands BAND
Toronto, Canada’s Jupiter Hollow takes music to a whole new level. Led by the fearless Grant MacKenzie and Kenny Parry, this powerhouse duo and live quartet featuring John Ryan Godfrey and Nathaniel Reynolds-Welsh have been making waves in Canada since 2015 with their unique brand of progressive rock/metal.
With thought-provoking lyrics, unique vocal melodies, harmonies, powerful guitar riffs, unyielded songwriting, and the duo’s incessant desire to bring fans on a journey, there’s always something new to explore. Thus far they have two full-length albums under their belts: 2020’s “Bereavement”, and 2018’s “AHDOMN”, and have another one in the works. Planning to release singles over the coming months, Jupiter Hollow takes their time to ensure a polished, impressive offerings song by song. The band just wants nothing more than to make their art and share the experience with as many people as they can.
Presenting their latest single, “Cohesion”, to follow their previous track “Distant Shadow”, this new song represents the relationship between an artist who wants nothing more than to have the freedom and the ability to express, share, and grow, but is trapped by the demands of survival in an oversaturated society incapable of supporting the true diversity of each individual.
Musically, “Cohesion” is a complete 180 on level of aggressiveness, however still touches elements of beauty throughout the piece. Jupiter Hollow wanted to have a song that is heavy-hitting, while also having very melodic sections that break out into a sense of euphoria. The performance in the accompanied music video was meant to portray the different emotions and struggles a person may endure when dealing with mental health, having music as an emotional escape.
“Most of us are struggling out there in some way, and a lot of us are on the verge of giving up on everything because we don’t have the life we dream of, constantly reminded everywhere we go by someone who is succeeding while we struggle to survive. So whether you’re an artist, a mechanic, a doctor, or just a single mother or father with barely enough time for their family, let alone themselves, everyone deals with darkness in their life at some point. This song is a reminder that no matter what may get in the way, never lose focus on what makes you be yourself, and never give up on what gives you joy.” adds vocalist Kenny Parry.
Explorative, and intriguing, Jupiter Hollow continues to push the limits of progressive rock and metal and is recommended for fans of Porcupine Tree, Coheed, and Cambria, Rush, and Protest The Hero.
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