ALIEN ANT FARM Release New Single + Lyric Video ‘Reasons’

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Alien Ant Farm have released their new single, “Reasons,” via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming new album, due out this fall. The release marks a new chapter for the band, leaning into new creative opportunities and collaborations after more than two decades together.

Additionally, Alien Ant Farm will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough album ANThology with a special vinyl edition slated for a 2026 release.

“Reasons,” written by Rome Ramirez (formerly of Sublime with Rome) and Andreas Ramirez and produced by Howard Benson, represents a unique collaboration. Both Alien Ant Farm and Sublime with Rome, are staples of the Southern California music scene and were, at one point, managed by the same team. When management approached Alien Ant Farm with the opportunity to record “Reasons,” the band jumped at the chance to record the song and give it an edgy spin.”

Dryden shares,“‘Reasons’ resonates with me because I love the notion that some people, if granted the opportunity of a second chance, actually make the change in themselves to be present and reliable to someone. This song is tight and concise, and an ANThem to all who have wanted to actually make that change for the better.

This song is about redemption and making your wrongs right. It’s about second chances after hurtful, dumb mistakes. Recording this song with the Judge and Jury production team has been a joy and a privilege to remember for a lifetime.”

“Reasons” marks the first Alien Ant Farm track created alongside Judge & Jury’s production team, comprised of multiple rock music legends such as Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Skillet, Papa Roach), Neil Sanderson (of Three Days Grace), Mike Plotnikoff (Van Halen, Aerosmith, Buckcherry), and Joe Rickard (Breaking Benjamin, STARSET, In Flames).

“Reasons” is available now on all streaming platforms via Judge & Jury Records.

Alien Ant Farm – Official Tour Dates: https://alienantfarm.com

Mar. 21: Austin, TX @ Mohawk Austin (w/ Skating Polly)
Apr. 19: West Hollywood, CA @ Rainbow Bar & Grill (w/ Boy Hits Car, L.A. Guns, Armored Saint)
Apr. 25: Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World (w/ System of a Down, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon, & more)

Co-Headlining Tour w/ Cold

May 5: Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
May 6: Albuquerque, NM @ The Historic El Rey Theater
May 8: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
May 9: Dallas, TX @ Trees
May 10: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
May 12: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
May 13: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
May 15: St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
May 16: Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
May 17: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues Orlando

Jul. 19: Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration (w/ Disturbed, Bad Omens, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, & more)

UK / EU Summer Tour

Jul. 26: Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom @ Steelhouse Fest (w/ Reef, The Temperance Movement, & more)
Jul. 27: Falmouth, United Kingdom @ Princess Pavilion
Jul. 28: Frome, United Kingdom @ Cheese and Grain
July 31: Rejmyre, Sweden @ Skrogsrojet Festival
Aug. 1: Lobnitz, Germany @ Full Rewind Festival
Aug. 3: Leeuwarden, Netherlands @ Neushoom
Aug. 4: Hoofddorp, Netherlands @ Cpunt
Aug. 5: Venlo, Netherlands @ Grenswerk
Aug. 7: Dessel, Belgium @ Alcatraz Festival
Aug. 8: Eshwege, Germany @ Open Flair Festival
Aug. 9: Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse
Aug. 10: Dornbirn, Austria @ Conrad Sohm
Aug. 12: Praha 1, Czech Republic @ Rock Cafe
Aug. 13: Dinkelsbuehl, Germany @ Summer Breeze Fest
Aug. 14: Sulingen, Germany @ Reload Fest

Oct. 24: Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World (w/ System of a Down, Deftones, Slayer, & more)

Alien Ant Farm is a Southern California alt-rock band known for fusing heavy riffs, catchy hooks, and an unmistakable sense of personality. Since forming in Riverside in 1996, the band has carved out a unique place in rock history; first exploding onto the global stage with their breakout 2001 album ANThology, which featured the hit single “Movies” and their era-defining cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” That record would go on to be certified multi-platinum, and its 25th anniversary is just around the corner in 2026; a milestone that underscores the band’s enduring impact on the genre.

Comprised of Dryden Mitchell (vocals), Terry Corso (guitar), Mike Cosgrove (drums), and Tim Peugh (bass), Alien Ant Farm continues to push forward creatively while embracing their legacy. Known for their genre-defying approach to alternative rock and blending elements of metal, punk, prog, and pop… they’ve built a reputation for experimentation, evolution, and explosive live shows that have taken them around the world.

Across six studio albums, including TruANT (2003), Up in the Attic (2006), Always and Forever (2015), and most recently mAntras (2024), the band has explored everything from introspective struggles to full-blown anthemic rock with both emotional depth and sonic variety. Their latest work reflects a band that has grown up without losing the spark that made them stand out in the first place. 

Currently, Alien Ant Farm is writing new music and continuing to tour, reconnecting with longtime fans while winning over new ones with every performance. Nearly three decades into their career, the band remains as passionate and driven as ever proving that reinvention and staying power can go hand in hand.

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Instagram – Facebook – YouTube – TikTok – Spotify – Judge & Jury Records

DAN SWANÖ’s “Moontower (Re-issue)” Out Now, EDGE OF SANITY – “Cryptic (Re-issue)” & “Elegy – Chapter II (Demos Comp.)” Coming Next Month

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As part of the “Fourth Chapter” of the comprehensive catalogue re-issue campaign for Dan Swanö fronted Death Metallers EDGE OF SANITY and Prog/Hardrock outfit NIGHTINGALE, the time is now also come to re-issue a definitive version of the first solo by the Swedish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and acclaimed metal producer (Opeth, Katatonia, Dissection, etc.). Originally released in 1999 to much acclaim due to its stylistically ground-breaking keyboard-oriented, atmospheric and 70’s rock inspired Death Metal, DAN SWANÖ’s “Moontower (Re-issue)” is out today via Century Media Records worldwide.

Next to a careful full remastering treatment by Dan Swanö himself, “Moontower (Re-issue)” comes with plenty of bonus material (several demos and two cover versions) in the following formats:

DAN SWANÖ – “Moontower (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. the original 8 tracks / 43 min. on 1st disc and 16 bonus tracks / 71 min. on 2nd disc)
  • Transparent light blue vinyl LP (180g, 8 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 8 tracks)

Note: The ground-breaking first (and only) Dan Swanö solo album from 1999.

The album’s main single “Uncreation (Remaster 2026)” can also be checked out in a visualizer created by Costin Chioreanu / Twighlight13Media here:

Coming up next and completing the final “Fourth Chapter” of the re-issue campaign, EDGE SANITY’s “Cryptic” album as well as the “Elegy – Chapter II” compilation will both be out next month in fully re-mastered shape, on April 3rd, 2026 via Century Media Records worldwide.

EDGE OF SANITY – “Cryptic (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. 8 album tracks on 1st disc and 10 bonus tracks on 2nd disc)
  • Dark green LP (180g vinyl, 8 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 8 tracks)

Note: The 1997 death metal album featuring then new vocalist Roberth Karlsson (Scar Symmetry, Pan.Thy.Monium, Facebreaker, Darkified), replacing Dan Swanö. Available for the first time ever on vinyl.

EDGE OF SANITY – “Elegy – Chapter II (Demos Comp.)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (19 tracks / 73 minutes on 1st disc and 18 tracks / 74 minutes on 2nd disc as bonus)
  • Gatefold 2LP (180g black vinyl, 19 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 19 tracks)

Note: Compilation of mainly previously unreleased EDGE OF SANITY rarities (pre-production demos, remixes, rehearsal/live-cuts, previous bonus tracks or alternate song versions, etc.) created between albums from 1990 until 2003, as well as a string of newly prepared instrumentals of the group’s most popular compositions as special bonus. Available with classy hand-drawn cover by visual artist Mark Rudolph (Carcass, Undeath).

You can check out EDGE OF SANITY’s “Uncontroll Me (Remaster 2026)”, taken from the “Cryptic (Re-issue)” album, in a video clip here:

Previously and as initial part of this “Fourth Chapter” of re-releases, the fully remastered re-issues of EDGE OF SANITY’s “Unorthodox” (Out on Century Media Records) as well as NIGHTINGALE’s “White Darkness” (Out on InsideOutMusic) were released in December.

EDGE OF SANITY – “Unorthodox (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. the full session of 15 tracks on 1st disc and a brand-new remix of 12 tracks on 2nd disc)
  • Transparent magenta coloured LP (180g, 12 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 15 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remix, 12 tracks)

Note: The landmark second death metal album from 1992.

NIGHTINGALE – “White Darkness (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. a total of 22 bonus tracks)
  • White LP (180g, 10 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 10 Tracks)

Note: the 6th album from 2007, available for the first time ever on vinyl.

For exact track-listing of the “Fourth Chapter” (as well as the previous chapters) of re-issues, please visit:
https://www.danswano.com/track-listing/
https://www.danswano.com/edge-of-sanity-rereleases/
https://www.danswano.com/nightingale-rereleases/

You can (pre-) order these re-issues and also obtain all other previously launched re-issue titles here:
https://edgeofsanity-nightingale.lnk.to/ReIssues
https://edgeofsanity-nightingale.lnk.to/reissues2025-bio

Stay tuned for the release of the remaining titles of this final chapter of the catalogue re-issue campaign coming next month…

DAN SWANÖ, EDGE OF SANITY & NIGHTINGALE online links:
https://www.danswano.com
https://linktr.ee/eos1
https://linktr.ee/nightingale1

DISTANT Release New Single & Video ‘Spirit’ (Feat. Tyler Beam of The Last Ten Seconds Of Life)

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“Spirit” is one of DISTANT’s most personal releases to date. The band elaborates: “Inspired by a real life stabbing of a family member at a clinic called Spirit, the track channels grief, shock, and the uncomfortable human surge of rage and revenge that follows trauma. It is raw emotion turned into relentless sound and not supposed to glorify violence, but it is meant to confront it and ultimately deal with its traumatizing aftermath.” The song and video are both featuring the vocals from Tyler Beam of deathcore heavyweights The Last Ten Seconds Of Life.

Watch the video (that comes with a trigger warning for scenes of violence), Distant “Spirit (feat. Tyler Beam of The Last Ten Seconds Of Life)”:

DISTANT recently wrapped up another European tour with Sylosis, Revocation, Life Cycles and are excited to announce touring the US in May including several shows with In Flames, Thrown and Upon Stone:

DISTANT

May 9, 26 Savannah, GA – Coastal Empire Beer Co
May 17, 26 Albany, NY – Empire Underground *
May 18, 26 Richmond, VA – Canal Club *
May 19, 26 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Hall *
May 20, 26 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 *
*= With Tracheotomy

w/ In Flames, Thrown, Upon Stone

May 12, 26 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
May 13, 26 East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
May 14, 26 Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room
May 15, 26 London, ON – London Music Hall
May 16, 26 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

Tickets: https://www.inflames.com/

The band is also due to play multiple festivals this summer:

May 10, 26 (USA) Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville Pre-Party
Jun. 18–21, 26 (BE) Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 24, 26 (CZ) Pilsen – Basinfire Festival
Jun. 26–27, 26 (DE) Leipzig – Impericon Festival
Jun. 27, 26 (NL) Ysselsteyn – Jera On Air
Jul. 4, 26 (ES) Viveiro – Resurrection Fest
Oct. 31, 26 (DE) Göppingen – Core Fest

Make sure to check out the two new songs and videos released previously:
–“Desolation”: https://youtu.be/jOJAV6U_gPs
–“Nothing Left To Hate”: https://youtu.be/4U-cKUpPkQ0

DISTANT has become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.

DISTANT online:
https://distantofficial.com/
https://www.instagram.com/distantofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/DistantOfficial
https://twitter.com/distantnl

LAMB OF GOD Released New Single & Official Visualizer ‘Blunt Force Blues’

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As Into Oblivion explores a world in flux, Lamb of God turn inward with “Blunt Force Blues”, reaching back to their Richmond origins and the local music community that shaped them. The track serves as the final preview of the band’s forthcoming album, which arrives on March 13 via Epic Records.

Randy Blythe reflects on Lamb of God’s formative years on the new single: “We learned how to play by watching and hanging out with other local dudes. That’s what we aspired to do – keep up with good local bands. They were just as much of an influence on us as any of the bigger bands from different cities.”

For Mark Morton, the song speaks to the perspective they’ve gained over the course of the band’s 25+ year career: “For me, the album is about having the space to breathe creatively and not feeling like we have to keep up with any trend or expectation. It feels nice to be untethered from any agenda beyond rallying around the notion of, ‘Let’s just make music that we think is cool,’ which is really where it all started.”

In the months leading up to today’s announcement, the metal veterans released a trio of blistering singles that offered listeners a taste of the album’s range. “Sepsis,” the band’s first new song since 2022, also paid homage to the early ‘90s Richmond underground, with Consequence noting the song’s fresh approach, saying “Morton’s riffs are bruising at this slower pace,” and adding that Blythe bellows “like a heavy metal Nick Cave.” “Parasocial Christ” followed, evoking classic Lamb of God with a three-minute onslaught that Revolver dubbed an “anti-tech thrasher.” Most recently, it was the title track, “Into Oblivion,” which Metal Hammer deemed “ferocious,” while Brooklyn Vegan called it “as much of a gut-punch as you’d hope for from LOG.”

Produced and mixed by longtime studio collaborator Josh Wilbur, Into Oblivion was recorded across multiple locations tied closely to the band’s identity. Drums were tracked in Richmond, Va., with guitars and bass recorded at Morton’s home studio. Blythe recorded his vocals at the legendary Total Access studio in Redondo Beach, Calif., the birthplace of seminal punk records by Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, and Descendents.

Album pre-orders, including remaining limited-edition vinyl variants, a collectible Into Oblivion CD with a limited-edition zine featuring album art sketches, handwritten lyrics and never-before-seen studio photos, and various album-themed merch items are available now (https://shop.lamb-of-god.com/collections/into-oblivion).

Into Oblivion tracklisting:

Into Oblivion
Parasocial Christ
Sepsis
The Killing Floor
El Vacío
St. Catherine’s Wheel
Blunt Force Blues
Bully
A Thousand Years
Devise/Destroy

Lamb of God’s Spring North American tour kicks off on March 17. In what promises to be the heaviest trek of 2026, the band will be joined by Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Tickets and VIP packages are on-sale now via Lamb-of-god.com/tour.

In the summer, Lamb of God return to Europe & the UK to play a few selected headline shows and some major festivals, including Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock Open Air.

August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
August 3 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee
August 5 Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air
August 6 – 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air
August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air
August 11 Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen
August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze
August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival
August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest

Lamb of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Va.-based band has released nine critically acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world, and tallied over one billion streams and counting. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative forces in modern heavy music, Lamb of God’s most recent collection, Omens, arrived in late 2022, marking their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band “as reliably heavy, violent, and pissed off as ever,” and Consequence said the “album will break you down to nihilistic pieces.”

Lamb-of-god.com – Youtube.com/lambofgod – Instagram.com/lambofgod – Facebook.com/lambofgod – Tiktok.com/@lambofgod – X.com/lambofgod

LOST IN SEPARATION Sign to SBG Records + Release New Video Single ‘Can’t Forget’

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Rising Texas metalcore outfit Lost In Separation have officially signed with SBG Records and are celebrating the announcement with the release of their new single, “Can’t Forget.” 

“’Can’t Forget’ is about coping with the unexpected loss of a loved one and learning how to pick up the pieces and move forward. The song was written and produced with Austin Coupe (The Devil Wears Prada, Thousand Below, Papa Roach), and marks an exciting new chapter with the signing to SBG Records,”  shares the band. 

Lost In Separation is a Metalcore Band from Dallas, Tx. Cathartically combining aggression, melody, and emotional storytelling to find silver linings in a world that seems to be falling apart more and more each day.

More new music and announcements are expected soon.

STREAM “Can’t Forget”: https://stem.ffm.to/cantforget

For More Information Please Visit: Instagram – Facebook – TikTok

BLUTGOTT Release New Single + Video ‘Der Blutgott Regiert In Diesem Land’ (Balgeroth Version)

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The second single from the upcoming BLUTGOTT album: Die Schlacht um Knochenheim. Part 1: Death of the Bloodking. Release date: October 2026. More information at https://www.blutgott.com/ 

Recorded by the mighty Dennis Ward (Helloween, Unisonic, Krokus).

The cataclysmic final battle between Balgeroth, the Bloodking of Knochenheim, and Luziferon, the most powerful of all demon overlords of Hell. A war whose flames engulf hundreds of thousands of worlds – from Eden to the world of the Nazarene himself. In the War of Balgeroth, the fascist Imperium of mankind is destroyed. Asgard falls, the godly realms of Valhalla are desecrated and ravaged in apocalyptic battles. But the greatest and most cruel battle of all time rages around Knochenheim. The fortress metropolis on the largest stable route from Hell to the east of Eden. Knochenheim – a monument of horror, the dragon fortress, an unshakeable bulwark of the Blood Gods against the eternal hordes of damnation. There, the demon hordes of Luziferon meet the legions of the Trinity of Blood Gods.

THE BLUTGOTT METAL UNIVERSE  

DEBAUCHERY Death Metal – BLOOD GOD Heavy Metal – BALGEROTH German Metal

Dark Fantasy Metal. There is no political or socio-critical message.

It’s not a band, it’s a universe. An extraordinary concept that goes far beyond music: the BLUTGOTT metal universe, consisting of the metal monsters Debauchery, Blood God, and Balgeroth.
For over 20 years, it has combined brutal metal and dark fantasy, with over 20 albums and more than 40 CDs. It is a unique world, the World of Blood Gods – populated by demonic vampire dragons, humans, elves, and dwarves. It has its own miniatures, its own tabletop wargame, art books, and more.

The new album “Death of the Bloodking” is the first part of the trilogy: “The Battle for Knochenheim”. It will be released on October 30, 2026 as a 2CD digipack, accompanied by 10 digital singles and videos.

The cataclysmic final battle between Balgeroth, the Bloodking of Knochenheim, and Luziferon, the most powerful of all demon overlords of Hell. A war whose flames engulf hundreds of thousands of worlds – from Eden to the world of the Nazarene himself.

In the War of Balgeroth, the fascist Imperium of mankind is destroyed. Asgard falls, the godly realms of Valhalla are desecrated and ravaged in apocalyptic battles.
But the greatest and most cruel battle of all time rages around Knochenheim.
The fortress metropolis on the largest stable route from Hell to Eden.
Knochenheim – a monument of horror, the dragon fortress, an unshakeable bulwark of the Blood Gods against the eternal hordes of damnation. There, the demon hordes of Luziferon meet the legions of the Trinity of Blood Gods.

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https://www.youtube.com/@blutgott666
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