Prog legend CYNIC have released a rare, never seen before live performance video of “King of Those Who Know” from their 2010 ‘Traced in Air’ tour in Mexico City at the EYESCREAM METALFEST II. The footage was lost until recently, when producer/animation director, Gabriel Raso sent the recovered footage to the band. The video is dedicated to the memory of drummer, Sean Reinert.
CYNIC founder Paul Masvidal comments: “I’m grateful to be sharing this rare moment from our concert history with you. Cynic was a fluid and supercharged band at this point after many tours for Traced in Air, so it’s a real gift to revisit this show again. It also touches my heart to see the great, Sean Reinert doing what he did best. Hugs to the friends and colleagues who helped make this night happen, and thank you Mexico for a memorable evening, you guys rule!
Love, Paul Masvidal”.
CYNIC – line-up 2010: Paul Masvidal – guitars vocals Sean Reinert – drums Tymon Kruidenier – guitars, vocals Robin Zielhorst – bass
CYNIC‘s latest release Ascension Codes is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth.
The Sign Records are happy to announce that Rokets has joined the label for the release of their second studio album ”Break Free”. Hailing from the Finnish capital of Helsinki, Rokets delivers an explosion of electrifying rock’n’roll. Previously seen gigging around Finland and the Baltic states, Rokets released their debut EP Speed & Sound in 2019, followed by the well received 2020 album ”Fast Times”. Now, the group is set to launch their second full length, kicking things off with the brand new single ”Cherry Kiss”.
The band comments:
”After the recording of our debut album Fast Times our bass player, second guitarist and drummer have changed. Nevertheless you will still absolutely hear that signature sound of ours with an addition of razor sharp dynamics in the groove. All glory to the lovely people of The Sign Records for taking us under their sonic wings and presenting this single to the masses. The song tells a story of an irresistible seductress that will be the end of you. She’ll lure you in, take you down and make you wish you would’ve made that U-turn when you still had the chance. There’s no escaping this femme fatale!”
Rokets‘ new single ”Cherry Kiss” is out now and you can listen to it through your favorite streaming platformor right here:
Rokets are: Sami Mustonen – lead vocals Sakke Vänttinen – electric guitar, backing vocals Elias Laurila – electric guitar, backing vocals Lauri Lyytinen – bass guitar Otto Bigler – drums
Four years on from their last long player FUNERAL CHIC have today announced their third full-length album – titled Roman Candle. Set to be released on July 29 via Prosthetic Records, Roman Candle represents something of a metamorphosis and renewal for the quartet. Alongside the album announcement, FUNERAL CHIC have shared lead single Spit & Crawl with a raucous accompanying music video.
Speaking on the album announcement, the band comments: “Spit & Crawl is our Hotel California, except it’s about angeldust instead of coke. This whole record is a bad acid trip, and this song is just the first tab. We could’ve quietly went away like so many other bands during the pandemic; instead we came back to make all your lives worse.”
Holding no desire to make the same album twice, FUNERAL CHIC have eschewed the punk-led powerviolence that informed their previous work and have embraced the great tradition of American rock and roll – but given it a very distinctive FUNERAL CHIC twist. The swagger of proto-punk forefathers The Stooges and The New York Dolls imbues the darkest, grittiest corners of their reinvigorated sound, and can also be found on their cover of Roky Erickson’s Two Headed Dog. The caustic energy of early thrash and black metal scenes is also present, flickering with unmistakable incandescence throughout.
Having previously led with their outspoken politics, this time the lyrics are refracted through a more personal – but no less fervoured – lens. With members of the band taking a path of sobriety in recent years, the knot of rage that was previously doused with alcohol has been channeled into the lyrics on Roman Candle instead. Ten tales of sweat and pungent aggression dripping into a powder keg of a global identity crisis weave throughout the album’s length.
Recorded at Legit Biz, in Greensboro, NC with engineer, Kris Hilbert, FUNERAL CHIC guitarist, Robert Stroud, oversaw production, before the album was mixed by Matt Russell and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Throughout the process of creating Roman Candle, FUNERAL CHIC has – without ceremony – sloughed away old skin to reveal something new beneath. The volatile and unpredictable experience of living in modern day America is distilled via the mercurial sound of aggressive punk, sleazy Americana, and raw heavy metal. Roman Candle marks the beginning of the next blistering chapter for FUNERAL CHIC.
Roman Candle tracklist: 1. Made in America 2. Spit & Crawl 3. Roman Candle 4. Satisfaction 5. Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere 6. Lose 7. Built to Love 8. Born to Kill 9. Last Line Blues 10. Two Headed Dog
SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE have revealed lyric video for a new track ‘All Our Love’, feat. Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke). The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Voodoo Nation”, set to be released on June 24th via Provogue / Mascot Label Group.
The new album features special guests Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Eric Gales, Joe Louis Walker, Ana Popovic, Kirk Fletcher, King Solomon Hicks, Josh Smith & Sonny Landreth
Also, Watch the Official Video for “8 Ball Lucy” ft. Sonny Landreth
Talking about the rootsy rocker “All Our Love,” Fabrizio Grossi says, “This Is the last song that came together for the album, almost unplanned. Big fires, protests, covid and all the of the world downfalls surfacing like never before. It got us to reflect on what it’d take to change all this for the better. I know it’s sounds cliche’, but Love is the answer ! Love for ourselves, the others, the planet and everything on it …with a big dose of Respect as well.”
At the core of the band is producer/bass player Fabrizio Grossi (Steve Vai, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Slash) and drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Meat Loaf, Brandon Flowers, John Fogerty, Red Hot Chili Peppers) with British rocker Kris Barras replacing Lance Lopez as singer-guitarist. Barras has a recent UK Top 30 album chart hit in March himself, and he is leading the pack of the British hard rock revival with several A-list singles, BBC Radio appearances and sell-out shows.
Talking about the album Grossi goes on, “The general discontent in the world at the moment is so widespread, we get told to embrace it because that’s life,” says Fabrizio Grossi. “No, that’s not life,” he asserts. “It’s how we’re forced to live nowadays. Voodoo Nation refers to the times we’re living in, at least here in the States, but I guess the whole world can relate. We’re getting to the point where we’re living out life almost as Zombies. We’re little machines.”
But there is always hope, which is what Supersonic Blues Machine has always been about.
Track list: Money Too Late Coming thru You And Me (feat. King Solomon Hicks) Get It Done (feat. Josh Smith) 8 Ball Lucy (feat. Sonny Landreth) Devil At The Doorstep (feat. Eric Gales) Is It All (feat. Joe Louis Walker) Do It Again (feat. Ana Popovic) I Will Let Go (feat. Kirk Fletcher) Voodoo Nation All Our Love (feat. Charlie Starr)
Voodoo Nation is the band’s third studio album. On their evolution, Fabrizio says, “Kris comes from this British school of hard rock and blues. This is a different sound to Kenny and me with the Allman Brothers, Sly Stone & The Family & Mountain. On Californisoul (2017), we were going more West Coast Funkadelic 60s and overall jam vibe. Blues but with more of a hippy flower power.” “With Kris, we wanted his footprint there, so that’s why you hear Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Gary Moore. Kind of a Union Jack imprint over a Star-Spangled Banner.”
The lyrical front on Voodoo Nation is less forgiving than everything in the past. “I’m not saying fuck flower power because that’s always the message,” Grossi says. “But there are very introspective things and a lot of the theatrics that we are dealing with on this record which I would say are fairly common in the blues but are dealt with a twist. There is a lot of Devil’s stuff in this record.”
Lithuanian dark metallers JUODVARNIS have shared a new live video of their song “Mechaninė Saulė” that has been performed at the Mercury Booking Showcase event.
The band comments:
This is one of the most energetic videos that we captured in our live gigs so far. That evening sharing the stage with some of the best metal acts in Lithuania was an incredible experience and we are glad to share more of those moments with the audiences worldwide. Enjoy!
Mixed and mastered by Paulius Simanavičius at MuzLab Studios Live sound mixing and recording by Rimtautas Piskarskas from Muzlab studios Video shot and edited by Nobrake
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard summer tour openers Classless Act are continuing to enjoy a breakthrough year in 2022, today releasing a new self-titled track with the former’s Vince Neil via Better Noise Music today. The song, which was produced and mixed by the band’s bass player Franco Gravante, is set to appear on the soundtrack for THE RETALIATORS, a Better Noise Film already receiving critical acclaim, out this fall. The rising band additionally premiered the video for “Classless Act,” the third installment of their four-part video series. Derek and Vince get a little greasy singing “So sit back, relax, and witness the class of the classless act awry.” Catching the eye of Loudwire and SPIN Magazine with previously released singles “This Is For You (ft. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness)” and “Give It To Me,” the band’s highly anticipated debut albumWelcome To The Showwas made available for pre-order last month, ahead of its June 24 release date. Now that the band has wrapped up their run opening for Dorothy on their “Gifts From The Holy Ghost Tour,” Classless Act is gearing up to open up for Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett on the North American Stadium Tour. The Stadium Tour kicks off in Atlanta on June 16 and ends in Las Vegas on September 9. See below for dates and more information. “Classless Act,” which was produced by the band’s own Franco Gravante, is available to stream and download HERE. Watch the third video of the band’s four-part video series HERE. PRE-ORDERWelcome To Show now. Full tracklisting below.
Lead singer Derek Day had this to say about the new track: “This song really is a musical expression of who we are. It’s a little dirty, maybe kinda sloppy and probably needs a good night’s sleep and a shower, and it absolutely kicks ass. Every night. Just like us.”
When asked what drew him to the song, Vince Neil explained, “What drew me is that these are young guys playing real rock ‘n’ roll, playing their own instruments, all that good stuff that you miss from the last 20+ years. These guys remind me of Mötley Crüe growing up and they definitely rock. Can’t wait to see what happens in the future.”
Directed by John Orphan, “Classless Act” is the third video in a four-part series that loosely follows the band as they set the soundtrack for the misadventures of Farley; an unlucky soul who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
For more information on the band’s touring, and to purchase tickets, visit https://classlessact.com/#tour. Full list of upcoming tour dates are below.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW TRACKLISTING
Classless Act (feat. Vince Neil of Motley Crue)
This Is For You (feat. Justin Hawkins)
Time To Bleed
On My Phone
All That We Are
Made In Hell
Storm Before The Calm
Haunting Love
Walking Contradiction
Give It To Me
Circles
Thoughts From A Dying Man
NORTH AMERICAN STADIUM TOUR DATES
June 11 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live June 16 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park June 18 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium June 19 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium June 22 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park June 24 – Queens, NY – Citi Field June 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park June 28 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium June 30 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium July 2 – Jacksonville, FL – TIAA Bank Field July 5 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium July 8 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field July 10 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park July 12 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium July 14 – Cleveland, OH – FirstEnergy Stadium – Home of the Cleveland Browns July 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ball Park July 17 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field July 19 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Stadium July 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field July 28 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre August 5 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park August 6 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park August 8 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre August 9 – Toronto, ON – The Horseshoe August 10 – Orchard Park, NY – Highmark Stadium August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park August 14 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium August 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium August 19 – Houston, TX – Minute Maid Park August 21 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome August 22 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field August 25 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium August 27 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium August 28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park August 31 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park September 2 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place September 4 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium/Stade du Commonwealth September 7 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park September 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
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