Italian rock blues explorers HANGARVAIN are back with the single ‘The Sinner’, released today, April 22nd, featuring the precious cooperation behind the mix desk of the well known US-based producer Fabrizio Grossi (Supersonic Blues Machine, Glenn Hughes, Zakk Wylde) and mastered in Los Angeles by veteran engineer Peter Doell (Toto, Marilyn Manson, Miles Davis). The Sinner is a powerful hit that mixes hard blues and soul vibes, with a massive alternative rock impact and is available through Spotify and other digital platforms.
An exclusive video reserved to the band’s fanbase is available through a mailing list subscription at the link https://rebrand.ly/HVsubscription
HANGARVAIN is quickly making a name as one of the fastest growing European rock sensations, having already released three well-received albums and boosting performances with bands such as D-A-D, Hardcore Superstar, The Darkness, or the upcoming European tour with legendary Molly Hatchet. The band will start a National tour on April 29th and will perform at the remarkable Hills Of Rock Fest the next July 23rd together with Slipknot, Testament, Mercyful Fate, Sabaton, Behemoth and many others. See the show dates in the flyer below.
Nugs.net, the leading music platform for live concert streams and recordings, have partnered with Round Hill Music for the global premiere of the feature documentary, Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine.
Fans can tune in for the premiere event on Friday, May 13th at 8:30 P.M Eastern Time, which will kick off with an exclusive, moderated Q&A with all three members of Triumph – Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, and Mike Levine.
Tickets for the global streaming event can be purchased starting today for $19.95, exclusively at nugs.net/triumph. Streaming is available worldwide,with the exception of Canada.
Get tickets to watch the live premiere or stream it on demand at nugs.net/triumph. Tickets will be available available through Sunday, May 15th at Midnight Eastern Time.
“We are thrilled to bring this exclusive streaming premiere to fans outside of Canada for the first time,” says nugs.net co-founder, Jon Michael Richter.
“As a consumer and marketer, I love what nugs.net does and how many real music fans they regularly engage.” says Brian Hay from Round Hill Music.
Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine, produced by Banger Films (Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Rush and ZZ Top), delivers on revisiting a band that sold millions of albums, played for millions of fans, and never put themselves above their audience.
“The Triumph story was compelling to me, Marc, and the Banger team because it was an opportunity to piece together a broken puzzle,” says Sam Dunn (who co directed the film with Marc Ricciardelli). “We wanted to know how and why the band dissolved at the peak of their powers. It was quite the ride!”
“Triumph lays it all on the line in this endlessly fascinating documentary, in turn cementing their legacy as a tireless Canadian rock trio whose galvanizing magic power — as evidenced on both the live stage and within the grooves of their many brilliant albums — could simply not be contained. Triumph’s ongoing, lasting musical impact resides well beyond their native border.” –Mike Mettler, Sound & Vision Magazine
“Sam and Marc did an outstanding job documenting what it has been like to have been aboard the Triumph train for the past near-50 years,” raves Triumph bassist Mike Levine. “For fans old, new, and those to come in the future, this is all they’ll need to know about the band.”
The Triumph line-up – Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, and Mike Levine – rocked the world, and in the process, gave us countless classic hard rock anthems (“Fight the Good Fight,” “Hold On,” “Magic Power,” “I Live for the Weekend,” “Lay It On the Line,” and of course, “Rock & Roll Machine,” and albums (Just a Game, Progressions of Power, Allied Forces, Never Surrender, Thunder Seven, etc.).
Originally formed in 1975 and hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the trio was always proud of their Great White North roots. And seemingly ever since their inception, Triumph was on the cutting edge of technology when it came to their live show – particularly lighting, sound, and effects. Sophisticated lasers, pyrotechnics and moving lighting rigs, all computer-controlled – Triumph was one of the first arena rock bands to incorporate all of these elements into their shows. Triumph’s headlining tours were legendary, and the band was featured on many memorable stadium/outdoor shows – including the US Festival, the World Series of Rock, the American Rock Festival, Texxas Jam, and Day on the Green, to name a few.
“One of the best music documentaries I’ve ever seen, ‘Rock & Roll Machine’ is a superbly crafted documentary – an in-depth look at a band that makes me proud to be Canadian…a true TRIUMPH of a story!”
Since their founding in 2009, CROSSPLANE have been on all available stages from club tours to Wacken. FASTLANE is the fourth album by Heavy Rock’n’Roller and has been released today.
And to really celebrate the release day, the title track will also appear as a video, watch it below.
The new album “FASTLANE” is available as a CD and digital on all major platforms and CD shops: https://save-it.cc/epr/fastlane
After releasing their epic, highly-acclaimed 2019 album of powerful tales and even more powerful riffs, Wintersaga, power metal’s mightiest dwarves, WIND ROSE, return from the forge – hammering more anthems against the anvil on their new album Warfront, out June 10, 2022 via Napalm Records!
The dwarven power metal army marches onward with their new single “Together We Rise” with solid, stomping riffs and heroic chants! Inspired by brotherhood and dwarven armies in combat, “Together We Rise” truly stands out musically on the new album Warfront. With well over 30 million streams on Spotify alone and another 30 million on YouTube for their last albumWintersaga, Warfront is one of the most anticipated power metal albums of the year!
WIND ROSE on “Together We Rise”: “’Together We Rise’ is a new, heavy piece of metal forged and smithed to the anvil; it comes from deep underground. It’s the sound of a thousand blacksmiths creating weapons for the biggest dwarven army of the century.”
The five-piece from Pisa, Italy – which saw a massive breakthrough with their explosively viral reimagination of Minecraft-themed anthem “Diggy Diggy Hole” (clocking in at over 30 million views on YouTube to date) – resurge with ten heroic songs to prepare for battle. Monumental opener “Of War and Sorrow” makes way for gut-punching “Army of Stone”, immediately getting your blood pumping when the power and folk metal infused hook kicks in – a feat WIND ROSE deftly displays across Warfront! No matter how vast the storm, how frostbitten the winter cold, WIND ROSE’s sense for sensational hooks and catchy riffs, topped by Francesco Cavalieri’s distinct voice, careens them to the forefront of their dark and sinister contemporaries without forfeiting their unique heaviness and grit!
Shortly after WIND ROSE pushes their songwriting to the maximum on the multi-phased “I Am the Mountain”, they swiftly take a step back to build momentum from the ground up before releasing the listener into Warfront’s grand finale, “Tomorrow Has Come” – unmatched battle lore, atmosphere and top-notch production all come together for one of the most anticipated power metal albums of the year! WIND ROSE fully deliver unlimited amounts of dwarven adventures, dramatic orchestra arrangements and pure fun on Warfront – replay value guaranteed!
WIND ROSE on Warfront: “We are really proud to announce the release of ‘Warfront’; it’s an important milestone for our career and a big game changer in terms of quality of songwriting and music videos. We want to give you an ultimate fantasy experience, making it to the next level of epicness and bringing you on the battlefield with us.”
Announcing the June 24 release of their debut album Welcome To The Show today, rising Los Angeles rock band CLASSLESS ACT also dropped a new track and video called “Time To Bleed” via Better Noise Music. The song aims to inspire fans to take action in their communities, as lead singer Derek Day sings, “And even though the earth’s on fire, Waiting for the next Messiah, We still got a job to do.” Having already collaborated with the band on “This Is For You,”Justin Hawkins of The Darkness jumped in the studio to help with the song’s melody. Iconic band Dorothy has co-signed Classless Act, inviting them to open for their “Gifts From The Holy Ghost Tour,” which began this spring. Having already peaked the attention of media at SPIN Magazine and Loudwire with previous singles “Give It To Me” and “This Is For You (ft. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness),” the announcement of their highly-anticipated debut album comes ahead of their show dates with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and Poison on the North American Stadium Tour. Mötley’s Vince Neil is also set to feature on one of the album’s tracks.The Stadium Tour is set to kick off in Atlanta on June 16 and end in Las Vegas on September 9. See below for dates and more information. “Time To Bleed” is available to stream and download HERE. Watch the third part of the band’s four-part video series HERE. PRE-ORDERWelcome To Show now. Full tracklisting 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
(Artwork Credit: Travis Shinn)
Bass player Franco Gravante, who produced, mixed, and cowrote the track, explained the origins of the song, “It’s one of the first riffs I wrote for the record a couple years back. But I couldn’t finish the song. We got some magic dust sprinkled on it by Justin Hawkins and that gave me the confidence to know THIS song belonged on the record. But the record was already done and delivered. So we called the label and said, HOLD UP! Then we called Keith (Nelson), he booked a studio and 37 hours later, it was on the record and it’s coming out now! It was so fast. I think they’re still cleaning up the mess we made. It takes what it takes, ya know?”
After working on the song with the band during quarantine, Hawkinscommented, “I had the pleasure of writing with these young men at the beginning of the Covidian era. It quickly became apparent that I had underestimated their musicality and talent. They make really sleazy good time rock and roll music with smiles on their handsome faces and I am proud to have contributed. Good luck boys!”
The band also released part three 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. The official music video was directed by John Orphan, watch the visual HERE.
As an early follower of the band, Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee is excited to co-sign the rising rockers and have them join the legendary lineup on the road this summer, saying, the following in a statement last month: “I remember when we went out with Ozzy in 1984 and how it was an insane game changer!! We literally blew up after having that opportunity to play live in front of 20 thousand people every f***ing night! Since then, we’ve always felt it was important to help new bands; whether it was Guns N Roses, Skid Row or so many others. This summer we’re gonna help out Classless Act. They’re gonna sh*t their pants.”
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.
GIFTS FROM THE HOLY GHOST TOUR DATES
April 23 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland April 24 – Columbus, OH – Bluestone April 26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews April 27 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation April 28 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s April 30 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues May 01 – Madison, WI – Majestic May 02 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater May 03 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown May 05 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar May 06 – Wichita, KS – Temple Live May 08 – Denver, CO – Summit May 10 – Boise, Idaho – Knitting Factory May 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory May 13 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon May 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne May 15 – Reno, NV – Virginia St. Brewing May 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades May 19 – Anaheim, CA – Parish at HOB
NORTH AMERICAN STADIUM TOUR DATES
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 August 5 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park August 6 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park August 8 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre 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
For the last two years, the thousands of Swedish metal fans who would gather once a year in Tyrolen to celebrate their heroes on stage at the annual Muskelrock festival have fallen silent. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the venue was forced to cancel their event in both 2020 and 2021.
It was in this dark time when the mighty metal legend THOR released his ode to the festival “This Is Musclerock” as the lead-off track on his album Alliance. The track featured a stellar, unmistakable vocal from fellow metal behemoth John Gallagher of the groundbreaking metal act Raven. Together, these twin suns of classic metal united with one voice to call for a revival of the Muskelrock festival as well as the Musclerock genre that THOR himself helped to pioneer. And now the two appear in a brand new video for the track, which is being premiered by the venerated Fistful Of Metal magazine.
THOR shares these thoughts, “Some call me The King of Musclerock. As the proponent of the genre Musclerock, a precursor to Heavy Metal, I am happy that Cleopatra Records in coordination with Fistful of Metal are releasing the new video for the song ‘We Need Musclerock.’ I am excited to be joined by the legendary John Gallagher of Raven on this one. This anthem is a tribute to the famous Muskelrock Festival held each year in the mountains of Tyrolen in Alvesta, Sweden. I was happy to help launch the Muskelrock festival with promoter Jacob Hector in 2009. Now it has become one of the greatest Metal festivals in the Universe. Thousands of Muscular Metal fans will gather from all over the world to herald the name of THOR and be entertained by feats of strength and a large roster of top bands. Thanks to Ted Jedlicki for directing/editing this exciting video and John Leibel for writing a great tune. So I say to all of you….SKAAL!”
Check out THOR’s album Alliance which includes special guest appearances from Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid, W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes, Danko Jones, Anthrax’s Neil Turbin, Ross “The Boss” Friedman and many more. It features stunning artwork from Timo Wuerz and is available on both digital as well as on CD in a digipak and limited-edition silver vinyl in a gatefold jacket!
Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead) feat. Björn Strid (Soilwork)
The Ultimate Alliance feat. Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) & Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident)
Ode To Odin feat. Dan Cleary (Striker)
We Will Fight Forever feat. Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
Because We Are Strong
Rock Around The World feat. Danko Jones
Queen Of The Spiders feat. Frank Soda (The Imps)
Power Hungry
Bounty Hunter feat. Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs) & Dennis Post (Warrior Soul)
Battlements feat. Trevor William Church (Haunt)
Thor vs. The Juggernaut (War Of The Gods) feat. Sean Peck (Death Dealer)
Generation Now feat. Joey Killingsworth (Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre)
After The Laughter feat. Martin Gummesson (Thundermaker)
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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