In a world of uncertainty, there’s few things that will lift your spirits like a raucous, rollicking, rambunctious slice of Celtic folk/punk, and Swedish/Irish sextet SIR REG are more than happy to oblige! Formed by Irishman Brendan Sheehy, who left his home-town of Dublin and headed to Sweden with a guitar and a dream – to put together the most amazing band possible.
Boasting songs that bring together everything from the issues of modern day society to finding the right bar on a Saturday night, powered by strong melodies and irresistible energy. Add to the mix an explosive live show and it’s easy to see why, SIR REG have a formidable reputation in the Celtic punk and rock scene. Since the fledging band burst onto the scene in 2009 they have released five critically acclaimed albums and have performed on many of Europe’s biggest stages alongside bands like The Mahones, The Misfits, Thin Lizzy and The Real McKenzies.
2022 sees the band return with album number six, the quite remarkable ‘Kings of Sweet Feck All’. On which the band continue to stand with those struggling to make their voices and their opinions heard, bolstered by songs of grit and passion, without ever losing sight of the underdog spirit.
First new single is called ‘Open The Pubs‘ and is released January 14 on Despotz Records. Here’s the band’s comment on the restrictions-linked topic: – “If anyone told you a few years ago that pubs would be closed for months on end, you’d think they were having a laugh! Was no laughing matter indeed! That delicious pint of Guinness your favourite bartender pulled for you was suddenly taken away and you could only dream about it midst the ongoing nightmare!” // SIR REG
After recently signing with Napalm Records and shaking things up with new single, “Old Tomorrow”, Hungarian outfit THE HELLFREAKS are at it again with their blazing cover of massive classic “Sabotage” by New York hip hop legends Beastie Boys! Showcasing more of what can be expected from their stellar discography now boasting millions of streams, “Sabotage” doubles down on the catchy, trademark, high-octane alt-metal/groove side of the band’s sound.
Frontwoman Shakey Sue’s raspy punk rock vocals and angsty attitude shine bright atop crisp, modern production – bass and drums provide a tight and thick foundation, while guitars go crazy with pitched, Morello-inspired solos, before leading into a kickass breakdown – guaranteed to get the mosh pits crazy! After making a name for themselves internationally by touring in Europe and the USA, “Sabotage” is a merciless demonstration of what Budapest-based THE HELLFREAKS have in store on their upcoming full-length album – ready to take over the world!
THE HELLFREAKS on “Sabotage”: “Everyone who knows our history might not be surprised by the unpredictable steps of THE HELLFREAKS. We love to challenge ourselves and see this mindset as the oil for our engine, that is why we decided to do something we never did before – to cover a song that represents a legendary piece of rock music history.
The four members of THE HELLFREAKSare from different musical corners, so it wasn’t an easy task to find the song that feels right to all of us, but when the idea of Beastie Boys “Sabotage” popped up in the air, we were all immediately on board! We admire the band, but at the same, we saw how we could spice the song with some HELLFREAKS spirit to turn it somehow to our own. That being said we decided to record the instrumental part not instrument by instrument, part by part as it’s usual, but recorded it all together, live, to keep the essence of Beastie Boys in our own version too. On the top we wanted to set a sign of our roots visually as well. The New York based Beastie Boys came straight from the undergound and had a massive influence on rock music till these days. To respect that, we recorded the video in the heart of our hometown, Budapest, over the rooftops of our city on the Gellért Hill, which is also the home of Hungary’s Liberty Statue.
We loved working on this very much and hope that you’ll enjoy our version!”
After releasing their latest EP “We Are Nøt Okay” in early 2021, rising German-Austrian nu-metal stars OCEANS have now unleashed their latest masterpiece, a digital EP named “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part I: Love” today. It features two previously released songs named ‘Sulfur’ and ‘The Awakening’ in addition to the new single ‘Skin’, that in its duality perfectly captures the character of the EP.
Timo Rotten comments: “‘Skin’ is totally insane! I love this song and I hope that everyone goes crazy in the comments. Let’s start 2022 with a little insanity!”
Get the digital EP “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part I: Love”HERE and stay tuned for everything that’s yet to come.
OCEANS‘ previous EP “We Are Nøt Okay” contains four different songs dealing with all aspects of mental illness. Each track features a special guest adding his very own style to the new output of Berlin/Vienna based post metal heroes OCEANS. Get “We Are Nøt Okay” digitally here: https://oceans.bfan.link/we-are-not-okay
NICK D’VIRGILIO (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), NEAL MORSE (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and ROSS JENNINGS (Haken, Novena) have announced their debut album titled ‘Troika’ will be released on Feb 25th, 2022.
Today, the band are pleased to share the new video from the album’s second single and opening track “Everything I Am”, directed by Christian Rios.
Neal Morse had this to say about the track:
“A long time ago my parents allowed my brothers and I to go see the “Woodstock” movie in the thea-ter. It was rated R and that was kind of a big deal at the time. I was rather overwhelmed with all the great music in that film and one of the groups that I fell in love with and stayed in love with was Cros-by, Stills and Nash. You can definitely hear their influence in this song as the vocal blend that we got I believe almost gets to that level!
“I wrote this song one morning when my wife was having a bad day and it’s about how no matter what happens our lives are fully inner twined no matter what.“
Legendary Symphony X guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO is pleased to announce the release of his upcoming album ‘War of the Worlds, Part 2’ on March 25th, 2022 on InsideOut Music. The record features guest vocals by Dino Jelusick! The album is now also available for pre-order.
Today, you can hear the first jaw-dropping single ‘Divide & Conquer’!
Michael Romeo on his new solo album:
“I’m really excited to finally release the new solo album, ‘War of the Worlds, Part 2’. After many delays, lockdowns, new variants, etc… ha! It looks like things are getting back on track. I’m hoping this new music will put some smiles on some faces in these uncertain times. My best wishes to everyone for 2022!”
Today Czech psy-core metal masters, DYMYTRY, have unleashed their sixth but first international studio album, entitled Revolt, via powerhouse AFM Records. In support of their hotly anticipated record release, the band just recently shared a crushing new music video for their excellent metal cover version of Rockwell’s classic “Somebody’s Watching Me”!
After well over one thousand concerts in their home country and frenetically acclaimed shows in Europe, five successful records to date and a platinum award for their latest release Revolter, Dymytry has opted for a step that is unusual in two respects: Revolt, originally recorded exclusively in Czech, is the first Dymytry album that has also now been released in English language, as well as introducing their new, additional singer Alen “A.L.” Ljubic.!
“We wanted to show to the world that there is great music in the Czech Republic, too,” bassist Artur “R2R” Mikhaylov recently explained. “We feel that our first English album is a very strong record, we really put everything into it.“
One of the album tracks, is the Rockwell classic “Somebody’s Watching Me”, and DYMYTRY delivers another cracker for the rock and metal clubs! As a special feature guest they got no one less than ex-Rage guitarist Victor Smolski on board, who presents a razor-sharp solo like no other! Watch DYMYTRY‘s new music clip right here:
“One day before we wrapped up the recordings for our album “Revolt”, we were listening to various songs we thought would be cool to record a cover of.” Vocalist Alen reveals. “Rockwell’s iconic “Somebody’s Watching Me” was one of the songs I always wanted to do, mainly because of the huge chorus originally performed by Michael Jackson. When we listened to it together all of us loved the idea right away. We think it turned out great and we love the vibe and can’t wait to play it live, cause we feel our fans will appreciate it too! “
Revolt practically bursts with a high-voltage energy, strong melodies and powerful rhythms driven by mercilessly modern metal. There’s every sign of a storm brewing when Dymytry, featuring its three main songwriters Mikhaylov, Jiri “Dymo” Urban and Jan “Gorgy” Görgel (both guitar) as well as with exciting guest appearances by Joakim Lindbäck Eriksson of Brothers Of Metal and Victor Smolski, are presenting its successful Revolt album to an international audience for the first time. Dymytry will continue to work with vocalist Protheus in the Czech Republic and with Alen on the international market, especially since the band think highly of both frontmen. Says Mikhaylov: “We’re really happy with how Alen has recorded the vocals on the ‘Revolt’ album. He has a fantastic and versatile voice, a broad range and really good energy, a combination which has infused our material with a new dimension and lots of power. Also he’s very passionate about the band, so we’re grateful to have him on board. Protheus is also an awesome front man with a charismatic voice, plus he’s got a huge talent for writing lyrics with a lot of depth and hidden meaning. In addition, he’s a dab hand at leading the audience.”
Revoltwas produced by Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner & Hans Koch at the Kohlekeller / Babylon Studios, and is out now as CD Digipak and exclusive Boxset via AFM Records. Purchase your album copy now at THIS LOCATION!
Tracklisting:
Revolt
Stronger
300 (Feat. Joakim Lindbäck Eriksson – Brothers Of Metal)
Never Gonna Die
Rise And Shine
Awaking The Monster
Until The World Knows Why
Touchdown
Tick Tock
Hope
Somebody’s Watching Me (Feat. Victor Smolski / ex-Rage, Almanac)
Chernobyl 2.0
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