Jeff Rouse’s THE GEMINI AFFAIR Release Cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Digging In The Dirt”

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Jeff Rouse’s Dark, Post-Punk Project THE GEMINI AFFAIR release their second single July 20th, a cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Digging In The Dirt” from The Gemini Affair’s upcoming EP release To….

“I’ve always liked the way that Peter Gabriel looked into the dark side of himself in the song and the juxtaposition of how the lyrics and song felt against each other. I had it on a playlist and was listening to it on the way to the studio. So when we found ourselves with a little extra time, we gave it a try and it turned out fantastic. It just felt right in the context of the other songs we had recorded for the EP,” said Jeff Rouse.

“Digging in the Dirt” buy/stream link

With strong praise from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Buckcherry’s Josh Todd and radio stations like KJR 950 AM and KISW 99.9 FM, The Gemini Affair have a new six-song EP To… cut, mixed and mastered for fans, and set for release from G4L Records. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready debuted the EP’s first single, “You’re Perfect,” on his boutique vinyl record label Hockeytalkter, and on the Sirius XM Radio Pearl Jam Channel. All songs and upcoming EP To… are being released digitally by G4L Records.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING:

From MIKE MCCREADY, PEARL JAM
“The members of Seattle’s The Gemini Affair are not only incredible musicians, but they are dear friends of mine. I’ve been fortunate to share the stage with Jeff Rouse & Keith Ash countless times, and I’m stoked to release a single with them! The songs “You’re Perfect” and “A Whisper To A Moan” exhibit a modern take on their classic rock influences! Enjoy the songs and look for them live sometime down the road!”
~ MIKE MCCREADY, Pearl Jam

From DUFF MCKAGAN, GUNS N ROSES/ LOADED
“Jeff worked very hard to find his sound on this brilliant record. The confluence of his post-punk heroes ‘The Cure” and ‘ Killing Joke’, mixed with the straight-up rock n roll motherfucker that he is, makes for the really godamn epic ‘Gemini.”
~ DUFF McKAGAN, Guns N Roses/ Loaded

From JOSH TODD, BUCKCHERRY
“I love the melodies and the EP’s interesting take on the concept kept me totally engaged!”
~ JOSH TODD, Buckcherry

The Gemini Affair are a Seattle based band founded by Jeff Rouse. Members include:

Jeff Rouse: Vocals, Guitar (Member of Duff McKagan’s Loaded (Bass, Backup Vocals), Alien Crime Syndicate, Fozzy, Vendetta Red). He has also shared the stage with Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Corey Taylor (Slipknot/ Stone Sour), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, QOTSA, Mad Season), Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) and many more at major festivals and shows worldwide.
Keith Ash: Bass (Star Anna, Guessing Game)
Donn Gunn: Drums (Death Cab for Cutie, Peter Frampton, Soundgarden, King Crimson)
Ryan Waters: Guitar (Sade, Heart, Liv Warfield)
Davey French: Guitar (Everclear)

MÖTLEY CRÜE Continue 40th Anniversary / ‘Dr Feelgood’ Digital Remaster Out September 3rd, Pre-Order Now

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the final single released from MÖTLEY CRÜE’s legendary album Dr. Feelgood. In celebration – both of that anniversary and the band’s year-long recognition of their 40th anniversary in music – today they announce the digital remaster of this decadent and unapologetically fun album, to be released worldwide on September 3. Available now for pre-order across digital platforms, the refreshed sonic experience features hits such as “Dr. Feelgood,” “‘Kickstart My Heart,” “Without You,” “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.),” and “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away).” To date, Dr. Feelgood is the band’s best selling album with sales of over 6 million copies worldwide, highly regarded by music critics and fans as some of the band’s best work ever. The band originally released their fifth studio album Dr. Feelgood in September 1989 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart, along with 7 other Top 10 Charting positions worldwide. This rerelease will join the already released digital remasters of Girls, Girls, Girls and Theatre of Pain.

Relive the history of this groundbreaking album via the title track’s iconic video HERE. This song was the band’s first Top Ten hit, climbing as high as #6  and charting for 16 weeks, the longest of any Mötley Crüe single to date, and the first single to achieve Gold status.

Dr. Feelgood Track listing:

  1. T.n.T. (Terror ‘n Tinseltown)
  2. Dr. Feelgood
  3. Slice of Your Pie
  4. Rattlesnake Shake
  5. Kickstart My Heart
  6. Without You
  7. Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
  8. Sticky Sweet
  9. She Goes Down
  10. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
  11. Time for Change

Hits from the album are included on the recently launched Mötley Crüe 101 Spotify Playlist, which gives new and existing fans a comprehensive compilation to the band’s iconic musical legacy, taking them a celebratory sonic journey for this special anniversary. LISTEN NOW.

GYPSY PISTOLEROS To Unleash New Video ‘Gonna die with a Gun in my Hand’ Alongside New Album

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GYPSY PISTOLEROS unleash their highly anticipated and already critically acclaimed new, full album ‘The Mescalito Vampires’ released on Special Limited Edition Double 10″ (Dusk n Dawn) Moon coloured Vinyl’s & gatefold sleeve (Includes 2 extra tracks) via Heavy Rocka Recordings on 14th August!

Gypsy Pistoleros are best described as being the ideal house band for the fictitious Titty Twister bar of Rodriguez’s From Dusk till Dawn.  Between the nods to Morricone’s tense, tumbleweed atmospheres and the Gypsy Kings’ manic Mediterranean energy, a New York Dolls raw glam spark, and a surplus of prime G ‘n’ R attitude, the Pistoleros‘ sonic style is captured to the full with the release of an album they have always threatened!

Released on CD Digipak and special limited edition Double 10″ coloured Vinyl Is this Latin Rocks Appetite for Destruction? The Mescalito Vampires was recorded in Black Tree Recording Studios, Tardebigge, Worcestershire with guitarist Mark Westwood engineering & producing (The Beat, Dogs D’Amour, Chumbawamba, Arena, Hazel O’Connor, Dreadzone). 

The swashbuckling renegade flamenco rock rumba punk ‘n’ roll pioneers release the album they always promised to make, this album sees Gypsy Pistoleros fully embracing their fiery flamenco/rumba passion & crossover punk rock ‘n’ roll leanings!

The Mescalito Vampires Track List:
Lost in a Town called Nowhere
Viva la Revolution, Viva Zapata
Mescalito Vampires (Welcome to the Hotel de la Muerta)
Soho Daze, just another Friday Night
Roses, Gallows and the Wild Preachers Daughter
The Forsaken
The name’s Django
Cisco Kid
Wild is the Wind
Alone again or
Sangre on the Roses
Gonna die with a Gun in my Hand

Pre-order HERE.

“The Pistoleros are a band who live up to their own hype, as they tick all of the boxes they attribute to themselves, and then some, with some of the most infectious, sleaziest, dirtiest, rock ‘n’ roll vibes around, all mixed with enough dust to bury a spaghetti western set several times over.” – UBER ROCK

Shots fired as all hell breaks loose ahead of the Gypsy Pistoleros second single for Heavy Rocka Recordings!! 

Gonna die with a Gun in my Hand – the song inspired by iconic Assasin Rubi Malone from WET – Playstation/XBox Grindhouse shoot em up game, that featured this Pistoleros song has its debut on the upcoming album. This was to be the theme tune for never released PS/XBox Grindhouse/Shoot em up game sequel WET 2. The video & theme song was to be used for Playstation 3 and XBox Game WET2, which was sadly never released.

Taken from The Mescalto Vampires, Gypsy Pistoleros have unleashed a new video for Gonna Die With a Gun in my Hand, which will be launched on HRH TV channel on 14th August, alongside the highly anticipated album release.

Gypsy Pistoleros Live in Session BBC Radio (Recording & filmed) Headlining BBC Music Introducing Stage at Lakefest on Friday 13th August, prior to this double-whammy of releases!

Find out more here

Playing Alongside Echo & The Bunnymen, Razorlight, Tom Jones, Ash, Vengaboys, The Magic Numbers, Seasick Steve, Stereo MCs & T’pau – to name a few!

IMONOLITH Release Bjork Cover Of ‘Army Of Me’

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L-R: Kai Huppunen (Guitars), Brian Waddell (Guitars), Jon Howard (Vocals), Scott Whalen (Bass), Ryan Van Poederooyen (Drums) – Photo by Erich Saide

All-star modern metallers IMONOLITH return with a bass-heavy, self-released cover of Björk‘s ‘Army Of Me’.

Says drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen: “Imonolith are excited to release our version of the classic Björk hit, ‘Army of Me’. I had an idea of how to cover the song back in 2011 and demoed it with a past project but never released it. I brought up this version to everyone in Imonolith, they dug it, so we re-recorded it with a few new twists. It’s basically a heavier version of the original song with some big modern day production. Jon did an incredible job paying respect to Björk’s vocal melodies. Musically, the chorus and a few other parts of the song get injected with some new energised patterns. We’re stoked on how it turned out and can’t wait for everyone to hear what we did with this classic song.”

Stream/purchase ‘Army Of Me’ here: https://linktr.ee/imonolith

Imonolith features drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (Devin Townsend Project), guitarist Brian ‘Beav’ Wadell (Devin Townsend Project), Jon Howard (Threat Signal), guitarist Kai Huppunen (Methods of Mayhem, Noise Therapy) and Scott Whalen (Econoline Crush). The collective of heavy-hitting players at the top of their game, released their debut album State of Being, in 2020. The album features special guest appearances from Jens Kidman (Meshuggah) and famed Swedish vocalist Johannes Eckerström and is made up of 10 hook-laden, riff-heavy tracks that centre around the theme of how people deal with various stages of life.

Even with their big album touring plans cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band showed no sign of slowing, and recorded a series of play-through sessions. Watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/imonolith

With tour plans firming up for later in the year and 2022, you’ll be hearing a lot more from this ferocious new act very soon.

DEE SNIDER Reveals Music Video for Charging New Track “Down But Never Out”

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Legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture icon DEE SNIDER will release his triumphant fifth full-length album, Leave A Scar, out today via Napalm Records! Produced by Jamey Jasta with co-production, mixing and mastering by drummer Nick Bellmore, Leave A Scar sees DEE SNIDER & Co. continuing in the invigorated, modern direction of his previous release, For The Love Of Metal, infusing a dose of classic heavy metal flavor that longtime fans will rush to embrace.
 
Today, following the album’s charging first single of resilience, “I Gotta Rock (Again)”, and hard-as-nails second single, “Time To Choose” featuring the brutalizing vocals of Cannibal Corpse’s George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, DEE SNIDER returns with the charging heavy metal rallying cry “Down But Never Out”!
 
DEE SNIDER says about “Down But Never Out”:
“I pride myself on the fact that throughout the decades, my music has always tried to not only push back against all oppressors (in this case Covid-19), but also lift people up and encourage them to fight back. ‘Down But Never Out’ is a perfect example of this ethos.”

Watch the official music video for “Down But Never Out” HERE

Order Leave A Scar HERE

Like a scar itself, Leave A Scar is an illuminating plentitude of angst etched in time – serving as a musical refuge and expressive output for Dee. But in turn, this auditory time capsule written to express the anger, unease and pain he experienced during lockdown emerges as not only blisteringly heavy, but relentlessly powerful. Each of the 12 tracks on Leave A Scar not only further bolster DEE SNIDER’s position as one of the most celebrated frontmen of all time, showcasing that his vocal delivery and commanding swagger is as strong as ever, but that he is nowhere near stopping.
 
DEE SNIDER says about Leave A Scar:
“By the end of 2020, I knew I not only had to get back into the studio, but for the first time since the ’90s, I wanted – no, needed – to be a part of the writing process. I reached out to my producer Jamey Jasta and told him I was ready to make another record. Leave a Scar is filled with messages to and for the silent voices in the world who need someone to speak out on their behalf. This is my purpose.”

Jamey Jasta says regarding working with DEE SNIDER again:
“Getting to work with Dee again has been incredible! The power and range in his vocals on this album really shine. Not only is he an American treasure and staple in the rock/metal community, he’s a truly original voice and talent like no other. Combine that with the metallic prowess of the Bellmore bros + Russell Pzütto and Nick Petrino, you get a rockin’ metal recipe that even the most “Dee-hard” SMF’ers will surely love!”

Leave A Scar tracklisting:
1) I Gotta Rock (Again)
2) All Or Nothing More
3) Down But Never Out
4) Before I Go
5) Open Season
6) Silent Battles
7) Crying For Your Life
8) In For The Kill
9) Time To Choose
10) S.H.E.
11) The Reckoning
12) Stand

GHØSTKID Release “GHØSTKID (THE COMMENTARY ALBUM)” Feat. Nik Nocturnal and TankTheTech

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For the digital release of “GHØSTKID (THE COMMENTARY ALBUM)” GHØSTKID teamed up with Nik Nocturnal and TankTheTech, two renowned content creators, to provide an in depth insight into the self-titled debut album that was released at the end of last year.

GHØSTKID on the idea: “An album commentary version is a great possibility to give the people some insights into the album and the message behind every single track. A little while ago I got in touch with Nik Nocturnal and TankTheTech, because I was always in love with their reactions. We became really good friends and it was a lot of fun to create this commentary version together. They did an awesome job and I‘m super happy to share this really personal experience with all of you.”

Nik Nocturnal comments: “It was an absolute pleasure being able to talk further in depth with Sushi regarding the new GHØSTKID album. Every song has its own unique identity and story. Hearing Sushi’s perspective on each track and how they were conceptualized brought a whole new meaning to the album which makes it just that much more enjoyable to listen to.”

TankTheTech adds the following: “When I was originally asked to do this, I was extremely excited and also surprised that they wanted to involve content creators from YouTube on a project like this. But knowing what I knew about Nik, and already having a relationship with GHØSTKID, it was clear the moment we all got together that this was going to work very well. Being able to sit with two other musical minds from different perspectives and really talk to GHØSTKID about his album, how he wrote it, and even bring up the stuff that we heard and noticed from our viewpoint was such a wild experience. I am super humbled that they asked me to be a part of this, and have to applaud GHØSTKID and his team for thinking outside the box and trying something new when it comes to a commentary album.”

Listen to informative and entertaining background stories on all DSPs and click here: https://ghostkid.lnk.to/Ghostkid-TheCommentaryAlbum

Just recently GHØSTKID released a cooperation with the the mysterious artist IMHUMAN for “FØØL (INHUMAN Remix)”: https://youtu.be/X_n75XbA2jk

GHØSTKID’s music is a headlong dive into darkness and aggression. It aligns on new paradigms: baring its teeth while keeping a sense for catchy melodies. GHØSTKID is the new namesake of Sebastian “Sushi“ Biesler and a conspiracy of friends and likeminded allies who have come to a riot of their own.

In November of last year the band released their self-titled debut album to international acclaim and was nominated for “Best International Breakthrough Band” for the Heavy Music Awards (UK). Click here for various options to purchase and stream the album: https://ghostkid.lnk.to/FOOL-INHUMAN-Remix-Single

The only thing missing in their agenda were live shows to introduce the band to their new fans – until now. The band is currently playing selected shows and festivals:

Kingstar presents:
GHØSTKID

Social Distance Shows 2021
Presented by Fuze, More Core

26.08.21 (DE) München – Backstage
27.08.21 (DE) Würzburg – Posthalle
28.08.21 (DE) Siegen – Bluestock Festival
29.08.21 (DE) Dortmund – Junkyard Open Air