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BYWATER CALL Release ‘Hold Me Down’ Single And Music Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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Today, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call are excited to announce the release of their first studio single of 2025, “Hold Me Down.”

The single is available on all streaming platforms via – https://linktr.ee/bywatercall

The feel good, groovy, soul anthem, is a cheeky, but desperate plea to a faltering love.

Reminiscent of classic soul, infused with modern influences such as Alabama Shakes and Amy Winehouse, the infectious song showcases the sultry, gritty power of lead singer Meghan Parnell’s vocals.

The song features the drums with a stylish and percussive steady high hat pulse influenced by James Gadson, punchy horn shots, and a gospel choir.

“When I first came up with the idea for ‘Hold Me Down’, I really wanted to mesh Bywater Call’s aesthetic with more of a 60’s soul sound,” comments guitarist Dave Barnes. “Then Meg came up with that first note, and the song took on a life of it’s own. It’s one of those rare tunes for us that came together surprisingly easily.”

The song was recorded at Palace Studios in Toronto, captured and mixed by Patric McGroarty, and mastered by Kristian Montano of Montano Mastering.

The music video was shot at High Park Brewery in Toronto by Zack Murray of Lightning House Media.

The single arrives hot on the heels of their live album Sunshine, which met to rave reviews last August.

What’s being said about 2025’s Sunshine (Live) album

“This album is full of truth, beauty, radiance, and virtuosity. Outstanding! Meghan’s vocals attain almost sacred levels of commitment and devotion. An abundance of magical rhythms and some truly amazing instrumental artistry!” – Raw Ramp, 5-stars

“Sunshine is one of those live albums you just have to turn up loud to get the full concert experience… packed with magical moments and extended instrumental jams that showcase the band’s exceptional talent.” – Blues Rock Review

“Some of the most heart-lifting and utterly exciting music in ages. Sunshine is a terrific live album. Full of musical heights and the sound of a band playing together and for each other – the very essence of a live album.” – Music News, 5-stars

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month” and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the “Top Blues Album of the Year” in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

Early 2025 the band was nominated for the UK Blues Awards for “International Act of the Year” for the second year in a row.

In November 2025, they will headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s Planet Rockstock Festival in Wales on 27th November. Tickets are available from The Gig Cartel and Bywater Call.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR
SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
Facebook | Instagram
Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

TOUR 2025
More info: http://www.bywatercall.com

CANADA/USA: FALL 2025

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025

USA: WINTER 2025

ABOUT BYWATER CALL

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members. A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, Andrew Moljgun (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet), and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).
Bywater Call was nominated for the “2025 UK Blues Award” for “International Blues Artist of the Year” for the second consecutive year, alongside artists including Beth Hart and Walter Trout.

The band has also received multiple Independent “Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award” nominations including “Entertainer,” “Electric Act,” and “Best Female Vocalist” at the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa “Keeping the Blues Alive” cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. In 2025, they play the Netherland’s BOSPOP Festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Warren Haynes Band, Marcus King, and Blackberry Smoke.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane, and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their newest studio album Shepherd was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025. Their 2025 live album Sunshine was released in August 2025 to rave reviews.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries. Bywater Call’s music is an exploration of life’s highs and lows. From intimate ballads that lay bare the complexities of human emotion to electrifying anthems that demand to be played at full volume, their catalogue is a journey through human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID Unleash Video for ‘Deconstructed’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID, the alchemical collaboration between vocalist Martina Horváth (Thy Catafalque) and composer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Köhnen (Celestial Season, Bong-Ra, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble), have released the third and final single from their forthcoming full-length album “Transcendental”, due out on September 26 via Lay Bare Recordings.

Alongside the new track, titled “Deconstructed”, the band has also unveiled a striking music video, accompanied by the statement: “What we give our time and attention to reflects what we value most. Each moment we offer is a quiet declaration of meaning.“

Rooted in their shared passion for doom in all its forms, Horváth and Köhnen formed THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID to explore the genre’s emotional and existential depths. Their self-styled Transcendental Metal blends doom’s crushing gravity with elements of folk, ambient and electronica – casting a wide, atmospheric net that captures both sonic weight and spiritual introspection.

Lyrically, the band dives deep into the complexities of the human psyche. Themes of inner struggle, psychological transformation, and the hidden architecture of the soul permeate their songs, giving their music a haunting emotional resonance that moves beyond the typical boundaries of metal. The result is a sound that is both soul-crushing and soul-searching.

Following their critically praised debut, “Forlorn” (2021), and the equally compelling “Thou Shalt” (2023), with their new album THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID continue to explore the depths of the human psyche, captivating listeners far beyond the typical boundaries of metal.

Tracklist:

Deniers
Sine Morbo
Love Is A Dog From Hell
Senkim
The Summoning
Shattered By Wisdom
Deconstructed
Mists Of Krakatoa

“Transcendental” is set for release on September 26 via Lay Bare Recordings and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

For more info visit:
https://www.theanswerliesintheblackvoid.com/
https://theanswerliesintheblackvoid.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheAnswerLiesInTheBlackVoid/
https://www.instagram.com/theanswerliesintheblackvoid/
https://www.youtube.com/@THEANSWERLIESINTHEBLACKVOID
https://laybarerecordings.com

KAKSONEN Release Third And Final Single ‘Perisyntinen’ from Sophomore Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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KAKSONEN‘s third and final single from the upcoming Valo-olento album, PERISYNTINEN, dives deep into the darkest depths of the soul. From this abyss emerge the forces that corrode self-esteem and extinguish the will to live — self-blame, an endless well of guilt, festering grudges, crippling insecurities, and mercilessness toward oneself. This progressive metal anthem, heavier than lead yet laced with elegance, builds from crushing riffs into soaring choruses illuminated by graceful harmonies. Everything aims for the catharsis that follows the release of repressing emotions.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/kaksonen-perisyntinen

–ISRC: FI3FC2551903
–Composer: Ville Koskivaara
–Lyricist: Miika Vainio

Valo-olento (Being of Light) is the second album by the metal band Kaksonen (Antti Lähdesmäki – guitar & vocals, Ville Koskivaara – bass & vocals, Tuomo Rinkinen – drums, Miika Vainio – vocals & guitar) hailing from Äänekoski, Central Finland. The eight-track album is musically and thematically a natural follow-up to the 2023 album Universumin kuningas (The Emperor of the Universe). As with the previous album, Inverse Records will also release Valo-olento.

Tracklist/ISRC-codes:

Vastavoimat – FI3FC2551901
Kaikki maailman paha – FI3FC2551902
Perisyntinen – FI3FC2551903
Nälkämaa – FI3FC2551904
Kaikki maailman kauneus – FI3FC2551905
Kauas pois – FI3FC2551906
Ikuinen – FI3FC2551907
Manaaja – FI3FC2551908

https://www.facebook.com/kaksonenband
https://www.instagram.com/kaksonenband/

PERPETUAL FIRE to Release New Album “Roll The Dice” on November 7th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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Wanikiya Record is proud to announce the release of the new album by PERPETUAL FIRE, entitled “Roll The Dice”, available from Friday, November 7th, 2025.

The work is enhanced by a stunning cover created by Luca Gentile, perfectly anticipating the visual and emotional impact of the album.

“Roll The Dice” marks the band’s fifth studio effort and a brand-new chapter in their career: it is the first release featuring the new frontman Riccardo Re, who officially joined Perpetual Fire in September 2024, taking over from Roby Beccalli.

The album was recorded at the studio of guitarist Steve Volta (Pino Scotto, Pandaemonium) and will be preceded by the single “Mr. Enchantment”, set for release on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, ready to win over the international audience.

As per the band’s tradition, this record also includes an instrumental track – the title track “Roll The Dice” – and an acoustic ballad titled “My Private Hell”, showcasing all the versatility and sonic power of Perpetual Fire.

Tracklist – “Roll The Dice”:
A New Fire
Mr. Enchantment
Seven Days
Salt In Water
Time
Roll The Dice
Take My Soul Another Day
The Door To Nowhere
Savage Revenge
My Private Hell

Official Line-up:
Riccardo Re – Vocals
Steve Volta – Guitars & backing vocals
Mark Zampetti – Bass
Mauro Maffioli – Keyboards
Sergio “Serz” Gasparini – Drums

More information: https://www.facebook.com/perpetualfire

BLOODY MOON Release Third Single & Music Video ‘I’ll Torn ‘Em Apart’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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Finnish melodic death metal band Bloody Moon is set to release their second studio album ‘Lost & Damned’ on October 31st 2025 via Inverse Records. The third single ‘I’ll Torn ‘Em Apart’ is unleashed today and music video is available below.

“I’ll Torn ‘Em Apart” is one of the first songs we composed for the upcoming album. It’s arguably the most intense track on the record, both musically and lyrically—the title alone speaks of tearing things to pieces. The lyrics capture that extreme rush of adrenaline you can only experience while performing live on stage.

Bassist Nisse Nurminen shares:
“This one’s never boring to play—there’s definitely no shortage of energy. Also, the track features a 5-string bass on the album, which we used to bring more depth to the song. We spent a while searching for the right bass tone, and once we found it, I was finally able to lay down the take.”

LISTEN TO I’ll Torn ‘Em Apart on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bloody-moon-apart

–Composed by Veeti Sukari, Nisse Nurminen, Toivo Aitakari
–Lyrics by Veeti Sukari, Toivo Aitakari
–ISRC-code: FI3FC2551805
–Single cover picture by Kristian Sukari, layout by Toivo Aitakari

LISTEN to

the first single ‘My Payoff’ single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bloody-moon-payoff
the second single Deadly Rendezvous: https://push.fm/fl/bloody-moon-deadly

Lost & Damned Track list:

Deadly Rendezvous
Rage Metal
My Payoff
Blood Red Tears
I’ll Torn ’em Apart
Lucky Bastard
End of the Road
Murder Hotel Chicago
Madman’s Boogie Woogie
Lost & Damned

Cover art by Ariz M Fazri / Stealth Fangs

Bloody Moon is a metal band from Laitila, Finland, that has been active since 2021. The band’s music is characterized by tearing riffs and catchy choruses, accompanied by a thunderous rhythm section.

On their latest album “Lost & Damned”, these ingredients come together to create a tight and energetic whole that everyone should experience at least once in their lives.

Line-up:
Veeti Sukari – Vocals & Guitars
Nisse Nurminen – Bass
Toivo Aitakari – Drums

https://linktr.ee/bloodymoonofficial
https://www.facebook.com/bloodymoon.official
https://instagram.com/bloodymoon.official
https://tiktok.com/@bloodymoon.official
https://bloodymoonband.bandcamp.com

BLOSSOMS FALL Sign Exclusive Worldwide Deal with Eclipse Records, New Album “La Alma” Out February 6th, 2026

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2025

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Eclipse Records is thrilled to announce the signing of BLOSSOMS FALL, a metalcore band from Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) who own the sweet spot of our sonic zone with an enormous guitar sound and ferocious growl vocals! The band recently finished recording their debut EP entitled La Alma with Matt Torres of Nightscape Recordings (Lights on the Coast, Wasted Potency) producing the album, and mastered by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate, Machine Gun Kelly, Blink-182, Avril Lavigne) at Thrasher Productions. La Alma will be released via Eclipse Records on February 6, 2026.

“Having met some members of Mushroomhead while recording an EP with Producer/Engineer Don DeBiase back in 2014 and opening for the band Bobaflex around that time as well, I’ve often heard of Eclipse Records and appreciated the label’s contribution to the Metal scene.” says guitarist Matt Torres. “Now that my new band can debut with Eclipse Records, I’m ecstatic to become part of the ongoing front and hope to make an impact on the Modern Metal scene. This record is different, but it will hopefully open up doors to a wider audience and bridge gaps in the industry.” Vocalist Shay Raelynn adds “I’m very grateful for this opportunity. Eclipse Records has an amazing roster and I am so happy to be a part of it. The excitement is real for the opportunities that may be presented while working with them, and it’s going to be a great time!” Dion Elliott (drums) also adds “We’re very excited to be a part of Eclipse Records. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be among such amazing artists on an independent label with creative freedom. This is gonna be a blast!”

The new album La Alma by Blossoms Fall is metalcore, but so much more than the current genre classification would indicate. Genre is a moniker, a nickname if you will, and in terms of La Alma, we could thrust a slew of “warriors” into the ring for this fight, like hyper pop, emo core, or modern metalcore with a trance vibe. We could claim that Blossoms Fall create music that resembles a good thriller soundtrack in that they lead our emotions one way, and then they twist us into unexpected contexts, causing glorious disequilibrium and life changing interpretations of our own emotional and psychological landscapes. In other words, this album is a blast of beautiful chaos leading us to the edge of the cliff yet giving us wings…to the lip of the abyss armed with a blazing torch and a backbone of granite. Musically, the first thing we might notice is that drums are absolute thunder, produced to be a force in the forefront and earning its position with monster fills even in the verses. The guitar work is heavy with maximum crunch, like a fiery blast from the jaws of the dragon, the bass a “wall of pound” and the vocals cleverly patterned with textured growls and melodic tapestries. We are also given flashes of ethereal keys and tasty syncopation, demonstrating the band’s ability to not only show force but to add a flavor profile unique, devasting, and addictive as hell. La Alma was produced and mixed by Matthew Torres (Lights on the Coast, Cloudtrails, and Wasted Potency), mastered by Kevin Thrasher (MGK, Blink 182, Escape the Fate, and Iann Dior). The album art was designed by Luis Escalara of Adelphia Studios, and it is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026.

Pre-Save or Pre-Order La Alma at this location.

La Alma track listing
01. Prophecy
02. Astray
03. Abysmal
04. Luna
05. Affliction
06. La Alma

Blossoms Fall lineup
Shay Raelynn (lead vocals), Matt Torres (guitar, vocals, bass, programming), Dion Elliott (drums)

For more information about Blossoms Fall and their La Alma album, please visit them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or Eclipse Records, and follow them on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube Music, Tidal, and Deezer now!

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BYWATER CALL Release ‘Hold Me Down’ Single And Music Video

THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID Unleash Video for ‘Deconstructed’

KAKSONEN Release Third And Final Single ‘Perisyntinen’ from Sophomore Album

PERPETUAL FIRE to Release New Album “Roll The Dice” on November 7th

BLOODY MOON Release Third Single & Music Video ‘I’ll Torn ‘Em Apart’ from Upcoming Album

BLOSSOMS FALL Sign Exclusive Worldwide Deal with Eclipse Records, New Album “La Alma” Out February 6th, 2026

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