Rock band Empiires released their new single, an incredible cover of TheWeeknd’s “Blinding Lights”, through TLG|Rock, distributed by Virgin Music Group. The band continues to build momentum by performing regionally and nationally.
The band states, “We are totally excited about sharing our new single ‘Blinding Lights’. This is a song by The Weeknd that we all know and love that connects with everyone.”
Empiires is a band from Dallas Texas, whose members are, Jay Childress/vocals, Chad Cable/bass, Joseph Larsen/drums and Darren Wise/guitar.
Italian metal fusionists NOVOMUNDO will release their first full-length album, “The Cursed Cult”, on March 1st, 2026.
The video of the first single “The Coven” is now available, watch it below.
NOVOMUNDO was born near Rome around 2012 with the idea to blend heavy and groovy music textures alongside various influences, rhythms, and instruments from all over the world. After some line-up changes over the years, the band rewrote and refined some of their previous material, releasing “Echoes of Ego”: four songs focused on mid-paced ferocity and exotic grooves, with themes exploring modern world decay, primeval instincts, and nightmarish visions.
“The Cursed Cult” represents the band’s first full-length effort: a darker and more crushing take on their renewed sound. The album explores Voodoo culture, its symbols and meanings, interpreted through the lens of contemporary life. Fourteen tracks of ferocity and raw energy blend dark ambient passages with a rotten edge, fusing death-groove and 2000s metal influences enriched by modern tones and crust-core elements.
The album is a concept piece centered on Voodoo — its mysteries, rituals, and symbolic icons. Lyrically, it touches on slavery, prejudice, and death as a way to give value to life, among other themes. Across the tracks, listeners are guided through the pantheon of Voodoo deities, called Loa, exploring their stories and traits as metaphors to convey the album’s core messages. The soundscape of NOVOMUNDO evokes emotional instability and a sense of unease, symbolizing the fear stemming from ignorance and unfamiliarity.
Tracklist:
01 Son of Mawu 02 Deathless 03 Erzulie 04 Bokor 05 The Coven 06 Mojo 07 Vodun 08 OSFTG 09 Le Marriage de Brigitte 10 Warlord 11 God’s Violence 12 Maitresse La-Sirene 13 Papa Legba 14 Orishas
Line-up:
Valerio Cristiani – Vocals Carlo Ridolfi – Guitar Fabio Ciccone – Guitar Fausto Idini – Drums
FUELED BY FEAR, the Zürich-based metalcore outfit, continue their momentum with “Godmade”, the third single from their upcoming EP “Ordinary Evil” (out January 30, 2026).
Following September’s “Suffer” and October’s “Edge of Sanity (stream on Spotify), “Godmade” marks the midpoint of a five-month release campaign building toward the full EP launch.
The band has announced an ambitious visual component to the campaign: three music videos will accompany the EP, with “Godmade” set to receive cinematic treatment in March 2026.
“Godmade” drops on November 28th, 2025 on all streaming platforms.
The complete “Ordinary Evil” EP comes out on January 30th, 2026. With their new EP, Fueled By Fear deliver their most mature and uncompromising work to date. The five tracks move between dark groove steamrollers and melodically dense anthems – harder, more powerful, and more forceful than all previous productions.
The band has sharpened their sound: hardness meets groove, tempo meets aggression, while melodic passages merge with modern pressure. The result is songs with enormous chorus quality and real sing along potential – dark, but irresistibly catchy.
BIO: FUELED BY FEAR from Zurich have been combining the intensity of metalcore with the melodic depth of melodic death metal since 2011. The band manages to merge melodic passages with grooving rhythms into a sound that can both strike brutally and touch emotionally. Support performances for In Flames, Sepultura, and even Pantera underscore their international relevance. Their debut “Two By Eight” reached #5 on the Swedish rock charts and #22 in Switzerland. Fueled By Fear stands for authentic metal without filters!
For Fans Of: Heaven Shall Burn, In Flames, Caliban, Darkest Hour, At the Gates, The Haunted, Bleed From Within
Line-up: Vocals: Marco Böhlen Guitar: Manuel Elber Guitar: Daniel Zopfi Bass: Josh De Souza Drums: Mauro Galasso
Last Friday marked the release of the first album from the Steve Morse Band in sixteen years! To celebrate, they have released the title track featuring Dream Theater’s legendary guitarist and founding member, John Petrucci. Watch the Steve Morse Band trio in action on the official studio videoHERE.
Triangulation is released today via Music Theories Recordings and features the previously released tracks TexUS featuring Eric Johnson, and Break Through.
The longtime friends have always expressed their admiration for each other, so the sound of the two iconic guitarists entwining on the album’s title track is a thrilling experience, with Petrucci bringing his inimitable progressive metal thunder to the proceedings.
Talking about the track, Morse says, “You simply can’t point to anybody and say they’re better than this guy. Perfect execution, solo ideas, sounds, everything. The ‘Tri’ part of the title comes from the tritone interval that’s used in the basic guitar riff.”
Whenever we think of the greatest guitar players of all time, Steve Morse is a name that’s always in the conversation. This album sees Morse teaming up once again with Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, and Flying Colors bassist Dave LaRue, with Van Romaine [Steve Morse Band/Enrique Iglesias] joining on drums.
“The album title Triangulation comes from the concept of aviators, navigators, and sailors looking at two points to pinpoint their exact location at a specific moment in time,” says Steve. It’s a geographical concept that also applies to human life on a broader level, and given the journey Morse has been on in recent years, it’s only natural that he’s been on a path of self-discovery and reflection.
“The concept of Triangulation can be used for a lot of life’s problems,” he explains. “On the album cover, the humanoid figure is trying to break through the wall, and is trying to see the position and methods the other two beings have used to get free of that wall. We’re a trio band, even though we will be touring with a fourth musician, so triangulation was an appropriate title since triangles always have three sides.”
There are also some stellar guest features, including Kevin Morse, who joins his father on “Taken by an Angel”—the most poignant of the nine tracks and a tribute to Steve’s beloved late wife, Janine.
Talking about the guests on the record, he continues, “I was so lucky to get all of them on this record,” smiles Morse. “Having purely instrumental guests for the first time in decades feels new to me, especially when they are so incredibly talented. Eric and I met back in the ’70s while touring. He was the most immaculate guitarist I had ever heard, and we remained friends. John reached the pinnacle I’d always reached for, but never got to, and is absolutely amazing. I always love being involved with my son, and the piece he contributed to was intensely personal for both of us. I love the thought, tone, playing and commitment he put into his performance.”
Track listing 1. Break Through 2. Off the Cuff 3. TexUS (ft. Eric Johnson) 4. The Unexpected 5. March of the Nomads 6. Ice Breaker 7. Tumeni Partz 8. Triangulation (ft. John Petrucci) 9. Taken by an Angel (ft. Kevin Morse)
Hard rockers CORELEONI will triumphantly conclude the year with the release of a new digital live album titled “Live at Hallenstadion Zurich” on December 19, 2025 via PERCEPTION – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music, which can still be pre-saved on several streaming platforms: https://coreleoni.rpm.link/zurichlivePR
As an additional appetiser, the multi-national quintet – Albanian vocalist Eugent Bushpepa, GOTTHARD’s very own Leo Leoni and Jgor Gianola on guitar, Mila Merker on bass and Alex Motta on drums – have now launched its second single ‘Like It Or Not’. This track perfectly captures the group’s approach to both songwriting and live performance: CORELEONI give their all, and it’s up to the listeners whether they ‘Like It Or Not.’ But really—who can resist their hooks? No one.
Band founder Leo Leoni comments “It’s a song related to rock ‘n’ roll: Like it or not – that’s the way we are!”.
Jgor Gianola confirms: “This song seems to be born for live performances, groovy and heavy.”
Live at Hallenstadion Zurich” was recorded on July 3, 2025 at their show supporting the mighty JUDAS PRIEST and comprises 9 electrifying tracks. Including both covers of the rich GOTTHARD catalogue and tracks from “III,”CORELEONI’s first original effort which came out in early 2022, this new recording is essential rock ‘n’ roll: raw yet heavily rocking.
These history-charged 40 minutes simply had to be captured for eternity – not only for the 7,000 attending fans to relive the event but also for CORELEONI’s and hard rock fans all over the world!
Track Listing:
Sister Moon
Standing In The Light
Downtown
Like It Or Not
Sick & Tired
Mountain Mama
Firedance
She Goes Down
Here Comes The Heat
About CORELEONI
Founded by guitarist Leo Leoni in 2018, CORELEONI started reviving the early GOTTHARD days successfully with their album duo consisting of “The Greatest Hits – Part 1” and “II.” The band also convinced fans and critics alike with their high-energy performances all over Europe, making the five-piece write their very own material. The result titled “III” was finally released in early 2022 and saw the addition of gifted Albanian singer Eugent Bushpepato CORELEONI’s powerful line-up, which is completed by guitarist Jgor Gianola (ex-GOTTHARD, ex-U.D.O.), bass player Mila Merker and drummer Alex Motta. The group’s latest record hit the official Swiss album chart at no. 2 and thereby cemented the high demand for their captivating craft. Of course, “III” guided the quintet’s way across the continent once again while making one thing even clearer: CORELEONI are more than just a studio band and need to be experienced (a)live to understand their vision in full. So what are you waiting for? Feel the magic & enjoy their second live offering, “Live at Hallenstadion Zurich”!
CORELEONI are: Eugent Bushpepa | vocals Leo Leoni | guitars Jgor Gianola | guitars Mila Merker | bass Alex Motta | drums
The countdown to the release of MEGADETH’s final studio album continues with “I Don’t Care” their latest single and video out today (November 14). Watch the video HERE and listen to the song HERE from the group’s self-titled album out January 23, 2026. The uncompromising metal titans teamed with director Keith J Leman for the video which mashes scenes of skate culture with dynamic band performance footage.
MEGADETH leader DAVE MUSTAINE says about the anthemic “I Don’t Care”: “How many times have you wanted to say this to someone? I know you want to! Deep down inside, if we had the balls, we would tell more people, ‘I don’t care’ more often.”
Musically, MUSTAINE explains, “Part of the main riff in this track had been floating around in my head since we did TSTD&TD, so I was pumped to start recording ‘I Don’t Care’ for this LP. I really love the guitar nuances in the track. There is the main rhythm riff, next, a very deliberate down-picking part, next, the octave chords with jump picking on octave notes (while still down-picking!). And the soloing and back and forth between me and Teemu [Mäntysaari] is magnificent!!”
The new single follows “Tipping Point,” the album’s first single (watch the video HERE and listen to the song HERE), and a very special bonus track: a reimagined version of “Ride The Lightning,” which MUSTAINE co-wrote with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich and was the title track from the group’s 1984 album. Pre-order the album, via DAVE MUSTAINE’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label, HERE. Read more about the album’s full track listing HERE.
MEGADETH—Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren (Drums)—released the album’s first single and video for “Tipping Point” in early October. The sonically explosive and lyrically unflinching song launches with DAVE’s thunderous guitar solo before his iconic voice hauntingly kicks in. In the desolate but hopeful accompanying video, directed by Leonardo Liberti, DAVE is locked up in a prison being tortured in extreme fashion, while the band performs in the same lock-up. In the end DAVE perseveres evil and walks away into a new day. Watch the video HERE and listen to the song HERE.
Earlier this year, MUSTAINE revealed in a social post directly shared with his worldwide fanbase and Cyber Army that the forthcoming album will mark the final studio album from MEGADETH, who’ve sold over 50 million records worldwide and received a GRAMMY® Award (with 12 additional nominations). He shared the announcement of the album and tour via his alter ego Vic Rattlehead.
Fans can click HERE to register for early access to exclusive information and offers surrounding the album and all MEGADETH news. In addition, look for the initial run of farewell tour dates to be announced later this year. Also set for next year is a new memoir from MUSTAINE, details of which will be revealed in the coming months.
About Megadeth MEGADETH are always and forever the point of no return for metal. It would be nearly impossible to conceive where heavy music and culture would’ve gone without the band founded, fronted, and fueled by vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Dave Mustaine. The blast radius of their impact has only magnified since 1983. Thus far, they have sold 50 million records worldwide, received a GRAMMY® Award (with 12 additional nominations), generated billions of streams, notched seven Top 10 entries on the Billboard 200, and enthralled millions of diehard fans in arenas and stadiums across the globe. Their catalog spans indisputable classics such as the platinum Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (cited at #8 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”), the platinum Rust In Peace, and double-platinum Countdown To Extinction, which captured #2 on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Dystopia notched a Top 3 debut and earned a GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Metal Performance” with its title track. They only upped the ferocity with The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! in 2022. It saw them return to #3, receive a “Best Metal Performance” GRAMMY® Award nomination for “We’ll Be Back,” and incite rave reviews. Their influence can be felt practically everywhere—whether it be Post Malone proudly sporting a tattoo of “So Far, So Good… So What!,” Homer Simpson’s iPod displaying their moniker during an episode, or Showtime’s smash hit series Billions and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey utilizing MEGADETH in plot points. The band have delivered simultaneously relevant and timeless records in five decades now, setting the pace for the thrash renaissance of the eighties, tearing through the MTV years of the nineties with swagger and style, maintaining their stride in the post-Y2K 2000s, elevating to canonical heights in the social media and streaming era of the 2010s, and unassumingly harnessing the uncertainty and unease of the Post-Pandemic world into their boldest, biggest, and best work yet.
Along the way, MEGADETH extended their influence even further. During 2016, the band entered the spirits world with their very first signature beer À Tout Le Monde followed by Saison 13 in 2019. The brand asserted itself as a player in the beverage space and impressively moved over 15 million pints. Joining forces with Keystone in 2025, they ignite the next phase of Megadeth Beer on the biggest global platform yet.
Beyond his role as a music icon, Dave founded the visionary wine brand HOUSE OF MUSTAINE which uniquely blends music, culture, and fine winemaking. The brand launched with the 2013 Symphony Interrupted Cabernet Sauvignon which was inspired by Dave Mustaine’s groundbreaking collaboration with the San Diego Symphony.
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
