Legendary Rockers TESLA Announce Tour Dates for January 2026

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Legendary rockers TESLA have announced brand-new tour dates for January 2026 as they roll out the next chapter of their highly successful Keepin’ It Real Tour — now aptly titled Still Keepin’ It Real.

The band has spent the past year bringing their Keepin’ It Real Tour to sold-out venues nationwide. Beginning in January, TESLA will hit the road again with the Still Keepin’ It Real Tour.  Fans are encouraged to grab them early before they sell out.

In addition, Tesla are returning to House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in October. Performances of TESLA: The Las Vegas Residency will take place on October 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25, 2025, and are scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m.

Brian Wheat says, “We’re very excited to be coming back to Las Vegas. We’ll be playing some new songs and keep it real!!!”

During this exclusive five-day run of shows, TESLA will touch all sides of their unique discography including the heavier edge of electric songs like “Modern Day Cowboy,” “Hang Tough” and “Edison’s Medicine,” as well as their acoustic driven songs such as “Signs” and “Love Song” (two Top 10 Billboard charting hits). Die-hard fans from all over the world are headed to Las Vegas to witness TESLA, America’s blue collar rock band, during this special limited-time engagement. And TESLA is ready to rock and show fans an unforgettable time.

Tickets for TESLA: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas are available by visiting HouseofBlues.com/LasVegas, MandalayBay.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 702-632-7600.

Tickets for the “Still Keepin’ It Real” Tour 2026 are available for purchase at https://teslatheband.com/tour/

Tesla Tour Dates 2025- 2026

Oct 17 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 18 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 22 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 24 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 25 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Nov 7 @ The Sands 2025 in Playa Del Carmen in Cancun, MX
Jan 15 @ Peppermill Concert Hall in Wendover, NV
Jan 16 @ Peppermill Concert Hall in Wendover, NV
Jan 23 @ Wild Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA
Jan 24 @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ
Jan 30 @ Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT
Jan 31 @ Seneca Allegany Resort & Casinos in Salamanca, NY

About TESLA

That they are still roaring and soaring should be no surprise. That’s just how they are built. TESLA may have been born in the mid-80s, but their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic, 1970s rock and roll. The same roots that produced bands like Bad Company, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith.

The ground started shaking in Sacramento, CA, in 1984; gold country that would soon be producing some platinum. They started out as City Kidd, until a suggested name change to TESLA, honoring the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla who pioneered all things electrical. Their 1986 platinum debut album, Mechanical Resonance, included Top 40 hits “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi.” 1989’s double-platinum The Great Radio Controversy included hits “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)” and “Love Song”. Suddenly, TESLA, who had been touring with bands such as Def Leppard and David Lee Roth, earned headlining status. In 1990, TESLA helped reshape the face of modern rock music by stripping down to the Five Man Acoustical Jam, an informal collection of their biggest hits peppered with rock and roll classics by the Beatles, Stones, and others. This album produced their biggest hit single to date, a cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs.” Other 90s albums from Tesla include platinum selling Psychotic Supper and Bust a Nut.  The band continues to record and release new material including 9 new albums since 2000. Most recently, they debuted the single “All About Love,” featured on their All About Love EP—now available as a special edition collector’s 12″ vinyl. They also celebrated two highly successful Record Store Day events since their last residency, with both volumes of their limited-edition double LPs, Real 2 Reel Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, completely selling out. Both are cover song studio albums that pay homage to classic rock tunes from the late 1960s and early 1970s. TESLA brings their unique touch to these iconic tracks, recorded using analog tape and vintage equipment, with a dedication to preserving the raw, authentic sound of the era. The albums showcase the band’s exceptional talent, captured in a live in studio setting, without the use of pro tools or an automated mixing console.

TESLA’s legacy is alive and well as they continue to record and sellout venues all over the world. As comfortable, rugged, and dependable as your favorite pair of boots, they endure. TESLA is a celebration of the greatest spirits of rock and roll.

TESLA:
Vocals: Jeff Keith
Guitar: Frank Hannon
Bass: Brian Wheat
Guitar: Dave Rude
Drums: Steve Brown

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Spotify – Facebook – X – Instagram – TikTok – YouTube

VALLETTA Release (Quite Hilarious) Video for ‘Cold Death’ from Upcoming EP

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Raleigh (NC) – U.S. Black ‘N Rollers, Valletta, recently signed to Lifeforce Records are set to release new EP, “Bitter Lucid Truth”, on October 24.

The band just released the (quite hilarious) video for “Cold Death”, taken from the new effort.

–Video Produced/Directed by: Members Lonely
–Director of Photography: Kent Willard
–1st Assistant Director: Robby Opperman
–Gaffer: Adam Thomas
–B-cam operator: Gray McClamrock
–1st Assistant Camera: Ricky Anthony
–Grip: Walker Anderson
–Radical Lady #1: Shannon Malone
–Radical Lady #2: Chrystal Kelly
–Edit: Matt Wade
–Colorist: Kyle Messina
–Camera and G&E: Summit Camera

Special thanks: Summit Film Sam Griffin Raleigh Bike Polo Andie Phillips Dick Samsa

VALLETTA unleashes pure fury on their second EP, “Bitter Lucid Truth”, out this October via Germany’s LIFEFORCE RECORDS. Fueled by raw anger toward today’s political climate, the Raleigh, NC quartet transforms venom into powerful, melodic outbursts that are both soaring and scathing.
 
Following their 2024 debut “Summer” (Forcefield Records), this new release dials up the intensity – wielding riffs like weapons and blending anthemic hooks with neo-crust fire. Highlights like “Cold Death” and “Spitting the Word” channel influences from Tribulation and Kvelertak to Tragedy, showcasing the band’s dynamic evolution.
 
Written and recorded in early 2025, the “Bitter Lucid Truth” EP was tracked by Al Jacob (He Is Legend, Wailin Storms) at Warrior Sound with input from Inter Arma’s TJ Childers, and mastered by Matt Tuttle (Codeseven). It’s a lean, explosive statement and a bold step forward from a lineup whose pedigree includes Lord Almighty, Mo’ynoq, Prayer For Cleansing and Between the Buried And Me.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Blood and Jesus
  2. Cold Death
  3. Aggressor
  4. Doing Well
  5. Spitting the Word

FLYING DISK Revisit Their Roots with “Circling Further Down – Remixed & Remastered”

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On October 29th, 2025, FLYING DISK will release “Circling Further Down – Remixed & Remastered”, a new edition of the debut album by the Piedmontese trio, co-produced by Karma Conspiracy (IT), Forbidden Place Records (US), Troppa Carne Al Fuoco Records (IT), Dischi Rozzi (IT), Entes Anomicos (DE), Loudnessy Sonic Dream (IT), Tifone Crew (IT), and Day Off Records (FR).

Pre-orders and the single “Scrape the Bottom” are available HERE.

“Circling Further Down” was born from the collaboration of Simone Calvo (guitar), Luca Mauro (bass), and Mattia Fenoglio (drums), young musicians eager to give voice to their creativity and express themselves through their music.

The sound is rooted in the New York noise rock scene (Unsane, Jesus Lizard, Helmet, Melvins), while the lyrics reflect the emotions, struggles, and experiences of young musicians in provincial Italy: hard work, exhausting shifts, cultural isolation, and the lack of spaces for artistic expression.

Originally released on November 6th, 2014, and co-produced by several Italian labels, the album was followed by a tour of around 100 shows across the country.

In 2024, for its tenth anniversary, the band – now featuring Enrico Reineri on drums and Francesco Martinat on bass – decided to rework the original tracks to make them sound as they had originally envisioned. This resulted in a fully remixed and remastered edition, with a more mature sound reflecting the band’s growth and evolving tastes over the years.

–Recorded by Francesco Groppo & Wherever Recording in Summer 2014.
–Studio assistant: Francesco Martinat.
–Remixed in January 2025 by Francesco Martinat at Ciabòt Recordings, Cuneo, Italy.
–Remastered in May 2025 by Giovanni “Joo Bany” Stella.
–Artwork by Luca “Solo Macello”.

FLYING DISK formed in 2010 in Fossano, Province of Cuneo, from the idea of Simone Calvo, Mattia Fenoglio, and Luca Mauro. Just over eighteen and passionate about punk and hardcore, the trio drew strong inspiration from the local Canalese Noise scene, including bands such as Dead Elephant, Cani Sciorrì, Ruggine, and many others.

Between 2012 and 2014, they recorded a demo and their debut album, “Circling Further Down”, produced by Francesco “Frankie” Groppo and co-released by several Italian labels including Dio Drone, Dreamingorilla, and Taxi Driver Rec. Following these releases, the band performed over 60 shows throughout Italy in 2015.

In 2017, after a lineup change bringing Enrico Reineri on drums, they released “Urgency” on CD and vinyl. This album marked a turning point, with a more defined and personal sound. It was published by a network of DIY labels across the USA, Italy, France, and Switzerland, with artwork by illustrator “Solo Macello,” who has since handled all the band’s visuals. A tour across Italy and Europe followed the release.

At the end of 2022, the EP “In The Heart Of The City” was released, recorded in the band’s studio by Francesco Martinat, who had taken over on bass two years prior. The EP reflects years of sonic and stylistic research, aiming to break free from genre labels and achieve an original sound. Mastering was handled by Jonathan Nuñez (Torche) at Sound Artillery Studio in Miami, Florida (USA). The EP was released by Karma Conspiracy Records (IT), Araki Records (FR), Urgence Disk (CH), and Forbidden Place Rec (USA). Its release was supported by a tour across Italy and Europe, including prestigious festivals and venues such as Heavy Psych Sound Fest, Hiroshima Mon Amour in Turin, and Bloom in Mezzago. In 2023, the band reached over 70,000 Spotify streams.

Throughout their career, FLYING DISK have shared stages and festivals with acts including Agnostic Front, Mondo Generator, Nebula, Messa, Unida, Elder, Big Business, Nick Oliveri, Zu, Uzeda, Acid Mother Temple, Mos Generator, Cripple Bastards, Bull Brigade, Frammenti, Hawks, OvO, Zeus!, Ornaments, Lili Refrain, Ronin, Hierophant, Mombu, Movie Star Junkies, Questions, Marnero, Storm{O}, Riviera, Hobos, Levante, Bianco, Cosmo, and many others.

https://flyingdisk.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/flying_disk_band/
https://www.facebook.com/flyingdiskband/

BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN Drop First Single ‘Waves Became The Sky’ from Upcoming Album

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Revered avant-garde doom acts BELL WITCH and AERIAL RUIN have confirmed their much anticipated second collaborative album “Stygian Bough Vol. II“ will be released November 14th via Profound Lore. Pre-orders are available now via https://orcd.co/ek5joa4. 

Today, the bands have revealed the first released track, ‘Waves Became The Sky’. 

“We’re thrilled to unveil ‘Waves Became the Sky’ today,” says BELL WITCH’s Dylan Desmond. “It is a well rounded introduction to Stygian Bough Volume II, with lyrical references to several albums in our catalog. Most predominately it recalls ‘Rows (of Endless Waves)’ from Bell Witch’s debut Longing which is, fittingly, where Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin first collaborated.“

‘Waves Became The Sky,’ expands on the themes of “Rows (of Endless Waves)’ pondering, as AERIAL RUIN’s Erik Moggridge says, “the battle of scientific thinking compared to superstitious thinking.” And it wastes no time in its approach; sonic waves form an immediate pulse well known to anyone familiar with BELL WITCH and “Stygian Bough Vol. I“. The immediacy of Moggridge’s guitar and vocal choruses add layer upon layer of harmonic depth with polyrhythmic melodies as they soar with Desmond’s two handed method of bass guitar.

Recorded with Billy Anderson (Agalloch, Pallbearer), “Stygian Bough Vol. II” examines a world in which various forms of worship empower, eclipse, destroy and feed on each other. “All four songs explore different aspects of worship or awe – transcendent experiences in different contexts,” Moggridge says.

Over the course of 4 songs, clocking in at just under an hour, each musical piece sets itself apart from the individual bands non collaborative catalog. The resulting record is steeped in mysticism, legend, and the examination of “the connective threads that shape and influence the culture, mythology, and customs of all human societies throughout time in unique, localized ways,” says Desmond.

The cover of the album is adorned by a stunning painting by acclaimed artist Denis Forkas (Behemoth, Wolves in the Throne Room). The piece encapsulates the focused attention and emotional heft of the record. “Denis Forkas’ cover art immediately spoke to me with the symbolism of the severed head,” says Desmond. “In conjunction with Stygian Bough’s aligning with James Frazer’s book The Golden Bough, the branch of symbology concerning severed heads throughout human societies is fascinating. No doubt, this fascination has been shared by many of our ancestors as well as those yet to come; it is something of our identity.” 

“Stygian Bough Vol. II“ will be available on limited edition 2xLP vinyl and CD.

Metallic Gold Marble (Band exclusive, limited to 300)
Mercury (Profound Lore exclusive, limited to 500)

Pre-Order “Stygian Bough Vol. II“ and stream ‘Waves Became The Sky‘: https://orcd.co/ek5joa4

Additionally, BELL WITCH and AERIAL RUIN will tour Europe in support of “Stygian Bough Volume II” this winter, with support from 40 WATT SUN. Tickets are on sale now.

STYGIAN BOUGH European Tour Dates:

26.01.2026 – Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
27.01.2026 – Wroclaw, PL – Łącznik
28.01.2026 – Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz
29.01.2026 – Vienna, AT – Arena
30.01.2026 – Munich, DE – Feierwerk
31.01.2026 – Dresden, DE – Club Pushkin
01.02.2026 – Munster, DE – Sputnikhalle
03.02.2026 – Paris, FR – Backstage By The Mill
05.02.2026 – London, UK – The Dome
06.02.2026 – Newcastle, UK – Cluny
07.02.2026 – Glasgow, UK – Stereo
08.02.2026 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
09.02.2026 – Manchester, UK – Rebellion
10.02.2026 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
12.02.2026 – Brussels, BE – Magasin 4
13.02.2026 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
14.02.2026 – Hannover, DE – Cafe Glocksee

About STYGIAN BOUGH:

In our human minds, according to the Law of Contagious Magic as described in ‘The Golden Bough’ by anthropologist James Frazer, contact between two objects creates an inseparable thread between them. A gift from a dead friend forever holds this magic like a scar reflecting a wound. Similarly, a piece of food that touches the floor is suddenly abject and rotten. Pairing this notion with the Law of Similarity Magic, as described by Frazer, where an object resembling another can share its power, a musical notion can be understood to serve as an unbodied conduit of such magics; an emotional contact between the music and audience wherein such sorcery threads an inseparable seam that, for a time, resemble each other.

Aptly named in reference to the aforementioned book, Stygian Bough, the collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman) and Aerial Ruin (Erik Moggridge) enlivens its unbodied presence resembling both projects as a conduit in its own separate entity.

The partnership at the center of Stygian Bough is over in a decade in the making, growing from Moggridge’s recurring contributions to the Bell Witch catalog. Their initial collusion occurring on the debut Bell Witch album Longing (2012) following which, Moggridge would return to guest on both Four Phantoms (2015) and Mirror Reaper (2017). 

Stygian Bough Volume I was released in 2020, Volume II is imminent.

Stygian Bough is:

Erik Moggridge – Vocals and Guitar
Jesse Shreibman – Drums & Percussion, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer
Dylan Desmond – Bass, Synthesizer

For more info visit:
https://www.bellwitchdoom.net/
https://www.facebook.com/BellWitchDoom/
https://www.instagram.com/bellwitchdoom
https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com
https://www.aerialruin.com/
https://www.facebook.com/aerialruin/
https://www.instagram.com/aerialruin/
https://aerialruin.bandcamp.com/
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DETHFX Unleash Debut Album “Antiutopia”, Out Now

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After nearly three years in the making, Orlando-based metal juggernaut DETHFX proudly unleashes their debut album, Antiutopia. Out now on all major platforms, the record delivers seven tracks of unrelenting groove, razor-sharp riffs, and pure sonic devastation.

Most of the album was tracked at The 1885 in Cincinnati, OH—a historic church-turned-studio helmed by Jasen Wilson, who also mixed and produced the record. The result is an album that blends crushing heaviness with a larger-than-life atmosphere, capturing the raw intensity of DETHFX’s live sound.

“We poured everything into this record. It’s heavy, it’s chaotic, and it’s 100% us,” says the band. “This is the beginning of our world. Welcome to Antiutopia.”

With seven punishing tracks, Antiutopia takes listeners through a sonic apocalypse. Relentless grooves collide with thrash aggression and modern heaviness, all wrapped in a crystal-clear production that refuses to compromise.

The band extends massive gratitude to those that supported us, such as Max Norman, Bill Hudson, Mike Lepond, Johnnie G at Sound Exchange, and especially Jasen Wilson, whose vision and dedication helped bring Antiutopia to life.

Antiutopia is available worldwide on all streaming platforms.
 Listen, follow, and shop merch at: https://www.dethfx.com/

Tracklisting:

  1. Recycled Souls
  2. Unnatural Reign
  3. War Morality
  4. Microbe
  5. Nomads of the Damned
  6. Infirma Mente
  7. Antiutopia

Formed in Orlando, Florida in 2021, DETHFX quickly earned a reputation as “Death’s Favorite Band,” delivering a sound that hits like a dump truck driving 100 miles an hour off a cliff.

The lineup—Brett Kaffenberger (bass), Rob Tetro (drums), Rod Mariani (lead guitar), and Raul Salas (guitar/vocals)—draws influence from metal titans Slayer, Pantera, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden, while injecting a fresh, aggressive energy that redefines modern metal.

Live, DETHFX is an onslaught—dynamic changes, tight harmonies, and infectious grooves executed with surgical precision and raw intensity. Every show is an event: aggressive, technical, and unforgettable.

In 2025, DETHFX dropped their debut single “Recycled Souls”, setting the stage for Antiutopia and daring listeners to survive the ride.

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Facebook – Instagram – YouTube

MARTRÖÐ Ink Deal with DMP & Announce Debut Full-Length Album “Draumsýnir eldsins”

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Icelandic/US Black Metal entity MARTRÖРwas birthed in 2015 by a group of established artists wishing to see what emerges when singular wills become a shared vision. The first output from this collective – based around core members A.P. (SKÁPHE) and H.V. Lyngdal (WORMLUST) – was the acclaimed 2016 EP “Transmutation of Wounds“, a dark descent into layered and intense sound as a mirror of existential fracture.

After a long period of silence – MARTRÖРonly “speak” when there is something of significance to share – a new iteration of the project now arises in 2025 to unveil their stunning first full-length, “Draumsýnir eldsins” (“Dream Visions of the Fire“).

The band comments:

“MARTRÖРremains what it has always been: a convergence of ideas and visions. While the outer circle has changed over the years, the two principal songwriters, A.P. and H.V., have remained constant, with the addition of Jack Blackburn, Magnús Halldór Pálsson, and a number of collaborators carrying the project’s essence forward. What ultimately defined “Draumsýnir eldsins” was time itself, not as a neutral container, but as an active force. The album emerged slowly, fragment by fragment, over nearly a decade. Its framing draws on the medieval tradition of the dream vision: the idea that through dreams we process what reason cannot grasp, and that within the surreal and fleeting there lies a higher truth.“

To propagate their ominous vision, MARTRÖРhas entered a pact with Debemur Morti Productions to issue the entity’s debut full-length on December 12th. A foretaste of what’s to come will be revealed on October 23rd, accompanied by pre-orders.

Concerning “Draumsýnir eldsins“, MARTRÖРstate:

“We are exploring the fragility of creation, thought experiments like the mortality of gods, and ultimately the dissolution of form, the waking nightmare. Our work is an exploration of collapse: angels constructed from broken remnants, divinity suspended in endless death, and reality revealed as a dream on the verge of vanishing. The darkness we try to channel is a portrait of being itself, a confrontation with nothingness until the dream ends.“

Follow the collective’s work on Facebook and Instagram.

MARTRÖРbegan in 2015 not as a band, but as an experiment in convergence. It was never about the individual, but about what emerges when singular wills dissolve into a shared vision. In this sense, MARTRÖРfunctions as both seed and symptom: the impulse that later unfolded into Mystískaos, but also a form of collective dreaming in its own right.

The first articulation of this came with the “Transmutation of Wounds” EP in 2016, a work that did not seek catharsis but rather confrontation, a descent into layered sound as a mirror of existential fracture. After this, MARTRÖРentered a long period of gestation. What now emerges years later is not a continuation but a transformation: the full-length “Draumsýnir eldsins“, a cycle of dream-visions where humanity dreams its own apocalypse, angels are stitched from remnants, divinity is suspended in endless death, and creation collapses as the dreamer stirs awake.

MARTRÖРhas remained intentionally outside the categories of stage, permanence, or identity. It exists in the unwaking hours, in the liminal space where visions take form. Its essence is the alignment of forces that briefly converge to give voice to dissolution, not performance, but invocation; not continuity, but the persistence of a nightmare that survives only through its recording.