ALBUM REVIEW: Mario Lalli and The Rubber Snake Charmers – Folklore From The Other Desert Cities


Mario Lalli is a legend in the Desert Rock scene whose career started in the mid-eighties with a short-lived outfit, Across the River. From there, he’d form Yawning Man and then Fatso Jetson, (the latter with brother Larry and who’d put out their first couple of releases on the legendary SST Records label). Other bands such as

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Sonic Universe (Living Colour, Adrenaline Mob) Shares Their a Teaser for Their Debut Single and Video Coming Soon


Sonic Universe is a brand new Rock supergroup featuring vocalist Corey Glover of Living Colour and Disciples of Verity, and guitarist Mike Orlando of Adrenaline Mob. The band has shared a teaser for their first single “It Is What It Is!” The band’s debut album, coming soon from earMusic, also features drumming sensation Taykwuan Jackson of Sworn Enemy and bassist Booker King. Watch the teaser below and follow the band on their socials to keep tabs on when they will drop the full single. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Big Scenic Nowhere – The Waydown


Ranging from members of Fu Manchu to Mos Generator to Yawning Man in their lineup, prolific Stoner Rock overlords Big Scenic Nowhere have left an everlasting legacy through their works for the past years. Now they are back with their third studio release, namely The Waydown– released via Heavy Psych Sounds. Consisting of seven tracks, the album presents the purest form of desert-styled riffs while also fusing them with jazz fusion-inspired elements. It’s fairly off-kilter to combine Desert/Stoner Rock with Jazz Fusion elements, so this has been a unique, newfound take, but of course in the finest way possible.Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Fake Names (Bad Religion, Refused, Minor Threat, Girls Against Boys, Fugazi) Interview at Riot Fest


Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Brendan Canty and Brian Baker of Punk Rock supergroup Fake Names at Riot Fest 2023! The band features Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, The [International] Noise Conspiracy), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring), and released their newest album “Expendables” on Epitaph Records last spring. Brendan and Brian caught up with us, discussed the formation of the band at a past Riot Fest, and the legacy of punk, bands they enjoy such as Turnstile and Quicksand, and what is so great about Riot Fest as a whole, and more! Continue reading


Lionheart (The Sweet, ex-Iron Maiden, MSG) Announce New Album Coming in 2024


Heavy Metal supergroup Lionheart (The Sweet, ex-Iron Maiden, MSG) announced they will release a new studio album The Grace Of A Dragonfly on February 23rd 2024 on Metalville Records. As soon as the previous album “The Reality Of Miracles” hit the shelves in 2020 Lionheart knuckled down to record the next one. deciding early on that this time they would produce a concept album. The record centres around WW2, but the band very much wanted to make this an anti-war album, while at the same time remembering those who fought for our freedom. The songs on the album are sensational, with Lee Small’s emotional lyrics reflecting not only the pain and grief inflicted by war on ordinary, innocent people in every conflict zone, but also their strength, resilience and determination. Supported by Lionheart’s superb songwriting, soaring backing vocals, beautiful twin guitar harmonies, and atmospheric keyboards, Lionheart’s sheer power shines brightly from every one of the eleven songs, culminating in a heartfelt prayer for peace in the world.

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EYE AM (Type O Negative, Crowbar, Down) Has Six More Songs Written and Recorded for Their Debut Album


 

 

In a news update from Corpse Paint Records and their PR Team, Raquel Figlo Public Relations, EYE AM, the Psychedelic Doom Metal supergroup EYE AM (members of Type O Negative, Crowbar, and Down) have recorded six songs for their debut album. The album follows the debut single “Dream Always Die With The Sun” and the upcoming one, “Cryptomnesia” – releasing on Record Store Day Back Friday, from Corpse Paint Records. The band was recently in New Orleans for a writing and recording session, as well as to celebrate their contest winner, who won a trip to hang out with the band, enjoy NOLA culture and food, Halloween fun, and hear the new single before anyone else in the world outside or the band. Check out this news from the label including intimate photos of the band.

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DieHumane Shares a New Single and Music Video for Their Cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Something I Can Never Have”


 

Metal and Rock supergroup DieHumane, featuring former members of Exodus, Anova Skyway, and more and more just released their debut album – The Grotesque on May 5th, 2023, in partnership with Ulrich Wild’s label WURMgroup. The band has shared their new music video for their cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Something I Can Never Have,” a fan-favorite deep cut from NIN’s debut album Pretty Hate Machine (TVT Records).

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ALBUM REVIEW: False Fed – Let Them Eat Fake


 

To say that a line-up which features Discharge vocalist Jeff (JJ) Janiak, guitarist Stig Miller (Amebix), drummer Roy Mayorga (Nausea/Amebix) and bassist JP Parsons is an enticing prospect would be an understatement. This type of musical pedigree promises us that something special looms on the horizon in the form of Let Them Eat Fake (Neurot Recordings).

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Empire State Bastard Share New Sing and Video “Moi?” – Books Exclusive Saint Vitus Bar Headline Show


Empire State Bastard have shared “Moi?,” the fourth new song to be released from the band’s eagerly anticipated debut album Rivers of Heresy which is set to arrive worldwide on September 1st. Available on today on all streaming platforms, “The Looming” follows the band’s recent singles “Harvest,” “Stutter,” and “The Looming.”Continue reading


KK’s Priest Shares a New Single and Video “Reap The Whirlwind”


 

KK’s Priest- the iconic heavy metal amalgamation of iconic Judas Priest alum and GRAMMY Award-winning/nominated musicians K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), along with A.J. Mills (guitar), Tony Newton (bass) and Sean Elg (drums) – recently announced the upcoming release of their savage sophomore offering, The Sinner Rides Again, out September 29, 2023 via Napalm Records. On the heels of their highly-lauded 2021 debut album, Sermons Of The Sinner – which debuted within the Top 20 on charts in the United States, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Finland and more return to sin again! Following up on the release of their blistering first single “One More Shot At Glory”, today, KK’s Priest have unleashed another new track, this time entitled “Reap The Whirlwind”, alongside another new music video! The electric opus is a classic heavy metal power thrust of soaring leads, hair-raising harmonics and earworm vocal hooks. Watch the video here and pre-order the album at the links below.

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