If you ever need to find the perfect embodiment of the phrase, “All good things come to those who wait” then look no further than Cursum Perficio (Nuclear Blast Records, Megaforce Records), the twelfth studio album from New York thrash legends Anthrax.
New from the labels, straight to you. It’s New Music Friday for September 18th 2026.
Full disclosure before I begin. The year that The Number of the Beast came out, I was a pre-teen milling around a record store with no idea that the record I had been staring at for an uncomfortable amount of time after pulling it out of the bin, and was ultimately compelled to buy that day, would change my life. It would be a gross understatement to say that Iron Maiden has and does mean a lot to me, but I will do my best to be objective here. Continue reading
Legendary British arena rock band, Def Leppard, are due to release their new boxset, Volume 4, via the UMR record label November 13th. Featuring all studio recordings from 2015 to 2023, it includes Def Leppard, Diamond Star Halos, and Drastic Symphonies, as well as a cover of “Revolution,” by The Beatles. Taken from the Rarities album on Volume 4, the track was originally recorded for a TV advert but not used, so unreleased until now. Check it out below and read more.
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Far was one of the most underrated bands of the 90s, so this is the ghost that will forever haunt the solo work of Jonah Matranga, the band’s former singer. With Onelinedrawing’s new album RAINBOWMACHINE (Iodine Recordings), it is still hard not to gravitate towards the moments that sound like his old band. Is this fair? No, but life is not fair, and he raised the bar for himself so high with Far that it’s hard to give his other work much of a chance. Let’s try and listen to this objectively. Continue reading
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Swedish metal band, Eleine, have shared their new single, “Liars Linger,” alongside an official visualizer video. It is taken from their upcoming fifth studio album, The Water Taste Of Blood, out December 4, via Algoth Records. Watch it below and read more.
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