On Tuesday, August 24th, Crystal Joilena and BABYCHAOS joined together to bring us a brand new music video for their collaborated single “Not Saying That I’m Sorry” alongside Silverfade Media. The music video was shot in Salem, MA which couldn’t be more fitting for this insanely powerful single. Crystal Joilena is a solo artist who creates music with fantasy elements bound by no genres from NYC and BABYCHAOS (Lyzzie Larosa) is a 20-year-old Florida-based model and musician.

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, Blake Rose, pops out of the shadows to release a fresh track, a first in 2021, titled "Casanova" via AWAL Recordings. Released along with the single, it was announced Blake Rose will release his debut EP "A World Gone By" on October 8th. 

Hard Rock band Halestorm has finally returned with a brand new single and one amazing music video for their latest single “Back From The Dead” proving, they will go to hell and back before ever giving up. This is the first follow-up to their 2018 4th album Vicious, they plan to release their 5th studio album in 2022 with no other revelations just yet.

On August 13, 2021, Elohim released her new single, “Treat You Better”. This song will be the first track on her next EP Journey to the Center of Myself Vol. 2. It is set to release tomorrow, August 27th.

On Thursday, August 5th, 2021, the Canadian deathcore wrecking crew, Brand of Sacrifice, dropped a brand new track "Enemy" featuring guest vocals from Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain. To go along with the release is a cinematic short film, devised and scored by the band. This follows as a worthy prequel to the epic storyline featured in the video for the band's previous track, "Animal".

Thrash legends Megadeth have announced the hiring of bassist James LoMenzo to play with the band for their Metal Tour of the Year. For long-time Megadeth fans, the name James LoMenzo is a familiar one. From 2006 to 2010, LoMenzo was a member of Megadeth. 

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Industrial duo Black Satellite released their latest track, a crushing cover of the Rammstein classic "Sonne".

Iconic Florida Nu-Metal group, Limp Bizkit, cancels eight August tour dates due to COVID-19 concerns. 

On Friday, July 30th, the deathcore metal band Shadow Of Intent dropped their single and music video for “Intensified Genocide”. This band has made a name for themselves in recent years touring and gaining more recognition for their talents. 

LA songwriter/producer Betty Moon released her 10th studio album COSMICOMA on May 21st. The album contains 8 tracks, one of which was released as a single prior to the album’s release, “My Only One”. The single was well-received and foreshadowed the rest of the album’s sound: rock-influenced and full of powerhouse vocals.

At midnight on Thursday, August 12th, Machine Gun Kelly, known for his extensive rap career, released a highly anticipated follow up single and music video to his previous pop-punk album Tickets to My Downfall alongside Travis Barker (drummer of Blink-182) with their latest single collaboration for “papercuts” through Lyrical Lemonade.

English synth-pop pioneers Duran Duran show that after 50 years, they can still produce great music. Their latest single, “MORE JOY!” is very much in keeping with what fans have come to expect from Duran Duran, which is catchy pop music with superb songwriting and excellent musicianship. The song “MORE JOY!” has many of the traits of the band’s classic 80s output, but still remains relevant to today’s music scenes. Bands continue to look to Duran Duran for influence such as Japan’s CHAI who sing back-up vocals on “MORE JOY!”

On Friday, July 23rd, Brian ‘Head’ Welch’s band Love and Death released their official music video for their cover of DJ Snake & Justin Bieber's Smash Hit “Let Me Love You” featuring Lacey Sturm (formerly of Flyleaf).

British singer-songwriter Aluna Francis, also known as Aluna, publishes “Summer of Love” (released via Higher Ground) alongside electronic duo Will Lansley and John Morgan, also known as Punctual.  The track is the third single of 2021 that Aluna has released, previous singles being “Don’t Hit My Line” featuring Tekno and “Trouble” featuring Michael Brun and Alcai Harley.  Aluna’s newest single is a perfect balance of exciting and lighthearted, yet tight track that places listeners in a trance with its hypnotic house/electro beats, vivid drum patterns, and enchantingly soft voice from Aluna. An exceptional group of tracks to revitalize the remaining summer season. 

Billie Eilish’s sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever’ has officially debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., as well as in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. ‘Happier Than Ever’ also now officially holds the record for highest vinyl sales upon release over the last 30 years. This is her second Number 1 album in the U.S. and in multiple countries around the world.

The Fox God has spoken, but what does it all mean? 

On Monday, August 9th, Ice Nine Kills the slasher-core metal band has continued to roll out new tracks off their highly anticipated sequel 'The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood' (out October 15th via Fearless Records) and this time around it was an ode to Child’s Play with a killer music video single drop of ‘Assault & Batteries’. For those who don't know, Child’s Play is a horror movie franchise that features everyone’s favorite 80’s Good Guy Doll, only this one is possessed with the spirit of a Serial Killer named Charles Lee Ray giving the iconic psychotic killer doll his well-known nickname, Chucky.

Philadelphia pop-punk band Grayscale recently released “Babylon (Say It To My Face)”, the second single off their upcoming third studio album. The single was released on August 4th, and the full album will be released later this month. The band’s last studio album was released in 2019, so their upcoming album Umbra is highly anticipated.

On July 9th, Scottish-Swedish musician Nina Nesbitt released a new single, “Summer Fling”. It was also accompanied by a stunning music video, directed by Wolf James. After an amazing career so far, her new single does not disappoint and shows a promising future for Nesbitt.

While the loss of founding member Joey Jordison weighs heavy on the minds of Slipknot’s devoted fans (lovingly called maggots by the band) there is some very positive news on the horizon. Slipknot is promoting a massive touring show called Knotfest. Billed as “a mind-altering collision of music, art, and culture,” Knotfest is set to be a huge multi-venue event with a killer line-up of heavy bands and visceral entertainment.