TOOL will finally be hitting the road once again this fall with new tour dates, extending from their previously announced festival appearances. They will be playing at Power Trip, Aftershock, and Louder Than Life. Their new tour will last six weeks, including their first Canadian dates since 2019.

A little over 10 years ago, you couldn’t go to a house party without hearing the lyrics ‘before I leave brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack’ and if you were like any other young adolescent, like myself, you were looking up the music video on youtube and trying find a website to download the song on to your ipod without giving the family laptop a virus. Kesha’s ‘Tik Tok’ is what shot her to fame and gave her the ‘party-girl’ persona that many fans identified her by, a persona that Kesha has moved away from in those 10 years.

The Los Angeles-based rock sensation Bad Omens have released the highly anticipated music video for their biggest hit “Just Pretend”. The music video was directed by Erik Rojas, who has worked with artists such as Chase Atlantic, Jessie J, and Waterparks. The storyline for the video was written by the band’s incredible vocalist, Noah Sebastian. The track itself has a life of its own with mass success. It has peaked at #1 on Active Rock Radio and is currently in the top 10 on Alt radio, and has over 135 streams in counting.

The New Hampshire upcoming metalcore band, In Shallows, have released their brand new fiery single “Venom”. The track is genre defining in the modern metalcore scene. The entire song perfectly balances beauty and destruction through it’s haunting atmosphere, incredible chorus, and the emotional breakdown. “Venom” is the perfect headbaning song, but also would be a great choice for anyone getting into heavy music. The band wears their influences on their sleeves and it’s easy to find relations to Motionless In White through the vocals and Currents in the instruments.

Powerhouse sibling duo, Sparks has released their monumental 26th album, ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’. With the brothers, Ron and Russel Mael’s, career spanning almost 50 years they have more than a handful of hits under their belt the duo has also inspired multiple genres of music such as Joy Division, Sonic Youth and Depeche Mode.

On Wednesday June 7, the Los Angeles-based hard-rock quintet Lions At The Gates announced their debut album The Excuses We Cannot Make, set for release on Friday August 25, and was produced and mixed by Kile Odell (Nita Strauss, Fozzy, Motionless In White). Along with this news, to celebrate they have also released a new music video for their track "Drain" off the forthcoming full-length directed by Vicente Cordero/Industrialism Films (Black Veil Brides, Cradle of Filth).

Maryland natives, Hostile Array, have released an EP that navigates the treacherous waters that is mental health. The EP aptly named, ‘Trauma’, features 6 songs in which each member put their own struggles into a melodic post-hardcore sound.

Aluna is back and has revealed details for her highly anticipated sophomore album MYCELiUM, which is set for arrival on July 7 via Mad Decent and along with the announcement released her latest single Oh The Glamour featuring Pabllo Vittar & MNEK.

What started as a hobby to make some extra income and to pass the time during the pandemic, Harry Springer has now stepped fully into the role of Moon Walker. Springer was inspired by the Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil show in Las Vegas which his parents had taken him to see at the impressionable age of 9, from that moment he knew he wanted to make music. The influence of The Beatles is prominent in his first album ‘Truth to Power’ which was released in the fall of 2021, ‘Devil’ the first track of said album nails the 70’s bass heavy groovy vibe.

Modern pop artist, LGBTQ+ icon, and vocal powerhouse singer-songwriter, VINCINT has dropped his highly anticipated second single this year for pride month in a stunning new music video for Take Me Home featuring the multi-talented model and musician Jonah Almost. This single follows the success of previous single Romance. This latest single combines his distinct, soulful vocals with irresistible melodies and introspective lyrics, creating an emotional connection that resonates with listeners on a profound level.

The New York City based black metal allies TELOCH VOVIN and VISERION have joined forces on The Iron Age Of Kali Yuga, which is set for independent release on July 28th. TELOCH VOVIN’s material for The Iron Age Of Kali Yuga was produced by Grigori, engineered/recorded/mixed by Antonio (Ash) Padilla, and mastered by Mike Usifer at Aural Assault Studio.

Crawling out of the grips of addiction, depressions and the never ending drawl of a 9-5 New Orleans natives and cousins, Scott Arcenaux, Jr. a.k.a. $crim and Aristos Petrou a.k.a. Ruby da Cherry landed in the underground hip-hop scene in early 2014 where they would release their first EP, ‘Kill Yourself Part I: The $uicide $aga’ on Soundcloud.

The New England based metalcore/post-hardcore outfit, May We Meet Again, have released “Wallflower”. The track is the second single to be released in anticipation of their debut EP Words Unspoken, which is due to release this spring. “Wallflower” can be related to the work of many praised artists such as Bring Me The Horizon, Saving Vice and Invent Animate.

Critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum selling band Young The Giant has shared an acoustic version of the standout song “The Walk Home” from 2022’s American Bollywood. The track is part of the upcoming acoustic EP, ‘Both Sides’, out June 2nd via AWAL/Jungle Youth Records.

Forming almost 20 years ago, Veil of Maya has pushed the limits on metalcore with a techno background. After their last release in 2017, the band released 3 singles leading up to the long awaited release of ‘[m]other’.

One could say success comes in many forms but for Dance Gavin Dance it came in the form of creating their own genre, Swancore. Pulling influence from math rock and progressive rock, Dance Gavin Dance is known for their high clean vocals with the mix of screams and technical instrumentals, their sound was dubbed ‘Swancore’ after guitarist, Will Swan. Other bands started to fit the bill within the subgenre and suddenly Swancore was becoming more and more recognizable. Creating a fest that consisted of a line up of only the subgenre seemed like the next best step, Swanfest had its inaugural date back in 2019 with a mix of alt bands and math rock. After the release of the band’s chart topper album, ‘Jackpot Juicer’ Swanfest continued with a longer list for a line-up but still keeping the fest at one day only.

New York-based alt-metal songstress Crystal Joilena continues to release powerful tracks that combine pop melodies with hard-edged levels of darkness. Her latest single is the spiritually charged and emotional track, “The High Priestess.” The song is representative of Joilena’s approach to her art which combines the power of metal with an appreciation of beauty and introspection.

The pop rock band that defined a generation, Boys Like Girls, have finally returned after 11 years with the flawless single “Blood and Sugar”. The track is a raw portrayal of the experience of being human, exploring things that are bad for you despite knowing what the end result will be.

Singer/Songwriter, Clairo recently announced the release of a very special acoustic collection performance recording, Live at Electric Lady EP. You can now listen to the special rendition of featured tracks from Clario’s catalog on the Live at Electric Lady EP presented by Spotify and Electric Lady Studio Series.

British rock band Hot Milk have announced a new single off their debut album A Call to the Void. The track is titled, “Party on My Deathbed” and it is a sonic party anthem about reckless nights and backstage parties. “Party on My Deathbed” expresses the hedonistic lifestyle that Hot Milk lives and preaches.