Friday the 13th got much spookier with hip hop-and-rock visionary POORSTACY who released his latest single, "Party At The Cemetery" (via 10K Projects). Speaking on themes of angst and coming of age, the track delivers emotional rawness by vacillating between punk-heavy guitar and crushing vocals peppered with moments of eerie staccato keys. "Party At The Cemetery" is the title track from his forthcoming album of the same name and is a further exploration of POORSTACY's roots in heavy music, featuring guests such as Oli Sykes (vocalist of Bring Me The Horizon) and Travis Barker (drummer of Blink-182, Transplants).

The virtuoso cellist Tina Guo continues to expand the traditional fanbase of classical music. Her most recent collaboration with System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian is a clear indication of her efforts to reach new audiences. Their song, “Moonhearts in Space,” appears in Guo’s latest album, Dies Irae. 

On Friday, August 13th, modern metal band Crown The Empire dropped their brand new single and music video for “In Another Life” featuring Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante. The mix of this collaboration perfectly meshes together with Courtney’s powerful and incredible vocals with the band’s signature sound of massive, angular riffs, heavy rhythm, sweeping electronic elements, and Andy Leo’s emotionally charged clean vocals alongside Hayden Tree’s visceral screams.

On August 26th, virtual band Gorillaz released their latest project Meanwhile EP. The group is fronted by Damon Albarn (of Blur), and artist Jamie Hewlett creates most of the illustrations/artwork. This EP is classic Gorillaz: frequent collaborations and combining various genres. The project consists of 3 tracks and features Jelani Blackman, Barrington Levy, AJ Tracey, and Alicai Harley.

Industrial metal band 3TEETH and hip-hop /punk rock band Ho99o9 are back and have teamed up to bring us all their insane and edgy new single “Paralyze”. They teamed up with DOOM composer Mick Gordon to co-produce this track to add to the techno-electric vibe heard throughout. Last year, they decided to escape Los Angeles to head to Joshua Tree Studio to make this track come alive. The new album is still being worked on with no current release date.

On August 12th, 2021, Eidola released two singles from their upcoming album The Architect. The new singles, “Perennial Philosophy” and “Hidden Worship”, are perfect to set the stage for the album releasing on September 17th. With lyrical inspiration coming from theology, human emotion, and everything connecting the two, these singles are a perfect way for Eidola to create more excitement around the new album The Architect. 

Friday, August 6, 2021 - Atlanta-based glam punk rockers Starbenders have released their latest offering "No One Listened"(out via Sumerian Records). Not only that, but fans can also catch the band on the road this fall with The Struts and The Sounds.

Turnstile Perform Sold-Out Show at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, NY

The post-hardcore boom in the early 2000s showed that the intensity in hardcore punk could be complemented with greater artistic expression than previously allowed within the genre. Bands could now experiment by bringing in outside influences without losing the aggression inherent in hardcore. This development in the hardcore movement proved to be successful for many bands at the time. As innovative as this movement was, can it sustain itself into the 2020s and continue to be artistically viable? San Francisco band, Down Again shows that post-punk still has a lot more life into it with their newest single, “Predisposed.”

On Friday, August 6, 2021, the Los Angeles-based rock duo Dead Posey returned with a vengeance with their new track and music video "Russian Roulette" (out via Position Music). Not only that, but fans can also look forward to Dead Posey's debut album arriving in early 2022.

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.

The night of August 14th, 2021, Lorna Shore, The Last 10 Seconds of Life, Left to Suffer; and New Jersey's best Black Lotus came to play a sold-out show at The Kingsland in Brooklyn, New York!

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.