One song blends three power houses, Asian-American producer Elephante, Indonesian singer-songwriter Stephanie Poetri, and Chinese singer Zhang Yanqi. This perfect summer bop speaks feelings into existence, makes you want to dance and find love.

Misterwives are breaking out from their traditional indie-pop boundaries and are entering a redefined era with their new single, “Out of Your Mind” via Photo Finish Records. The once golden and shimmering Misterwives have transformed themselves into an anarchic dark band who are not afraid to use their voice. The newly independent band are building up a storm creating chaos and unchaining themselves.

Weathers have returned once again and released their new single and visualizer, “She Hates Me” ahead of their upcoming new album Are We Having Fun? out on May 5th via Sumerian Records.

Relentless Beats helped put together the biggest parties of the year, all in the same week.

Pure Imagination saw its inaugural festival in 2022, where the stage was graced by folk rock band Dawes, hip hop icon, Talib Kweli, three time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito, Nikki Lane, Rising Appalachia, Phantom Planet, Katie Pruitt and more. This eclectic line-up brought over 5,000 music fans to the field to enjoy Prescott's always perfect weather with a day packed with performances by aerial artists, performance groups, jugglers, art cars and plenty of revelry for everyone.

On April 7th the bands Shinedown, Three Days Grace and From Ashes To New took a stop at The Total Mortgage Arena in CT on Shinedowns headlining tour “The Revolutions Live Tour”

Melanie Martinez has been weaving the story of her character ‘CryBaby’ for a past decade, Melanie stated in an interview with Apple Music that this will be the last part of the trilogy. Her debut album ‘CryBaby’ which was released in the late summer of 2015, introduced the character to listeners and moved through the trials and hardships of growing up. ‘CryBaby’ has been certified double-platinum in the US as well as reentering the charts in 2020 after the song ‘Play-Date’ became a viral replayed song on Tik-Tok. Melanie’s second album ‘K-12’ dropped in the early fall of 2019, the stunning visually accompanied album had no singles drop before the initial release but still landed number 3 on the Billboard 200. The album is accompanied by a film with the same name (watch the film free on YouTube) written and directed by Melanie herself the film has over 100 million views.

Since emerging from the Arizona desert, Puscifer, the electro-rock band founded by Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has impressed critics with their unique brand of experimental and groovy music. The group’s 2020 album Existential Reckoning was highly well-regarded. Now Puscifer has revisited their hit album with a release of remixes called Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired.

Swedish band Diamonds and Guns will be releasing their new EP, “Making Cash For Heartless Crooks.” These songs are in a more positive atmosphere in comparison to their older releases. These can be described as more nostalgic, party, and full of summer vibes. The breathtaking melancholic, harmonious, energetic and incredible dynamics perfectly compliment the dark and light lyrics.

The upcoming four-piece from the depths of hell, Swollen Teeth, have released the official music video for “LETHAL.” The song is from their upcoming self titled EP, which is produced by the one and only Sid Wilson of Slipknot. The track is intense and gut-wrenching and lives up to the bands growing reputation of being one of the nastiest bands emerging in the scene. This track is boundary-pushing and once you hear it, you’ll be desperate for more.

The style that is taken on in this project is a poem type sing-song which gives the songs a haunting web to weave.

On Thursday, March 30th, progressive metal quartet, After The Burial, have released their first new music in 4 years today with the drop of double single 'Embrace The Infinity' which consists of two new tracks - "Nothing Gold" and "Death Keeps Us From Living".

Before I get into any details about this concert, this was my first metal concert I have ever been to. My dad took me to see Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, and Black Veil Brides for the first time April 27th 2022 in Norfolk Va for a late birthday gift. The second time I went was September 7th 2022 at Jacobs Pavilion in Cleveland Ohio.

On Thursday, March 30th, SHADOW OF INTENT, one of the most innovative and revered bands to emerge from the metal world in recent years, have released brand new stand alone single, "The Migrant".

On March 28th the symphonic deathcore band Worm Shepherd released a brand new stand alone single, “The Frozen Lake Pt ll (The Ruined)”. The song is a sequel to “The Frozen Lake” from their album In the Wake of Ov Sòl which came out in 2021. The track is absolutely brutal and is likely to be adored by fans of other deathcore bands such as Lorna Shore.

On Wednesday March 29th, Manchester, UK group Hot Milk announced their debut album 'A CALL TO THE VOID' set for release August 25th via Music For Nations and released their lead single "HORROR SHOW". To go along with these two announcements, they have also added that they will be going on tour.

Angelspit has been part of the God-tier of Industrials sounds since their first release back in 2004 and they have not slowed down since. Angelspit has put out over 25 albums as well as almost 80 remixes over their almost 2 decade span as a project and this single proves they are still alive as before.

Since its roots in the early 90s, Italy has had a vibrant gothic metal scene. Italian Gothic Metal is a subgenre of Gothic Metal that originated in Italy in the early 1990s. With dark lyrics (often in English) melancholic melodies, and distorted guitars bands like Lacuna Coil, The Foreshadowing, Macbeth, Domina Noctis, and Mandragora Scream have achieved success internationally. BLAX seeks to be the next wave of Italian gothic metal.

The metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan are entering the four-color world of comic books with One of Us Is the Killer, a graphic novel inspired by their album of the same name. One of Us Is the Killer is a sci-fi story about a dystopian future where a lone figure brings justice and retribution against a techno-corporate tyranny.

A new year brings a list of new in-game collaborations. Teaming up in the past couple of years with musical heavyweights such as Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch and Ghost. Legacy of the Beast is very excited to partner with Motörhead’s iconic mascot Snaggletooth in the free-to-play game! This exciting collaboration has culminated in a new dungeon event called Born to Raise Hell, whose storyline is also inspired by the lyrics and albums of Motörhead.