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Canadian instrumental group, BadBadNotGood has announced a forthcoming album, titled Talk Memory, which will release on October 8 via XL Recordings and Innovative Leisure. The album will reportedly feature collaborations from Terrance Martin and Laraaji, to name a few. Additionally, the album artwork will feature visuals by Virgil Abloh‘s Alaska-Alaska design firm. The news comes off the heels of the group’s latest single, Signal from the Noise, which came with a Duncan Loudon directed music video featuring the actor from the BBC mockumentary People Just Do Nothing Steve Stamp. “It took a year or two of just living life to get to the place where the creative process was exciting again and once we actually went in to the studio it was the most concise recording and writing process we’v...

Musician Wes Geer and mental health researcher Constance Scharff, PhD know the power of music to heal; music saved both their lives. After nine years of watching more than one hundred thousand non-musicians use music to heal, they teamed up to write “Rock To Recovery: Music As A Catalyst For Human Transformation”. Geer was chosen as touring guitarist with KORN, in part because he was sober. When his time with the band ended, he asked the Universe, “What can a sober musician do to make a difference in the world?” The idea for Rock To Recovery was born. Remembering his time in rehab, Geer had seen how music brought people together. He started going into rehabs and mental health facilities to form bands with non-musicians. The transformations were miraculous. People wh...

TIMES OF GRACE, featuring Adam Dutkiewicz and Jesse Leach of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, has released its second album, “Songs of Loss and Separation”, via the band’s own imprint label, Wicked Good Records, distributed by ADA Worldwide. A decade removed from their debut album “The Hymn Of A Broken Man”, it brings the emotionally charged intensity, artistic passion, and heartfelt lyrics that fans have grown to expect from TIMES OF GRACE. To celebrate the album’s bow, the trio has just shared the video for the fourth single, “Mend You”. It’s an impactful song about love, loss — and ultimately — personal redemption. The video was directed by Nick Hipa and was shot in the beautiful landscape of Joshua Tree, California. “‘Mend You’ ...

While the pandemic paralyzed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America’s biggest metal export SEPULTURA refused to sit back and feel like animals trapped in a cage. Therefore, in early 2020, the legendary Brazilians seized the moment to start their own weekly “SepulQuarta” video podcast, in which they invited other famous musicians from all over the world to not only discuss important topics but also perform a track from SEPULTURA‘s massive catalog together with the band. The resulting full-length compilation will now be released on August 13, with the album containing 15 classics featuring internationally renowned guests and friends. Today, SEPULTURA unveils a new version of its 18-year-old sensational track “Apes Of God” that the...

One of heavy metal’s greatest bands JUDAS PRIEST is set to release a mammoth limited-edition box set which will include every official live and studio album to date plus 13 unreleased discs. This is the most extensive release of previously unreleased music the band has made from its vast archives — a real treat for fans. Restored and mixed by Tom Allom at La Cucina W8 and mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios, this special release will be out on October 15 via Sony Music. A newly released trailer for the box set is available below. This special box set comes as JUDAS PRIEST finally gets the opportunity to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a headline slot at Bloodstock Open Air festival in the U.K. plus the launch of a U.S. tour this fall. The “50 Heavy Metal Years...

The Internet’s lead singer Syd has returned with her second single of the year, “Fast Car,” which comes after February’s “Missing Out.” The release of the new single was accompanied by a steamy new music video directed by Ethan Nelson and Graham Epstein, showcasing an intimate day trip between Syd and her partner. In the video, the two women are seen driving through the mountains in an old Ford Bronco to go hiking. The couple share various intimate moments along the way. “I wanted to make something for the gay Black girls,” Syd said in a press release. “I want them to see themselves in this and in me.” Known for her guitar skills in addition to her voice, the song includes a powerful guitar solo from the artist, which closes out the video before the two leads and their Bronco are seen taki...