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22 November 2025
Former Crystal Castles voice/face ALICE GLASS unleashed
her thunderous solo debut full-length PREY//IV back in 2022.
Single artwork
She’s back in town now with a new chaotic
trash & slash crusher, called MERCY KILL.
Sonic schizophrenia for wicked weirdos.
Prepare your eyes for a nightmare in motion.
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19 November 2025
Belfast‘s sharp-mouthed, notorious rap team KNEECAP – Mo Chara,
Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí – hip and hop around with a knife between
their teeth since 2017.
They released their debut album 3cag in 2018
and went viral last year with follow-up Fine Art.
For the past months, the spotlight wasn’t really on their music
but more on their problems with some governments for their
support for Palestine on and off stage.
Member Mo Chara got charged for allegedly displaying a flag
in support of Hezbollah one year ago. After a long trial he was
acquitted of all claims against him.
In the aftermath, they just dropped a new song, called
NO COMMENT featuring renowned British DJ Sub Focus.
Kneecap: ‘No Comment’ is all about getting harassed by the British state.
Simple as. Us Irish are well used to it, been happening for centuries. Was
a pleasure to work with Sub Focus on this, the man is a legend.”
Leave your comments here, people.
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17 November 2025
New press photo
After 17 years and 5 albums, the three Las Vegas Kropp brothers,
artistically known as PALAYE ROYALE have become a 5-star top act.
They just dropped a new master blaster,
named FEEL SOMETHING, GREAT.
Wake-up, people, and be ready for a sky-scraping
eruption that will make the hair in the back of
your neck stand up. Pronto.
Oh, goodness gracious.
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15 November 2025
Artwork new and final album
Californian thrash metalheads MEGADETH are one of those musical institutions that
have been around for ages. In their case, since 1983, and they’re ready now to finish their impressive career with a final eponymous LP out on 23 January 2026 and a farewell tour.
Dave Mustaine (co-founder, frontman and primary songwriter): “There’s so many
musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. Most of them don’t get to go out on their own terms on top, and that’s where I’m at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.”
We’ve made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour. Don’t be mad, don’t be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. We have done something together that’s truly wonderful and will probably never happen again. We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it’s played, and we changed the world. The bands I played in have influenced the world.
I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.”
Following lead missile single Tipping Point, the metal
oldtimers drop a second bomb, titled I DON’T CARE.
You’d better care about this new speedball or else. Eh, else what?
Whatever, starting beating your head against your bedroom wall.
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12 November 2025
Band: CUSTOMS
Who: Belgian psych rock legends
who have 3 albums on their résumé.
Active: 2008-2018, 2024-present
Track: STOP THE KILLING
Their brand-new single.
TUTV: Everywhere autocratic elites are in charge, deadly shit happens. Nobody can
stop them. Never could, never will. Sick minds like this have walked the planet since
the beginning of time. Never ever the world was completely in peace and chances are
minimal that it will ever happen.
All these dramatically disturbing sentiments are bottled here in this titanic juggernaut
of a song, where 80s/90s Gothwave guitar lines connect with modern-day psych-rock kingpins such as Interpol and The Strokes. We should never ever stop screaming about murderous conflicts. That’s exactly what Customs do here in sonic capitals. STOP THE KILLING.
The fierce frustration embedded in this outburst is a universal, final warning.
It’s also one of the, unfortunately, too many scary songs we posted lately in
our daily wake-up call series.
The accompanying video is as series of photos and footage that shows the
devastating horror caused by today’s inhuman war-greedy world leaders.
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
11 November 2025
Piano rock pioneer JERRY LEE LEWIS (1935-2022) released his most
famous exploit with GREAT BALLS OF FIRE today 68 years ago, yes 68.
It topped the UK Singles Chart, and went to #2 in the US.
Your nap is over, folks.
Here comes the Killer.
Daily electricity to load your batteries
9 November 2025
Photo by Sean Black
ANDY BELL, the vocalist of synth-pop duo Erasure (19 albums since 1985) featuring former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke has released his
3rd solo album, titled Ten Crows last May.
He’s currently touring in North America
on his first ever solo tour over the ocean.
On December 12th, a deluxe 4-disc box edition of
Ten Crows will see the day of light. More info here
One of the bonus tracks is THE CHANCE WON’T COME AGAIN.
A collaborative one with Tim Rice-Okley, keyboardist, backing
vocalist and songwriter of British pop vets Keane.
The result is disco-tastic.
Get up and use your bed
as a trampoline. FUN!
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5 November 2025
American veteran rockers JIMMY EAT WORLD
are jumping around since 1993. Time flies, indeed.
They recorded/released 10 LPs in 32 years.
The newest one Surviving dates from 2019.
They’re back now with their first new music
since stand-alone single Telepath from 2023.
They canned 5 songs plus one remix for an EP titled
Something(s) Loud. It’ll be available on 12″ on Nov 14th.
Pre-order info here
Taster FAILURE is a mid-tempo burst juiced
with greedy guitars, firm drums and frontman
Jim Adkins‘s zealous vocals.
Press play.
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4 November 2025
Photo by Ryan Wagner
Band: DOWN THE LEES
Who: The post-rock noise project of seasoned Canadian
singer/songwriter/guitarist Laura Lee Schultz. DTL released
3 notable albums, so far.
They canned a live movie now, titled This Is How It Feels.
Schultz: “We filmed a live concert film in an intimate theatre that we are calling
‘This Is What It Feels Like”. Complete with visuals, you can see what our live performances
are like. The first single from that film is “Midi Doric”, a song that deals with the isolation
and depression of the pandemic.”
The first taster from the film is MIDI DORIC. A characteristic DTL thunderstorm
cranked up by blustery bass lines, monstrous guitar riffs, Herculean drumming,
Schultz‘s sky-scraping vocals and a volcanic finale. My oh my. One of the best noiz
rock bands around. Fact! This is how Down The Lees feels. Petrifying.
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28 October 2025
Photo by Mac Miller
Band: DRAIN
Who: Merciless hardcore punks from the
Bay Area in San Francisco, who love to party
hard.
Upcoming Album: DRAIN… IS YOUR FRIEND
Their 3rd one. Out November 7th.
Press info: “The trio inject a serious dose of relatability, not to mention catchiness
into hardcore’s penchant for toughness and brutality on their new Epitaph album.
Vocalist Ciaramitaro‘s desperate, snotty howl rides roughshod over thrash-leaning riffage as rhythms bounce in a big way. If you’re picturing the Pacific Ocean waves that rise and fall along the coastal town, occasionally violently so, you’re not far off.”
Sammy Ciaramitaro: “Straight up, no one is having more fun than me
when we’re up there. The vibe of it is, enthusiastic, hectic. Stagediving,
kids going berserk. It’s a great vibe and I think people pick up on that.”
New album artwork
Drain do their thing loud and very proud. You don’t see a hardcore
team that focus on positivity, hope and non-stop fun in life, every day.
The loudmouths just dropped the LP’s 4th grenade.
SCARED OF EVERYTHING AND NOTHING is a hectic,
metallic crossover monster slam. Think Beastie Boys do
Rage Against The Machine or vice versa.
No rest for the sleepyheads.
Chop. Chop. Chop.
Whack. Whack. Whack.
All 4 singles