Wake-Up Call

TOM & Son MORELLO Team Up With SERJ TANKIAN To Rage Against The Machine With Burst ‘ADJOURN IT’

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1 June 2026


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Former RAGTM guitarist TOM MORELLO is non-stop
active, tackling Trump‘s catastrophic administration.

He took part in the Minneapolis protests against the ICE raids that claimed
the lives of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, he joined ‘No Kings’ demonstrations in
New York, and he expresses his views on the White House policies regularly,
loud and clear, on social media.

He’s also the man behind a massive, unique, one-day event, under the banner
‘A Day Of Peace, Love, Justice and Music’ programmed for Oct 3, in Columbia, MD.

And he teamed up now with his 15-year-old son Roman (on guitar, like his dad)
and System Of A Down frontman SERJ TANKIAN for a cast-iron, anti-tyranny rant,
titled ADJOURN IT. It will feature on Morello‘s new, upcoming full-length.

Morello: “At this historical juncture every act of art is an act of resistance and ‘Adjourn It’,
a collaboration with long time friend Serj Tankian and my 15-year-old guitar wiz son Roman,
is a clarion call for justice in unjust times.

“Produced by Zakk Cervini, this latest tune from my upcoming solo album combines multi-generational bulldozer riffs with the great Serj’s prophetic wailings. Inspired by the persecution of immigrants across the land and the heroic resistance to the rising tide of fascism it’s just about damn time to rock for freedom, justice and equality.”

Get up, stand up, and rage against the machine, people.

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A PERFECT CIRCLE – Ahead Of European Tour Bombastic Rock Vets Return With New Track ‘STARLESS’

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28 May 2026


Promo photo by Travis Shinn

L.A.-based bombastic rock duo A PERFECT CIRCLE, guitarist Billy Howerdel
and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan (also part of Puscifer), got together
in 1999. So far, they nailed 4LPs, with Eat The Elephant from 2018 as the
most recent one.

Now ahead of an European tour APC
offer a new track, called STARLESS.

It follows Kindred, a song they contributed to
a 3-split EP with Primus and Puscifer in 2024.

Howerdel: “Some songs get kicked around and massaged for years.
But once in a while, one takes shape quickly, as if it had been there
all along.”

All you fanatic fans, wake up,
and get back in the circle.

Let the guitars wail.

UK/Euro Tour 2026

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NOTHING BUT THIEVES Premier New Euphoric Guitar-Smoking Comet ‘EVOLUTION’

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22 May 2026

British far-out famous rockers NOTHING BUT THIEVES
know damn well what it takes to make masses go bonkers.

Thus far, they have 4 mega-selling albums on their résumé.

Although no details of a new LP were revealed, today’s arrival of brand new
belter EVOLUTION is highly-probably the harbinger for a new longplayer.

NBT do it again. Loud and proud. Evolution is a head-and-hair-twisting
guitar-motorized rocket that drives you mad in the end. Frantic and
frenetic. Thunder-and-lightning euphoria.

Definitely not a moment for a nap, people.

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MOTHER Screams Her Heart And Lungs Out On Titanic Debut Slam ‘UNHOLY’

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20 May 2026

Artist: MOTHER
Who: Mysterious debutante. Present on all social
media, but without any specific, personal data.

“Music is the closest thing to creating life I’ll ever know. Every song I write is born from pain, obsession, and survival. When someone truly connects to it, they become part of that creation – not as a listener, but as family. That bond isn’t blood. It’s devotion. That’s why MOTHER isn’t just a name to me – it’s an ideology.”

Track: UNHOLY

“When I wrote ‘Unholy’, I was drowning quietly. Every part of my life felt as though it was rotting at the edges — relationships, mental health, identity, survival. I couldn’t tell whether the voice inside me wanted salvation or self-destruction anymore. I only knew some part of me wanted to disappear. The emptiness, the fractured sense of identity, the feeling of becoming a stranger inside your own body.

“There’s a grief within ‘Unholy’ that mourns a version of myself I’m not even sure ever truly existed. That’s the cruelty of BPD and dissociation — you begin to question your own memories, your own emotions, your own reflection.”

TUTV: (Un)holy shit! What a titanic debut slam this is. Think the metallic symphonic grandeur and orchestral vocality of Within Temptation and Nightwish, the schizophrenic post-hardcore howling of Bring Me The Horizon, and the visual charisma of Alice Glass. Sounds colossal, right? You betcha. Mother screams her heart and lungs out. Sonic exorcism.

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THE HOWLERS – British High-Energy Rock Tandem Unleash New Single ‘VIPER’

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16 May 2026

Band: THE HOWLERS
Who: British high-energy,
guitar rock tandem.

Track: VIPER
First single from their forthcoming, sophomore album,
titled Heavy, out October 9th.

For all galvanizing guitar rock fanatics.

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SHOW ME THE BODY Drop Reckless Hammer Drill ‘CORPUS’

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14 May 2026

New York‘s hair-rising, post-hardcore trio SHOW ME THE BODY
just revealed details of their new album, their 4th. It’s titled
Alone Together and will land on July 10th.

Tracklist and pre-order info here.


Album artwork

Last month, they premiered a first cut, hefty haymaker Dance In The USA.

Here comes another preview.

NO GOD is a resounding slam dunk that hits like a hammer drill.
You can join them on their kamikaze car ride at your own risk.

Tour Dates

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DEEP PURPLE Still On Top Of The Hard Symphonic Rock Mountain – Hear New Single ‘ARROGANT BOY’

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13 May 2026


Press picture by Olaf Heine

Last week, English symphonic hard rock titans DEEP PURPLE announced
the upcoming birth of their 24th LP, titled SPLAT! It’ll show up on July 3rd.

At the heart, SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation. It explores the end of humanity
not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.

Ian Gillan (vocalist): “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies. I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke on the Water’, ‘Lazy’, the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73.” ”

Make way for the lead single, called ARROGANT BOY.

Holy cow. They’re in their seventies but rock as if they were in their twenties. Arrogant Boy could easily have been one of their mastodonic 70s hits. Lots of smoke on the water again. Hat off.

Their extensive 2026 touring schedule will bring them
in 28 countries on three continents. All dates HERE.

CONVERGE – Metalcore Psychos Detonate On New Red-Hot-Blooded Volcanic Eruption ‘DOOM IN BLOOM’

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9 May 2026


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Veteran Massachusetts metalcore hotrods
CONVERGE trigger earhquakes since 1990.

The older they get, the more productive they get. In 2021 they canned
a collaborative longplayer, called Bloodmoon: I with Goth phenomen
Chelsea Wollfe.

Last February they hit hard with LP #10,
titled Love Is Not Enough.

Vacation? No way.

Full-length number 11, named Hum Of Hurt
is ready to cause amok from June 5th on.

Jacob Bannon (frontman) about new single DOOM IN BLOOM “It’s dark song
and pointed right at you. Lyrically, I’m exploring how my own middle-aged introspection
doesn’t always bring a brighter light. I see my own trappings reflected in those around
me. Here I am imploring them to slip the noose to see another day.”

Hangover? Here’s the cure.
Bang your head against your
wall of choice ’til it bleeds.

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PUSSY RIOT Slam This Year’s VENICE BIENNALE ARTE For Accepting RUSSIA Again With Guerilla Flamethrower ‘DISOBEY’

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7 May 2026


Courtesy Pussy Riot – Photo by Nikita Teryoshin

You can’t shut up the imperishable Russian political activists PUSSY RIOT and
their ever-growing fanbase. This year marks their 15th year of opposition against
the Kremlin tyranny.

Thus far, they expressed their fierce discontent with two loud and clear studio LPs,
several mixtapes and a series of barbed wire singles, and countless live protests
in their home country, in Ukraine, and in the Western world.

And now, after yesterday’s protests in Italy (more below), the band released,
in a rush, a guerrilla-made punk flamethrower, annex video of the happening.

A nasty slam dunk, called DISOBEY, comes amid the controversial Russian
return to this year’s Biennale Arte in Venice – Italy, which has led to the
EU cutting funding, the Jury resigning, and many protests. Of course, the
Pussy Riot movement was present on the front line.

Over 50 PR members stormed the Russian Pavilion at the Biennale, only yesterday.
Police were forced to close the doors of the pavilion. They tackled PR followers
who managed to get inside and open the door that was being blocked. All Pussy
Rioters wore pink ski masks and had pink smoke, they raised their fists, played
guitars, and moshed as a protest.

Time to act pronto, musically too!

Nadya Tolokonnikova (founding PR member): “I wanted to do a classic punk song,
in old school Pussy Riot style. I’ve been trying to be polite, writing letters via the Council
of Europe, writing directly to the board, to the president, to people in the art world, and
dead ends everywhere.

Polite society doesn’t work when you are dealing with thugs and crooks, so we meet
them with punk, we have to scream our anger and disdain for what is happening.

Over 50 members of Pussy Riot, from all over the world, came here
to the Storm of Venice, to scream and take part in this moment.

We quickly go into editing mode after, gathering photographers and video people,
we cut the video sitting in a cafe, and turn it around in a day, this is our actionist training
in action. This is our art, and our protest. We hope the punks, freaks, and actually anyone
who ever felt like fucking screaming to enjoy this song and moment with us. Fuck Putin.”

Video by Taisiya Krugovykh & Vasily Bogatov.

Wake up, Italy.
Wake up world.
Fuck Putin!!

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SPARTA – Texan Rockers Offer New Crash Hot Flare-Up ‘EVERYHING YOU SAY’

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4 May 2026


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Band: SPARTA
Who: Veteran rockers from El Paso, Texas (2001–2008, 2011–2013, 2017–present).
Founding members Paul Hinojos and Tony Hajjar played also with At The Drive-In (Hajjar still does now and then).

Track: EVERYTHING YOU SAY
New piece from their forthcoming 6th album, titled
Cut A Silhouette. Out May 29th. Tracklist and order
info here.

Matt Miller (frontman/songwriter): “I love it. This is a dreamy
song about longing and love. A big scream declaring desire.”

Wake up, people.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used
against you in a court of law.

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