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CULT OF DOM KELLER – British Psych Rock Bohos Warn For ‘LEADERS WITH HOOVES’

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17 January 2026

Band: CULT OF DOM KELLER
Who: Psych rock trio from Nottingham, UK with
5 albums on their résumé and a new one coming
up.

Track: LEADERS WITH HOOVES
First single from their forthcoming 6th LP, their first in 5 years.
Unholy Dream will show up on March 27th. More info here.

New album artwork

The band about the track: “Leaders with Hooves is about the confession of the cruelty
woven into power itself. Those we call leaders are not shepherds but devils, trampling
the world beneath them with the relentless rhythm of their hooves, leaving nothing but splintered lives and hollow authority in their wake.

We follow not in spite of them, but because the pounding of that unholy cadence lures us, hypnotizes us, convinces us that obedience is inevitable, that the chaos they summon is destiny. The song’s title is a mirror to the darkness we choose to march toward, an acknowledgment that what masquerades as leadership is in truth a brutal stampede—unyielding, merciless,
and utterly indifferent to the lives crushed beneath it.”

TUTV: This nightmarish psych jam troubles and confuses numb minds and warns of the corrupt powers that be. Its ominous, guitar-layered resonance and murky vocals pierce your ears. Mind-bending. We need to wake up before we’re all brainwashed by greedy charlatans around the globe.

Apocalypse now!

Watch the awesome animated video.

Instagram – Spotify – Bandcamp

WHITE BEAST – Vociferous Richmond Noiz Duo Drop Atomic Single ‘COOKED’ From Their Upcoming LP

Posted on January 13 by JL

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13 January 2026

Band: WHITE BEAST

Who: Vociferious and enigmatic noiz rock duo from Richmond, Virginia.
They released their debut longplayer Suffering Time in 2023.

Track: COOKED
Their first new music of 2026. Harbinger for
their 2nd LP, titled Die Hard, out on May 1st.

New album artwork

TUTV: Holy shit! Cooked cooks you to the bone. It’s a jaw-dropping noiz blow-out that crushes your stereo into pieces. You risk being arrested by the anti-decibel police when you play this jagged juggernaut too loud. Now get up, stand up, and fight for your right
to bash your head against your bedroom wall.

STREAM

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BUY

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PUSCIFER – Maynard James Keenan And His Accomplices Burn Slowly On New Single ‘IMPETUOUS’

Posted on January 9 by JL

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9 January 2026

Tool and A Perfect Circle flamboyant vocalist Maynard James Keenan
has a new album ready, his 5th overall and the first in 5 years, with his
3rd band PUSCIFER.

The record is baptized NORMAL ISN’T
and will land on 6 February.

Track: ImpetuoUs
The 3rd single, following the 2 previous
ones Pendulum and Self-Evident

Keenan: “I’m looking forward to hearing where this song takes people.
As the writers, we forget that in a way, we are carpenters and that we’ve
been with this song since it was a pile of lumber. Our Perspective may differ
from the final occupant of this space we’ve constructed. Shelter, Bridge or
Gallows, Coffin? Curious to find out.”

Slowly but surely ImpetuoUs will creep under your sleeping skin.

Instagram – Linktree – Spotify

DEBBIE SINGS – Fast Rising EBM Daredevil Drops Sassy Single ‘SUCKER PUNCH’

Posted on January 7 by JL

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7 January 2026

Photo by Magnus Volmer Nielsen

Artist: DEBBIE SINGS
Who: Berlin-via-Copenhagen singer and producer, who released
her critically acclaimed debut album Debbie’s Songs last year,
in February.

Track: SUCKER PUNCH
Following Sunny Skies, the second single from her upcoming EP, named ‘Oh My’.
A largely self-written, produced, and recorded project, created almost entirely by
Debbie herself, while moving between Copenhagen and Berlin.

It’ll be out on 27 February.

Oh My artwork by Signe Dige

Debbie explains: “Sucker Punch is a song about being sick of bullshit.
It is about feeling like kicking some ass and eating everything on the menu.”

TUTV: Boom Boom Boom! Sucker Punch is EBM frenzy with an immediate
impact on all of your limbs. This techno-tastic knockout is really badass
trash.

Debbie drops her revved-up vocals all over it, pouring extra oil on
this firecracker. Throw your furniture out of the window and make
room to go berserk. Pump up the jam, people.

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Debbie Instagram

BABYMETAL – Japanese Kawaii Metal Pop Sensation Re-Recorded Their Old Hit ‘HEADBANGEEEEERRRRR!!!’ To Kick Off 2026

Posted on January 5 by JL

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5 January 2026

In 2025 Japanese kawaii metal-pop sensation BABYMETAL celebrated 15th years
as a band. Wow, time flies supersonically. The girls were still kids back then.

Moametal, one of the members told Kerrang: “Despite everything we’ve been
through, I’m grateful and relieved that BABYMETAL is still standing strong.

There are times that I just wanted to give up and moments I just wanted to run away,
but the thought that the team I love may fall apart if I walk away kept me going. Before
I knew it, I was doing everything I could to protect BABYMETAL.”

The turbulent Tokyo trio also released their new,
5th full-length called Metal Forth last year.

To kick off 2026 and to mark 15th years of Babymetal again they
re-recorded 2015 single HEADBANGEREEEEERRRRR!!!!! from their
debut LP.

I’m not a dedicated fan/follower of the genre, but when Babymetal strikes
I can’t resist doing some crazy moves and enjoying the bombastic spectacle.

Still suffering from a New Year hangover?
This volcanic blow-up will get you over it.

Instagram – Spotify

YUNGBLUD And THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Team Up For Schorching Rendition Of ‘ZOMBIE’

Posted on January 2 by JL

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2 January 2026

Credit: Tom Pallant

After his Ozzy celebration with Aerosmith a couple of months ago,
flamboyant English star YUNGBLUD dropped a collaborative track
today with those other heavy rock kingpins The Smashing Pumpkins.

Together, they come up with a remarkable rendition of Yungblud‘s
emotional power ballad ZOMBIE from last year’s album Idols.

Scorching!

Waking Up ‘HAPPY’ On The First Day Of A New Year

Posted on January 1 by JL

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Let’s all keep each other HAPPY in 2026!

SWEET PILL – Philly’s Emo Rockers Have ‘NO CONTROL’

Posted on December 13 by JL

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13 December 2025

Band: SWEET PILL
Who: Philadelphia-based emo outfit formed in 2018 and fronted
by vivacious voice Zayna Youssef. They write eruptive emo songs
that embrace the edges of pop and hardcore. They have released
their debut full-length Where The Heart Is, in 2022.

Track: NO CONTROL
The lead single of their sophomore album, titled
Still There’s A Glow, which will land on March 13.

New album artwork

Zayna Youssef calls the song “sort of my way to rock bottom.”

Playing No Control out loud is an ideal way to crush your
hangover, so you can start drinking again afterward.

Instagram – Spotify

ICE SPICE & TOKISCHA Trigger Swaying Pelvis Moves With Mega-Groovy Single ‘THOOTIE’

Posted on December 8 by JL

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8 December 2025

Hip-hop sheroes ICE SPICE and TOKISCHA will lighten up your
Xmas holidays, together, with a jubilant rap-bang-boomer, titled
THOOTIE whipped up with irresistible vibes and a tsunami of
glitziness vocals.

Ice Spice: “This was a fun record for me, It’s the first-time people are actually hearing me speak or rap in Spanish and it was fun to show another side of who I am, and it’s even more special that I got to do it with Toki. We went to the Dominican Republic to shoot the video last month and it was a vibe. I definitely felt at home.”

Tokischa: “I’m so happy we finally got to make a song. It’s been a while since we’ve wanted to. When she sent me ‘Thootie’ it was instant. I loved working with Ice, she’s a sweetheart and a genuinely fun girl. I’m so proud of the video, and her coming to the DR after so long was very special to honor and respect the ‘bajo mundo culture.’”

Whether you like it or not
your pelvis will automatically
start moving in circles around
that green three from the first
pumping beat on.