Wake-Up Call

COWBOY HUNTERS – Scottish Punk Eccentrics Need ‘MONEY FOR DRUGS’

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27 November 2025

Band: COWBOY HUNTERS
Who: Two cowpunks – Megan Pollock
and Desmond Johnston – from Edinburgh.

Track: MONEY FOR DRUGS
Their newest single. So far,
no sign of a first full-length.

TUTV: These two cowboys want some hallucinatory candy, but they
desperately need money to buy it. And they’re in a hurry. Their sonic
search lasts for only 93 jaw-dropping punk seconds.

Wake up, people,
and get high on
your breakfast.

CLIFFORDS – Irish Indie Mavericks Arouse Your Ears With New Goosebumps Cry Out ‘MARSH’

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26 November 2025

Band: CLIFFORDS
Who: Ambitious indie mavericks from Cork, Ireland. So far they
have released 2 EPs, Strawberry Scented (2024) and this year’s
Salt Of The Lee.

Track: MARSH
New single.

“A song that explores the heavy feelings of seasonal depression. When the weight of
it makes the air feel thick and hard to move through. Appreciating the little moments
like the winter sun or walks with friends eases the overwhelming thoughts and feelings.”

TUTV: Ireland is crowded with great bands, and not only Fontaines D.C.
Cork‘s thrilling Cliffords are another fast up-and-coming, hungry outfit.

Their brand-new single Marsh is a melancholic tryout scraping the sky with
Iona Lynch‘s goosebumps vocals, with ablaze guitars and with a hammering
forth-and-back beat. Your ears will be aroused instantly.

WATCH

STREAM


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ALICE GLASS – ElectroTrash Eccentric Screams From Hell On New Schizophrenic Single ‘MERCY KILL’

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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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KNEECAP – Notorious Hip-Hop Activists Have A Lot Of Comment On New Flare-Up ‘NO COMMENT’

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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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PALAYE ROYALE – Masters Of Melodrama Rock Return With New Master Blaster ‘FEEL SOMETHING, GREAT’

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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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MEGADETH Shares New Metal Speedball ‘I DON’T CARE’ From Their Upcoming Final LP

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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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CUSTOMS – Belgian Psych Rockers Drop Loud And Clear Outburst ‘STOP THE KILLING’

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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.

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Waking Up… With Rock Pioneer JERRY LEE LEWIS Who Released His ‘GREAT BALLS OF FIRE’ Today 68 Years Ago

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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.

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JIMMY EAT WORLD – Rock Vets Don’t Fail On New Single From Upcoming EP

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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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Canadian Noiz Rock Trio DOWN THE LEES Announce Concert Movie – Experience The Petrifyng First Taster ‘MIDI DORIC’

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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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