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THE RASMUS RELEASE "BREAK THESE CHAINS" NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
Finnish rock outfit, The Rasmus, hold nothing back on their new track, the toxic love-themed “Break These Chains”
ft. Niko Vilhelm of Blind Channel.
“‘Break These Chains’ is about a toxic relationship,” says singer Lauri Ylönen, who digs his teeth into such lethal lyrics as “You made me believe/That true passion makes you bleed/So I stayed too long/To play your twisted games.”
Lauri wrote the song with revered hit songwriters/producers Marti Frederiksen and Desmond Child.
“It’s about letting go of something that you know is bad for you, but you’re obsessed with.”
AURI TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN AUGUST + NEW SINGLE "SHIELDMAIDEN"
The ethereal trio, Auri, returns with their long-awaited third studio album, Auri III – Candles & Beginnings,
set for release on August 15.
Propelled by the celestial voice of Johanna Kurkela, the lush sonic landscapes of Tuomas Holopainen, and the boundless instrumental artistry of Troy Donockley, Auri once again invites listeners into a world that defies genre. Fusing elements of folk, progressive and symphonic music with touches of world, pop, and avant-garde,
III – Candles & Beginnings promises an immersive journey for the senses
As a first glimpse into Auri’s evolving soundscape, the hauntingly beautiful lead single “Shieldmaiden’ is available now, accompanied by a stunning cinematic video directed by longtime collaborator Ville Lipiäinen.
Troy Donockley comments: “Our new album Auri lll is waiting to be released, and one of its songs, ‘Shieldmaiden’,
has already escaped. It’s a mysterious song, obscured by its own slow rising power.
Auri thrives on mystery and ambiguity so all is well…”
BATTLE BEAST DEBUT NEW SINGLE "LAST GOODBYE"
Member Eero Sipilä stated excitedly: ”The spark for ‘Last Goodbye’ was lit in the least rock ’n roll place imaginable:
a hospital. In 2020, I spent a few weeks there and met an older woman battling cancer – a fight she’d been waging on and off since 1985. It made me wonder: how much can a person take before they give up? But she never did.
She kept showing up, kept pushing through the treatments, kept being around. Last Goodbye is a tribute to that human fighting spirit—the will to rise every time life knocks you down. As long as you’re breathing, you’re still in the game.”
AMY LEE & HALSEY RELEASE NEW SINGLE "HAND THAT FEEDS"
“It really feels like the universe pulled us together for this moment…” Amy Lee and Halsey are releasing a new song together, Hand That Feeds, for upcoming John Wick spin-off movie Ballerina.
Evanescence’s vocalist words: “We’ve been fans of each other’s work for a long time and it really feels like the universe pulled us together for this moment,” she writes on X. “We already had the Hollywood Bowl show in place when Lionsgate invited us to work on a song for the Ballerina movie together, and it’s finally time to serve it up!
Cannot wait for you all to hear!!”
JINJER UNLEASH VIDEO FOR "FAST DRAW"
Explosive live footage from their recent European tours alongside metal legends Sepultura,
as well as highlights from last summer’s festival circuit, the video offers a front-row seat to Jinjer’s blistering
live energy and commanding stage presence.
THE HALO EFFECT REVEAL JAPAN ONLY BONUS TRACK "NOT YET BROKEN"
The band proudly releases “Not Yet Broken”, a heavy, hypnotic, and deeply melodic anthem that until now was exclusively available as a Japan-only bonus track. Fuelled by crushing riffs, haunting melodies,
and the unmistakable energy that defines The Halo Effect’s sound, “Not Yet Broken” stands as a testament
to the band’s unwavering creative fire.
Guitarist and main songwriter Niclas Engelin comments:”I think we are fortunate to have this flood of creativity going since day one. Here is another song we have been waiting for you all to hear, it’s been talked about for a loooong time and now the time is right to unleash this riff/melody – monster for you all!
This song was written during the long inspiring sessions we had for the album Days Of The Lost.
We hope you will enjoy this song as much as we do, let’s bring it on the set list for this summers festivals!!”
BEAST IN BLACK RELEASE NEW TRACK "ENTER THE BEHELIT"
Epic convergence of three cultural titans: Diablo®, the critically acclaimed franchise that defined the Action RPG genre; acclaimed manga, Berserk; and Finnish heavy metal band, Beast In Black, who have collaborated to launch an exclusive track, “Enter The Behelit”. Releasing on limited-edition vinyl and worldwide digital distribution, a music video as well to mark the unleashing of this unholy event.
The crossover event with Berserk – the beloved, classic manga written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura – will take place in Diablo® IV and its mobile instillation, Diablo Immortal. Both Diablo and Berserk explore themes of good versus evil against a backdrop of terrifying darkness, making this crossover a perfect match for fans.
“The essence that swells in boundless volumes from the juxtaposition of light and darkness, angels and demons, good and evil, the carnal and the spiritual, is the key that seamlessly binds together the aesthetics and narratives of Diablo, Berserk and Beast In Black’’, said Anton Kabanen, guitarist and songwriter on Beast In Black.
MAMMOTH RETURNS WITH INCENDIARY NEW SINGLE "THE END"
“I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth.
I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled.
Overall, I was doing some different things on the record, and I knew this was going to be a big step.
Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me,” explains Wolfgang Van Halen.
To coincide with the single release, Wolfgang and Mammoth have released a music video for “The End”
that is one for the history books and something rarely seen in music videos anymore.
Wolfgang teamed up with legendary director Robert Rodriguez to do a modern-day interpretation of Rodriguez’s 1996 hit film, From Dusk Till Dawn. The video tells the story of a rock band that is booked to play a show at a dive bar and given an ominous warning from the club owner portrayed by Danny Trejo. Mammoth decides they know better, and things quickly turn dire for the band before a surprising revelation during the final moments tie the complete video lore from the band together. Friends of Mammoth including Slash, Myles Kennedy and Wolfgang’s mother Valerie Bertinelli all show up throughout the short film. Horror effects icon Greg Nicotero offered his talents to the video to create zombies, werewolves and vampires that all bring a deadly end to the attendees of the show.
GHOST DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO FOR "PEACEFIELD"
Ghost, have released the official music video for “Peacefield”, the new single and opening track of the
band’s just released album, Skeletá.
Ghost’s sixth psalm, Skeletá, is its most unflinchingly introspective work to date. Where previous Ghost albums dealt largely with chronicling and/or observing outward facing subject matter such as Impera’s meditations on the rise
and fall of empires and its predecessor Prequelle’s evocations of the ravages of era-defining plagues Skeletá’s
lyrics render the distinct individual emotional vistas of each of its 10 songs in one-on-one fashion, at times as if in a dialogue with oneself in a mirror. The end result is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.
HALESTORM RELEVEAL NEW SINGLE "DARKNESS ALWAYS WINS"
Halestorm, have unveiled “Darkness Always Wins”, a slow-building, cinematic rock anthem that marks the band’s
first release of 2025. The song, produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell)
is the first to be revealed from a new album.
“‘Darkness Always Wins’ is not a song of hope, nor is it a song of despair,” says Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale.
“It is reality. History repeating. Evil prevails and the good depart first. But we are not doomed as long as we persist and keep our fires burning. The war may not be won in this lifetime. But our mission is to pass the torch
so that those who follow have a light to fight with.”
SABATON RELEASE NEW SINGLE "TEMPLARS"
“’Templars’ is the first song we wrote for our forthcoming album and it truly brings out the theatrical side of Sabaton,” says bassist Pär Sundström. “From the moment we started working on it, we were overflowing with ideas on how to bring it to life on stage. We didn’t just want to play it—we wanted to show it!”
The video for “Templars” presents a fictionalized depiction of a possible last stand for the Knights Templar.
The band members take on the roles of the last remaining Templars, sworn to protect the secrets of their order.
The story unfolds as the Templars intercept a letter warning them of their impending arrest for heresy. Soon after, an enemy army arrives on their doorstep demanding their surrender on behalf of King Philip IV of France. Refusing to yield, the Templars choose to fight to the bitter end. One by one, they fall in battle until only a single warrior remains. In a final, desperate clash, he defeats the enemy commander before retreating to the keep. There, he makes the ultimate sacrifice, setting fire to the stronghold to ensure the secrets of the order are lost to history.
