South Carolina hard-rockers Crossfade have just released their third studio album, We All Bleed, after three years in the making. The record delves into lyrical themes of betrayal and isolation—a Crossfade trademark—but there’s also more than a hint of renewal and resolution. It’s the voice we remember with the dark songs brought by the arrival of co-writer and co-producer, guitarist Les Hall to the core.
John Benitez’s second solo record, Purpose, manages to create a perfect synthesis of Benitez’s Latin jazz roots and modern jazz. Benitez brings to light honest music, which captures the listeners ears in a genuine calm while still containing the fiery essence of most Latin jazz albums. The compositions are all composed by John Benitez, except “The Return” and “Pureza,” which are composed by Manuel Valera, and “YL” by Francis Benitez, all of which are arranged by John Benitez. His ensemble features Will Vinson on alto sax, Manuel Valera on piano/keyboards, Tom Guarna on guitar, Steve Benitez on Drums, Pedrito Martinez and Tito Cruz on percussion, and the masterful John Benitez on bass.
Blues-rock legends George Thorogood and The Destroyers have released a new song off their upcoming album 2120 South Michigan Avenue. The song, entitled “Going Back,” can be streamed at this website. According to a press release, with 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Thorogood wanted to pay tribute to the Chess Records heroes who helped launch his career and inspire his music.
Fear And The Nervous System, the new project featuring Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer and Faith No More’s Billy Gould on bass, are debuting a new song, “Choking Victim,” on their website. The song, with Repeater’s Steve Krolikowski on vocals, is also streaming below via YouTube.
“Barracuda” is hard rock band, Heart’s signature song. The galloping intro riff, often compared to “Achilles’ Last Stand” by Led Zeppelin, is punctuated by natural 12th fret harmonics, which guitarist Nancy Wilson bends with a tremolo bar. As the band’s second million-selling single, the success of “Barracuda” led to a Rolling Stone front page appearance in the July issue of 1977. A favorite of many hard rock fans, “Barracuda” is a classic rock radio staple, and is 34th on VH1′s list of best hard rock songs.
Modern rock veterans Staind have announced a slew of updates on their upcoming new album, the self-titled Staind (Atlantic). The record, their seventh studio release, will hit shelves, digital and physical, on September 13th, but as a teaser, the band has released “Eyes Wide Open” on their website as an online single, which you can check out below.
Casey Crescenzo, the mastermind behind The Dear Hunter, is a maverick of musical styles. He used to be in post-hardcore band The Receiving End Of Sirens, and The Dear Hunter’s first few albums were indie rock with tinges of Circa Survive, but his newest musical project, The Dear Hunter’s The Color Spectrum, is all over the place on purpose.
Released on both Green Day’s Dookie and Kerplunk!, “Welcome to Paradise” is one of their most recognizable songs, which is saying something for a band who has had as many hits as this threesome of punks. “Welcome to Paradise” was written by all three Green Day members, Billy Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt, and is about their experience moving out of their parents’ houses and into an abandoned warehouse.
We announced that Trivium had released a 30-second teaser clip of their new song “Dusk Dismantled” yesterday, but fans didn’t have to be teased for long. Trivium have now uploaded the entire song to YouTube, where it can be streamed for free. “Dusk Dismantled” is the second song we’ve heard from the metal giants’ new album In Waves, the title track “In Waves” being the first. Check out “Dusk Dismantled” and the music video for “In Waves” below.
Christian metalcore stalwarts August Burns Red’s new album Leveler sold about 29,000 copies in its first week, landing at No. 11 on the Billboard 200. That total eclipses their previous best debut, which was at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 with 20,000 for their previous album Constellations.
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