With all live performances concluded for 2025, progressive music titans, Dream Theater, have partnered with AMC Theatres, for advanced cinema screenings of their upcoming live release, Quarantième: Live à Paris. The concert album and film will be available on Blu-ray and CD, November 28th, via the labels Inside Out Music/Sony Music. Dream Theater also recently released the video of “Barstool Warrior.” Watch it below and find out more.
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Karnivool Drop Their Single “Aozora” – New Album Coming Soon
Karnivool have just announced that they will be releasing a new album. Over a decade in the making, In Verses is due to arrive on February 6, via Cymatic Records/Sony Music. With this news, the band have also served up their new single, “Aozora,” a title inspired by the Japanese term for blue sky.” Check it out below and read more.
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Dream Theater Drop a Single and Video for “Night Terror” – New Album Coming Soon
Prog titans, Dream Theater, have returned with the announcement of their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia. It is the first album featuring their iconic lineup – vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy – since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings, and is due February 7, 2025, via the label Inside Out Music/Sony Music.The band will also celebrate their 40th anniversary on the road, with an extensive live run throughout Europe, and North and South America, from October 20th, and have already released the album’s first single, “Night Terror.” It comes with a music video, directed by Mike Leonard. Catch the new track, live listings, and more below.
Hanabie Shares a New Single and Video for “花冷え。] – メタ盛るフォーゼ! (Metamorphose!)”
The Harajuku-core sensation Hanabie have released their latest track ‘[花冷え。] – メタ盛るフォーゼ! (Metamorphose!)’ with an accompanying music video. Stream “[花冷え。] – メタ盛るフォーゼ! (Metamorphose!)” and watch the music video here!
ALBUM REVIEW: Judas Priest – Invincible Shield
While the philosophy of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” might work for some bands, UK metal gods Judas Priest are clearly not counted among them. Rarely repeating themselves from record to record, Priest have always preferred creativity over repetition, unafraid to take risks even when some level of criticism inevitably follows.
Hanabie Drop “OTAKU Lovely Densetsu” Single and Video
Tokyo ‘Harajuku-core’ metallers, Hanabie have shared their new single and music video, “OTAKU Lovely Densetsu.” This single is their first new music after their major label debut, Reborn Superstar!, released in August of 2023, via Sony Music. Watch it in the article below.
Roger Waters Shares a New Single and Video for a New Version of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb 2022”
Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd, has released a new version of the band’s song “Comfortably Numb,” “Comfortably Numb 2022” via his long-time label Sony Music. The iconic song originally appeared on the seminal Pink Floyd album, The Wall. “Comfortably Numb 2022” is now on all streaming platforms, and watch the animated video, produced and directed by Sean Evans with photography by Kate Izor, now!
ALBUM REVIEW: Porcupine Tree – Closure – Continuation
“Progressive rock” is a term that can encompass a wide variety of sounds. At one point or another in their 35-year history, Porcupine Tree — the brainchild of Steven Wilson — have probably touched upon most of these. Having put out several albums of electronica-infused psychedelic space rock since their formation in 1987, the band reached a peak of critical and commercial success in the 2000s with the metal-influenced experimental songcraft exemplified by In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet. By the start of 2011, however, Porcupine Tree appeared to be no more, with Wilson announcing a hiatus to focus on his solo career; he stated as recently as 2018 that getting the band back together “would seem like a terribly backward step”.
Gizmachi Announce New Album Incoming – Release New Single “Broken Ends”
New York-based metal band Gizmachi has released a new single “Broken Ends.” The band will release their new album, titled Omega Kaleid due out on March 12th, 2021, by way of CEN/The Orchard (a division of Sony Music). You can listen to “Broken Ends” below and on all digital and streaming platforms now!
Wardruna Announces Rebooked North American Tour Dates for 2021
Wardruna has announced they have rescheduled their highly anticipated North American tour to next fall, 2021. All dates are below. Their new album Kvitravn (translated to White Raven) is releasing this winter, via By Norse Music in the U.S. and Sony Music / Columbia Records (worldwide Excl. U.S.). Tickets are on sale and pre-order bundles are now available in the U.S at the link below.Continue reading