Weekly Music News 02.03.25
Updated: 9 hours ago
Wow, what is this? "Spiritbox" releases its second album, "Tsunami Sea", and it certainly sounds like a musical tsunami. It is no surprise that it earned a perfect score from the respected magazine Kerrang! The album arrives four years after the excellent debut, "Eternal Blue", with this distinctive Canadian band releasing two EPs and a string of singles in between.
Listen on: Spotify
The band "Dazy's Fasulia" releases the first single from its upcoming third album, and we have a feeling the album will be as psycho-Gagi as the video. You are asked to watch the video with plenty of alcohol!
The band is also touring across Israel, so we recommend you buy tickets here.
The members of "Oceans On Orion" join social media personality Danny Ly Ziser to bring a new interpretation of Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit", with scorching, heavy djent-style riffs, nu-metal energy and a cyberpunk touch.
The video, filmed in a dystopian war-zone setting, gives "Breaking the Habit" an intense cinematic twist, throwing the Linkin Park classic straight into the madness of 2025!
The band "Hot Milk" announces its second album, "Corporation P.O.P", and releases a new single.
The follow-up to their breakthrough debut, "A CALL TO THE VOID", is due June 27.
Jim Shaw described the album as "a stream of thoughts, feelings, post-party reflections, and questions about where we are right now in England, the wider West, and emotionally. It is a diary from our perspective, living in the dichotomy of months in distant lands and then experiencing the sudden return home to Salford. It is hard not to compare, contrast and try to understand."
Musician and guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman releases the official video for "Tearful Confession" this week. The single is taken from Marty's latest solo album, "Drama", released last May.
Recorded in Italy, the album presents Marty's distinctive touch as he uses both vintage and modern guitars for the first time, delivering a moving musical experience. Across ten emotionally charged mini-symphonies, Marty paints atmospheric elements with a modern, exotic touch, promising an unforgettable musical experience.
Last night, "Ghost" unveiled its new frontman, "Papa V Perpetua". The reveal came with the announcement of a new album, "Skeletá", and a video for its first single, "Satanized".
Within just nine hours, the video had passed half a million YouTube views. It takes place in a church, where a priest confronts an apparent sinner in a confessional. As the story unfolds, the cloaked sinner is restrained against his will by other clergy. In the end, he transforms into Papa V Perpetua, marking his becoming "Satanized". The new character now leading the band ends the five-year reign of Papa Emeritus IV, the longest-serving frontman in the band's history.
The band "Papa Roach" releases a highly cinematic video for its new single, its first in three years!
"This is one of our most epic videos," said vocalist Jacoby Shaddix. "Jesse and Ed [the directors] brought the song to life in a way we didn't expect, and I got to explore my action-hero side too. It is a must-watch!"
The band "Volbeat" announces its new album, "God of Angels Trust", alongside a video for the new single "By a Monster's Hand" and a huge list of world-tour dates.
The veteran Danish rockers will release their ninth album, the follow-up to 2021's "Servant of the Mind", on June 6. The band worked again with longtime producer Jacob Hansen, who delivers another powerful, hard-hitting production, as the heavy new single demonstrates.
Since we already mentioned "Ghost", this week the band announced that mobile phones will be prohibited on its upcoming "Skeletour World Tour". They tried this at one show on the previous tour and said the crowd's energy and engagement were enormous without phones, so they decided to make it the rule for the next tour. It will be interesting to see how their fans respond...
Every so often, we love to stand and gaze at these posters with admiration and tremendous envy. Give yourselves a moment of reflection!
Some musicians never stop surprising us. Here is one of them... Legendary vocalist Bruce Dickinson announces his first North American solo tour in almost 30 years. He last toured the continent solo in 1997, two years before returning to Iron Maiden. The new tour will continue to promote last year's excellent album, "The Mandrake Project".
Dickinson shared his excitement about the tour:
"We are thrilled to bring The Mandrake Project on a proper North American tour. Last year we played a few sold-out West Coast US shows before heading to South America, and the response was simply amazing."
The band "Jethro Tull" never stops, releasing its 24th album, "Curious Ruminant", today. It follows two consecutive albums released in 2022 and 2023. The album contains nine new tracks, ranging from short two-and-a-half-minute songs to a piece approaching 17 minutes. Musicians include former keyboardist Andrew Giddings and drummer James Duncan, alongside current members David Goodier, John O'Hara and Scott Hammond, with guitarist Jack Clark making his debut.
Listen on: Spotify
All four members of "R.E.M." reunited for a one-off performance of one song, "Pretty Persuasion" from the album "Reckoning". The rare moment took place at the 40 Watt Club in their hometown of Athens, Georgia.
The band "Brand New" officially returns! The band announced three 2025 reunion shows on its website. The shows will take place later this month in Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee, with presales opening Wednesday at noon ET. The band returned to the stage last December after more than seven years away, playing a private show for friends and family in support of the charity *Make Life Skate Life*.
In October 2017, after the release of their successful fifth album, "Science Fiction", Jesse Lacey told the audience the band planned to break up sometime in 2018. Now, however, it seems they are returning to the stage.
The mysterious and addictive "Sleep Token" sends out strange hints, sharing sheet music through two secret, or perhaps not-so-secret, Instagram accounts, *House Veridian* and *Feathered Host*.
Known for its mysterious style, the band continues to build anticipation for its next chapter by sharing images of unidentified sheet music, prompting theories about new songs or a future album.
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