Weekly Music News 04.01.26
The band "Alter Bridge" has released the single "Scales Are Falling", the last single from its new eighth album, which carries the band's name and comes out today...
This is the final taste of the album, and we have to add a personal note here: this is exactly what we expect from a band we love so much at this stage - to renew, refresh and excite again, while keeping its character. We feel this song does exactly that!!
It seems to us this is the 536th version "Yungblud" has made of this song, but one important thing should be said in his favor: he brings to the front bands that are cornerstones of rock and roll and get a fresh introduction among the audience of this charismatic and talented musician!! And this time it is "Smashing Pumpkins" who team up with Yungblud and perform "Zombie".
In an interview Yungblud said that while writing the song he was deeply influenced by the album "Siamese Dream", and combined in it the melancholy, sadness and aggression associated with Billy Corgan's guitar work. According to him, already at the recording stage it was clear to him that he wanted to create another version of the song that would highlight this influence and take him to a darker, more mature place.
The musician "nothing,nowhere." opens 2026 with the new single "Box In The Basement", a nostalgic post-hardcore piece that brings him back at full strength to the mix of emo, rock and raw energy. The song leans on a big, emotional chorus, and deals with memories, loss and the things that stay with us even after everything falls apart.
The single is accompanied by a video filmed during the Return Of The Reaper tour in 2025 in the UK and Europe.
The band "Sylosis" is releasing the single "Erased", another single from its seventh album "The New Flesh", which is expected out on February 20, 2026 through Nuclear Blast.
According to the band, it is one of the last songs written for the album, and was created under deadline pressure that directly affected its character and intensity.
The band "Puscifer" is releasing a new single, "ImpetuoUs", another song from its upcoming album "Normal Isn't", which is expected out on February 6. The song presents a more open and intuitive approach, with a message that encourages breaking free of patterns and following a feeling rather than a defined direction. According to Maynard James Keenan, he is curious to hear how the audience will interpret the song, and explains that the creators experience the work from the building stage, while listeners meet it as a finished structure with their own personal meaning. "ImpetuoUs" joins previous singles from the album, among them "Self Evident" and "Pendulum", and continues to emphasize the band's unique and unpredictable artistic line.
The band "Black Veil Brides" is releasing a new single, "Certainty", as the first taste of its studio album planned for 2026. It is a heavy, dark song that hints at the conceptual and musical direction of the whole album.
According to vocalist Andy Biersack, the song was written with inspiration from the film Conclave and deals with the concept of religious and ideological certainty, and how rigid beliefs can become a prison that prevents curiosity, change and growth. According to him, this tension also reflects the political and social discourse of our time, and is at the heart of the new album's narrative.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released two new videos of "Soundgarden" this week, from the band's induction ceremony held in November, with full performance clips and moving acceptance speeches. Among the videos are performances of "Rusty Cage" by Taylor Momsen alongside the band members, and "Black Hole Sun" led by Brandi Carlile, with Jerry Cantrell and Mike McCready taking part. Excerpts from the acceptance speeches were also published, in which the members of Soundgarden address the honor, the band's legacy and its ongoing connection with its audience.
This week the band "Pearl Jam" released the final video in the "Rearviewmirror" series, an archive project presenting stories, rare moments and documentation material from the band's long career. The series, led by photographer and archivist Kevin Shuss, includes 6 episodes dealing, among other things, with the band's breakthrough years, chaotic shows from the early 90s, experiences from big tours, behind-the-scenes moments and rare, previously unseen video footage. Some of the episodes also focus on the close bond between the band and its audience and on how Pearl Jam's collective memory was built over the years.
The musician Tony Iommi shared a special message for the new year, in which he summed up the significant events of his past year, and also hinted at big plans ahead for him during 2026. In the video, Iommi went back to personal and professional moments of the past year, and paused for a moment of silence and a moving reference following the death of Ozzy Osbourne, an event that shook the entire rock world. Alongside the look back, he used the opportunity to hint at future activity, and made clear that 2026 is expected to be an active and meaningful year for him.
We don't know about you, but we are very excited, especially in light of the latest single...
The band "Alter Bridge" is releasing today its new eighth album, Alter Bridge, a self-titled album coming out through Napalm Records. The album arrives after a period of single releases that revealed an especially heavy, dramatic and melodic line, with an emphasis on the dynamics between aggressive riffs and a deep, complex atmosphere. Over the past months the band members have said that it is a more cohesive and mature work, built through a precise and collaborative process.
To listen: Spotify
For anyone who still hasn't watched the final season of this crazy series, drop everything and watch it now!!!
The band "Iron Maiden" marked a significant TV moment on social media, after the song "The Trooper" was featured in the finale episode of the series "Stranger Things". The classic song from 1983, from the album "Piece Of Mind", continues the connection between the series and the metal world, after the iconic use of "Master Of Puppets" by Metallica in the fourth season, in the unforgettable scene with Eddie Munson. In the finale, the series echoes Eddie's character through Dustin Henderson's graduation speech at the graduation ceremony, with "The Trooper" playing in the background, and with the reveal of a Hellfire Lives shirt under the graduation gown.
The musician Pat Smear is expected to miss several upcoming shows of the band "Foo Fighters", following an unusual gardening accident that led to fractures in his left foot. In a statement published by the band it was said that Smear was hurt in an unusual home accident, and that he will need rest and recovery before he can return to the stage. At this stage no estimated return date was given, but the band stressed that Smear's health is the top priority.
During the upcoming shows guitarist Jason Falkner will fill in. The band members said they look forward to seeing Smear return fully recovered, and thank the audience for its understanding and support.
After the burial of the MTV channel(s), a software developer operating under the name Flexasaurus Rex has launched a nostalgic project called MTV Rewind, a standalone app that seeks to bring back to life the era of MTV's music video reign.
The app includes a huge archive of tens of thousands of videos, and offers a viewing experience that simulates linear music channels by decade and style. Among the available channels are a split by decades, alongside iconic channels like Yo! MTV Raps and Headbangers Ball, as well as a random play option.
The band "Depeche Mode" put its concert film "M" on Netflix this week, filmed during three huge shows in Mexico City in 2023-2024, in front of nearly 200 thousand fans. At the center of the film is the band's 2023-2024 tour, which focused mainly on songs from its 15th studio album, the first since the death of founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher, who passed away in May 2022. The film serves as a summary of a wide-ranging tour that included 112 shows around the world in front of more than 3 million fans.
Unfortunately the film is not available in Israel!!!
The company Crosley Radio is teaming up with the band "The Rolling Stones" and launching a new collectible turntable called the RSD3 Mini, in honor of Record Store Day 2026. The turntable will come out in a limited edition and be sold exclusively in independent record stores.
The RSD3 Mini combines a compact design with the visual presence of a display item, and includes a storage case that can hold up to 16 vinyl records. The product will be sold with six 3-inch singles, featuring early and iconic recordings of the band, among them Get Off of My Cloud, Play With Fire, Heart of Stone, Mother's Little Helper, Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? and Honky Tonk Women.
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