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SKUMLOVE Signs To CANDLEPOWER RECORDS, Shares New Single, 'Blood And Roses'
Los Angeles-based industrial metal band SKUMLOVE has signed with Candlepower Records. On Halloween, SKUMLOVE's first single under Candlepower drops, a cover of "Blood And Roses" by the legendary band THE SMITHEREENS. SKUMLOVE's founding member Skum Love comments: "The original song really touched my...
Watch: AEROSMITH Reunites With Drummer JOEY KRAMER For First Of Two Hollywood Bowl Concerts
Joey Kramer reunited with AEROSMITH Thursday night (October 29) in Los Angeles, California, marking his first performance with the band since February 2020. The 76-year-old drummer, who has battled a series of health issues in recent years, returned to the stage alongside singer Steven Tyler, guitar...
HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Signs With THRILLER RECORDS, Shares New Single 'Carry Me'
Thriller Records has announced the signing of the Ohio-based powerhouse HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS. To celebrate the news, the band has unveiled a new single, "Carry Me", arriving Friday, October 30. The music video for the track will make its online debut at 12 p.m. ET. As the first release through their pa...
Photographer MARK 'WEISSGUY' WEISS Announces BON JOVI 'Slippery When Wet' 40th-Anniversary Photo Exhibition
Forty years after BON JOVI released "Slippery When Wet", the landmark album that catapulted the New Jersey rock band to international superstardom, legendary rock photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss is bringing the celebration back to the Jersey Shore. On Friday, November 6, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7...
CURRENTS Sign With RISE RECORDS; Announce New Album 'Our Fates Lie In Tandem'
CURRENTS will release their fourth full-length album, "Our Fates Lie In Tandem", on February 12. Their first full-length collection in nearly four years, the forthcoming album is also their most personal record yet. "There's some social commentary and a little bit of heartbreak too," CURRENTS vocali...
SOIL Announces Partnership With BETTER NOISE MUSIC, Releases New Single 'Enemy X'
Better Noise Music has welcomed hard rock stalwarts SOIL to the label's global roster, thus launching the band's next decade of dominance. The partnership is a collision of two forces in the hard rock world who were ultimately made for one another. SOIL bassist Tim King comments: "SOIL could not be...