BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, has announced the release of Totally Twisted – The Studio Albums 1982–1987, a celebration of an influential period in Rock history, with a collection that brings together Twisted Sister‘s classic studio albums from 1982 through 1987. Available as a 5-color-LP box set and a 5CD box set, Totally Twisted chronicles the era in which Twisted Sister evolved from a New York City club phenomenon into an international Heavy Metal band.

North Carolina-based singer/songwriter Lydia Saint George has released her new single, “I’m a Little Scared,” out now via Gold Ship Records. Following September’s “Lungs,” the track continues a series of releases introducing her next body of work. Blending Indie Pop and Alternative music with candid storytelling, Lydia turns inward with “I’m a Little Scared,” exploring "the fear of being left out and the difficulty of escaping a memory that refuses to fade." It reflects on an "uneasy tension between wanting the party to continue and struggling with the thoughts that follow you through it."

Pianist, composer, and bandleader Emmet Cohen has released the deluxe edition of his newest album Universal Truth via Mack Avenue Records. Recorded in celebration of the 2026 centennial year of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Universal Truth honors the pianist’s forebears by "carrying forward their spirit of personal and spiritual discovery in his own distinctive style." The deluxe edition expands the acclaimed project with a previously unreleased studio track…

Grammy-nominated songwriter and Producer Thomm Jutz has teamed up with Lacy Green and Adam Wright to create new album, Shakespeare's Bones, which arrives November 6th, 2026. The song "Little Dove", taken from the album, is out now. What began as a circle of mutual friends getting together to co-write a song or two quickly blossomed into a meeting of minds.

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Chris Harms, known as frontman for German band Lord of the Lost, has continued his solo releases by announcing the arrival of Aporia, out on January 22, 2027, via Napalm Records. The date also marks his birthday, which coincides with the "personal nature" of the new album. Aporia will be available in various physical formats, including a limited box set featuring a special bonus CD in digisleeve format.

The NYC-based quartet Female Genius came out of hiatus and released their new album, Jagged and Fractured, in late 2025. In the runout groove of the group’s 2021 self-titled debut LP, an etching reads: “Female genius for a better tomorrow.” And they are continuing to construct that world. Female Genius "collects the detritus of culture in order to reflect it back at a different angle."

Third Man Records is celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Raconteurs’ debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, with the 70th installment of its long-running archival audio series, The Vault. Broken Boy…

[Cover photo courtesy of The Cyrkle] The Cyrkle are celebrating the 60th anniversary of their pair of 1966 Top 20 hits, “Red Rubber Ball” and “Turn-Down Day.” The Cyrkle’s ‘60s lineup, comprised of…

[Cover photo features Viv & Riley] Washington, DC’s Free Dirt Records is celbrating 20 years of impacting the modern Roots music landscape with a new release, The Long Memory: 20 Years of Free …

[Cover photo credit to Travis Shinn] Metal band Armored Saint have released a visualizer for “Not On Your Life”, taken from their latest album, Emotion Factory Reset, released earlier t…

[Cover photo credit to Tate Shockley] New York-based band Crate has announced their signing to NY/Nashville indie label, Good English Records. With the news, they’ve also announcing their deb…

[Cover photo credit to Steph Alexis] New York-based Gothic Folk singer/songwriter Kira McSpice has announced The House, her upcoming album and third full-length release of 2026. Out October 23, 202…

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Clark Paterson released his new album, Are You Lonely Like Me? in the late summer, and has been out performing songs old and new. Approaching this record is an exp…

[Cover photo credit to Rodrigo Fedes] LA-based Death Metal band Abysmal Dawn have released a drum playthrough video for their latest track “Cradle of Affliction” and have also announced…

[Cover photo credit to Cory Marie Podielsk] Glitter-Punk band Hayley and the Crushers have released their cover of The Primitives’ 1988 hit “Crash”. It’s accompanied by a vi…

[Cover photo credit to Kane Hibberd] Australian Metalcore band Northlane have announced an expansive North American headlining tour in support of their album Anemoia, out everywhere on October 30th…

[Cover photo credit to Lori M. Gottschling] Lee Emi, aka Emilee Petersmark of The Crane Wives, will release her debut album, Destroy Everything, this Friday, October 2nd, 2026. Working with a dark …

[Cover photo credit to Nikki Haney] Australian Rock band Stand Atlantic have shared their new single, “NEXT2U”, via Virgin Music Group. The single is the last to be unveiled from their forthcoming …

[Cover photo credit to Ashley Marsh] Vocalist Ekep Nkwelle has released her debut album Caged Bird via Mack Avenue Records. Inspired by Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the rec…

[Cover photo credit to Le3ay] Alt-Pop singer Zeph has shared “don’t let go til you hate me”, a gritty Pop song about “pushing love to its breaking point”, out now via MDDN Records/Atlan…

Nashville-native and musician Charissa Hoffman has released new single “Love Is An Ocean.” It’s the latest single from Hoffman’s upcoming debut LP, Horizon, out on October 16th, 2…

[Cover photo credit to Therese Öhrvall] Swedish Punk band Wolfbrigade have revealed new single, “Doomrunner.” The track comes from the band’s album, Howl From Underground, set for…

[Cover photo credit to Brandon Mosquera] Kiefer has released Memory Bomb, the pianist and Producer’s debut for Blue Note Records which he produced with his longtime collaborators Shibo and Carrtoon…

[Cover photo credit to Ryan Nolan] Nashville-based Canadian artist Shantaia has released her new single, “Find Out”, which is a preview of her forthcoming eight-track album, One Trick Pony, a…

Metal Blade Records has announced that King Diamond’s Halloween, the three-track LP picture disc originally released in 1986, will be re-released worldwide with new art by Mario Lopez on Octo…

Bowling Green, Kentucky duo Girl Tones are made up of sisters Kenzie (vocals, guitar) and Laila (drums). They like to blend the sweet and the sour, using both melody and aggressive riffs. The song …

[Cover photo credit to Samira Chiara Tax] German Speed Metal band Knife have announced their third album, Into Your Nightmare, releasing December 18, 2026 via Napalm Records. The album combines Spe…

[Cover photo credit to Evan Jenkins] Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Producer Isaac Stalling has announced his upcoming debut album, Falling in Place, due out November …

[Cover photo credit to Anna Lee] Instrumental Rock group Polyphia have revealed new track “With Eyes To See” alongside an accompanying music video. This is the third single off their fifth full-len…

[Cover photo credit to Serch Carriere] Belgian Razorgrind band Leng Tch’e have released their first single in nearly ten years. “Hammered into Collapse” sets the tone for their upcoming two-song EP…

[Cover photo credit to Dave McClister] Singer/songwriter Colby T. Helms has released his new single “Young and Dumb”, a personal song that “explores substance abuse through the eyes of someon…

[Cover photo credit to Savannah Lauren @savannahlaurenphoto] Langhorne Slim has covered the song “What A Wonderful World,” a composition by Bob Thiele/George David Weiss made famous by Louis Armstr…

[Cover photo credit to Izzy O’Brien] Los Angeles-based indie Rock musician brookelen has shared a heavy, Witch-Rock anthem ,”omen,” out now, where she “follows prophetic sig…

The now-Berlin-based international artists Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto, known as hackedepicciotto, have shared a new video, “Draussen” from their latest album, Lichtung, w…

[Cover photo credit to Juan Nieto] Southern California born & raised Mexican/Colombian artist St. Panther has announced their long anticipated debut record, East Side Love Story, set for releas…

[Cover Photo credit to Shervin Lainez] Dazies, a project by Eddie Gore, has released new single “No More Bones”, the latest track from his upcoming LP Eyes Repeating, which is due out O…

Authority Zero’s latest single, “Apocalyptic Summer,” is out now, and the band is opening the song up for others to “pull apart, rebuild and take somewhere entirely new.” Authority Zero…

[Cover photo credit to RC Kruger] The Schizophonics, who recently signed with Alternative Tentacles, will release their new album, Burning Floor in early 2027. They have recently released a second …

[Cover photo credit to Gunnel] Swedish artist Murex has shared “Puddle”, the final track to be revealed from her debut album Inventio, out this Friday, the 25th of September, 2026 via Young. It pre…

[Cover photo credit to Denice Flores Almendares] New York City-based singer/songwriter Alwyn Morrison has returned with “Fireflies,” the third single from his upcoming sophomore EP, Trial, whi…

[Cover photo credit to Benjamin Zietlow] “Ascension” is the latest single from Texas-based Progressive Metalcore band Fervence. The track appears on the band’s upcoming full-lengt…

Philadelphia songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marc Silver will release his eighth studio album, The Dark Of Our Hymn, on November 6, 2026. Produced by longtime collaborators and fellow Philadel…

[Cover photo credit to Derek Bremner] Los Angeles-born, London-based multidisciplinary artist Veronica Bianqui has announced her sophomore album, Use Once Then Destroy, due out November 13th, 2026 …

[Cover photo credit to Rebeca Figueiredo] Afrobeat singer, songwriter, activist, and youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti, alongside his orchestra Egypt 80, have announced their ne…

[Cover photo credit to Travis Shinn] Anthrax have just released their 12th full-length studio album, Cursum Perficio, via Megaforce Records, along with a video for the album’s title track. To celeb…

[Cover photo credit to Brooke Banister] Alternative Rock band Cartel have released their fifth studio album, Learning How to Cope. Described as “a collection of songs fueled by discontent and…

[Cover photo credit to Jennifer McCord] Good Wild Gods is the new collaborative band from long-time friends Luke Sital-Singh and Old Sea Brigade (Ben Cramer), and they have shared their new single,…

[Cover photo credit to Jacob Moniz] Underoath wrapped up their final appearance at the 2026 Vans Warped Tour in Mexico City last weekend, and are celebrating with one final performance video from t…

[Cover photo credit to | cloudy |] LA-based Latin Indie band Inner Wave have released the Deluxe version of their most recent album, See You When I Get Back. The deluxe album features six new track…