After a four year hiatus, Grammy Award-nominated, multiplatinum hard rock titans Disturbed have announced their return with their sixth studio album, entitled Immortalized, to be released August 21 through Reprise Records. Lead single “The Vengeful One” is out now, along with the accompanying animated video from …

Score: 10/10 URL: http://everlitmusic.com As a heavy metal and hard rock enthusiast, I’m always on the lookout for new music to add to my ever-growing collection. As a personal rule, the music has to speak to various aspects of my life while maintaining a high level of energy backed by deep, …

The Magnificent Birds of Prey – Kaleidoscope URL: http://magnificentbirdsofprey.tumblr.com/ Score 9/10 Stars Music is moving. Sometimes it can bring one to tears and other times it can cause one to think more deeply. It can bring about feelings of rage or despondency and it can strip layers off your armor, …

First Wave UK punk stalwarts, THE REZILLOS, will storm the East Coast this summer. The 3-week tour will kick off at DC’s Black Cat on July 8th, make a beeline for Canada, then head southwest to conclude at Small’s in Detroit on July 24th (dates below). This jaunt is in …

Opensight have new material just around the corner! The London-based quartet have dished the dirt on their new EP Ulterior Motives, a twisted blend of versatile influences that stretch far beyond the boundaries of metal, and even music. Dancing gleefully around pigeonholes, Ulterior Motives draws from an eclectic lists of …

Beneath Potomac Skies – Ken Francis Wenzel Primary URL: http://kenwenzelmusic.com/ While Ken Francis Wenzel can sing a note and take charge of a song without hesitation, there is one aspect of …Beneath Potomac Skies that just cannot be dismissed…nothing is new here. But maybe Ken is not worried about that. …

Anthems by Tim Houlihan ALL MUSIC: http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthems-mw0002741540/similar The thing about the rock albums these days is that there is a lot of similarity between the albums of one artist to another and there’s really not much distinction to what they deliver, in terms of performance. Although, the tracks of these …

Desert Dreams: Seemingly ordinary yet enjoyable URL: http://www.autopilottheband.com/about.php Autopilot, the indie, alternative rock band, based out of Saskatchewan offers their latest band album, titled ‘Desert Dreams.’ The band has, released their first album in 2007, which was titled ‘Now It’s Time You Know What You’re Losing For,’ produced by Joel …

“There was a point when I believed I would never make another record,” explains Chris Corner, concerning his band IAMX‘s sudden break from recording a few years ago due to chronic insomnia. “I associated my career with everything that was hurting me, but slowly I managed to filter out the poison and …

Indie rock band, Redlands, has teamed up with GroundSounds to premiere their new track “Leather Boots,” today. Stream the track here: http://bit.ly/1FQhLGu. “Leather Boots” is off the upcoming EP, Adventurer, which will be released on July 14th, 2015. The band previously premiered the song “Adventurer” with Diffuser and their song …

Colorway – The Black Sky Sequined URL: http://www.colorwaymusic.com/about/ Colorway isn’t messing around. This hard-nosed, smart three piece hailing from Northampton, Massachusetts is a lean musical force that bristles with energy in every performance. They release their second album, The Black Sky Sequined, into an increasingly marginalized and fragmented rock scene, …

‘Not Another Playne Jayne’ Primary URL: http://www.notanotherplaynejayne.com/ One of the reasons I left my hometown of Aurora, Colorado, was to pursue music because I couldn’t find any intriguing scene available in the area. So in part, I was a bit surprised to see Not Another Playne Jayne, an up and …