Diary Of A Rock Photographer

Album THE BASTARDS Out Now In Retail Via Sumerian RecordsListen Here   THE BASTARDS, the highly anticipated third studio album from adrenaline-fueled, rock n’ roll circus and recent JUNO nominees, PALAYE ROYALE, is out on Sumerian Records and now available for purchase in retail stores near you. The album has been met with unanimous critical acclaim achieving perfect scores from most critics. The album can be found on all platforms by clicking here.    THE BASTARDS  Track Listing  01 Little Bastards  02 Massacre, The New American Dream  03 Anxiety  04 Tonight Is The Night I Die  05 Lonely  06 Hang On To Yourself  07 Fucking With My Head  08 Nervous Breakdown  09 Nightmares…

  ASKING ALEXANDRIA, one of the most successful rock bands of their generation, have today announced the release of ‘Antisocialist (Unplugged)‘. This track is featured on the band’s sixth full-length studio album, Like A House On Fire via Sumerian Records and the full band version of the song is currently sitting at #4 at Active Rock Radio and hit #1 on SiriusXM’s Octane Big Uns Countdown this week. The album is now available from likeahouseonfire.co. Watch the video below and stream the track here.   WATCH: Official Music Video for ‘Antisocialist (Unplugged)’ Speaking on the band’s unplugged version of anthemic track, ‘Antisocialist’, guitarist Ben Bruce says: “Over the years we have been known to release many acoustic versions of…

  Also, make sure to check out the in depth behind the scenes that Metal Injection did while the band recorded “Alphaville” at Menegroth Studio in New York with engineer Colin Marston (Behold… The Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Krallice and Gorguts) and Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle) and Imperial Triumphant producing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7EljkkUo8  The band had a number of guest visiting them in the studio: Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) – Taiko drums Phlegeton (Wormed) – Vocals Yoshiko Ohara (ex-Bloody Panda) – Choirs RK Halvorson – Barbershop quartet Sarai Chrzanowski – Choirs Andromeda Anarchia (Folterkammer, Dark Matters) – Choirs J Walter Hawkes – Trombone Colin Marston – Guitars (Photo by Alex Krauss) Imperial Triumphant officially began with their…

Enforced – Sign worldwide deal with Century Media Records; Working on new studio album!   Richmond, Virginia Thrashers Enforced have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and are currently hard at work on their upcoming studio album “Kill Grid” with their long time engineer/producer Bob Quirk as well as Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy) handling the mix. Enforced vocalist Knox Colby commented about their signing as follows: “We are beyond excited to bolster the ranks at Century Media. To be joining the roster with artists like Triptykon, Body Count, Napalm Death, Mayhem and Voivod feels like a dream. Currently, we are recording our debut LP for Century Media.…

EGO KILL TALENT ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “THE DANCE BETWEEN EXTREMES” & SHARE THREE TRACKS WATCH VIDEO FOR SINGLE “THE CALL” HERE BRAZILIAN BAND TO EMBARK ON DIGITAL TOUR — DETAILS COMING SOON   Ego Kill Talent ​— Jonathan Dörr [vocals], Jean Dolabella [drums, guitar], Raphael Miranda [drums, bass], Niper Boaventura [guitar, bass], and Theo Van Der Loo [bass, guitar] — had to revamp and revise their album release and extensive touring plans due to the global shutdown that was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band is now ready to share an update about their release plans and more. Ego Kill Talent have announced the title of their upcoming second album,…

THE PRETTY RECKLESS SHARE LYRIC VIDEO FOR SMASH NEW SINGLE “DEATH BY ROCK AND ROLL” WATCH The Pretty Reckless recently released their new single “Death By Rock And Roll,” which has been tearing up the Billboard and Mediabase Rock radio charts and entered the German Rock Radio Charts on #1, garnering massive love from fans and critics alike. The band just shared the lyric video. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/BX6KILafIS0 “Death By Rock And Roll” is enjoying universal praise from the press. PAPER declared the track “an uproarious new offering.” Loudwire labeled the song as “a badass, outlaw-styled rock track with an ascending, evocative chorus and vibrant guitar melody,” while Consequence of…

ESKIMO CALLBOY release “Hypa Hypa”, a first song taken from the “MMXX”-EP After recently announcing Nico Sallach as their new singer metalcore stars ESKIMO CALLBOY are happy to present a brand new song and video. Grab your party pants and check out the official music video for “Hypa Hypa” under the following link: https://youtu.be/75Mw8r5gW8E or listen to the single here: https://eskimo-callboy.lnk.to/HypaHypa/  It is the first song taken from their upcoming EP “MMXX” that is scheduled for a release on September 11th, 2020.  The band comments: “Our new EP ‘MMXX’ contains all the restrained energy that we couldn‘t bring to the stage during these weird times. For 16 weeks we worked…

Nepalese metallers UNDERSIDE have re-launched their Metal For Nepal Charity initiative to highlight the current crisis afflicting Nepal due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kathmandu based band have made a point of using their success to help their home country previously, raising funds via international touring, festival appearances, and most recently rebuilding 300 homes after the Nepalese earthquake in 2015. METAL FOR NEPAL APPEAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FOCOjRGDw Now they appeal to fans and metalheads across the globe to help in any way they can, releasing the following statement: “Hello, this is Underside from Kathmandu, Nepal. We hope you’re all keeping safe in these strange times. We’re aware the whole world is…