Dangerkids Announce Release Date For 'Blacklist_' With New Single

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We've been waiting on the follow-up to Dangerkids' 2013 debut Collapse for a long time, and as time went on, things were starting to seem dire for the band. 2017's about to change all of that up.

The band's long-awaited Blacklist_ is due out on January 27, 2017 via Paid Vacation Records. The band has been working on material for nearly two years now, revealing the title of the record all the way back in 2015. It seems the band has parted ways with former record label Rise Records, which may be the reason why.

The band has released another single for the record, the eponymous single 'Blacklist_.' This song feels more at home with the band's core sound than the lead single 'Things Could Be Different,' which had a stronger and more electronically rooted vibe. Both songs show a growth of the band's sound, however, and leave Blacklist_ looking very promising.

Here's the album art and tracklist; both new tracks the band has played throughout 2016 ('Blacklist_' and 'Kill Everything') are found on it:

  1. Kill Everything
  2. Blacklist_
  3. Inside Out
  4. Crawl Your Way Out
  5. Things Could Be Different
  6. Ghost In The Walls
  7. Nothing Worth Saving
  8. Singularity
  9. Summoner's Rift
  10. Glass On Water
  11. Invincible Summer

The new single 'Blacklist_' can be heard below:

Pre-orders and bundles for the new record are available at wearedangerkids.com. Who's ready for new Dangerkids?

Starset Reveal Art for New Album 'Vessels'

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Alternative rockers Starset announced their follow up to 2014's Transmissions last month, and over the last few days, they've been dropping teaser images of new artwork. It seems that the band has shared the cover for their next record, too!

The band's new record Vessels is dropping on January 20 in the new year. The band has shared the single 'Monster' with us already, which revealed that the band would be taking away some of the edge of their first record. 'Monster' stepped away from the heavy, powerful guitars that really build Transmissions, replacing them with massive synths.

Guitars are not absent, of course. It's still a massive track that lives up to the former. It's just a question of whether or not Starset will be following suit and be taking on an entirely more poppy sound in their new record. Vessels will undoubtedly be an intense record, but it's sonic soundscape is yet to be seen.

The band tweeted out this image today, which seems to be the album cover for Vessels. Be sure to check out their Twitter for more cool images.

 

Who's ready for new Starset music? It's been a long time coming, and we're excited to hear the new direction for the band. Stay tuned for our review of their new record when it drops.

New Imagine Dragons Song 'Levitate' Dropping Tonight!

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Fans patiently awaiting Imagine Dragons third record are getting a little taste of what's coming. The band is releasing a new song at midnight tonight, entitled 'Levitate!'

The song is an original written for the upcoming movie Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. The movie features two people cryogenically frozen for a century before thawing out and living in a new age as they travel through space together.

'Levitate' seems to be a poppier direction for the band. Imagine Dragons' previous two records Night Visions and Smoke + Mirrors (read our review here) both featured some more radio-friendly tunes, but this is a different level of pop rock. It's sparkling with bright synths and sweet melodies, and it's bound to be a fresh sound from the band. Let's hope there's some past ID flair added in there, though!

Watch the teaser of the song and movie below. Stay tuned for our review of the song, coming soon!

Coldplay To Release A New EP

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Before playing a special show at the London Palladium, Coldplay did an interview with Absolute Radio (who sponsored the event), and dropped an interesting piece of information.

In the first of two interviews, Absolute Radio host Pete Donaldson interviewed vocalist Chris Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland, sharing some banter, but around the three minute mark, Martin shared some surprising news:

“This whole tour’s been so wonderful... and we’re just finishing some songs for an EP we’re putting out. This is the first time we’re talking about it, actually.”

In a following interview with bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion, revealing the title of the EP to be Kaleidoscope, just like the track with the same title on the band's 2015 record A Head Full Of Dreams. No further details on the EP are revealed, but the band members go on to talk about recording on the road and the touring life.

There you have it! We'll keep you updated on more details on the EP as they come - more information will be coming soon!

Leonard Cohen Dies At 82

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Legendary singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed away at the age of 82.

The influential artist has had a career that spanned over five decades, with fifteen albums under his belt. His dark style led to a brand new uprising of similar artists in the sixties and seventies, only being surpassed by Bob Dylan in influence.

Cohen was born in September 1934 in Westmount, Quebec. He learned guitar in his teens and found his first ventures in poetry. After difficulty with selling books of his work, he went to New York to discovery to folk-rock scene, which he made his own. His career from then on is history. He released his latest album You Want It Darker last month. Cohen was best known for his songs such as 'Hallelujah'.

His death was announced on his Facebook page, with the following message:

“It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away.
We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.
A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief.”

Rest in peace, Leonard Cohen. Thank you for sharing your art with the world..

System Of A Down Are Releasing New Music In 2017!

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First Metallica broke their studio silence, and now System Of A Down are joining in too (we're still waiting for Tool, though)! SOAD has confirmed that they will be releasing new music in the new year.

It's been 11 years since the band's last release: a duo album in the form of Mesmerize and Hypnotize. The band's members have been touring with System Of A Down on and off over the last decade, as well as working on their own side projects. It's finally time to buckle down and create some new music for fans, though.

In an interview with Kerrang, drummer John Dolmayan stated the following:

“We’ve been working on a new album for the last six months and there’s about 15 songs that I think are album-worthy... We don’t know what’s happening in terms of release, it’s still not 100% as far as plans go... I want everyone on board and feeling good about it, that’s what we’re trying to accomplish right now. There’s a tremendous amount of pressure on us, though, because it’s been 11 years – at least 12 by the time it comes out.”
— Kerrang

There you have it! According to Dolmayan, it looks like it may not be until mid or late 2017 until we get a taste of the new music, but it's certainly on its way. Fans looking for more of the band's signature sound may be in for a surprise, however. Continuing on in the interview, Dolmayan claimed the band are not looking to create "Toxicity Part 2... This needs to be something for a new generation of System Of A Down fans, so everyone can see we’re not resting on our laurels. I’m not gonna put my name on an album I’m not 100% proud of."

Vocalist Serj Tankian expressed in an interview earlier in the year that new music is in the works, but it might not even by SOAD music - whether or not it is, though, we're sure it'll be great. System Of A Down just made 2017 a whole lot better.

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore To Release Classic Records On Vinyl

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Music collectors and jazz fans rejoice - Bohren & Der Club Of Gore are releasing some of their records on vinyl for the first time!

The group - the deliverers of doom jazz - are bringing three of their critically acclaimed records to the vinyl format, to be released over the course of the next three months. These records include Sunset Mission, Black Earth, and Geisterfaust. These will be the debuts of Sunset Mission and Geisterfaust on vinyl format.

The band posted the following statement on their Facebook page:

“You patient friends of uneventful music,
after years of gloom and desperation, the day has come.
No more illegal copies, no more unauthorized releases, no more grotesque Schwarzmarktpreise, here is the real (and legal) stuff”
— Bohren & Der Club Of Gore Facebook Page

The albums will be available in your local record store and on their website (preorders are not available). The schedule is as follows:

  • November 11, 2016: Sunset Mission
  • December 2, 2016: Black Earth
  • January 13, 2017: Geisterfaust

The LPs will be issued by different distributers by country:

  • Forced Exposure (USA/CAN)
  • PIAS (UK)
  • Disk Union (JP)
  • Balance (AU)
  • Modulor (FR)
  • Self Distribuzione (IT)
  • Soyuz (RUS)
  • PIAS / RoughTrade (Benelux)
  • Border (Scandinavia)

Prices are not yet known, but certainly they'll be worth it for such excellent records.

Muse Release Fun Halloween Cover + Video

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Muse can always pull something fun out of their bag. After days of teasing a Halloween surprise, they've released it: a new cover of The Cramps' 'New Kind Of Kick' with a video accompanying it.

Relinquish hopes for a new album in the near future - the bands attire in the video is confirmation enough that this was just something fun the band put together for the Halloween.

The music video for the song is about as ridiculous as the song is itself; Matt Bellamy goes all out, dressed as Elvis Presley while Dom Howard carries the rhythm from looking like a zombie. Chris Wolstenholme looks like he's ready to kill his bandmates for real as he reluctantly plays bass to the track. Bellamy shakes his behind and screams right next to the soulless Howard, actress Miss Miranda does some provocative things in various scenes as well.

Muse just wrapped up their massive 360 tour for their seventh album Drones (read our track-by-track review here) in August, so it's unlikely we'll see any real new material for a while now, but its great to see that the band is still up for doing some silly stunts like this.

Watch Muse's new video, complete with Bellamy's ass shaking and triumphant claim of "Like Susie needs dick," below.

Avenged Sevenfold Dropping Surprise Album Tomorrow

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Avenged Sevenfold are throwing us for a loop. The alternative metal outfit is allegedly releasing their new album tomorrow. 

The band will release The Stage on Friday, October 28 if reports are correct. The title track 'The Stage' - which we reviewed here - was released as a single earlier this week with a music video.

The cover and tracklist for The Stage are as follows:

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  1. The Stage (8:32)
  2.  Paradigm (4:19)
  3. Sunny Disposition (6:41)
  4. God Damn (3:42)
  5. Creating God (5:35)
  6. Angels (5:41)
  7. Simulation (5:31)
  8. Higher (6:29)
  9. Roman Sky (5:00)
  10. Fermi Paradox (6:31)
  11. Exist (15:39)

The album clocks in at around 71 minutes - that's a lot of new material. Are you ready for new music from Avenged Sevenfold. Their last effort was in 2013, with Hail To The King .

New Starset Music Coming Soon?

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There are few bands with grandiose like Starset. The symphonic rock band made it big when they released their debut Transmissions back in 2014, and a follow up may be approaching soon.

The band teased a video on their Twitter account yesterday, slowly panning into a grandfather clock in the middle of a field, both its face and the scene's background periodically glitching out before the ominous hashtag #MONSTER is shown at the end.

What do you think's coming up? A new single? New music? The band's been touring for the last two years in support of the record, so they haven't had much time to get busy in the studio, but they seem to have finally gotten the time to buckle down and record their follow up. Get the hype rolling!