Mad About Rock

  Dutch metallers, Within Temptation, have released their brand-new single 'Ritual' today. The song is the focus track of their upcoming eighth studio album Bleed Out, on October 20th. Reflecting the tumultuous state of the world, for their newest record the band have drawn inspiration from events such as the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran and the war in Ukraine. However, that isn’t to say that there’s no light to balance out the heavy shade on Bleed Out. The delectable ‘Ritual’ is one of the kinkiest songs the band have ever written, as Sharon explains. “It’s a fun track about seduction, about the lady taking power in a male dominated world and taking her own initiative.” The song is inspired by the iconic Quentin Tarantino movie From Dusk Til Dawn, about a seemingly normal road trip turning into a vampire slayer party. Bleed Out signifies a bold leap forward for the band. From contemporary, hard-hitting djenty riffs to soaring melodies displaying their symphonic roots, Wi...

  ††† (Crosses) —the duo made up of Deftones' Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez—present their cover of George Michael’s “One More Try” accompanied by an animated visualizer. Listen HERE In 2020, they instituted a holiday ritual by sharing a surprise cover of “The Beginning of the End” by Cause & Effect on Christmas Eve. They continued this tradition in 2021 with a cover of “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus. For 2022, they have unveiled “One More Try.” The song famously graced George Michael’s classic 1987 debut album, Faith. In the hands of †††, its themes of temptation and new love resonate over synths in the glow of reverb and Chino's vocals. The group not only performed all of the instrumentation, but they also produced, recorded, and mixed the song. It caps off a monumental year for †††. They just released the PERMANENT.RADIANT EP and the series of accompanying videos that started with " Initiation " and " Protection " in Mar...

  Rock/Metal artist Robert Navajas from Spain has released a new single and official visualizer for 'Clouds'. As always, the song was written, recorded and produced by Robert and was impressively mastered by Brett Caldas Lima (Megadeth). Listen to the song below: Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6j4xaLqpp8f6eg5Fy7BLW0? si=PpamefhDRr2knoJO9ckH5g For more from Robert Navajas visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZMXdkxn0k https://we.tl/t-GqvxR225BV https://www.facebook.com/robertnavajas45/ https://twitter.com/RobertNavajas https://www.instagram.com/robertnavajas/