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  Legendary heavy metal supergroup DOWN – featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders – is pleased to announce their official signing with Nuclear Blast Records! The band is currently in the final stages of recording their long-awaited new full-length, slated for release in 2026. In a collective statement, Nuclear Blast comments, “Nuclear Blast is proud to be in the trenches with NOLA legends DOWN as their partner in their long overdue return to the metal world. In addition, we are excited to bring some of their key past catalog releases back into the spotlight, especially on the vinyl side. There are so many longtime DOWN fans at Nuclear Blast who are excited to be working with one of their all-time favorite bands. 2026 can’t come soon enough!” Adds the band: "It’s good to sign with Nuclear Blast Records. It’s a good label home and we’re ready to make some awesome recordings!” – Philip H. Anselmo ...

  5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS are excited to announce their signing to premiere independent music label Better Noise Music. Formed in 2004 in Jacksonville, FL, the band has accrued Gold and multi-Platinum singles—including their massive 5x Platinum hit single “Face Down” and “Your Guardian Angel”—and 2X Platinum-certified debut album, Don’t You Fake It, alongside numerous high-ranking radio chart positions and a robust digital history of 1.4 billion career streams. BETTER NOISE MUSIC President / COO Steve Kline remarks on the band’s signing: “We’re excited to partner with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on their next release. The timing is perfect, allowing longtime fans to dive into new music while creating a platform for new listeners to discover the awesome songs from the band’s upcoming album.” THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS—lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member Ronnie Winter, his multi-instrumentalist brother Randy Winter, guitar...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Final Coil (UK) Alternative Rock | Progressive Hailing from Leicester, Final Coil began their musical life in howls of feedback and chaos, a raging entity that tore up the stages of endless small clubs as they slowly found their direction. Gradually, that energy and electricity was channelled into smoother paths as the band looked deeper into themselves and their music, discovering how much more their individual abilities could create; realising they had so much more to say, that a fleeting impact wasn’t all they wished to achieve – they wanted to carve musical monuments that would stand the test of time and stand for something as well. With numerous album and EP releases under their belt since 2011, the group are now preparing their next opus entitled The World We Inherited, to be released via Sliptrick Records. Final Coil’s effortless combination of ethereal prog, towering riffs, and twisted vocal harmonies has seen them compared to Pink ...

  German Post Black Metal Band signs to Talheim Records Germany. Morgenröthe wrote: We’re finally back again with great news: we’re very happy and proud to announce that we signed with Talheim Records Germany. For us it’s a great step since we started a bit more than three years ago with Morgenröthe. Furthermore, we can now communicate that we’ve been in the studio about one and a half years ago. The outcome of this long period of hard work will soon be released as Morgenröthe’s first full-length album. We’re looking forward to share more information with you soon so stay tuned. Cheers! Connect with Morgenröthe: Bandcamp: https://morgenroethe.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgenroetheofficial/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Cw7UwChFdeloLw5va9qwv Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcVdwkBLhgY_tokJXgG1GhQ Connect with Talheim Records: Website: https://tal.hm/web Facebook: https://tal.hm/facebook Instagram: https://tal.hm/instagram Telegram: http...