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Ghost frontman Tobias Forge has looked back on the debilitating food poisoning which caused him to cancel a Mexico concert last September.Talking exclusively in the upcoming issue of Metal Hammer, Forge, 45, says that he landed in Mexico City five days before the Swedish hard rock band’s three-show leg at the Palacio de los Deportes venue was set to begin, so he could acclimatise to the altitude and jet lag.However, on the day of the first gig, he slept for the entire hour-long drive to the venue, then was unable to keep food down. The performance that night was due…
Photos by Senor McGuireCraft Recordings re-release two remastered ground-breaking bluegrass albums, one long out of print, and both on CD for the first timeIn the mid-1970s, bluegrass music was evolving from the traditional ensemble acoustic playing of artists such as Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and Flatt and Scruggs, and it was ripe for a step forward into the future. Two albums released at the time stepped up to the plate and essentially changed the way bluegrass music was played, laying the groundwork for the bluegrass superstars that followed and continued to develop the genre, about which more later.JD Crowe was…
Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have released the official red band trailer for Crawlers, the new horror thriller directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández (Don’t Listen) and starring Matilda Lutz (Revenge, Magpie, Rings). In Crawlers, a catastrophic infestation of venomous spiders sends an apartment building into lockdown. After police impose a quarantine, building manager Serena (Lutz) and the residents trapped inside are forced to fight for survival as the deadly creatures continue to multiply. With the building sealed off and the spider population growing by the second, Serena must rely on her intimate knowledge of the complex to help keep the…
“I did not want Jamaica to become texture for my work while the people living there received nothing from the exchange,” Erick explains.Produced by Yeti Beats and Latin Grammy Producer of the Year Federico Vindver, “No Doubt (I’m In Love)” samples Jennifer Lara’s early 80s Studio One cut “I Am in Love”, giving the track a warm, disco leaning feel while maintaining its Jamaican connection.The release continues another busy period for Erick, following collaborations and performances alongside the likes of Nas, Busta Rhymes and Jamiroquai. It also builds on the momentum of his acclaimed 2024 debut solo album I’ve Never…
BOMB TO A KNIFE FIGHT gets silly and hammer-blow heavy at the exact same time, before REALLY REALLY RAD compounds the madness and adds a crushing groove that’s near-impossible not to headbang along to, bringing some elements of stoner and sludge into the blender. EARTHQUAKE and MODERN FASHION keep it up, with a smile pinned over the top of a serious stank face asking the listener to ‘Come and fuck with The Barbarians!’ The only real hard left comes in the form of the last two tracks, SHARK OUT OF WATER and I AM THE SUBMARINE. Acting as two halves…
The Beatles recorded and performed a sizeable clutch of songs by the US rock’n’roll/R’n’B artists who opened the door and influenced them as music-hungry teenagers growing up in ’50s Liverpool. Their early marathon sets in clubs along Hamburg’s Reeperbahn were stuffed with covers. The first five Beatles LPs, bar A Hard Day’s Night, contained favourite songs previously recorded by other artists, and both John and Paul went on to record albums of rock’n’roll standards in their solo careers. Here, in their original versions, we present 15 non-Lennon/McCartney compositions that soundtracked the birth of The Beatles more than 60 years ago……
London based artist Theodor Black returns with ‘Theo’s Room’, an intimate new single arriving 14th August and the first taste of his forthcoming six track EP ‘Tailwind’, set for independent release this October.Stripping things back, ‘Theo’s Room’ pairs delicate guitar melodies with layered synths, leaving space for Theodor’s vocals and poetic storytelling to take centre stage. Raw, vulnerable and quietly hopeful, the track sees him experiment with new vocal techniques and a more organic, live influenced sound, setting the tone for what is to come. View Original Article Here
The psychologically rich post-apocalyptic horror story Them was initially released in monthly 10,000-word instalments to readers of author W.H. Chizmar’s Patreon page before being published by Lividian Publications in 2024, complete with an afterword by Josh Malerman. Now, it receives a new and expanded release through Gallery Books, featuring revisions and refinements from Chizmar. A landmark entry into the dystopian canon that blurs the line between monster and victim, the novel blends creature-feature thrills with deeper themes of fear, difference, loneliness and our need for connection. When a top-secret government experiment brings a living, otherworldly entity to Earth, a catastrophic…
A prog legend’s daughter and The Clash’s former bassist aren’t the most obvious collaborators. But in 2023 Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon released Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? which featured a laidback Mediterranean vibe reminiscent of Galen’s late father, Kevin.Produced by Tony Visconti and featuring guest spots from Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and others, the album had its roots in a Mallorcan fishing village, where Simonon stayed during lockdown. Just before its launch the pair told Prog its story.How did the collaboration come about?Galen Ayers: After the hard Covid lockdown, Paul was just coming back to London from Spain…
Photo: Dove ShoreSheryl Crow has announced that she will release her 12th studio album Pick You Up on 9th October 2026 via Old Green Barn Productions LLC. Featuring seven new songs, the album was written by Crow and long-time collaborator Jeff Trott. The record delves into personal reflection while returning to the sound fans associate with Crow in the ‘90s.“Each of these songs are a commentary on being human and wanting connection,” Crow said. “There is a lot of chaos all around us and I definitely find myself feeling alone. My wish is that whoever hears these songs feels the…
Co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman for The Flying Burrito Brothers’ 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, Sin City features one of the best lines in the whole of popular music. “On the thirty-first floor, a gold-plated door won’t keep out the Lord’s burning rain.” Inspired by their manager Larry Spector’s lavish condominium. It captures the 1970s delusion of wealth perfectly, providing immunity from fate.It’s also a song which, if the cover song directory Second Hand Songs is to be believed, has become a rite of passage for anyone tangentially connected to americana or country music. Since…
Federico Zampaglione understands better than most people that creativity can become a dangerous obsession. As both the frontman of Italian rock band Tiromancino and the director behind horror films including Shadow and The Well, he has spent decades moving between recording studios and film sets and, consequently, understands the less glamorous anxieties lurking behind artistic success. His latest film, The Nameless Ballad, brings those worlds together more intimately than any of his previous music or filmography. Ahead of its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Saturday 29 August 2026, Zampaglione admits that the prospect of showing such a personal…