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Rikets Release New EP – Tales from the Construct AlphaA v.1
Press release – Cleveland metal/industrial band RIKETS have announced the release of their long-awaited new EP, Tales from the Construct AlphAA v.1, arriving April [,,,]
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LIGHTNING STRIKES Release New Album – The King Is Victorious
Press release – Los Angeles–based heavy metal outfit Lightning Strikes return with their long-awaited new full-length album, The King Is Victorious, out today, [,,,]
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SIERRA LEVESQUE UNLEASHES RAW EMOTION WITH NEW SINGLE “DON’T GO”
Press release – Rising rock singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sierra Levesque releases her new single ‘Don’t Go,’ available now on all [,,,]
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GRIEVOUS ANGELS announce new album Revolution and share first single!
Press release – Has there ever been a more urgent time for a band whose rationale is based on social [,,,]
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THUNDEROR Shares New Video “One Chance” From Rock‑Opera Album “Bleed For It” Out April 2026
Press release – Canadian arena‑rock heavy metal power trio THUNDEROR ignites the next chapter of their high‑flying saga with the release of [,,,]
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CHEMICAL TRIBLE Release ‘Bruises, Scars and Serenity’ EP
Press release – Chemical Tribe is a four piece rock band consisting of veterans of the Las Vegas music scene. [,,,]
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FRONTLINE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM – “REBIRTH”
Press release – Melodic rockers Frontline are thrilled to reveal their new track, “Burning Horizon”, taken from their upcoming studio [,,,]
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SECONDHAND DREAMCAR RECEIVES FIRST TIME JUNO NOMINATION IN BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR DEBUT ALBUM “ANSWER THE CALL”
Press release – Canadian soul/roots/funk powerhouse collective, Secondhand Dreamcar, has earned their first-ever JUNO nomination in the Blues Album of [,,,]
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COLLINGWOOD SINGER-SONGWRITER SHJAANE GLOVER BREAKS SEVEN-YEAR SILENCE WITH ENIGMATIC NEW SINGLE “EFFERVESCENCE”
Press release – After a hiatus from the spotlight dating back to 2018, Southern Ontario singer-songwriter Shjaane Glover makes a [,,,]
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Our Music Festival Reveals Lineup for Its Third Edition, Happening May 30
Press release – Our Music Festival is thrilled to announce its third annual event, taking place on Saturday, May 30th. This year marks an [,,,]
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NEW WAVE ICON HOWARD JONES TO PLAY SELECT DATES IN UNITED STATES IN APRIL AS SUPPORT FOR ROD STEWART
Press release – New wave icon Howard Jones will soon head out on the road for select United States tour dates in [,,,]
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New Album From MöTT – ‘Best is Yet to Come’
Press release – With Best is Yet to Come, seasoned Colorado hard rocker MöTT has compiled a sixteen track monumental set of songs [,,,]
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The Swingin’ Blackjacks Unleash “Misery Train” From New Album ‘Never Tire, Never Stop’
Press release – After more than two decades of rockin’ it right across Ontario, The Swingin’ Blackjacks roar back with [,,,]
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SONS OF BUTCHER Fire Up The Grill w/ Video “Makin’ Bacon” From New EP “Skids” Out March 2026
Press release – Canada’s filthiest, funniest, and most fearlessly unwashed rock band, Sons of Butcher, return with “Skids”, a brand‑new four‑song EP [,,,]
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OUT NOW: LEAD INJECTOR- Witching Attack
Press release – Dresden-based black/thrash newcomers LEAD INJECTOR present their debut album “Witching Attack” on High Roller Records – an [,,,]
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AOR SUPERGROUP TRANSATLANTIC RADIO DEBUT ALBUM “MIDNIGHT TRANSMISSION” OUT NOW
Press release – Transatlantic Radio, the international AOR supergroup based in Los Angeles, are pleased to announce the release of [,,,]
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MADDISUN BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER WITH LATEST SINGLE “THE PAGES”
Press release – With the release of her fourth album, The Pages in the summer of 2025, British Columbian singer/songwriter Maddisun has [,,,]
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Chè Aimee Dorval Shares New Single “Carnal Needs”
Press release – Vancouver artist Chè Aimee Dorval returns with her evocative new single,’Carnal Needs’, available now on all digital [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Bruce Cockburn with Julian Taylor – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario – February 20, 2026
Bruce Cockburn with Julian Taylor OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls, Ontario February 20, 2026 All photos by Joel Naphin ©2026. [,,,]
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Sean Peck Talks About New Death Dealer Album – Reign of Steel
By Jim Barber If you like your metal music bombastic, brilliantly composed, featuring top flight shredding, a pounding rhythmic charge [,,,]
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Emm Gryner’s New Single ‘Touch The Sky’ Sets Sights on the Moon and Stars Above
By Jim Barber First, we need to set the scene. Thanks to former U.S. President John F. Kennedy (elected in [,,,]
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Quebec Songwriter Genevieve Racette Plumbs Deeper Emotional Depths on Deluxe Reissue of GOLDEN Album
By Jim Barber The power of art is as limitless as it is varied and mysterious. Why do certain paintings, [,,,]
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Guitarist Hoekstra Releases Powerful Fourth Album From His Joel Hoekstra’s 13 Project – From The Fade
By Jim Barber Joel Hoekstra has been able to carve a musical career – and a pretty decent living – [,,,]
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Foreigner’s Bruce Watson Talks Busy 2026, Band Legacy and Working With O.G. Lou Gramm
By Jim Barber When the music you create and perform becomes iconic; when it becomes the soundtrack of one, two, [,,,]
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VENUS 5 UNVEIL NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “MARCH OF THE VENUS 5”
Press release – International metal group Venus 5 – comprised of Karmen Klinc, Jelena Milovanovic, Tezzi Persson (Hell in the [,,,]
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The Space Between Unleashes Addictive New Anthem “Weapon of Choice”
Press release – Hailing from the cold streets of Ottawa, female-fronted hard rock outfit The Space Between is set to [,,,]
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Toronto Soul Sensation Paula Letang Shines on New Single – “Giving You More”
Press release – Celebrated Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer Paula Letang announces the release of her latest single, “Giving You More,” a vibrant [,,,]
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Norway’s Tomorrow’s Outlook Set To Release Third Album – Black Waves
Press release – Mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth (Avantasia), Black Waves is the upcoming third album from Northern Norwegian heavy/power metal band Tomorrow’s [,,,]
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Fight From Within Partners with Arson Theory To Release New Single – “Checkmate,”
Press release – Upstate New York metalcore outfit Fight From Within kick off 2026 with the release of their new single, “Checkmate,” [,,,]
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Outlier Release Cover of “Superstar” feat. Sen Dog of Cypress Hill and Hyro The Hero
Press release – Outlier returns with a bold reinterpretation of one of the most influential crossover songs of the Y2K era, [,,,]