NEW ALBUMS
DRAGONFORCE – EXTREME POWER METAL
The British power-metal group, DragonForce are back with their eighth album, and it contains a cover of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”.
Third single, “Razorblade Meltdown” was released this week with an accompanying animated music video.
NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS – THIS IS THE PLACE EP
This is Noel Gallagher‘s third release of 2019.
He issued the Record Store Day exclusive Wait and Return EP on March 1, the Black Star Dancing EP on June 14, and now This Is the Place EP is out today.
HELLYEAH – WELCOME HOME
Hellyeah‘s sixth album, Welcome Home, is out today. It is the final Hellyeah studio album to feature Vinnie Paul on drums. Paul passed away on June 22, 2018.
OPETH – IN CAUDA VENENUM
In Cauda Venenum (or “Poison in the Tail” for those who can’t read Latin) is the thirteenth album from Swedish metal group Opeth.
Two versions of the album have been released. The English language version and the Swedish language version.
THE REPLACEMENTS – DEAD MAN’S POP
The Replacements‘ penultimate album, Don’t Tell a Soul received the reissue treatment back in 2008, which included 6 bonus tracks. This 2019 reissue is a bit more substantial.
The Dead Man’s Pop boxset contains 4CDs and 1LP: Don’t Tell a Soul Redux (on CD and LP), We Know The Night: Rare & Unreleased, The Complete Inconcerated Live, Part 1 and The Complete Inconcerated Live, Part 2.
STURGILL SIMPSON – SOUND & FURY
This is an interesting one. Sturgill Simpson, the 2017 Grammy Award winner for Best Country Album, has returned with an album decidedly NOT country at all.
The first single, “Sing Along” has a ZZ Top vibe to it. Also, the the new album doubles as the soundtrack to an anime Netflix movie (Sound & Fury) written by Sturgill Simpson.
STEEL PANTHER – HEAVY METAL RULES
Steel Panther have unleashed their latest album, Heavy Metal Rules.
Earlier in the week, the dropped a brand new single and video (below).
SINGLES
ICE NINE KILLS – IT IS THE END
Ice Nine Kills‘ “IT Is the End” is the eighth single from 2018’s homage to horror novels (and their film adaptions), The Silver Scream.
The 14-minute video is combination music video/short film which loosely takes you through the story of Stephen King’s IT
KORN – YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME
Back in July, Korn released the Official Video for “You’ll Never Find Me”. This week, another video for the song. This being the Official Live Video
SAINT ASONIA – BEAST & THE HUNTED FT. SULLY ERNA
A Saint Asonia two-fer. The previously released single featuring Godsmack‘s Sully Erna, “The Hunted” now has an official music video. In addition to that, the band has released the second single from their upcoming sophomore album Flawed Design, which is scheduled to arrive on October 25th.
SHINEDOWN – ATTENTION ATTENTION
Shinedown dropped a new single and video this week. The title track to their #1 album, Attention Attention.