Pelican are teaming up with Geoff Rickly of Thursday for their newest track ‘Cascading Crescent’ which is out now. This comes from the bands newly announced EP Ascending which drops Jan. 23rd.

Serving as both an extension of and companion to this year’s Flickering Resonance, the EP gathers rare and previously unavailable material that showcases the band’s revitalised founding lineup of guitarists Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor Shelley de Brauwwith brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg at a moment of renewed creative vigor.

In celebration of the album and the EP, Laurent from Pelican and Will Killingsworth from Dead Air Studios teamed to create a custom guitar pedal inspired by the sound of the band’s recent material. The result is Resonance, a pedal whose reverb interacts with users’ playing style and resonates in a variety of unique fashions, varying from light echo to lush soundscapes to self-oscillating frenzy. The pedal, limited edition colour vinyl variants, and new bespoke merch designs are available as part of the EP pre-order – find here.

In a very ironic moment to close out 2025 Keith Buckley (Many Eyes, ex Every Time I Die) joined The Dillinger Escape Plan on stage in LA for a cover of Nine Inch Nails ‘Wish’. He also closed out their set alongside vocalist Dimitri Minakakis for their final song ‘43% Burnt’.

While Keith has performed the song live with TDEP in the past the irony of the situation is after a split which saw 4/5 members of Every Time I Die side against Keith Buckley, 3 of the members formed Better Lovers.

Years ago as well The Dillinger Escape Plan had a rather public break up which saw the band end and TDEP guitarist Ben Weinman go against long time vocalist Greg Puciato in multiple posts.

Greg would later form Better Lovers alongside the ex ETID members.

Two piece act Girl Tones are a band that everyone needs to listen to. The band has released their latest track ‘Leave This City’ with a video to accompany it. This sees the band now end 2025 after having a massive year full of festival debuts and major tours.

The duo shared that, “’Leave the City’ is about growing pains, it plays on the idea of loving where you are from, but feeling out of place. Navigating between pain and nostalgia in a place that you simultaneously love and hate.”

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

January 22 – The Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA*

January 23 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA*

January 24 – Midtown Ballroom – Bend, OR*

January 27 – Virginia Street Brewhouse – Reno, NV*

January 29 – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music – Berkeley, CA*

January 30 – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville – Roseville, CA*

February 5 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA*

February 6 – House of Blues San Diego – San Diego, CA*

February 7 – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA*

March 3 – The Shelter – Detroit MI +

March 5 – House of Blues – Chicago IL +

March 6 – Majestic Theatre – Madison WI +

March 7 – First Avenue – Minneapolis MN +

March 9 – Slowdown – Omaha NE +

March 10 – The Truman – Kansas City MO +

March 12 – Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City OK +

March 13 – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall – Fort Worth TX +

March 14 – The Echo – Dallas TX +

May 13-16 – The Great Escape – Brighton and Hove, England #

May 31 – Outside Days – Denver, CO #

June 14 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN #

*supporting Dexter and The Moonrocks

+supporting Peter McPoland

# festival date

Megadeth die hards are thrilled with the news of ‘Let There Be Shred: The Ultimate Megadeth Immersive Listening Event’. The all day event in Nashville will see members Dave Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren(Drums) join fans for a host of various activities.

A limited number of tickets are available HERE for the event.

The initial itinerary for LET THERE BE SHRED: THE ULTIMATE MEGADETH IMMERSIVE LISTENING EVENT will include an acoustic Megadeth performance, Megadeth Master Class, Gibson Guitar Talk, Band Q&A + More. Additional details are as follows:

●An Acoustic Megadeth Performance

A rare acoustic set including new album tracks and classic hits.

●Megadeth Master Class

Band members break down legendary riffs, songwriting, tones, and

techniques—right from the stage.

●Gibson Guitar Talk

Dave and Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian take the stage for an intimate

conversation on Dave’s signature guitar lineup, what it means to be a Gibson ambassador, and to share some special news with you before anyone else.

●Band Q&A

●Evening Hang & Full Album Playthrough

●Immersive Spaces & Displays

●Food, Drinks Megadeth Beer & House of Mustaine Wine Tasting

●Exclusive Merch Kit

●Individual Photo with the Band

●Contests, Competitions, Giveaways & Prizes

Metal fans should be thrilled as hot rising act Sacred Leather has dropped their new album ‘Keep The Firing Burning’. This marks the bands first full length release in 7 year since their 2017 debut ‘Ultimate Force’.

Bringing that old school metal feel fans love this’ll fit perfectly between your Maiden and Priests.

Purchase/Stream Keep The Fire Burning: Bandcamp | Apple Music | Spotify | Youtube

Keep The Fire Burning Tracklist: 

1. Resurrection
2. Spitfire At Night
3. Phantom Highway (Hell Is Comin’ Down)
4. Wake Me Up
5. Fallen Angel
6. Flatline
7. Tear Out My Heart
8. Malevolent Eyes
9. Keep The Fire Burning
10. Mistress Of The Sun

Follow SACRED LEATHER: 
Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Zero 9:36 continues blending genres and it showed with his latest single ‘System’ which now has a video out to accompany it. The song comes from his latest EP ‘They Were Always Here’ which is out now.

“System” follows the previously released singles “Holding On,” “Here To Bleed,” and “Withdrawals (feat. Ekoh),” and showcases ZERO 9:36’s signature blend of raw emotion and powerful lyricism, capturing the energy and depth of the full EP.

‘They Were Always Here’ Track List:

1. Decay

2. System

3. Here to Bleed

4. Until The Day I

5. Holding On

6. Make a Mess (Feat. No Love For The Middle Child)

7. Disgusting

8. Withdrawals (Feat. Ekoh)

9. Leave It All Behind