2025 was another great year of concert photography for Rachel’s neck of the midwest, having covered bands like Nonpoint (first and last band captured in 2025!), Black Stone Cherry, Asking Alexandria, Ivent Animate, Aurorawave, Ayron Jones, Close Enemies, The Plot In You, VCTMS, What Lies Below, Powerman5000, Northlane, and 2 very special local to her bands, Graveyard Daisies and Never Again!

Hand of Juno dive into dark, club-ready territory with “Right Now (FASTER Remix)”, out via Out Of Line Music. A driving techno rework that strips the track down to its hypnotic, pounding core.

Puscifer unveils ‘Pendulum’, offering a second preview of their upcoming album ‘Normal Isn’t’, set for release in February 2026 via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG!

LA-based hard rock outfit Holy Wars returned with the haunting new single ‘Metamorphosis’, an industrial rock fusion bringing together the intensity of Nine Inch Nails and HEALTH with soaring vocals reminiscent of Evanescence, out with Pale Chord/Rise Records!

GG Magree reveals the provocative new song and video ‘Bleed’, out with Rise Records right now!

Rising Australian duo VOWWS released their new single ‘SHUDDER’ featuring Josh Freeze from A Perfect Circle and James “Munky” Shaffer from Korn, and another track from their upcoming album ‘I’ll fill your house with an army’, set for release in October via Out Of Line Music! Catch them live right now as support for Jerry Cantrell in Europe, festivals like Hellfest and Graspop or as support for the The Smashing Pumpkins show in London in August!

Cinematic hard rockers Edge Of Paradise unleashed their epic sixth album ‘Prophecy’ with Napalm Records yesterday, but earlier this week they already shared the video single ‘Give It To Me (Mind Assassin)’, featuring Ben V. from industrial goth outfit Ludovico Technique!

Daedric and Wrigley joined forces to unleash a powerhouse alternative rock/metal single with ‘Forbidden’, out via FiXT!

After a hiatus year, Rockfest is back! New location, but also a rather action packed first batch of confirmed names for the 2025 edition with names like Muse, Judas Priest and Till Lindemann topping the bill!

Industrial rock band GOMAD! & MONSTER contemplate human consciousness with their new single and music video ‘Stillborn’, another track from their upcoming EP ‘Sickness’, set for release in April via Eclipse Records!