The shred masters of Striker have resurrected that nostalgic 80s saxophone metal sound in their latest single and video ‘Give It All’! Another track from their upcoming album ‘ULTRAPOWER’, set for release next month!

Crossover outfit Slope present the 4th single and video ‘WHY SAD’ from their highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Freak Dreams’, set for release next month via Century Media Records!

After extensive touring, the Finnish alt-rock outfit Cyan Kicks are stepping back into the ring to get nominated to represent Finland at Eurovision 2024 with their new single ‘Dancing With Demons’!

UK band Acres joins the Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records roster and shared the single ‘A Different Shade Of Misery’ to celebrate!

Alt-punk collective Gen and the Degenerates are telling the world that ‘Kids Wanna Dance’ with another single from their upcoming album ‘Anti-Fun Propaganda’, set for release in February via Marshall Records!

The Black Keys kicked off their 2024 with the release of their new single ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’, a track from their upcoming 12th studio album ‘Ohio Players’ set to be released in April via Nonesuch/Warner Records.

Gary’s albums of the year venture away from our more standard metal selection with a bunch of stellar punk releases from bands like The Bar Stool Preachers, Grade 2, The Darts, The Dollyrots, Rumkicks and Rancid, but also sidesteps into other music like the special brand of rock that Public Image Ltd. brings, blues rock with Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, an acoustic Dropkick Murphys and a trip back into time, reminiscing about London’s legendary Batcave Club!

While we are still regularly looking back at what 2023 brought us, we of course also need to look forward. So here is the first edition of our 2024 series of articles where we bring the editorial team’s most anticipated releases with Escuela Grind, Green Day, The Empire Strikes, Saxon, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Static-X, The Gems, Lucifer, Manticora and Hiraes in January!

German alt-rock & punk pop outfit Letters Sent Home announce their debut album ‘Forver Undone’ to be out in April via SharpTone Records and share the new single ‘I hope I die first.’!

Grunge is back. Swedish band Smash Atoms signs with M-Theory Audio and shared their debut single ‘Down’!