DANKO JONES was touring Europe to support their 12th studio long player ‘Leo Rising’. A triumphant journey through the venues of the continent, and most places have been sold out. This was true for the Mannheim gig as well, a fully packed concert hall and eagerly anticipating crowd were the perfect ingredients for a memorable night and the classic rock of support Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts was a perfect tastemaker to get things going!
This year Lemmy Kilmister left this mortal realm 10 years ago. Mötorhead, the band that Lemmy brought to life, was founded 50 years ago. Phil Campbell joined Mötorhead over 40 years ago. What a list of anniversaries, and what better reasons to celebrate? We caught Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons in Stuttgart, Germany on one of the stops of their “50 years of Mötorhead” celebration tour, with support from Airstrike!
Sunday Funday hits a little different with Black Stone Stone Cherry at The Clyde Theatre in Ft Wayne, Indiana! And with the support of Them Dirty Roses and Ayron Jones, it really was a celebration of rock music on all levels!
Ahead of their European shows and the release of their latest, and fifth, album ‘Vol. 5’, we sat down with Tommi and Topi from Finnish rock band The Empire Strikes to talk evolution, gear they haven’t touched in a decade, humour as survival, and the joy of making music that simply feels like them.
It burns, and it burns bright. Finnish rock band Ginger Evil’s debut album ‘The Way It Burns’ is polished yet rebellious, a stylistic buffet from blues swagger to radio-ready anthems. Out with Frontiers Music.
Angel Du$t unveiled the new song and video ‘DU$T’, another track from their upcoming album ‘COLD 2 THE TOUCH’, set for release in February 2026 via Run For Cover Records!
Michael Monroe shares another single with ‘Disconnected’, building up excitement for the upcoming new studio album ‘Outerstellar’, set for release in February 2026 via Silver Lining Music!
V’s Metal Media organised their first festival and invited us to experience ‘V’s Metal Fest’ and we were only too happy to drop by and support a budding organisation! With 10 Cats Down, #40Something, Noord, Narsic, Behind the Veil, Fabulae Dramatis, Promise Down, ArseA, Primal Creation, and No Apologies.
If you’ve ever asked “Who the f** is Danko Jones?”, their 12th album answers loud and clear. ‘Leo Rising’ brings back the swagger, the attitude, and the punch. Classic Danko: raw, catchy, dirty rock ’n’ roll with zero apologies. Out next week Friday November 21st via Perception!
Rising rock stars The Molotovs share their new single ‘Rhythm Of Yourself’ with a stylistic film noir-like video! Another track from their upcoming debut album ‘Wasted On Youth’, out in January 2026 via Marshall Records!
