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Muse share new single ‘Kill or Be Killed’
Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report! This week is dominated by incredible new releases, so that’s exactly where we begin; and where better to start than with superstars Muse!
This week the band shared their latest single, ‘Kill or Be Killed’, which you can check out above. The single will feature on their upcoming new album, ‘Will of the People’, which is out August 26th!
“‘Kill Or Be Killed’ is MUSE at their heaviest! We wanted to update our hard rock sound on this album and with KOBK we found a modern metal sound featuring double bass drum action and even a death growl. Lyrically the song takes influence from my favourite Paul McCartney song “Live And Let Die”, a dark take on how life’s adversity can sometimes bring out the worst human instincts to survival at any costs.” – Matt Bellamy
Pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of Muse live in London
Slipknot debut ‘The Dying Song (Time to Sing)’
Another mammoth act to debut new music this week was Slipknot, who debuted new track, ‘The Dying Song (Time to Sing)’.
You can listen to the track above, which will feature on newly announced upcoming album, ‘The End, So Far’, which will arrive September 30th.
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘The Dying Song (Time to Sing)’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’
Red Hot Chili Peppers surprised fans this week with the revelation that they will be releasing a new studio album this year!
‘Return of the Dream Canteen’, will be available October 14th, and the band had the following to say:
“We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining.
With time turned into an elastic waistband of oversized underwear, we had no reason to stop writing and rocking. It felt like a dream. When all was said and done, our moody love for each other and the magic of music had gifted us with more songs than we knew what to do with. Well we figured it out. 2 double albums released back to back.
The second of which is easily as meaningful as the first or should that be reversed. ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’ is everything we are and ever dreamed of being. It’s packed. Made with the blood of our hearts.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of Red Hot Chili Peppers live in London
Ozzy Osbourne debuts ‘Degradation Rules’
The iconic Ozzy Osbourne continues to prepare for the release of his latest studio album, ‘Patient Number 9’, which is due for release on September 9th.
This week saw the debut of new single, ‘Degradation Rules’ featuring Tony Iommi, which you can listen to above.
Pre-order your copy here.
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Alter Bridge enter new ‘Pawns & Kings’ era
This week saw Alter Bridge kick off their latest era with the debut of new single, ‘Pawns & Kings’, which you can check out above.
The features on the bands newly announced upcoming album of the same name, which arrives October 14th.
Pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of Download Festival
A Day To Remember debut ‘Miracle’
A Day To Remember debuted their newest song this week as they shared, ‘Miracle’, which you can check out above.
More here.
Read our review of ‘You’re Welcome’ from A Day To Remember
You Me At Six share new single ‘Deep Cuts’
The smorgasbord of new releases continues in our News Report with You Me At Six.
The band this week debuted their new single, ‘Deep Cuts’, and you guessed it, you can listen above!
More here.
Read our review of ‘SUCKAPUNCH’ from You Me At Six
The Subways share new single ‘Love Waiting on You’
The fantastic slew of new releases in our News Report this week continues with, ‘Love Waiting On You’, the brand new track from The Subways.
In a big news week for the band they have also revealed that new album, ‘Uncertain Joys’, will be released on January 13th!
Listen to the new single above, and pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of The Subways live in Norwich
The Amazons debut ‘How Will I Know?’
The Amazons will be releasing their new album, ‘How Will I Know if Heaven Will Find Me?’, on September 9th.
This week they debuted the latest track, ‘How Will I Know?’, which you can check out above.
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘How Will I Know?’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Pale Waves debut ‘The Hard Way’
Pale Waves this week debuted their latest single, ‘The Hard Way’, from their new album, ‘Unwanted’, which arrives on August 12th.
Listen to the new track above, and pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of ‘Who Am I?’ from Pale Waves
The Murder Capital debut ‘Only Good Things’
New music was also forthcoming this week from The Murder Capital, who debuted new track, ‘Only Good Things’, which you can listen to above.
Speaking on the new single, frontman James McGovern says,
“This track for us has been an exciting evolution for the band. It’s so bright. It’s so colorful. This is a part of the narrative of the overall record that we feel reaches a real place of inner calm, inner peace but at its core, it’s a love song.
You get a song like this where, the protagonist in this song is quite simply asking – not pleading – just willing to ask their counterpart to rid them of their intrusive thoughts, the devils on their shoulders and to be truly vulnerable. We’re so excited to go to a place like this because perhaps it’s not what is expected of us.
It stood out to me during the creation of this record that it is more about the friends that are still here and celebrating those connections, those relationships and being unafraid of life and it’s many seasons. Where ‘Only Good Things’ stands within the record is at a moment where the sonic and the lyrical narrative especially, are of newfound joy.”
More here.
Read our review of Pearl Jam live at BST Hyde Park
Dub War share new single ‘Art Of War’
Another band with an album on the way is Dub War who will release ‘Westgate Under Fire’ on August 5th. This week they shared the latest single, ‘Art Of War’, which you can listen to above.
Speaking on the new single, Benji Webbe says, “Mikee “KRUPA” Gregory was reading the book ‘The Art of War’ at the time that I was working on songs for the album, I thought it was a great title and just wrote a lot of words about Newport & Nazis.
Frankie Lodge (mentioned in the lyrics) was a guy with mental difficulties who once sang opera in the subway in Newport. Frankie’s mural features on the back cover of the album as he’s another piece of Newport history.
Spike T Smith really stepped up and brought the magic on the drums on this track.”
Pre-order your copy here.
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The Virginmarys debut ‘You’re A Killer’
More great new music as our News Report continues and we turn now to The Virginmarys. The duo this week debuted new track, ‘You’re A Killer’, which you can listen to above.
More here.
Read our review of The Virginmarys supporting Ricky Warwick
VUKOVI debut ‘I EXIST’
VUKOVI also have a new album on the way. ‘NULA’ arrives on October 7th, but this week the duo debuted new single, ‘I EXIST’, which you can check out above.
Pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of VUKOVI live in Norwich
Deux Furieuses debut ‘Know The Score’
Finally in our new releases section of our News Report, we have Deux Furieuses.
In a big news week the duo debuted new single, ‘Know The Score’, which you can listen to above, and announced new album, ‘Songs From Planet Earth’, which is out November 11th.
Pre-order your copy here.
Watch The Full Pelt Music Podcast with guest Frank Turner
Crossfaith reveal UK Tour dates
We do have a handful of tour announcements in our News Report this week, so let’s get started!
Japanese genre-blenders Crossfaith have announced the UK & EU leg of their upcoming ‘Atlas Of Faith World Tour‘, celebrating 15 years of the band!
Speaking of the tour, frontman Kenta ‘Ken’ Koie, says, “We just got back from festival run in Europe and had such a great time out there. As promised, we’ll be returning back to UK & Europe and this will be our first headline tour since COVID.
I know that you guys have been waiting for it just like us so we are very excited to celebrate our 15th anniversary with all of you! We will play new songs and older songs as well, make sure to follow our discography and get sweaty with us! See you in the pit!”
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Supernova’ from Nova Twins
Petrol Girls announce UK Tour
Petrol Girls also revealed new dates this week, with the UK set for October.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Pearl Jam live at BST Hyde Park
LostAlone reveal new live dates
Another band hitting the road later this year will be LostAlone with new dates now set for December.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of My Chemical Romance live in Milton Keynes
Beans on Toast announce Clapham Grand return
Our final live announcement in our News Report this week, with no noteworthy festival updates, comes from Beans On Toast. The singer will return to the Clapham Grand next June.
Tickets here.
Watch The Full Pelt Music Podcast with guest Beans On Toast
As always we conclude our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist!
Ellur – ‘Close To You
Northern indie-pop artist Ellur returns with her new single ‘Close To You’.
Speaking on the single Ellur says, “’Close To You’ is a song about rejection and coping with it. I decided, last year, I wanted to write more songs that were about me and my relationship with myself. I think this process birthed some of my favourite lyrics I’ve ever written.”
3REE – ‘Demons’
Australian pop punk duo 3REE have teamed up with fellow Aussie and emo rapper Yung Gwopp for their brand new single ‘Demons’.
Speaking about the inspiration for the track 3REE drummer Sean Tighe says, “This song came to me in a dream, after a nightmare I had. I woke up in the middle of the night with the lyrics and melodies still distinctly in my mind. I immediately put it all down in a voice note and sent it to Mitch. It was that powerful.”
Continuing vocalist and guitarist Mitch Volcan says, “Sean sent me the voice memo and I quickly went to the studio with the verse he sent me and the chorus just came to me all in one go. It’s definitely from a dark place but it’s also the realest thing we’ve ever written.”
About the collaboration Yung Gwopp says, “When the boys sent me ‘Demons’ I was instantly a fan. I just knew I had to throw a verse down.”
Elessar – ‘GOLD’
Pop-Rock trio Elessar present their foot stomping new single ‘GOLD’.
“I wrote GOLD at a time when the entire world had been locked up, it’s about the good vibes only with friends who have inevitably moved on to their next stages in life, kids, marriage, houses. And how the pandemic lockdown made us realise how much we took our friends for granted. I’d have given it all up to go back to that one weekend when money and inhibitions weren’t an issue.” – Front man Ricky Powell.
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