Weekly Music News 24.09.23
A new, nostalgic single from "Europe", titled "Hold Your Head Up". It opens with the words "It's been so long...". It certainly has! We missed you... The video also includes nostalgic footage of the band, taking us back to its glory days. The song was recorded at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm with producer Klas Åhlund and mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Def Leppard), who also mixed the band's "Secret Society" album.
A new single from "U2", titled "Atomic City". The digital single celebrates the band's 25 scheduled shows at Sphere in Las Vegas and is dedicated to the "atomic" city. "Atomic City" was a nickname given to Las Vegas by its Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s to present it as a modern, forward-looking city. The song was recorded in August and September 2023, with Steve Lillywhite and Jacknife Lee producing. Larry Mullen plays drums on the track, apparently his first recording with the band since undergoing surgery earlier this year. Mullen also joined the band in Las Vegas for the video shoot, but will still miss the upcoming Sphere shows as he continues recovering.
Listen to the single: Spotify
The new EP by "Sinnery", titled "Below The Summit", is out today. Hold on tight, or grab a bat to let out some aggression, because this is going to be ferocious!!
The cover art, which looks as if it was created in hell, was made by Xul1349 and inspired by "Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit" (1832), by the legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Listen on: Spotify
Multi-instrumentalist, musician and producer Steven Wilson releases his seventh solo album, "The Harmony Codex", today. It is an eclectic collection of musical styles, a surprising musical box, as Wilson describes it. Guests include Craig Blundell, Adam Holzman, Jack Dangers and Sam Fogarino, and of course Ninet Tayeb, who contributed writing and vocals.
Listen on: Spotify
Following their acclaimed 2021 debut, "Sermons Of The Sinner", KK's Priest return with their second album, "The Sinner Rides Again". As a reminder, the band was formed by Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, who also replaced the legendary Rob Halford in Judas Priest. This time, they are joined by A.J. Mills (guitar), Tony Newton (bass) and Sean Elg (drums).
Listen on: Spotify
The band "Sum 41" releases a new single, "Landmines". After announcing this past May that it would release its final album, "Heaven :x: Hell", and head out on a huge farewell tour, the Canadian punk pioneers return to their roots with this new single. Singer Deryck Whibley said of writing it: "When I wrote Landmines I had no intention of writing an old-school pop-punk song. It just came out really quickly and I knew right away that this song felt special to me."
The band "Bush" releases a new single, "Nowhere To Go But Everywhere", from the forthcoming compilation "Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023", due November 10.
This is so beautiful... A second single, "Sweet Sounds of Heaven", from "Hackney Diamonds", the next album by "The Rolling Stones", due October 20. What an incredible blues song, featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder, who plays piano. As a reminder, it is the band's 24th album, its first of original material in 18 years and its first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.
Three weeks ago, we reported here that Bruce Springsteen had to stop his tour after being diagnosed with severe peptic ulcer disease requiring treatment, canceling all September shows on his doctors' advice. This week, he announced that his recovery and treatment would continue, and all remaining 2023 shows would be postponed until 2024.
Remember when we told you in February about "Black Sabbath - The Ballet"??? Well, it happened this week. The premiere took place in Birmingham, the band members' hometown, with Tony Iommi onstage. As a reminder, this is a full-length ballet in three acts, including eight Black Sabbath tracks alongside newly orchestrated music performed by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Iommi said he was concerned he would not be able to take part in every performance on the tour.
Congratulations to Joe Lynn Turner, who celebrated his 72nd birthday just last month, on the birth of his son Matteo. This week, Turner shared a photo of himself, his wife and their newborn to mark their 12th wedding anniversary, writing:
"On this special day of our 12th wedding anniversary, there is nothing more sacred and bonding between me and my wife than this beautiful angel, our son, whom we named Matteo (meaning gift from God)..."
The band "Dying Wish" releases another fierce single and video, "Path To Your Grave", from its anticipated album "Symptoms Of Survival", due November 3. Singer Emma Boster says the song was written as a follow-up to 2021's "Fragments of a Bitter Memory", about her relationship with her stepfather, who was manipulative, controlling and abusive toward her. "That abuse led to a lot of unhealthy habits and patterns in my life that I have struggled to move on from," she said. Both songs end with the same seven words: "I would bury you if I could".
Legendary singer Paul Rodgers shared this week that over the past seven years he suffered no fewer than 13 strokes: two major ones, in 2016 and 2019, and the rest minor. They affected his speech. Rodgers went through a long recovery that allowed him to sing again, and this week he also released "Midnight Rose", his first solo album of original material since 1999.
Listen to the album: Spotify
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