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“Spark in the Dark” – Sail On Sailor – 1972 (2022)
“Spirit of America” – Little Deuce Coupe (1963)
“Spring Vacation” – That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
“Steamboat” – Holland (1973)
“Still Cruisin’” – Still Cruisin’ (1989)
“Still I Dream of It” – Good Vibrations (1993)
“Still Surfin’” – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Stoked” – Surfin’ U.S.A. (1963)
“Strange Things Happen” – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Strange World” – That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
“Student Demonstration Time” – Surf’s Up (1971)
“Sumahama” – L.A. (Light Album) (1979)
“Summer’s Gone” – That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
“Summer in Paradise” – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Summer Means New Love” – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
“Summer of Love” – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Summertime Blues” – Surfin’ Safari (1962)
“Sunshine” – Keepin’ the Summer Alive (1980)
“Surf Jam” – Surfin’ U.S.A. (1963)
“Surfer Girl” – Surfer Girl (1963)
“The Surfer Moon” – Surfer Girl (1963)
“Surfers Rule” – Surfer Girl (1963)
“Surfin’” – Surfin’ Safari (1962)
“Surfin’” (1992 Version) – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Surfin’ Safari” – Surfin’ Safari (1962)
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” – Surfin’ U.S.A. (1963)
“Surf’s Up” – Surf’s Up (1971)
“Susie Cincinnati” – Non-album single (1970)
“Sweet and Bitter” – Feel Flows (2021)
“Sweet Sunday Kinda Love” – M.I.U. Album (1978)

T to Z

“Take a Load Off Your Feet” – Surf’s Up (1971)
“Talk to Me” – 15 Big Ones (1976)
“Tears in the Morning” – Sunflower (1970)
“Teeter Totter Love” – The Smile Sessions (2011)
“Tell Me Why” – Party! (1965)
“Ten Little Indians” – Surfin’ Safari (1962)
“That Same Song” – 15 Big Ones (1976)
“That’s Not Me” – Pet Sounds (1966)
“That’s Why God Made the Radio” – That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
“Their Hearts Were Full of Spring” – Smiley Smile/Wild Honey (Reissue) (1990)
“Then I Kissed Her” – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
“There’s No Other (Like My Baby)” – Party! (1965)
“A Thing or Two” – Wild Honey (1967)
“Things We Did Last Summer” – Good Vibrations (1993)
“Think About the Days” – That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
“This Car of Mine” – Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
“This Whole World” – Sunflower (1970)
“Three Blind Mice” – The Smile Sessions (2011)
“‘Til I Die” – Surf’s Up (1971)
“Time to Get Alone” – 20/20 (1969)
“A Time to Live in Dreams” – Hawthorne, CA (2001)
“The Times They Are A-Changin’” – Party! (1965)
“T M Song” – 15 Big Ones (1976)
“The Trader” – Holland (1973)
“Transcendental Meditation” – Friends (1968)
“Trombone Dixie” – Pet Sounds (Reissue) (1990)
“Tune L” – Sunshine Tomorrow 2 – The Studio Sessions (2017)
“Tune X” – The Smile Sessions (2011)

“Under the Boardwalk” – Summer in Paradise (1992)
“Untitled (1/25/68)” – Wake the World: The Friends Sessions (2018)
“Vegetables” – Smiley Smile (1967)
“Wake the World” – Friends (1968)
“Walk On By” – Friends/20/20 (Reissue) (1990)
“Walkin’” – I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (2018)
“The Warmth of the Sun” – Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
“We Got Love” – Holland (2015 Remaster) (2015)
“We Three Kings of Orient Are” – Christmas Album (1964)
“Wendy” – All Summer Long (1964)
“We’ll Run Away” – All Summer Long (1964)
“We’re Together Again” – Friends/20/20 (Reissue) (1990)
“Well You Know I Knew” – I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (2018)
“What Is a Young Girl Made Of?” – Non-album single (1962)
“When a Man Needs a Woman” – Friends (1968)
“When Girls Get Together” – Keepin’ the Summer Alive (1980)
“When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)” – Today! (1965)
“Where I Belong” – The Beach Boys (1985)
“Where Is She?” – Made in California (2013)
“Whistle In” – Smiley Smile (1967)
“White Christmas” – Christmas Album (1964)
“Why” – Made in California (2013)
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” – Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
“Why Don’t They Let Us Fall in Love” – Made in California (2013)
“Wild Honey” – Wild Honey (1967)
“Wind Chimes” – Smiley Smile (1967)
“Winds of Change” – M.I.U. Album (1978)
“Winter Symphony” – Ultimate Christmas (1998)
“Wipe Out” – Still Cruisin’ (1989)
“With a Little Help from My Friends” – Rarities (1983)
“With Me Tonight” – Smiley Smile (1967)
“Wonderful” – Smiley Smile (1967)
“Wontcha Come Out Tonight” – M.I.U. Album (1978)
“Won’t You Tell Me” – Feel Flows (2021)
“(Wouldn’t It Be Nice to) Live Again” – Made in California (2013)
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” – Pet Sounds (1966)
“You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone” – Carl and the Passions – ‘So Tough’ (1972)
“You Never Give Me Your Money” – Feel Flows (2021)
“You Still Believe in Me” – Pet Sounds (1966)
“A Young Man Is Gone” – Little Deuce Coupe (1963)
“Your Summer Dream” – Surfer Girl (1964)
“You’re So Good to Me” – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
“You’re As Cool As Can Be” – Wake the World: The Friends Sessions (2018)
“You’re Still a Mystery” – Made in California (2013)
“You’re Welcome” – Non-album single (1967)
“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” – Party! (1965)
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” – Made in California (2013)

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December 9, 2024, 10 minutes ago

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“You are never gonna believe this story,” says Professor Of Rock, introducing the video below. “Today’s legend Joan Jett was rejected 23 times by labels. When she finally made it, Joan had a song she wanted to do that she knew would be a smash hit: ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’. She saw it performed on TV in her hotel room when she was touring with her band… Joan was so blown away she made a vow that she would cover it. The thing is, ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ took six years because it was rejected by her band time and again. And then, when it was finally recorded, it was released as a B-side not once but twice. When Joan went solo, she re-recorded it and this time put it out as an A-side. It was a #1 smash… It’s one of the biggest rock songs ever. Get the story next on Professor Of Rock.”

Big Big Train are delighted to announce seven further shows to take place in April 2025 in North America. In addition to returning to the United States (following a successful short run of shows in March this year), the band will also make its debut in Canada, with details of two Canadian shows expected to be announced shortly.

The majority of these shows will take place following the band’s co-headlining appearance on board Cruise To The Edge. In addition, Big Big Train will play for the first time in Portugal at the beginning of May at the Gouveia Art Rock festival.

At these performances the seven piece band will be promoting their recent studio and live albums The Likes Of Us and A Flare On The Lens, which were released by InsideOut/Sony in March and September respectively this year to great critical acclaim.

Lead vocalist Alberto Bravin says: “We really enjoyed bringing Big Big Train to the United States for the first time earlier this year and playing to such enthusiastic audiences. We’re excited about returning and playing a mixture of recent and older material. As well as visiting some venues and locations that we played in March this year, we’re also bringing the band to some new areas as we seek to build our profile further. With two nights again in New Jersey, we’ll be varying the set list to some extent as well. Roll on April!”

Drummer Nick D’Virgilio comments: “We had an absolute blast last year playing in the States and on board the Cruise, so we were keen to do a longer run of shows this time around, including venturing north of the border into Canada. We’re taking a step by step approach to North America – if we can make this second run of shows successful, then the next step would be to get further west and south.”

Violinist Clare Lindley continues: “I’m looking forward not only to Big Big Train’s return to North America but also to the band playing for the first time ever in Portugal at Gouveia Art Rock. The festival has a great reputation and we relish the opportunity to add to the list of great bands that have played there over the years.”

Bassist Gregory Spawton says: “Over the last couple of years Big Big Train has really matured as a live band. Since September 2022 we’ve played almost 50 live shows and I think audiences have been able to see and hear how strongly we’ve gelled. This line-up works so well together, both musically and socially, and we’re keen to build on our current momentum.”

Keyboardist Oskar Holldorff adds: “On tour in September and October this year it felt as if we grew as a band every night. Alberto, NDV, Greg, Rikard, Clare and I simply love playing together and we feel we’ve found a real gem in Paul Mitchell, who joined us on trumpet in September and October and will be with us again next year.”

For the balance of 2025, Big Big Train will focus on recording their next studio album, expected to be released by InsideOut/Sony in the first half of 2026.

“We’ve got some great material in progress already for the next Big Big Train studio album,” comments guitarist Rikard Sjöblom. “Everyone has been contributing to the writing process to varying degrees and we’re confident about building on the foundations that we laid with The Likes Of Us.”

The band’s shows in North America and Portugal are likely to be their only appearances in 2025.

Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10 AM, Eastern time on Friday, December 13. A pre-sale open to the band’s 2025 tour patrons and members of the Passengers Club for all shows (except Cruise To The Edge and the Gouveia Art Rock) festival opens at 10 AM, Eastern time on Wednesday, December 11.

Tour dates:

April
2 – Sweetwater – Fort Wayne, IN
4-9  – Cruise To The Edge
10 – Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, IL
11 – The Token Lounge – Westland, MI
13 – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
17 – Regent Theatre – Arlington, MA
18 – Rivoli Theater at The Williams Center – Rutherford, NJ
19 – Rivoli Theater at The Williams Center – Rutherford, NJ

May
4 – Gouveia Art Rock – Gouveia, Portugal

Breakdown Room Publishing, LLC, is proud to announce its first book, Jason Slater: For The Sake Of Supposing. The authorized biography will be released on March 8, 2025, and issued in two formats: a trade paperback and a Kindle eBook, sold exclusively on Amazon.com.

Written by Slater’s close friend and confidant, Brian J. Heaton, Jason Slater: For The Sake Of Supposing pulls no punches, detailing Slater’s early life in East Palo Alto, California, his career as a musician and producer, and the frustrations Jason had as his life ended at age 49. The book gives Slater’s candid thoughts on forming Third Eye Blind and his battles with singer Stephan Jenkins. It also covers the creation of Snake River Conspiracy with producer Eric Valentine (Queens Of The Stone Age, Slash, etc.) and Slater’s lengthy and difficult relationship with Queensrÿche, including the creation process of Operation: Mindcrime II.

“Jason and I planned to write this book together, once his career in music was over,” Heaton said. “We talked about it all the time, saying that one day, we would tell all his stories and memories. After a lot of laughs and plenty of tears, that day is close at hand. I just wish Jason was here to revel in it. I miss him terribly.”

Jason Slater: For The Sake Of Supposing is part biography, part memoir, and part stream of consciousness from the man himself. To that end, there are long passages written by Jason, detailing his encounters with Prince, Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Lee, Green Day, Don Dokken, George Lynch, Geoff Tate, and more. The book features new interviews with producers Eric Valentine and Joe Baressi, hip-hop artist Luke Sick, and members of Slater’s extended family. Craig Locicero, guitarist and songwriter of Bay Area thrash metal legends Forbidden, and a good friend of Jason’s, penned the book’s foreword.

Printed in full color, Jason Slater: For The Sake Of Supposing contains photos from Slater’s childhood and various landmark moments in Jason’s recording and performance career. Of note is the book’s striking cover image, taken by Brad Miller during a Snake River Conspiracy photo shoot in 2000. The interior images were carefully selected to give people a window into Jason’s personality and sense of humor.

“Jason was often misunderstood by the people he worked with,” Heaton said. “They would see this charismatic goofball who cracked jokes and seemingly wasted time in the studio. In reality, Jason was always listening and observing. He preferred to work alone and late at night, when his creativity would really flourish. This account of Jason’s life illustrates just how talented he was, and how his loyalty and self-consciousness was exploited by some of the people he thought cared about him.”

For more information on Jason Slater: For The Sake Of Supposing, including commentary from the author, follow the book’s official Facebook page here.

About the Author:

Brian J. Heaton is the author of Roads to Madness: The Touring History of Queensrÿche (1981-1997), which was published in May 2024. He also co-wrote Building an Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche, the first biography on the band, published by NW Metalworx Books, in October 2021.

Brian got his start as a professional writer in 1998, reporting on the military sports and fitness industry. After earning his law degree in 2003, Brian entered the political communications realm for a decade, before returning to journalism in the 2010s. He spent several years as a senior writer covering public sector technology, law, and policy. Heaton now works for a prominent legal association that educates and trains prosecutors.

A proud native of Long Island, New York, Brian now resides in Northern California with his family.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King will be bringing his all-star solo band back to the UK and Europe for headline shows next year.

Having previously confirmed appearances at a number of European metal festivals next summer – Brutal Assault and Dynamo Festival among them – the thrash metal legend has also slotted in a clutch of headline performances as well as a special guest show at Gojira‘s August 19 gig in Krakow, Poland.

King and his band – Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda, former Vio-lence/Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, ex-Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders and long-time Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph – will play:

Jul 29: Frankfurt Zoom Saal, Germany
Jul 30 Wien Simm City, Austria
Aug 01: Transylvania Rockstadt Extreme, Romania
Aug 04: Zurich Komplex 457, Switzerland
Aug 07: Dortmund FZW, Germany
Aug 12: Manchester Academy 2, UK
Aug 13: Bristol SWX, UK
Aug 19: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland (supporting Gojira)

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Speaking at a fan event in Germany earlier this year, King revealed that the writing for his next solo record was already well underway.

“A lot of songs for the next record are already in demo phases,” he said. “At this point in my career and in my life, I wanna get the record out, do the first tour for however long that takes us, but once that’s done Paul [Bostaph] and I want to get back into the studio and get record two out of the way.”

Metal Hammer hailed From Hell I Rise as “the most pissed off and aggressive thing Kerry King has produced since God Hates Us All more than two decades ago.”

Italian metallers, Labyrinth, have released “Out Of Place”, the new single from their new album, In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye, set for release on January 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. Watch a music video below, and pre-order the new album here.

Vocalist Roberto Tiranti describes the new single by saying: “The song essentially talks about my/our feeling of feeling alien and out of this historical period, in which we no longer recognize the world for what it was and sometimes we struggle to recognize ourselves. Everything has changed too quickly in these last five years to the point of taking our breath away. The only safe harbour was and is music, a fixed point in our lives.”

Labyrinth express their enthusiasm about the new album: “In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye is our latest work. As the years go by, we feel increasingly free from formulas and stylistic boundaries that sometimes trap a band within a specific musical genre. With this album, we set out to achieve total freedom, allowing each of us to fully express ourselves.”

“Perhaps for this reason, combined with the reality of living in increasingly dark times, this work has become our heaviest, fastest, and angriest album to date, while still making it to keep our typical melodic/melancholic touch. We are very proud of it, and today, that’s what Labyrinth are”, they continue.

Labyrinth are considered as one of the leaders of the entire New Wave Of Italian Power Metal. Formed in the early 90’s, with the release of their 1998’s album Return To Heaven Denied, considered a milestone for the genre, they caught the attention of the entire European scene, gaining success and building their important career made of great albums and tours.

Together with acts like Rhapsody Of Fire, Lacuna Coil, they helped the entire Italian heavy metal scene to reach the next level globally.

Over the years the band went through difficult times and several lineup changes, taking a break from 2010 to 2017 and, in the spring of 2016, the band’s founding members Andrea Cantarelli and Olaf Thorsen received a call from Frontiers, asking them to discuss with singer Roberto Tiranti the possibility of a comeback for the band.

Now with In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye, the third album for Frontiers Records, once again they delivered the goods, turning their music heavier than in the past but keeping the speedy power metal attitude with unforgettable hooks, epic prog infused metal songs, and some great melodic numbers, resulting in a record that is going to become another milestone for the Italian metal masters.

Starting with the opener “Welcome Twilight”, with its Epic Latin choruses, through songs like “Out Of Place”, “The Right Side Of This World”, you can find the band’s typical band’s trademark, with a stellar performance and a powerful production.

Alongside the original members Roberto Tiranti (vocals), Olaf Thorsen (guitars) and Andrea Cantarelli (guitars), the lineup is completed by Oleg Smirnoff (keys), Nik Mazzucconi (bass) and Mattia Peruzzi (drums).

In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye tracklisting:

“Welcome Twilight”
“Accept The Changes”
“Out Of Place”
“At The Rainbow’s End”
“The Right Side Of This World”
“The Healing”
“Heading For Nowhere”
“Mass Distraction”
“To The Son I Never Had”
“Inhuman Race”

“Welcome Twilight” video:

Lineup:

Roberto Tiranti – vocals
Andrea Cantarelli – Guitars
Olaf Thorsen – Guitars
Oleg Smirnoff – Keyboards and Piano
Nik Mazzucconi – Bass
Matt Peruzzi – Drums

(Photo – Roberta Baciu)

Rob Hedden had big plans for Jason Voorhees’ first trip to New York City.

“There was going to be a tremendous scene on the Brooklyn Bridge. A boxing match in Madison Square Garden,” the director said of his grand initial visions for 1989’s Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in the book Crystal Lake Memories. “Jason would go through department stores. He’d go through Times Square. He’d go into a Broadway play. He’d even crawl onto the top of the Statue of Liberty and dive off.”

Unfortunately, the only people who cut more viciously than the famous hockey mask-wearing star of the Friday the 13th series were the studio executives in charge of the film’s budget.

“The preliminary budget people took a look at it and said, ‘We’re only going to give you $4 million to make this movie,'” Hedden recalled. “‘You’re going to get one week in New York, if you’re lucky, and the rest is going to be shot in the cheapest place we can find.'”

Because of the budget cuts, most of Hedden’s major set pieces were cut from the script. Jason doesn’t set foot in the city until one hour and four minutes into the movie, leaving just over a half-hour of Big Apple carnage. Still, an impressive seven of his 13 kills take place in the city.

Read More: How Actors Were Tricked Into Starring in a ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie

When last seen in 1988’s Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Jason was “dead” at the bottom of Crystal Lake, near the campground he’d haunted for the entire series. This time out, the anchor for a cruise ship for graduating high school seniors accidentally hits his body and an underwater power cable, re-animating the killer. He boards the ship, which is heading for the Big Apple, and begins yet another murderous rampage.

Watch Jason Visit Times Square

“The one thing everybody says is it’s not Jason Takes Manhattan, it’s Jason Takes a Cruise Ship,” Hadden admits. “In my first outline it was flopped the other way. Pretty soon it was half New York, half cruise ship. Then it was the last third in New York. It just kept getting whittled down and whittled down.”

Jason Takes Manhattan attempted to strike a more humorous tone than previous entries. The first thing a confused Jason sees upon his arrival is a huge billboard featuring a hockey goalie wearing a mask similar to his own. Later, while walking through Times Square he destroys a boombox playing rap music, but then lets the young punks who were playing it off with a warning (and a played-for-laughs look at his deformed face) instead of killing them.

In addition to the promised week in Manhattan, much of the movie was filmed on an out-of-commission cruise ship and in Vancouver. An abandoned tunnel in the western Canadian city filled in for the New York City subway. “We built fake subway tracks for hundreds of yards down this tunnel and built a fake subway car,” recalled production designer David Fischer. “Vancouver is a pretty clean city, so here we were, going around to all these alleys and picking up garbage. We even added the graffiti.”

After eight Friday the 13th movies in nine years, and with a movie that didn’t fully deliver on the promise of its title, all but the most die-hard fans stayed away from Jason Takes Manhattan. The movie earned a franchise-low $14 million at the box office. It would be four years until Jason returned to movie screens in 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.

Norway’s Trollfest have released new single just in time for the holiday season, “Doomsday Christmas Song”.

Mr. Seidel comments:

“No one wanted or needed it, but the folly of mankind has forced our hand! We present to you a catchy, timely Christmas track that captures the world’s rising anxieties and a sense of looming uncertainty. With doomsday seemingly closer, this song asks if we can still find the joy to celebrate Christmas and look forward to a brighter New Year. Perfectly positioned to be December’s earworm, it balances holiday cheer with a thought-provoking twist on the season’s spirit.”

TrollfesT will join Ensiferum, Korpiklaani, and Nini on Folkfest Of The North 2025 North American Tour.

Tour dates:

February
27 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
28 – Salle Montaigne – Quebec City, QC

March
1 – Beanfield – Montreal, QC
2 – Overflow – Ottawa, ON
3 – The Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
4 – King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
5 – Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
6 – Outset – Chicago, IL
7 – Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
8 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
9 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
11 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
13 – Goldfield Roseville – Sacramento, CA
14 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
15 – Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
16 – House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
17 – Nile – Phoenix, AZ
18 – Sunshine – Albuquerque, NM
20 – Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK
21 – Granada – Dallas, TX
22 – Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
23 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
25 – Orpheum – Tampa, FL
26 – Masquerade Heaven – Atlanta, GA
27 – Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
28 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
29 – Lovedraft’s – Mechanicsburg, PA
30 – Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY

TrollfestT is:
Jostein “Trollmannen” Austvik – vocals
John “Mr. Seidel” Sagstad – guitars 
Eirik “Trollbank” Renton – drums, bouzouki 
Dag “Drekka Dag” Stiberg – saxophone 
Alexander “Böesse Basshöl” Bøe – bass 
Kai “Fjernkontrollet” Renton – accordion, keyboards 
Fabian “Fabio Grimdrap” Jiru – guitars 
Bjørn “Kjellkjé” Rønnow – drums

California-based thrashers MindWars, the band around ex-Holy Terror guitarist Mike Alvord, have signed a new contract with High Roller Records.

High Roller Records is going to release the band’s current album, V, which was self-released digitally and in small physical editions prior) on LP, CD and music cassette in early 2025. Pre-order will start soon.

MindWars’ fifth album, appropriately titled V, is the culmination of 10 years of collaboration and dedication of the band to revitalize old school thrash with the taste and aggression of toady’s music. The band is a three-piece conglomeration of varied influences with a common goal to create music they love and hope you will too.

MindWars was formed at the end of 2013 after Mike Alvord and Roby Vitari (formerly of Headcrasher) reconnected through social media. The two met by chance in 1989 when Holy Terror was touring with Exodus and Nuclear Assault.

Roby brought in a juggernaut of a guitarist Danny “Z” Pizzi to play bass. The three managed to record and produce two solid albums (The Enemy Within – 2014 and Sworn To Secrecy – 2016, which was engineered by the mighty Bill Metoyer). In 2017, Roby decided to relocate to Newport Beach, CA and the band soon found that having Danny still in Italy was impossible for the band to play live shows. In 2019, the band decided to hand over the bass duties to the veteran, Rick Zaccaro.

The band proceeded to write and record their highly acclaimed album The Fourth Turning and Danny taking on the role of second guitar. Due to various circumstances and the fact that Danny still lived in Italy, the band decided to continue on as a three piece and toured Japan in the fall of 2024, which culminated at True Thrash Fest 2024 with a co-headlining spot alongside Cyclone.

The Fourth Turning was released during the dog days of COVID and the band immediately started writing new material. Prior to COVID, the band also had a mini-US tour (opening one show for Raven).

Tracklisting:

“Stand Guard At The Gates Of Your Mind”
“Live To Die”
“Beneath The Trees”
“Crusaders”
“The Road To Madagascar”
“West Of Nowhere”
“Chasing The Wind”
“Source Of Destruction”
“Into The Known”
“Vultures Of The Eighth Wonder”
“The Logical Song”

“Crusaders” lyric video:

“Stand Guard At The Gates Of Your Mind” lyric video: