Author: Logan Rocker

The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown was shut out at the Golden Globes, losing all three of the categories in which it was nominated.

Expectations were understandably high for the film entering the night, especially for its star, Timothee Chalamet, who has generated substantial awards buzz for his portrayal of Dylan. Many oddsmakers had the 29 year-old as the favorite to take home Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, however the award instead went to Adrien Brody for The Brutalist.

READ MORE: Timothee Chalamet Spent Five Years Working on Bob Dylan Role

Edward Norton, who plays Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown, was met a similar Golden Globes fate. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor – Drama, but lost to Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain. Norton previously took home Golden Globe in 1997 for his captivating turn in the film Primal Fear.

The third and final nomination of the night for A Complete Unknown was Best Picture – Drama. That honor went to The Brutalist.

The Golden Globes have been good to rock biopics in recent years. In 2019, Queen‘s Bohemian Rhapsody earned Best Picture, while Rami Malek won Best Actor for his portrayal of frontman Freddie Mercury. A year later, Taron Egerton won Best Actor for playing Elton John in Rocketman, while John and Bernie Taupin took home the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. 

Timothy Chalamet Describes ‘Unique Challenge’ of Playing Bob Dylan

While Chalamet didn’t add a Golden Globe to his trophy collection, the star has nevertheless received ample praise for his embodiment of Dylan. Chalamet previously described the part as “the most unique challenge I’ve taken on,” adding that “where my confidence came through is eventually doing all the music live.”

In preparation for the role, Chalamet worked for years with both dialect and harmonica coaches. The actor, who also served as one of the producers of A Complete Unknown, admitted to feeling a certain connection to Dylan.

“Bob wanted to be a rock ’n’ roll star – Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Elvis Presley… Equally, I wanted to be a big movie actor,” he explained during a conversation with Apple Music 1. “I’m now deep in the church of Bob, and I feel like I get this opportunity to kinda be a bridge to this music.”

Bob Dylan at the Movies: A Guide to 10 Films

“In one way I don’t consider myself a filmmaker at all. In another way I do,” Dylan once said. 

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A motorcycle owned by legendary Rush drummer is going up for auction on Saturday, February 1st in Las Vegas.

His 2004 BMW R1200GS / 1170cc Boxer-Twin, 6-Speed was the bike used on his on a 55,000-mile journey around Canada, the U.S. and parts of Central America
detailed in his book, Ghost Rider: Travels On The Healing Road. 

Highlights:

– Includes the original purchase receipt signed by Neil from McBride Cycle of Toronto
– Peart documented many of his motorcycle journeys around the world and was a big fan of the GS models
– Ridden on the band’s R30 Anniversary Tour
– Jesse aluminum panniers
– Worn canvas tank bag
– Includes 2 used Neil Peart drum sticks

For auction details visit this location.

BravePicks 2024 – The Scribes Speak!
Aaron Small

Top 20 Of 2024
1) BLACKTOP MOJO – Pollen (Cuhmon Music Group)
2) KERRY KING – From Hell I Rise (Reigning Phoenix Music)
3) SEBASTIAN BACH – Child Within The Man (Reigning Phoenix Music)
4) MYLES KENNEDY – The Art Of Letting Go (Napalm Records)
5) RICHIE KOTZEN – Nomad (BMG)
6) SLASH – Orgy Of The Damned (Gibson Records)
7) CATEGORY 7 – Category 7 (Metal Blade Records)
8) BLACK SMOKE TRIGGER – Horizons (Self-Released)
9) THE CROWN – Crown Of Thorns (Metal Blade Records)
10) THE COMMONERS – Restless (Gypsy Soul Records)
11) THE DEAD DAISIES – Light ‘Em Up (Self-Released)
12) THE NATIVE HOWL – Sons Of Destruction (Sumerian Records)
13) QUIREBOYS – Wardour Street (Cadiz Music)
14) TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION – Gunsmoke (MNRK Heavy)
15) TROY REDFERN – Invocation (RED7 Records)
16) MICK MARS – The Other Side Of Mars (1313 LLC)
17) THY WILL BE DONE – Pillar Of Fire (Eye.On Lion Recordings)
18) PHILIP SAYCE – The Wolves Are Coming (Atomic Gemini / Forty Below Records)
19) TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS – Rogue To Redemption (Gypsy Rose Records)
20) THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLTS – Rise Above It All (Mascot Records)

Top 5 Concerts 
DIRTY HONEY / THE BAND FEEL – Madrid Theatre – Kansas City, MO
TOQUE – The Rivoli – Toronto, ON
SEBASTIAN BACH / KURT DEIMER – The Venue – Peterborough, ON
W.A.S.P. / ARMORED SAINT – History – Toronto, ON
BILLY IDOL – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON

Top 5 Brave Embarrassments
WARLOCK A.D. – Book II: The Valley Of Vâgené (Rockshots Records)
“The Golden Showers Of Prestønia” equates to a giant pint of piss!

DURBIN – Screaming Steel (Frontiers Music SRL)
A failed attempt at emulating the greatness of Dio and Judas Priest.

DRAGONCORPSE – The Fall Of House Abbarath (Shattered Earth Records)
Unlistenable mash-up of deathcore and power metal from costumed characters infatuated with Game Of Thrones.

SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET – Seven Hours After Violet (Sumerian Records)
System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian’s unfocused, annoying side project.

MUSHROOMHEAD – Call The Devil (Napalm Records)
The Devil doesn’t care about worthless, obsolete nu-metal; neither does anyone else.

Thoughts On 2024
In addition to the titles listed in my Top 20, there are two albums that deserve honorable mention: Science, Not Fiction by Orange Goblin, and Scream For Rock from Stone Whiskey. If you haven’t already, I urge you to listen to both.

2024 had no shortage of unexpected events, beginning with Aerosmith announcing their retirement from touring, cancelling their rescheduled Peace Out Farewell Tour. The band released a statement, announcing that 76-year-old singer Steven Tyler is unable to fully recover from a vocal injury, specifically a fractured larynx.

Jane’s Addiction imploded after vocalist Perry Farrell attacked guitarist Dave Navarro on stage during the song “Ocean Size” in Boston, Massachusetts, thereby forcing the cancellation of the rest of their North American Tour. Farrell would later apologize for his “inexcusable behaviour,” but the damage was done.

After suffering a stroke in 2023, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain completed The Future Past Tour, and subsequently stunned fans when he announced that he is stepping away from touring. With many of the shows on Maiden’s upcoming Run For Your Lives Tour already sold out, the band quickly introduced Nicko’s replacement – Simon Dawson from Steve Harris’ British Lion. 

Skid Row amicably parted ways with singer Erik Grönwall, citing “the travel and rigors of the road as not conducive to his overall health and recovery” from leukemia. “It proved challenging touring the world with an impaired immune system, which is a result of my bone marrow transplant,” said Grönwall. Longtime friend Lzzy Hale of Halestorm temporarily took over vocal duties for a handful of concerts; while she did a tremendous job and the fans loved her, Hale cannot commit to Skid Row full-time as that would interfere with her main band. The question beckons, what happens next? Grönwall was the fifth singer for Skid Row. Original vocalist Sebastian Bach would love to return, but guitarists Snake Sabo and Scotti Hill, along with bassist Rachel Bolan, have been crystal clear on multiple occasions that they have no interest in working with Baz again.

A day after Dimmu Borgir headlined the main stage at Dynamo Metal Fest in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, guitarist Galder announced his departure from the band by issuing the following statement on social media: “Yesterday I played my last show with Dimmu Borgir. After almost 25 years of making music and playing with Dimmu Borgir, I have decided to leave the band. I have been thinking about this for years, and as many of you have been pointing out – it’s time for Old Man’s Child to get on stage again and finalizing the new album. I wish the best for the other members of the band moving forward.”

After disbanding in 2019 following a lengthy farewell tour, Slayer shocked fans by announcing a trio of reunion shows: Chicago’s Riot Fest, Louisville’s Louder Than Life, and Sacramento’s Aftershock. The Louder Than Life festival date in Kentucky was cancelled due to inclement weather caused by Hurricane Helene. As a result, Slayer will headline Louder Than Life in 2025.

No one could have predicted that guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) would get shot three times while walking his dog outside his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lee was hit by bullets in the forearm, in the foot, and in the back – which broke a rib and damaged a lung. According to Lee, the two masked gunmen were attempting to steal his neighbor’s motorcycle. No arrests have been made yet. Thankfully, Jake is on the road to a full recovery.  

The Pretty Reckless had an unforgettable year! It began with opening for The Rolling Stones in Las Vegas, Nevada at Allegiant Stadium. That was followed by a support slot for AC/DC on the European leg of their Power Up Tour. During the concert in Seville, Spain, frontwoman Taylor Momsen was bitten by a bat which flew on stage and clung to her leg during the song, “Witches Burn”. This resulted in a series of rabies shots. But as Ozzy so famously sung, “You can’t kill rock and roll, it’s here to stay.”

KISS sold their music catalog, name, and likeness to Pophouse – the Swedish entertainment and music investment firm, “for about $300 million,” according to Gene Simmons. If you think that’s a lot of money, Queen sold their recording, publishing, and other rights to Sony Music for a record-breaking $1.27 billion. How these companies will ever recoup their cash is beyond me!

As is the case every year, in 2024 we lost a number of beloved musicians. A partial list of those who passed away includes: James Kottak (Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Warrant), Martin Lacroix (Cryptopsy), Greg “Fritz” Hinz (Helix), C.J. Snare (FireHouse), Ciriaco “Pinche Peach” Quezada (Brujeria), Jack Russell (Great White), Sean Blosl (Sanctuary), John “Juan Brujo” Lepe (Brujeria), Dave Allison (Anvil), Karl Näslund (In Flames), Paul Di’Anno (Iron Maiden), and Casey Chaos (Amen). R.I.P.

Most importantly, massive thanks to each and every one of you who visit BraveWords.com to read our news, reviews, and exclusive interviews. We sincerely appreciate it!

What / Who Needs To Stop In 2025
Speculative ticket listing! This is when unofficial, unauthorized sellers list tickets for sale even though they do not actually have those tickets. They’re speculating that they will be able to get tickets and then resell them, at a much higher price. Essentially, this is fraud! Sadly, there are endless stories of people getting scammed via this practice.

Metal Predictions For 2025
As part of their massive European and Middle East Tour, Guns N’ Roses will play the prestigious Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany for the first time, headlining on July 31st; of course it’s already sold out. What a way to celebrate their 40th anniversary!

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett will publish his autobiography, Ghost Notes, on July 15th via Rare Bird Lit. This should be a very interesting read!

It’s shaping up to be another great year for hard rock and heavy metal, with new albums expected from: Alter Bridge, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Armored Saint, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, Cradle Of Filth, Down, Halestorm, The Halo Effect, The Haunted, The Hellacopters, Billy Idol, L.A. Guns, Machine Head, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Smith/Kotzen, Testament, Tremonti, Volbeat, Ricky Warwick, W.A.S.P., and Wednesday 13.

Read our BravePicks 2024 countdown where Judas Priest’s Invincible Shield conquered the throne at #1 here.

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According to a January 3rd update from Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery, he is working with bandmates Dave Navarro (guitar) and Stephen Perkins (drums) on new music. This follows in the wake of the October 2024 onstage dustup in Boston, when Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell attacked Navarro. The band cancelled the remaining dates on their US tour at that point an announced a hiatus.

Back in October,

Loudwire shared the isolated vocals of Perry Farrell, leading up to his onstage altercation with Navarro.

Said Loudwire: “It was just last month that Farrell’s frustration during the band’s performance in Boston boiled over onstage, initially leading him to lunge at and push Navarro before eventually landing a punch at the guitarist. The singer was then restrained and taken offstage by several crew members. In the aftermath, the band offered an apology and then proceeded to call off the remainder of the touring and announce an immediate hiatus. The isolated audio was shared by Dan Cleary, a longtime friend of the band who had worked as the guitar and bass tech during the reunion tour.”

Read the full story, including what Dan Cleary had to say about the concert, at Loudwire. Hear Farrell’s rant below:

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Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to Flotsam And Jetsam guitarist Michael Gilbert and drummer Ken Mary about the band’s new album, I Am The Weapon, and the trends and changes in the music industry over the years.

When asked to compare today’s US metal scene to the rest of the world:

Ken Mary: “If you look at Europe they’re open, they never stopped loving metal, and the weird thing in the United States  I feel like metal is actually squashed  on social media, on things like YouTube. I think they restrict metal. I’m not sure exactly why or what the reasoning is, but metal is huge everywhere else in the world (except the USA). Let’s take a band like Arch Enemy for instance: they’ll play huge festivals in Europe. They’ll play in front of half a million people in South America, huge shows in Japan. They come to the United States and Play House of Blues with a thousand people. So you tell me what’s going on? How can a band and how can a genre be huge everywhere else but not in the United States?  It seems kind of squashed to me.

There’s a few bands here and there that are doing okay, but by and large there’s a whole genre that is not doing well. I think the fans (in he USA) aren’t as connected as in Europe. There’s a huge metal scene and everybody is connected and everybody goes to the festivals, and everybody loves the music, and it really doesn’t matter… are you thrash metal? Are you melodic metal? Whatever you are, the fans embrace everything. They’re not going, ‘Okay, I’m only a thrash metal fan, so I will only listen to thrash metal.’ I think that happens maybe a little more in the United States, too, where somebody goes ‘Okay, I like only a specific genre, a very specific area of a genre and I’m not going to listen to anything else.’ I think that happens maybe a little bit more in the US, but I do think in terms of the mechanics of the industry I think that there is an effort in my opinion to elevate things like rap and pop, and to sort of push metal to the wayside.  Like I said, there’s a few bands here and there that kind of buck the trend but for the most part that’s what I’m seeing in the United States.”

I Am The Weapon was composed and produced by the whole band and the eleven new songs were recorded at SonicPhish Productions, Gnome Lord Studios, Wayne Manor Studios, and Seventh Spike Studios. The cover artwork was again created by Andy Pilkington.

Order your copy of this must-have album, one that belongs into every well-sorted metal record collection, here.

“This entire record was special to us, and we did our best to make music that inspired us first and foremost,” the band comments. “We all genuinely love this record, and every song on the record, so hopefully our listeners feel as strongly as we do.”

“Thank you so much for your support, your love, and your encouragement for the last 40 years. You are the reason we continue to tour and to make music! You are the best, and we will continue to fight for the music as long as we have breath!

I Am The Weapon tracklisting:

“A New Kind Of Hero”
“Primal”
“I Am The Weapon”
“Burned My Bridges”
“The Head Of The Snake”
“Beneath The Shadows”
“Gates Of Hell”
“Cold Steel Lights”
“Kings Of The Underworld”
“Running Through The Fire”
“Black Wings”

“The Head Of The Snake”:

“A New Kind Of Hero” video:

“Burned My Bridges”:

“Primal” video:

“I Am The Weapon” lyric video:

It’s been almost 40 years since Flotsam And Jetsam, formed in Phoenix, Arizona released their landmark debut, Doomsday For The Deceiver, the only album to ever receive a 6K rating from the influential British magazine Kerrang! Bassist Jason Newsted would jump ship to Metallica while the band released the unstoppable No Place For Disgrace in 1988. Cuatro (1992), Drift (1995), High (1997), and My God (2001) all still rank extremely high in heavy metal circles. But it was the first part of this unofficial trilogy in 2016’s self-titled Flotsam And Jetsam that a certain rejuvenation and reset was clearly felt.

Fast-forward five years to a planet that was forced to its knees. While spending most of the pandemic times in a holding pattern like the rest of the world, Flotsam And Jetsam made the best of a struggling situation and just let those creative juices and angst flow. What emerged was the much-acclaimed Blood In The Water, released in 2021 via AFM Records.

(Photo – Shane Eckart)

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Radiohead, formed in 1985 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, has become one of the most influential and innovative bands in modern music history. Consisting of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards), Colin Greenwood (bass), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), and Phil Selway (drums, percussion), the band has released nine studio albums and numerous singles, earning critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. Radiohead’s music spans genres, incorporating rock, electronic, experimental, and orchestral elements.

Over their career, Radiohead has received multiple awards, including six Grammy Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards, and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Albums such as OK Computer (1997) and Kid A (2000) are hailed as milestones in music history, with the former considered one of the greatest albums ever made. Radiohead has achieved chart-topping success with tracks like “Creep,” “Paranoid Android,” and “Karma Police,” and continues to push the boundaries of musical artistry.

Here is a complete list of Radiohead songs from A to Z, including their original albums and release dates:

A – I

“15 Step” – In Rainbows (2007)
“2 + 2 = 5” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“4 Minute Warning” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Airbag” – OK Computer (1997)
“All I Need” – In Rainbows (2007)
“The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” – B-side to “Pyramid Song” (2001)
“Anyone Can Play Guitar” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Backdrifts” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Banana Co.” (live) – B-side to “Pop Is Dead” (1993)
“Bangers + Mash” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“The Bends” – The Bends (1995)
“Bishop’s Robes” – B-side to “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” (1996)
“Black Star” – The Bends (1995)
“Bloom” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Blow Out” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Bodysnatchers” – In Rainbows (2007)
“Bones” – The Bends (1995)
“Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was” – The Bends (1995)
“Burn the Witch” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“The Butcher” – Non-album single (2011)
“Climbing Up the Walls” – OK Computer (1997)
“Codex” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Coke Babies” – B-side to “Anyone Can Play Guitar” (1993)
“Creep” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Cuttooth” – B-side to “Knives Out” (2001)
“The Daily Mail” – The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement (2011)
“Daydreaming” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Decks Dark” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Desert Island Disk” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Dollars and Cents” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Down Is the New Up” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Electioneering” – OK Computer (1997)
“Everything in Its Right Place” – Kid A (2000)
“Exit Music (For a Film)” – OK Computer (1997)
“Faithless, the Wonder Boy” – B-side to “Anyone Can Play Guitar” (1993)
“Fake Plastic Trees” – The Bends (1995)
“Fast-Track” – B-side to “Pyramid Song” (2001)
“Faust Arp” – In Rainbows (2007)
“Feral” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Fitter Happier” – OK Computer (1997)
“Fog” – B-side to “Knives Out” (2001)
“Follow Me Around” – Kid A Mnesia (2021)
“Ful Stop” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Gagging Order” – B-side to “Go to Sleep” (2003)
“Give Up the Ghost” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Glass Eyes” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“The Gloaming” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Go Slowly” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Go to Sleep” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Harry Patch (In Memory Of)” – Non-album single (2009)
“High and Dry” – The Bends (1995)
“House of Cards” – In Rainbows (2007)
“How Can You Be Sure?” – B-side to “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
“How Do You?” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“How I Made My Millions” – B-side to “No Surprises” (1998)
“How to Disappear Completely” – Kid A (2000)
“Hunting Bears” – Amnesiac (2001)
“I Am a Wicked Child” – B-side to “Go to Sleep” (2003)
“I Am Citizen Insane” – B-side to “Go to Sleep” (2003)
“I Can’t” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“I Might Be Wrong” – Amnesiac (2001)
“I Promise” – OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 (2017)
“I Want None of This” – Help!: A Day in the Life (2005)
“I Will” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Identikit” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Idioteque” – Kid A (2000)
“If You Say the Word” – Kid A Mnesia (2021)
“Ill Wind” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“In Limbo” – Kid A (2000)
“India Rubber” – B-side to “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
“Inside My Head” – B-side to “Creep” (1992)

J – S

“Jigsaw Falling into Place” – In Rainbows (2007)
“Just” – The Bends (1995)
“Karma Police” – OK Computer (1997)
“Kid A” – Kid A (2000)
“Killer Cars” – B-side to “Planet Telex”/”High and Dry” (1995)
“Kinetic” – B-side to “Pyramid Song” (2001)
“Knives Out” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Last Flowers” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Let Down” – OK Computer (1997)
“Lewis (Mistreated)” – My Iron Lung (1994)
“Life in a Glasshouse” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Lift” – OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 (2017)
“Like Spinning Plates” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Little by Little” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Lotus Flower” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Lozenge of Love” – My Iron Lung (1994)
“Lucky” – The Help Album (1995)
“Lull” – B-side to “Karma Police” (1997)
“Lurgee” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Man of War” – OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 (2017)
“Maquiladora” – B-side to “Planet Telex”/”High and Dry” (1995)
“Meeting in the Aisle” – B-side to “Karma Police” (1997)
“Melatonin” – B-side to “Paranoid Android” (1997)
“Million Dollar Question” – B-side to “Creep” (1992)
“MK 1” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“MK 2” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Molasses” – B-side to “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” (1996)
“Morning Bell” – Kid A (2000)
“Morning Bell/Amnesiac” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Morning Mr Magpie” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Kid A (2000)
“My Iron Lung” – The Bends (1995)
“Myxomatosis” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“The National Anthem” – Kid A (2000)
“(Nice Dream)” – The Bends (1995)
“No Surprises” – OK Computer (1997)
“Nothing Touches Me” – Pablo Honey (collector’s edition, 2009)
“Nude” – In Rainbows (2007)
“The Numbers” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Optimistic” – Kid A (2000)
“Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Palo Alto” – B-side to “No Surprises” (1998)
“Paperbag Writer” – B-side to “There There” (2003)
“Paranoid Android” – OK Computer (1997)
“Pearly*” – B-side to “Paranoid Android” (1997)
“Permanent Daylight” – My Iron Lung (1994)
“Planet Telex” – The Bends (1995)
“Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)” – B-side to “Paranoid Android” (1997)
“Pop Is Dead” – Non-album single (1993)
“Present Tense” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“Prove Yourself” – Drill (1992)
“Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong” – My Iron Lung (1994)
“A Punchup at a Wedding” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Pyramid Song” – Amnesiac (2001)
“Reckoner” – In Rainbows (2007)
“A Reminder” – B-side to “Paranoid Android” (1997)
“Ripcord” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Sail to the Moon” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Scatterbrain” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Separator” – The King of Limbs (2011)
“Sit Down. Stand Up” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Spectre” – Non-album single (2015)
“Staircase” – The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement (2011)
“Stop Whispering” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Street Spirit (Fade Out)” – The Bends (1995)
“Stupid Car” – Drill (1992)
“Subterranean Homesick Alien” – OK Computer (1997)
“Sulk” – The Bends (1995)
“Supercollider” – Non-album single (2011)

T – Z

“Talk Show Host” – B-side to “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” (1996)
“There There” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“These Are My Twisted Words” – Non-album single (2009)
“Thinking About You” – Drill (1992)
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief” – A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
“The Tourist” – OK Computer (1997)
“Trans-Atlantic Drawl” – B-side to “Pyramid Song” (2001)
“Treefingers” – Kid A (2000)
“The Trickster” – My Iron Lung (1994)
“True Love Waits” – I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings (2001)
“Up on the Ladder” – In Rainbows Disk 2 (2007)
“Vegetable” – Pablo Honey (1993)
“Videotape” – In Rainbows (2007)
“We Suck Young Blood” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” – In Rainbows (2007)
“Where Bluebirds Fly” – B-side to “There There” (2003)
“Where I End and You Begin” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“A Wolf at the Door” – Hail to the Thief (2003)
“Worrywort” – B-side to “Knives Out” (2001)
“Yes I Am” – B-side to “Creep” (1993)
“You” – Drill (1992)
“You and Whose Army?” – Amnesiac (2001)
“You Never Wash Up After Yourself” – My Iron Lung (1994)

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January 3, 2025, 10 minutes ago

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Former Megadeth guitarist Jeff Young and his solo band Jeff Young Group have announced a new, instrumental single “Lightning Rising”. The single is due for release soon.

The band states: “We are over the moon excited about our brand new instrumental single coming early 2025! The song is entitled ‘Lightning Rising’ written & produced by guitarist, Jeff Young (Kings of Thrash/Badi Assad/Megadeth) and features Bass phenom, Mohini dey (Greg Howe/ Willow Smith) & Jeff Tortora (Blue Man Group) on Drums & Percussion.

“The track was mixed by our dear pal, Charlie Waymire and is a fresh fusion of funk, rock & world music vibes! Thanks to Vinnie Castaldo for engineering our basic Drum & Rhythm Guitars in Las Vegas, NV! All Lead Guitar action recorded by Charlie in Los Angeles, CA.”

Stay tuned at lightningrising.com for release details. 

Avantasia continues with track-by-track description of a new song from the upcoming Here Be Dragons album. Magnum’s Bob Catley stars on “Bring Me The Night” – a tribute to the late Tony Clarkin.

Sammet writes: “Track by Track: ‘Bring On The night’ was written on the evening of July 6th, 2024 within a few hours as a heartfelt tribute to Magnum and the late Tony Clarkin. I dive deeper into the background story in the Artbook version of the new album, but in brief words: the song came to me within minutes in an almost spiritual way, and I just had to capture it and turn it into an Avantasia tune. 

“I wanted to do it justice and used the sounds and keyboards played on classic ‘80s Magnum records, and of course there would be only one singer in the world, who could sing that song with me, the undisputed king of magic, the storyteller on a storyteller’s night: my dear friend and partner for 25 years now, Birmingham’s finest: Mr. Bob Catley. It’s such a wonderful song, anthemic, melancholic, quite a bit ‘80s… or better: timeless. This kind of approach and the magic you feel when a piece of music is given to you out of nowhere and it all comes together, those are the sacred moments in music that drive me. 

“Bob had tears in his eyes when he sang it, and I was trying to hide mine behind my goggles when I was sitting next to him. It’s just so beautiful. Bob, I love you for rocking my world and being the friend and inspiration you are, I can’t wait until March to hit the road with you again!”

Sammet on “Everybody’s Here Until The End” with guest singer Roy Khan:

“Track by Track: ‘Everybody’s Here Until The End’! When the album was almost done I felt that we had a lot of furious and fast material, and I thought that I was still in need of a grand finale for an epic ending, something conciliatory and big, and I sat down on my piano and started to play a ballad which would eventually grow from a piano piece into a monumental power ballad. It’s a very personal song but eventually I wanted a duet partner who would add more depth. And I reached out to an old acquaintance to the Avantasia family, the mighty Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot) to help me shape this song to an amazing finale of an enchanting album. I think it’s one of the most moving and emotional, and yet biggest ballads I have ever done.”

Sammet on “The Moorlands At Twilight” featuring Helloween’s Michael Kiske:

“Track by Track: ‘The Moorlands At Twilight’ is a really rampant speed metal anthem with my lovely brother in Avantasia since the early days, Michael Kiske delivering a killer vocal performance. I guess that type of music is just in my DNA and even though it’s a classic Avantasia song I think that the atmosphere is different to anything we’ve done before. I can hear some early Helloween influence in there, even though the song is very unique with its playful neo-classical elements and wild approach. Also, the lead guitars are extreme and quite virtuous: Sascha Paeth and Arne Wiegand have delivered an extensive, fast and hymnic axe battle that made my jaw drop. When ‘power metal’ is done like that, I absolutely love it!”

Sammet previously described “Here Be Dragons” featuring Geoff Tate:

“Track by Track: ‘Here Be Dragons’ is the longest song on the album and features a great duet with my good friend and one of my vocal heroes since his early days in Queensrÿche, Mr. Geoff Tate, who’s outdone himself on the track. It’s a groovy mid-tempo song with enchanting melodies, orchestral elements, big keyboard passages and a powerful guitar riffing driving the main parts of the song. Even though you can hear some classic Dio, Queensrÿche and even Marillion elements in there, it’s a typical Avantasia song and a very unqiue one. It has two different choruses and a very emotional and big sounding mid-section. The song wasn’t meant to be that long, but there isn’t a single note I would change or leave out if I listen to the final result now.”

Rock and metal flagship, Avantasia, will release their 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28. They recently unleashed the energizing first new single, “Creepshow”.

The new track is one of the catchiest songs of Avantasia’s career so far, and it arrives with an exciting, cinematic music video. The guaranteed future hit rings in a new era of Avantasia and will be an integral part of Avantasia’s spectacular live shows.

In their 25 years of existence, Avantasia has become one of the biggest leading forces in metal, boasting nine successful previous albums (such as the #1 charting Moonglow), worldwide sold-out arena tours and headline shows at all of the most important metal festivals. Here Be Dragons is sure to exceed all expectations as the most powerful Avantasia album so far.

Tobias Sammet on the single and video: “‘Creepshow’ is a perfect single. It’s short and catchy, and it emphasizes a facet of my work that has taken a backseat in my music in recent years. It’s light-hearted and the opposite of melancholic. And it’s fresh, boisterous and unabashed – a straightforward kick-ass anthem. Also, even though it may seem like a reminiscence of my earlier writing, I think we managed to turn the whole thing into a trademark Avantasia tune, as we accentuated with the music video. We rented a haunted castle in North England and celebrated a night in the world of spectres and undead creatures. This is the most vibrant and eccentric music video I’ve ever shot in my entire career, not dead-serious, but certainly of serious quality! I can’t wait to play ‘Creepshow’ live on our tour next year, I can already see the whole venue jumping up and down and screaming along!”

Watch the official music video for “Creepshow”:

Featuring absolute Avantasia essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty of intriguing fresh soundscapes. Here Be Dragons gives the celebrated Avantasia sound that has been carefully crafted over a quarter of a century an exciting and powerful spin. The new album is the most consistent and concise piece of art that the band has ever crafted.

Avantasia is not showing any signs of slowing down – soon after the release of Here Be Dragons, the band will head out on an extensive arena tour across Europe, promising to deliver fans an immersive experience with their biggest and most epic production ever.

In grand Avantasia tradition, the new full-length is rich in vivid storytelling and cinematic atmospheres, not to mention the highest level of musicianship. Opening track “Creepshow” is without a doubt one of the catchiest songs in their career. The energizing future hit truly welcomes the listener into the new era of Avantasia and will be an integral part of the band’s spectacular live shows. In contrast, the incredible title track “Here Be Dragons” is a classic Avantasia song, and at almost nine minutes, is by far the longest on the album. The cinematic dark soundscapes of “The Witch” captivate and support the song’s storyline perfectly. Emotional, multifaceted vocal performances mesmerize on “Avalon”, while the heavy metal number “Against The Wind” serves as further proof of the versatility of Avantasia’s sound. Remaining well-balanced and cohesive, Here Be Dragons is undeniably Avantasia’s most powerful album so far.

The 10-track offering was written and composed in its entirety by Tobias Sammet himself, produced and recorded by Tobias Sammet together with Sascha Paeth, mixed by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Michael Rodenberg. The stunning cover art was once again created by acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. Here Be Dragons marks another masterpiece in the Avantasia catalog, leaving both fans and critics speechless and proving the band’s standing as a main force in the world of rock and metal!

Here Be Dragons is now available for pre-order in several exciting physical editions, with bonus albums included in select limited formats, like a 3CD hardcover artbook with 96 pages, over 160 pictures, drawings of Rodney Matthews and extensive stories to accompany the music and pictures. 

Here Be Dragons will be available in the following formats:

– 3CD-Artbook – large format, hardcover book incl. 96 pages, over 160 pictures and extensive stories and liner notes
– 3LP Vinyl Box incl 72 Pages 12″ Booklet – strictly limited to 500 copies
– 1LP Glow in the Dark Vinyl incl 12” Booklet – strictly limited to 300 copies – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
– 1LP Yellow/Orange Marbled Vinyl incl 12” Booklet – strictly limited to 300 copies – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
– 1LP Blue/White Splattered Vinyl incl 12″ Booklet + Poster + Slipmat – strictly limited to 500 copies – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive ROW
– 1LP Orange incl 12” Booklet     
– 1LP Black incl 12” Booklet         
– Tape – strictly limited to 100 copies – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive           
– 2CD Mediabook              
– 1CD Digipak                     
– Digital Album

Pre-order here.

Here Be Dragons tracklisting:

“Creepshow”
“Here Be Dragons”
“The Moorland At Twilight”
“The Witch”
“Phantasmagoria”
“Bring On The Night”
“Unleash The Kraken”
“Avalon”
“Against The Wind”
“Everybody’s Here Until The End”

2025 tour dates:

March
14 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
15 – Brussels, Belgium – AB Box
16 – Paris, France – Olympia
18 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
20 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
21 – Bamberg, Germany – Brose Arena
22 – Bochum, Germany – RuhrCongress
24 – London, England – The Roundhouse
26 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
28 – Stuttgart, Germany – Schleyerhalle
29 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin

April
1 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra
2 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
4 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
5 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
6 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
8 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
9 – Zurich, Switzerland – The Hall
11 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
12 – Madrid, Spain – Vistalegre
23 – Helsinki, Finland – Black Box
25 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
26 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan Fryshuset

(Photo – Kevin Nixon)