Author: Big Al

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This week’s edition of New Music Friday features tracks from the following artists:

GHOST – Satanized (Occult Rock)
Official Website: https://ghost-official.com/

April 25, 2025 will see the release of Ghost’s 6th studio album, Skeletá. The first single, Satanized, was released on March 5, 2025.

THE PHOENIX WITHIN – Next (Alternative Prog Rock)
Official Website: https://thephoenixwithinrock.weebly.com/

The Phoenix Within is an independent NYC-based alt prog-rock band that’s a testament to the power of words, music, and resilience that incorporates diverse elements and styles of rock into their boundless heavy soundscape. Their single Next tackled mass shootings and gun violence awareness in the United States.

HEATHCLIFF – Keep This Light On (Crossover Skatepunk)
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathcliffskatepunk/

German skatepunk powerhouse Heathcliff (Munich, Germany) return with their new full-length album, Postcard from a ParaHell Universe, due to be released on March 7, 2025 on vinyl one full prior to digital release. The single Keep This Light On was released on February 28. “This song is a way overdue love letter to our friends and families, who’ve been supporting us all those years. It means the fuckin’ world to us to be able to pursue this dream we call Heathcliff and all this wouldn’t be possible without the constant love and help from our close ones who are constantly sympathetic about this project and hobby we so love.“

Order the vinyl here: https://www.hellomerch.com/products/heathcliff-postcard-from-a-parahell-universe-12-lp

NEAH MCMEEN – Lonely Night (Pop Country)
Official Website: https://neahmcmeen.com/

Neah McMeen embodies the spirit of a small-town girl with big dreams. Raised in Webber, Kansas, Neah’s roots are deeply connected to the heartland of America. With a blend of small-town charm and big-city ambition, Neah is a name to watch in the world of music. Since her debut single Bitter dropped in November 2024, the video has garnered over 23k views. Lonely Night was released on Valentine’s Day 2025.

THE TREATMENT – Let’s Wake Up This Town (Acoustic Version) (Rock)
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTreatmentOfficial/

The Treatment, the quintessential rock band from the heart of Cambridge, UK, are thrilled to share the new single, Let’s Wake Up This Town (Acoustic Version), out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Talking about the track, the band commented: “We had great time recording this acoustic version of Let’s Wake Up This Town, we hope you enjoy it. Don’t forget we are on tour with the Dead Daisies throughout Europe so see you soon.” The album Wake Up The Neighbourhood can be purchased at one of the services at the following link: https://orcd.co/thetreatmentwutn

MARBLE GHOSTS – Eat the Rich (Metal/Grunge/Punk)
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marbleghosts

Announcing their highly anticipated second EP The Greatest Divide set for release in April 2025, Ottawa, Canada’s, Marble Ghosts have their next single accompanied by a music video. Entitled Eat The Rich, the song is a statement of today’s political climate shifting to serve the wealthy or the “1%”. Vocalist Dylan Gunnell explains further:

“This song ‘Eat The Rich’ is about the ultra-wealthy, and the great divide is clear with every billion added to their coffers while the people that enrich them through a broken system continue to suffer. While the chorus is metaphorical, in writing the lyrics, the band also envisioned an alternate reality where our planet has been devastated by a zombie plague. The ultra-rich are waiting for a shuttle to carry them to Mars, but it malfunctions, and they are trapped. The undead descend on them, and they are torn to pieces by the horde, the horde that once worked for them, that kept capitalism strong, the people that made them rich. In that reality, their fair share will be paid with a pound of their flesh.”

THE WILDHEARTS – Failure Is The Mother Of Success (Hard Rock/Metal)
Official Website: https://www.thewildhearts.com/

The Wildhearts, fronted by the ever-creative Ginger Wildheart, return with their electrifying new album, Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts, under a worldwide deal with Snakefarm. Known as one of the UK’s most prolific songwriters, Ginger channels his signature blend of wit, raw emotion, and dynamic energy into a record that’s equal parts cathartic and celebratory. The first single, Failure Is The Mother Of Success, kicked things off late last year with a spectacular eight-minute journey full of twists and turns. Its message is clear, forged through hard-earned experience: it’s never too late to make a change and take a different path.

ANOTHER DAMN DISAPPOINTMENT (A.D.D.) – Runnin’ Dry (Sacramento Punk)
Official Website: https://www.addsucks.com/

Sacramento punk heroes Another Damn Disappointment are back with the new album Bedlam, set for release on April 21 via the band’s own label imprint Disappointed Records. The album is the last to feature founding member/bassist Casey Marsullo, who tragically lost his life in a car accident in 2016. The album can be purchased by visiting the bands website.

FREEZEMACHINE – Edge of a Knife (Heavy Alternative Rock)
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562808045635

Freezemachine is a heavy alternative rock band from Long Beach, California. Blending elements of Nu Metal, Post-Punk, and Shoegaze, their sound is a mix of melodic heaviness and experimental beats.