Finnish metalcore eccentrics ONE MORNING LEFT are finally back with a retro vengeance!
The band officially launched the pre-orders for their brand-new album »Hyperactive«, which will be available on 21st of May in 2021, via Arising Empire.

Continuing the barrage of fast-paced tracks is party anthem ‘Sinners Are Winners‘, a love letter to 80’s hard rock, out today worldwide!
Lyrically the song is a parody of the party hard lifestyle and rock’n’roll clichés.

“I f****ng love the 80’s and wanted to mix those guitar mannerisms with metalcore, creating one of the most fun songs to bang your head to,” Luoto says.

Making a guest appearance with a face-melting guitar solo is producer/guitarist Joonas Parkkonen (SANTA CRUZ, LOST SOCIETY, APOCALYPTICA).

ONE MORNING LEFT’s fourth album marks their first new material in five years. On »Hyperactive« the group begins a whole new chapter in their story, drawing inspiration from retro electronic- and video game music, as well as 80’s hard rock, while staying true to their heavier roots.

Changes are happening not only in the musical style, but also in their lineup. Returning from the cast of 2016’s “Metalcore Superstars” are frontman Mika Lahti, singer-guitarist Leevi Luoto and drummer Niko Hyttinen. Additional firepower is provided by new faces Tuukka Ojansivu on guitar and Miska Sipiläinen on bass guitar, as well as the return-to-form of keyboard player Touko Keippilä from the band’s original “Panda <3 Penguin” lineup.

The album shapes up to be the artistic peak of ONE MORNING LEFT‘s musical “blood mountain”: epic lyrics carried by Luoto’s soaring vocal melodies, contrasted by the distinctive, gritty sound of Lahti, all accompanied by breathtaking keyboard leads, blisteringly fast guitars, masterful bass riffs and feverish drum parts.

With the release of »Hyperactive«, ONE MORNING LEFT looks to add to their growing global fan base. Having gathered extensive live performance experience playing countless shows in Finland, touring mainland Europe, Russia, and the Baltics, and even performing in places such as Iceland and Japan, the group is planning on taking their entertaining and energetic live show on the road in the near future.

Pre-order »Hyperactive« now: https://OneMorningLeft.lnk.to/hyperactive!

Live Review: Holy Holy at Forum Melbourne 12/2/21
Supported by Queen P

It’s a very different atmosphere at The Forum tonight. The event is fully seated so there’s no dancefloor, but it seems everyone is just happy to be back together once more.

Queen P gets the place vibing early with her energetic set packed with quick whip raps and hip-hop beats. Born in Sudan, the outspoken singer is proud of her black heritage and she celebrates who she is with her song called ‘Queen With Colour.’ Queen P confidently rolls through each song and notches up the tempo with an explosive cover of Missy Elliot’s ‘Work It,’ complete with a duo of synchronised dancers twerking along by her side. She leaves us on a high note with a message of love, positivity and peace encouraging the crowd to rise up and bounce around in their seats.

Holy Holy make a huge first impression with their hit ‘Maybe You Know’ as they’re joined by a full live band along with some impressive stage lighting and the venue immediately comes alive with excitement. After a few songs they tick off the speaking part of their set list with some relevant banter about their time spent in recent lockdowns which included a lot of online gaming they tell us. “We admit, we’re a bit rusty, we haven’t played a live show in about a year,” says vocalist Timothy Carroll.

Nevertheless, they are so happy to be back on stage tonight playing two shows and another two the following night. They give it absolutely everything they’ve got for this first performance and even showcase some remarkable guitar solos they’ve been working on during the break.

A few special guests join them in the second half of the show including Ali Barter who lends vocals on an exceptional rock ‘n’ roll rendition of Lorde’s ‘Green Light’ and their own song ‘Teach Me About Dying.’ Fittingly Queen P joins them to perform their latest track ‘Port Rd’ and tonight marks the first time they’ve played it live together so it’s a special moment fore them and the audience. The song is a very different vibe to their previous material, taking a different direction as Queen P serves up some fierce rhymes in juxtaposition to Holy Holy’s melancholic vocals.

After a quick acoustic session everybody is itching to get out of their seats and up on their feet for a proper dance in their space. The audience chants them back to the stage along with their band for their most popular track ‘True Lovers’ and we’re swept away with their uplifting lyrics and euphoric guitar arrangements to make us feel the power of live music.

Words by Michael Prebeg

OZZY OSBOURNE
RELEASES ANIMATED VIDEO FOR IT’S A RAID FEAT. POST MALONE

SONG IS THE FINAL RELEASE FROM ORDINARY MAN

OZZY OSBOURNE has premiered a new animated video for It’s A Raid from his #4 ARIA debut record, ORDINARY MAN released in 2020.

At a SiriusXM listening party last year to celebrate the release of ORDINARY MAN (Epic Records / Sony Music Australia) OZZY recounted the song’s inspiration. While recording Black Sabbath’s VOL. 4 in Bel Air, California, OSBOURNE triggered the home’s security alarm and police surrounded the home, which he says had “piles of marijuana and cocaine.” OSBOURNE adds, “I’m shouting, ‘IT’S A FUCKIN’ RAIIIIID,” before hiding the drugs and ingesting cocaine while hiding in one of the home’s bathrooms.”

In the video, directed by Tomas Lenert, OZZY and Post Malone team up for a truly wild ride. The clip begins with OSBOURNE and Malone at the infamous Bel Air, CA house (which served as the inspiration for the song) before they lead police through the streets of the city and passing iconic Los Angeles landmarks on their journey.

“A couple of years ago I didn’t even know who Post Malone was,” OZZY says. “Since then we’ve worked together on two studio tracks and have performed together twice. Understandably Covid-19 made it difficult to get together to shoot a music video for ‘It’s a Raid’ so we opted for this wildly imagined animated video for the final single from the ORDINARY MAN album.” OZZY, who’s been in the studio working on a new album with producer Andrew Watt, adds that he “can’t wait to for everyone to hear my new music.”

This marks the second duet with Malone. The two previously teamed on Take What You Want from his Hollywood’s Bleeding album (which they also performed at last year’s American Music Awards).  The track was produced by Watt, who collaborated with OSBOURNE for ORDINARY MAN as both producer and co-writer.
In its first week of release, the critically acclaimed ORDINARY MAN—OSBOURNE’s first new solo album in ten years–was the #1 rock album in the world, topping multiple charts in its triumphant first week of release.  Worldwide, ORDINARY MAN entered the charts in the Top Ten in seven countries (including America and the U.K.) and #4 on the ARIA chart, making it the highest charting album of OZZY’s career.

ORDINARY MAN marks OSBOURNE’s first new solo music in almost 10 years.  Recorded in Los Angeles, the album features producer Andrew Watt on guitars, Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) on bass and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums.  Beyond the core band, ORDINARY MAN, features a who’s-who of OZZY friends and collaborators including Elton John, Slash, Post Malone and Tom Morello.

Great news: After a brief postponement, Summer in the Domain is ON – extending your summer into March! 😉

Bliss out with your friends at your very own picnic table (pod) on the grass in The Domain, watching some of your favourite artists light up the stage with their first NSW shows in aaages.

Acts include Vera Blue with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Ball Park Music, Mallrat, Hayden James, Thelma Plum, Client Liaison and more.

New show dates will be announced this Wednesday at Midday (12pm AEDT). Capacities and tickets are very limited so get in quick when tickets go on sale on Monday, 15 February 2020 at Midday (12pm AEDT) via Moshtix.

NEW DATES: ON SALE MIDDAY MONDAY 15 FEB 2021 (AEDT)

BALL PARK MUSIC & THELMA PLUM – THURS 18 MAR

HAYDEN JAMES, MALLRAT & SYCCO – FRI 19 MAR

CLIENT LIAISON, CONFIDENCE MAN & TOUCH SENSITIVE – SAT 20 MAR

VERA BLUE WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – SUN 21 MAR

DOORS OPEN FROM 5PM. ALL AGES.

AUGUST BURNS RED — JB Brubaker [lead guitar], Brent Rambler [rhythm guitar], Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs [lead vocals], and Dustin Davidson [bass] — continue to excite their thoroughly invested fanbase by sharing new songs. The Lancaster-based band has just dropped the reimagined version of “Extinct by Instinct (Reprise).” Listen here.

The original version with vocals and lyrics appears on 2020’s Guardians, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums chart, the Rock Albums chart, and the Vinyl Albums chart upon release. This version of the song has been stripped down and re-envisioned by the band.
Stay tuned for more from ABR very soon!

MORE RECENT MUSIC FROM ABR:
“Chop Suey”
“Standing in the Storm”

August Burns Red’s new single ‘Extinct by Instinct (Reprise)’ is out now on all platforms through Fearless Records/Caroline Australia at https://fanlink.to/ebireprise.

Ocean Alley have captivated audiences around the world with their infectious melody lines and memorable blend of psychedelic-surf-rock.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Bluesfest Touring announces rescheduled tours !

George Benson, Patti Smith and Her Band, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Larkin Poe and The Wailers tours re-scheduled to 2022.

As previously announced late last year that the 2021 re-scheduled shows from 2020 would be re-scheduled, Bluesfest Touring is now thrilled to announce that (at least) five of its re-scheduled 2021 artists are now re-scheduled to April 2022 – and tickets are on sale!

Please note we are working on re-scheduling the other tours – Marcus King Band, LP, and Morcheeba – and will advise their re-scheduled dates as soon as possible. Please hold on to your tickets.

Remember that if you truly support the live music industry, you will be keeping people in a job.

The list of talent returning in 2022 is listed below.

George Benson
Monday 11^th April 2022 – State Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 13^th April 2022 – State Theatre, Sydney
Thursday 14^th April 2022 – State Theatre, Sydney
Tuesday 19^th April 2022 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Wednesday 20^th April 2022 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Link: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/george-benson/

Patti Smith and her Band
Sunday 17^th April 2022 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Monday 18^th April 2022 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thursday 21^st April 2022 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Friday 22^nd April 2022- Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Monday 25^th April 2022 – Town Hall, Christchurch
Tuesday 26^th April 2022 – Town Hall, Auckland
Link: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/patti-smith-and-her-band/

Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
Wednesday 13^th April 2022 – 170 Russell, Melbourne
Thursday 14^th April 2022 – Factory Theatre, Sydney
Link: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/cory-henry-and-the-funk-apostles

Larkin Poe
Wednesday 20^th April 2022 – Factory Theatre, Sydney
Friday 22^nd April 2022 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Link: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/larkin-poe  

The Wailers
Thursday 21^st April 2022 – 170 Russell, Melbourne
Friday 22^nd April 2022 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Link: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/the-wailers

Keep in touch with Bluesfest Touring via Facebook

Pete Murray today releases his second official single ‘If We Never Dance Again’ from his forthcoming EP THE NIGHT, which is set for release Friday March 5 via Sony Music Entertainment Australia.

BUY/LISTEN TO ‘IF WE NEVER DANCE AGAIN’

PRE-ORDER ‘THE NIGHT’ EP

Written in LA in May 2019 on his first ever co-writing trip, Pete sat down with writer and producer Morgan Dorr to create the piano-heavy track. On its inception, Pete explains, “Morgan had the first line of the chorus written when I got to his place, which was, “If you never see my face again” and the three chords that played over this. We worked on the song all day and I even cancelled another session that I had booked in just so I could finish this song as it felt like this had so much potential.” After returning to Australia, the pair worked together across continents to produce the song you hear today.

Alongside the single, the video will premiere on Pete Murray’s YouTube channel from 8:30am AEDT Friday, February 5. Fans can tune in and chat with Pete as they wait to see the exquisitely shot clip. Filmed and edited by regular collaborators Mos & Co, Pete explains, “Because the song is powerful and quite epic, I wanted a clip that would enhance this. I didn’t want this to be a literal video but more of an abstract one, so that when you watch it, you are more taken away by the beautiful cinematic footage while still keeping mystery at the end. ” And the chemistry between the couple in the video is unmistakeable.  A genuine romance and moment in time captured beautifully, they are partners in real life and were married between shoot day

Recorded in his hometown of Byron Bay, THE NIGHT EP is inspired by his family and the life experiences that have gotten him to where he is today. It’s a poignant, introspective EP that highlights Pete’s iconic vocals and rich acoustic sound, and propels Pete further into the quintessential easy-listening sphere that he’s well-loved for. The EP is available for pre-order now and is set for release on March 5, delighting fans with an earlier release than originally scheduled.

With the earlier release date, Pete will be playing the new tracks, plus crowd favourites at the upcoming By The C Festival. For more dates and details on where you can hear him live, visit: https://petemurray.com/#shows

THE NIGHT EP TRACKLISTING

1.​Found My Place

2.​If We Never Dance Again

3.​Because Of You

4.​We’ll Be The Fire

5.​The Fall Apart

6.​Waiting For This Love

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