A welcome departure from our usual TOTD format, 'Ascendant', the ten-track third and latest album from Part Stoner, Sludge, Punk, Hard Rock, Doom, Grunge Classic Rock, Heavy Metal and Prog Rock band, Problem With Dragons, are today's Tracks Of The Day. Creatinga rich tapestry of different noises and riffs, it can be very hard to keep up with at times, and shouldn't really work, but Problem With Dragons pull this off with conviction and style.

A mainstay of modern-day American Roots music with his band The Wood Brothers, Oliver Wood has announced his debut solo album, Always Smilin', will be released on Friday 21st May on Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers, and its first single, 'Fine Line', is today's Video Of The Day. Wood has spent the better part of the 21st century blurring the boundaries between Folk, Gospel, Country-Soul and Americana, earning an international audience and a Grammy Award-nomination along the way. Now stepping out on his own, he refocuses his sharp songwriting, savvy guitar chops, and one-of-a-kind voice on an 11-song collection that evokes the swagger of a Saturday evening picking party one moment and the solemnity of a Sunday morning gospel service the next.

On today's latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day there's music from Biddy Ronelle, Stacey Z, Peggy Kinsmen, Parmalee, Emilia Quinn, Wild Fire (pictured), Andrew Farriss, Aaron Bozwell, Noel Balfour & The Chris Saxton Band, Adam James, Crandall Creek, Shakira Lea, Alex Krupa, Lindsay Ell, Dick Damron, Olivia Lane, MacKenzie Porter, Killing Kenny, Lorraine McDonald, Track 45, Donna Carroll, Lake Country,Kim Thompson, Michael Jay Cresswell, Rae Sam, Becky Lawrence, Thopper, Jesse Chavez, Cara McGillion, Kameron Marlowe, Shelly Jones Band, Matt Stell and Brian McKell.

Son Of Boar surge forward with their tusks up with every second of their superb new self-titled debut album, due out Good Friday, of which the lead single, 'Cities Of The Deadeyed Priestess', was not only released digitally yesterday, but is today's Video Of The Day. Flying the flag as one of the best emerging Heavy Doom bands, and with smoke swirling around some very cool Stoner flourishes, Son of Boar may well emerge from being strong competition to stand out as leaders of the pack. Despite all that 2020 brought with it, Gareth Bates - bass, Lyndon Birchall - guitar, Luke Doran - drums, Luke Oliver - vocals and Adam Waddell - guitar, remain undeterred whilst they stomp their way to the forefront with the heaviest of riffs, dopest of grooves and the confidence and swagger of the heavy beast that they are.

Social Disorder have recently signed with AFM Records, and their new album, 'Love 2 Be Hated' (pictured), featuring members of Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Rainbow and many more, is due to be released on Friday 18th June, with their first single taken from the album, 'Windy Road', being one of today's 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by new and forthcoming releases from Ronan Furlong, Manimal, Inception Of Eternity, Smashed Gladys and The Circle.

Raw and unpolished, heavier than ever, the brand new split album 'Major League Heavy-Rock' by Hellamor and Red Stone Chapel is due to be released via Go Down Records on Friday 9th April and 'Fallen Saint' and 'The Paper King' respectively are two of today's 'Major League Heavy-Rock' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by new and forthcoming releases from Ashenmoon, Infamous Stiffs, Hot Breath and Heavy Feather.

Today's Video Of The Day is Progressive Metallers Wheel'sthird single, ‘Fugue’, taken from their second full length record, 'Resident Human', released today on Odyssey Music. ‘Fugue’ follows the release of 'Resident Human’s previous singles, 'Hyperion' and ‘Movement’, all three packing a punch into the seven tracks that make up the new album, but each varied in their motive and action. Across the vivid vistas of expanding and contracting sounds comes the same jagged rapture as their debut, but far from treading old ground, this time things find a new level of focused intensity.

Tonight's Green Note Livestream at 8pm (pictured), features Ewan Bleach, Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke and David Broad, whilst talking of Blues Clubs, today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, including New Releases, Classic Tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, featuring music from Vikings Of Blues, Mary Stokes Band, Trev Turley, Rebecca Downes, Gary Moore, Shakin Woods, Trevor B Power, Dave Thomas, Tomislav Goluban, Zed Mitchell, Suzi Quatro, Pink Floyd, Clare Free, Scott McKeon, Misty Blues and many more.

Check out today's all-new Hook Rocks Podcast Of The Day as the guys talk to Richie Kotzen about his new album with Adrian Smith (pictured), plustoday's 'Inside Out Music' 6 Of The Best Tracks Of The Day, showcases both recent and forthcoming Prog releases from Liquid Tension Experiment, Nad Sylvan, Devin Townsend, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Transatlantic and Riverside.

Virtuoso guitarist Paul Gilbert will be releasing his brand-new album, 'Werewolves of Portland', on Friday 4th June via The Players Club, and to give you a first taste, Paul has revealed today's Video Of The Day for 'Argument About Pie'. It's Gilbert's 16th solo studio album, but he continues to raise the bar, despite the fact that with the world on hold, and rather than wait, Paul decided to play all of the instruments on the album himself! A formidable force from his time in LA Metallers Racer X to helping form Mr. Big, his distinguished solo career has also seen him guest on albums from such diverse names as Todd Rundgren, Bowling For Soup, Glenn Hughes and MC Lars.

Today at 7.33pm UK time (3.33pm EST) Rough Cutt will premiere worldwide their new video and single 'Black Rose' on BraveWords’ Streaming For Vengeance Facebook page and YouTube channel, which will include a live Q&A with the band straight after. Hailing from the Sunset Strip’s Hair Metal days, Rough Cutt has gained a faithful audience worldwide and 'Black Rose' not only brings forth a new sound with reminiscent elements of their first two Warner Bros. albums, but also a new lineup, with new guitarist Darren Householder, bass guitarist Jeff Buehner and Sunset Strip veteran singer Steven St. James, joining pioneers Chris “The Count” Hager on guitars and Dave Alford on drums.

This year's Black Deer Festival will now take place one week later than scheduled, over the weekend of 25th-27th June, and today's 'Black Deer 2021' six of the best Tracks Of The Day features artists performing at Kent's Eridge Park, including Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Lady Nade, Amy Montgomery, Imelda May and Ward Thomas. Watch this space for further line-up announcements very soon.