Firmly at the forefront of the Progressive Rock and Metal scenes for nearly three decades now, and one of modern Rock’s most acclaimed live acts, Sweden’s Pain Of Salvation return with a new studio album entitled 'Panther', due out on Friday 28th August worldwide via InsideOutMusic, of which the opening track from the album, ‘Accelerator’, is today's Video Of The Day. Consisting of Daniel Gildenlöw – lead vocals and lots of stuff, Johan Hallgren – guitar and vocals, Léo Margarit – drums and vocals, Daniel Karlsson – keyboards, guitars and vocals and Gustaf Hielm – bass and vocals, it's the follow-up to 'In The Passing Light Of Day', that previously entered the official sales charts in numerous countries upon release in 2017.

During lockdown, a number of bands have aired acoustic or social distancing videos and Iron Maiden legacy band, Gypsy’s Kiss, are no different, as they have produced three acoustic versions of their original tracks plus an exceptional cover of David Bowie's ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, which is today's Track Of The Day. The classic, which is receiving a great deal of attention, will be featured on their ‘Acoustic Lockdown’ EP due for release later this year, with the band also currently working on their debut album, due for release early next year. Maiden founder/bassist Steve Harris and David Smith were founder members of Gypsy’s Kiss and in April 1974 they had their first paying gig at the Cart and Horses, Stratford, when they were orginally named Influence. Smith had been asked to reform the band many times over the years and finally did so for a charity festival in March 2018.

UK Thrashers Onslaught release 'Generation Antichrist' on Friday 7th August, their seventh album, inspired by a world, so full of hatred, megalomaniacs and political madness. Led by founding guitarist Nige Rockett, if you like your Thrash Metal brutal and extreme, then this is definitely the album for you! Well overdue, 'Generation Antichrist' follows five years of touring, not only promoting their last studio album 'VI', but also the 30th Anniversary of their 1986 'The Force' album. With their dominant groove, plus new vocalist Dave Garnett on board, the band are storming back to where they belong, ripping up the form book along the way! Also consisting of Wayne Dorman (guitars), Jeff Williams (bass) and James Perry (drums), it's time to add another gem to their legacy and unleash a new beast in 'Generation Antichrist'!

Last Friday, Nigel Barker released his brand new single 'Yeah Yeah Yeah', and he has a brand new video to go with it, which is today's Video Of The Day! The song is a gritty, accomplished, mesmerising track and is the second single release from his forthcoming new album 'Five-The Fifth Album' which comes out later this year. It follows the earlier release, in May of 'Telling My Troubles To Strangers' which saw thousands of views of its video within days of its release and airplay in countries throughout Europe and the USA. Nigel Barker has, until now, been a hidden gem of the UK music scene, and this exciting, unusual and wholly original artist is a real master Bluesman and a phenomenal songwriter who's music straddles, Blues, Americana, Rock and lo-fi Pop.

Master Charger, a hard-working, heavy, fuzzed-up 3-piece Stoner act from the Midlands, are set to release their third album, 'Origin of the Lugubrious', on Friday 21st August, and it's their first on Stoned Rocka Recordings. Widely known on the live circuit as a formidable powerhouse with a reputation for delivering bone-crushing sets over sublime Stoner grooves, they bring a unique blend of ballsy, bluesy, groove fuelled, doom-laden and at times jammed out Rock ‘N’ Roll Sludge. This was later dubbed as a “Satanic Blues Rumble” when a fan best described the band’s sound after a show they played at Birmingham’s O2 Academy, which has since stuck! Formed in 2006, the band released their first full-length album 'Unity In Black' in 2011, followed eventually, in January 2016, by 'Eroding Empires'.

Last month singer/songwriter Jonny Ong released the accompanying video to his new single ‘Fools’, which is today's Track Of The Day. It's the latest release from Jonny, the new name who is blasting onto the Psychedelia scene, and is an outpouring of emotion, with a full and varied instrumentation, making Ong a force to be reckoned with. This multi-instrumentalist hails from Singapore and melds traditional approaches with Western-influences. During his teenage years, Jonny not only found a deep obsession for Psychedelic music, but he was also inspired by a busker in Amsterdam to pick up the Handpan.

With an overwhelming response to the success of Anvil's recent virtual Independence Day live stream concert, organisers are offering all the fans who missed it, and the fans who watched it, an opportunity to watch it all again here. The Canadian band performed this first live stream from Quebec City, which was organised by District 7 Production and L'Anti Bar & Spectacles. Back in February, the Heavy Metal band released a new album 'Legal At Last' celebrating the legalisation of recreational cannabis use in Canada. To support the album, the band had a tour planned in the UK and Germany, with an assortment of other stops along the way. Unfortunately, like everyone else, Covid-19 stopped the tour in its tracks, hence this live stream.

Released yesterday, ‘2+2 = 5 : Best Of + Rarities’ is a 3xCD collection that includes the best of Mark Spiro's solo material and various collaborations from 1996-2012, plus a number of unreleased songs, including 'All The Love We Kill', today's Track Of The Day. Spiro is an iconic songwriter and award winning producer, recording artist and musician, with a CV that spans over four decades and songs and productions to his name that have sold over 100 million copies. Born in Seattle, Mark has also released eight solo albums and is also recognised as a leading Melodic Rock songwriter via recordings of his songs by the likes of Heart, Giant, Bad English, John Waite, Kansas, Reo Speedwagon, Winger, Julian Lennon and Mike Reno. He is also currently recording a new solo album.

After their first acclaimed 'Pain Don't Hurt' EP released last year, Portland, Oregon, Noise Rock band ILS have just released their ten-track debut album 'Curse' via Pogo Records, of which 'No Luck' is today's Video Of The Day. The four-piece Disaster Chic band consists of Tom Glose (Black Elk) on vocals. Nate Abner (The Days, The Nights) on guitar. Tim Steiner (Passerby) on drums and Adam Pike (White Orange) on bass.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks including songs from Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Tom Gee (pictured), Emma Wilson, The Kinks, Starlite Campbell Band, Paul Gillings, Long John Baldry, When Rivers Meet, Ten Years After and many more.

Today, Brighton five piece Indie-Punk rockers Creature Creature release their debut album, 'Two Finger Tantrum', through their own label Creature Eats Records, and their latest single from the album, 'The Early Days', is today's Video Of The Day. With its anthemic attitude, it would fit perfectly in a Guy Ritchie film or Peaky Blinders. It's British stiff upper lip at its finest! Creature Creature consist of Scully – vocals, Zeus – guitars, Dave Cobley - bass, Seb Cole – keys and Matt Hill - drums, and are for fans of Royal Blood, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes.

Next Friday 17th July will hold a musical surprise as Metal legends U.D.O. will publish an album in collaboration with the official Concert Band of the German Armed Forces (Musikkorps der Bundeswehr), entitled 'We Are One‘. The German Rock band, including icon Udo Dirkschneider (the original voice of Accept with worldwide hits such as 'Balls To The Wall‘, 'Metal Heart‘ etc.) together with the renowned Concert Band under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Scheibling, is a unique worldwide musical project. Released through AFM Records/Soulfood Music, the title of the album has been the driving force for its 15 new songs, developed and arranged by U.D.O. together with Colonel Scheibling, plus former Accept musicians Stefan Kaufmann and Peter Baltes, who have been part of the songwriting, as well as German Armed Forces' composers Guido Rennert and Alexander Reuber.