Absolutely fangirled over this announcement. My teenage years of hair metal and adult years of metal combined into one song! Ghost is joined by Def Leppard frontman, Joe Elliott, on âSpillwaysâ and itâs fantastic. âSpillwaysâ always had a hair metal guitar wail and Joeâs voice fits in wonderfully with Ghost frontmanâs Tobias Forge. Listen to âSpillwaysâ below Continue reading GHOST: Spillways featuring Joe Elliott
The first episode of Volume Up! for Radio Vivian has aired and listening back on it, I can hear the fear in my voice. I was petrified to sit behind the mic. Those who know me, may ask, werenât you in radio? I was, but I was a behind the scenes girl. I did marketing, promotions, and all the grunt work and dreaded any time … Continue reading Musings: Episode 1 of Volume Up for Radio Vivian
Angus McSix had us at 1 better. Out now, is âMaster of the Universeâ from the forthcoming album Angus McSix and the Sword of Power, set to be released on 7-April on Napalm Records. After Prince Angus heroically died in one of the greatest battles in the history of man and goblinkind, all hope in Scotland and the whole galaxy seemed lost. In the Realm … Continue reading Angus McSix: Master of the Universe
Oooooooohhhhhh, lawd chile. (Thatâs Southern for âoh lord childâ.) As someone who grew up in the South (both Carolinas) and has been called âsugar pieâ once or twice, the brand new single from Brooklynâs Dakota Jones, âSugar Pieâ, takes me back home. âSugar Pieâ is a delicious return to soul with a helluva lot of funk added in for sexy saucy flavour! Dakota Jones is … Continue reading Dakota Jones: Sugar Pie
If you had asked me if I needed a metal cover of the 80âs classic âIâm So Excitedâ by the Pointer Sisters, I probably would have said, yeah nah. That was until my ear holes heard Tragedy and their cover of âIâm So Excitedâ from their forthcoming album, I Am Woman. And well, my answer is now, hell yeah, I do need this cover in … Continue reading Tragedy: I’m So Excited
Villagers Of Ioannina City recently announced their first live album, Through Space and Time (Alive in Athens 2020), will be re-released on March 3 via Napalm Records. Villagers Of Ioannina City are Alex Karametis (guitar, vocals), Akis Zois (bass), Aris Giannopoulos (drums), Konstantis Pistiolis (clarinet, kaval, backing vocals), Konstantinos Lazos (bagpipe, winds), Kostas Zois (guitar), and Achilleas Radis (keys) and have been infusing psychedelic rock … Continue reading Villagers Of Ioannina City: Father Sun
Itâs time for a wonderful blend of polka ska punk with a nu metal twist! Donât you dare roll your eyes until you listen to âShapkaâ by Russkaja. âShapkaâ is the latest single from Russkajaâs forthcoming album Turbo Polka Party (February 3 on Napalm Records) and while the album calls for peace, âShapkaâ calls for a chaotic good time. Hailing from Austria, Russkaja is Georgij … Continue reading Russkaja: Shapka
The baritone crooner and a tall drink of water, Chris Young, recently released two lovely songs about love. Love of a furbaby and love of a human. With âAll Dogs Go to Heavenâ, all we have to say is who cut the goddamn onions? đ The track is a lovely ode to manâs best friend and as someone whoâs lost their best friend more than … Continue reading Chris Young: All Dogs Go to Heaven and Looking for You
I discovered Ren when Chantal Kreviazuk shared his song âHi Renâ on her Instagram stories. And, wow. Wow. Oh. Wow. Ren is Ren Gill, an English artist, who has been transparent and chronicled his years of chronic health problems which he lists on his website as Lyme disease, Mast Cell Activation Disorder, M.E./CFS, ADHD, chronic depression, intermittent episodes of psychosis. His song, âHi Renâ, had … Continue reading Ren: Hi Ren and Sick Boi
Two part review for Story of the Year. First, letâs talk about âWarâ as a song. It is the latest track from the forthcoming album, Tear Me to Pieces, and good god almighty, what a banger! The opening guitar riff IS. TO. DIE. FOR. Itâs deep, low, guttural, and my favourite riff that Iâve heard in a long time. I could listen to it on … Continue reading Story of the Year: War
Music guru, Eric Alper, recently tweeted, âTry listening to different music genres to expand not only your creativity, but you might find your next favorite artist, too.â We take Ericâs words to heart and while we here at Amplify the Noise do listen to everything that crosses our paths, we donât necessarily dig everything that crosses our paths. For the music that we donât like, … Continue reading Visions of Atlantis: Clocks
Some say as you grow older, your tastes and attitude will become more conservative but that is clearly not the case with Anti-Flag and we are all better for it. The punk icons have put in over 30+ years of hard work and have zero signs of slowing down as their latest album Lies They Tell Our Children is an onslaught of rock and punk … Continue reading Anti-Flag: Lies They Tell Our Children
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