Day in Rock Report for 09/03/2021

Animals As Leaders have released a music video for their brand new track entitled "Monomyth", which is the first new music from the band in five years.

The new video was directed by directed by Telavaya Reynolds and features choreography by Tlathui Maza / NOHBORDS. Tosin Abasi had this to say about the song and clip, ""Monomyth" is part fever dream, part ritual. Its imagery represents man's ceaseless attempts to translate transcendent ideas into movement." (read more)

(hennemusic) Motorhead have released a new video for their 2000 classic, "We Are Motorhead", as a preview to the October 29 collection, "Everything Louder Forever - The Very Best Of Motorhead."

The title track from the band's fifteenth studio album is included on what they call "the definitive collection of their loudest songs ever and the first to span their entire career." (read more)

The Used have announced they will be releasing a Deluxe Edition of their Heartwork album next Friday, September 10th, which will feature 11 new tracks.

The album was produced by John Feldmann and new songs on the deluxe edition were all written during the original sessions for the "Heartwork" album with collaborators like Blink-182's Mark Hoppus. (read more)

Helmet have announced that they have canceled their planned fall U.S. headline tour dates that they planned to play ahead of their trek with Ministry and Front Line Assembly.

The band had this to say, "Due to the ongoing pandemic and for the safety of all concerned we are disappointed to have to cancel our short run of headline dates in the U.S. due to take place later this month. (read more)

Up and coming country star Lance Curtis recently released his rockin' new single "Home Of The Free" and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:

"Land Of The Free" was inspired by the idea of taking all the '90s country hits I grew up on and combining them into telling a story in a song. I was honored to have shared the writing room for this song with my friends Taylor Marie Wagner and her husband Chris Powers. We knew as soon as we wrote that last word to the song, that "Land Of The Free" was special. It's just altogether a fun upbeat party song. (continue)

ABBA have announced their return to action for the first time since 1982 and have released a music video for the one of the two new songs that they have shared from their forthcoming album.

The video is for the new track, "I Still Have Faith In You", which they released on Thursday along with the song "Don't Shut Me Down," both come from their forthcoming album, "Voyage", that is due on November 5th. (read more)

(hennemusic) Pink Floyd will reissue a 2019 remix of their 1987 album, "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason", next month, and have shared a special "Learning To Fly" video.

Previously available on the group's box set, "The Later Years", the project was originally remixed and updated from the original master tapes by Andy Jackson and David Gilmour, with assistance from Damon Iddins; it saw the return of some of Richard Wright's original keyboard takes, and the re-recording of new drum tracks by Nick Mason in an effort to update the record's sonic environment. (read more)

(hennemusic) Metallica are streaming audio of an instrumental demo version of their 1991 track, "My Friend Of Misery", from the forthcoming expanded reissue of their self-titled fifth album.

"Take a listen to the genesis of "My Friend of Misery" straight off of Jason's riff tape from 1990," says the band. "My Friend Of Misery (From Jason's Riff Tapes)" is taken from the 2CD "Riffs & Demos" package included in the remastered Deluxe Box Set of The Black Album. (read more)

(hennemusic) Oasis are streaming video of a performance of their 1994 classic, "Live Forever", as preview to their upcoming concert film, "Oasis Knebworth 1996."

The clip featuring the third single from the band's debut album, "Definitely Maybe", is rounded out with commentary by Noel Gallagher, who explains the moment he knew the song would one day be recognized as an essential Oasis track. (read more)

Bokassa released their long-awaited new album "Molotov Rocktail" this week and to celebrate we asked vocalist and guitarist Jorn Kaarstad to tell us about the song "Low (and Behold)". Here is the story:

That song has been around since around 2014 I think. Or at least some parts of it. We played it live many years ago in another form or shape but I never got it to pop. I was never completely satisfied with it until recently when I added the new introriff/chorus and the dynamic bridge and outro. So I guess I rewrote everything but the lyrics and the verses, which has been around forever. The piano at the end and the horns makes it pop even more imo as well. (continue)