Jacksonville hardcore crew Southpaw FLHC unleash the brutal, breakdown-heavy “Nail In the Coffin” video ahead of their July 31 Spinefarm debut ‘The Standard,’ plus a massive late summer headline tour.

Jeff Saenz, the producer behind Dallas’ Modern Electric Sound Recorders, steps out from behind the console as Baby Snakes & The Electric Co. His debut single “Dark Horse” previews the LP ‘Ouroboros,’ out October 23 via Spaceflight Records.

NYC genre-benders VRSTY share their most personal song to date, “grief machine,” alongside a stark new video and a summer tour with DED and Dropout Kings.

Queens punk rock veterans Bayside have unveiled a Fall 2026 headline tour with Driveways and Grave Secrets, kicking off September 15 in Fort Collins and wrapping October 10 in Louisville — plus festival stops at Warped Tour, Riot Fest, and more.

EKKL Entertainment’s faith-based rock ‘n’ roll drama ELIJAH PEEL, executive produced by Willie and Korie Robertson and starring Robert Malcolm Cumming and Kevin Sorbo, opens exclusively in theaters August 14, 2026.

Dundee-based alternative artist Theo Bleak transforms The Waterboys’ 1988 classic “We Will Not Be Lovers” into a cinematic, atmospheric meditation on longing, out today with an accompanying video directed by Jacob Gandy.

UK metalcore act Defects have announced their sophomore album Artificial Icons, out October 16 via Mascot Records, and dropped the crushing new single “Signs” featuring Trivium’s Matt Heafy.

Japanese metal force KNOSIS, led by Ryo Kinoshita, return via SharpTone Records with their first new music since 2025’s GENKNOSIS — a razor-sharp new single called “Kushizashi.”

Finnish melodic death metallers Brymir announce their darkest, most cinematic album yet, “What We Leave Behind,” out October 2 via Napalm Records, alongside a sci-fi-tinged music video for the sweeping title track.

Southern California’s Initiate join Blue Grape Music’s roster, announce new EP ‘With Love // With Rage’ due August 7, share the Bella Petro-directed “Numb the Pain” video, and lock in a fall tour with Senses Fail and Koyo.

Multi-platinum, Emmy Award-winning artist Andy Grammer releases new single “Best Hearts” alongside companion track “Big Stupid Heart” via S-Curve Records — a moving, hard-won meditation on staying open-hearted in a complicated world, ahead of his Big Stupid Hearts summer headline tour.

Mac McAnally and Zac Brown swap songwriting stories and Jimmy Buffett memories on a new “Songlines & Stories” episode airing this week on SiriusXM’s Radio Margaritaville.

NYC-via-DC grunge revivalists Scarhaven drop their scorching new single “My Way,” premiered on SiriusXM’s Octane, alongside a chaos-fueled music video.

Tokyo’s Harajuku-core juggernauts HANABIE. deliver a metalcore-meets-J-pop anthem for Crunchyroll’s upcoming anime ‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games,’ out now via Sony Music Japan.

German symphonic metal band Xandria unveil “Northstar,” a dreamlike, Celtic-tinged new single from their upcoming album Eclipse — out August 7 via Napalm Records — alongside a massive 32-date European tour this fall.

Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis is releasing his first album of original music in over 18 years, with lead single “Fish On” arriving Friday, July 10. Longtime producer Kyle Lehning dusted off lost recordings from throughout Travis’s legendary career, and the artist previewed the project this week for patients and families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

New York’s Fraternal Twin — the project of Tom Christie — return from a ten-year album drought with ‘Halo Fell Forever,’ out September 4, 2026. Lead single “Solitude” is streaming now alongside an official music video, and the band hits the road with Ditch starting August 7 in Brooklyn.

Heavy metal pioneers Accept celebrate their 50th anniversary with a newly re-recorded version of “Balls to the Wall” featuring Metal God Rob Halford and Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs, off their upcoming album Teutonic Titans 1976-2026, out September 4 via Napalm Records.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared July 8, 2026 — what would have been Toby Keith’s 65th birthday — as “Toby Keith Day,” as his patriotic anthem returns to No. 1 and “35 Biggest Hits” hits vinyl for the first time.

Chicago darkwave outfit Bleached Cross share their final Wrath preview “Blood Moon” — a shimmering, devotional swan song ahead of the album’s July 24, 2026 release via New Morality Zine.

Five Finger Death Punch extend their record-breaking streak on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, notching their 18th No. 1 with “Eye Of The Storm” ahead of their tenth studio album, Legacy, arriving July 31, and a massive 20th Anniversary World Tour kicking off July 20.