David Nail enlists GRAMMY-winning songwriter Lori McKenna for “Riverbank,” the fourth single from his upcoming album “Flowers,” out August 21. A deeply personal love letter to his wife, the song may just be the one he’s remembered for.

Hamburg’s Night Laser announce their fifth album “Rats In The Cradle,” out September 25 via Steamhammer/SPV, and share the Johnny Gioeli-featuring single “Heart Of The Desert Rose.”

Miss May I announce their eighth album, No Place For Me, out October 2 via Solid State Records, and share the hard-hitting new single and video for “Sanctuary.”

Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis returns with “Fish On,” a vault-rescued original co-written with longtime friend Ron Avis and remastered by producer Kyle Lehning. It’s the first taste of his upcoming album of pre-stroke original recordings.

Detroit hard rock quintet Eva Under Fire release their long-awaited sophomore LP ‘Villainous’ via Better Noise Music, premiere the video for “My Own Name,” and gear up to hit the road with Five Finger Death Punch.

Southern California post-hardcore quartet Movements unveil “Separate,” the closing track and newest single from their forthcoming fourth album ‘Happier Now,’ out September 4 via Fearless Records. A fall U.S. headline tour with Balance and Composure follows.

Three Tibetan youth activists chained themselves to the UN headquarters vehicular gates on First Avenue, demanding the international body break its silence on Tibet and honor Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated one week ago in protest of Beijing’s new “Ethnic Unity” law.

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.