Alabama-based rock band Shallow Side has released the video for “No One Wins,” which is track ten on their 2024 album Reflections. Check it out below!
Month: January 2026
Song of the Day – Who They Fear: “Ghost of My Name”
My Top 50 Songs of 2025
This list is rolling out a lot later than usual, and I’ve gotta be honest – it’s because I failed so miserably at keeping up with releases last year. I mean, I added tracks to my playlist and shared them here, as well as on Facebook and Insta, but I didn’t sit and listen to them until recently. I’ll do better this year, I swear!
And now, here are the fifty songs that really jumped out at me in 2025. A few things to be aware of: I do not rank the tracks in any particular order, and I do not include major label artists (or I try not to, at any rate), nor do I include covers. Last but not least, no band/artist can have more than one song on the list.
View the full playlist HERE.
- Element 117: “Vision”
- SKNN: “Digital Zombies”
- Could You Not?: “Backpedal”
- Hooked Like Helen: “Quote Unquote Life”
- The Fiction We Create: “More Than Scars”
- Nouveau Arcade: “Push”
- Eli Howard & the Greater Good: “Long, Strange Trip”
- Boze: “I Will Go”
- The CyberTones: “Red Flags Flying”
- Deadcode: “Don’t Let Me Go”
- AGBAT: “Fair Winds”
- Sever Red: “Conjuring”
- Endless May: “Call My Name”
- Absolutist: “Lineage”
- Elirah’s Cross: “The Walk” (ft. Histheory)
- Matte Blvck: “Vicious Dreams”
- Alchemy Within: “The Call”
- In Passing: “Silhouette”
- A Fatal Black: “Kill the Lights”
- Stellar Circuits: “Bury the Ashes”
- mothshade: “Labyrinth”
- New Dilemma: “Ice Cold Hands” (ft. Chloe Robin)
- Czarina: “Fall Damage” (ft. Circuit Preacher)
- postdrome: “So Inviting”
- Cold Clay Mountain: “These Hands”
- Krysis: “The Summit’s Ice”
- Adelitas Way + New Medicine: “Rollin'”
- Blackwood: “One Track Mind” (ft. Kameron Jane)
- The Black Zodiac: “Gallow’s Call”
- No Fly List: “The Rush”
- Voice of Glass: “Henosis”
- Nights in Prada: “Thorns in Silk” (ft. Sara Rayne)
- Divide the Fall: “Beyond the Surface”
- War Inside: “Hollow Points”
- Ethereal Treason: “Ivory”
- Mirrorcell: “U(phoria)”
- Noir Addiction: “Chemical Bride”
- Phantom of Pop: “Sugar Sin”
- Almera: “Retrograde”
- Stellar: “Outta My League”
- Kings of Karma: “Falling to Pieces”
- Wraithlurk: “One More Lie” (ft. $KIMMY)
- Rise to Ruin: “Archaic”
- Danger Silent: “To Whoever’s Left, Pt. 2”
- Hallowtide: “O Captain”
- MAK: “Fever”
- The Mercury Seed: “Disappear”
- vasthearts: “such a shame” (ft. romziie and Leø)
- AnonTheory: “Thoughts and Prayers”
- We Brought the Storm: “Heavy Rain”
Bring Me The Horizon Shares Spring 2026 Dates
Post-hardcore veterans Bring Me The Horizon will be kicking off the North American leg of their Ascension Program 2 Tour in April. This spring run features support from Motionless in White, The Plot in You, and Amira Elfeky. Tickets are available at bmthofficial.com!
- 4/28 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- 4/29 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
- 5/1 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center
- 5/2 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 5/4 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- 5/5 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
- 5/7 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 5/9 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2026
- 5/11 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
- 5/12 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- 5/13 – St. Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
- 5/15 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
- 5/16 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival 2026
Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [1/12 – 1/18]
2025 Covers You May Have Missed
I am working on the Top 50 of 2025, and I realized that there were quite a few covers released last year. I don’t include cover songs on that list, so I thought I’d share them here.
- Amerakin Overdose: “Genie in a Bottle” (Christina Aguilera cover)
- Næŕok, Steeno: “3” (Britney Spears cover)
- Boze: “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (Charlie Daniels cover)
- Gillsaw: “The Beautiful People” (Marilyn Manson cover)
- Priest: “Wicked Game” (Chris Isaak cover)
- Waiting at the Bridge: “Love Gun” (KISS cover)
- Kings County: “The Beautiful People” (Marilyn Manson cover)
- Damned Anthem, Lola Rhodes: “Heart-Shaped Box” (Nirvana cover)
- Silent Theory, Crispin Earl: “Pardon Me” (Incubus cover)
- Lift the Curse: “Love is a Battlefield” (Pat Benatar cover)
- RedPrint: “Stranglehold” (Ted Nugent cover)
- Rise to Ruin: “Paranoid” (Black Sabbath cover)
- Cirkus: “Crazy Train” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
- P.O.D.: “Don’t Let Me Down” (The Beatles cover)
- Blackjacket: “Grenade” (Bruno Mars cover)
- Nick Nasty: “Seven Nation Army” (The White Stripes cover)
- Feverlust: “That’s So True” (Gracie Abrams cover)
- We’re Wolves: “Bark at the Moon” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
- 9th Evolution: “Cry Little Sister” (Gerard McMahon cover)
- Kissing Candice: “Bodies” (Drowning Pool cover)
- Kings of Karma: “Run Rudolph Run” (Chuck Berry cover)
- Lift the Curse: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (Harry Reser and His Orchestra cover)
- Shallow Side: “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” (Elton John cover)
- Amerakin Overdose: “Feliz Navidad” (José Feliciano cover)
- ENMY: “Incomplete” (Backstreet Boys cover)
- KillDevil Theory: “Tom Sawyer” (Rush cover)
- Kalamity Kills: “Help!” (The Beatles cover)
- Nail Bite: “Nutshell” (Alice in Chains cover)
Also – Crispin Earl of The Veer Union released Covers Collection, Vol. 2 on December 5th, which includes his renditions of “The Kill” by Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Even in Arcadia” by Sleep Token, and more!
Health Announces Spring 2026 Dates With Carpenter Brut and Desire
Industrial rockers Health are heading out this spring with dark synth artist Carpenter Brut and electronic duo Desire. Tickets are on sale now at youwillloveeachother.com!
- 3/31 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
- 4/2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox*
- 4/3 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 4/4 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
- 4/5 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
- 4/7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
- 4/8 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
- 4/10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
- 4/11 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
- 4/12 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
- 4/14 – Toronto, ON – History
- 4/15 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- 4/17 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
- 4/18 – Brooklyn, NY – Paramount
- 4/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- 4/20 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
- 4/22 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
- 4/24 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
- 4/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 5/1 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- 5/4 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
- 5/5 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
* No Carpenter Brut
Opeth Shares Early 2026 North American Dates
Swedish progressive metal band Opeth has announced The Last Will and Testament North American Tour, Pt. 2. Spanning the month of February, this winter run features support from their fellow Swedes, Katatonia. Tickets are available at opeth.com!
- 2/5 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
- 2/6 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
- 2/7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 2/10 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
- 2/11 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
- 2/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
- 2/14 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
- 2/15 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
- 2/16 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
- 2/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
- 2/20 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
- 2/21 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- 2/22 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
- 2/24 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- 2/25 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
New Music Alert! Rock ‘n’ Roll Messiah: “The Best Time”
Alabama-based guitarist Chase “The Ace” West has unleashed his first solo song. He sang, played all instruments, recorded, and mixed it. Stream “The Best Time” by Rock ‘n’ Roll Messiah on your favorite service, and check out the video below!
No Resolve: The Unleashed Tour 2026
No Resolve has shared dates for The Unleashed Tour, featuring special guests Shallow Side and Above Snakes. This winter run will make its first stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 10th. Tickets are available at noresolve.info!
- 2/10 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
- 2/11 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 2/12 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon
- 2/13 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
- 2/14 – Kansas City, MO – Westport Bowery
- 2/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
- 2/18 – Dallas, TX – Trees
- 2/19 – Springfield, MO – The Riff
- 2/20 – Toledo, OH – Frankie’s
- 2/21 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs
- 2/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
- 2/24 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
- 2/25 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- 2/27 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
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