- Bourbon Sons: “Sirens”
- Violet Dawn: “People”
- Stahlecker: “A Means to an End” (ft. Wally Joseph)
- The Modern Kollective: “Wolves”
- Night Signal: “With You” (Acoustic)
And I have another honorable mention this week because this song is so good!
Albums Released in January/February 2026
- The Delirium Effect – Toxic Culture Shock [1/2]
- Redefind – Still Dreamin’ [1/9]
- Semper Acerbus – Following Omens [1/9]
- Pistols at Dawn – Memento Mori [1/9]
- AJ McLean – My Name is Alexander James [1/9]
- Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge [1/9]
- Asterism – Kick Down the Wall [1/14]
- The Funeral Portrait – Live From Suffocate City [1/16]
- The Far Worst – Vicious Cycle [1/20]
- Glis – Winterwerk [1/23]
- Fading Into Silence – Woman On My Mind [1/23]
- Crown of Nothing – The Weight I Can’t Escape [1/30]
- Opandaman – Digital Depression [1/30]
- Crownless Prince – Cherry and Velvet [2/1]
- Automated Uprising – Corruption [2/3]
- Noise Infinite – No Weapon Formed [2/3]
- Pretty Crooked – So Sickening [2/6]
- Wolverine – Anomalies [2/6]
- Siren Section – Separation Team [2/6]
- KonKuss – Black Baccara [2/9]
- MadLadGibson – The Journey Begins [2/12]
- Anaria – Between Loving and Dying [2/13]
- Ghosts Are Here – Above [2/18]
- Pleasantly Wild – Love Language [2/18]
- Rude and Reckless – All In [2/19]
- Ethereal Treason – All is Vanity [2/20]
- The Veer Union – Reinvention [2/20]
- Echoing Peaks – The Ascent [2/20]
- Histheory – High Seas Mysteries [2/20]
- Silent Script – Another Day in Bedlam [2/20]
- Vision of Fire – My Final Hour [2/25]
- Hero The Band – Anatomy: Part 2 [2/26]
- Deeper Graves – Pull Me Toward the Dark [2/27]
- Witchz – Afterlife [2/27]
- Announce the Apocalypse – Void [2/27]
- Final Gasp – New Day Symptoms [2/27]
- Blackwater Drowning – Obscure Sorrows [2/27]
EPs Released in January/February 2026
- Shadows Calling – The Other Side of Me [1/1]
- Elktooth – Elktooth [1/2]
- King’s Gambit – Hardwater [1/2]
- Skeleton – Seven Gates of Hell [1/2]
- Glis – Winterwerk, Vol. 2 [1/9]
- Witchz – The Collapse [1/9]
- Midnight Fracture – Ghost Inside [1/16]
- EPHMRL – As We Collide [1/16]
- Ninety Five – Welcome [1/18]
- husk – Mirror [1/22]
- Cryblood – Fall [1/23]
- Solely Veil – Reverie [1/23]
- December Morning – Stolen Days [1/23]
- Virtue in Vain – Nothing is All I Am [1/23]
- Born of Ghosts – If It Ever Was, It Isn’t Now [1/23]
- Remergent – Transcendence [1/26]
- Saint Social – Saint Social Acoustic Remix EP [1/28]
- Hortus – Szepty [1/30]
- Lo Cloud – Sleepwalker EP [1/30]
- The Venusian – Lost Record [2/2]
- ghostbells – Catacouture [2/5]
- Paeon – Pull [2/6]
- Half Awake Eyes – Half Awake Eyes [2/11]
- Announce the Apocalypse – Waiting for Daylight [2/13]
- RewØund + Fear Decay – Dream With Me [2/13]
- Unseen Faith – Fractured Will [2/13]
- Forever Odyssey – Searching for Paradise [2/19]
- Blessings of Mara – After Despair [2/19]
- Moon Medallion – Radiation EP [2/20]
- Scoria – Do You Feel You’re Normal? [2/20]
- HAMS – Send It! [2/21]
- Crispin Earl – The Sleep Token Edition [2/27]
Filter, Finger Eleven, and Local H Team Up for Spring 2026 Tour
Tickets/VIP (for Filter): officialfilter.com
- 3/10 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 3/11 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom
- 3/13 – Saint Charles, MO – The Family Arena
- 3/14 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
- 3/15 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns
- 3/17 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
- 3/19 – Evans, GA – Columbia County Performing Arts Center
- 3/20 – Charles Town, WV – The Event Center at Hollywood Casino
- 3/21 – Waynesboro, VA – The Foundry
- 3/23 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
- 3/25 – Duluth, MN – Amsoil Arena
- 3/26 – La Crosse, WI – La Crosse Center
- 3/27 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
- 3/29 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
- 3/30 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
- 4/1 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Song of the Day – Kitchen Teeth: “Death of 1000 Cuts”
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [February]
February was a slow month for me. I only read four books. Well, five, actually, if you count re-reading Odd Thomas. (I was showing solidarity to a coworker who was reading it for the first time but knew it would break her heart because she’d seen the movie.)
Anyway, here are the books I completed! I’ve gotta get back on track in March.
1. Society of Lies (Lauren Ling Brown)
Rating: 3.5/5
2. Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Rating: 3.5/5
3. Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Rating: 4.5/5
4. People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
Rating: 3.5/5
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I am currently reading The Homewreckers (Mary Kay Andrews) and An Unwanted Guest (Shari Lapena).
Progress: 11/80
Song of the Day – Hot For Crime: “Her Name is Mine”
Testament Shares Spring 2026 North American Dates
Thrash metal veterans Testament have announced the “Thrash of the Titans” tour. Featuring special guests Overkill and Destruction, this North American run will kick off on March 14th in Portland, Oregon, and wrap up April 10th in Berkeley, California. Tickets are on sale now at testamentlegions.com!
- 3/14 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 3/15 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
- 3/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 3/18 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 3/20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 3/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore Minneapolis
- 3/22 – Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
- 3/24 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
- 3/25 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
- 3/27 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
- 3/28 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
- 3/29 – Reading, PA – Reverb
- 3/31 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
- 4/1 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 4/3 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 4/4 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
- 4/5 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
- 4/8 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 4/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
- 4/10 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
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