- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
The Funeral Portrait
Three Days Grace: Alienatiøn Tøur 2026 [U.S. Dates]
Three Days Grace has announced a slew of 2026 dates. In early winter (February/March) and early fall (October/November), the alt-rock band will be trekking across the U.S., joined by I Prevail and The Funeral Portrait. Tickets and VIP (for Three Days Grace) are available at threedaysgrace.com!
Winter 2026
- 2/21 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Center
- 2/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
- 2/26 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
- 2/27 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
- 3/1 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
- 3/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
- 3/5 – Milwaukee, WI – HOG Fest*
- 3/6 – Minneapolis, MN – 93X Twin City Takeover*
- 3/8 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
- 3/9 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
- 3/10 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
- 3/12 – Belmont Park, NY – Loud Island Bite Bash*
- 3/13 – Baltimore, MD – 98ROCK Spring Thing
- 3/14 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 3/17 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
- 3/18 – St. Augustine, FL – Planet Band Camp*
- 3/20 – Clearwater, FL – 98 RockFest*
- 3/21 – Orlando, FL – JRR’s Earthday Birthday*
*Festival date
Fall 2026
- 10/23 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center
- 10/25 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 10/26 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
- 10/28 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
- 10/30 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater
- 11/1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 11/3 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena
- 11/4 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- 11/6 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
- 11/7 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
- 11/9 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- 11/11 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- 11/14 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
- 11/15 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena
- 11/17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
- 11/18 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
- 11/20 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
- 11/21 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- 11/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome
EPs Released From July to September 2025
- House of Warwick – Lost in Hypnosis [7/1]
- Loosely Sewn – LS-1 [7/1]
- SFINX – SFINX [7/8]
- Moonfall – Hope at the Edge of Spring [7/11]
- Ded En – The Gala [7/18]
- Anaria – Chasing Shadows [8/1]
- Stain the Canvas – Inevitable [8/1]
- Phobias – This Was All For Nothing [8/7]
- Miss FD – Euphoria [8/8]
- Servants øf Sleep – 2.0/ [8/12]
- something else together. – see through [8/16]
- Ex Okay – Black EP [8/22]
- The Funeral Portrait – Dark Thoughts EP [8/22]
- Collide – Freaks Me Out [8/22]
- Glass Lungs – Afterglow [8/22]
- Vendetta Bloom – Decay Theory [9/3]
- Shadow Reborn – The Magnificence of Agony, Pt. 1 [9/5]
- SINthetik Messiah + Moose Harris – Pyramid Schemes [9/6]
- Hunter and the Cold Hearts Club – Till the Flesh Falls [9/10]
- Flür – Your Way [9/19]
Albums Released From April to June 2025
- Swallow the Sun – Shining (Deluxe Edition) [4/11]
- K.A.R.L. (Kill All Remaining Life) – Chapter 5: Astral Projection [4/11]
- Young Other – Enlightenment [4/11]
- Arcadia – Renovatio [4/15]
- Circuit Preacher – Heaven Can’t Heal [4/18]
- Our Frankenstein – Magnum Spire Hotel [4/25]
- AM FALL – All My Friends Are Local Legends [4/25]
- Wednesday 13 – Mid Death Crisis [4/25]
- Zammek – Swell As Well [4/25]
- Naked Sunday – The Shoe String Sessions [5/2]
- Crimson Whisper – Vast World [5/2]
- How We Feel – Ready for War [5/2]
- The Fifth – We Are One [5/2]
- Plain Suite – Sweet Lady [5/8]
- Sleep Token – Even in Arcadia [5/9]
- Ghost Bath – Rose Thorn Necklace [5/9]
- Sleep Theory – Afterglow [5/16]
- Sister Kill Cycle – We Were Ghosts [5/16]
- No Fly List – Way More Tracks [5/30]
- Deadcode – Nothing and Nowhere [5/30]
- Lift the Curse – Don’t Bury the Dream [5/30]
- Blueprint Tokyo – Neon Circuits and the Mission of Hope [5/30]
- Cosmobrigade – Hollow Obsessions [6/6]
- AnimA – Demigod [6/10]
- Elvira’s Curse – The Time Has Come [6/12]
- Static Season – Peripheral [6/13]
- turner.Eturnal – Eturnal Terror [6/13]
- FleischKrieg – Herzblut II [6/13]
- McKenzie Hills – Ice Crossing [6/13]
- AVKRVST – Waving at the Sky [6/13]
- The Funeral Portrait – Greetings From Suffocate City (From Beyond the Abyss: Deluxe Edition) [6/13]
- Whispers in the Shadow – Rapture [6/13]
- Fright – GhostTown [6/18]
- Aesthetic Perfection – Closer to Human [6/20]
- Wraithlurk – Teethmarks [6/20]
- Ghost Chamber – A Decade in Review, Pt. 1 [6/20]
- Mission to the Sun – Seven Years [6/27]
- Half Lyfe – All in All [6/29]
The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 4 (Updated 4/30/25)
Hey, y’all, and welcome to another playlist update! April has been a very weird month for me on a personal level, but at least the soundtrack was fire!!! Here are the songs that have been added to part four since April 16th.
- EarlyRise: “The Bitter Pill”
- Marilyn Manson: “In the Air Tonight” (Phil Collins cover)
- 50 Meter Icewall: “Purge Me Daddy”
- Rogue Island: “Sweat”
- Curse Inflikted: “Dancing With Shadows”
- Silent Theory: “Swept Away” (Julien-K remix)
- Wraithlurk: “Dimensions”
- Matte Blvck + ALVABEAT: “Pupula Duplex (Your Demise)”
- Aesthetic Perfection: “Fade to Black” (Metallica cover)
- Storm Kingdom + Sonia Hutchinson: “Ninmah”
- No Fly List: “All Lost No Found”
- Priest: “Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden cover)
- Citizen Soldier: “Better Off Broken”
- A Place i Know: “Freedom Bells”
- The Truth Music: “Heart Issues” (ft. JD)
- Voltaire’s Ghost: “Death Becomes You” (StoneBridge remix)
- Dawn of Ashes: “Hypertensive Crisis”
- Antibody + Binary Division + Czarina: “My Enemy”
- Wind Walkers: “The End Aesthetic”
- obiman: “UNDERTHEWEIGHT”
- Misfire: “Living the Dream”
- The Lineage: “Burn Down”
- Stone Lions: “Bite Your Tongue” (ft. Dani Winter-Bates)
- To The Shores: “Blood in the Water”
- Dal-War: “Run Run Run Away Yeah”
- Heir to Nothing: “Don’t Tell Me”
- Into Ruin: “Godless”
- Traverse the Abyss: “Manifest”
- Priest: “Wicked Game” (Chris Isaak cover)
- Mr. Strange: “X the Eyes”
- Amerakin Overdose: “Point of No Return”
- Adelitas Way + New Medicine: “Rollin'”
- The Funeral Portrait: “Skinny Lies”
- Storm Kingdom: “Children of the Sun” (ft. Makaade)
- Not Enough Space: “Eye 4 an Eye” (ft. Dark Divine)
- Seven Year Witch: “Better Off as Strangers”
- Moonfall: “Rainstorm”
- Sleep Token: “Damocles”
- Archers Gate: “Suffocate”
- The Impulsive: “Echo”
- Seethe: “Reprieve”
- Blackwood: “One Track Mind” (ft. Kameron Jane)
- Alive in Stone: “Comatose”
- We’re Not Doctors: “RAD\\MOD”
- Tyler Griese: “Suffocate Me”
- Nick Nasty: “Systems Don’t Break (People Do)”
- REDWAVE: “Fax Machine”
- The Black Zodiac: “Gallow’s Call”
- Screams of Tranquility: “Frozen Tears of Solitude”
- Metal Charm: “Time to Restart”
- Von Loop: “Stomping on the Demons”
- Linx: “مختلف” (Them)
- Anderson Park Lane: “NEWS”
- AVKRVST: “The Malevolent” (ft. Ross Jennings)
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And, as always, be sure to check out the 2025 playlist in its entirety!
The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue Share More Spring 2025 Dates
The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue are supporting Ice Nine Kills this spring on their Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour. INK will be playing two nights in each city, and the other three are appearing on the first evening. So what will the trio of bands do with themselves on nights they aren’t opening for INK? Why, play a rock show of their own, of course! Tickets can be bought at thefuneralportrait.com or wearethewordalive.com!
- 4/29 – Richmond, VA – The National*^
- 4/30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz^
- 5/6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater^
- 5/9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club^
- 5/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore^
- 5/15 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral*^
- 5/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre^
- 5/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe^
- 5/21 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s*#
- 5/23 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground*#
- 5/24 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater^
- 5/27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant*^
- 5/29 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre^
- 5/30 – Dallas, TX – RBC#
- 5/31 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live#
- 6/1 – Houston, TX – House of Blues^
- 6/4 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle^
- 6/6 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum#
- 6/7 – Destin, FL – Club LA#
- 6/8 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans^
- 6/10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn#
- 6/11 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues^
^ w/Ice Nine Kills
# The Word Alive headlining
* The Funeral Portrait not appearing
Ice Nine Kills Shares Spring 2025 Dates
Horror-inspired metal outfit Ice Nine Kills has a lot of their plate this spring. Having already booked dates supporting Metallica, the band has now scheduled The Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour, in which they will be playing two nights in each city. Night one will feature The Silver Scream in its entirety, while the second evening will be dedicated to the entire The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood record. Support for night one will be The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue. The opening acts for night two will be Hail the Sun, Tx2, and Dark Divine.
Tickets are on sale at iceninekills.com!
- 4/26 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre*
- 4/30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
- 5/1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
- 5/3 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium*
- 5/6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 5/7 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 5/9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
- 5/10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
- 5/11 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival 2025+
- 5/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
- 5/14 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
- 5/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
- 5/19 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
- 5/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 5/21 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 5/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field*
- 5/24 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
- 5/25 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
- 5/29 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
- 5/30 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
- 6/1 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 6/2 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 6/4 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
- 6/5 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
- 6/6 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium*
- 6/8 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
- 6/9 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
- 6/11 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 6/12 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 6/20 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium*
- 6/27 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High*
* Supporting Metallica
+ Festival appearance
The Funeral Portrait Announces Early 2025 Dates With If Not For Me, Versus Me, and Archers
The Funeral Portrait is getting a head start on hexing the nation in 2025! They will be sharing the stage with If Not For Me and Versus Me for nine shows in January/February. Then, they’re teaming up with Archers and If Not For Me on February 4th and 5th. To attend one of these devotion ceremonies, visit thefuneralportrait.com!
With If Not For Me and Versus Me
- 1/18 – Nashville, TN – The End
- 1/21 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
- 1/22 – Springfield, MO – The Riff
- 1/23 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
- 1/25 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
- 1/28 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill
- 1/29 – Tucson, AZ – Encore
- 1/31 – Reno, NV – Cypress Reno
- 2/1 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
With If Not For Me and Archers
- 2/4 – Great Fall, MT – The Newberry
- 2/5 – Spokane, WA – The District Bar
Goodbye 2024, Hello 2025
It’s day one of a new year, and while I am not known for preaching positivity, I will say that we all have a chance to make 2025 great.
I don’t know how y’all fared in 2024, but it wasn’t such a terrible year for me. I got to see and meet Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria/We Are Harlot) with my mom, and she amused him so much that he told a story about her on Facebook. My dad took me to the Marilyn Manson/Five Finger Death Punch tour for my birthday. I have been a fan of Manson for almost 25 years, and it was my first time seeing him. As an added bonus, The Funeral Portrait opened the night (and they were phenomenal). And while we’re on the subject of concerts, I finally made it to the promised land: one of my best friends took me to see Creed for Christmas! I missed them during their heyday – I was, like, 10 – and that always depressed me. I was so excited about their reunion, and they were worth waiting for. Mammoth WVH and 3 Doors Down were the openers, and both bands kicked ass!
On a personal note, my best friend moved back to Alabama! I had missed her and her family terribly. I gained self-confidence this year. My friends and coworkers helped immensely with that challenge. I like myself better at 37 than I did at 17.
The negatives for 2024 were huge, I will admit. We lost my paternal grandmother in October. She was my last grandparent, the one I spent the most time with and knew the best, so when I say that it’s been a struggle… More than my own grief, I’ve been very concerned about my dad. It’s only been two years since his youngest brother passed. Now it’s just him and my uncle Chris. If you could spare a thought for them, that would be lovely.
I’m also stuck in a job that doesn’t make me happy, but I plan on changing that as soon as possible. I guess that’s a minor complaint overall, though it does impact me almost daily. Still, I’m thinking positive! I will find something better in 2025!
Happy New Year to all my readers/followers! I hope this January 1st finds you well. Drop me a comment and tell me a good thing about your 2024, or tell me what you’re looking forward to in 2025.
Here are a few pictures from the past 12 months.
Albums Released July to December 2024
Be sure to visit the list of albums from January to June 2024 as well!
Note: My focus is on the indie scene. If you don’t see an album here that dropped this year, please let me know!!!
- Synapsa: Hate Awareness [7/5]
- Auric Echoes: Division for Human Ascension [7/12]
- Damon Stone: My Resurrection [7/12]
- Amerakin Overdose: Artificial Infection [7/12]
- After the Apocalypse: Factions [7/18]
- David Dentinger: Prettiest Girl in the Bar [7/18]
- Shallow Side: Reflections [7/19]
- Patriarchs in Black: Visioning [7/19]
- Dearden: The Call of the Void [8/2]
- Shape: It’s Just Beginning [8/11]
- BlackRabit: Twin Shadows [8/15]
- The Crosseyed: Born in the Bowery [8/16]
- There Is No Us: There Is No Us [8/16]
- Bödel: Välkommen till avrättningen [8/16]
- Left to Suffer: Leap of Death [8/16]
- Endless Chain: Agony [8/23]
- Heal the Hurt: Heal the Hurt [8/23]
- Wraithlurk: Carnival of Madness [8/28]
- Wicked Scoundrel: The Dreamers of the Day [8/30]
- Catburglar: Splintered [8/30]
- Min Min Light: Min Min Light [8/30]
- Akira Xx: Black Rebel Empire [8/31]
- IAM-CK: Nightmares and Love Notes [9/4]
- Submersed: Grand Illusion Army [9/11]
- 8mm: Black Cat [9/13]
- The Funeral Portrait: Greetings From Suffocate City [9/13]
- Embracing the Enemy: Nihilist [9/13]
- Supahoney: Wishing in a Fishbowl [9/13]
- Sun Order: Reveal Yourself [9/13]
- Neocracy: Who To Blame? [9/15]
- My Cavernoma: Forgiven [9/20]
- Dead Spring: Anywhere But Down [9/21]
- Gone For Now + BatHead + KAIOHTE: Thoughts From the Grave [9/21]
- EpicDown: Days of Oblivion [9/27]
- SevVven: Don’t Panic [9/27]
- HILD: Thrash På Svenska [10/4]
- Christopher Ardra: Sometimes Other Times [10/4]
- Wraithlurk: ORIGINS [10/7]
- The Numb Project: Definition [10/11]
- Myles Kennedy: The Art of Letting Go [10/11]
- The Giant Baba: Apocalypse [10/15]
- Nightspell: SPOOKED! [10/17]
- Mindistry: Doppleganger [10/18]
- Mosspaw: Big Bite [10/18]
- Bloodhum: Bloodhum [10/24]
- Pøltergeist: Nachtmusik [10/25]
- Self Deception: Destroy the Art [10/25]
- Atreyu: The Pronoia Sessions [10/25]
- GhostEyes: Love Letters From the Tomb [10/31]
- Lost Seeds Found Trees: Full of Holes [10/31]
- Linkin Park: From Zero [11/15]
- The Anix: Voltage [11/22]
- Marilyn Manson: One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 [11/22]
- Deep as Ocean: Dance With Death [11/22]
- Society of Beggars: Levitator [11/28]
- Follow the Raven: Crowman [11/29]
- Hunt For More: Hunt For More [11/30]
- Velocyr: Somnium [12/1]
- Desert Undertones: The Sentinel [12/5]
- Jungle Mountain: Reverse Confusion [12/13]
- The Veer Union: Welcome to Dystopia [12/27]
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