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YELLOWCARD BETTER DAYS: Punk Resurrection with Wildfire Energy

YELLOWCARD BETTER DAYS: Punk Heart, Renewed Fire, Zero Compromise YELLOWCARD BETTER DAYS isn’t just a comeback ALBUM (👈 available), it’s a gut punch of nostalgia fused with raw, unfiltered emotion. After nearly a decade of silence, the Jacksonville punk heroes return with a record that screams rebellion, redemption, and unapologetic honesty. Produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker, this new chapter is as explosive as it is vulnerable. It’s not just a revival, it’s a rebellion set to melody, a sonic middle finger to time, doubt, and everything that tried to bury punk’s pulse. “Better Days,” the title track, doubles as both an anthem and an exorcism. Ryan Key sounds reborn, delivering vocals that shred through heartbreak and renewal with equal force. Sean Mackin’s violin, the band’s secret weapon since Ocean Avenue, howls like a war cry over Barker’s relentless percussion. The addition of Avril Lavigne on “You Broke Me Too” transforms heartbreak into a cinematic act of rebellion, ...

Paradise Lost Ascension: Legends of Doom Metal Rise Again

Paradise Lost Ascension: Cathedral Hymns for the Defiant Paradise Lost Ascension isn't just a new album, it's a funeral procession set to riotous doom and gothic grandeur. 2025 marks nearly 40 years of Paradise Lost, and their seventeenth full-length, " Ascension " (👈 available) detonates any notions of retirement with riffs heavier than guilt and melodies sharper than regret. Released on Nuclear Blast, this record fuses the band's funeral march vibes with flashes of punk venom and stoner defiance. It's the album you spin when you want to burn churches, not with flames, but with thunder. From the opening gates of "Serpent on the Cross," Holmes unleashes guttural roars that feel like your last confession, while Mackintosh's guitar leads tear through the gloom with all the grandeur of a blackened cathedral collapsing. "Tyrants Serenade" tiptoes between Type O Negative’s gothic creep and crust-drenched melancholy, while "Salvatio...