SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 23, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

WAR OF THRONES Featuring Former Members Of Crimson Glory And Rob Rock Announce New Music Video For “Savior”

WAR OF THRONES, featuring former members of Crimson Glory and Rob Rock, have released a new music video, “Savior”, from their debut album. The album, Conflict In Creation, hit stores worldwide on March 9th, 2018 via Sonic Night Music Club.

Forged in steel, WAR OF THRONES was formed when iconic vocalist Wade Black and virtuoso guitarist Rick Renstrom joined forces in 2012. Previously, the two had worked together in LEASH LAW releasing Dogface in 2005.

SCORCHED: “Mortuary Of Nightmares”

“Mortuary Of Nightmares” is the fresh heap of carnage to drop from Delaware death metal crew SCORCHED and their impending Ecliptic Butchery LP, nearing release in September through 20 Buck Spin. The track is now streaming as the label issues preorders for the album.

RECOHAVOC RETURNS WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “YA HEARD ME”

Born and raised one of nine siblings in Southwest Philadelphia, RecoHavoc turned intense hardships into hard-hitting and hypnotic hip-hop. Experiencing events that would break the best of us, the 21-year-old rapper emerged as the next in a long line of Philly rap champs. Within the span of two years, he generated millions of YouTube views, packed shows, led the YNW (Young N Wealthy) movement to national prominence and earned props from the likes of Lil Uzi Vert and PnB Rock.

ALEC BENJAMIN UNVEILS NEW SONG “DEATH OF A HERO,” A DISHEARTENING COMING-OF-AGE STORY

“‘Death of a Hero’ is a story about one of my childhood heroes and how they let me down. It’s about the moment I realized that I wasn’t a kid anymore.” – Alec Benjamin

DJ Cassidy Premieres Music Video For New Single “Blame It On The Freak” Via Galore

The video stars mind-blowing dancer, Dytto, whose “animation” and “finger tutting” is awe-inspiring. Cassidy explains, “I wanted this video to be stripped down like the song. I wanted it to represent the essence of my music. Dance. I wanted one dancer, a true original, someone who would blow your mind, someone who moved in ways we couldn’t comprehend, so much so that it was freaky. That was Dytto. We wanted Dytto to represent the freak in all of us, the part that wants to dance like no one watching, sing like no one is listening, and love like no one is judging.”

DJ Cassidy’s “Blame it on the Freak” will get you dancing, even in vintage Chanel

MIRANDA GLORY PARTNERS WITH WARNER MUSIC SCANDINAVIA FOR THE RELEASE OF “HYPOCHONDRIAC”

LA-based artist Miranda Glory is excited to announce a partnership with Sound Seduction/Quattro Music/Warner Music Scandinavia for the re-release of her latest single “Hypochondriac” in the Scandinavian territory (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark). Gregers Mogstad and Jesper Sidelmann of Sound Seduction said of the signing, “We’re so excited about the partnership with Miranda. We absolutely love her music and we can’t wait to introduce her to the new Scandinavian fans. The production, her voice, look and vocal performance is what really got us hooked – and we’re ready for take off with Hypochondriac!”

This is the hypnotic follow up to a collaboration with R3HAB & Noah Neiman for the single “We Do (feat. Miranda Glory)” which debuted in April and has since garnered over 8 million plays. The song will be included on R3HAB’s new album The Wave releasing this Friday worldwide.

Miranda Glory – Hypochondriac

Full Album Stream from Sweden’s Abandoned By Bears

Stockholm, Sweden’s pop-punk kings ABANDONED BY BEARS are giving fans an advance listen today of Headstorm, their head-bopping third studio album set for release tomorrow. To coincide with the album, the crew will be serving up old favorites alongside their new tunes on the inaugural Headstorm Tour, kicking off tomorrow, August 24 in Chicago, IL.

Options (Chicago, IL) Premieres New Video + Single “Waiting” via Alternative

“Gently rolling through with a simple chord progression and wall of hooks is Options’s new track “Waiting”. The open heart lyric style builds a memorable refrain in the listener, nodding their head along to the guitar driven pace of this tune. It’s roaming in the best way, searching for what we need most in ourselves and entirely elegant in its approach.” – Alternative

Music Video Premiere: Options – “Waiting”

Danielson Announce ‘Snap Outtavit’ EP, Share Title Track

Like in ecstatic religious poetry of another time, the new Danielson songs, on this EP, tackle the spiritual struggles of the everyday— growing older, having kids, momentarily losing hope, for which the route to salvation is music itself, the playing, the singing, the writing of music, and the listening to it as well.

Zula announces new album, due 9/21 on Inflated Records

Sparkling specks of synth break through branches of post-punk guitar riffs; then, a snarl of earnest ferocity and art rockers Zula appear. They’re prepping the release of a bright new album, New Years, out September 21 via Inflated Records. The pop project coalesced over seven years of rigorously performing across Brooklyn’s underground scene. However, the band’s intricately braided roots trace back even further. Cousins Nate and Henry Terepka have been collaborating on music since they were kids growing up in Upstate New York and Manhattan, respectively.

blackbear Releases New Single “the 1” and Premieres its Video

blackbear’s new single “the 1” was Zane Lowe’s World Record today on Apple Music’s Beats 1. Released via Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope Records, “the 1” is available now via all digital retailers.

Written and produced by blackbear and Andrew Goldstein (Linkin Park, The Ready Set, Louis the Child), “the 1” is the singer/songwriter/producer’s first single since his album cybersex arrived last November. With its moody blend of R&B and electronic pop, the track perfectly showcases blackbear’s gift for infectious melody and bracingly honest lyrics.

Freya Ridings Releases New Video For Breakout Single “Lost Without You”

“Lost Without You” is building momentum with over 40 million streams and has also been added to BBC Radio 1 playlist and played by Capital FM. The track hit No.1 in the Independent singles chart and sits in the Top 10 in the iTunes chart in the UK.

New NYC Mom+Pop-signed artist, Raffaella, shares “Bruce Willis” video via Nylon

New York City born and raised artist, student of feminist philosophy and Mom+Pop’s recent roster addition, Raffaella, shares her video for “Bruce Willis” via NYLON, who says, “Nothing quite gets you down like waking up after a wild party only to be hit with a hangover and a big mess. That’s exactly what NYC-based alt-pop artist Raffaella is dealing with at the beginning of her “Bruce Willis” music video, premiering today exclusively on NYLON. Rather than getting stressed or bummed out, Raffaella snags a pair of rose-tinted sunnies off a sleeping party-goer and makes light of the madness.”

Raffaella shares the Origins of new song “Bruce Willis”: Stream

Grammy-award winner Rinde Eckert’s “Time is Our Own” premieres at Billboard—album out tomorrow, August 24

Having collaborated on numerous highly acclaimed recordings over the course of his varied and celebrated career, The Natural World marks Eckert’s first completely solo album, in that all vocals and instruments (including guitars, piano, electronic keyboards/samples, accordion, South American wood flute, hand percussion, tenor banjo, dobro ukulele, banjo ukulele, shruti box and penny whistle) are provided by Eckert himself. Following a two-month, cross-country journey playing solo concerts, he entered the studio with longtime collaborator and producer Lee Townsend (Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Kelly Joe Phelps) and created a record that explores where the classical meets the vernacular and the earthly meets the spiritual—all with an eye toward offering empathy and vision in polarized times.

TODAY IS THE DAY: Decibel Magazine Premieres Exclusive New Clip From The Man Who Loves To Hurt Himself

The Man Who Loves To Hurt Himself, the powerful documentary film about TODAY IS THE DAY’s Steve Austin, will see official release through global entertainment distribution operation Gravitas Ventures on August 28th. Advancing its release, a new clip from the film has been issued through an exclusive premiere at Decibel Magazine, as the band makes their way home from their tour surrounding their set at Psycho Las Vegas.