At the time of the single’s release, Maynard James Keenan shared: “Of course I’m excited to release the recordings, but our songs always take on an expanded personality once we start playing them live.”
Recorded at Billy Howerdel’s Lankershim Ranch Studio in Studio City, Calif., “Starless” was produced by Howerdel, mixed by Matty Green (U2, Florence + the Machine, TV on the Radio), and features longtime collaborator Josh Freese on drums.

“Some songs get kicked around and massaged for years,” Howerdel says. “But once in a while, one takes shape quickly, as if it had been there all along.”

The band also recently released a second song, “To Whom It May Concern,” which offers a counterpoint to the more muscular “Starless,” highlighting the nuanced songwriting that has made A Perfect Circle an enduring presence in modern rock.

A Perfect Circle resume their global tour on Nov. 25, with dates across Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Hawaii. The band launch their North American leg on April 13 with Puscifer (April 13 to 25) and The Cult (April 27 to June 13) joining them across the two-month outing.

Formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and vocalist Maynard James Keenan, A Perfect Circle released their debut album, “Mer de Noms”, in 2000. The collection debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting debut rock album of its time. Featuring fan favorites “Judith,” “3 Libras,” and “The Hollow,” the platinum-selling release remains a defining album. Their catalog has continued to resonate, from “Thirteenth Step” (2003) and “eMOTIVe” (2004), to 2018’s “Eat the Elephant”, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200.

A Perfect Circle have headlined festivals worldwide, sold out iconic venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and appeared on late night television shows including “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Tonight Show”.

photo credit: Travis Shinn

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♦ 8/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

Το άρθρο ECCE SHNAK – “ANNA O” (2026, RECORDS MAN) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.

♦ 8/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

Το άρθρο GHO$$ – “666” (2026, GHO$$BUMPS) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.

♦ 7/10

Panos Niko

Το άρθρο EVANESCENCE – “SANCTUARY” (2026, BMG) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.

Co-signed and personally titled by Billy Corgan himself, “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies” takes its name from a beloved lyric in the “Siamese Dream” classic “Mayonaise” and brings together an eclectic lineup of artists spanning alternative, rock, metal, and beyond to reinterpret songs from every era of The Smashing Pumpkins’ storied career.
The collection features transformative takes on iconic anthems including “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” alongside fan-favorite cuts such as “Jellybelly,” showcasing the remarkable breadth and lasting impact of a catalog that continues to inspire generations of musicians more than three decades after its inception.
Leading the announcement is Tame Impala’s mesmerizing reimagining of “Hummer” from The Smashing Pumpkins’ landmark 1993 album “Siamese Dream”. Expanding on the original’s psychedelic spirit, the band layers dreamy vocals, wavy guitar textures, and hypnotic percussion into a modern interpretation that honors the song’s dreamlike melodies while filtering it through Kevin Parker’s unmistakable sonic lens.

For Parker, the song holds a deeply personal connection: “Siamese Dream was the soundtrack to my high school years and ‘Hummer’ is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way.”
More than a tribute album, “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies” serves as a conversation between generations of artists, with musicians shaped by The Smashing Pumpkins’ fearless songwriting, experimentation, and emotional honesty paying homage through reinterpretation and new perspective. More than three decades after redefining alternative rock, the band’s music continues to inspire artists and audiences alike, making this collection both a celebration of their enduring legacy and a reminder that truly great songs never stop evolving.

“Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins” track list:

1. Tame Impala – Hummer
2. Yonaka – Today
3. The Midnight – Tonight, Tonight
4. Carpenter Brut – Cherub Rock
5. Barns Courtney – 1979
6. Meg Myers – Eye
7. Palaye Royale – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
8. Between The Buried and Me – Jellybelly
9. Alice Glass – Drown
10. Starbenders – Tonight, Tonight
11. Nita Strauss – 1979
12. Bones UK – Cherub Rock
13. Moon Taxi – Thirty Three
14. Des Rocs – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
15. Urban Heat – Ava Adore

Sumerian Records is an American independent record label based in Nashville, TN. Founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen, the label has signed or developed acclaimed artists including Bad Omens, Crosses, Poppy, The Smashing Pumpkins, Animals as Leaders, and I See Stars.
Since its inception, Sumerian has sold more than 8 million albums worldwide and generated over 9 billion streams across its catalog. The label’s roster has earned multiple RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications, as well as numerous Grammy Award nominations.
Beyond music, Sumerian operates across film and publishing through its sister companies, Sumerian Pictures and Sumerian Comics. Recent projects include the film Turnstile: Never Enough, while Sumerian Comics has collaborated on exclusive titles featuring artists such as Guns N’ Roses, Sleep Token, and The Offspring.

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♦ 8/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

Το άρθρο THE DAMBUILDERS – “SHRINE 2026” (2026, SINGLE, MAGIC DOOR) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.

Vocalist Flo V. Schwarz says “Uncontrolled” is raw and unfiltered. It felt liberating and brutally honest to write it. The musical and vocal aggression is emotionally charged and the track captures the moment when hormones are going crazy. It describes what’s going on inside young people as everything changes, while they try to find their place in the world.

“Uncontrolled” is a raw eruption of puberty-fueled chaos, where feelings ignite rage and instinct overrides reason. It captures the violent inner clash between desire, confusion, and loss of control. Trapped between childhood and adulthood, the mind spirals while the body burns. A brutal soundtrack to growing up under pressure.

With this release, PYOGENESIS continue to expand the darker aspects of their artistic identity, reaffirming their ability to combine psychological depth with crushing intensity. “Uncontrolled” stands as a reminder that growth is often confusing and deeply uncomfortable, and that some scars are forged long before adulthood truly begins.

PYOGENESIS are:

Flo V. Schwarz – Guitars, Vocals

Malte Brauer – Bass

Gizz Butt – Guitars

Sebastian Michalski – Drums

PYOGENESIS online:

https://pyogenesis.com/

www.facebook.com/pyogenesis

www.instagram.com/pyogenesis_official

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♦ 8/10
Dimitris Zacharopoulos

Το άρθρο SWORD TONGUE – “BONFIRE IN THE TEMPEST” EP (2025, SELF-RELEASED) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.

by Stefanos Tsakagiannis

The band consisted, in its final form, of singer–guitarist–lyricist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl (yes, the future frontman of Foo Fighters).

At a time when rock music was starting to feel tired — weighed down by long hair, leather pants and show-off guitar solos — a flare suddenly shot across the musical sky: a band of three self-taught young men wearing worn-out T-shirts, ripped jeans and Converse All Star sneakers.

Nirvana didn’t sell an image; they sold truth.

They spoke about anger, awkwardness, loneliness, depression, and alienation.

That’s what made them real. That’s what spoke directly to the hearts of young people of the era.

It’s OK to be vulnerable. It’s OK not to be perfect. It’s OK to be yourself.

In just three studio albums, they managed to achieve what others failed to do in fifteen: to reflect the desires of a generation and become the voice of the marginalized and the anti-cool.

In 1989, “Bleach” arrived, making noise and showing the way — but two years later came the big bang… “Nevermind” …!!!

The album that brought grunge into people’s homes and kicked the mainstream out of the charts.

A record that became a full-blown cultural event, turning an entire era upside down and handing the “microphone” from the old generation to the youth.

The album that tore down the stereotypes of heroes and tough guys, shattering the macho-frontman myth — along with the machine-gun bass and the over-the-top drummer, who, next to it, would make Hugh Hefner look like a kitten.

Songs like “Come As You Are,” “Lithium,” “In Bloom,” and of course the iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” were not written for success or posing, as many like to claim. They were written to express personal pain, to mock the system, and to speak about the human psyche — and that is exactly what embedded them into the DNA of that generation. The fact that they became hits does not cancel out their honesty.

And then, from explosion to rejection… Kurt could not endure success, could not manage it. On the third and final studio album, he shuts the door he had opened to the world, becoming darker, more ironic and angrier.

Kurt is now playing the second act of his drama through “In Utero” (1993).

Even though he was already a father, he was psychologically at his lowest point, disgusted by anything that brought him approval, trolling in interviews and taking every opportunity to talk about how much he despised the system.

“In Utero” screams depression, it screams anger and disgust.

“Serve the Servants,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” and “Rape Me” are just some of the album’s tracks that portray the unbearable weight of fatherhood for Kurt, his depression, and the self-destructive tendencies that consumed him.

The countdown has begun…

November 1993 — the historic “MTV Unplugged in New York” live performance feels like a swan song, with Kurt Cobain, in the final line of the final song (“Where Did You Sleep Last Night”), letting out a scream that sounds like his musical death rattle.

April 8, 1994 — Cobain is found dead in his home in Seattle… Beside his lifeless body, a gun and a “farewell” note…

Kurt’s death was, in a way, also the death of the grunge scene — but symbolically, not musically.

Almost 32 years have passed, yet Bleach and In Utero still hit hard, MTV Unplugged continues to break hearts, and Nevermind sounds as if it were written yesterday.

Cobain and his music lived briefly, but they lived authentically, with power and brilliance.

Like a grunge flare that never burned out…!

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♦ 8,5/10
Dimitris Zacharopoulos

Το άρθρο TOMBSTONES IN THEIR EYES – “UNDER DARK SKIES” (2025, LITTLE CLOUD/ SHORE DIVE) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Myth Of Rock.