new releases

Mastodon fans rejoice, for June 24th brings you the release of "Once More 'Round the Sun", album number six from your favorite practitioners of prehistoric sludge rock. The bad news: this album is chock full of laser focused songs, tight arrangements, melodies, and even (gasp...

Theory of a Deadman are preparing to roll out their fifth album (#4 with producer Howard Benson at the helm), their first since 2011's "The Truth Is..." With the July 29th release date of "Savages" looming closer, the band has already dropped two videos, "Drown", in conjunction with the first single, and the lyric video for "Angel"...

The Pretty Reckless are wrapping up a tour of Europe right now, getting ready to hit the states for a headlining tour this fall. As preparation, they've released "Messed Up World," the next single from "Going to Hell," to radio, and today, the video for that song premiered. We had a chance to see it when they played our 20th Birthday Bash in May, and now you have a chance to ch

First and foremost...WHAT A GREAT EFFING BAND! Ray Luzier (formerly of KORN), George Lynch (of Dokken & Lynch Mob), and DUg Pinnick of King's X! These guys could each conduct a symposium on their respective instrument (in Pinnick's case - bass guitar AND his voice)...

Rival Sons. It's no secret. I love this f***ing band! It boggles my mind, with four albums down (and one on the way), that these guys aren't headlining arenas in the U.S. Not unheard of, I guess. A band that gets no - or minimal - respect on one side of the pond, can be huge on the other side...

O.K. We admit it. We LOVE Crucified Barbara here in Office 420 at the 99X Rock Ranch. What's not to love about four Swedish chicks that rock balls and look pretty damn good doing it. We've been known to hang out here after hours sipping Mac 12 and watching their videos into the wee hours...

Jimmy Page will be on hand as a special guest at L'Olympia in Paris on today (5/21 - 1:30PM) to premiere unreleased companion audio for the upcoming deluxe editions of the first three Led Zeppelin albums. The event begins at 2:30PM ET and you can watch it live below: With the June 3 release of deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin III, the band will launch an extensive

HELLYEAH's fourth studio album, "Blood For Blood", is on the way, with a June 10 release date scheduled. 99X has been playing the title track "Sangre por Sangre (Blood for Blood)" for a few weeks now, and it's got us chomping at the bit to hear more...

Monday night, The Black Keys popped up on "Late Night with David Letterman" to promote their upcoming album "Turn Blue", due out tomorrow (5/13).  They played two songs from album, "Fever" and "It's Up to You Now" while on the show, but earlier, the band played a special 35-minute "Live on Letterman" set from a fire escape high over the Ed Sullivan

Eddie Veliz (guitars/vocals), Tony Castaneda (bass), and Pepe Clarke (drums) - collectively known as KYNG - released their second album "Burn the Serum" last month...and I can't get it out of my car CD player. Seriously. It's f***ing stuck and I can't get it out...

It may be a stretch to call Killer Be Killed a "Supergroup", but to fans of, shall we say - the heavier forms of rock, this band has a serious pedigree. Comprised of Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura), Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and Dave Elitch (ex-The Mars Volta), Killer Be Killed are ready to drop their self-titled debut on May 13... Read Mor

If you spend any time at on this page, you know I'm a huge fan of Rival Sons. So, needless to say, with their 5th album, "Great Western Valkyrie" ready to drop on June 10th, I'm as giddy as Anthony Weiner with a new smartphone. Probably because the thought of me being as giddy as Anthony Weiner makes them nervous...