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BLOOMINGTON, IN –Continuing their relentless 2026 release schedule, cinematic hard rock outfit Bastion Rose has announced their most explosive and sonically expansive single yet: “Break The Machine.” Dropping May 8th, the track is a dark, progressive anthem aimed directly at a society standing on the precipice.

As the latest chapter in their upcoming Blue Rising era, “Break The Machine” fuses their signature heavy rock instrumentation with haunting piano and aggressive, dystopian synth textures. The song serves as a rallying cry for a “poisoned youth” to tear down an obsolete world order.

For frontman and songwriter Austin Frink, the track is much more than a sonic evolution—it is a direct response to the current global trajectory.

“The world we are building right now is not the world we want to live in, and it’s certainly not the one we want to create for the future,” says Frink. “We cannot afford to be complacent in the face of this mortal threat. ‘Break The Machine’ is about recognizing the poison that is killing us—whether that’s our systems, our leaders, our media, or our own apathy—and realizing we finally have the tools to dismantle it. We have to become the masters of our own fate before time runs out.”

Building upon the world-class sonic foundation established on their previous records (Traces of Gold and Fade To Blue), produced by the Grammy-winning David Bottrill (TOOL, Muse, Mastodon, Godsmack, Coheed and Cambria, Smashing Pumpkins, Rush), the band’s new material is capturing a passionate global audience

“Break The Machine” is now available on all major streaming platforms

STREAM “BREAK THE MACHINE” ON MAY 8:

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About Bastion Rose:

Bastion Rose is a cinematic hard rock project based in Bloomington, Indiana. Known for their sophisticated fusion of monumental 70s-era grooves and 2000s era alternative metal intensity, the band has earned international recognition for their high-caliber production and narrative-driven songwriting. Following their David Bottrill-produced debut Traces of Gold, the band is currently unveiling the next chapter of their evolution with the album Blue Rising.

Explosive UK grunge-rock act Maximum Robot is proud to announce their official signing with Epictronic Records. This powerhouse partnership sets the stage for the release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, “Away With The Fairies”, set on 15 May 2026.

Maximum Robot is a grunge band from Andover, England, was founded by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Gazza Williams. After decades of effort, drummer Vyara Petkova joined in 2019, followed by bassist Dave Hull, forming the original lineup—but they never performed live together. Pandemic disruptions and lineup changes followed, with Williams and Hull finally playing their first gigs in Autumn 2024. In 2025, work began on their fourth album, and Jack Chapman replaced Hull on bass, bringing a heavier, rawer sound. The current duo, Chapman and Williams, upholds the band’s motto: “Music Never Dies.”

The album’s lyrical content covers themes such as daydreaming and being detached for reality. The title “Away With The Fairies” basically means you are in a world of your own, or not connected to reality or the world around you. This theme runs through the whole album. Fairies come from Celtic mythology, and this features heavily in the band’s artwork. They define their sound as grunge but with influences from punk rock and metal of various sub-genres. Their sound on this album is based on four people. The drummer, the bass player, the guitarist/vocalist, and the engineer who recorded, mixed, and mastered the songs. Each person has their own influences and style, so you get a totally unique sound that sounds like no other band.
If you take Nirvana, NOFX, and Dream Theater, and try to mash them together with an English accent, you might get something like Maximum Robot! While they take inspiration and influence from other bands, they also aim to and hope to create something new and inspire the next generation. They are really happy with this album and feel that it does demonstrate that nothing sounds like Maximum Robot.

“We were delighted to sign with Epictronic,” said Maximum Robot. “They have an obvious passion for music and totally get what we’re trying to do. It’s also fantastic to have somebody to help promote our music so we don’t have to do everything on our own. With this album, we feel Epictronic is the perfect partner for the release.”

Get a taste of Maximum Robot’s music through the video for “A World Of My Own”:

Masked rapper-guitarist Red Sky returns with “404,” the second single from his upcoming album Nostalgia del Futuro, set for worldwide release on May 29, 2026.

The title “404” serves as a metaphor for the digital and spiritual “error” of modern life, the moment when a search for meaning returns no results. However, Red Sky argues that this void is not a dead end, but a canvas. The track posits that the meaning of life is not a discovery to be made, but a creation to be forged.

“Every individual is the variable in their own equation,” Red Sky notes. “We spend our lives looking for a truth that isn’t there, forgetting that we are the only ones capable of giving meaning to the vacuum.”

The single explores themes of deep-seated alienation and a paradoxical “nostalgia for a future that does not yet exist”, a calling from a destiny that remains unwritten.

Stream “404”: orcd.co/404single

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The irreverent, shape-shifting space rock project Jesus Cringe returns with “No Man’s Gland,” the third single from the project’s forthcoming album, out today. The release lands just three days after “Unhinged Byproduct,” which dropped on Good Friday: a deliberate, liturgical rhythm that mirrors the album’s central arc, descent, suspension, and the decision to return now willing to face life even through odd times.

Like each of the project’s singles, “No Man’s Gland” is released on a key date in the Christian calendar: Easter Monday. This new chapter embodies the near-death experience and the return to life.

The music video translates this liminal passage — shifting between aerial drone and onboard perspectives, creating a sustained sensation of floating and dissociation. The movement itself becomes the narrative: ascent, out-of-body experience, observation, return.
At its center, the character breathes fire before passing through a structure reminiscent of an airport security gate. A body scanner — but an existential one. It doesn’t detect objects. It probes the soul.

No Man’s Gland is a triumphant resurrection, yet depicted as a fragile moment, an initiatory journey into the unknown, where the choice to return is posed. Easter Monday becomes the symbol of an inner renewal: inner glory in a newfound awareness that love is the only possible way forward.

“No Man’s Gland” is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Stream the single: https://orcd.co/nmgsingle

Watch the official music video:

Previous release:

Disastrology: Watch / Stream

“Unhinged Byproduct”:  Watch / Stream

About Jesus Cringe

JESUS CRINGE is a Belgian cinematic space-art rock project — reborn from the ashes of 22 for Silicon Alone — built around intense visual worlds and philosophical storytelling. Rooted in pre-rock tradition, the project replaces the conventional guitar/bass duo with violin and baritone saxophone, creating a sonic identity that defies easy categorization. Themes of altered states, identity, and human consciousness in a digitalized world run throughout the work.

After years of meticulous underground development, JESUS CRINGE caught the attention of Epictronic Records, leading to an official signing in early 2023. The debut album unfolds as a vast narrative soundscape — part dystopian fable, part personal confession — drawing from sci-fi cinema and avant-garde rock traditions. Singles including “Only Dark Matters” and “In Every Terms” have showcased the project’s haunting lyricism and sophisticated arrangements, wrapped in visually striking music videos exploring disconnection, memory, and existential tension.

The project has earned international recognition, with features in Metal Shock Finland, Tinnitist, MHF Magazine, Headbangers News, and Prog Rock Journal, alongside airplay on Unsigned Radio UK, WTSQ FM, Nu Rock Radio, Diverse World Music Radio, and Rockers and Other Animals.

More than a band, JESUS CRINGE is a hyperrock experience — standing at the frontier of modern art-rock through immersive visuals, conceptual narratives, and an uncompromising artistic vision.