Better Noise Music Presents: The 12 Days Of Xmas

Better Noise Music, home to bands including Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, NOTHING MORE, Bad Wolves, Asking Alexandria and many more, present their 12 Days of Xmas!

Each day beginning from Tuesday, December 13 until Xmas Eve, Better Noise will highlight some of the biggest albums they have released this year!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
AWOLNATION
My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me

Diamond-selling alternative act AWOLNATION released My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me on May 6

The album includes collaborations with Beck, Jewel, Portugal. The Man, Taylor Hanson of Hanson, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, and more. The project is a collection of masterfully crafted and carefully curated covers, with each track featuring at least one acclaimed musical artist with whom AWOLNATION’s founder Aaron Bruno has a personal connection.

The aim of the project is to illustrate the healing power of music and to celebrate the collaborative spirit of the artistic community.

My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me is available here.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14
CLASSLESS ACT
Welcome To The Show

On June 24, Classless Act, one of the most buzzed-about up-and-coming rock bands released their incredible debut album Welcome To The Show.

Having already earned more than one million streams, the new album gained early traction with singles “Classless Act” that features a guest appearance by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, the catchy “This Is For You” with Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, and the bombastic “Time To Bleed.”

With an appearance on The Retaliators soundtrack and touring all summer long in the US with Motley Crue and Def Leppard, Classless Act have most definitely arrived!


Welcome To The Show is available here.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
EVA UNDER FIRE
Love, Drugs & Misery

This September, Detroit rockers Eva Under Fire released their long-awaited debut album Love, Drugs & Misery. With tracks such as “Coming For Blood (ft. Matt Brandyberry of From Ashes To New),” and “Blow (ft. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills),” which is featured in The Retaliators soundtrack, “Comatose,” “Unstoppable,” and the Sno Babies soundtrack single “Heroin(e)” the album is filled with a diverse selection of music, with each track sounding different to the last.

Eva Under Fire's hybrid of rock, metal, pop and classic rock as something wholly unique.

Love, Drugs & Misery is available here.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
THE RETALIATORS SCORE
from Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein

The revenge horror thriller of the year, The Retaliators was released mid year in over 1000 cinemas across the world to global praise!
The epic score to the movie was written by Stranger Things, Emmy-Winning Composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein who also contributed the bonus track, Cops Are Here to an already incredible soundtrack

The Retaliators Score is available here.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
FIRE FROM THE GODS
Soul Revolution

Fire From The Gods have adopted a unifying mission statement, “All Power to All People,” a play on the revolutionary slogan “All Power to the People.” You can hear that statement reflected in Soul Revolution, as the band aims to empower all fans through their music.

Songs such as the singles, “Love Is Dangerous,” “SOS,” “Soul Revolution,” “Thousand Lifetimes,” and “World So Cold.” explored themes of self realization and discovery, unifying amidst personal revolution, motherhood, and resilience. Having officially surpassed 100M streams on their Spotify catalog, this new body of work masterfully blends feelings of inspiration and aggression with the feeling of soul searching.

FFTG joined Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, and The HU on tour in North America earlier this year which brought their music to a whole new legion of fans!.

Soul Revolution is available here.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Retaliators Soundtrack

Garnering a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes during its film festival run across the most prestigious horror film festivals, The Retaliators centers on an upstanding pastor, who uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder.

A brutal movie needs a brutal soundtrack and The Retaliators OST sure does!
Led by the Motley Crue track “The Retaliators Theme Song (21 Bullets)” and featuring songs from Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, Bad Wolves, Asking Alexandria, Crossbone Skully, Cory Marks and many more, the loudest record of the year!

The Retaliators Soundtrack is available here.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
DIRTY HEADS
Midnight Control

California reggae-influenced Dirty Heads dropped their 8th studio album Midnight Control earlier in the year. Dirty Heads are currently out streaming some of the biggest alternative acts in the U.S., with nearly 2 BILLION total streams on-demand + programmed!

"Midnight Control is the culmination of almost twenty years of musical exploration, creativity, and our love for creating original impactful art and music,” vocalist Jared Watson said. “It’s the best album we’ve ever written, and I think that’s due to the fact we have been through so much, done so much, and are comfortable as songwriters, producers, players and human beings. And knowing who we want to work with to get what Sonics. We just wanna continue to make dope shit and push music forward and midnight control is exactly that."

Earlier this year, the band released new remixes of their viral TikTok hit “Vacation,” with producers such as Borgeous and an acoustic version of the track after the #VacationTransition challenge went viral on TikTok, amassing over 378 MILLION streams and over 6 BILLION consumption plays across all social media platforms.

Midnight Control is available here.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
See What’s On The Inside – Deluxe

Asking Alexandria’s See What’s On The Inside (Deluxe) includes music from the Never Gonna Learn EP and acoustic versions of the title track, “Never Gonna Learn,” “Find Myself,” “Faded Out,” and “Alone Again.” Most recently, the band released a chilling music video for “Faded Out (ft. Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation),” which appears on The Retaliators Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

“The deluxe edition of See What’s On The Inside is the culmination of work that we poured our entire selves into. It’s the entire journey, from start to finish of a truly special album to us that includes acoustic tracks that have fast become some of my favorite songs we’ve ever created together. With the release of See What’s On The Inside, I feel like Asking Alexandria has explored almost every avenue of rock and metal throughout our career which opens the door for the next chapter.” shared lead guitarist Ben Bruce.

See What’s On The Inside (Deluxe) is available target=_blank>here.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
BAD WOLVES
Dear Monsters – Deluxe

Platinum-selling, chart-topping LA rockers Bad Wolves released their third studio album Dear Monsters on October 29, 2021 and it quickly become a fan-favourite. After a year of release, Dear Monsters has accumulated 47 million streams and a combined 5 million video views!

This new digital deluxe edition also features all of the music included on the If Tomorrow Never Comes and Sacred Kiss EP’s, giving fans the chance to enjoy tracks like “If Tomorrow Never Comes (ft. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills),” “The Body,” “Sacred Kiss (ft. Aaron Pauley from Of Mice & Men),” “Up In Smoke,” and “I Don't Wanna Feel” all in one place. Plus their awesome cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s iconic track “Mama I'm Coming Home,” which amassed 75K views in its first weekend on YouTube.

Dear Monsters served as the official introduction to new lead singer DL. Fusing unpredictable metallic intensity and impressive instrumental proficiency to arena-ready hooks, transformed Bad Wolves from underdogs into elite platinum-certified hard rock contenders without compromise or apology.

Dear Monsters is available here.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
THE HU
Rumble Of Thunder

What more can be said of The HU? Most recently the band received a very special UNESCO “Artist For Peace” Designation. The first heavy music band to receive such an honor.

Hailing from Mongolia, The HU have combined traditional music and instrumentation performed in their native language using native instrumentation with Western modern rock stylings to create a unique and catchy sound they have labelled as “Hunnu Rock.”

Across its 12 tracks, Rumble Of Thunder connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth. These core values are on full display in the album along with deeply meaningful lyrics that uplift Mongol people, as the band wishes for prosperity and peace among all.

Rumble Of Thunder is available here.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
NOTHING MORE
Spirits

Three-time Grammy-nominated rock outfit NOTHING MORE’s latest studio album Spirits pairs unapologetically massive anthems, catchy hooks, and progressive music with introspective, philosophical lyrics and thought-provoking emotionalism.

From the Top 5 Active Rock charting lead single “Tired Of Winning” and its fan-driven extended version “Tired Of Winning/Ships In The Night” to fist-pounding banger “Turn It Up Like” and their most recent impassioned single “You Don’t Know What Love Means,” Spirits documents the impact the past two years of lockdown and turmoil has had on the world, capturing society’s desperation, mental health struggles and self-realisations.

Spirits Is available here.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
Afterlife

Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch, released their ninth studio album, “Afterlife” this year.

The band are one of the most successful rock acts in modern music. Having amassed 25 top 10 hit singles and 13 #1 singles. Having become one of the most recognizable names in music, 5FDP frequently play all major festivals and sell out arenas around the world. Since their debut album, The Way of the Fist came out in 2007 the band has released seven consecutive albums that were certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA, as well as two chart topping Greatest Hits albums. In addition, 5FDP has earned numerous national and international awards and honors over the last decade, such as the prestigious Soldier Appreciation Award by the Association Of The United States Army, an honor bestowed only upon Elvis Presley before them.

Afterlife is available here.

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ABOUT BETTER NOISE MUSIC
BETTER NOISE MUSIC is the premiere independent music label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music (formerly Eleven Seven Music), founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Asking Alexandria, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, Nothing More, The HU, All Good Things, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, and Fire From The Gods. Partnering with FUGA, AMPED and Membran, the company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris, Toronto and Sydney.

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