If you're a fan of excellent modern melodic hard rock you are going to want to check out Stephen Chesney's band Agents of Your Demise.

Stephen is a guitarist who has worked as a session musician, writing and performing on studio recordings for artists across multiple genres. He also is responsible for music heard on networks and programs such as Discovery, Animal Planet, MSNBC, and the History Channel.

With Agents of Your Demise Stephen has gathered a group of all star musicians to work with including Slash’s Snakepit vocalist Eric Dover, bass legend Billy Sheehan, Korn drummer Ray Luzier, and Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed. You can check out their singles "Nothing's Made To Last": & "Sick Existence" now in anticipation of their upcoming album "Hat on a Hat".

Skunk Anansie is a popular British rock band that mixes genres such as hard rock, grunge and alternative metal among others. They have sold 5 million albums and in 2004 was named as one of the most successful UK chart acts between 1952 and 2003 with numerous hit singles like "Charity", "Hedonism", "Selling Jesus" and "Weak".

Their new album The Painful Truth continues the band's excellence and the We Talk Music podcast is joined by the group's guitarist Ace to discuss it and all things Skunk Anansie in 2025 and beyond.

Singer Roy Cathey of The Fifth has been in the music industry for decades because of his unique combination of intelligence, charisma, talent and work ethic.

Known for his contributions to Cold Sweat, he has a new album out with The Fifth called "We Are One" from RFK Media and it continues the bands trend of putting out albums that are a perfect mix of the 80's sound with modern rock that will shake you to your bones. Checkout this interview for all the details on the new release.