RIVAL SONS Plan To Hit Studio In January, Eye Late 2027 Release For New Album

RIVAL SONS guitarist Scott Holiday recently joined Mark Strigl live on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard (Ch. 38) for a wide-ranging conversation about Scott's new solo project HOL1D4Y, RIVAL SONS' upcoming plans and his longtime connection to BLACK SABBATH. On the status of new RIVAL SONS music, Scott said: "We are in the process right now. We have done a little bit of stuff here and there, but not our normal, like, bury ourselves in the studio and get something done inside of a month, which we are going to do, planning like for mid-January. We have ideas. We have a record we want to make."

After Strigl suggested that the new RIVAL SONS album could potentially see a late 2027 release, Holiday said: "Something like that. Yeah, once the business gets a hold of it, it takes a minute, so hopefully, I would say late summer, hopefully the fall, something like that."

The full conversation with Scott Holiday and Mark Strigl is available now on the SiriusXM app.

When RIVAL SONS first revealed that they've been back in the studio working on a new album, drummer Michael Miley said: "It's been great to get back to writing and recording with my brothers in RIVAL SONS. It's early days and we're doing this one a bit differently but I'm so excited about how it's turning out!"

This past June, RIVAL SONS announced an extensive U.S. tour this fall, kicking off in Boise, Idaho and finishing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the end of November.

The Grammy-nominated band will head out across the U.S. this October, promising to play tracks from across its nine-album catalogue.

RIVAL SONS will be joined by Canadian blues rock duo THE BLUE STONES and Colorado-based rock trio THE VELVETEERS on most shows.

RIVAL SONS released their last albums, "Darkfighter" and "Lightbringer", in 2023, subverting expectations with two full-length albums in one year. Though born from the same creative cycle, the records are distinct in spirit — capturing RIVAL SONS in a state of constant evolution. That evolution has continued beyond the band, with Buchanan releasing his debut solo album, "Weapons Of Beauty", earlier this year, a more intimate and cinematic body of work that debuted at No. 10 on the U.S. Americana chart.

In June 2021, RIVAL SONS delivered two live performances from Catalina Island, California which were originally streamed via Veeps to fans at home across the world, many of whom were still in lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those performances were later made available to watch on YouTube and to stream on audio platforms.

RIVAL SONS play rock 'n' roll in its purest form without apology or pretense. They simply plug in, turn up, and rip on a path of their own. Along the way, they've architected a critically acclaimed catalogue, including "Pressure & Time" (2011),"Head Down" (2012),"Great Western Valkyrie" (2014),"Hollow Bones" (2016) and "Feral Roots" (2019). The latter represented a creative and critical high watermark, scoring a pair of Grammy Award nominations in the categories of "Best Rock Album" and "Best Rock Performance" for the single "Too Bad". Elevating the band to another level, "Do Your Worst" vaulted to No. 1 at Rock Radio as their biggest hit to date. Speaking to their impact, Rolling Stone attested, "RIVAL SONS have done their part to introduce new fans to rock." Beyond sharing stages with everyone from BLACK SABBATH, THE ROLLING STONES and AC/DC to GUNS N' ROSES and Lenny Kravitz, they've ignited television shows such as "The Late Late Show With James Corden". During 2021, they launched their own label Sacred Tongue Recordings distributed by Thirty Tigers and celebrated the anniversary of their debut album with live streamed performances from Catalina Island Casino. In 2023, they continued to subvert expectations with two full-length LPs — the aforementioned "Darkfighter" and "Lightbringer". Though the genesis of these albums is intertwined, they also speak to the band's perpetual progression forward.

RIVAL SONS once played over 250 shows in a year, and they are regulars on the festival circuit both through Europe and North America.

Photo by Rob Blackham