Following the explosive first taste of their upcoming album, Kickin Valentina return today with ‘Don’t Be Mad‘, a swaggering, hook-loaded hard rock anthem that hits with razor-sharp riffs, infectious choruses and the band’s unmistakable streetwise attitude. Packed with driving guitars, punchy rhythms and a melody built to be blasted at full volume, the new single proves once again why Kickin Valentina remain one of the most consistent names in modern hard rock.
As the band puts it, ‘Don’t Be Mad‘ is “An upbeat straight shootin’ rock song about moving on from a bad relationship”, direct, loud and unapologetic, that captures the band’s no-frills approach perfectly while offering another irresistible preview of what listeners can expect from ‘Anthems From The Underground‘.
Kickin Valentina return with a sensational new full-length album, ‘Anthems From The Underground‘, set for worldwide release in August 2026. The highly-anticipated record will be released via Mighty Music and delivers a crushing, no-compromise statement of modern underground hard rock.
Recorded in Atlanta and produced by Pete Newdeck, mixed at PNProductions (UK) and mastered by Harry Hess at H-Bomb Mastering (Toronto), the album captures the band at full intensity while pushing their sound into new territory.
Bassist Chris Taylor reflects on the album’s concept and title: “On this album we decided to bring in a different producer. We love everything (the previous producer) Andy (Reilly) did on our previous albums, but creatively we thought it was time to do something different and have someone push us out of our comfort zone. Every record we want to grow as a band and I think Pete brought out the best of us individually in the studio. When we were trying to decide on an album name, DK and I were leaving the studio one day kicking around ideas. I told him I thought we should embrace the fact that we were an underground band and pay tribute to fans that support underground music. After kicking around a few ideas back and forth, ‘Anthems From The Underground‘ was born”.
‘Anthems From The Underground‘ will be released on LP (purple vinyl, limited to 500 copies), digipack CD and digital formats on August 28th, 2026, via Mighty Music. It can be pre-ordered via this link.
Line up:
D.K. Revelle – vocals
Heber Pampillon – guitar
Chris Taylor – bass
Jimmy Berdine – drums
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