Former Iya Terra frontman, Nathan Aurora and his new project Aurorawave are pioneering a new reggae rock meets heavy metal sound, and the end result is magical! While the band has been building buzz by slowly releasing singles, the debut (and self-titled) album officially dropped this Friday.

aurorawave have taken reggae rock to new heights in the band’s self-titled debut album. The reggae rockers led by former Iya Terra frontman, Nathan Aurora are pioneering a new reggae rock meets heavy metal sound, and the end result is magical!

Reggae meets metal in aurorawave’s “Boiling Point” featuring The Ghost Inside. Nathan Aurora is a musical genius, and the ability to seamlessly blend musical genres is no easy task. You have to have vision, technical skills, and courage and Aurora and aurorawave brilliantly execute in this rocking new tune!

The Movement’s “Ways of the World” Fifth Anniversary Tour with KBong & Johnny Cosmic and aurorawave kicks off this week. These are going to be some rocking shows, and the nationwide tour starts with a run of shows in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire this Thursday and Friday!

This week’s Daily Reggae Song of the Week is “Foolish Games (Dub Mix)” by Joey Calderaio featuring Nathan Aurora! This was one our favorite songs off Calderaio’s rocking “Chasing Constellations” album, and it’s super cool to hear this dub take.

Reach and attain your dreams with “MEANT TO BE.” by aurorawave. The inspiring debut single by former Iya Terra frontman, Nathan Aurora, showcases the jamming sound of his new project, aurorawave, and the vibes are so nice!

Daily Reggae caught up with Nathan Aurora to learn about the reggae rock artist’s exciting new music venture, aurorawave! After years in fan favorite Iya Terra, Nathan is ready to step out on his own, and we can’t wait to see where he’s headed! Read the full profile to learn more!

Reggae rock’s rise continues to shred guitars around the world and we’d have to say this was another gem of a year for the release of reggae rock albums and live music. Here are five 2023 reggae rock albums that stood out to Daily Reggae!

Mihali’s cover of “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne is so rad! When I first heard about this cover - part of the amazing “Pop Punk Goes Reggae” project led by Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora - I wasn’t sure how this pop classic could be transformed into a reggae style banger, but Mihali did just that!

What does your teenage emo pop punk playlist have in common with reggae music? Absolutely nothing … until now! The extremely talented vocalist and lead guitarist of Iya Terra, Nathan Aurora, has created a project and successfully bridged the gap, composing a compilation of some of your favorite songs from a distant past performed by a new community of artists that put their own reggae twist to each of them.

Stick Figure puts a rad reggae twist on Green Day classic “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”. The single released by Ineffable Records is another gem of the “Pop Punk Goes Reggae Vol. 1” album produced by Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora.

SOJA’s cover of Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” has us so excited to jam along with the upcoming release of “Pop Punk Goes Reggae”. The release is the rad passion project of Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora, who has since released the equally awesome cover of My Chemical Romance’s “Helena”.

Slightly Stoopid’s “Summertime 2023” Tour was one of my all time favorite concerts. I’ve been fortunate to see a lot of live music over the yeas, and I was amazed by the musicianship, energy and sense of community that I felt at the band’s show over the weekend at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irivine, California.

Iya Terra has dropped the band’s “Life Is F*cking Beautiful Tour” dates with support along the way from fan favorites Artikal Sound System, Cas Haley, SunDub and Kyle Smith. The national tour kicks off in February in Long Beach at Cali Vibes and runs through mid-March wrapping in Jacksonville, Florida.

Joey Calderaio and his rising band take us on a beautiful journey in the new album, “Chasing Constellations” released today. Calderaio, based in Jupiter, Florida, is a talented songwriter, vocalist and band leader, who has had a big year of growth. “Chasing Constellations” is one of 2022’s best reggae rock albums and highlights Calderio’s musicianship, poetic lyrics, and easy listening style of music.

Joey Calderaio and Nathan Aurora inspire a push for change in “Foolish Games”. We absolutely love Calderaio’s latest single, and his collaboration with Iya Terra’s frontman. The single sends an important message to stand together and to rise up for our freedom. “Foolish Games” highlights the amazing songwriting Calderaio and Aurora bring to the table, their stellar singing voices, and of course shredding guitars!

We’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to say this. We are officially calling out all the radio stations around the world to give reggae another listen! There is so much amazing reggae coming out and we feel like the genre isn’t getting the attention it deserves. When you turn on The Irie’s fantastic new album, “Planet Paradise” you will be astonished by the amount of talent the Phoenix-based band brings to the table. The Irie take you on a fun trip into their world flawlessly connecting reggae, rock, and pop with a hint of hip hop influence.

The eyes of the reggae world are all on Long Beach this weekend for the 2022 Cali Vibes festival. The community's best artists, producers, and creatives will come together with fans underneath the California sun to celebrate the music, culture, and ethos of the beautiful genre we all hold so dear. As the date approaches, perhaps what we are most excited for is the high level of musicianship that will be on display all weekend; and to be more specific, the epic guitarists that will be making strings sing and setting fretboards on fire on the Cali Vibes stages. For anybody that loves the greatest instrument that has and ever will be created (bias admitted), these are the guitarists you won't want to miss at Cali Vibes 2022!

Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora is an incredible musician and we love watching his passion for music on constant display. If you haven’t watched his Song From Scratch livestreams or listened to the incredible songs that he produced, you have to check them out on YouTube, or SoundCloud. And of course, go listen to Iya Terra’s new album, Ease & Grace, which we love and jam often. Nathan is now hosting Wednesday and Sunday music streams, and you have to check them out! Dailyreggae.com caught up with Nathan to learn more about what fans can expect by tuning into his Twitch live streams.

Honesty as an artist is everything. It draws us in as music fans. It let’s us feel an artist’s emotions. The talented singer singer-songwriter Michael Sky teamed up with Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora in a new single called Cheater. Dailyreggae.com caught up with Michael to learn about his collab with Nathan. Cheater has an infectious reggae riddim and an irie guitar hook. Sky and Aurora complement each other’s vocals and we’d love to hear more collaboration between the musicians.