Good news for that one very upset uncle from a viral Facebook video a few weeks ago: Police caught the guy who pissed all over an entire family at a Morgan Wallen concert. Or they caught the guy who allegedly pissed all over an entire family at a Morgan Wallen concert. Innocent until proven guilty and all that. In particular this case, I can’t imagine the crime will be all that difficult to verify.
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On October 22nd, 2026, Michael Bormann´s Jaded Hard will release their new studio album ‘South West‘. The first video single from the album will be released on September 28th, 2026. ‘South West‘ stands for melodic hard rock with strong guitars, catchy melodies and powerful choruses. The album combines classic elements of 80s hard rock with […]
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Royal Blood are well and truly back and doing what they do best with a brand new album and a quintessential new tune.
The new track is called ‘Ten Over Ten’, and is a song that feels like a capsule back to the very roots of the band, with an atmosphere reminiscent of their debut album. From the blistering blastbeats to the perfectly crafted hooks, it is as catchy, cathartic and crushing as anything else that their discography boasts.
Though in looking to the past, the band are in no way taking a step there, as the song feels as fresh and thoroughly modern as can be.
And the album it will appear on is called ‘Dead Company’, which will be released on November 12 via Warner Records.
The band had this to say about it:
“After putting the Royal Blood engine in neutral for a couple of years, we’ve been building up the revs and are playing faster and harder than ever with this album. Written and recorded with the stage in mind, we cannot wait to play it live for years to come.”
The artwork looks like this:
Whilst the tracklisting is more like this:
1. Dead Company
2. Swallow The Bomb
3. Ten Over Ten
4. Mother Never Told You
5. Nowhere All Along
6. Ride
7. Rear View Mirror
8. Take ‘em All
9. Tapping Out
10. The Closer
And if that wasn’t enough, the band will be playing three special shows in the coming weeks to ring in this new era.
AUGUST
24 – MARGATE Dreamland
25 – GUILDFORD G Live
27 – SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall
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Sydney punk rockers Dear Seattle will embark on an extensive regional Australian headline tour later this month with special guests Seahaven (US). Today, the band reveal local supports joining them across the run, with Lucky, Bad Neighbour and Late 90s appearing on select dates. Tickets are on sale now via Destroy All Lines. Seahaven will […]
A jury trial in the civil lawsuit brought against Marilyn Manson by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters, has been scheduled for November 15, 2027. The date was set at a hearing on Wednesday, August 12, and initially reported by Rolling Stone. Walters first filed the suit in 2021, alleging sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress relating to 2010 and 2011, when she worked for him. Manson denies all of it. His attorney Howard King says the case won’t reach a courtroom at all.
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The reason this is news — rather than just another date on a docket — is how long it took to get here.
Walters filed in 2021, during the wave of civil claims brought against Manson by multiple women. The case was then dismissed and reinstated more than once, and the sticking point every time was the statute of limitations rather than the substance of the allegations.
It was revived most recently in January 2026, after California passed AB 250 — legislation that opened a temporary window for adult survivors of alleged sexual abuse to bring claims that would otherwise be time-barred. In June, a judge denied Manson’s latest attempt to have the case thrown out.
Now there’s a jury date. November 15, 2027.
LIVE & LOUD: Stream the World’s Hardest Radio Station 24/7Howard King, Manson’s attorney, didn’t hedge. He said they’re confident the case will “never get to trial” once the court hears their upcoming motion for summary judgment.
That’s the next real moment in this. A summary judgment motion asks a judge to decide the case without a jury on the grounds that there’s no genuine factual dispute to try. If it succeeds, the November 2027 date evaporates. If it fails, this actually goes in front of twelve people.
So the trial date is real but conditional. Anyone reporting today that Manson is definitely standing trial next fall is getting ahead of the process.
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Worth laying out plainly, because this has been running for five years and the threads get tangled.
Manson settled with actress Esmé Bianco in January 2023, and with an unidentified accuser in September of the same year. A separate claim from Ashley Morgan Smithline was withdrawn, with Smithline recanting and saying she’d been manipulated into making the allegations. A suit filed by Bianca Allaine Kyne in 2024, alleging incidents in the 1990s, appears to still be live.
And critically: the LA District Attorney’s office declined to file criminal charges in January 2025, after a four-year investigation. DA Nathan J. Hochman stated that the domestic violence allegations fell outside the statute of limitations and that his office could not prove sexual assault charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
That’s the distinction that gets flattened in a lot of coverage. Criminal charges were declined. Civil litigation continues, under a far lower standard of proof, and that’s what November 2027 is about.
Manson has publicly denied the allegations throughout and has countersued several of his accusers.
Here are the calendar facts, and readers can do what they like with them.
The trial date landed on Wednesday. On Friday, August 14, Manson releases One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 via Nuclear Blast — his thirteenth album. Six days after that, on August 20, the Freaks On Parade tour with Rob Zombie opens in West Palm Beach, with The HU and Orgy supporting. There are also two Antichrist Superstar 30th anniversary shows booked at The Wiltern for Halloween and November 1.
That’s an album, a co-headline arena run, and a legacy anniversary victory lap, all inside a fortnight, with a jury date now sitting on the horizon fifteen months out.
Whatever you make of the man, that’s the situation he’s walking into on Friday.
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A jury trial in Ashley Walters’ civil lawsuit has been scheduled for November 15, 2027. The date was set at a hearing on August 12, 2026. Manson’s attorney has said the defence expects to end the case before then via a motion for summary judgment.
Ashley Walters, his former personal assistant, filed suit in 2021 alleging sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual battery, infliction of emotional distress and violations of several California civil codes, relating to the period between 2010 and 2011 when she worked for him. These are civil allegations that have not been proven, and Manson denies them.
No. In January 2025, after a four-year investigation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office declined to file criminal charges. DA Nathan J. Hochman said the domestic violence allegations fell outside the statute of limitations and that prosecutors could not prove sexual assault charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case was dismissed and reinstated multiple times, primarily over statute of limitations questions rather than the underlying claims. It was revived in January 2026 after California enacted AB 250, which created a temporary window for adult survivors of alleged sexual abuse to file claims otherwise barred by time limits. A judge denied Manson’s latest dismissal bid in June 2026.
Yes. One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 arrives August 14, 2026 via Nuclear Blast, and the Freaks On Parade co-headline tour with Rob Zombie opens August 20 in West Palm Beach with The HU and Orgy. Two Antichrist Superstar 30th anniversary shows are booked at The Wiltern in Los Angeles for October 31 and November 1.
Fifteen months out from a jury date, with an album landing Friday and a tour starting next week. Keep it locked on the Loaded Radio stream — follow Loaded Radio for daily rock and metal news.
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I’ve recently decided to devote more attention to self-released projects. Some of the most interesting metal exists far outside the usual channels, grinding away in the shadows while willing listeners dig beneath the surface for uncut gems. Saskatchewan, Canada’s Destroy My Brains has been doing exactly that since its 2017 self-titled debut, following it with 2017’s Worthless EP and three additional full-lengths: InsignifiCan’t, Lifeless and Tormented. Together, the initials of those releases spell “Wilt,” which is the title of Destroy My Brains’ fifth album. Wilt brings a nine-year creative arc full circle and promises to be as rife with hate, desperation, and hunger as the Wendigo on the cover.1 Are you ready to get your brains destroyed?2
Wilt quickly establishes itself as a far more vicious beast than its predecessors. Where earlier releases wielded a Crowbar to bludgeon listeners, Wilt is less interested in forcing its way through the back door than going straight for the jugular with an unrelenting assault. Opener “OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Imploder)” evokes the cavernous heaviness of Conan, particularly through Jarret Beach’s acidic, piercing vocal shrieks, while breakdowns, filthy chords, and blast beats blur the line between sludge and death metal. Jadan Paluck’s drumming drives much of Destroy My Brains’ sound, with his tight tom work and frenetic rhythms on cuts like “Wilt,” “Decontribute”3 and “Avulsion” standing apart from sludge’s customary thunder. His performance injects a distinct edge and fuels much of the album’s aggression as the guitars alternate between doomy crawls and groove-laden chugs. The hardcore influence of Snapcase (“Burn the Virgin”) and the corrosive sludge of Buzzov•en (“Downgrade”) also leave their mark, adding some variety to Destroy My Brains’ abrasive and confrontational approach.
Wilt succeeds in plowing you over with unequivocal hate and hostility for close to an hour, but several tracks sprawl beyond what their ideas can support. Relying on extended intros and lengthy runtimes that test patience, tracks like “Decontribute,” “Burn the Virgin,” and “Avulsion” lock into muscular grooves built on churning riffs and crusty chords that deliver some of the record’s most memorable hooks. However, much like the rest of the record, these songs demonstrate that Destroy My Brains is capable of delivering the goods when operating with discipline, but too often allows its strongest material to drift beyond its natural limits. Wilt’s excess reaches its zenith on the self-titled fourteen-minute closer, which again contains worthwhile ideas but lacks the focus necessary to justify its length. “OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Imploder)” and “Downgrade” are the only tracks that run less than seven minutes and, while more succinct, I found myself distracted by the uneven production, which emphasizes Paluck’s drumming and Beach’s shouts more than anything else.
Production woes have historically challenged Destroy My Brains, and Wilt is no different. Though clearly improved from past efforts, Wilt’s production still turns many of the album’s assets into distractions. It captures the performances well, but the mix often feels unbalanced and dominated by an overbearing bass drum that pushes the guitars further into the background than they should be while overwhelming everything else. This is immediately apparent on “OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Imploder)” which tests the resilience of one’s speakers with its pounding double-bass. As Wilt progresses, its production issues become increasingly difficult to ignore, with late tracks “Spill” and “Downgrade” sounding noticeably rougher than the songs preceding them and Beach’s shrieks becoming tiresome. Speaking of which, Beach’s vocals will undoubtedly be Wilt’s most divisive element. His vitriolic delivery is equal parts vicious and intensely grating, particularly as he spits venom about heavy subjects like trauma, abuse, psychological collapse, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Destroy My Brains certainly has potential, and there is some good material to be found here. The performances are sound, yet Wilt suffers from many of the same maladies that plagued past releases, with bloat and production woes consistently rearing their ugly heads throughout the album. While these are common growing pains for bands, Destroy My Brains has now had five albums to course correct and is still working out kinks. Wilt is an album I sadly won’t pick back up for future listens, though I’ll be curious to see where their path leads next.
Rating: Mixed
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Websites: destroymybrains.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/DMBdestroymybrains
Releases Worldwide: August 14th, 2026
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