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  • JACKSON MARSHALL’S REDEMPTION Launch EP At THE BACK ROOM This Weekend

    With the upcoming release of Jackson Marshall’s Redemption’s new EP Nothing Left Behind (Out April 1 2026), the band have decided to throw an official EP Launch party at The Back Room this Saturday, March 27, with their friends Head 1$t , EAT CITY and Brisbane’s own Filthifier. 4 bands, one stage, one night. Featuring […]

  • INFRARED MAGAZINE 2026-03-23 17:11:33

     16 Science-Focused Nonfiction Projects Selected for Funding LOS ANGELES, CA, March 23, 2026 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute and Sandbox Films announced today the names of the 16 projects and 47 filmmakers receiving support through […]

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  • Augie Meyers, Pioneer of Tex-Mex Music, Dies at 85

    His carnival-like swirls on the Vox organ helped define the sound of the border with groups like the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.

  • Randy Blythe Urges Musicians Staying Silent in Current Political Landscape to “Grow a Spine”

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    Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has opinions. He kind of has to have them in his line of work, given the fact that he and his band have for decades written about the very real political ramifications of what’s going on around them. So it’s kind of ridiculous that people are up in arms online about a recent Substack post he wrote criticizing the Trump administration, its use of ICE, and the American descent into fascism.

    While speaking with Consequence on their YouTube channel (as transcribed by Metal Injection), Blythe was asked what caused him to write such a politically charged post. HIs answer, as you might guess, stems from his upbringing and the fact that people need to get angry and act if they want real change in our current political situation.

    “You know, read the essay. That explains everything. I think people are just beaten down now, a lot of people feel as if their voice doesn’t matter, and their vote doesn’t matter, and they’re becoming ground down by the daily insanity that is life here now. I mean, everything is constantly exploding, it seems like not just here in America but everywhere, and if people want things to get better, they have to remain engaged. Tweeting, and having this online outrage and stuff is not enough. You have to become politically engaged. Sometimes you have to protest, sometimes you have to go to the ballot box.

    “And the selection of candidates presented from both parties is less than ideal to put it mildly, so I think people have to start reading up on issues, they have to start reading on candidates, they have to start looking at candidates and asking where is their money coming from. Ever since Citizens United and the where basically corporations are given personhood legally as far as donating to political campaigns, our electoral process has just been corrupted.”

    For our readers that aren’t from the U.S., Citizens United was a decision passed down by the Supreme Court in 2010 that said the First Amendment (that’s the free speech one) prohibited the government from limiting independent political donations made by corporations, unions, and associations. Basically, it allowed for legalized bribery, as insanely rich corporations were given carte blanche to make massive donations to candidates of either party, usually through the use of organizations known as Super PACs.

    It’s been a massive issue ever since, with lobbying firms like AIPAC and the NRA putting the American political system into a stranglehold of money and coercion, as politicians do everything they can to secure their re-election. And if they were given a fuck ton of money from an organization, guess what policies they’re going to favor — the ones that help the corps and not so much the ones that help out every day citizens.

    “We need candidates who are not beholden to corporations and special interest groups. It’s time for people to start looking deeply at their local politicians, at their Congress people, to become engaged, to act like they give a fuck, rather than just sitting here and hand-wringing silently or in some weird social media echo chamber.”

    Dude is spitting facts here. I don’t care what side of the political spectrum you find yourself in, you should be able to agree that there’s too much money in politics, especially from special interest groups. There’s a reason why Americans are so disillusioned by their government, after all.

    After railing on the fake nature of social media, Blythe laid the gauntlet in the interview, effectively urging artists to take a stance for once while explaining why he puts his neck out so much these days.

    “I’m not Taylor Swift… I’m not a mass entertainer. I don’t care about appeasing the algorithm, or streaming numbers, or any of that bullshit. I come from the underground music scene, that’s just the way it is, the world I come from has always come from a political background. I think there’s this false feeling of disaster will unfold if you lose your opinion, you’re going to lose this or that. Get over it. Grow a spine.”

    If you’d like to catch Lamb Of God live, you can do so by hitting up one of the shows on their current tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. You can find the full list of dates below.

    Into Oblivion North American tour dates:

    March 24 Minneapolis, MN Armory
    March 25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
    March 27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
    March 28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
    March 30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
    March 31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
    April 1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
    April 3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
    April 4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater
    April 5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
    April 7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center
    April 10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater
    April 11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
    April 12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
    April 14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
    April 15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
    April 16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
    April 18 Reading, PA Santander Arena
    April 19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
    April 21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks
    April 23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
    April 25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
    April 26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway

    Additional 2026 tour dates:

    May 9 Daytona Beach, FL Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
    May 17 Dayton, OH Welcome to Rockville
    May 20 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico
    July 24 Istanbul, TR Bonus Parkorman
    July 25 – 27 Plovdiv, BG Hills of Rock
    July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest
    August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
    August 3 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee
    August 5 Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air
    August 6 – 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air
    August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air
    August 11 Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen
    August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze
    August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival
    August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest
    October 30 – November 3 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat

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  • ERYTHROCYTE – Κυκλοφορούν το νέο τους single “Sword of Justice”

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  • VOWER Have Wrapped Up Writing Their Debut Album

    Not another EP this time.

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  • “We want to wave the flag for the Thai alternative scene”: How Defying Decay are risking trouble and going global

    Backstage at Rock Alarm – the biggest rock and metal festival in Bangkok, Thailand – the country’s alternative scene is out in force, but Defying Decay have just raised the bar. Opening the main stage, an hour before they meet Kerrang!, they deliver a set that feels less like an early slot and more like a coronation, stepping out with the confidence and aura of a headline act, not least because they bring out a 32-piece orchestra with them.

    At the centre of it all stands vocalist Jay Poom Euarchukiati, dressed head-to-toe in black, Matrix-length leather coat hanging from his shoulders, a fat Cuban cigar in hand. He looks every inch the rock star. More importantly, he seems like a man thinking far beyond this stage, and to global domination.

    For UK audiences, Defying Decay aren’t entirely strangers. They’ve already tested these shores supporting Ice Nine Kills and Motionless In White, and Jay still talks about playing London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town like a kid recalling their first-ever gig. ​“I studied in the UK. I did my GCSEs there,” he recalls. ​“So even just opening those shows was surreal. I grew up with this scene.”

    Breaking out from Thailand, though, requires more than big riffs. ​“The scene is great, but it’s small,” he admits. ​“If you sing in English, major labels won’t sign you. They say it’s not for the market. Outside Bangkok, people want Thai-language songs. If you want to go international, you must do it yourself. Invest and tour abroad, even if the flight is killing you.”

    That stubborn self-belief fuels Synthetic Sympathy, the band’s long-gestating new album – but one that Jay confesses almost stayed on the hard-drive.

    “We put so much into it,” he says. ​“But I’m not a business guy. I just want to make music. People told me, ​‘You’ve invested this much, release it properly.’ So now we are, and I want to wave the flag for the Thai alternative scene.”

    Indeed, Defying Decay already sound like a band with arenas in mind. The riffs are widescreen and metallic, the choruses built to ricochet off the back wall of somewhere enormous. There are progressive detours, electronic undercurrents and, most strikingly, a full orchestra woven through a lot of these tracks.

    “Maybe it’s hard to digest,” Jay shrugs. ​“But that’s what I love.”

    The result is cinematic in a way few modern metal bands dare attempt: think the scale of Bring Me The Horizon’s Royal Albert Hall experiment baked directly into the DNA of the songs. And there’s thematic weight, too. The Law 112: Secrecy And Residence references Thailand’s lèse-majesté law – a subject that it isn’t always easy to discuss, because criticising the royal family is punishable by up to 15 years in jail. In 2020, however, calls for royal reform – once completely off limits – spilled onto the streets through youth-led movements.

    “My father, before he passed away, was the [former] King’s – Rama IX – financial advisor on everything,“ reflects Jay. ​“And I honestly don’t have problem with Rama IX, but when it comes to Rama X, I guess a lot of the new generation don’t respect him.”

    Rama X is thought to be the wealthiest royal in the world, with an estimated net worth between $30 and $40 billion, and a lifestyle to match. Justifying the song, and not getting into trouble with the law, is something Jay can back up with solid reasoning. 

    “I just talked about the law, you know? Thats technically not illegal,” he says. ​“If you read the lyrics, I’m not taking any sides. It’s like a more bird’s-eye point of view because, as I say, ​‘Shut your mouth now / Listen up / All you fuckers gotta back it up.’ The royalist could be saying it to the protestor, the protester could be saying it the royalist. I try to keep it in-between.”

    For a metal band to even reference the law is bold. Even so, there’s an element of flippant danger to it.

    “That song was a bet!” he laughs. ​“I bet my friend we wouldn’t get in trouble. I said, ​‘We’re a metal band. We’re not going to get big enough for anyone to care.’ So I did it anyway. I don’t give a shit.”

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    Elsewhere, ambition meets fandom via a guest spot from Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens, a collab secured after Jay spotted a tweet offering feature slots and took a chance. ​“I was fanboying,” he admits. ​“I’d already recorded the parts. I just sent it for fun. And he accepted.”

    For a band operating thousands of miles from rock’s traditional capitals, Synthetic Sympathy feels less like a gamble and more like a declaration. An album that that they’re hoping makes them go global.

    “I do want to break into the UK and global scenes someday. It’s a dream for me,” smiles Jay. ​“My next step, to be honest, is just to tour the UK – even if it’s The Underworld or [Camden Assembly]. I think people would go crazy for it, because the thing in Thailand is that people support you only when you start breaking internationally.

    “That’s a weird habit,“ he ponders. ​“And I’d love to be the one to break it.”

    Synthetic Sympathy is released on March 26

    Posted on March 23rd 2026, 5:00p.m.

  • MUZZLE FLASH Share New Song “One Track Mind”

    In 2025, four friends decided to visit the rehearsal room to make music together. Once they were having fun, they thought they might record it as well. The idea was followed by action, so their first couple of tracks were born and the band called themselves Muzzle Flash. A few months passed by, and in […]

  • OSTINATO: Post-Rock Pioneers Return; Band To Debut New Material At Special Exile On Mainstream/Making Vinyl Live Event In Alexandria, Virginia On May 28th

    photo by Sean Hennessy After nearly two decades of relative silence, broken only by a handful of select festival appearances, OSTINATO is back. The band that released one of the most influential cinematographic and soundscape […]

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  • CANDLEBOX’s KEVIN MARTIN Confirms The Band Already Have Eight Songs For A New Record, And PETER KLETT Is Back

    Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin has confirmed the band is well into work on a new studio album, due in 2027 — the follow-up to The Long Goodbye, the record that was supposed to be their last.

    Speaking to Clint Switzer on the On The Road To Rock podcast, Martin didn’t overthink the about-face (via Blabbermouth): “Yeah, for some reason we think we should make another record. [Laughs] We have eight songs now. We’re working on probably two or three to get done, and single releases this year, and then go for the full album release next year.”

    No small part of that renewed energy comes from the return of original guitarist Peter Klett, who rejoined the fold last year. Martin is unambiguous about what his presence brings back: “It’s been really just a pleasure. When he came back last year, and we did, I think we did, like, 15 to 16 shows last year, maybe 20, I don’t recall, it was just like old times. And I think that the thing that I forget, when I leave the touring world, and I go home, and I’m with my family, and I’m kind of doing what I do around the house, I forget how much Candlebox actually means to me. And having Pete back in the band, it’s the icing on the cake, really. He’s such a stellar player. He’s such a beautiful soul and a beautiful human being. And it really just ups the game when we get out on stage, because he brings all of that, the magic fingers that he has, right back to those songs.”

    “It’s funny — when he plays, I sing the song exactly how it’s supposed to be sung,” Martin explained. “It’s just the oddest thing. With Brian [Quinn] and Island [Styles], I can go wherever I want, but there’s something about how [Pete] plays that makes me sing the song exactly how it was done on the record. It’s wild.”

    As for the “farewell” tour — the “We Can’t Quit You, Babe” rebranding says it all. Martin explained earlier this year on the Stupid And Contagious Podcast how the whole retirement plan unravelled: “I was done [in 2023]. We were putting out the record, and we were going out with 3 Doors Down, and I really wanted to focus on my family and my relationship with my wife and son more, and I was also releasing this bourbon, and I wanted to focus on it. And I just kind of felt like I was done with this music business. And then the minute you say that, your value becomes tenfold. And then I was asked to go out with Bush, and, of course, Gavin [Rossdale, Bush frontman] and I have been friends since the ’90s, and I was, like, ‘I can’t pass up on that.’ And it was [also] with Jerry Cantrell [on the bill]. And then it kind of all kicked off again. And my wife’s, like, ‘Look, you know you’re not done with this.’ And then Pete‘s, like, ‘Hey, man, I’d like to come back.’ So, yes, it’s now — we’re calling it the ‘We Can’t Quit You, Babe’ tour. I mean, fucking Rainbow said they were retiring. So did The Who, Kiss…”

    Martin doesn’t romanticise any of it, though. He’s clear-eyed about how brutal the economics of touring have become — and willing to name names on who he thinks is making it worse: “It’s a hell of a lot harder. It’s a hell of a lot more expensive. Certainly, with socials and social media and stuff, it’s difficult because there are expectations, I think, that fans have of the bands. I mean, back in the day, Candlebox was the most faceless rock and roll band out of Seattle. So it was easy to play a show and go out and watch the opening band, and nobody knew who we were. Now your face is all over everything, and people can reach out and say, ‘Oh, my uncle’s a huge fan.’ And, ‘I met you guys through this person’ and ‘You’re not coming to my town. Why not?’ That kind of stuff… Everybody asks that, and it’s, like, you live in a tiny little town in the middle of Iowa. Nobody goes there because it’s the most difficult place to get to, and it’s incredibly expensive to get there. And it’s not that we don’t want to — we would love to. If we could afford to hit 70,000 cities in the United States in one year, we would, but the odds are stacked against you.”

    “But other than that, it’s really just the expense of being a touring band. It’s so financially unbalanced now. A tour bus, for example. If you’re in a 2010 tour bus, let’s say. That’s 15 years old — a 15-year-old tour bus that probably hasn’t been very well taken care of or upgraded or anything like that. It should be about $500 a day, but what you end up paying is about $1,500 a day for that bus. That doesn’t include the driver, that doesn’t include the fuel. So you’re looking at a bus that’s 15 years old that’s gonna cost you $2,200 a day. The cost of hotels is $350 a night, [plus] taxes, insurance. I mean, my daily nut to tour is $22,000. That’s a day that I have to pay to tour. And the merchandise isn’t cheap. To print a shirt is about $12 to $15. That’s why t-shirts at shows are $40 and $50 and $60 because it’s like retail markup. You’ve gotta make a hundred percent markup. And it’s not gonna get any easier as long as Trump’s in office, with tariffs,” he added.

    That was 2023. It’s now 2026, there are eight new songs in the can, and Peter Klett is back on guitar. Retirement, apparently, is a conversation for another day.

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