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  • Kelly Osbourne Posts A Series Of Pointed Messages Appearing To Address Sid Wilson, Asking For Her Dogs, Her Possessions And Child Support

    Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson

    Kelly Osbourne has posted a series of pointed messages to Instagram that appear to be directed at her former fiancé, Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, days after reports that he was removed from the band. In the posts, Osbourne writes about accountability and deflection, states she is no longer willing to accept the situation, says she wants to heal and raise her son, and asks to be left alone.

    She also requests the return of her dogs and her possessions, and raises the subject of child support. Osbourne does not name Wilson at any point. Wilson has not responded publicly. None of the claims have been verified, no legal filing has been reported, and the reported reason for Wilson’s Slipknot exit — per TMZ — related to his treatment of his bandmates rather than anything in his personal life.

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    On today’s Metal Breakdown Daily, Scott Penfold walks through the two Sid Wilson stories that broke within hours of each other — why the internet is about to weld them into one, and why the reporting says they’re separate. Download the free Loaded Radio App on Apple iOS and Google Play and take the show with you.

    Two things happened yesterday. They are not the same thing, and by tomorrow most people will believe they are.

    What Osbourne Actually Posted

    Kelly Osbourne shared a run of messages to Instagram on Sunday night.

    The first is written in general terms — about how the loudest defence of guilt is rarely innocence but distraction, about people who won’t face themselves and turn on someone else instead, and about taking accountability. There’s a line about broken mirrors and seven years of bad luck, and one about some people being sicker than others.

    The second is more direct. She writes about wanting the other person to take responsibility, says she won’t accept the situation any longer, says she’s done, and states that she wants to be happy and has a son to raise. She asks to be left alone and to be allowed to heal, and says she can no longer protect the person from themselves.

    The third is the most concrete: she asks for her dogs back, for her possessions, and raises child support.

    She also shared several quotes about protecting her child.

    At no point does she name anyone.

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    What That Does And Doesn’t Establish

    Here’s where we’re going to be more careful than most of the coverage you’ll read today.

    What’s concrete: she has asked publicly for the return of property and pets, and raised child support. Those are specific, checkable things and they point unmistakably at a co-parenting relationship. Osbourne and Wilson have a son, born in November 2022. The context is not really in doubt.

    What isn’t concrete: everything else. The language about guilt, accountability, masks and sickness is doing a lot of work while specifying nothing. She does not say what she is alleging. She does not describe an incident. She does not name a person.

    That gap is going to be filled within the hour by people who know nothing, and whatever they decide it means will be repeated as fact by Wednesday. We’re not going to guess, and we’d ask you not to either.

    There is no legal filing reported. No representative for either party has commented. Wilson has not responded and has not had the opportunity to. Everything above is one person’s public statement about a private relationship, and that’s all it currently is.

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    The Part Everyone Is About To Get Wrong

    Now the thing actually worth your time.

    Because these posts landed within hours of the reporting on Wilson’s Slipknot exit, the two are already being welded into a single narrative — that he was thrown out of the band because of this.

    The reporting says otherwise.

    TMZ’s follow-up on Wilson’s departure stated that the decision had been building for a long time and came after the band had had enough of how he treated his bandmates. That’s a band-internal matter, between colleagues, about working relationships. It has nothing to do with a former partner, and TMZ did not connect the two.

    So what you have is two separate stories about the same person surfacing on the same weekend. That’s not nothing — it’s a rough few days for anyone — but it is not evidence that one caused the other, and treating it as such means inventing a chain of events that no one has reported.

    If somebody later establishes a link, we’ll cover that. Right now nobody has.

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    The Relationship, For Context

    Wilson and Osbourne were friends for years before they began dating in 2022. Their son was born that November and carries both parents’ surnames.

    In July 2025, the pair got engaged at Black Sabbath’s farewell show at Villa Park — the night Ozzy Osbourne played his final performance, and weeks before his death. Wilson proposed backstage, and it was one of the more genuinely joyful footnotes to a day that turned out to be historic.

    In March 2026, it was reported that the engagement had quietly ended some weeks earlier. They were last photographed together at the Grammy Awards in February.

    That’s the full public record of it, and we’re going to leave the rest alone. There is a three-year-old in the middle of this whose parents are both public figures, and he did not sign up for any of it.

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    Where The Slipknot Story Stands

    Separately, and to be clear about it: Wilson’s status with Slipknot remains officially unconfirmed.

    TMZ has published two reports — the initial claim on July 31 that he had been permanently removed, and Sunday’s follow-up stating the decision was long in the making, that it followed problems with how he treated his bandmates, and that the band had planned to announce it themselves this week before losing control of the timing.

    Slipknot have said nothing. Wilson has said nothing. No replacement has been named, and the band’s official channels are unchanged. Our Slipknot lineup page reflects the current reporting and will be updated the moment anything official arrives.

    Twenty-eight years in that band, and the influence of #0 across their catalogue is not in question regardless of how any of this ends.

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    Kelly Osbourne confronts Sid Wilson

    TL;DR

    • What happened: Kelly Osbourne posted a series of pointed messages to Instagram on Sunday night that appear to address Sid Wilson
    • What she said: wrote about accountability and deflection, said she’s done and wants to heal and raise her son, asked to be left alone, and requested the return of her dogs and possessions along with child support
    • She did not name him at any point in the posts
    • Wilson’s response: none. He has not commented
    • Verification: none. No legal filing reported, no representatives commenting, nothing independently confirmed
    • The connection to Slipknot: none established. TMZ’s reporting attributes the band decision to how Wilson treated his bandmates, a separate matter
    • Their history: friends for years, together from 2022, son born November 2022, engaged July 2025 at Black Sabbath’s farewell show, split reported March 2026

    FAQ

    What did Kelly Osbourne say about Sid Wilson?

    She posted a series of messages to Instagram addressing accountability and deflection, saying she is done and wants to heal and raise her son, asking to be left alone, and requesting the return of her dogs and possessions along with child support. She did not name Wilson at any point, and he has not responded.

    Did Kelly Osbourne accuse Sid Wilson of anything specific?

    Her posts use general language about guilt, accountability and responsibility without describing any specific incident or making any specific allegation. Nothing has been verified, and no legal filing has been reported.

    Was Sid Wilson fired from Slipknot because of Kelly Osbourne?

    There is no reporting to support that. TMZ’s follow-up on his exit attributed the band’s decision to how he treated his bandmates — a band-internal matter — and did not connect it to his personal life. The two stories surfaced within hours of each other but have not been linked by any source.

    Are Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson still together?

    No. They got engaged in July 2025 at Black Sabbath’s farewell show in Birmingham, and it was reported in March 2026 that the engagement had ended several weeks earlier. They have a son, born in November 2022.

    Has Slipknot confirmed Sid Wilson’s departure?

    No. Two TMZ reports citing unnamed sources have described his removal, but the band has issued no statement, named no replacement, and made no change to its official channels.

    Two separate stories, one weekend, and a lot of people about to decide they’re the same one. We’ll report what’s confirmed and nothing else — but what’s your read on where the Slipknot situation lands? Let us know in the comments.

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  • System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian says drummer John Dolmayan is tired of Donald Trump despite past support of US president: “I know so many Armenians in Los Angeles who voted for Trump and now regret it”

    System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian claims that his drummer and brother-in-law John Dolmayan has grown “tired” of Donald Trump, despite his passionate defence of the US president in the past.

    Talking to Rolling Stone Italy, the frontman says that the drummer’s support of Trump should be referred to in the past tense, after Dolmayan got tired of the president for unspecified reasons.

    “First of all, I don’t want to speak for John about his political views; that wouldn’t be fair. I can say that the verb ‘was’ [a Trump supporter] is correct,” says Tankian. “I can’t say for sure that it still is. I think he, too, got tired of Trump, like many others.”

    He also reveals that Dolmayan is a former supporter of Democratic president Barack Obama. “I’ll tell you one thing: before Trump, John voted for Barack Obama. I don’t even know if he says it publicly, but it’s true. People change. I know so many Armenians in Los Angeles who voted for Trump and now regret it. That’s all I can say.”

    The singer, who once called Dolmayan’s support of Trump “frustrating”, adds that even though their differing opinions have made their relationship “complicated” at times, they still love each other.

    “But I’m certainly not the only person in the world who has a brother-in-law with different political views,” he explains. “It happens to a lot of people. Yet that doesn’t stop us from doing what we truly do: loving each other. We share so many things: our origins, our Armenian identity, our culture, our music, and everything we’ve built together over thirty years. And that carries a lot of weight. Yes, it’s difficult at times. But times change. Opinions change.”

    In June 2020, following the Black Lives Matter protests in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, Dolmayan called Trump “the greatest friend to minorities”.

    “The most attacked president in history yet the greatest friend to minorities!” the drummer wrote on social media. “Don’t believe it? Look at the stats. Don’t like it, doesn’t change the truth of it.”

    The following month, Dolmayan claimed that Black Lives Matter “never had legitimacy” and was a “propaganda tool” of the Democratic Party. In 2022, he said that the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic “is and always has been about money”. He later claimed to have lost “hundreds of thousands of fans” due to his opinions.

    Dolmayan is far from the only American to have seemingly turned his back on Trump. Last week, according to a CNN poll, the president’s approval rating slid to 34 percent. This matches his previous all-time low in January 2021, after he attempted to incite an insurrection and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

    The poll also found that only 28 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s actions in Iran. 25 percent said that the war has been worth it in terms of cost and American lives lost, whereas 74 percent said that the resultant rising fuel prices have caused them at least some hardship.

    No stranger to making bold political statements himself, Tankian recently lambasted Israel for recognising the Armenian genocide of 1915, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faces accusations of genocide for its ongoing military actions in the Gaza Strip. (Israel denies that it is committing genocide in the region.)

    “The fact that this government is already committing genocide in Gaza and Lebanon decided to recognise the genocide of my grandparents is the worst fucking thing that they could have done to Armenians – by using our history, our genocide, our pain to their political advantage,” Tankian said. “Fuck you.”

    System Of A Down completed a stadium tour of Europe in mid-July and are booked to play Sick New World Texas in October.

  • “It shows off the rockier side of our collaboration.” Hackett & Rothery up the tempo on new single, Red Dragon

    Renowned prog guitarists Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery have shared another single, Red Dragon, from their upcoming Hackett & Rothery album, The Roaring Waves, which the pair release through InsideOut Music on August 28.

    Red Dragon shows off the rockier side of our collaboration; it starts with the sound of a hurdy gurdy (an instrument which originated in medieval Europe around the 10th century), followed by a heavy guitar riff by myself and great guitar melodies and sitar guitar by SH,” says Rothery.

    Red Dragon was the name of the ship that was used by the East India Trading Company in its early years,” adds Hackett, shedding further light on the nautical themes behind the record. “I used a sitar guitar amongst others to give that authentic Eastern feel…”

    The pair are joined on The Roaring Sea by Hackett’s new keyboardist, Riccardo Romano, who has also performed in Rothery’s band as well as French proggers Nine Skies, and who also co-wrote, mixed and played keyboards and bass, and drummer Leon Parr, also from Rothery’s band.

    Hackett & Rothery have previously shared a video for The Black Sea.

    The Roaring Sea is available on several formats, including a limited edition CD+Blu-ray mediabook edition including Dolby Atmos (by Andy Bradfield) and High Resolution Stereo mixes. The album will also be available as a standard CD and a Gatefold 180g LP, cut at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell.

    Pre-order The Roaring Sea.

  • Listening Now : An Overnight Low – Moth

    An Overnight Low explore restlessness and longing through the atmospheric indie soundscape of Moth. Built around the image of a moth drawn toward an alluring but potentially deceptive light, the song captures the human tendency to chase comfort, connection, and fulfillment even when they remain just out of reach. Dreamy textures and introspective songwriting give the track a quietly hypnotic quality, while its sense of movement keeps the arrangement gently evolving. Thoughtful and emotionally nuanced, Moth transforms its central metaphor into a compelling reflection on desire, repetition, and the search for something that always seems slightly beyond reach.

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  • Opeth / Paradise Lost / Katatonia – A Night Of Perfection At The Piece Hall

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Built as a cloth hall and dating back to 1779, there are few finer settings for a gig in the UK than The Piece Hall in Halifax. The Grade I listed venue, which was reopened after a multi-million-pound investment in 2017, sees an eclectic range of shows during summer 2026. Tonight, it’s the turn of Swedes Opeth to play the location, their only UK show of the year. They follow Gary Numan and precede the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Scissor Sisters and Hollywood Vampires as part of the summer season in the West Yorkshire city.

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    The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026

    Words And Photography: Paul Hutchings

    With local heroes Paradise Lost and fellow Swedes Katatonia adding suitably tempered support, the city is alive with visitors, clad in black and suitably refreshed via the many fine hostelries in the centre.

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Opeth

    Opeth have been playing sporadic dates across Europe as part of their final run supporting their 2024 album, The Last Will And Testament. Over 35 years into their journey, they are finally reaping the rewards with headline shows that are pulling in appreciative audiences.

    They have played Pompeii, Bologna and Hellfest in this short run, and tonight they demonstrate why they have become a band who now achieve house-full signs at most shows.

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    It is a powerful set, largely drawn from their last two albums as well as a selection of predominantly earlier releases. We straddle the run from Still Life to Heritage with Godhead’s Lament, The Drapery Falls and Hex Omega amongst brilliantly delivered tracks.

    It is almost 100% changed since their UK shows in 2025, with only closer Deliverance and the three songs from The Last Will And Testament retained. 

    Opeth are in phenomenal form, racing through their 90-minute set. There are huge cheers when the band arrive, storming into §1, the first of two from the last release.

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Superbly paced, there is time for the usual banter and dry wit of Mikael Åkerfeldt, who, as always, deals with the customary heckles in majestic style. The band are a seriously good unit. Drummer Waltteri Väyrynen, a former custodian of the drum stool with Paradise Lost, continues to make the intricate drum patterns look easy, whilst Martin Mendez, now coming up to 30 years with the band, is as assured as ever.

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    The band’s sound has evolved, with the backing vocals of guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and keyboardist Joakim Svalberg adding depth to the band’s sound.

    As ever, it’s Åkerfeldt who leads, part jester, part conductor, and total legend. He switches back to the death growls that the band had jettisoned for a period of their music, and the overall performance is as good as I have ever seen.

    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Windowpane slows the pace, providing some calm amidst the raging Progressive Metal that makes the band so unique. Hammond organ matches with blast beats is not something that any other band can do with such style.

    Inevitably, it is Deliverance that brings the evening to a dramatic climax. The 14-minute exploration never ceases to amaze, and tonight it is a magnificent finale to a set that for an hour and a half transports everyone present to another dimension. 

    Paradise Lost - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Paradise Lost

    History suggests that Paradise Lost have not played their hometown many times since their formation in 1988. They are in a fine run of form, with 2025’s Ascension surely amongst their best albums of all time.

    Fresh from a show at Wacken the night before, current drummer Jeff Singer is now firmly ensconced in the position that has been the only point of change through their career.  Nick Holmes is as dry as ever, in fine form throughout the hour-long set.

    Paradise Lost - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    They play a fine selection of tracks spanning more recent works, although a dip into Draconian Times, Icon, Shades Of God and One Second satisfies the older fans. The Enemy, As I Die and Hallowed Land all hit the mark, with recent tracks sounding huge.

    With Gregor Mackintosh holding down all the lead work, it is left to Aaron Aedy and Steve Edmondson to anchor the engine, which they have no problem doing once more.

    Paradise Lost - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    Even their cover of Bronski Beat’s Smalltown Boy goes down a storm! Now more consistent than they have been for years, this is a triumphant homecoming which receives the huge ovation one would have hoped they would get. 

    Katatonia

    Better suited to darkened venues, the sun is still shining brightly when Katatonia hit the stage. Last seen on these shores in December 2025, the Swedes are now comfortably engaged in life after Anders Nystrom and indeed, look a happier unit all round.

    Katatonia - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Katatonia – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    There were smiles on stage in Bristol when I covered them for MetalTalk, and tonight they are just as happy. It is a joy to see a band whose trade is melancholy enjoying their performance.

    Older songs mix with newer material, and Jonas Renske leads with a typically understated performance.

    Katatonia - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Katatonia – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk

    A perfect start to the evening, Katatonia are, like the other bands, in imperious form, and finish with an upbeat version of My Twin on a night of perfection.

    Katatonia - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Katatonia – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Opeth – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Paradise Lost – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Katatonia - The Piece Hall, Halifax - 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
    Katatonia – The Piece Hall, Halifax – 1 August 2026. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
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  • Slipknot’s Sid Wilson reportedly sacked for mistreating bandmates, ex-fiancée Kelly Osbourne tears into the DJ: “I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise. Leave me alone.”

    A new report alleges that Slipknot’s Sid Wilson was sacked from the Iowa heavy metal nine-piece because of the way he treated his bandmates.

    Sources close to the DJ, 49, tell TMZ that Wilson’s apparent dismissal from the band, which was announced by TMZ on Friday (July 31) but has not yet been confirmed by Wilson or Slipknot, was “a long time coming – not some abrupt decision made in the heat of the moment”.

    “The decision came after the group finally had enough of Sid’s behaviour,” the story says, “namely, the way he treated his bandmates.”

    TMZ claims that Slipknot planned to announce Wilson’s exit last week, but that the site breaking the story first meant the band “lost control of the rollout” and “freak[ed] out behind the scenes, with members frustrated they could no longer announce the split on their own terms”.

    Following this latest report, Wilson’s ex-fiancée Kelly Osbourne made her own accusations regarding the musician’s behaviour, telling him to “wake the fuck up and take some responsibility” for his actions. She also asks him to return her possessions and pay child support for their three-year-old son, Sidney.

    “Strange how the loudest defense of the guilty is rarely innocence… It’s distraction,” Kelly writes in her Instagram stories.

    “When the mask slips, they don’t face the mirror they throw it at someone else. I also heard that when you break a mirror you get 7 years bad luck! Or is that just karma? This is why I always take accountability! As they say some are sicker then [sic] others.”

    She adds: “Wake the fuck up take some responsibility I will not take your shit anymore! I’m done. I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise. Leave me alone. Let me heal. I can’t protect you from yourself anymore.

    “Also while I’m at it can I have my dogs back and all my possessions. Oh yeah and maybe some child support?”

    The couple got together in 2022 and got engaged in July 2025, backstage at Kelly’s father Ozzy’s retirement show in Birmingham, but broke up in March.

    Wilson and Slipknot have not commented on these new claims. When the first report of the DJ’s firing broke, guitarist Jim Root hinted that there was more to the story and urged fans to calm down.

    “Don’t believe everything you read,” he wrote. “Stop. Think. Take a breath. Sit with it for a while. Maybe. Just maybe even wait until there’s more information.”

    Wilson joined Slipknot in 1998. They released their self-titled debut album in June the following year, midway through their touring as part of travelling heavy metal festival Ozzfest from May to July.

    Slipknot initially charted at a modest number 51 on the US Billboard 200, but as the band’s reputation for anarchic performances grew, it became a commercial hit. It’s certified three-times Platinum in the US, two-times Platinum in Canada and Platinum in the UK and Australia.

    Wilson was an especially chaotic part of Slipknot’s shows. During an early tour, he set himself and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan on fire onstage. On July 9, 2008, at the opening date of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival, he broke both of his legs stage-diving.

    His final Slipknot album was 2022’s The End, So Far. He was also part of the recently released avant-rock side-project Look Outside Your Window, although the tracks were recorded during the All Hope Is Gone sessions in 2008.

    Outside of Slipknot, Wilson is known for his work as DJ Starscream and as a member of the band SID and rap group The Miami Vice Sound Crack. He launched his own record label, Vomit Face Records, in October and co-produces the anonymous masked metal band Swollen Teeth with Slipknot producer Ross Robinson.

    Slipknot have been recording material for their as-yet-unannounced eighth studio album with producer Matt Wallace, known for his work with alt-metal trailblazers Faith No More. Root told the Ride Bynd podcast last month that the members had been jamming in the studio then refining the arrangements, with “at least 50” song ideas stockpiled.

    “We’ll jam for like an hour and a half, two hours,” Root said, “and we might get four song ideas out of that and then we just spend time arranging, and it’s so organic and it’s so real. It’s almost frightening.

    “This is the closest I’ve heard to the music that I can hear in my head that I can’t get out that I’ve ever been. And it’s exciting. And it’s like breathing a new life into wanting to create.”

  • Hämatom headilnes the first day of Wacken Open Air

    I know that good things come in three, but in the case of Wacken, all good things come in four. Because four are the days in which the Holy Ground celebrates the best genre of all, which is metal. On the first day of Wacken Open Air, lots of bands performed there, with headliners Hämatom that brought a fantastic show. Enjoy our photo report!

    Visions of Atlantis

    The Hardkiss

    The Gathering

    Lovebites

    Lacuna Coil

    Broken by the Scream

    Thundermother

    Rose Tattoo

    Hämatom

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  • Northlane Announce New Album ‘Anemoia’

    Northlane have revealed the details of a new full-length record, their first since 2022’s ‘Obsidian’, and it is set to be quite the experience.

    It is set to be titled ‘Anemoia’, and will be released on October 30. It was executive-produced by none other than Jordan Fish, and finds the band looking into how the world of trance music can cross streams with heavy music.

    The artwork looks like this:

    And the tracklisting like this:

    1) Pierce The Sky
    2) NEED2FEEL
    3) Crucified
    4) Deathwish
    5) Evian
    6) CUT_it
    7) S∈GA
    8) The Otherside
    9) Start Again
    10) Anemoia (Feat. Dayseeker)

    The album will feature the already released ‘Evian’, and you can also hear another taste right now in the form of ‘CUT_it’. A sporadic, pulsating, fascinating dive into the more bludgeoning side of the band’s repertoire, whilst still managing to deliver plenty of spine-tingling melodies, it is a real tour de force.

    Vocalist Marcus Bridge had this to say about it:

    “CUT_it is about burnout – the feeling of grinding through things when you’re completely spent, mentally and physically. The imagery is deliberately visceral, painting a picture of that exhaustion rather than analysing it,” 

    The band are set to make their way around the UK and Europe later this year as support for Dayseeker. Here are all of the dates you can catch them:

    NOVEMBER

    28 – WOLVERHAMPTON KK’s Steel Mill
    29 – WOLVERHAMPTON KK’s Steel Mill

    DECEMBER

    01 – LEEDS Project House
    02 – MANCHESTER Academy 1
    03 – BRISTOL Prospect
    05 – GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
    06 – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
    08 – PARIS Élysée Montmartre
    09 – OBERHAUSEN Turbinenhalle 1
    10 – HANNOVER Capitol
    12 – WARSAW Proxima
    13 – BERLIN Huxley’s Neue Welt
    15 – PRAGUE Lucerna Music Bar
    16 – MUNICH Tonhalle
    18 – AMSTERDAM Melkweg

    The post Northlane Announce New Album ‘Anemoia’ appeared first on Rock Sound.

  • The Low-Life Club – Loneliness

     

    The Low-Life Club are a Vancouver-based rock trio delivering loud, gritty, zero-compromise rock & roll. Fusing vintage heavy riffs with dirty tones and push-and-pull rhythms, the band keeps their sound raw, aggressive, and unapologetically modern.

    Following their high-octane 2019 self-titled debut and the darker, isolated burn of 2022’s Reflections, the trio doubles down on The Low-Life Club III. The new record pushes even bigger riffs, thicker tones, and unpredictable rhythms into the red. Powered by Mike Sentner (vocals/bass), Dennis Chan (guitar), and Ryan Thomson (drums), The Low-Life Club is loud, relentless, and built the hard way.

    I love the riffs (the guitars sound fantastic) and the pace/mood of the song Loneliness, grunge and with some hints of Queens of the stone age, to my ears. The performance is spot on and the chorus is super catchy. There is also a very cool break in the middle with a very peculiar guitar solo. Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow The Low-Life Club on social media if you like what you hear. 

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  • Trevor Finlay – Shut The Hell Up

     

    Nashville-based Trevor Finlay delivers road-tested grit, classic rock swagger, and sharp storytelling. With over 30 years on the road, logging up to 300 shows a year, Finlay has shared stages with legends like James Brown, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter. 

    An accomplished songwriter and session player, Finlay’s catalogue has earned high-profile TV placements on CBS’s All Rise and ABC’s Stumptown. He is currently rolling out singles ahead of his seventh studio album, led by his fierce, no-filter single “Shut the Hell Up.”

    I love the Stones vibes and the very simple but effective production. It’s a classic rock song, very enjoyable from start to finish, catchy and very well performed (check out the guitar solo!). Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow Trevor Finlay if you like what you hear. 

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