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It’s that time of year again where we talk to as many bands as we can who are raring to blow you away at Catton Park! Swansea electronic alternative rock outfit Inscape will be bringing their high-energy blend of synths, pop-rock hooks, and crushing breakdowns to the Stowford Press New Blood Stage on Saturday at … Continue reading Road To Bloodstock 2026: Inscape

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Hunx & His Punx have hit the road again! Fronted by Seth Bogart (formerly of Gravy Train!!!!) alongside Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams, the California based group has built a heavy reputation for mastering the perfect blend of bubblegum punk, glam, garage rock, and camp all into one perfect, lil’, leather package.

After taking a hiatus from the band, Hunx and His Punx reunited in 2019 and returned with their first new full length album in over a decade, Walk Out on This World, released in 2025. Now touring again in support of the record, the band brought their signature camp to TV Eye in Brooklyn. Although their first leg of the tour is wrapped up, they’ll be continuing their tour in the fall with Amyl and the Sniffers. Check out highlights from night one of their two night Brooklyn run!

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Bloodstock Bound: Groom The Giant

As Bloodstock gets closer, we delve deep into the line up to find out more about some of the bands playing the New Blood and EMP stages at this years event.

Today we chat with Groom The Giant

Please introduce yourselves.

I’m Jake and I play bass in Groom The Giant. The other Jake handles guitar and vocals, Taran is on keys and vocals, and Laz rounds out the line up on drums.

How would you describe your sound?

We’ve always described ourselves as Wizard Grunge. At our core we’re probably closest to stoner rock, but we like borrowing from all over the place. There are elements of metal, psychedelia, grunge and classic rock in what we do, so we’ve never really fit neatly into one genre.

How did you land your spot on the Bloodstock bill?

We won the Wrexham Metal 2 The Masses final!

How tough was the competition this year?

Really tough. Every band we shared the stage with brought their absolute A game. The best part was getting to meet loads of great musicians and hopefully we’ll be sharing stages with them again in the future. Like every band, though, the hardest part was the weeks of preparation and making sure we were ready when it mattered.

What does playing at Bloodstock mean to you?

It’s massive for us. We’ve spent the last four years putting everything we’ve got into this band, so getting the chance to play Bloodstock feels like a huge milestone. Hopefully it’s the opportunity to get our music in front of a whole new audience and show people what Groom The Giant is all about.

For people who’ve never seen you live, what can they expect at Bloodstock?

Big riffs, big grooves, plenty of energy, and hopefully a few surprised faces. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we take the music seriously, and we always give everything we’ve got on stage.

What day are you performing?

Sunday

What other bands are you looking forward to watching at Bloodstock this year?

I’m a big Lamb Of God fan. I think I’ve seen them about six times, but it’s been a few years, so I’m really looking forward to seeing them again. I’m also hoping to catch Bad Earth, another Wrexham band who won Metal 2 The Masses last year.

Playing the New Blood Stage is just the first steppingstone in a bands journey. What’s next in your plans for world domination?

Right now we’re focused on writing and recording. We’re hoping to have our debut album together in the near future, and then it’s about getting out on the road and playing as many shows as we can.

Are you camping with the fans? Which campsite are you heading for?

We’ll be at the festival all weekend, although I think we’ll be in the artist campsite. None of us have been to Bloodstock before, so when we’re not playing we’ll be out exploring the festival, watching bands and hopefully chatting with as many people as possible.

You’ve gotta keep hydrated at Bloodstock, what is your drink of choice for the weekend?

Beer… although I should probably admit there’ll be a fair bit of water mixed in too!

See you at Bloodstock in a few weeks!

Can’t wait, see you there!

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The Swedish sludge doom formation Firebreather has signed with Heavy Psych Sounds for the release of their next long player, Blood That I Spill Turns To Fire. The latter comes out on October 16, 2026. Check out also the first single, title track, via the label’s YouTube channel.
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Nonpoint frontman Elias Soriano is this week’s guest on the Loaded Radio Podcast, and he’s not playing it humble — he calls The Last Word, the band’s eleventh studio album due September 18 via their own 361 Degrees Records, his favorite Nonpoint record ever made. In the interview, Elias digs into reuniting with past members, why he brought in Sumo Cyco’s Skye Sweetnam for the new single “Red Yeti,” and where Nonpoint goes from here.

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Scott Penfold goes deep with Elias Soriano on this week’s Loaded Radio Podcast — the making of The Last Word, the Skye Sweetnam collab, old bandmates coming back into the fold and the future of one of nu-metal’s great survivors. Hit play above, and download the free Loaded Radio App on Apple iOS and Google Play to take the show everywhere you go.

His Favorite Nonpoint Record. Hands Down.

Twenty-nine years in, most bands are protecting the catalog. Elias Soriano is talking like a guy with something to prove — except he’ll tell you flat out that Nonpoint has nothing to prove. What they have is the best batch of songs of their career. The band reportedly wrote more than 23 tracks for this record and kept ten. That’s not padding an album. That’s cutting until only the killers are left.

And the title isn’t an obituary. The Last Word is Nonpoint grabbing the pen back from an industry that loves to write endings for veteran bands. When we last had Elias on the show, he was already talking about the freedom of running 361 Degrees Records on the band’s own terms. This album is what that freedom sounds like with the amps on.

The rollout backs up the swagger, too. Lead single “Is It” landed as the most-added track at Active Rock radio the week it dropped and climbed into the Mediabase Top 50. Not bad for a band that formed in Fort Lauderdale back in 1997, when half the industry still couldn’t decide if nu-metal was a genre or a phase.

Why Skye Sweetnam Got The Call For “Red Yeti”

Here’s where it gets fun. “Red Yeti” arrived in two versions — one pure Nonpoint, and one featuring Skye Sweetnam of Canadian chaos merchants Sumo Cyco. Sweetnam is flat-out one of the most electric frontwomen in heavy music, and anyone who’s caught Sumo Cyco live already knows it. We’ve been beating that drum since Sumo Cyco came on the podcast around the release of Initiation.

The pairing didn’t come out of nowhere, either. Nonpoint and Sumo Cyco shared stages on this spring’s Outta Control Tour, where the two singers were already trading verses on “Red Yeti” live before the studio version ever hit streaming. In the interview, Elias breaks down exactly why Skye was the voice he wanted on that track — and after one listen, you won’t argue.

Old Faces, New Chapter

The Last Word era has also turned into a bit of a family reunion. Back in May, founding bassist Ken MacMillan walked out on stage with Nonpoint at Welcome To Rockville for a monster version of “Bullet With A Name” — his first appearance with the band in 15 years. On the podcast, Elias gets into what reconnecting with past members has meant to him, and why this chapter of the band feels more aligned than anything that came before it.

That’s saying something for a group that has survived every industry cycle since 1997, celebrated the anniversaries of Statement and To The Pain on a full tour, and turned a Phil Collins cover into one of the most argued-about recordings in their catalog. The current lineup — Soriano, drummer and co-founder Robb Rivera, guitarist Rasheed Thomas, bassist Adam Woloszyn and lead guitarist Jaysin Zeilstra — is out on the Even More Outta Control Tour right now with support from Spineshank, (hed)p.e. and Soil on select dates, running into early September before the album lands.

The Last Word arrives September 18 via 361 Degrees Records. Presave it, then hit play on the interview above.

TL;DR

• Elias Soriano of Nonpoint is this week’s Loaded Radio Podcast guest, and he calls The Last Word his favorite Nonpoint album ever.
• The Last Word is Nonpoint’s eleventh studio album, out September 18, 2026 on the band’s own label, 361 Degrees Records — their first full-length since 2018’s X.
• The band wrote over 23 songs and kept ten; lead single “Is It” debuted as the most-added track at Active Rock radio.
• New single “Red Yeti” comes in two versions, including one featuring Skye Sweetnam of Sumo Cyco, who toured with Nonpoint this spring.
• Elias also discusses reuniting with past members — including founding bassist Ken MacMillan’s onstage return at Welcome To Rockville — and Nonpoint’s future plans.

FAQ

Nonpoint fans, this one’s for you — does The Last Word have a shot at being their best album ever, like Elias says? Drop your pick for the greatest Nonpoint record in the comments, and follow Loaded Radio for daily rock and metal news.

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I love album art you can hear, and fittingly, Coffin Hunters’ Cosmic Dawn churns with a groovy, psychedelic fusion of hard rock and heavy metal that spills off the cover. Plus, how can I resist a sassy reaper rooted in a strawberry-lemonade backdrop featuring a gateway to an alternate dimension? Cosmic Dawn is Coffin Hunters’ third album in under a decade, and on their previous LPs the Los Angeles foursome dispensed reliable earworms with a rockin’ retro swagger. On Cosmic Dawn, the crew adds a healthy dollop of synth into their formula and dips their toes into acid rock waters. With a new twist on Coffin Hunters’ recipe, is this the Cosmic Dawn of a triumphant new era?

While it’s clear that influences play a pivotal role in Coffin Hunters’ sound, it’s just as clear that the band works to establish an identity all their own. Debut The Fire Knight leaned heavily into throwback, traditional heavy metal and saw Coffin Hunters embracing bass-forward boogies and monster grooves that conjure the likes of Saxon, Jag Panzer, and Iron Maiden. Follow-up Wake the Dead shed the raw edges of The Fire Knight and adopted slicker riffs and a more polished production, even adding touches of southern flair recalling Molly Hatchet and some punchy bassmanship that reminds me of Mike Dirnt’s 90s Green Day contributions. On Cosmic Dawn, Coffin Hunters push their boundaries even further, fusing the synth stylings of The Doors and Uriah Heep into their collective personality and capping it with Floydian psychedelia. The sum total is an intriguing melting pot that incorporates seemingly disparate ingredients into a surprisingly cohesive dish.

Over the last decade, Coffin Hunters has retained their core contributors while exploring ever-expanding shades of hard rock and heavy metal. Other than replacing original drummer Jorge Guzman in 2020 with Brennan Kunkel, Coffin Hunters boasts remarkable lineup stability, and you can hear the effortless give and take during their well-crafted arrangements. Guitarist Eric Harriman’s fuzzy crunch strums and swirls around Brian Crites’ bass, which punctuates compositions with often understated yet always alluring performances, particularly on “Skeleton Key” and the title track. Keyboards round out Cosmic Dawn’s instrumentation, making an indelible mark as they imbue each song with hooks embedded so deeply and central to the album’s character (“Isle of the Dead”) that I marvel how Coffin Hunters wrote two albums without them. Vocalist Sean Rivera delivers a solid performance as well, guiding listeners through the album’s eight tracks with his steady croon.

Although Coffin Hunters nails most songwriting elements on Cosmic Dawn, evaluating the album in its entirety reveals a few cracks. Foremost is the lack of songwriting dynamics, as pacing and tempo consistency keep Cosmic Dawn’s forty-three minutes within too narrow a band and inhibit Coffin Hunters’ adventurousness. To be fair, “Last Nail in the Coffin” supplies an early downshift in pacing; however, it’s not enough to combat the uniformity that permeates the rest of the album. Even though most songs radiate head-bobbing energy on their own, strung together they too easily pass by in a pleasantly tame blur. Injecting a show-stopping moment or two that stretches the even-keeled energy into peaks and valleys would go a long way towards reinforcing Cosmic Dawn’s impact. Also, while Rivera’s vocals serve the music well enough, they tend to be a bit one-note and lack the bite of earlier albums. Exploring other styles, resurrecting The Fire Knight’s vocal grit, or bringing in a guest vocalist for a song or two would further aid Coffin Hunters in tackling Cosmic Dawn’s homogeneity.

In the end, Coffin Hunters winningly conjures the echoes of earlier generations. Their commitment to bringing the past into the present reminds me of what I love about Lynx’s Trinity of Suns and, to a lesser extent, Chalice and Owl’s releases from earlier this year. Unfortunately, Cosmic Dawn sticks too closely to its core sound over its runtime, leeching memorability through the back half. Even so, Coffin Hunters wholehearted embrace of keyboards is cause for celebration, as they add delightfully retro textures and cement a gnarly identity for the band. With a stronger emphasis on songwriting and performance diversity their next time around, Coffin Hunters might just strike gold.

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Rating: Good
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Bitter End Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: July 17th, 2026

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Japanese quartet Broken By The Scream has recently put out an official music video for their newest single, “花鏑[Hanakabura]”, the first offering for their new label Metal Blade Records.
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The singer-songwriter, 83, has also had surgery to treat basal cell carcinoma on her face, making her “self-conscious about being seen in public,” she said.