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  • Crowbar Announces 2026 European Tour Dates

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    Crowbar have a busy 2026 ahead of them. They’re gearing up to tour the U.S. again with Eyehategod, starting next week on March 19, but they’ve now announced a slew of European dates for their “Confess To Nothing Tour.”

    They’ll only be hitting just a few places, including Denmark, Germany and France:

    06/20 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
    06/21 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
    06/22 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude9
    06/23 – Osnabruck, DE @ Bastard Club
    06/24 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell
    06/26 – Spalene Porici, CZ @ Basinfire Festival
    06/27 – Hauteville, CH @ Abyss Festival
    06/28 – Bourlon, FR @ Rock In Bourlon
    07/01 – Viveiro, ES @ Resurrection Fest

    Crowbar also shared a pair of Canadian dates that they’ll do in between US and Europe:

    05/08 – Winnipeg, MB @ Manitoba Metalfest
    05/09 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite

    Funny enough, before the old dudes head to Canada, they’ll be playing at Alex Terrible’s (Slaughter to Prevail) “Blood4Blood” event on May 6 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. Alongside them will obviously be Slaughter To Prevail, as well as Black Label Society and Malevolence.

    Crowbar 2026 U.S. tour dates:

    03/19 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
    03/20 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
    03/21 – Haltom City, TX @ The Haltom Theater
    03/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
    03/23 – El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse
    03/24 – Mesa, AZ @ Rosetta Room
    03/25 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
    03/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive
    03/27 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
    03/29 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
    03/30 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
    03/31 – Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion
    04/01 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
    04/02 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
    04/03 – Spokane, WA @ Chameleon
    04/04 – Boise, ID @ The Shrine
    04/05 – Sale Lake City, UT @ Aces High
    04/06 – Casper, WI @ Oil City Brewing
    04/07 – Denver, CO @ The Oriental
    04/08 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
    04/09 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
    04/10 – Evansville, IN @ Stage Two
    04/11 – Covington, KY @ Madison Live
    04/12 – Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl
    04/13 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
    04/14 – Lynchburg, VA @ Super Rad Arcade
    04/15 – Virginia Beach, VA @ The Bunker
    04/16 – Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s
    04/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern w/ Acid Bath
    04/18 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas

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  • HEALTH Drop R-TYPE II Remix EP

    A photo of the band Health.

    Californian industrial rockers HEALTH continue their gaming-inspired experiments with a brand-new remix collection.

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  • Monstrosity: “Screams From Beneath The Surface” Out Now!

    Screams from Beneath the Surface” out today! Emerging from the shadowy depths of the extreme metal underground, Monstrosity reasserts their unrelenting dominance with their latest […]

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  • Shop Talk – self titled


    Brooklyn-based trio Shop Talk, following a series of singles and EPs the last three years, has just unleashed a self-titled album on One Track Mind Records/Revolver USA. Recorded in Nashville with James Mechan of The Sleeveens, this 11-song long player does something that’s very hard to do: take obvious inspiration from first wave punk rock while still sounding contemporary and original. 

    If you’ve heard Shop Talk before, you know this isn’t a band that’s easy to pin down. But hey, why would you even want to? If I got into rock geek mode, I could say this band sounds a little bit like The Adverts might have if they’d come out of Los Angeles but listened to a lot of New York punk rock. The style is powerful, slightly moody melodic punk with intelligent lyrics and razor-sharp hooks. I’m not surprised at all that someone with impeccable taste like Henry Rollins is a fan. Also not surprising is that James Mechan was able to elicit such a perfect recording for a punk rock record. Jon Garcia’s guitars really pack a punch but never overwhelm Tristan Griffin’s nimble, hard-driving bass lines. The sound is crisp but not excessively polished. Garcia, who mixed the album, and Mikey Young, who mastered it, really get what timeless punk rock ought to sound like. The songs are lean and well-crafted, and they manage to create a dreary-ish mood while still radiating pure energy. I appreciate that the band re-recorded some of its earlier tracks (“Ramona,” “Black Friar,” “Camp Hero”, “Mirage of Love”) for this release. They were too good to leave off a full-length album, and they fit in perfectly with new scorchers such as “SOS,” “Love Dart,” and “Terra Damnata.” Clocking in at less than 27 minutes, this album is definitely an all-killer, no-filler experience. If you love first wave punk rock but perhaps lean towards some of the more progressive bands of that movement, Shop Talk is a current band that ought to be on your radar.

  • The Dollyrots – "Attention Span"


    How do The Dollyrots do it? After more than a quarter-century as a band, countless releases to their name, and thousands of live shows played, Kelly and Luis still hold on to the enthusiasm and style that made The Dollyrots such a breath of fresh air in the punky pop rock ‘n’ roll scene in the early 2000s. “Attention Span,” the band’s new single on Wicked Cool Records, is instantly recognizable as a Dollyrots song. It’s a high energy blast of punchy punk-pop that pairs a sugar rush of hooks with very relatable lyrics about how this age of constant connection ultimately makes us feel more disconnected from one another. The single arrives in conjunction with the band’s Spring Break From Reality Tour, which launched a couple days ago and continues through the 22nd of this month. Straight-up, this song is an earworm. But that’s not a surprise, is it? Most of us could use a little break from reality right now, and “Attention Span” sends me on a three minute vacation to my happy place. Hit up The Dollyrots’ web site for more tour info!

  • Friends of Cesar Romero – Jolly Joker


    Aw man, we are getting close to the end! Jolly Joker is number 49 in Friends of Cesar Romero’s Doomed Babe Series — making it the penultimate entry in a series that dates back to December of 2011. This is something a little different for FOCR: a “semi-live album.” Basically, this is J. Waylon’s very own Peel Session, and I dig the vibe. This set was recorded for a radio segment that never aired, and now we get to enjoy some FOCR blasts from the past in all their unpolished glory. If you’re a fan, this is a huge treat. These songs from the 2010s date as far back as 2011’s “Skull Carpenters” (off of Return to Zero, the first installment in the Doomed Babe Series). A lot of these tracks are up there with the band’s best — such as 2012’s “Tammys of Tomorrow,” 2016’s “Grab Your Heathers and Run,” and 2018’s “Longing Heart Condition.” Kicking off with the stomper “Wolf in Houndstooth,” this is a really hard-rocking set. For all of us who will never experience FOCR as anything more than a studio project, it’s thrilling to hear the group as a proper live rock ‘n’ roll band that puts the power in power pop and the rock in garage rock. If you, as I, were a late-comer to the Doomed Babe Series, you might find yourself inspired to go back and check out some of the early installments that feature these songs. I’m notoriously “meh” about live albums in general, and I’m not sure what my policy on semi-live albums is. But I’m enjoying Jolly Joker tremendously and am quite thankful it was released. Now we await installment #50!

  • Shop Talk – self titled


    Brooklyn-based trio Shop Talk, following a series of singles and EPs the last three years, has just unleashed a self-titled album on One Track Mind Records/Revolver USA. Recorded in Nashville with James Mechan of The Sleeveens, this 11-song long player does something that’s very hard to do: take obvious inspiration from first wave punk rock while still sounding contemporary and original. 

    If you’ve heard Shop Talk before, you know this isn’t a band that’s easy to pin down. But hey, why would you even want to? If I got into rock geek mode, I could say this band sounds a little bit like The Adverts might have if they’d come out of Los Angeles but listened to a lot of New York punk rock. The style is powerful, slightly moody melodic punk with intelligent lyrics and razor-sharp hooks. I’m not surprised at all that someone with impeccable taste like Henry Rollins is a fan. Also not surprising is that James Mechan was able to elicit such a perfect recording for a punk rock record. Jon Garcia’s guitars really pack a punch but never overwhelm Tristan Griffin’s nimble, hard-driving bass lines. The sound is crisp but not excessively polished. Garcia, who mixed the album, and Mikey Young, who mastered it, really get what timeless punk rock ought to sound like. The songs are lean and well-crafted, and they manage to create a dreary-ish mood while still radiating pure energy. I appreciate that the band re-recorded some of its earlier tracks (“Ramona,” “Black Friar,” “Camp Hero”, “Mirage of Love”) for this release. They were too good to leave off a full-length album, and they fit in perfectly with new scorchers such as “SOS,” “Love Dart,” and “Terra Damnata.” Clocking in at less than 27 minutes, this album is definitely an all-killer, no-filler experience. If you love first wave punk rock but perhaps lean towards some of the more progressive bands of that movement, Shop Talk is a current band that ought to be on your radar.

  • The Dollyrots – "Attention Span"


    How do The Dollyrots do it? After more than a quarter-century as a band, countless releases to their name, and thousands of live shows played, Kelly and Luis still hold on to the enthusiasm and style that made The Dollyrots such a breath of fresh air in the punky pop rock ‘n’ roll scene in the early 2000s. “Attention Span,” the band’s new single on Wicked Cool Records, is instantly recognizable as a Dollyrots song. It’s a high energy blast of punchy punk-pop that pairs a sugar rush of hooks with very relatable lyrics about how this age of constant connection ultimately makes us feel more disconnected from one another. The single arrives in conjunction with the band’s Spring Break From Reality Tour, which launched a couple days ago and continues through the 22nd of this month. Straight-up, this song is an earworm. But that’s not a surprise, is it? Most of us could use a little break from reality right now, and “Attention Span” sends me on a three minute vacation to my happy place. Hit up The Dollyrots’ web site for more tour info!

  • Friends of Cesar Romero – Jolly Joker


    Aw man, we are getting close to the end! Jolly Joker is number 49 in Friends of Cesar Romero’s Doomed Babe Series — making it the penultimate entry in a series that dates back to December of 2011. This is something a little different for FOCR: a “semi-live album.” Basically, this is J. Waylon’s very own Peel Session, and I dig the vibe. This set was recorded for a radio segment that never aired, and now we get to enjoy some FOCR blasts from the past in all their unpolished glory. If you’re a fan, this is a huge treat. These songs from the 2010s date as far back as 2011’s “Skull Carpenters” (off of Return to Zero, the first installment in the Doomed Babe Series). A lot of these tracks are up there with the band’s best — such as 2012’s “Tammys of Tomorrow,” 2016’s “Grab Your Heathers and Run,” and 2018’s “Longing Heart Condition.” Kicking off with the stomper “Wolf in Houndstooth,” this is a really hard-rocking set. For all of us who will never experience FOCR as anything more than a studio project, it’s thrilling to hear the group as a proper live rock ‘n’ roll band that puts the power in power pop and the rock in garage rock. If you, as I, were a late-comer to the Doomed Babe Series, you might find yourself inspired to go back and check out some of the early installments that feature these songs. I’m notoriously “meh” about live albums in general, and I’m not sure what my policy on semi-live albums is. But I’m enjoying Jolly Joker tremendously and am quite thankful it was released. Now we await installment #50!

  • “Lars called and said, ‘What did you do to our song? You covered up the solos, you covered up the drums, you filled every moment with dialogue!’”: How a bleak anti-war song and a massive u-turn pushed the “biggest cult band in the world” to a new level

    Metallica got their mainstream breakthrough after breaking their ‘no videos’ rule