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He'll be on the road for much of the summer, too. Continue reading…

Fronting one of Europe’s biggest metal bands has given Sharon a special kind of insight through her career. Here’s what she’s learned

Two icons, one song

New shows will keep him on the road through the end of summer. Continue reading…

Austin City Limits, one of our biggest annual music festivals, turns 25 this year, and it has just unveiled its lineup. The festival goes down over two weekends, Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 7-11. This year’s headliners include Charli XCX, Lorde, the XX, Rüfüs Du Sol, and Twenty One Pilots, along with Skrillex on the first weekend and Kings Of Leon on the second. That’s maybe not the most inspiring set of headliners we’ve ever seen, but the rest of the lineup should offer at least some stuff that you might like to see.

The post Austin City Limits Announces 2026 Lineup With Charli XCX, Lorde, The xx, More appeared first on Stereogum.

Finn Wolfhard has announced a North American headline tour in support of forthcoming album ‘Fire From The Hip’.

The follow-up to his 2025 debut album ‘Happy Birthday’ will be released on July 10, and features recently released single ‘I’ll Let You Finish’.

If you haven’t heard it yet, take a listen below.

Finn’s extensive tour is set to begin on July 17 in Washington, DC, making stops across the US and Canada throughout the summer before another batch of shows in October.

The run also includes his solo debuts at festivals including Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and Austin City Limits.

Ticket presales begin on Wednesday, May 6 at 10am local time. Tickets will then go on general sale from Friday May 8 at 10am local time. 

Take a look at the full list of dates below.

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🔥 Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands? 🔥
And who will dominate next month as Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio?
Last month’s winners, ANTIPOPE , crushed the competition with a staggering  721,717 VOTES , claiming the title of Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio! You can check them out HERE !
This is the weekly championship edition of the Band Of The Month – Battle Of The Bands that we host every month on MDR!
How does it work?
Every Monday, we launch a new poll featuring bands that submit music each week on metaldevastationradio.com. Voting runs until Friday at 9PM EST .
Each Friday night , at the start of The Zach Moonshine Show , I’ll be spinning the Top Six weekly winners , and announcing the #1 band of the week live on air — getting thousands of listens on Mixcloud !
At the end of the month , all weekly votes are added up, and the band with the highest total votes becomes our Band of the Month !
Winning Band of the Month gets:
A featured post on our Facebook page, reaching thousands of fans
A front-page spotlight on metaldevastationradio.com , which pulls in hundreds of thousands of views every month
A free PR email blast from Metal Devastation PR, hitting 40,000+ contacts including labels, zines, stations, and more
Airplay every hour during general rotation
Tons of social media shares and exposure across our network
If you want the world to know who your band is, this is the easiest way to make it happen!
💥 Want in on the next battle?
Comment below with your band name and we’ll add you to next week’s poll — or email me at zach@metaldevastationradio.com with “Battle Submission” in the subject line.
Bands can compete as many times as they want , and if you enter multiple weeks in the same month, your votes combine toward the Band of the Month title!
👇 Click on the bands below to vote as many times as you like, or add your own! Poll closes Friday, May 8th at 9PM EST!




Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands?? 05/05/26 – 05/08/26

Cancer Bats have revealed the details of their 8th full-length album, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Psychic Jailbreak’.

Titled ‘Give Me Dirt’, it will be released on August 07 via the band’s new label home at Marshall Records.

On the news of their partnership, the band have shared:

“We are beyond excited to be joining the Marshall Records Roster! From the amps that helped define the sound of our favourite bands, to their support of independent venues and their absolute punk rock approach to everything they do, we feel like this is the perfect home for Cancer Bats! Can’t wait to work with them on our new album and many more to come!”

The album will include Cancer Bats’ latest single ‘Stay Stuck’, which arrives alongside a hilarious video that finds the band stepping into a series of day jobs.

Check it out below.

Speaking on ‘Stay Stuck’, the band’s Liam Cormier has said:

“‘Stay Stuck’ was such a fun song for us to write. It was one of the first songs that we finished while working on the new record, and we really all felt like we had tapped into the classic Cancer Bats bouncy fun element we’ve had in songs since the beginning… The lyrics explore the idea that, at any age or moment in life, we all reach a point where we realise something has to change. Maybe it’s the path we’re on, or just the way we see things, but there’s that instant where we say to ourselves, I’M NOT WASTING ANY MORE TIME! We’re all moving towards something bigger, chasing goals and dreams that the world can’t take away from us. That’s what keeps us going.”

On creating the video, he added:

“The idea is that we were always having fun and staying positive in those jobs, thinking of the future that we knew was coming for us. I think a lot of times those jobs can feel like a grind, and we wanted to look more at the fun times and how it’s really just that stepping stone to really living your dreams. Cancer Bats as a band also just really like an excuse to make fun and funny music videos, so that was our whole thinking for the concept. A great cinematic vehicle for us to all have a really good time.” 

Take a look at the artwork and full tracklisting for ‘Give Me Dirt’ below.

1. World Wild Fire Death Race (Feat. Nate Newton)
2. Stay Stuck
3. Don’t Trip
4. Bright Eyes Of Gold (Feat. Chris Creswell)
5. Give Me Dirt
6. Long Tooth (Feat. Brooklyn Doran)
7. Speed Wizard
8. Ocean Crash
9. Positive Grid
10. Prognosis
11. Fool Like You (Feat. Efrem Schulz)

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Sugar, Bob Mould’s truly awesome post-Hüsker Dũ ’90s power trio, are back together, putting out new songs and playing shows. On Saturday night, they played their first gig together in 31 years. Drummer Malcolm Travis collapsed mid-show, but they still finished the set and played the next two, so it seems like he’s fine. That show was the opening of a sold-out three-night stand at New York’s Webster Hall. On Monday night, Sugar finished out that run by bringing out three of their admirers to sing a few songs with them.

The post Sugar Bring Out Craig Finn, Patterson Hood, & Jason Narducy At NYC Reunion Show appeared first on Stereogum.

Zakk Wylde is reviving the Berzerkus Festival for 2026 with Lamb of God headlining both scheduled dates. Continue reading…