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SÖNUS CRACK TOP 10 ON DOOM CHARTS WITH “PLANES OF TORMENT”
San Francisco heavy outfit SÖNUS have landed at #7 on the Doom Charts with their latest release Planes of Torment , marking a major breakout moment for the self-released record.
The album, a raw and unfiltered seven-track statement of heavy intent, has been praised for its “live in the studio” energy, old-school songwriting spirit, and the tight chemistry of the band’s current power-trio lineup. Blending heavy metal, stoner, doom, and proto influences, Planes of Torment has been described as sounding like a collision of The Cult, Danzig, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience in full flight.
Critic Rich Piva highlighted the release as an “underdog Album of the Year candidate,” calling attention to its authenticity and heavyweight presence in today’s doom and heavy underground landscape.
This milestone placement on the Doom Charts positions SÖNUS as one of the most talked-about rising acts in the scene right now, with Planes of Torment continuing to gain momentum among fans, critics, and underground tastemakers alike.
More to come as the record continues its climb.
Check out the review here: https://doomcharts.com/2026/06/05/doom-charts-may-2026/
Order here: https://sonusrocks.bandcamp.com/album/planes-of-torment


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Bulgarian groove/thrash metal project BrainMaze have released their new single, “Nightmare & Reality”, now available on Bandcamp. Founded in Bulgaria by mastermind Ivan Shishkov, BrainMaze is an independent international metal project built around themes of inner conflict, psychological tension and the subconscious. Following the 2024 debut album When Your Demons Come, the new single marks […]

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Canada’s traditional heavy‑metal torchbearersproudly announce the official release of their sixth studio album, “Shadows and Dust,” available everywhere on June 6, 2026. The band also confirms its new partnership withSteel Shark Records (France), which will handle the album’s European release and will offer an exclusive EU edition limited to just 300 double‑CD copies. Disc 1 will contain the full “Shadows and Dust” album, while Disc 2 will feature […]

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The famously irascible Morgan Wallen has been making headlines for his low temper as of late. Last week, he went viral for flipping a piano in Denver, though it was technically a piano shell containing a Nord keyboard. On Friday (June 5), the controversial country star played Pittsburgh and went viral for snatching a phone from a security guard’s hands and throwing it across the stage.

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New band features Faust (Djevel, ex-Emperor), The Magus (ex-Necromantia, The Magus), George Emmanuel (Lucifer’s Child, ex-Rotting Christ) & Tas Danazoglou (Friends of Hell, ex-Electric Wizard) Debut EP “From Hell” to be released 15 September via The Circle Music and Hell’s Fire Records HEXBANE, a new extreme metal collective featuring members of Necromantia, Emperor, Rotting Christ, and Electric Wizard, has released […]

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The agonizing eight-year drought for millions of Breaking Benjamin fans worldwide has officially been shattered. Speaking backstage during an exclusive interview with Moshpit Passion at the massive Rock am Ring 2026 festival in Nürburgring, Germany, guitarists Jasen Rauch and Keith Wallen delivered the blockbuster declaration the rock community has spent nearly a decade praying for: the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album is 100% completed and mastered. Following a brutal four-year tracking cycle characterized by endless post-pandemic delays, the band is currently putting the finishing touches on the artwork ahead of a massive summer reveal.

“We’re Done”: Inside the Grueling 4-Year Studio Process

For a group that commands an unbelievable 8.5 billion global streams and holds ten separate No. 1 mainstream rock hits, leaving fans without a proper follow-up to 2018’s multi-platinum masterpiece Ember had created unprecedented tension. Backstage at Rock am Ring, Jasen Rauch completely laid those anxieties to rest by revealing to Moshpit Passion that the record is entirely in the chamber: “Well, the album’s done,” Rauch confirmed.

“There is [a title for it]. We are so close for everything coming out. We have some big announcements coming. What we can say, I guess, is that we’ve been recording pretty much full time four years now post-pandemic. Some of these songs we re-recorded three different times… And so to kind of be on the back end of it now, I think it’s just something that we’re all really proud of.”

Guitarist Keith Wallen emphasized that the band hears the endless cries of the fanbase online, noting that the reality of the record finally being finished is only just beginning to sink in for the musicians themselves: “We’re done. It’s sinking in, ’cause we see all the comments, we see all the fans saying, just, like, ‘When’s the new album coming out? When’s the new album?’ And, like, trust me, we are so ready to put it out. We are so excited.”

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The Ultimate Final Vocal: Punching In at an American Festival

The logistical timeline of how the album crossed the finish line proves just how relentless the band’s work ethic remained right up to the final seconds. According to Rauch, the final tracking didn’t wrap up in a pristine, million-dollar studio, but rather in an improvised room on the fly while touring the US festival circuit.

The band realized they had exactly one missing vocal line left to capture for frontman Benjamin Burnley. Rather than waiting until they returned home, they brought their mobile tracking rigs straight into an artist enclosure at a US festival venue, asked permission to punch in the line right then and there, and officially slammed the book shut on the recording process. The mastered audio files were delivered back to the band just a couple of weeks ago, and the current focus has shifted entirely to finalizing artwork tweaks.

Heaviest Previews Yet: “Something Wicked” and the BMG Era

While the complete album rollout will be formally unveiled over the summer months, Breaking Benjamin has already given the world a terrifyingly heavy look at what they’ve been building. Last month, the band unleashed their latest single, “Something Wicked,” which features brooding, atmosphere-heavy verses that explode into a massive, anthemic crescendo.

Burnley commented on the track’s uncompromising weight: “‘Something Wicked’ is a quick look into our influences both musically and thematically. We challenged ourselves especially hard on this record and on this song. We pushed every boundary we’ve previously had as far as it will go, then pushed a little more. ‘Something Wicked’ was the result.”

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The tracking cycle also includes October 2024’s chart-topping smash “Awaken,” which acted as the band’s first original piece of music since 2018. Released via their historic new global recordings agreement with BMG—marking their first new label home in nearly 25 years since their 2002 debut Saturate—”Awaken” quickly detonated to No. 1 on the Rock Digital Songs chart and has already surpassed a staggering 131 million streams globally.

FAQ: The New Breaking Benjamin Album

Is the new Breaking Benjamin album finished?

Yes. Guitarists Jasen Rauch and Keith Wallen have officially confirmed the album is 100% recorded, mixed, and mastered.

When will Breaking Benjamin announce the album title and release date?

The official album title, full tracklist, and street date are scheduled to be announced to the public “over the summer” months of 2026.

Are Breaking Benjamin touring right now?

Yes. Throughout June and July, Breaking Benjamin is executing their first overseas European tour since 2017 alongside Chevelle and Return to Dust, which will be immediately followed by a massive 30-date North American headlining amphitheater tour starting in September.

Historical Brief: The Bulletproof Legacy of Breaking Benjamin

Since exploding out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the turn of the millennium, Breaking Benjamin has maintained one of the most dedicated and fiercely loyal fanbases in active rock history. Guided by the precise melodic ear of Benjamin Burnley, the band has consistently dominated the upper echelons of the Billboard charts.

Their track record is historically staggering: four consecutive Top 5 debuts on the Billboard 200, including a No. 1 debut for 2015’s gold-certified Dark Before Dawn. Their last proper studio record of original material, 2018’s Ember, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and spun off two historic No. 1 active rock hits with “Red Cold River” and “Torn in Two.” With an established social footprint of over 6.5 million followers, the impending BMG record cycle is structurally positioned to be one of the biggest rock events of the decade.

Now that the master files are officially locked and the 8-year wait is dead, the floor belongs to the Loaded Radio family. Do you think this new record will be the heaviest thing Benjamin Burnley has ever written, or are you expecting those classic, stadium-sized radio hooks? Drop your predictions in the comments section below!

TL;DR Cheat Sheet

• The Wait is Over: Guitarists Jasen Rauch and Keith Wallen have officially confirmed that Breaking Benjamin’s first proper studio album in eight years is 100% complete and mastered.
• The 4-Year Grind: The band spent four solid years post-pandemic trapped in the recording cycle, re-recording multiple tracks up to three separate times to achieve sonic perfection.
• Improvised Final Vocal: The absolute last vocal line for the record was cut just weeks ago in a makeshift room at a US festival before being rushed to mastering.
• Summer Rollout Plan: The official album title, tracklist, and target street date are locked for a massive global announcement “over the summer.”

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The Speedways promised us a pair of singles in advance of their forthcoming album, and boy, they sure have not disappointed! “I Shouldn’t Have Tried To Leave Without You” follows up last month’s wonderful “Luna.” If “Luna” was surprisingly upbeat for a Speedways song, “I Shouldn’t Have Tried To Leave Without You” is a definitive Matt Julian composition: a melancholy, achingly beautiful pop song exploring regret and longing in unflinching terms. How gorgeous are those guitars? A big selling point is that the great Mary Blount turns up on guest vocals, and she and Julian sound fantastic together. It’s easy to understand why these two songs had to each be singles in their own right. “I Shouldn’t Have Tried To Leave Without You” is technically the flip side of the vinyl release, but this is that rare case where the phrase “double A-side” isn’t a massive hunk of bullshit. The music video for the new song is much more DIY than the video for “Luna,” but it has plenty of charm and allows the band members (as well as Blount) to appear on screen. Now let the debate rage about which song is “the hit”! I’m too torn to cast a vote at the moment. If you’re after the 7″, Beluga Records, FOLC Records, and Stardumb Records can hook you up. 

So there we have it: the first Speedways vinyl record in over a year, and it’s nothing short of a gem. The new album The Magic Comes & The Magic Goes is due out by the end of the year, and the single tracks give me no reason not to have high hopes. This will be the band’s first release with Dan Spagnolo on lead guitar. As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I’m thrilled to have one of our own (a yinzer, in fact!) playing in The Speedways! You can tell from all the interviews that the vibes are good and the new lineup is clicking. Could we be in store for the best Speedways album yet? I would not bet against it!

Back with his third single of 2026, Ricky Rochelle is in full pop-punk form on “Sad Girl Energy,” which features Billy Pfister playing guitar and bass as well as producing. These two have collaborated a couple times before, and again what’s so striking is how massive the production sounds. This is not your ordinary simply-recorded mid-fi pop-punk. This is some arena-sized sonic thunder, and it really works with Ricky’s heart-on-sleeve vocal style and big, booming hooks. The lyrics are fairly clear but also open to interpretation. Is the song about one particular sad girl or any sad girl? Ricky is feeling that energy, and he’s looking to respond with encouragement but also acceptance. I kind of like that his recent run of singles has continued to keep us guessing. You never know quite where he’s going to go with each new track, but his personal charm is the glue that holds it all together. “Sad Girl Energy” is well-timed for a summer release and ought to appeal to pop-punk fans of all stripes.