Blog

For over 25 years, 100 Demons have stood as one of hardcore’s most uncompromising forces— a band built on raw

It’s happening: Boards Of Canada finally have a new album coming out. Today the Scottish IDM legends announced that Inferno, their follow-up to 2013’s Tomorrow’s Harvest, will arrive in just over a month. As of now, there’s no full single out yet, but you can hear a snippet of what’s to come in a 42-second trailer released today.

The post Boards Of Canada Announce New Album <em>Inferno</em> appeared first on Stereogum.

Last year, the Scandinavian experimental pop duo Smerz released Big city life, one of our favorite albums of 2025. A few months ago, they dropped Big city life EDITS, a remix compilation that featured appearances from people like Clairo, Erika de Casier, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Elias Rønnenfelt, Fousheé, and MIKE. Right…

The post Smerz Announce New EP <em>Easy</em>: Hear “Spring summer” appeared first on Stereogum.

Judas Priest today announce the upcoming release ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’, a career spanning collection celebrating one of the most influential and enduring bands in heavy metal, out via Sony Music on June 19th 2026. The mighty Judas Priest have defined and redefined the sound and imagery of heavy metal for more than five decades. With over […]

The post ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’ Out June 19th 2026 appeared first on ROCKPOSER DOT COM.

On May 8th British alternative rock mainstays Basement will return with WIRED, marking their first new album in over eight years and a reunion with their

One of the biggest questions facing Korn fans these days is whether founding bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu would ever come back to the band. He’s been out of the fold ever since he stepped down in 2021 and even though he contributed bass parts to the band’s 2022 album Requiem, he’s largely been radio silence except for a 2025 interview and now this new podcast appearance that explains his absence from the seminal nu metal band.

While on the Shady Characters podcast with his former L.A.P.D. bandmate Richard Morill, Fieldy explained that a lot of the reasoning behind his departure stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected everything.

“COVID happened. That’s it. I’m like, ‘I’m not going out there.’ That’s what happened, ’cause it was new.

“Now. I’m like… The whole time – I mean, I didn’t get vaccinated or anything – but when you reflect on it, that’s what happened. They’re like, ‘We’re going to Florida and all this.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m not going to get vaccinated.’ I’m not going. I go, ‘People, this is weird right now.’

“But I mean that’s kind of what happened. But it gave me time to sit, and once you sit, you can reflect and you’re like, you’re kind of just waiting you know to what’s next, ’cause I don’t know what the rest of this day is going to bring. I’m just on fire for whatever, whatever is ready.”

Oh, so this is all because he’s an anti-vaxxer. Makes sense if he decided he’s not going to safeguard himself against the disease for the benefit of everyone around him that he’d at least step back and not risk it. There’s something commendable about that in a way. It’s better than going out, getting sick, and spreading the disease because you refused to get vaccinated, but that’s beside the point.

Fieldy was also asked if he’s permanently retired from Korn, but he didn’t really give a straightforward answer.

“I’m retired from Korn today, but we’ll see what the day brings tomorrow.”

Soooo he’s on hiatus, which means he could return to the band anytime he wants. That should at least give Korn fans some hope, since I remember a time when Brian “Head” Welch said he wouldn’t go back to the band and well, he’s back. Anything can happen, really.

In the meantime, Fieldy has another musical project coming soon as he teams up with Sepultura drummer Greyson Nekrutman, and ex-Fear Factory member Christian Olde Wolbers for… something.

“I’m doing another project. We got two rough songs done with Greyson [Nekrutman] from Sepultura on drums. He’s a sick drummer… He’s like a jazz drummer.

“He can play the old school jazz way, but fast. Like that guy, that guy’s an insane drummer. He’s one of the sickest drummers I’ve ever worked with. And you know what? Every drummer I worked with is dope. David Silveria, Ray [Luzier, Korn drummer] Mikey [Bordin] from Faith No More and Ozzy, who else did we work with? Brooks Wackerman.”

We’ll definitely keep an eye out for that, but for now, Fieldy’s not coming back to Korn anytime soon. But there’s a chance he will… one day.

The post Fieldy Explains His Status with Korn, Says He Might Return in the Future appeared first on MetalSucks.

Airbourne .

The post Airbourne drop video for new single “Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)” from upcoming self-titled album first appeared on Sleaze Roxx.

The early 20th-century Ottoman Empire was a collapsing titan. Within this decay, the medical field remained a fortified bunker—a cold monolith reserved exclusively for men. Women were culturally and legally erased from the halls of the Imperial School of Medicine, making the pursuit of a medical career an act of high-stakes institutional defiance, a solitary siege against a world that preferred her absence. Safiye Ali entered this fractured landscape as the Empire transitioned into a Republic, establishing her power through a quiet, rhythmic refusal to wait for a permission that was never destined to arrive.

When Istanbul University slammed its doors, Ali bypassed the local bureaucracy and moved to Germany in 1916. While Europe was physically tearing itself apart, she was buried in the University of Würzburg, focused on the lethal, quiet mysteries of infant meningitis. She graduated with honors into a world that possessed no blueprint for her existence. Upon her return to Istanbul in 1923, she opened a clinic in the Cağaloğlu district, where she immediately collided with the visceral reality of professional prejudice. Male patients scanned her office with a hollow skepticism, demanding to see “the real doctor” as if her presence were merely an administrative ghost. They attempted to diminish her brilliance by offering fragments of the standard fee, treating her expertise as a discounted novelty. Ali met this hostility with technical precision and a cold refusal to lower her rates, eventually forcing the community to acknowledge her clinical results over the weight of their own stagnation.

Her impact soon bled from the examination room to the lecture hall, as she became the first woman to teach medicine in Turkey. By lecturing at the American College’s medical department for girls, she bridged the gap between being a solitary pioneer and crafting a new lineage of female professionals. This role was a direct assault on the institutional gatekeeping that had sought to bury her. Outside the classroom, she assumed command of Süt Damlası, a network dedicated to the fragile survival of infants. In an era where infant mortality was a plague fueled by neglect, she managed the distribution of sterilized milk with a military-grade grit, ensuring that life had a foothold in the city’s poorest, dampest sectors. Her authority eventually broke national borders at the 1923 International Medical Women’s Congress in London. As the sole representative from a Muslim-majority nation, she faced a room of skeptics not with symbolic platitudes, but with a data-heavy report that left no room for condescension. She exited the congress as an international peer, a global authority recognized in her own right.

Safiye Ali’s story remains empowering because it strips away the “first woman” fluff and focuses on competence as a sharp, undeniable weapon. While the legal barriers to education have largely dissolved, the “boys’ club” mentality remains a persistent shadow in high-pressure industries. Her legacy serves as a masterclass in navigating the modern equivalents of the “Where is the doctor?” moment. She proves that when the world refuses to grant a seat at the table, the most effective response is to build your own clinic and wait for the world to realize it needs your expertise more than you need its approval. She was never a subject of history; she was the architect of it.

The post She’s In Charge: Safiye Ali Defeats the Clinical Siege first appeared on FemMetal – Goddesses of Metal.

We’re coming up on five years since the War On Drugs released their major-label debut I Don’t Live Here Anymore, our favorite album of 2021. Despite some teasers indicating new music is well underway, the fan base is growing impatient. So it’s with great pleasure that I pass along news that the sixth Drugs studio album is nearing competion.

The post Adam Granduciel Is Almost Done With The New War On Drugs Album And It’s Got Bi-Phase On Everything appeared first on Stereogum.

The raspy Bristol enigma Tricky might not currently have the same vaunted status as his fellow trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack and Portishead. But the man has made some absolutely brain-melting music, and his voice still has a ton of gravitas. Today, Tricky announces his new album Different When It’s Silent, the follow-up to 2020’s Fall…

The post Tricky Announces New Album <em>Different When It’s Silent</em>: Hear “Out Of Place” appeared first on Stereogum.