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Desertfest London has announced the Melvins as the first headliner for their 2027 edition, taking place next May 21st-23rd in the heart of Camden Town. Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are a band that need little introduction at this point in their career. As true pioneers in heavy music their status as one of modern music’s mos… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Fiercely sinister and heavy as ever, Danish heavy hitters Konvent return with their third album, "Firesky," on November 6, 2026 via Napalm Records. Embellishing their compositions, five songs is all it takes the four-piece this time around to prove how incomparably weighty their sonic soundscapes can be. "Firesky’s" tracks are significantly longer … Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Denmark‘s Metal commandos Baest released their massive 4th studio album "Colossal" last year worldwide via Century Media Records and continue to promote it with further relentless touring. After a busy summer of live performances and in order to stress the start of their comprehensive headline tour of European and the UK at the end of this week,… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Sheffield’s finest Def Leppard have launched the fourth volume of their ongoing series of album box sets. The cleverly titled Volume 4 includes 2015’s self-titled album, 2022’s Diamond Star Halos, and the following year’s Drastic Symphonies, plus a fourth disc of rarities curated by frontman Joe Elliott.

“At last! It’s here!” exclaims Elliott. “Volume 4 gathers together our remaining studio albums and some very interesting bonus material. Some of the bonus bits are quite recent, but there is also something that was lost in the vaults for over 33 years until earlier this year. We’re extremely excited to finally put this box set in front of you. It’s a great listen and a good read too!”

The first of the rare tracks to be given a public outing is a cover of The Beatles’ classic Revolution, which was recorded for an unnamed advertising campaign but never used. The original, recorded in 1968, was the first Beatles song to be licensed for use in a TV commercial when Nike paid $500,000 for the rights to use the song for a year in 1987.

The other tracks appearing on the Rarities discs on Volume 4 include the six tracks recorded for iTunes in 2006 (later released as The Lost Session in 2018), three live tracks recorded at Abbey Road in 2008 (later available as a Record Store Day release in 2018), three studio songs recorded for the 2011 album Mirror Ball – Live & More, and versions of Rock Of Ages, Pour Some Sugar On Me, and Hysteria recorded for Apple in 2012-13, and several more demos, radio edits and cover versions. Full tracklist below.

Def Leppard: Volume 4 – 2015-2023 is available as a six-CD and 11-disc vinyl edition, and can be pre-ordered now.

Def Leppard: Volume Four

Format: 6-CD Box Set
Disc One: Def Leppard
Disc Two: Diamond Star Halos
Disc Three: Drastic Symphonies
Disc Four: Rarities 
Disc Five: Rarities
Disc Six: Rarities

CD One: Def Leppard
Let’s Go
Dangerous
Man Enough
We Belong
Invincible
Sea Of Love
Energized
All Time High
Battle Of My Own
Broke‘N’Brokenhearted
Forever Young
Last Dance
Wings Of an Angel
Blind Faith

CD Two: Diamond Star Halos
Take What You Want
Kick
Fire It Up
This Guitar
SOS Emergency
Liquid Dust
U Rok Mi
Goodbye For Good This Time
All We Need
Open Your Eyes
Gimme A Kiss
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Lifeless
Unbreakable
From Here To Eternity

CD Three: Drastic Symphonies
Turn To Dust
Paper Sun
Animal
Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)
Hysteria
Love Bites
Goodbye For Good This Time
Love
Gods Of War
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
Switch 625
Too Late For Love
When Love And Hate Collide
Kings Of The World

CD Four: Rarities
Let It Go (Live iTunes Session)
Foolin (Live iTunes Session)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (Live iTunes Session)
Rock On (Live iTunes Session)
When Love And Hate Collide (Live iTunes Session)
Promises (Live iTunes Session)
C’Mon C’mon (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rock On (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rocket (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Undefeated (From Mirrorball)
Kings Of the World (From Mirrorball)
It’s All About Believin’ (From Mirrorball)
Rock Of Ages (2012 Re-Recorded Version)
Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Recorded Version)
Where Does Love Go When It Dies / Now / When Love And Hate Collide / Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Medley, 2012)
Hysteria (2013 Re-Recorded Version)

CD Five: Rarities
Undefeated (Demo)
Last Dance (Demo)
Wings Of An Angel (Las Vegas Demo)
We Belong (Joe Only Vox)
This Guitar (Demo)
Hysteria (Spotify Session, 2018)
Miss You In A Heartbeat (Feat. Ian Hunter) (Retroactive Outtake)
We All Need Christmas
Take What You Want (Radio Edit)
Kick (Radio Edit)
This Guitar (Joe Only Mix)
Goodbye For Good This Time (Avant-Garde Mix)
Lifeless (Joe Only Mix)
Angels (Can’t Help You Now) (Covent Garden Mix)
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Animal (Radio Edit)
Just Like 73 (Feat. Tom Morello)

CD Six: Rarities
Personal Jesus (2026 Mix)
Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad)
“Heroes” (2026 Mix)
Stand By Me (From Bank of Dave 2)
Bad Motor Scooter (Feat. Sammy Hagar)
Helen Wheels (from “The Art Of McCartney” album)
Drive In Saturday (Feat. Mike Garson)
Seagull (Full Band Version)

Format: 11LP Boxset
Album One: Def Leppard (2 X Lp) 
Album Two: Diamond Star Halo (2 X Lp) 
Album Three: Drastic Symphony (2 X Lp) 
Album Four: Rarities (2 X Lp)
Album Five: Rarities (3 X Lp)

Album One: Def Leppard
Side One
Let’s Go
Dangerous
Man Enough
We Belong
Side Two
Invincible
Sea Of Love
Energized
All Time High
Side Three
Battle Of My Own
Broke‘N’Brokenhearted
Forever Young
Last Dance
Side Four
Wings Of an Angel
Blind Faith

Album Two: Diamond Star Halos
Side One
Take What You Want
Kick
Fire It Up
This Guitar
Side Two
SOS Emergency
Liquid Dust
U Rok Mi
Goodbye For Good This Time
Side Three
All We Need
Open Your Eyes
Gimme A Kiss
Angels (Can0t Help You Now)
Side Four
Lifeless
Unbreakable
From Here To Eternity

Album Three: Drastic Symphonies
Side One
Turn To Dust
Paper Sun
Animal
Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)
Side Two
Hysteria
Love Bites
Goodbye For Good This Time
Love
Side Three
Gods Of War
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
Switch 625
Side Four
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Too Late For Love
When Love And Hate Collide
Kings Of The World

Album Four: Rarities
Side One
Let It Go (Live iTunes Session)
Foolin (Live iTunes Session)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (Live iTunes Session)
Rock On (Live iTunes Session)
When Love And Hate Collide (Live iTunes Session)
Side Two
Promises (Live iTunes Session)
C’Mon C’mon (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rock On (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rocket (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Side Three
Undefeated (From Mirrorball)
Kings Of The World (From Mirrorball)
It’s All About Believin’ (From Mirrorball)
Side Four
Rock Of Ages (2012 Re-Record)
Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Record)
Where Does Love Go When It Dies / Now / When Love And Hate Collide / Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Medley, 2012)
Hysteria (2013 Re-Record)

Album Five: Rarities
Side One
Undefeated (Demo)
Last Dance (Demo)
Wings Of An Angel (Las Vegas Demo)
We Belong (Joe Only Vox)
Side Two
This Guitar (Demo)
Hysteria (Spotify Session, 2018)
Miss You in A Heartbeat (Feat. Ian Hunter) (Retroactive Outtake)
We All Need Christmas
Side Three
Take What You Want (Radio Edit)
Kick (Radio Edit)
This Guitar (Joe Only Mix)
Goodbye For Good This Time (Avant-Garde Mix)
Side Four
Lifeless (Joe Only Mix)
Angels (Can’t Help You Now) (Covent Garden Mix)
Animal (Radio Edit)
Just Like 73 (Feat. Tom Morello)
Side Five
Personal Jesus (2026 Mix)
Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad)
“Heroes” (2026 Mix)
Stand By Me (From Bank Of Dave 2)
Side Six
Bad Motor Scooter (Feat. Sammy Hagar)
Helen Wheels (from “The Art Of McCartney” album)
Drive In Saturday (Feat. Mike Garson)
Seagull (Full Band Version)

The fifth single from their upcoming album “Dogma”.

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Part of his upcoming ‘Bass Warrior’ run.

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Louisiana metal icons CROWBAR, led by riff lord and vocalist Kirk Windstein with guitarist Matt Brunson, drummer Tommy Buckley, and returning bassist Pat Bruders will return to the road this week on an epic North American tour.

The journey begins with two headlining shows on September 15th and 16th in Greenville, South Carolina and Richmond, Virginia respectively. From there, the band will join Dying Fetus and Sanguisugabogg from September 17th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through October 22nd in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional support will be provided by Left To Suffer, Deterioration, and Scorching Tomb on select dates.

The band will also be doing Meet and Greets throughout the tour. Find more information HERE. 

On November 13th and 14th, the band will join Slayer for two special Reign In Blood 40th Anniversary shows at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California alongside Cannibal Corpse and Cavalera, followed by a performance at The Great NOLA Trendkill with Pantera, Down, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, Power Trip, Eyehategod, Pig Destroyer, Rāde, and Herakleion later that month.  

Tickets for all shows are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

CROWBAR:
9/15/2026 Radio Room – Greenville, SC
9/16/2026 The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
w/ Dying Fetus, Sanguisugabogg, Left To Suffer, Deterioration:
9/17/2026 Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA
9/18/2026 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
9/19/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
9/20/2026 Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
9/21/2026 L’Olympia – Montreal, QC +
9/23/2026 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON +
9/25/2026 Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
9/26/2026 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
9/27/2026 HOB Chicago – Chicago, IL
9/28/2026 Val Air Ballroom – Des Moines, IA
9/29/2026 Uptown Theater – Minneapolis, MN
10/01/2026 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
10/04/2026 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
10/05/2026 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
10/06/2026 Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
10/08/2026 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
10/09/2026 Riverside Municipal Auditorium – Riverside, CA
10/10/2026 The Novo – Los Angeles, CA
10/12/2026 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
10/13/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
10/15/2026 Emo’s – Austin, TX
10/16/2026 The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX
10/17/2026 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
10/18/2026 The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
10/20/2026 Jannus Landing – Tampa, FL
10/21/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
10/22/2026 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN

+ w/ Scorching Tomb 

End Tour

11/13/2026 Kia Forum – Inglewood, CA w/ Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Cavalera

11/14/2026 Kia Forum – Inglewood, CA w/ Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Cavalera

11/20-21/2026 The Great NOLA Trendkill @ Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA w/ Pantera, Down, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, Power Trip, Eyehategod, Pig Destroyer, Rāde, Herakleion 

CROWBAR was created in 1990 from the ashes of The Slugs. Original members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower (Down, Eyehategod) had a vision to move away from the trendier thrash sound of that time, and create their own brand of doom metal with a bit of upbeat hardcore mixed in.

Heavily influenced by The Melvins, Carnivore, Trouble, Saint Vitus, and a blend of Black Sabbath meets East Coast Hardcore, CROWBAR set out to create an original sound which has become influential to many bands over the last 36 years. Windstein is the only original member and has helped carry the band through numerous lineups and twelve critically acclaimed albums.

CROWBAR’s most recent studio offering, the critically acclaimed Zero And Below, was released in April 2022 via MNRK Heavy.

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Taking place in early 2027.

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Love songs have spent a century turning devotion into a virtue simply because somebody found a chorus for it. Modern Friend’s Pictures takes that old bargain and puts a collar around its neck. Writing from the perspective of a dog, Voytek Korab considers the peculiar compromises of modern relationships, where being wanted can mean learning to live entirely on somebody else’s terms. The affection may be real, but the conditions deserve a closer look: be available, be agreeable, and please do not need anything inconvenient.

A founding member of My Favorite Robot, Korab has spent years inside underground electronic music, playing everywhere from Coachella and DC-10 to the Rex Club and Montreal’s Piknic Elektronik. Modern Friend grew from a different urge, one he had been carrying for much of the last decade: get back to singing, get back to writing songs, and give a more personal voice to the ideas taking shape around the music.

Pictures, the third single from the forthcoming debut album Nothing Out Of Something, carries that return into a brisk new-wave frame where melody and discomfort share the same room. The beat moves with tidy motorik efficiency as Korab keeps the vocals languid and dreamy. The hooks settle in quickly, making an inviting setting for a less comfortable question about what people are willing to surrender in exchange for being wanted.

“I hope to one day be your best accessory” gives the joke its sharpest point. Here, a prospective partner is already negotiating their own reduction, volunteering to fit whatever space another person has available. You can be a modern man’s best friend, provided you remember that “stay” is an instruction and not a promise. “Just put up pictures when I’m lost” brings a more tender possibility into the song through the familiar image of lost-dog flyers fastened to streetposts. Beneath the joke sits a vulnerable hope: if I go missing, care enough to come looking.

Korab describes the feeling beneath the song’s humor:

“It’s a song about wanting to be loved for who you are, while quietly realizing that sometimes love can begin to feel more like possession, decoration, or convenience than connection.”

That distinction gives Pictures its emotional weight. The pet becomes a metaphor for the partner who learns to accept affection on somebody else’s schedule, gradually editing out the needs and opinions that might spoil the arrangement. Small concessions accumulate until one person’s comfort determines the shape of both their lives. Being needed can feel reassuring enough to postpone asking whether that need leaves room for your independence. Korab keeps the premise playful, but the imbalance is familiar: one person waits faithfully for attention while the other decides when to give it.

Watch the video for Pictures below:

Mixed by Justin Drake at Bakehouse Studios in London and mastered by Ali X in Mexico, Pictures gives its uneasy observations an appealing pop finish. Its easy movement suits the satire: the song makes accommodation sound pleasant enough that you can understand how somebody might overlook the cost.

By the end, Pictures has made its canine perspective uncomfortably familiar. Modern romance is for the dogs when loyalty becomes an expectation and affection remains a reward. Even the most faithful companion deserves more than an occasional scrap of attention.

Listen to Pictures below and order the single via Permaculture here.

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He managed to correctly guess tracks by Faith No More, Sevendust and 311 prior.

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