He may be an archetypal all-American figure but every few years George Thorogood, with his Destroyers, makes his way across the pond with that distinctive retooling of old blues songs for the classic rock generation. Since they were last here … Continue reading
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After a 30-year absence, Metallica didn't just return to Wales on Sunday, June 28—they rewrote the country's live music history. Utilizing the well know massive, in-the-round stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the heavy metal titans packed in enough fans to shatter the all-time Welsh concert attendance record, bypassing previous milestones set by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and even Oasis’s highly anticipated 2025 tour opener.
Cardiff transformed into a sea of band merch for the weekend. Inside the venue, any lingering resentment over the three-decade wait evaporated instantly. When frontman James Hetfield asked who was seeing them for the first time, a massive wave of devil horns proved the band is still drawing new blood 45 years into their career. The band's joy was palpable: Lars Ulrich enthusiastically mouthed every lyric behind the kit, Hetfield declared he has the best job in the world, and a playful cover of Tom Jones’ “Delilah” by Rob Trujillo and Kirk Hammett sparked a massive local singalong.
The setlist bypassed their fastest early-80s thrash in favor of the post-1990 stadium anthems that made them global superstars. Aside from the title track of 72 Seasons, the night belonged to colossal, perfectly paced renditions of “Sad But True” and “Nothing Else Matters.” Massive pyrotechnics provided explosive backdrops to “One” and “Enter Sandman,” while early classics like “Seek & Destroy” were reimagined for the arena scale, complete with giant beach balls bouncing across the crowd.
Metallica proved to all the 76000 fans that night why exactly they are still operating on a historic, stadium-shattering level.
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NYC’s hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT are uniting with ANGEL DU$T to embark on an explosive co-headline East Coast tour this fall. Florida’s STEP 2 THIS join the line-up as support, with TURNSTILE filling this role on Sept 29 in Raleigh, NC.
Vocalist Roger Miret comments:
“We are excited to hit the road with our friends Angel Du$t this fall for a short East Coast blitz! A highlight moment for sure will be our date with Turnstile where we can all celebrate the phenomenal evolution of Hardcore then and now! It’s going to be a blast!”
The upcoming tour is a fierce demonstration of sonic power and authenticity across the hardcore punk scene. Showcasing the uncompromising voices of AGNOSTIC FRONT and ANGEL DU$T, the forthcoming run of dates also bring together the next generation of hardcore acts from around the US.
AGNOSTIC FRONT / ANGEL DU$T Tour Dates
With support from STEP 2 THIS
Sep 27 – Richmond, VA / The Canal Club – Tickets
Sept 29 – Raleigh, NC / Red Hat Auditorium* – Tickets
Sept 30 – Asheville, NC / Eulogy – Tickets
Oct 01 – Atlanta, GA / The Masquerade (Hell) – Tickets
Oct 02 – Jacksonville, FL / Albatross – Tickets
Oct 03 – Miami, FL / Lincoln’s Beard – Tickets
Oct 04 – Bradenton, FL / Obscura – Tickets
Oct 05 – Orlando, FL / Conduit – Tickets
Oct 07 – Lexington, SC / American Legion Post #7 – Tickets
Oct 08 – Norfolk, VA / The Annex – Tickets
Oct 09 – Reading, PA / Reverb Outdoor – Tickets
* With TURNSTILE, no STEP 2 THIS
Listen to/Watch Agnostic Front – “You Say” Here: https://youtu.be/bykq1YZCAWM
About AGNOSTIC FRONT:
Founded in 1982, AGNOSTIC FRONT stand among the most esteemed pioneers of the hardcore genre. No band comes close in sonic and socio authenticity and sincerity, where the struggles of survival on the streets have quite literally given life to a sound that remains as impactful today as it was over four decades ago.
AGNOSTIC FRONT‘s battering, socially critical sounds serve as the foundation of true New York hardcore and helped initiate the emergence of crossover thrash. Following a slew of pummeling offerings, the band, led by the inimitable roar of Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma‘s legendary charismatic guitar playing, continue to showcase unapologetically honest lyrics and signature aggression in Echoes in Eternity.
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That track finds him joined by his Mötley Crüe bandmate Tommy Lee.
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Spanish drone-doom sect Pylar are back with their ninth album, Delyrio, another descent into the strange darkness the quintet are so used to exploring. Steeped in occultism and cosmic horror, Delyrio moves in waves and swirling energy as much as in traditional doom metal structure. The dual vocal approach from Ibb-ib’thu The Renegade and Linea Serpentinata only adds to the strangeness, which you can hear in full below.
Speaking as a unit, Pylar had this to say about Delyrio:
“As a result of a heretical reading of certain literary and philosophical treatises, Pylar chose to utilize an arsenal of dark and speculative compositional techniques on Delyrio. We applied resources of deterritorialization to trace a dark rhizome structure that forces the music to spin in an irrational spiral toward delirium.
“In this manner, Pylar delves into a sonic anomaly where we invoke the occult music… that which is the product of the superposition of a multitude of sonic strata, forming a hallucinatory and extravagant textural web…”
Dig in for yourself. Delyrio is out on Friday, with physicals available via Bandcamp.
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