THE DEAD DAISIES have announced the release of a powerful new live album and ambitious plans for the years ahead. Following a highly successful run of U.K. dates earlier this year, the band's electrifying closing performance at the Stonedead festival on August 23, 2025 is now immortalized. Today, No...]]>
In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, drummer Rikki Rockett was asked if he is still in communication with his POISON bandmates Bret Michaels (vocals), Bobby Dall (bass) and C.C. DeVille (guitar), more than three years after they last played together. He responded (as transcri...]]>
In a new interview with Axe Lords, Lita Ford spoke about her "reinvention" after her departure from her former band, iconic 1970s rockers THE RUNAWAYS. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " It was a total reinvention. I mean, coming out of THE RUNAWAYS, THE RUNAWAYS were all girls, teenag...]]>
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
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]]>Hardcore acts Bane and Rotting Out announced a run of nine tour dates along the U.S. west coast. Each show will take place this coming January.
Set to kick off on January 16 in San Diego and coming to a close in Englewood, Colorado, the tour will make stops in Los Angeles, San Jose, and Seattle, among other spots.
You can find the full list of tour dates below. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time.
01/16 San Diego, CA – SOMA Sidestage
01/17 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco
01/18 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
01/29 Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8
01/21 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
01/23 Portland, OR – High Limit Room
01/24 Portland, OR – High Limit Room
01/25 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
01/31 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater
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]]>Legendary guitarist Steve Vai is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Metal Sticks", the podcast hosted by Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, and Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni. In this episode, Vai shares rare insights into his...]]>
Sharon Osbourne says that BLACK SABBATH's farewell concert raised $11 million — a far cry from the "ridiculous" initial reports that the event brought in nearly $200 million. In the days after the July 5 event, dubbed "Back To The Beginning", the event's musical director, Tom Morello, shared an Inst...]]>
From the top rope!!
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]]>In what might be one of the least expected collaborations in a while, iconic nu metal group Linkin Park will join forces with one of the most iconic Lucha Libre wrestling promotions on the planet to put on a special event tomorrow night.
Set to take place at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow night at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, CMLL will be hosting the ‘Noche From Zero’, a wrestling event that will see a show full of talented wrestlers taking each other on in the squared circle. The full card of bouts was unveiled last week, but the inclusion of Linkin Park in the show was an apparent last-minute wrinkle to the already planned event.
Aside from some unique Linkin Park inspired merch coming out of this event, the show will now also feature a trios match where Team Linkin will battle Team Park. Not sure who will be on those teams or what’s at stake, but it’s certainly a way to justify the collab, I guess.
As for the rest of the matches, you’ll see TJP and Templario try to defend their NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship against Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja. Aside from the other matches, the night’s main event will be Atlantis Jr. and Neón versus Volador Jr. and Hechicero in a tag team bout.
Last time CMLL teamed up with a non-wrestling property to promote an event, they held a Pokemon-themed show. It was wild and available to stream for free.
The whole show will be viewable to anyone that subscribes to the CMLL YouTube channel.
This kind of promotion makes me wonder what a company like WWE or AEW could do with a band-focused event. Maybe a Slayer-themed Hell in a Cell match or a Pallbearer-themed Casket match? There’s plenty of opportunities for some wild shit here. Hey HHH or Tony Khan — hit me up!
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“The reason that this contract has not gone through, is because, ahh… Bret wants more than the lion’s share. He wants… the amount of money he wants, would make it where it’s pretty much impossible to run the production of the band.”
— Rikki Rockett
LOS ANGELES, California — In a brand new interview Rikki Rockett has opened up on the drama surrounding recent events that have put Poison in the headlines.
Rockett was a guest on The Hair Metal Guru tonight (November 13th 2025) just a week after the same podcast released an episode featuring Bret Michaels Band guitarist Pete Evick.
Evick said a few things in that interview that some felt was out of bounds, including Rockett himself, so the drummer replied on social media and fueled the fire.
Metal Sludge covered that Evick versus Rockett drama in our article: “TALK SLUDGY TO ME … Rikki Rockett: “If Pete Evick thinks that the BMB is carrying the Poison torch then Pete must be a Bic lighter”.
Now after these recent exchanges between the pair filled social media platforms, the Poison drummer has spoke directly with The Guru to clarify a few details and shed some perspective.
Rockett says: “To set the record straight on the Poison stuff at this moment. I mean it’s no different than it was a few months ago, where we got an awesome offer from Live Nation, and ah, C.C. (DeVille), Bobby (Dall) and I agreed to it, talked about it, it went into Bret (Michaels) lap and it hasn’t moved.
“Now we’re at a point probably where… I don’t think we can get that tour to happen now. I think… if by October you’re not moving on a tour of that size, it’s really, really hard to shoe-horn that thing and get it to happen. So, it maybe… it’s not impossible, but it’s super, super hard.”
The Guru then asks: “It’s pretty well known, that you guys, you and Bret (Michaels) were best friends, do you guys talk now?”
Rockett: “We don’t too much.”
The above referenced offer Rockett is referring to was already submitted to the band more than 6 months ago, as this was made public by the drummer on Eddie Trunk‘s radio show back in May 2025.
Rockett continues: “The reason that this contract has not gone through, is because, ahh… Bret wants more than the lion’s share. He wants… the amount of money he wants, would make it where it’s pretty much impossible to run the production of the band. And, I don’t… I don’t… I… (pause) he knows that. And I think the reason he is saying that, is because, he just simply doesn’t want to tour with us this year.
“He must have some ideas about what he wants to do with Bret Michaels Band this year. I am assuming, I don’t know. You know what I mean, because we don’t talk. I would love to talk about it, but at this point and time it’s just not a deal. So, we’re not going to do that, I am not going to go out there and play for peanuts or wind up upside down, you know, so he can, you know make all this money.”
Editor’s Note: We’re assuming when Rikki says ‘this year’, he’s actually referring to ‘next year’.
Rockett was addressing Evick‘s comment regarding Poison‘s financial splits which included the guitarist saying: “The truth of the matter is, he (Bret Michaels) doesn’t split that money four-ways with Poison. He does get the lion’s share of that… because… he’s worked that out in his deal. Because he’s the one carrying the torch.”
Now it seems, that Rockett is telling fans that Bret wants more than the lion’s share, and that appears to be the major sticking point with the other members of Poison.
The full 40+ minute interview with Rikki Rockett on The Hair Metal Guru is shared below.
Stay tuned to Metal Sludge for more Breaking News, Updates and Features along with both New Interviews and Classic 20 Questions.
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]]>There are moments in time where an album comes around that manages to intrigue you withoaut overstaying its welcome. It’s such a potent combination when an album and its artist is able to make a statement by accomplishing what it set out to do and then getting the fuck outta there. Like a special forces unit taking down a target of opportunity, Nuclear Dudes’ forthcoming album Skeletal Blasphemy brand of electro-powerviolence hits hard, demands your attention, and then vanishes into the night as soon as you’ve regained your wits.
The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Jon Weisnewski (Sandrider, Akimbo), this COVID-era project has grown into something more. It’s taken his influences of Gary Numan and Carcass and blended those sounds and styles into a unique package.
“Nuclear Dudes started as ‘something to do’ during the pandemic. Turns out it’s real sticky. It’s become a consistent project that is exploring metal/grind, synth, and collaborating with musicians I love and admire.”
Speaking of collaboration on this record, Skeletal Blasphemy features the percussive attack of none other than High On Fire and Melvins drummer Coady Willis. All throughout the record, you can hear the pummelling attack that exists as a thread throughout it all. It’s punky, it’s powerful, and at times sounds both primitive and futuristic in equal measures. It’s a wild listen by its very nature. Weisnewski explained how the melding of both styles came to be.
“Some songs I wrote isolated and Coady played to them (‘Skeletal Blasphemy,’ ‘Fully Clothed,’ ‘Still Afraid’), and some songs were a drum part that Coady put together that I layered music on top of (‘Tastes Like Medicine,’ ‘The Octopus’). It was a pretty creatively unrestricted project in that sense.”
At the end of the day, Skeletal Blasphemy accounts for just over 24 minutes of raw electro-powerviolence. And if you don’t have the time to commit 24 minutes for some exciting new tunes from a unique collaborative effort, maybe you gotta reevaluate things. I just know I’ll be playing this bad guy again.
Skeletal Blasphemy will be released tomorrow via The Ghost Is Clear Records, but you can preorder your copy today.
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]]>During an appearance on the November 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary rocker Alice Cooper was asked if he ever envisions himself embarking on a farewell tour, like so many other artists have done in recent years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...]]>
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]]>Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release a brand-new EP, "Celebrate", digitally on March 6, 2026 via Mascot Records. The official music video for the EP's second single, the "Celebrate" title track, can be seen below. BLACK STONE CHERRY are a band in the truest sense of the term. Hard rocker...]]>
In celebration of one of America's greatest rock and roll bands, Genesis Publications has announced an official chronicle of VAN HALEN by the band's founding drummer Alex Van Halen. Featuring a dynamic blend of iconic photography alongside rare and never-before-seen images, and with exclusive access...]]>
SLAYER's iconic second studio album, "Hell Awaits", is set to receive a 40th-anniversary-edition reissue via Metal Blade Records next spring. Formed in 1981, SLAYER assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk — heavier, faster, and darker than the rest — and set a new standard, defining...]]>
No one knows where Thorns' Snorre W. Ruch and Slagmaur's Rune Røstad.
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]]>In what could be a very dire situation for all parties involved, authorities in Norway are conducting a manhunt for two black metal musicians who seemingly have gotten themselves lost in a mountainous region near Tjønnstua.
According to an Instgram post by Dagur Gíslason of Misþyrming, Thorns founder Snorre W. Ruch and Slagmaur guitarist/bassist Rune “General Gribbsphiiser” Røstad went out on a hike together when severe weather hit the immediate area on this past Tuesday. They haven’t been seen since, even though they’d planned to return home this morning.
“A major search operation is now taking place for our friends Snorre W. Ruch and the General from Slagmaur in the mountains of Fosen. They have not returned from a planned hike they started on Tuesday, and severe weather has been reported in the area.
“If you are in Central Norway and able to help, please contact the Chief of Operations at Fosen Fire and Rescue. Please help us share this. We are following the updates in the local newspaper from the peninsula at www.Fosen-folket.no”
That aforementioned newspaper is now reporting that Norwegian authorities have called the Red Cross, fire department, and Civil Defense services to assist in the search.
“The men reportedly reported that they planned to walk inland towards Tussbotna, cross the water with Teksdalsdammen, and spend the night there before they wanted to go up to Torsenget the next day to do some photography work.
“The Red Cross is now following the planned route, which is estimated to take around seven hours and forty minutes to walk. However, why the car is parked at Tjønnstua is a mystery.”
Hopefully we’ll find out what happened to the two men soon. Here’s hope that they’re going to be found in safe and in good health. We’ll update when possible.
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]]>WHITESNAKE leader David Coverdale has officially retired. The 74-year-old British-born rocker, who was also the lead singer of DEEP PURPLE from 1973 to 1976, announced the end of his five-and-a-half-decade career in a video message shared earlier today via his YouTube channel. In the clip, which can...]]>
It's all about getting eyeballs on your product, apparently.
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]]>If you’ve ever picked up a guitar and seen solid black bars where the pickups should be, then chances are you were holding a guitar equipped with EMG pickups. They became pretty ubiquitous in the late 90s/early 2000s, these active pickups added body to the sound. That popularity only grew when artists began adopting them into their rigs, like Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett.
In a recent interview with Kris Barocsi and Guillaume Chenin from Thomann, EMG founder Rob Turner said the company benefitted greatly from artist adoption.
“The heavy metal thing was actually not my first intention. When we started making product, we were more into the studio sort of aspect of it – for cleanness of the signal. You could record it direct, you could play it through an amp… and that was the primary intent.”
It ultimately was that clean sound, Turner said, that drew metal artists to EMG. It was apparently exactly what Hammett was looking for.
“Kirk [Hammett] was the first one to actually… he called up and said that he wanted to do an instrument, but I had no idea who he was. I don’t think he knew who he was, actually.
“He was in a band and they were trying to get a record deal and all of that. But he had this purple Stratocaster that he brought up… it had two single coils and a humbucker in it, and we just simply, you know, did an installation for him while he waited. He took it back with him, and it kind of went from there.”
It’s wild to think how metal would sound differnelty if EMG didn’t get adopted as widely as it was. Insane.
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]]>THE WHO guitarist Pete Townshend has expressed an interest in utilizing artificial intelligence technology to complete some of the previously unreleased songs that he has written over the years. Townshend made the comment during an appearance on the November 12 episode of "The Late Show With Stephen...]]>
Punk rock ain't necessarily sound pollution, but it should at least have the decency to sound pissed off. NEGATIVE BLAST were formed during the pandemic, which explains quite a lot about how this band fired up their engines out of sheer frustration. The San Diego crew's second album, "Destroy Myself...]]>
'No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All' will be released this Friday.
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]]>There are few more influential thrash metal albums than Metallica’s debut release Kill ‘Em All. Effectively serving as a shot across the bow back in 1983, it was the world’s introduction to Metallica and their Bay Area style of thrash. Now, more than 40 years later, a star-studded tribute album dubbed ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All is about to come out this Friday.
In a bid to get people stoked for its release, Raven’s cover of “Metal Militia” was released to streaming platforms. And if you’re a fan of the original, you’re going to get a kick out of what Raven (who used to tour with Metallica back in the day) does with that trick. It’s an incredibly faithful rendition of the Kill ‘Em All album closer. Speaking of the tribute, Raven’s lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher expressed his excitement about the project.
“We are very happy and honored to have been asked to be part of this awesome tribute to our old sparring partners,” comments cofounding . “Our cover version is many things as you will hear… in the best tradition of the guys themselves, but I think we captured that Metallica ‘snarl,’ especially by changing a few key elements! It features Mark [Gallagher] on vocals; today all is revealed!”
No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All will be released this Friday via Silver Lining Music. You can preorder your copy or simply wait a couple days for the thing to come out in just a couple days.
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]]>AC/DC's first Australian concert in a decade, which took place Wednesday night (November 12) in Melbourne, reportedly registered on a local seismograph, which detects earthquake activity. Adam Pascale, the chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre, told Australia's Australian Broadcasting Co...]]>
Fuckin...yikes.
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]]>Shit just keeps getting worse and worse in regard to the ongoing Dogma situation. Like a couple going through a messy divorce, details of alleged impropriety continue to bubble up to the surface as former members of the band reveal what they claim was a system that abused and manipulated talent.
Everything kicked off when vocalist Grace Jane “Lilith” Pasturini, guitarist Amber “Lamia” Maldonado, and guitarist Patri “Rusalka” Grief released a statement outlining how their management group effectively made Dogma “into a brand, and people into disposable pieces.” Then Grief went deeper into why she left the band with even more concerning anecdotes of what went down before former vocalist Kim Jennett added even more fuel to the fire.
Which leads us to today. In a new statement from Maldonado, more allegations have surfaced that claim the band’s amanagement was abusive and manipulative with the band. Not only that, but management allegedly fed the band “pages of AI word salad” as their guidelines for how to handle interviews.
Maldonado’s statement reads as follows:
“I consider myself an outspoken person, but this past summer, I held my tongue. In February of 2022, I was contacted to audition for Dogma. Only an unreleased music video for ‘Father I have Sinned’ existed, but I was hooked. I had one week to learn the solos of ‘My First Peak’ and ‘The Dark Messiah’, which wasn’t too demanding except for the fact I had sliced my finger open and had fresh stitches. Nonetheless, I wanted this opportunity, so I layered on band aids and practiced.
“On the day of my 25th birthday, I was told I had made the cut. It all felt right. I had been on a social media tear, meticulously creating content and tracking my steady growth. I figured my efforts were finally paying off. One week later, I was flown out to Uruguay where I met the other girls, and we filmed ‘Forbidden Zone’ and ‘My First Peak’. Getting along with the other girls was easy and natural. That week, the music video of ‘Father I Have Sinned’ was released and we spent the night together celebrating.
“Our singer departed from the project officially a few months later and I was crushed. I was told by management she departed for personal issues. I wanted to respect her privacy, so I did not pry. A few months later, the album was finished and I set to work learning the parts. Meanwhile, the contract was finally sent to me. I discussed the pay with friends. For an unknown metal band without a finished album released, it was a little low.. The contract stated I needed management’s permission to quit. I amended this part.
“In September 2023, I went down to Argentina to film ‘Carnal Liberation’ and ‘Made her Mine’, this time, with a completely new line up. To my knowledge, the other girls had left due to life changes. Over the last year and a half, I had regular communication with management and I thought we were friends. Looking back, it was all a ruse: put on a good face to keep the one remaining member while focusing on replacing everyone else.
“In November, 2023, the album was released and now the only thing left was to go on tour, which I wanted more than anything. I got my wish in June 2024. Dogma’s first tour. New singer, new guitarist, but that didn’t matter to me. I was just excited to finally take that next step.
“The tour began exposing management for the truth. I came home broken. I sprained my ankle in the middle of a show in Uruguay. When I left the stage to put on my crown for the ‘Carnal Liberation’ solo, someone had removed the ramp and I fell. I duct taped my ankle to finish that tour. My knees were bruised from the way my weight was distributed from wearing heels. When I asked to wear boots with a shorter heel to protect my knees, management told me no because I would look too short next to Rusalka. My whole body was tense from all of the emotional turmoil I had endured.
“A lot of people asked me why I didn’t cut my losses and leave. I had invested so many years, so many hours of practice, and given so much of myself into creating Lamia. I wasn’t ready to walk away. And most importantly, I didn’t want anyone to be able to take my dream away from me. I would be the one to decide when I was done, not anyone else.
“We went on our US tour in November 2024. I took a completely different approach to this tour: mind my business. Outside of playing, soundchecks, and meet and greets, I kept to myself, quietly reading in my bunk. Despite this, treatment from management only got worse. Management would not prioritize purchasing food. I eventually WALKED to Walmart to purchase the necessary food for the band and crew for the next month with my own money.
“March 2025 rolled around and I was contacted about doing a TWO month tour across Europe and Latin America. I had just started a new job, so I initially turned down the invitation. I was not the only one. I had previously been under the impression that we were the band, and if we were unable to tour, then the tour could not happen. Nope. That’s when we learned we had no say on whether or not the tour happened. We were only asked if we were going.
“Management manipulated me into the tour, telling me everyone said yes. If I wanted to play the Summer Europe tour, I had to say yes to this one because once I was out, I was out for good.
“Two weeks into the April tour, I knew I wasn’t coming back. I was playing shows every night, and then working my other job until 3am. No amount of keeping to myself stopped management from picking fights with me. If I had a stable income, management could not control me.
“Management kept instigating fights about my work schedule.. I was asked how I was compensating his company for the lost money from missing a meet and greet. I do those for free. How am I being compensated for the paid work I’m missing to play shows? On my days off from tour, I had to go out for interviews. I normally love interviews, but not when management writes pages of AI word salad I’m supposed to follow. I was never compensated for these.
“When we played Chile, Grace faced a host of technical issues. Directly after the show, we were all yelled at for nearly an hour. When I pointed out yelling was unprofessional, Management responded by saying I was unprofessional and projecting, because no other manager would put up with our shoddy job.
“We got into another fight with management because he wanted us to play the full album on a radio show for free, saying we were a family and should help each other out. That fight lasted almost 2 hours. Another manipulation tactic: wear down your opponent.
“In Brazil, we did not receive any daysheets. Management specifically forbade the Brazilian tour manager from sending them to us. This was another ploy to control us. If we didn’t know the times of our schedule, we could not have any independence.
“Touring was my dream, but it wasn’t worth this level of stress and mistreatment. For my health, I had to take a step back. The entire summer, I dreamt I kept trying to tell my story, and no one cared. I had to come to terms with the fact that I had been exploited for years. Why didn’t I say anything sooner? I knew if all of this started coming out during the Summer tour, management would take his anger out on the band. I waited until the time was right. That time is now.
“Since speaking out, I feel like myself again and in doing so, I’ve reclaimed my connection to music. Never let anyone silence you. Your voice matters.”
This is quickly becoming a situation where there’s so much smoke there’s got to be a fire. That being said, we’ve only heard the artists’ side and have yet to hear back from management. I’ve personally reached out to their management group to seek out a response, so hopefully we’ll get the other side of this wild, and frankly upsetting, story.
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]]>The all-star hard rock collective BLACK SWAN — featuring Robin McAuley (MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP), Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE), Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, THE END MACHINE, ex-DOKKEN) and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, MR. BIG) — will release a new studio album, "Paralyzed", on February 13, 2026, via Frontie...]]>
Late last month, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine and his bandmates gathered with members of the press to talk taste, craftsmanship and the art of brewing. At the heart of the October 26 discussion at the InterContinental London - The O2 hotel in London, United Kingdom with host Phil Alexander, global...]]>
THE VIOLENT HOUR, the new band fronted by former BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Carla Harvey, has released the official music video for the song "Sex And Cigarettes". "Sex And Cigarettes" is the third video from THE VIOLENT HOUR's self-titled debut EP, following clips for the tracks "Sick Ones" and "Hell O...]]>
BROTHER CANE will release its first new album in 27 years, "Magnolia Medicine", in early 2026 on Double Dragon Records, distributed by Virgin Music Group. The album opens with "If This Means War", a fierce, no-apologies anthem that makes it clear this is no tentative reunion. BROTHER CANE's return i...]]>
German metal outfit UNPROCESSED will embark on a North American headlining tour next spring. Support on the trek will come from ALLT and MIDWINTER. The tour will launch on April 13 in Dallas, Texas and will wrap on May 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale began on Wedne...]]>
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]]>In a new interview with Brazil's 89 A Rádio Rock, Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about the recently released third album from his MAMMOTH (formerly MAMMOTH WVH) project, "The End". The musician, who plays all the instruments and sings all the vocals on the MAMMOTH recordings, said about the LP, which, lik...]]>
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]]>There’s been a growing trend as of late of artists pulling their entire discographies from the popular music streaming platform Spotify. They cite things like shitty pay, poor anti-AI slop protections, and the company’s closeness to AI military hardware as reasons for their removal. All valid reasons, if you ask us…
Earlier today, yet another band joined the cause and pulled all of their music from the service, as Deaf Club posted a pretty pointed and pissed off announcement on social media. Though it was posted entirely in Spanish, we’ve got the translated post and it’s pretty straightforward:
“Deaf Club will always stand with the people, supporting the human rights that all people deserve. We will continue to stand hand in hand with workers and those who care for the land, fighting against the racist, exploitative, and imperialist culture of American capitalism. Therefore, we have removed our music from Spotify so as not to contribute to the war machine. Please consider other music platforms. Follow us, good people!”
Based.
Along with their statement, the band posted an image that had a list of demands for things like fair pay, accountability, privacy, and a list of other demands before finishing the whole thing with a good ol’ “Fuck Spotify”.
This isn’t the first time a band’s taken such a stance. Other acts like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Xiu Xiu, Massive Attack, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and more have pulled their music from the service as a form of protest against the service.
If you’d like to catch Deaf Club live and support their efforts, you can do so if you’re in California over the next few days. Their remaining live shows with Melt Banana are posted below.
Deaf Club live dates
11/12 Berkeley, CA at Cornerstone *
11/13 Los Angeles, CA at Teragram Ballroom *
11/14 Pomona, CA at Glass House *
11/15 San Jose, CA at The Ritz *
11/16 Tarzana, CA at Corbin Bowl
* = with Melt Banana
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]]>In a new interview with The Metal Meltdown, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson was asked if he can ever see him and his bandmates retiring from playing music. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're gonna take it to the end. I mean, that's what Chuck [Billy, TESTAMENT singer] says....]]>
Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, is the latest guest on Billy Corgan's podcast, "The Magnificent Others". In this powerful and emotional conversation, Wendy joins Billy to share the brilliance of her late husband, Ronnie James Dio — from their first meeting at the Rainbow B...]]>
There are still plenty of chances to catch these guys live.
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]]>Whenever the brutal doods in Defeated Sanity, Sanguisugabogg, and Despised Icon are around, you know the night’s going to be fucking brutal. So of course we needed to get our guy out to the Denver show last Saturday to take some shots for us. Enter Jacob Juno.
As you can see in the galleries below, the dude’s a beast with a camera in his hands. Where us plebs would take weirdly composed shots that only serve to highlight our amateurish capabilities, Juno knows how to line up a great photo. Angle, lighting, exposure, everything comes together to enbapsulate the chaos around him.
So definitely check out the galleries below. Also, if you have the time you should give Jacob Juno’s Instagram a follow today. If you’d like to check these bands out live, you can check out the full list of North American tour dates below and getting your tickets today.
Tour dates:
November 12 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
November 13 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
November 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
November 15 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club
November 17 – Dallas, TX @ Echo Lounge & Music Hall
November 18 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
November 19 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs)
November 21 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
November 22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
November 23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
November 25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
November 26 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
November 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
November 30 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
Sanguisugabogg
Despised Icon
Defeated Sanity
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]]>After selling out the two premiere shows in one hour, and adding a third now-sold-out show, music icon Alice Cooper and illusionist Criss Angel have announced an additional four show dates. Shows have been added on April 3 and 4 as well May 22 and 23 for 2026. For the first time ever, Alice and Cris...]]>
The long goodbye...
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]]>We’ve all had some time to process the news that Megadeth’s upcoming self-titled album will be their last. A legacy spanning four decades will finally come to an end, giving frontman Dave Mustaine a chance to ride off into the sunset and finally enjoy the retiree lifestyle. But it turns out that day is still a long way away.
During a recent interview with U.K. magazio Kerrang!, Mustaine revealed that he envisions a future where Megadeth’s final show won’t take place for another few years at least. So while the “farewell tour” will kick off next year, there will be plenty of opportunities to catch them playing live one last time.
“We’re easily talking about touring for another three to five years. And if we’re going to be doing it for that long then, shit, I’ll be looking at the birthday I don’t even want to think about.”
That reference to his birthday is important. Mustaine is getting old. I mean we’re all getting old, but Mustaine’s going to be 70 in 2031. And given the fact that the dude survived his struggles with addiction that landed him in rehab numerous times, battled cancer, suffered an arm injury that threatened his career, it’s a marvel the dude’s still kicking.
Keeping all that in mind, Mustaine sounds like he’s being pragmatic about his future outlook as a musician. In his conversation with Kerrang!, he explained why he decided to make this next Megadeth album their last and why he’s putting the whole ting to bed all these years later.
“There’s so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. Most of them don’t get to go out on their own terms on top, and that’s where I’m at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.
“We can’t wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it’s now. If there was ever a perfect time to tour the world, it’s now. This is also a perfect time for us to tell you that it’s our last studio album. We’ve made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour.
“Don’t be mad, don’t be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. We have done something together that’s truly wonderful and will probably never happen again. We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it’s played, and we changed the world. The bands I played in have influenced the world. I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.”
As it stands, we know the first leg of Megadeth’s ‘This Was Our Life’ tour will take place in Latin America. Those dates, as well as a number of other shows they’ve already had planned, are listed below. As we get more tour dates, it sounds like you’ll be able to have at least more than one shot at seeing Megadeth one last time.
Megadeth only
4/23 Lima, PE Costa 21
4/26 Bogota, CO Movistar Arena
4/30 Buenos Aires, AR TBD
5/2 Sao Paulo, BR Espaco Unimed
5/5 Santiago, CL Movistar Arena
5/8 Monterrey, MX Arena Monterrey
5/10 Mexico City, MX Arena Ciudad de Mexico
5/13 Guadalajara, MX Arena Guadalajara
6/10 Hradec Kralove, CZ Rock For People Park 360
6/26 Helsinki, FI Suvilahti Tuska
Megadeth & Iron Maiden
8/29 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
8/30 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
9/3 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau (+ Anthrax)
9/5 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium (+ Anthrax)
9/9 Boston, MA TD Garden
9/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
9/12 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9/15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
9/19 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
9/22 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
9/25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium (+ Anthrax)
9/26 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium (+ Anthrax)
9/29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome (+ Anthrax)
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LIFE OF AGONY singer Keith Caputo will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his acclaimed 2000 solo album "Died Laughing" with a European tour in March 2026. He will perform the record in its entirety and his cousin Joseph Zampella (a.k.a. Joey Z), who plays guitar in LIFE OF AGONY, will join him on th...]]>
Twice-Grammy-nominated transcendent singer, songwriter and subversive performance artist Poppy will release her next album, "Empty Hands", on January 23, 2026 via Sumerian Records. She sets the stage for the project with a new single, "Bruised Sky", out everywhere now. "Empty Hands" marks Poppy's se...]]>