Talking about new music from Lamb Of God, Converge, Jay Weinberg, and new albums released this past week.
HEAVYS Weekly Breakdown | 11/23/25
“For more than three decades, Converge have delivered musical and emotional catharsis, putting purpose before perception and intent before interpretation. Whether it’s their 2001 landmark recording Jane Doe or their 2021 Bloodmoon: I collaboration, Converge have created some of the most compelling music, lyrics, and visual art of the 21st century. During that time, fewer bands have had a greater impact on the underground imagination. It seems unlikely that anyone who has been making music for this long would create one of their best works for their eleventh album, in their 35th year as a band. And yet: Love Is Not Enough— incoming February 13, 2026— might be the apotheosis of Converge’s decades-long journey through the punk, hardcore and metal microcosm. What vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon, guitarist/producer Kurt Ballou, bassist/vocalist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller have created is a strident artistic statement on the turmoil of living that hones their collective strengths to a razor’s edge.” (Press Release)
Rock/metal icon ROB ZOMBIE has revealed the latest single, ‘Heathen Days,’ from his highly-anticipated upcoming album, The Great Satan, due out February 27th from Nuclear Blast Records.
Accompanied by a video directed by Zombie, ‘Heathen Days’ is a callback to his earlier sound of furious, groove laden guitar riffs as he lyrically invokes the ungodly days when chaos and war were constantly at your back.
Following the success of his Top 10 charting record The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021), Zombie is back with his 8th album, The Great Satan, revisiting his early Hellbilly roots for a slaughterhouse of anthemic punk infused heavy rock/metal.
As a rock icon and filmmaker with a unique vision, Rob Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. He has sold more than fifteen million albums worldwide, and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of nine feature films including “HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES,” “THE DEVIL’S REJECTS,” “THE MUNSTERS” and the number one smash “HALLOWEEN.”
After four years, Rob Zombie is back with new music as he announces his latest record, THE GREAT SATAN, out on Nuclear Blast in 2026. The new music brings Zombie back to his Hellbilly roots with frenetic cuts such as ‘Punks And Demons,’ ‘Heathen Days,’ ‘(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller’ and ‘Tarantula.’
Rob Zombie has achieved great success in the music industry, first as a member of the multi-platinum band White Zombie and later as a solo artist with even greater results collecting numerous multi-platinum and gold albums along the way including Hellbilly Deluxe, The Sinister Urge and Educated Horses. Rob Zombie’s most recent record, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021), debuted at #9 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, making it his 7th consecutive solo album to debut in the top 10.
The Podcast That Rocked for 11/19/25. Dave Mustaine wants Megadeth to play on the moon, Warped Tour, Welcome To Rockville, more.
Discussion Topics: -Megadeth to the moon! (as wished by Dave Mustaine) -Warped Tour 2026 Orlando recap –Welcome To Rockville 2026 lineup announced -GWAR X John Oliver -Tom Morello gives Audioslave recordings update -Slipknot sells catalog to take on music industry -Upcoming tours/albums/more
SONG OF THE WEEK Moon Tooth “I’s”
Moon Tooth “I’s”
“I hope we’ll be playing up in space,” Mustaine recently told Metal Hammer. “I think that will be a really fitting climax. And I’m not talking about on the side of a vomit comet. A gig on the moon, a full moon landing, that would be cool. I saw they sent up a bunch of celebrities into space and I thought ‘Well, if them, why not me?’, you know? I’m just watching how that all progresses,” he said. “I know Elon Musk and Richard Branson were working on interstellar travel. I think people are going to be traveling to space a lot sooner than you think.”(Loudwire)
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Welcome To Rockville 2026 Lineup ft. Foo Fighters, GNR, more #Shorts
Welcome To Rockville 2026 15 Year Anniversary Lineup Revealed For Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival May 7-10, 2026 At Daytona International Speedway
Over 160 Bands Announced Across 5 Stages Led By Guns N’ Roses, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Staind (Thur), Foo Fighters, TURNSTILE, The Offspring, Parkway Drive (Fri), Bring Me The Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless In White, Lamb Of God (Sat), My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Rise Against, Yellowcard (Sun)
All Pass Types, Including 4-Day, Single Day, GA, VIP & Daytona Owners Club On Sale Now At www.welcometorockville.com
Following a record-breaking event in 2025 with 230,000 music fans in attendance, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 7-10, 2026 for its biggest year yet. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to unleash the full music lineup for the event’s 15th year.
Guns N’ Roses and Foo Fighters join previously announced headliners Bring Me The Horizon and My Chemical Romance for an incredible 4 days of music at the World Center of Rock.
Welcome To Rockville 2026 will feature 160+ bands spanning all rock genres on 5 stages, topped by:
Thursday, May 7: Guns N’ Roses, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Staind
Friday, May 8: Foo Fighters, TURNSTILE, The Offspring, Parkway Drive
Saturday, May 9: Bring Me The Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless in White, Lamb of God
Sunday, May 10: My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Rise Against, Yellowcard
The overall music lineup for Welcome To Rockville 2026 is as follows: Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Guns N’ Roses, Bring Me The Horizon, TURNSTILE, Five Finger Death Punch, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, A Day To Remember, Godsmack, Staind, Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Yellowcard, Rise Against, All Time Low, Motionless in White, Alice Cooper, Ice Nine Kills, Amon Amarth, Simple Plan, Lorna Shore, Coheed and Cambria, Slaughter To Prevail, Sleeping with Sirens, Hollywood Undead, Black Label Society, Highly Suspect, Dance Gavin Dance, Architects, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Poppy, The Warning, Behemoth, Dethklok, Zakk Sabbath, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Tom Morello, Underoath, Black Veil Brides, Mayday Parade, Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Starset, Coal Chamber, Sevendust, Yelawolf, Badflower, Story of the Year, Plain White T’s, Avatar, In Flames, Switchfoot, The Home Team, State Champs, Gym Class Heroes, The Plot In You, Static-X, Hatebreed, We The Kings, Paleface Swiss, Kreator, Eagles of Death Metal, 3OH!3, Cradle of Filth, The Wonder Years, L.S. Dunes, Atreyu, DragonForce, Wind Rose, Carcass, Palaye Royale, Failure, Polaris, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, DevilDriver, From First To Last, Apocalyptica, Senses Fail, Four Year Strong, FUEL, Violent Vira, Dying Fetus, Breathe Carolina, Whitechapel, thrown, Bloodywood, Buckcherry, All That Remains, Anberlin, Magnolia Park, Cattle Decapitation, The Ready Set, Catch Your Breath, Crown The Empire, Chelsea Grin, Death Angel, Biffy Clyro, Drowning Pool, DOPE, Make Them Suffer, Thornhill, Demon Hunter, Saliva, Brand of Sacrifice, Fozzy, Holding Absence, Sick Puppies, 10 Years, Dead Poet Society, VOILÀ, Napalm Death, Spineshank, Thy Art Is Murder, Alpha Wolf, Deicide, The Paradox, Local H, Carnifex, Bodysnatcher, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Egypt Central, Winona Fighter, House of Protection, Fame On Fire, The Word Alive, Amira Elfeky, Suffocation, Nonpoint, The Ataris, Jiluka, Nekrogoblikon, Red, Ill Niño, Psychostick, Adelitas Way, Framing Hanley, Immolation, Archers, Galactic Empire, Signs of the Swarm, Primer 55, Disembodied Tyrant, Ashes Remain, Spiritworld, Distant, Infected Rain, Castle Rat, Not Enough Space, The Haunt, Wolves at the Gate, Snuffed On Sight, If Not For Me, Colorblind, Ladrones, Platinum Moon, Netherwalker, and Kill The Robot.
Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch said, “We are dropping our 10th studio album and kicking off our 20th anniversary world tour in 2026, so starting the year at Welcome To Rockville feels perfect. It is one of the biggest rock festivals in North America, and there is no better stage to fire the first shot of this next chapter of Five Finger Death Punch.”
Some of the music highlights and special appearances for Welcome To Rockville 2026 include:
● Bring Me The Horizon: Only 2026 Florida show
● A Day To Remember: Home state show
● Five Finger Death Punch: 20th Anniversary World Tour
● Staind: Celebrating 25 years of their Break The Cycle album (playing select songs from the landmark album)
● Parkway Drive: Exclusive 2026 U.S. performance
● Yellowcard: Home state show
● Sleeping With Sirens: 15 years of Let’s Cheers To This
● Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm: Celebrating 20th anniversary of platinum-certified self-titled album
● Sepultura: One of their final U.S. shows
● Coal Chamber: Rare show
● DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary show
● From First To Last: Reunion
● Magnolia Park: Hometown show
● The Ready Set: Very rare show / First in Florida in 10 years
● Death Angel: Act III album play
● Drowning Pool: Sinners 25th Anniversary Tour
● Saliva: Every Six Seconds 25th Anniversary Tour
● Spineshank: First show in Florida since reuniting in 2025
● Egypt Central: Reunion
● Primer 55: Reunion
● Not Enough Space: Hometown show
In addition, the Welcome To Rockville Battle for the Big Stage competition has returned for the 2026 edition. Through November 30, bands can enter the competition here. Then, leading up to the festival, viewers can vote on who they want to play Rockville during the Sunday episodes of the Space Zebra show at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT on the DWP Twitch channel.
Fans will kick off the Welcome To Rockville celebration at the Wednesday night Welcome To Rockville Official Pre-Party at the festival site on May 6 with performances from Fuel, Local H, Adelitas Way and Ashes Remain. Pre-party passes are included with all camping packages and available to the public as a standalone ticket for $15 (all-in) here.
“Fifteen years in, Rockville has grown into something bigger than I ever imagined,” says Danny Wimmer of DWP. “Last year’s record-breaking crowd raised the bar for what this festival could be, and this year’s lineup lives up to that energy. Bringing together Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, and so many others on the same bill is more than a booking decision — it’s what keeps this genre alive and moving forward. Rock only grows when every era and every sound has a place, and it’s important to me that all corners of this world are represented here. Being able to deliver a lineup like this in my home state is something I’m truly grateful for.”
“With the full lineup now revealed, fans can start getting loud for the 15th anniversary of Welcome To Rockville at Daytona International Speedway,” said Frank Kelleher, President of Daytona International Speedway. “We’re bringing the heat in 2026 — Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin and over 160 bands ready to blow the doors off The World Center of Racing. Daytona is built for moments like this, and Rockville will deliver them all weekend long.”
Earlier this year, Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP), one of the world’s premier independent live event producers, and Daytona International Speedway (DIS), the world-renowned motorsports facility, announced a landmark 10-year agreement securing Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach through 2035.
All Welcome To Rockville passes—including Single-Day, 4-Day GA, VIP, and the exclusive Daytona Owners Club—are on sale now here. Fans can secure their spot for as little as $1 down, with flexible layaway options available for over six months.
Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.
DWP has again partnered with GOVX to offer specially priced Welcome To Rockville passes—including 4-Day GA and Single Day GA—to military, nurses, firefighters, and police personnel who can verify their eligibility here.
A Welcome To Rockville student offer will be available in 2026, allowing those with a valid .edu address access to a $125 (all-in, fees included) Single Day GA Pass via FEVO. More details are here.
Fans can book an official Welcome To Rockville hotel package via Jampackstarting as low as $10 down, offering access to nearby hotels, shuttle service and other exclusives. Jampack Hotel + Admission packages also allow festival re-entry each day. Additional perks vary depending on the hotel package.
An extremely limited number of Car + Tent camping passes are still available as an add-on to festival pass purchases and include festival re-entry access and free entry to the Wednesday night Welcome To Rockville Official Pre-Party at the festival site. RV camping passes are sold out, but a waitlist is available. Camping amenities include indoor restrooms and showers, in and out privileges, a general store for supplies and more. General and Premium Parking passes are also available. Find camping and parking details here.
Originally launched in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Welcome To Rockville found its permanent home at Daytona International Speedway in 2021. Since then, the festival has established itself as The World Center of Rock, welcoming record-breaking crowds and cementing itself as a flagship event on the global festival calendar. The 2025 edition drew more than 230,000 fans from all 50 states and 30 countries, bringing a worldwide audience to Daytona Beach and Volusia County. Each year, Rockville generates over $80 million in economic impact through tourism, hospitality, and local business engagement—making it not only a cultural powerhouse but also a major driver of regional growth.
Onsite attractions will include the ferris wheel and other amusement rides, plus The Pit Stop Shop featuring vintage Welcome To Rockville merch, the Salty Skeeters tiki bar, and more to be announced.
Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to partner with an incredible lineup of partners for Welcome To Rockville 2026, including NÜTRL, Bud Light, Eargasm, Jack Daniel’s, STRÜNG and more.
Joining The Band For The Heaviest Tour Of The New Year Are Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg
Lamb of God return to the road this March for what promises to be the heaviest tour of 2026, with the North American trek, produced by Live Nation, featuring support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg.
Tickets for all shows are on-sale this Friday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. local time. An artist pre-sale launches today at 12 noon eastern. Tickets and VIP packages will be available at Lamb-of-god.com/tour.
“We are beyond thrilled to announce the loudest, proudest, floor shakin’-est, earth quakin’-est, ear-splittin’-est, mosh pittin’-est, undiluted, undisputed HEAVIEST tour of the whole damn year,” Mark Morton declares. “Is this the largest collection of RIFFS ever assembled under one roof? It would seem so. Lamb of God, Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Do not miss this shit.”
The tour news follows the recent release of “Sepsis,” the band’s first new original song since 2022’s Omens, and now the #1 song on the U.S. metal radio charts. Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, the track celebrates the Richmond underground and the bands Lamb of God performed alongside during their early years. The band also shared a live video for “Sepsis,” capturing the electrifying live debut of the song at Aftershock Festival.
Consequence named the three-and-a-half minute track its “heavy song of the week,” describing the single as “crushing” while Revolver spotlighted “Sepsis,” calling it a “rock-solid addition to their ever-crushing canon.”
Lamb of God tour dates: March 17 National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor March 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre March 20 Toronto, ON GCT Theatre March 22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre March 24 Minneapolis, MN Armory March 25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom March 27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium March 28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center March 30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds March 31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater April 1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum April 3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic April 4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater April 5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre April 7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center April 10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater April 11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall April 14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium April 15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre April 16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater April 18 Reading, PA Santander Arena * April 19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome April 21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks April 23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount April 25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena * April 26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
*-Not a Live Nation show
2026 Festival Performances May 14 – 17 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival July 24 – 27 Plovdiv, BG Hills of Rock July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air August 5 – 9 Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air August 6 – 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest October 30 – November 3 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
Tickets to the band’s previously announced dates, including the 2026 edition of their annual Headbangers Boat cruise, are on-sale now via their website.
Southern California’s DAYSEEKER — Rory Rodriguez [vocals], Ramone Valerio [bass], and Zac Mayfield [drums] — are thrilled to announce their forthcoming headline tour of North America, set for May 2026. The tour kicks off May 1 in New York and runs through May 30 in San Diego.
Northlane, Wind Walkers, and sace6 will serve as support.
“This is our first headlining tour for our new album Creature In The Black Night and we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring some of these songs to life in our live show with a stacked lineup,” the band says.
Pre-sales begin today, Monday, November 17 at 12pm ET. The general on-sale is set for Friday, November 21 at 10am local time. All dates are below. Get tickets here.
As the band noted, this tour marks the first headline run in support of the newly-released album Creature In The Black Night. Listen to and get the album here.
The album charted at No. 1 on the Alternative Albums chart upon release last month, while lead single “Pale Moonlight” is currently Top 10 at U.S. rock radio. It has been a banner year thus far for Dayseeker, with 2026 looking to be even bigger.
DAYSEEKER ON TOUR: WITH NORTHLANE, WIND WALKERS, + SACE6: 5/1 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount 5/2 — Wallingford, CT — The Dome @ Oakdale 5/3 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom 5/5 — Allentown, PA — Archer Music Hall 5/6 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks 5/7 — Grand Rapids, MI — 20 Monroe Live 5/9 — Green Bay, WI — Epic Event Center 5/10 — Des Moines, IA — Val Air Ballroom 5/12 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom 5/15 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant 5/16 — Kansas City, MO — Grinders 5/19 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre 5/20 — Saskatoon, SK — Coors Event Theatre 5/22 — Edmonton, AB — Midway Music Hall 5/23 — Calgary, AB — MacEwan Hall 5/25 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom 5/26 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory 5/28 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live 5/29 — Pomona, CA — Fox Theater 5/30 — San Diego, CA — SOMA
A quick look at the world of heavy music, talking about Megadeth, Poppy, Orbit Culture, and more.
HEAVYS Weekly Breakdown | 11/16/25 #Shorts
“Poppy has just announced her brand-new seventh studio album, Empty Hands. The follow-up to 2024’s Negative Spaces will arrive on January 23, 2026 via Sumerian Records, and according to a press release it’ll feature ‘industrial elements, pop sensibilities and moments that call back to Poppy’s surrealist roots with her signature uncanny, machine-like voice’. She’s previewing what’s to come with heavy, Jordan Fish-produced single Bruised Sky, which she first debuted live in September and has already performed across North America.” (Kerrang)
HEAVYS Metal Picks | 11/14/25
Five new songs in the world of heavy music worth hearing. What are you listening to?
HEAVYS Metal Picks | 11/14/25
Poppy “Bruised Sky”
Of Mice & Men “Flowers”
Moon Tooth “I’s”
The Narrator “Aurora”
Infernal Lamentations “Nemesis”
“Southern California band Of Mice & Men have released their new album Another Miracle via Century Media Records. The band have teased the album with 4 of the LP’s singles including this week’s “Flowers,” and before that “Troubled Water,” Another Miracle’s title track and “Wake Up,” which hit #17 on the Active Rock Radio chart. The album’s 12 tracks find Of Mice & Men at their most personal and most expansive. The album was crafted entirely in-house – written, produced, and engineered by the band themselves. “The process of self-recording and self-producing this album as well the last two has seen us really trying to one up what we’ve done in the past – and it’s on us to do that,” drummer Valentino Arteaga explains. “On this album in particular, we wanted to push the boundaries of what that sounds like for our band.” (Press Release)
The Podcast That Rocked for 11/12/25. The 2026 Grammy Nominations in rock, metal, and alternative don’t suck, 2025 Rock Hall Ceremony, more.
2026 GRAMMY Nominations (Rock, Metal, Alt) Don’t Suck?! | The Podcast That Rocked on YouTube
2026 GRAMMY Nominations (Rock, Metal, Alt) Don’t Suck?! | The Podcast That Rocked on Spotify
Discussion Topics: -Going over 2026 Grammy Noms in Rock, Metal, Alt -2025 Rock Hall Ceremony was a blast with Taylor Momsen stealing the show -Hell Fest 2026 Lineup Announced -Should The Offspring be festival headliners in 2026? -Chile’s Ignacia Fernández is the most metal Pageant Winner Ever -Stanley Simmons (Sons of KISS) announce new music -New Poppy album coming soon -The Warning playing NFL Halftime for Arizona Cardinals -Upcoming albums/tours/more
Best Rock Song “As Alive As You Need Me to Be” – Nine Inch Nails “Caramel” – Sleep Token “Glum” – Hayley Williams “Never Enough” – Turnstile “Zombie” – Yungblud
Best Rock Performance “U Should Not Be Doing That” – Amyl and the Sniffers “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park “Never Enough” – Turnstile “Mirtazapine” – Hayley Williams “Changes” (Live From Villa Park) – Yungblud featuring Nino Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II (Sleep Token)
Best Rock Album Private Music – Deftones I Quit – Haim From Zero – Linkin Park Never Enough – Turnstile Idols – Yungblud
Best Alternative Music Album Sable, Fable – Bon Iver Songs of a Lost World – The Cure Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator Moisturizer – Wet Leg Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
Best Alternative Music Performance “Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver “Alone” – The Cure “Seein’ Stars” – Turnstile “Mangetout” – Wet Leg “Parachute” – Hayley Williams
“The eligibility window for GRAMMY nomination spans from Aug. 31, 2024 through Aug. 30, 2025. Recording Academy members and record companies enter recordings and music videos released during that window that they consider worthy of recognition. Submissions are viewed by 350 experts in various fields and placed into the appropriate categories, according to the Recording Academy’s website. From there, first round ballots are sending to voting members and the final nominations are determined by certain Recording Academy committees.” (Loudwire)
Twenty One Pilots Cover The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” Live
Ignacia Fernández sorprende en Miss Mundo Chile 2025 con voz gutural de death metal
The Podcast That Rocked for 11/5/25. Disturbed announce they are going on a long break, Download Fest 2026 lineup, and more.
Disturbed Going On “A Long Break” | The Podcast That Rocked on YouTube
Disturbed Going On “A Long Break” | The Podcast That Rocked on Spotify
Discussion Topics: -Disturbed announce long hiatus/break after European tour. -Download Fest 2026 lineup announcement. -Shinedown’s Lunatic Ball announced for 2026 -Macy’s Day Parade gets The Pretty Reckless -Former Anti-Flag members speak out on singer. -Upcoming albums/songs/more.
SONG OF THE WEEK: The Pretty Reckless “Where Are You Christmas”
The Pretty Reckless “Where Are You Christmas”
“David Draiman has announced that his band Disturbed are going on an indefinite hiatus – see what he had to say below. Last week, the metal frontman took to social media to announce that the band are going on a break after concluding their 25th anniversary ‘The Sickness’ tour. Draiman wrote: “Not sure when we will be headed back out. We all need a nice long break. Hope to see you when we do.” (NME)
“Download Festival is an open-air rock and metal festival held each June since 2003 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. It is the United Kingdom’s largest festival dedicated to rock and metal, with more than 100 bands playing on several stages and 75,000–80,000 attendees in recent years.” (Wikipedia)
WHITECHAPEL is pleased to present their new video for “Prisoner 666.” The track comes off of the band’s Hymns In Dissonance full-length, released earlier this year on Metal Blade Records.
Comments vocalist Phil Bozeman, “‘Prisoner 666’ was the first song we wrote and musically feels like the 2014/2021 WHITECHAPEL morphing back into the 2006-2010 WHITECHAPEL and continuing the 2006-2010 era for the rest of the album. This is the beginning of the narrative of ‘the last living son’ of the Father Of Lies coming to be. Relinquishing his faith, religion, burning the church, and serving Satan, who he believes is his father.”
Adds guitarist Alex Wade, “It’s got heavy ‘Saw Is The Law’ [from the band’s 2014 Our Endless War full-length] vibes in the opening groove; it’s like we took that song and made it more epic and melodic. The ‘beats per minute’ are pretty similar to ‘Saw….’“
Whitechapel “Prisoner 666”
WHITECHAPEL will return to US stages next week on the Rituals Of Hate headlining tour. The journey makes its way through over two dozen cities from November 12th through December 14th and will see the band perform Hymns In Dissonance in its devastating entirety alongside some old favorites. Support will be provided by Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, and Disembodied Tyrant. Find tickets and VIP upgrades at: whitechapel.soundrink.com
WHITECHAPEL w/ Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Disembodied Tyrant: 11/12/2025 The Norva – Norfolk, VA 11/14/2025 Reverb – Reading, PA 11/15/2025 Irving Plaza – New York, NY 11/16/2025 Toad’s – New Haven, CT 11/17/2025 Empire – Albany, NY 11/19/2025 Anthology – Rochester, NY 11/20/2025 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA 11/21/2025 Globe Iron – Cleveland, OH 11/22/2025 The Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis, IN 11/23/2025 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI 11/25/2025 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI 11/26/2025 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA 11/28/2025 Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO 11/29/2025 The Truman – Kansas City, MO 11/30/2025 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 12/02/2025 The Hall – Little Rock, AR 12/03/2025 Iron City – Birmingham, AL 12/04/2025 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL 12/05/2025 FIVE – Jacksonville, FL 12/06/2025 House Of Blues – Orlando, FL 12/08/2025 The National – Richmond, VA 12/09/2025 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN 12/10/2025 The Signal – Chattanooga, TN 12/12/2025 House Of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC 12/13/2025 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC 12/14/2025 Mill & Mine – Knoxville, TN
WHITECHAPEL‘s Hymns In Dissonance finds the band reinventing themselves, going darker, deeper, and heavier than ever before. Revolver lauded “a blistering attack of ground-fissuring blasts, terror-thrashed guitar melodies and guts-hucking mosh sections.” Metal Injection concurred noting, “it’s heavy as shit, it’s unrelenting, and it will destroy you.” MetalSucks championed, “one of WHITECHAPEL’s heaviest offerings since the glory days of The Somatic Defilement and This Is Exile,” adding, “It captures that same raw energy and mouth-frothing rage in a way that… hasn’t been seen for quite some time, but with a new and improved modern twist borne of the nearly twenty years of experience they have accumulated since then,” while Blabbermouth hailed the band’s “…white-knuckle, weaponized deathcore with brains, brawn, and a point to prove. Hold on to your helmets.”
The record earned the #2 position on Billboard’s Current Hard Rock Albums chart, #3 on Independent Label Current Albums chart, #4 on the Current Rock Albums chart and #7 on the Digital Albums chart upon its first week of release.
Hymns In Dissonance is available now on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Watch WHITECHAPEL‘s previously release videos for “Hymns In Dissonance” HERE, “A Visceral Retch” HERE, and “Hate Cult Ritual” HERE.
WHITECHAPEL: Phil Bozeman – vocals Ben Savage – lead guitar Alex Wade – rhythm guitar Zach Householder – guitar Gabe Crisp – bass Brandon Zackey – drums
