VANA Unleashes New Track “In Your Name”

April 8, 2026

Vana
Unleashes New Single
“In Your Name”

The Lady In Red Tour
First US Headliner Beginning Next Friday, April 17
Ticket Info HERE

Auckland-based, RnB tinged industrial metal vanguard, Vana has today unleashed her latest track “In Your Name“. today’s release is her second since signing to Sumerian Records, whose previous drop “Pray“ has already amassed a staggering over 3.7 million streams on Spotify alone and 611k views and counting on YouTube. When asked about the inspiration behind today’s release, Vana shared:

“Falling in love is painful. Where there is equal love, there will inevitably be equal loss. Sometimes you fall in love even when it hurts you. Sometimes, loving someone you know is bad for you hurts less than grieving the loss of that love. “In Your Name” demonstrates how far some would go in the name of love, no matter how toxic that love may be.”

Vana “In Your Name”

Having already amassed nearly 1 million Spotify monthly listeners and 85 million streams across platforms, the self-taught, multi-instrumentalist powerhouse is poised to kick off her first US headlining tour beginning next Friday, April 17, in Atlanta, Georgia. Stream “In Your Name“ here and get your tickets at the link here before they’re all gone.

The Lady In Red US Headlining Tour Dates:

Fri 4/17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell) – Low Tickets
~~Sat 4/18 – Orlando, FL – Conduit~~ – Sold Out
Sun 4/19 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
Tue 4/21 – North Carolina – Hangar 1819
Wed 4/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Foundry – Low Tickets
Thu 4/23 – Washington, DC – Atlantis – Low Tickets
Sat 4/25 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater – Low Tickets
Sun 4/26 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair – Low Tickets
Tue 4/28 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
~~Wed 4/29 – Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s~~ – Sold Out
Fri 5/1 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge – Low Tickets
Sat 5/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Sun 5/3 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Tue 5/5 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar – Low Tickets
Thu 5/7 – Denver, CO – Bluebird – Low Tickets
Sat 5/9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand @ The Complex
Sun 5/10 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social
Tue 5/12 – Seattle, WA – The Croc
Wed 5/13 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne – Low Tickets
Fri 5/15 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield – Low Tickets
Sat 5/16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy – Low Tickets
~~Sun 5/17 – Anaheim, CA – HOB Parish~~ – Sold Out
Tue 5/19 – Arizona – Crescent Ballroom
Thu 5/21 – Austin, TX – CATIL – Low Tickets
Fri 5/22 – Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut
Sat 5/23 – Dallas, TX – Puzzles – Low Tickets
Tue 5/26 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Thu 5/28 – Allentown, PA – Arrow
Fri 5/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall – Low Tickets
Sat 5/30 – Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall
Mon 6/1 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall

About Vana:

Vana (pronounced VAH-NAH) is a New Zealand-based artist whose industrial alt-metal sound merges brutal riffs with haunting electro-pop elements, trap-influenced production, and visceral breakdowns. Raised in Auckland (originally born in Anaheim, California), Vana is entirely self-taught, building her sound and fanbase independently before signing to Sumerian Records in 2025.

Her breakout single “Beg!” amassed over 18.8 million Spotify streams and 1.7 million video views, earning her acclaim from Rolling Stone Australia, Vice New Zealand, NZ Musician, and Rova. With over 85 million cross-platform streams, 765,000 monthly Spotify listeners, and a combined social following of over 1.2 million across TikTok and Instagram, Vana has established herself as one of alternative music’s most compelling new voices.

Drawing influence from Pierce the Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, Brakence, and Chase Atlantic, Vana’s music is equally informed by gothic literature, Lovecraftian horror, fantasy role-playing games like Baldur’s Gate 3, and fragrance descriptions on niche perfume forums. She co-produces all her music with Vincent Ernst of Magnolia Park, crafting a sonic world as lore-driven and visually ambitious as it is sonically uncompromising.

A passionate advocate for inclusion, mental health awareness, and female empowerment in male-dominated spaces, Vana uses her platform to create a safe space for women, LGBTQ+ audiences, and anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. Her debut album, arriving fall 2026 via Sumerian Records, will introduce a dystopian fantasy world rooted in dark femininity, villainy, and the perspective of the misunderstood.

Vana is endorsed by Fender Guitars and Jackson Guitars.

ROB ZOMBIE Delivers Gritty Video For “The Black Scorpion”

Luke Spencer

April 8, 2026

ROB ZOMBIE Delivers Gritty Video For
“The Black Scorpion”

Rob Zombie “The Black Scorpion”

Rock and metal icon ROB ZOMBIE has unveiled the music video for his latest single, “The Black Scorpion,” taken from his acclaimed new album, The Great Satan. Bathed in eerie green light, Zombie and his crew rip through the blistering punk-metal track, which clocks in at under two minutes.

“The Black Scorpion,” along with recent standouts “F.T.W. 84,” “(I’m a) Rock ’N’ Roller,” “Heathen Days,” and “Punks And Demons,” marks ROB ZOMBIE’s return to the forefront of heavy music, further solidifying his already legendary status.

Across more than four decades, Zombie has cemented himself as a singular cultural force. Fusing avant-garde aesthetics with monstrous, groove-driven rock, his work has consistently defied convention. With The Great Satan, Zombie extends that legacy, delivering one of the boldest and most fully realized records of his career.

Purchase/Stream The Great Satan: https://robzombie.bfan.link/the-great-satan

“a riot from start to finish. Hail Sa – no, Hail Zombie.” – Kerrang.com (UK)

“it rocks like an absolute motherfucker.” – Blabbermouth.net (US)

“this album is fucking fantastic” – GhostCultMag.com (US)

“No one does it like Zombie.” – Classic Rock (UK)

ROB ZOMBIE will embark on a Summer 2026 co-headline tour with labelmate MARILYN MANSON in August with support from THE HU and ORGY. Tickets and VIP packages onsale now at https://www.robzombie.com/tour

ROB ZOMBIE (w/MARILYN MANSON) Tour Dates:

8/20 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre^+

8/21 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^+

8/23 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre^+

8/24 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater^+

8/26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center^+

8/27 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center^+

8/29 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake^+

8/30 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater^+

9/01 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre^+

9/02 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^+

9/04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre^+

9/05 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre^+

9/06 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center^+

9/09 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater^+

9/10 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater^+

9/12 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre^+

9/14 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre^+

9/16 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest+

9/17 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre^+

9/18 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater^+

9/20 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord^+

^With The Hu

+With Orgy

Is SUBLIME The Most Overrated 90’s Band?

Luke Spencer

April 6, 2026

A look at one a band representing a lifestyle, nostalgia, and poorly aged music. This video talks about if Sublime is the most overrated 90’s band.

Is SUBLIME The Most Overrated 90’s Band?

Check out more of our videos below:
10 Bands That Need To RETIRE https://youtu.be/sfXAoXYOCnw
Should INSANE CLOWN POSSE Get More Respect? https://youtu.be/X23vqcr235Q
10 Bands With Terrible BREAK-UPS https://youtu.be/HDXEzaF1H78
10 Great SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Performances https://youtu.be/U4kfZUizDAo

The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Sublime

“Sublime is an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, the band’s original lineup consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Eric Wilson (bass), and Bud Gaugh (drums). Lou Dog, Nowell’s dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. Nowell died in 1996, resulting in the band’s breakup. In 1997, songs such as “What I Got“, “Santeria“, “Wrong Way“, “Doin’ Time“, and “April 29, 1992 (Miami)” were released to U.S. radio. Sublime released three studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums, three EPs, and one box set. Although their first two albums—40oz. to Freedom (1992) and Robbin’ the Hood (1994)—were slightly popular in the United States, Sublime did not experience major commercial success until 1996 with their self-titled third album, released two months after Nowell’s death. Peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, it spawned the hit single “What I Got“, which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. As of 2009, the band has sold over 17 million albums worldwide, including about ten million in the U.S. alone. Michael “Miguel” Happoldt and Marshall “Ras MG” Goodman contributed to multiple Sublime songs.” (Wikipedia)

HEAVYS Weekly Breakdown and Metal Picks | 4/5/26

Luke Spencer

April 5, 2026

HEAVYS Weekly Breakdown
talking about losing Bo Lueders,
ex-Turnstile member insanity, and more.

HEAVYS Weekly Breakdown | Bo Lueders, Turnstile, more | 4/5/26 #Shorts

“Bo Lueders, guitarist and co-founder of the Chicago-based hardcore metal band Harm’s Way, has died, his bandmates announced “with heavy, broken hearts” Thursday on social media. He was 38. Lueders “will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion for his friends & family and his magnetic, inimitable presence on & off the stage,” Harm’s Way wrote on Instagram, asking for “grace and privacy” during a difficult time. No cause of death was provided, but the band offered up the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline to anyone “struggling with depression or urges to self-harm.” (LA Times)

HEAVYS Metal Picks | 4/3/26

Five new songs to add to your heavy playlist.
What are you listening to?

HEAVYS Metal Picks | 4/3/26 #Shorts

“Converge have taken this mysterious real-world phenomenon and reimagined it as a physical manifestation of human suffering. Then an idea struck. “What if’The Hum’ is the culmination of all the pain in the world, creating an audible signal across the universe?” vocalist and lyricist Jacob Bannon posits. “Something noticeable to others operating on a similar emotional plane.” Hum of Hurtfollows Love Is Not Enough as Converge’s second full-length release of 2026. Like its predecessor, the album offers a bleak yet empathetic assessment of the human condition and its ongoing deterioration. With this album, the songs are more raw and exposed. “When we came together to write, we ended up with a wealth of material,” Bannon says. “As work progressed we realized we had created two separate albums, and treated them as such.” Hum of Hurt is distinct from Love Is Not Enough, but just as volatile and potent. “It’s not a sequel,” Bannon explains. “The unifying musical idea early on was,‘Let’s make a noise rock album.’ But we never really did. The first one wasn’t. This one touches on that spirit, but it’s much more dynamic than that descriptor. To me, it leans more into being an emotional hardcore album, while Love Is Not Enough feels more metal leaning album. In the end, we simply gave creative birth to another Converge record with its own unique identity and character.” (Press Release)

Converge “Hum Of Hurt”

Periphery “Mr. God”

The Callous Daoboys “Gigantic Parasite Tongue”

Nervosa “Impending Doom”

The Plot In You “You Get One”

THE PLOT IN YOU Announce “The Volumes Series”; Release “You Get One”

Luke Spencer

April 3, 2026

The Plot In You
Announce ‘The Volumes Series’ Collection
Out On Friday, July 10 via Fearless Records
**New Track And Video “You Get One” Out Now
Pre-Save HERE | Watch HERE | Listen** HERE

Genre-blending heavyweights The Plot In You have today announced ‘The Volume Series’, a full-length culmination that unifies that band’s preceding four EP installments into one complete collection, set for release on Friday, July 10 (via Fearless Records). Having already amassed a staggering 360 million global streams and counting, the collection highlights the quartet’s intentional progression and artistic vision that have been steadily revealed over time, demarcating a full era of the band’s evolution and introduced as a singular, expansive body of work. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the band’s latest rager “You Get One“ and the official music video. When asked about the inspiration of the track, vocalist Landon Tewers commented:

“A meditation on current society. Up is down, down is up. Nothing is what it seems we often forget what it means to be human.“

Pre-save ‘The Volume Series’ here, stream “You Get One“ here, and watch the official music video here or in the thumbnail below.

The Plot In You “You Get One”

THE VOLUME SERIES
The Plot In You
Official Track Listing:
1. Divide
2. Left Behind
3. Forgotten
4. Closure
5. Don’t Look Away
6. All That I Can Give
7. Been Here Before
8. Pretend
9. Spare Me
10. Silence
11. You Get One
12. Carved

ABOUT THE PLOT IN YOU

During 2023, The Plot In You kickstarted a new era with ‘Vol. 1’ with “Divide”, having generated over 44 million Spotify streams and counting followed by “Left Behind”, exploding to the tune of 82.9 million Spotify streams with no signs of slowing down. Upon the arrival of “Forgotten”, Revolver praised it among the “6 Best New Songs Right Now”. The Plot In You‘s ‘Vol. 2’ EP is a powerful showcase of the band’s evolution, blending raw emotion with polished musicality, and stands as a testament to the band’s growth and artistic maturity, captivating listeners with its intense yet introspective narratives with tracks “Closure”, “Don’t Look Away”, and “All That I Can Give” further solidifying their place as one of the genre’s most compelling acts. Built on the momentum of the previous installments, the penultimate ‘Vol. 3’ sees the band pushing their sonic and emotional boundaries even further, amplifying their inimitable blend of industrial-tinged textures, crushing heaviness and deeply introspective songwriting, leading up to the grand finale of ‘The Volume Series’, out Friday, July 10.

In the quartet’s latest offering and first release from ‘Vol. 4’, “You Get One“ comes out of the gates swinging with existential fury. With haunting, glitchy electronics, a driving rhythm, and vocals that fluctuate from eerily digitalized murmurs to in-your-face screams, the track serves as an observation on the counterintuitive nature of current society, and the expanse between being a human versus what it means to be human.

THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS Release New Single “Gigantic Parasite Tongue”

Luke Spencer

April 2, 2026

The Callous Daoboys release new single
“Gigantic Parasite Tongue”

Alternative metal collective The Callous Daoboys return with a blazing new single, “Gigantic Parasite Tongue.” The track is the first new music from the band since the release of their 2025 acclaimed recent album, I Don’t Want to See You In Heaven.

The Daoboys’ Carson Pace shares, “This song is going to change the world.”

Dan Hodsdon adds, “Meshuggah playing Future Breed Machine live at Download 2005.”

The unsettling video for “Gigantic Parasite Tongue” was directed by Sam Hahn and is a haunting departure from their earlier visuals. The story follows a modern angel who is mercilessly kidnapped and dragged away. Bound and powerless, he becomes the victim of a brutal ritual, his wings torn from him in a desperate attempt to transfer divinity to another.

The Callous Daoboys will be touring throughout the year, beginning with a North American tour with Arm’s Length, kicking off in Ottawa on April 21st. The band then heads to Europe for summer headlining and festival dates, followed by support dates with Enter Shikari this fall. Full dates are below.

The Callous Doaboys North American tour (Supporting Arm’s Length)
April 21 Ottawa, ON – The Bronson
April 22 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
April 23* Syracuse, NY – The Song & Dance
April 25 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
April 26 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
April 28 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
April 29 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
May 1 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
May 2 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
May 3 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
May 5 Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
May 6 Austin, TX – Emo’s
May 8 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
May 9 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
May 10 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
May 11 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
May 13 Seattle, WA – Neptune
May 14 Boise, ID – The Shredder
May 15 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
May 17 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
May 18 Omaha, NE – Reverb
May 19 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
May 21 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
May 22 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
May 23 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
May 24 Toronto, ONT – Danforth Music Hall
*with Brotality, CowCalls & Rhythm Of Decent

Headline Shows:
June 24 Gothenburg, Sweden – Monumen031
June 25 Oslo, Norway – Vaterland
June 27 Helsinki, Finland – Tuska Festival
June 29 Nantes, France – Cold Crash
June 30 Bordeaux, France – Le Salem
July 2 Viveiro, Spain – Resurrection Festival
July 4 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

With Enter Shikari, Holding Absence:
Nov 3 Hamburg, DE – Sporthalle
Nov 4 Munich, DE – Zenith
Nov 5 Leipzig, DE – Haus Auensee
Nov 6 Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Nov 7 Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle
Nov 10 Brussels, BE – Forest National
Nov 11 Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
Nov 13 Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Nov 14 Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
Nov 15 Hull, UK – Connexin Live
Nov 18 Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Nov 19 Manchester, UK – Co-op LIve
Nov 20 London, UK – Alexandra Palace
Nov 21 London, UK – Alexandra Palace

About The Callous Daoboys

A feral, genre-detonating collective from Atlanta, The Callous Daoboys don’t just flirt with chaos; they weaponize it. Their sound is a whiplash-inducing riot, spasming between metalcore violence, nü-metal sleaze, noise rock exorcisms, and swaggering rock ’n roll like a car with no brakes and everything on fire.

They’ve left a trail of stunned crowds alongside acts like TesseracT, Protest the Hero, and SeeYouSpaceCowboy, while tearing through international festival stages like a controlled collapse. Celebrity Therapist (2022) cracked the door open; I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven (2025), produced by Dom Maduri, kicks it off the hinges and sets the frame ablaze.

Plenty of bands claim they balance chaos and melody. The Callous Daoboys don’t balance anything; they overload it. Noise rock isn’t revived here; it’s resurrected, reanimated, and sent rampaging through the streets. Across their discography, they’ve proven one thing with absolute clarity: subtlety is dead, and they killed it on purpose.

Connect with The Callous Daoboys:
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KID ROCK Uses Army and Hates Protesters | The Podcast That Rocked

Luke Spencer

April 1, 2026

The Podcast That Rocked for 4/1/26. KID ROCK gets Army pilots suspended while playing with helicopters, Live Nation is anti-ADA, more.

KID ROCK Uses Army and Hates Protesters | The Podcast That Rocked on YouTube

KID ROCK Uses Army and Hates Protesters | The Podcast That Rocked on Spotify

Discussion Topics:
–Kid Rock gets Army helicopters suspended for stupid reasons
-More Live Nation message leaks and they are AWFUL
-Pickleback Thee Stallion is real
–Converge aren’t done with 2026
-Gary Holt says Exodus is better than Metallica NOW; names best metal album ever
-NPR and PBS to stay funded for now (yay!)
-Upcoming albums/tours/more

SONG OF THE WEEK:
Converge “Hum Of Hurt”

Converge “Hum Of Hurt”

“On Saturday, musician Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, posted a video on X showing him standing in the backyard of his Tennessee home as a military helicopter hovered for several seconds and another flew close by. “God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her,” read a post accompanying the video. He also used profanities to lambaste California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the post, which has been seen more than 10 million times. President Donald Trump was asked Tuesday afternoon about the aircrew suspensions and did not appear overly concerned. “I didn’t see it, no, but I’m sure they had a good time,” he said of the video when he was asked at an executive order signing ceremony. “They probably shouldn’t have been doing it. You’re not supposed to be playing games, right?” Trump said. “I’d take a look at it. They like Kid Rock; I like Kid Rock. Maybe they were trying to defend him, I don’t know.” The Army identified the aircraft as AH-64 Apache helicopters operating in the Nashville area and said that “appropriate action will be taken if any violations are found.” A military spokesperson said Monday that the helicopters flew from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to the Nashville area. A spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said that the flying helicopters were not related to Nashville’s “No Kings” protests over the weekend and that they were “entirely coincidental” with the demonstrations.” (NBC News)

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CONVERGE Announce Second New LP of 2026: Hum Of Hurt; Release Title Track

Luke Spencer

April 1, 2026

Converge announce second new LP of 2026:
Hum of Hurt

You feel it before you hear it. And once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. A low, persistent noise throbbing in the background. Scientists say it registers between 30 and 40 hertz. It’s been heard in Ipswich, Massachusetts; Auckland, New Zealand; and Windsor, Ontario. It has haunted the population of Taos, New Mexico, for decades. It’s been linked to suicides in the UK. Not everyone can hear it. No one knows where it’s coming from. They call it The Hum.

Converge have taken this mysterious real-world phenomenon and reimagined it as a physical manifestation of human suffering. Then an idea struck. “What if ‘The Hum’ is the culmination of all the pain in the world, creating an audible signal across the universe?” vocalist and lyricist Jacob Bannon posits. “Something noticeable to others operating on a similar emotional plane.”

Hum of Hurt follows Love Is Not Enough as Converge’s second full-length release of 2026. Like its predecessor, the album offers a bleak yet empathetic assessment of the human condition and its ongoing deterioration. With this album, the songs are more raw and exposed. “When we came together to write, we ended up with a wealth of material,” Bannon says. “As work progressed we realized we had created two separate albums, and treated them as such.”

Hum of Hurt is distinct from Love Is Not Enough, but just as volatile and potent. “It’s not a sequel,” Bannon explains. “The unifying musical idea early on was, ‘Let’s make a noise rock album.’ But we never really did. The first one wasn’t. This one touches on that spirit, but it’s much more dynamic than that descriptor. To me, it leans more into being an emotional hardcore album, while Love Is Not Enough feels more metal leaning album. In the end, we simply gave creative birth to another Converge record with its own unique identity and character.”

The title track— which premieres today— stands as one of the most propulsive and emotional songs in Converge‘s career. Thematically, Bannon examines the price of the lives we pursue. “I’ve given 35 years of my life to creating art and music,” he says. “I appreciate the creative home and support this community has given, yet rarely is space left for anything else. These lyrics are me looking in a mirror, recognizing that I am not the man I want to be. I need change, and still have work to do.”

Converge “Hum Of Hurt”

Hum of Hurt was recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks. Bannon and renowned UK artist Thomas Hooper collaborated on the album artwork.

“For the cover, I had a vision of an EKG signal fusing with some kind of volatile seismography. This amalgamation represents the conditions that would theoretically create a ‘Hum.’ Specifically the heart skips beats before dissolving into static. The signal is then interrupted by a seismic event at the center point of the cover. In conversation, I shared some of these ideas with artist Thomas Hooper, who offered to illustrate them using scientific diagrams as a source of inspiration. I then spent months creating a mixed media piece for the interior,” Bannon says. “The figures represent the five elements of our planet, or ‘Pancha Bhuta’: Prithvi (Earth), Ap (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air), and Akasha (Aether). I present them in the throws of chaos, as if the elements themselves are entangled in the Hum of Hurt.”

Pre-order Hum of Hurt here and see Converge on tour. More news soon…

Converge, on tour:
Apr 02 Cleveland, OH — House of Blues #
Apr 03 Chicago, IL — Concord Music Hall #
Apr 04 Pontiac, MI — Crofoot #
Apr 05 Dayton, OH — The Hidden Gem
Apr 06 New Kensington, PA — Preserving Underground #
Apr 07 Toronto, ON — History #
Apr 08 Montreal, QC — Theatre Fairmont
Apr 09 Worcester, MA — Palladium #
Apr 10 New York, NY — Knockdown Center #
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore #
Apr 12 Baltimore, MD — Nevermore Hall #
May 07 Denver, CO — Summit %
May 09 Austin, TX — Stubbs Outdoors %
May 10 Houston, TX — House of Blues %
May 12 Mesa, AZ — The Nile %
May 13 Los Angeles, CA — Belasco %
May 15 Anaheim, CA — House of Blues %
Mar 16 San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park %
May 17 San Francisco, CA — The Regency Ballroom %

Jun 25 Ysselsteyn, NL — Jera on Air
Jun 26 Rennes, FR — Superbowl of Hardcore
Jun 27 Manchester, UK — Outbreak Festival
Jun 28 Antwerp, BE — Kavka Zappa ^
Jun 29 Cologne, DE — Essigfabrik ^
Jul 01 Trutnov, CZ — Obscene Extreme Festival

Jul 02 Vienna, AT — Arena ^
Jul 03 Milan, IT — Circolo Magnolia ^
Jul 04 Viveiro, ES — Resurrection Fest

# with Poison the Well, SPY, Balmora
% with Poison the Well, The Armed, The Barbarians of California
^ with Heriot, Boneflower, Crouch

Hum of Hurt track list:
Slip The Noose
Doom In Bloom
It Only Gets Worse
Detonator
I Won’t Let You Go
It’s Not Up To Us
Dream Debris
It Used To Matter
Hum Of Hurt
Nothing Is Over

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BABYMETAL Announce 2026 World Tour; Support from Halestorm and Violent Vira

Luke Spencer

March 31, 2026

BABYMETAL
Celebrate Fox Day
2026 World Tour Announced
With Support From Halestorm and Violent Vira

Today, the renowned J-metal group BABYMETAL celebrates Fox Day with the announcement of their World Tour 2026 across North America and Latin America. Supporting them on their North American tour dates will be Halestorm and Violent Vira.

Tickets for dates in the US and Canada will be available starting with an artist presale that begins on Monday, April 6th at 10am local time, and you can sign up now until April 5th at the LINK HERE. A Citi presale will begin on April 6, with additional presales running throughout the week ahead of the general onsale starting Friday, April 10 at 10am local time. Tickets for Latin American dates will be available starting with an artist presale on Monday, April 20^th at 10am local time through April 21^st at 11pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting on April 22^nd.

BABYMETAL is also thrilled to share that METAL FORTH (DELUXE EDITION) will be released via Capitol Records on June 26, 2026. The deluxe edition will be available digitally and on vinyl which will feature a zoetrope design, with ten icons from the record brought to life in motion. It will feature three live performances off the record and two remixes from Major Lazer and Jordan Fish of the standout track “from me to u (feat. Poppy).”

Meaning “beyond metal,” METAL FORTH made its debut last year at #9 on the Billboard 200, marking the band’s first-ever U.S. Top 10 album. This is the first time in history that an all-Japanese fronted group has made this list. The project amassed over 200 million global streams and sold 36,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

METAL FORTH also debuted at #10 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut U.S. Chart and #2 on the U.S. iTunes Download Album Chart. In Japan, the album entered at #1 on the Oricon Rock Chart, #1 on the Digital Albums Chart, and #3 on the overall Oricon chart. Internationally, the album landed Top 10 in Germany, a career-best after charting at #24 with THE OTHER ONE and #18 with METAL GALAXY. It also broke the Top 20 in the UK and achieved career-high positions in the Netherlands and France.

Formed in 2010, BABYMETAL quickly gained popularity in Japan for their explosive live shows. By 2013, they had become a force of their own — opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, and Lady Gaga, and bringing the ferocity of metal to a global audience. With over 15 years of history and a diehard international following, BABYMETAL isn’t just a band — they’re a movement redefining what heavy music looks and sounds like. Fronted by three dynamic women — SU-METAL, MOAMETAL, and MOMOMETAL — BABYMETAL has helped reshape the face of metal, inspiring a new generation of women and girls who see themselves in this sound and on these stages.

North America Tour Dates
August 30 – San Diego, CA* – Petco Park
September 2 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
September 4 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 5 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
September 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
September 9 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
September 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
September 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
September 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
September 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**
September 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
September 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
September 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
September 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**
*Supporting My Chemical Romance
**Festival

Latin America Tour Dates
November 28 – São Paulo, Brazil – Espaço Unimed
December 1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
December 3 – Santiago, Chile – Arena Movistar
December 7 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21
December 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray Nano

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10 AWFUL AI Rock Music Videos

Luke Spencer

March 30, 2026

There are more bad AI music videos out there then you’d think. This video looks at 10 AWFUL AI rock music videos.

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“DISTURBED has shared a new, AI-generated music video for “Bad Man”, directed by Tristan Holmes. The video was created using Midjourney AI and includes roughly 10,000 frames which took approximately a month of image generation entering prompts and creating frames to link the video together. DISTURBED frontman David Draiman told HardDrive Radio about “Bad Man”: “It could be about any number of bad men or actors in the world that are currently wreaking havoc, but this particular song was inspired by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was happening as we were writing the song, and it seemed very, very appropriate. I feel for the people of Ukraine and everything that they’ve had to deal with and experience and are continuing to experience. It’s horrific to watch the play-by-play of a full-scale war. And it’s a shame that it’s become just a matter of, like, ‘Oh, this is what we do. We check in to see what happened.’ As opposed to — I don’t know — doing more as a world, other than just throwing tons of money at the situation and contributing to more death and violence. I wish there was more that we could do as a planet to just apply enough pressure in the right places from the right people to make the madman stop.” (Blabbermouth)

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The Offspring “Truth In Fiction”

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Stryper “Betrayed By Love”

Amaranthe “Damnation Flame”

Puddle Of Mudd “Monsters”

Linkin Park “Lost”

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