“Metal music has evolved beyond its controversial origins, transforming into a diverse and mature musical genre that challenges early stereotypes. The genre has moved past its initial shock-value reputation, with subgenres ranging from progressive and folk metal to more nuanced artistic expressions. While early perceptions painted metal as exclusively about “hatred” and “extreme violence”, contemporary metal has become a complex musical form that attracts fans across different age groups, with many metal show attendees being in their 30s and 40s. The music now encompasses a wide range of themes and emotional depths, moving beyond simplistic narratives of rebellion or Satanism. Modern metal fans appreciate the genre’s musical complexity, technical skill, and diverse storytelling, demonstrating that what was once considered controversial has now become a respected and sophisticated musical art form.” (Perplexity)
Seven years since the last All That Remains album with more new members to support Phil and it’s definitely more of the same. There is some SOLID guitarwork that hasn’t been heard on an All That Remains album in roughly 10-15 years thanks to Jason Richardson. That being said, Antifragile is definitely more of the outdated metalcore material with lyrics trying to sound smarter than they are, where every song is built around a radio rock chorus. Songs like “Divine” and the title track are trying to push themselves WHILE being extremely safe. The music and writing can’t go too far and it’s nothing you haven’t heard from All That Remains before. On top of that, Phil’s vocal track is once again modded to the point of being robotic. It’s become a staple of All That Remains’ sound and that’s sad. This is arguably the most energetic album from All That Remains in a long time and it still as stock as royalty free metalcore tracks on YouTube’s audio library. It’s Antifragile and anti-entertaining. 5/10
All That Remains Antifragile Album Review
All That Remains “Divine”
“All That Remains has unleashed their tenth studio album Antifragile, an electrifying metalcore release that marks a significant milestone for the band. Released independently on January 31, 2025, this groundbreaking album is the first to feature lead guitarist Jason Richardson, drummer Anthony Barone, and bassist Matt Deis since their earlier work. Antifragile showcases 10 powerful new tracks, including standout singles like “Divine” and “Forever Cold”, which have already captured the attention of metalcore fans. Produced by the renowned Josh Wilbur, known for his work with Parkway Drive and Megadeth, the album represents a bold new chapter for All That Remains following the passing of founding guitarist Oli Herbert. Fans can expect an intense musical journey with tracks that blend aggressive riffs, dynamic vocals, and the band’s signature metalcore sound, making Antifragile a must-listen for fans of the genre.” (Perplexity)
The Podcast That Rocked for 1/28/25. Nine Inch Nails to dominate in 2025, Warped Tour announcing several bands at a time, more.
Nine Inch Nails To Dominate 2025 | The Podcast That Rocked on YouTube
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Discussion Topics: –Nine Inch Nails announce Peel It Back World Tour; new music soon? -Warped Tour announcing several bands for 2025 festivals; more of the same -Mercyful Fate demoing new material? -TOOL make surprise club performance -Upcoming albums/tours/more
“Nine Inch Nails, the iconic industrial rock band led by Trent Reznor, is set to electrify fans with their highly anticipated Peel It Back Tour 2025. Marking their first extensive live outing since 2022, the tour will span nearly 40 dates across Europe and North America, kicking off on June 15 in Dublin, Ireland. The band, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 and boasting over 30 million records sold worldwide, will headline major venues including Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, and United Center in Chicago. Fans can expect an intense musical experience as Reznor and bandmate Atticus Ross return to the stage, promising a blend of classic hits and potentially new material. Tickets go on sale January 29, 2025, at 12:00 pm local time, with concert dates running through September 18 in Los Angeles, offering rock enthusiasts a chance to witness one of the most influential bands in alternative music history.” (Perplexity)
Rock Coliseum XX on 1/22/25 where there are no limits to the suggestions and Super Chats. Past suggestions, bands VS band VS band, and any other ideas are all fair game.
Thanks to everyone that watched live and a special thanks to those who made Super Chats. The No Limits round worked much better than I would have expected. Next time will be Rock Coliseum Madness in March. Hope to see you all there!
“Experience the electrifying atmosphere of the Rock Coliseum live stream, hosted by Rocked on YouTube. This dynamic event brings together music enthusiasts and critics alike, featuring popular personalities such as @ARTVJon, @SpectrumPulse, and @CrashThompson. Viewers can engage in real-time discussions as the hosts review and react to various rock tracks, offering their unique thumbs up or thumbs down verdicts. With a growing community of fans, each live stream promises insightful commentary and lively interactions that keep audiences coming back for more. Don’t miss out on the latest episodes—subscribe to Rocked’s YouTube channel to catch all the action and join the conversation!” (Perplexity)
Discussion Topics: -SeeYouSpaceCowboy thrown into spotlight over Connie Sgarbossa not being comfortable touring with Dance Gavin Dance -Nine Inch Nails will tour in 2025; potential new music -RIP John Sykes (Thin Lizzy, WhiteSnake) -Oli Sykes teases new BMTH music Maynard James Keenan teases new Puscifer music -RockFest 2025 Lineup Announced -Upcoming albums/tours/more.
Inkcarceration 2025 Festival Lineup #Shorts
“SeeYouSpaceCowboy, the San Diego-based hardcore punk band known for their LGBTQ-inclusive stance, is facing a significant shakeup. Lead vocalist Connie Sgarbossa, a transgender singer, has announced her intention to leave the band due to ongoing controversies15. The decision stems from a recent tour announcement with Dance Gavin Dance, which sparked backlash from fans who viewed it as hypocritical given the band’s previous stance on similar issues. Sgarbossa expressed her disagreement with the tour decision and cited a “lack of urgency on issues” she had been raising within the band45. This potential departure marks a crucial moment for SeeYouSpaceCowboy, as Sgarbossa’s deeply personal lyrics and experiences have been integral to the band’s identity since its formation in 2016.” (Perplexity)
WHITECHAPEL will release their long-awaited new full-length, Hymns In Dissonance, on March 7th via Metal Blade Records.
“There is nothing nice about Hymns In Dissonance, from the riffs, to the lyrics, to the overall vibe of the album,” says guitarist Alex Wade of the band’s latest output. “We attempted to write our heaviest album to date. We wanted to put out something that was shockingly menacing and brutal.”
“The album follows the story of a cultist who is gathering worthy people to join his cult,” Wade further elaborates, “and there are moments in the storyline where the cult followers are singing an evil hymn to open a portal for the head cultist to enter.”
The band’s dynamic, brutal musicality serves as a soundtrack to the compelling lyrical story that vocalist Phil Bozeman vividly imagines. “Hymns In Dissonance is a mockery of the true nature of what hymns are,” Bozeman explains. “Hymns are melodious and harmonious. Dissonance is the opposite of melody and harmony. Dissonance represents evil. The tracks on the record are the hymns, which represent the seven deadly sins, beginning from track three to track ten. Tracks one and two are the introduction.”
The lineup’s timely and terrifying vision was first unveiled in the Fall of 2024 with the single “A Visceral Retch” inciting frenzied fans to call the song “a version of WHITECHAPEL we have never heard before. Can’t explain how absolutely goddamn brutal this song is. This is a total dream come true.” The title track is the LP’s second single.
WHITECHAPEL, who formed in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2006, has seen the core lineup — vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Zach Householder, and Alex Wade, and bassist Gabe Crisp — intact since 2007, with the exception of drummer Brandon Zackey, who has been playing with the band since 2022. While Hymns In Dissonance follows 2021’s Kin chronologically, the new album is actually somewhat of a sequel to This Is Exile thematically, the three-word title Hymns In Dissonance representing that correlation.
The band started composing the new album at Householder’s studio in June of 2023, following their headlining tour for The Valley. The collective stuck to a strict weekday schedule, the structure allowing for maximum creativity and minimum burnout. Householder produced Hymns In Dissonance, which allowed the musicians to seamlessly switch gears from preproduction to recording the full album without skipping a beat. The guitarist shadowed producer Mark Lewis a lot over the last five WHITECHAPEL albums and bringing that influence inside the band is a full circle moment for Householder and WHITECHAPEL. “It’s cool that we can be self-sufficient and produce a record of this magnitude ourselves; not a lot of bands can say that.”
In advance of the release, today the band unleashes a video for the title track. Notes Bozeman, “It’s about [the storyline’s cultist] building his cult of followers: Only the most heinous and vile people on the planet showing their devotion to their lord, committing horrible acts, and the leader showcasing his power and his purpose to commit the seven cardinal sins to resurrect their lord, and to replace divinity with evil.”
Adds Wade, “Mostly written by Phil on guitar, ‘Hymns In Dissonance’ has a few riffs and tweaks thrown in by the rest of us. He can churn out some pummeling riffs and it’s one of the best songs on the album because he had a vision for the whole song with the riffs and vocals. It’s tuned to Drop G which we have been using since the self-titled LP, but the ending breakdown shifts down one whole step to Drop F, which we have never done before. Having the final breakdown shift lower than the rest of the song really helped the end have the crushing feeling it needed.”
Watch the band’s previously released video for “A Visceral Retch” HERE.
Hymns In Dissonance, which features cover art by European tattoo artist Rob Borbas (Grind Design), will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
Eviscerate – Orange/Yellow Marbled (US) Eternal Eclipse – Black + White Marbled (US) Mangled Innards – Red Smoke (US) Visceral Retch – Iridescent Green (US) Infested Soul – Neon Green Yellow Marble (US – Band Exclusive) Red w/ Black Smoke (Tour Exclusive) 180g Black (EU) Crimson Red w/ Black Swirls (EU) Beige Brown Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500) Golden Dawn Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500) Bone White Splatter (EU – Ltd. 500) Clear With Black, Red + Gold Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300) Scarlet Red w/ Cloudy Black Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200) Scarlet Red + Bone White “Melt” (UK – Ltd. 300)
1. Prisoner 666 2. Hymns In Dissonance 3. Diabolic Slumber 4. A Visceral Retch 5. Ex Infernis 6. Hate Cult Ritual 7. The Abysmal Gospel 8. Bedlam 9. Mammoth God 10. Nothing Is Coming For Any Of Us
WHITECHAPEL will return to North American stages this Spring on a month-long headlining tour. The Hymns In Dissonance Tour runs from March 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina through April 19th in Atlanta, Georgia. Support will be provided by Brand Of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds, and Alluvial. Tickets are on sale now. Find VIP upgrades at tix.soundrink.com/tours/whitechapel. See confirmed dates below.
WHITECHAPEL w/ Brand Of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds, Alluvial:
3/18/2025 The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
3/19/2025 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
3/20/2025 Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
3/21/2025 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
3/22/2025 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
3/24/2025 L’Olympia – Montreal, QC
3/25/2025 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
3/26/2025 Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
3/28/2025 House Of Blues – Chicago, IL
3/29/2025 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
3/30/2025 Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE
4/01/2025 Summit – Denver, CO
4/02/2025 The Grand @ The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Spirit Leaves Unleashes New Single “Zealot” A Confrontation Of Cult Mentality
Hard rock band Spirit Leaves, known for their mix of modern and hardcore influences, is set to release their powerful new single “Zealot” on January 10th via InVogue Records. The track is accompanied by a striking new music video that delves deep into the song’s gripping narrative of good versus evil. Catch the music video premiere on January 9th at 8 PM EST.
Vocalist XZYLO shares, “This song is about the devil vs god. And how the devil can present itself in a godly form, leading people down terrible paths with no return. Regardless of how many times you yell and scream for them to stop, it doesn’t matter. It’s already too late. The story is of somebody being indoctrinated into a cult, and I’m watching this terrible thing happen to someone I care about, but can’t stop. Who and where does it end? Watch our music videos to find out more.”
Spirit Leaves “Zealot”
Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Spirit Leaves skillfully blends the raw energy of hardcore with the intricate melodies of modern art. Their music resonates with fans of Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Bring Me The Horizon, and Dayseeker, offering a sonic journey that traverses the boundaries of emotion and sound. The band’s name itself reflects their dynamic approach, as they explore new horizons in their genre, continually evolving and adapting.
Their live performances are a captivating spectacle, leaving an impact on audiences with their infectious energy and innovative sound.In the heart of Orlando’s music scene, Spirit Leaves stands as a beacon of innovation and authenticity. Their music goes beyond conventional definitions, embracing the tension between aggression and melody. Through their unique ethos, they invite listeners to join them on an exhilarating expedition into uncharted territories of music and art. With a reputation for devastating live shows and a sound that encapsulates the essence of hardcore’s wanderlust, Spirit Leaves promises an unforgettable experience that lingers long after the final chord fades.
– Brandon “XZYLO” Waskiewicz (vocals) – Giovanni Lopez (guitar) – Steven Rodriguesz (bass) – Donald “Donnie” Fuson (drums)
Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums —will have a busy 2025, releasing their new THIS CONSEQUENCE on February 21 via. Metal Blade. Pre-order it here. The band shared the video for first single “Forever Aligned.” Watch it here.
KsE are also returning to the road this winter and spring.
Their upcoming winter headline tour features support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For a King and Frozen Soul, and kicks off on March 5 in Nashville and runs through April 12 in Portland, Maine.
The band has also announced dates for May, which will feature support from Shadows Fall, Fit for a King, and Boundaries.. This leg goes on sale on Friday, January 10 at 10am local time, while various pre-sales are happening now.
‘We are very excited to be back out on the road in support of our incoming new album,” states Leach. “What better way to roll it out than to have a few dates with our close friends and local boys Shadows Fall with us! They have come back with a vengeance and we want to have them along for the party on these run of shows. To round it out will be the mighty Fit For a King and the heavy hitters Boundaries! All killer, no filler.”
He continues, “This new album means the world to us so we will be giving it our absolute all on these shows. Be sure to come out; it will be one for the memories!”
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR: WITH KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR A KING, + FROZEN SOUL: 3/5 — Nashville, TN — The Pinnacle 3/6 — Chesterfield, MO — The Factory 3/8 — Fayetteville, AR — JJ’s Live 3/9 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion 3/11 — El Paso, TX — Don Haskins Center Arena 3/13 — Las Vegas, NV — The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 3/14 — Reno, NV — Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort 3/15 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live 3/17 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House 3/18 — Seattle, WA — The Paramount 3/19 — Vancouver, BC — PNE Forum 3/21 — Penticton, BC — South Okanagan Events Centre 3/22 — Tsuut’ina, AB — Grey Eagle Resort & Casino 3/24 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre 3/27 — Peoria, IL — Peoria Civic Center 3/28 — Waukee, IA— Vibrant Music Hall 3/29 — La Vista, NE — The Astro 3/30 — Kansas City, MO — The Midland Theatre 4/1 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live 20 Monroe 4/3 — Corbin, KY — The Corbin Arena 4/4 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE 4/5 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall 4/6 — Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Special Events Center 4/8 — New Haven, CT — College Street Music Hall 4/9 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo RiverWorks 4/11 — Laval, QC —Place Bell 4/12 — Portland, ME — Cross Insurance Arena
WITH SHADOWS FALL, FIT FOR A KING, + BOUNDARIES: 5/8 — Columbus, OH— Sonic Temple* 5/10 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre 5/11 — Memphis, TN — Minglewood Hall 5/13 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore New Orleans 5/14 — Birmingham, AL — Avondale Brewing Company 5/16 — Daytona Beach. FL — Welcome To Rockville* 5/17 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues 5/18 — Virginia Beach, VA — The Dome *Festival Date
The Podcast That Rocked for 1/7/24. Discussion on Avenged Sevenfold not being able to make money touring, Boston Calling is a random festival, and more.
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The Most Unhinged Man In Metal
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Discussion Topics: -M. Shadows says Avenged Sevenfold can’t make money touring -Avenged Sevenfold dumbed down a song to make it a hit -Jane’s Addiction moving on without Perry Farrell -Boston Calling Festival is a random list of bands -Carla Harvey joins Lords Of Acid -Jay Weinberg solo project -Rock For People has a stacked lineup in Czech Republic -Upcoming Albums, Tours, More.
“Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) continues to dominate the heavy metal scene with their electrifying live performances and innovative stage productions. Their “Life is But a Dream” tour showcases the band’s commitment to delivering an unparalleled visual and auditory experience, utilizing cutting-edge technological solutions that transform their concerts into immersive spectacles. With a dynamic stage setup featuring advanced projection mapping and a Holonet that creates intimate, responsive visual moments, the band ensures that each performance is a high-energy, multi-sensory journey. Led by the charismatic M. Shadows, the band’s live shows are renowned for their intense energy, with fans consistently praising the group’s ability to create an electrifying atmosphere that turns casual listeners into die-hard supporters. From festival performances to dedicated tours, Avenged Sevenfold delivers loud, powerful concerts that feature intricate guitar work from Synyster Gates, thunderous drums, and a stage presence that keeps audiences continuously engaged and moving. Their current tour not only highlights their musical prowess but also demonstrates their evolution as artists, offering fans a truly unforgettable live music experience.” (Perplexity)
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2024 was the first year in a while that had metal fans consistently happy and optimistic. This video looks at 10 GREAT Metal Songs Of 2024, including Knocked Loose, Opeth, Poppy, and more.
10 GREAT Metal Songs Of 2024
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“2024 has delivered some of the most exciting metal songs, showcasing the genre’s diversity and creativity. Knocked Loose’s “Suffocate,” featuring Poppy, has emerged as a standout track, blending hardcore punk with melodic elements that highlight both artists’ vocal prowess. Released on April 23, 2024, this collaboration has garnered critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance, marking a significant milestone for the band. Opeth’s S1 also made waves with its intricate compositions and progressive metal influences, demonstrating the band’s ability to evolve while maintaining their signature sound. Additionally, Bad Omens and Poppy’s collaboration on “V.A.N.” has captivated listeners with its innovative blend of metalcore and pop elements, pushing the boundaries of genre conventions. These tracks exemplify the vibrant landscape of rock and metal in 2024, showcasing how artists are continuously redefining their sound while resonating with fans around the world. (Perplexity}
