Metal Anarchy

  • Spineshank’s Jason Hager Steps Away From “Nu Metal Sucks Tour” Due To “Mental And Physical Health Issues”

    Spineshank guitarist Jason Hager will be missing the remaining dates on the “Nu Metal Sucks Tour.” He says he needed to step away from the trek to address “some mental and physical health issues.”

    Hager issued the following statement:

    “I’m sorry to say, that due to personal reasons, after our show tonight, at The Mercury, I will not be able to finish the rest of the Nu Metal Sucks Tour. I’m currently struggling with some mental, and physical health issues that I need to get under control. Otherwise I’m no good to the band, my family, myself, or all the fans. I love Spineshank, and every band member, and crew member are my family, and I need to be 100% every night for them, and most importantly the fans. So I need to take this time to get myself to that point.

    Thank you to everyone who made the shows amazing up to this point! and I’m deeply sorry to the fans coming out to the rest of the shows that I won’t be there. Tommy Jr. is a beast, and is more than capable of holding it down. I guarantee the rest of the shows will be amazing.

    Thank you all for understanding. You have not seen the last of me yet.

    Forever grateful
    Jason Hager“

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  • Drag Me Out Premiere New Song “Can’t Keep On Running Away”

    Drag Me Out, the project fronted by Denis Stoff (ex-Make Me Famous, ex-Asking Alexandria, etc.), have premiered a new song titled “Can’t Keep On Running Away.” You can check that out below:

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  • Jack Osbourne On Ozzy’s A.I. Avatar: “It’s Something That I Think My Dad Would Be Into”

    As previously reported, the family of the late Ozzy Osbourne recently licensed his likeness for a new A.I. avatar created by HYPERREAL. The digitized singer will be displayed via Proto Luma “holoportation” devices in the U.K. and U.S. However, the idea has been met with backlash from fans. As such, Ozzy’s son Jack has pushed back against the controversy.

    Jack said the following:

    “Here’s the thing: it’s gonna be so tasteful what we’re doing. It’s not gonna be fucking lame… And it’s really complex what we’re doing. This isn’t just like hooking up an image of my dad to ChatGPT. This is going to be… Yeah. This is some high-level technology that we’re gonna be working with, and it’s gonna feel very real, and it’s kind of wild how it will be utilized. But it’s awesome. It’s really cool, and it’s something that I think my dad would be into. ‘Cause we actually talked about it before he passed, about doing something like this. So, yeah. I know he would be into this.”

    This news follows previous comments he made:

    “It’s kind of scary how it’s really very accurate. He will exist digitally as himself for as long as we have computers. Technology has come such a long way to where it’s almost drag and drop. You could shoot a template for a commercial … literally prompt what you want Digital Ozzy to do in that commercial and you just drop it in. It’s that simple now.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Def Leppard Share Live Video For Cover Of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus”

    Def Leppard have shared a new live video for their cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus.” The clip was filmed during the band’s recent Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

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  • Erik Grönwall Premieres “Who’s The Winner” Video

    Erik Grönwall (ex-Skid Row, etc.) has premiered a new video for his song “Who’s The Winner.” That track is from his newly released album “Bad Bones.”

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  • Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale) Guests On Blacklist Union’s Cover Of Johnny Cash And June Carter’s “Jackson”

    Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale) is featured on Blacklist Union’s new cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s “Jackson.” An official video for that track can be found below:

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  • Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo: “I Am A Proudly Gay Man”

    Beartooth vocalist Caleb Shomo has come out as gay. This news comes after he recently faced various homophobic slurs and more related to his look in the band’s music video for “Free.” He has since returned to social media to express his true self.

    Shomo said the following in his latest post:

    “There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late and I feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further.

    I am a proudly gay man.

    This is something I’ve been unpacking and reckoning with in my life for quite some time now. It’s been difficult to navigate the feelings surrounding the subject and figure out what to do with this fact.

    When it comes to my art / Beartooth, I have always strived to chase who I am in the deepest part of my soul from album to album. As you could gather if you’ve followed the band at all in the earlier years, there are 4 very self deprecating albums about exploring my religious upbringing, depression, self hatred, self loathing, and hopelessness. I am grateful for all these albums, yet feel embarrassed at times that I wouldn’t allow myself to really dig up the roots for so long.

    I spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol, and honestly when I decided to put it down and focus on exploring why I felt this way for so long, it’s been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead to me experiencing self love. One thing I decided before I wrote a single note of the upcoming album is that whatever happens, I will express myself whole heartedly and fully. Wherever it takes me I will follow and I refuse to water any part of it down, from the music, to the lyrical content, and way I portray myself. I will only do what makes me happy at the deepest level and what is the most honest depiction of who I am. I believe it’s impossible to love every part of you when you won’t face every part of you head on. I am trying to finally be proud of who I am and I think this is a massive part of that journey.

    To those who have shown me love, empowerment through living life freely and openly in my presence, supporting the queer community, or simply telling me you love me whoever I am, I am forever in your debt and I hope you know what you mean to me.

    I encourage anyone who’s struggling with who they are to give yourself grace. Give yourself patience. Be honest with yourself. Do the hard work instead of burying it down as deep as you physically can thinking it will change like I did. Holding these things in only hurt you and those around you.

    Love you all, and hopefully this is a step in the right direction to loving myself one day.

    – Caleb Shomo”

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  • The Rasmus Announce Early 2027 European/UK Tour

    The Rasmus have announced a 2027 European/UK tour. Skarlett Riot will open on the UK dates.

    Tour Dates:

    01/28 Tallinn, EST – Helitehas
    01/29 Riga, LAT – Palladium
    01/30 Vilnius, LIT – Loftlas Club
    02/05 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
    02/10 Treviso, ITA – New Age
    02/11 Rubigen, SWI – Muhle Hunziken
    02/12 Villeurbanne, FRA – La Rayonne
    02/13 Audincourt, FRA – Le Moloco
    02/14 Mannheim, GER – Alte Feuerwache
    02/16 Dusseldorf, GER – Zakk
    02/19 Dresden, GER – Beatpol
    02/20 Ulm, GER – Roxy
    02/22 Erlangen, GER – E-Werk
    02/23 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
    02/24 Lille, FRA – Blacklab

    With Skarlett Riot:

    02/26 Norwich, UK – Epic
    02/27 Oxford, UK – Oxford Academy
    02/28 Leeds, UK – Stylus
    03/02 Newcastle, UK – Northumbria Uni
    03/03 Wolverhampton, UK – KK’s Steel Mill
    03/04 Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
    03/05 Exeter, UK – Phoenix
    03/06 Brighton, UK – Chalk

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  • Tommy Lee Premieres “Stupid World” Video

    Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe) has shared an official video for “Stupid World” featuring Chad Tepper. That track appears on the newly reimagined version of his 2005 album “Tommyland: The Ride.” The updated effort is titled “Tommyland Rides Again” and it was officially released in digital outlets today (May 22). As previously reported, the album was mixed at Lee’s Dolby Atmos-certified studio alongside Smiley Sean.

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  • Bokassa Premiere “Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here” Video

    Bokassa have premiered a new song titled “Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here.” You can find an official music video for that track below:

    The band commented:

    “‘Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here’ is about how we as a civilization have treated the earth over a long period of time, and how it may now be coming to an end because of our negligence. Like a relationship that’s run its course and is beyond saving — much like the bond between humanity and the natural resources of this planet.”

    Frontman Jørn Kaarstad continued:

    “We’ve always been a band that does a lot of things ourselves, and that DIY spirit has been there since day one — even when we were booking our own shows in the early years (yes, even the Metallica tour). We’ve always wanted to return to that, and we’re really excited to finally take that step again with this new single.”

    He also added the following about the video:

    “I love horror movies, especially those campy ’70s and ’80s ones. They’re often as goofy as they are scary, so we wanted to capture that same feeling — and I think we got pretty close.”

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