Downswing have shared footage of their July 7, 2026 session at Audiotree in Chicago, IL. You can check out that in-studio performance and interview below:
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Hellripper To Miss Immediate U.S. Shows Due Visa Issues
Hellripper are currently dealing with visa issues. As such, they will be missing the immediate dates on their U.S. tour with Havok, Slackjaw, and Xoth.
Hellripper’s James McBain commented:
“Some unfortunate news regarding our US tour with Havok, Slackjaw and Xoth, which starts today. Unfortunately, you may have heard that due to visa issues, our arrival in the States has been delayed.
We’ve been looking forward to our first US tour for a long time, and I know there are a lot of people who were looking forward to seeing us. I’m genuinely sorry that we won’t be there as planned.
We started the visa application process well in advance and paid for premium processing, supplying all the necessary documents and supporting evidence. Unfortunately, numerous delays at different stages of the process, including administration, mail and securing embassy appointments, have meant that our visas are still yet to be approved.
It’s been an incredibly frustrating, stressful and expensive process, with a huge amount of work and effort put into trying to make this happen. I apologise for the late announcement; unfortunately, we’ve had very little information or clarity throughout and were still hoping to expedite the process and make it on time for the first week until we were told yesterday evening that our applications were delayed further.
At this stage, we’re still hoping to join the second half of the tour, but nothing is confirmed yet. I wish I had more concrete information to share, but unfortunately, I don’t right now.
Once again, I’m sorry to everyone in the US who was looking forward to seeing us, and to the bands, promoters and agents involved in the tour. Everyone has been incredibly helpful and supportive throughout this process, and we’re gutted that things have not worked out the way we’d hoped.
The show must go on though, so dates are still going ahead without us, and I encourage you all to get out to a show and support the bands for a great night of metal. Hopefully, we’ll see you all in a couple of weeks! And I will update you all whenever I know more!”
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Sully Erna Says New Godsmack Music Is “Gonna Happen”
During an appearance on “The Mistress Carrie Podcast,” Godsmack’s Sully Erna confirmed that the band are planning to work on new music. This news comes after he previously dismissed the idea.
Erna said the following:
“I think there was a misunderstanding from the beginning. When I announced that, and people were asking me about, like, ‘What’s the future of Godsmack now?’, my statement was, and maybe I just didn’t phrase it the right way, but it was gonna be that ‘Lighting Up The Sky’, our last full-length album, was gonna be the last new music you would ever hear from the original [Godsmack] members. I knew those guys [drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola], were gonna retire, and I was trying to tell people, without giving it up too early in the year, that this is probably the last time you’re ever gonna hear anything new from the original lineup. And I think just people twisted that into, like, there’s gonna be no more new Godsmack. But no, for one, I’m under contract, and I owe another record anyways. And for two, I wanna do a record with these [new] guys, ’cause I’m curious to see where it goes.
I know over the years, being a fan of music myself, it was always interesting to hear that new Alice In Chains record or that new whatever record, when they’re changing members or a member passes away. And I’ll be honest, I’m not always the biggest fan of that, ’cause the core of it and what I was raised with was the original members of Aerosmith or STP or whoever the band was. And once you change some of those dynamics, especially in a singer, the whole sound can change drastically. I mean, Alice In Chains, they didn’t have a choice, and STP, no choice. But in this case, I’m hoping for the best because at least to the audience, to the fans’ point of view, when they come see us now, the sound isn’t really changing for them, because the voice hasn’t changed. I’m still here, and a guitar can sound just like a guitar, and a drum can sound just like a drum. So hopefully, even with the new record and it still being my voice and carrying the sound of Godsmack, hopefully we’ll have some new textures. These guys [guitarist Sam Koltun and drummer Mike Mangini] are different kind of players. I’m very curious myself where it’ll go, but it’s gonna happen, and it’s gonna happen at some point next year.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Nirvana’s “Nevermind” Has Reportedly Surpassed AC/DC’s “Back In Black” In Album Sales
According to Chartmasters, Nirvana‘s “Nevermind” is now the sixth best-selling album of all time. The effort managed to achieve the ranking after moving 4,000 more copies than AC/DC’s “Back In Black.” “Nevermind” reportedly has 66,838,000 equivalent album sales, while “Back In Black” has 66,834,000.
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Guilt Trip Add Two Dates To North American Tour With Gates To Hell And Mauled
Guilt Trip have added two more dates to their North American tour with Gates To Hell and Mauled. This includes stops in Sioux Falls, SD and Richland, WA.
Tour Dates:
11/27 Des Moines, IA – xBK
11/28 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
11/29 Omaha, NE – Reverb
11/30 Sioux Falls, SD – Big’s Bar
12/03 Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
12/04 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
12/05 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
12/06 Portland, OR – High Limit Room
12/07 Richland, WA – Ray’s Golden Lion
12/08 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club – Basement
12/09 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
12/11 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
12/12 Amarillo, TX – Rockwell Event Center
12/13 Oklahoma City, OK – Farmers Market
12/14 St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room (Blueberry Hill Duck Room)
12/15 Louisville, KY – Portal (feat. Surfaced) (no Gates To Hell)
12/16 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
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