Cancer Bats drummer Mike Peters has revealed that he is planning to step away from touring. For now, Ian Ski Romano (Pig Pen) will be filling in.
Peters commented:
“Well folks. The time has finally come. It’s time for me to hang up the touring life and step down as the touring drummer of Cancer Bats. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to travel all over the world playing music for people, meeting rad people, and seeing and experiencing incredible places. It’s been an amazing adventure, one that I’ve truly loved. I am so fortunate to be a part of this beautiful world wide community we call punk and hardcore. But I have two young kids at home that I need to be home for. I helped create them so I should be at home to help raise them into good responsible citizens of the world. It’s a whole new adventure and I’m excited for it.
I’m also excited to announce that one of my favourite drummers and humans is going to be taking over for me. Ian Romano has been a friend for over 20year. We cut our teeth together when the bats would tour with his band Attack in Black. He also currently plays in the Daniel Romano outfit, pigpen, corrosives and. Career suicide. Luckily he doesn’t have kids so he has time for it all. He also recorded all the vocals on Give Me Dirt and the latest Bat Sabbath ep. He’s a legend and I couldn’t be more stoked that he is the guy taking over for me.
I still plan to work behind the scenes with the Bats Managing the band, and working as the booking agent for North America. I love this band and my brothers Liam, Jaye and Jackie. I want the best for them and I want them to continue to do what they love and what they are great at. I truly believe that Give Me Dirt is the best album we’ve ever made. I’m super proud of it, and I think this band still has a lot of life left in it!! So it’s time for a change so they can carry on in a healthy positive way!!
Thanks for reading all this way and LONG LIVE THE BATS!!”
He also added:
“Hey all. These next few shows will be my last shows playing drums for @cancerbats At the end of Sept I will be done touring for the foreseeable future. I’ve had a pretty solid 25 year + run of life on the road. It was amazing but it’s on to a new chapter and adventure. Yes I still will be working with the band behind the scene to help keep this ship moving forward. I will help with writing and recording. I love my brothers Jaye, Liam and Jackie and I love the band. I want the best for them, and right now this is the best move for the band and my family.
I’m honoured and excited to have @ian_ski_romano stepping in to fill my seat. He’s a ripper and a great dude!! I can’t wait to see the bats with him playing. I love this world wide community we have in punk , hardcore and metal. It’s an amazing this and I’m so fortunate that i found it when I was 13 years old and I was able to see it happening all over the world while playing music with some of my best friends. It’s brilliant and I so grateful to a part of it and to have made so many amazing friends from it. What a beautiful thing we have.
Much love everyone. ❤️🤘
Thanks for the great times!!!”
Ill Niño drummer Dave Chavarri and bassist Laz Pina, alongside their wives, are trying to get a restraining order and injunction against ex-guitarist Marc Rizzo and his girlfriend Christine Samaroo. They decided to seek legal action due to alleged harassment.
Chavarri and Pina claim Rizzo, Samaroo, and three “John Doe’s” began a digital harassment campaign in 2022. According to them, their wives were targeted by fake accounts pushing false narratives about their character. Samaroo in particular was accused of spying on Chavarri’s wife and commenting on all of her social media posts.
The harassment allegedly led to personal attacks on Chavarri and his character. Confidential personal information was said to have been spread as well. On top of that, false claims about Pina were reportedly shared with his wife.
Rizzo allegedly apologized about Samaroo’s actions. However, the harassment ramped back up shortly after. Samaroo has since been accused of recruiting other harrassers as well.
The complaint also mentioned that Chavarri was falsely accused of illegal business practices for his touring rental business. Rizzo allegedly tried to defame him in the eyes of customers and friends to sabotage future contracts.
Five counts were mentioned in the document. This includes two related to libel and business disparagement, two related to tortious interference in contracts and business relationships, and one related to the restraining and injunction request.
The involved parties are seeking financial relief and a judgment on further relief.
Motörhead have announced a newly remixed 40th anniversary edition of “Orgasmatron.” The updated effort will be available on November 6.
More details were shared in a press release:
“Released in 1986, Orgasmatron featured the line-up of Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Würzel and Pete Gill. It marked a new chapter for the band, pushing further into heavier territory while retaining the speed, aggression and raw energy that had defined Motörhead from the beginning.
The album’s production was the subject of much discussion among the band and their fans, but beneath it was a formidable collection of songs. “Orgasmatron”, “Deaf Forever” and “Built For Speed” became key parts of the Motörhead live repertoire, while the album’s combination of hard rock, heavy metal and punk influences gave it a character all of its own. Four decades on, Orgasmatron has taken its place as one of the most distinctive and respected records in the Motörhead catalogue.
Now, 40 years after its original release, Orgasmatron is revisited in a new anniversary edition that explores both the album itself and the story behind its creation. The original studio recordings have been remastered for the anniversary and cut at half speed from the original tapes, while longtime Motörhead collaborator Cameron Webb has created a brand-new remix and remaster from the original stems.
The Motörhead team explain: “Orgasmatron is a special album. Part of that is down to the stylized production of Bill Laswell, who approached the work from a unique perspective. Bill’s work stands in its own right as something special in the Motörhead library, and Orgasmatron stands as one hell of an album. However, there was some controversy in the sense that both Lemmy and Phil Campbell felt that some of the power, bite and energy had been lost in Laswell’s final delivery.
“As old-school Motörhead fans, we found ourselves sitting around the coffee table one night several months ago, drinks in hand, pondering what Orgasmatron would sound like if it were to be remixed by Motörhead’s longtime producer, Cameron Webb. Cameron helmed six studio albums, and it’s fair to say he had the trust, love — and grumbles too! — of Lem, Phil and Mikkey. Would it be ‘right’ to ask him if he wanted a crack at remixing Orgasmatron? Would it be disrespecting the original album if we were to offer such a thing alongside Bill’s original work? We concluded a big fat ‘no’! It would be an added adventure if people wanted to take it. So we asked Cameron if he was up for it. And he screamed a rather enthusiastic ‘yes’!”
For Cameron, the opportunity was particularly personal:
“My brother introduced me to Orgasmatron when I was 14 years old. I heard the song and thought, ‘Is this even music?’ It was like the devil coming through my cassette tape. And I loved it. That record and Rock ’N’ Roll were my Motörhead records, so being asked to work on this is incredibly special to me. I honestly don’t know anyone in the world who would be more excited than me to do it.”
At the same time, Webb was keen to preserve the character of the original recording and acknowledge the work of producer Bill Laswell and engineer Jason Corsaro:
“I love the fact that the original is wild and a little messy. I wanted to be respectful to what Jason Corsaro and Bill Laswell created, rather than simply trying to make it sound like a modern heavy metal record. When we opened up the original 24-track tapes, you could really hear how creative they were with the sounds, particularly the drums. There’s so much character in that recording, and I wanted to preserve that.”
With the original mix in mind, Webb also approached the remix by considering what Lemmy and Phil might have wanted to hear:
“Lemmy and Phil both said they didn’t like the original mix, so I thought about what they might have asked me to do if they were sitting next to me. I tried to channel what I knew about them and their approach to recording — bringing out the bass here, defining the guitars there — while still respecting what was already there. The aim was never to replace the original, but to reveal more of what was inside it.”
The Orgasmatron 40th Anniversary Edition will be available as a deluxe 3LP bookpack and 2CD, featuring the remastered original mix, the Cameron Webb Remix, additional studio rehearsals and outtakes recorded in 1985, and the complete BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show session from 1986, capturing the band during the Orgasmatron era. The 40th anniversary edition is also available as a 1LP pressing on transparent violet vinyl, featuring the original studio album.”
Here’s the track listing:
3LP Version:
LP1 – 40th-Anniversary Master”
Side A:
01. “Deaf Forever”
02. “Nothing Up My Sleeve”
03. “Ain’t My Crime”
04. “Claw”
05. “Mean Machine”
Side B:
01. “Built For Speed”
02. “Ridin’ With The Driver”
03. “Doctor Rock”
04. “Orgasmatron”
LP2 – Cameron Webb 40th-Anniversary Remix:
Side A:
01. “Deaf Forever”
02. “Nothing Up My Sleeve”
03. “Ain’t My Crime”
04. “Claw”
05. “Mean Machine”
Side B:
01. “Built For Speed”
02. “Ridin’ With The Driver”
03. “Doctor Rock”
04. “Orgasmatron”
LP3 – Rehearsals, Outtakes And Sessions:
Side A:
01. “Orgasmatron & On The Road” (Studio Rehearsal – 1985)
02. “Nothing Up My Sleeve” (Studio Outtake – 1985)
03. “Doctor Rock & Ridin’ With The Driver” (Studio Rehearsal – 1985)
Side B:
04. “Claw” (Alternate Version)
05. “Mean Machine” (Studio Outtake – 1985)
06. “Killed By Death” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
07. “Orgasmatron” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
08. “Doctor Rock” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
09. “Deaf Forever” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
10. “Orgasmatron” (Spoken Word) (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
2CD Version:
CD One:
40th-Anniversary Master:
01. “Deaf Forever”
02. “Nothing Up My Sleeve”
03. “Ain’t My Crime”
04. “Claw”
05. “Mean Machine”
06. “Built For Speed”
07. “Ridin’ With The Driver”
08. “Doctor Rock”
09. “Orgasmatron”
Outtakes, Rehearsals (1986):
10. “Orgasmatron & On The Road” (Studio Rehearsal – 1985)
11. “Nothing up My Sleeve” (Studio Outtake – 1985)
12. “Doctor Rock & Ridin’ With The Driver” (Studio Rehearsal – 1985)
13. “Claw” (Alternate Version)
14. “Mean Machine” (Studio Outtake – 1985)
CD Two:
Cameron Webb 40th-Anniversary Remix (2026):
01. “Deaf Forever”
02. “Nothing Up My Sleeve”
03. “Ain’t My Crime”
04. “Claw”
05. “Mean Machine”
06. “Built For Speed”
07. “Ridin’ With The Driver”
08. “Doctor Rock”
09. “Orgasmatron”
Radio One “Friday Rock Show” (1986):
10. “Killed By Death” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
11. “Orgasmatron” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
12. “Doctor Rock” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
13. “Deaf Forever” (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
14. “Orgasmatron” (Spoken Word) (BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show)
Leng Tch’e have shared an official video for the title track of their new EP “Hammered Into Collapse.” That effort will be released on October 23 and it will also feature another song titled “Voided.”
Commoner have revealed that they will be releasing their debut album, “Former Self,” on November 13. Two songs from the effort, “Cemetery Dogs” and “Sirens A Block Away,” can be found below:
“The album has a lot of themes of childhood and your own former self. but it also discusses how people around you have changed and missing somebody else’s former self.”
Vocalist Romin Mattison added:
“‘Former Self‘ is a window of reflection for each of our lives. For what it’s been and how we’ve learned to move forward. People change, situations change, life is full of it. As a band, we have always gravitated towards the works of bands who touch on moments of time as they are your own. Instances in which the experience has felt shared, rather than being preached. Our debut full-length was a meditative piece for all of the members, and has allowed us to close a chapter in our writing that we had all felt needed conclusion.”
The group also commented on “Cemetery Dogs”:
“It’s a crushing thing to witness someone struggle so far beyond your ability to aid. This track sets the tone for ‘Former Self’, and the themes to follow.”
Encore! Toy Co. are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Blink-182’s “Take Off Your Pants And Jacket” with new limited edition 7-inch vinyl figures based on the band’s look in the “First Date” video. Pre-orders can be found HERE and are expected to ship in February 2027. Frankie Blydenburgh, co-owner and managing operator of music culture and fan merchandise at Rockabilia and Encore! Toy Co., commented:
“Blink-182 has been a huge part of my life since I discovered them in ’97, and they were really the catalyst for me getting into punk rock. To now be nearly 30 years into that journey and working alongside the entire Blink team to bring an officially licensed project like this to life is pretty unbelievable. The fact that everyone on their side is just as excited as we are to see these figures roll out makes the whole thing even more rewarding. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was such a defining record for so many fans, and getting to celebrate its 25th anniversary this way is something I’m incredibly proud to be a part of.”
SIFYN, the project featuring former Veil Of Maya vocalist Lukas Magyar, have premiered a new video for their new song “Sew Me Up.” This track is from the band’s new EP, “Self-Encrypted,” which will be released on December 4. Magyar commented:
“People always show their true intentions. I’ve learned over the years to not ignore these signals. Accepting the reality isn’t always easy, but there is plenty to be gained in the discomfort.”
Sicksense have premiered a new video for their new song “Seller’s Remorse.” You can check that out below. The track is from their new EP, “Funerals,” which will be released on September 25.
Apocalyptica have teamed up with Katrine Stenbekk (Kalandra) for a new version of “Upperhand” from Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming video game “CONTROL Resonant.” You can check that out below. Apocalyptica’s Eicca Toppinen commented:
“The first version of ‘Upperhand’ was written as intro music for the game’s opening sequence. It reflects the uneasy emotions of the main character in transition to the unknown. I wanted to expand it into a full song with lyrics, and we were so lucky to get Katrine from Kalandra with her unique voice to carry this where it was supposed to go. This song combines multiple special qualities of Apocalyptica, and getting those qualities to serve the world of ‘CONTROL’ was a challenging but exciting and rewarding journey. I truly hope ‘CONTROL’ and Apocalyptica fans will find this as special as we do.”
Earshot have cancelled their immediate live shows. The dates were unable to move forward due to an unidentified member exiting the group.
The band commented:
“We deeply regret to inform you all that due to an abrupt member departure, Earshot is down a musician.
We exhausted every possible option to find a suitable temporary replacement on short notice, but ultimately could not secure a solution in time to perform.
As a result, we are forced to cancel the remainder of our current tour dates with our friends Heartsick, effective immediately. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment this causes, but please know we are already working on plans to come back and make up these canceled shows as soon as possible.
We understand the significant impact, inconvenience, and strain this places on the venues, staff, and our incredible fans, and we sincerely apologize for this outcome.
We are still actively exploring options to see if we can perform our scheduled dates in Colorado, Utah, and Los Angeles. We will keep you posted as soon as we know more in the next day or two.
Thank you all for your patience, love, and understanding.”
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