During Party Cannon‘s set at the 2026 Bloodstock Open Air festival in Walton-on-Trent, UK, the crowd was filled with a number of banana people. You can see some footage of that below. This is just the latest banana-related news to hit the internet this year. End It infamously turned a Toronto, ON crowd on a man in a banana costume. Akil Godsey downplayed that controversy, before burying the hatchet with “the great Banana Treaty of Ysselsteyn.”
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Scars Of Tomorrow Vocalist Mike Milford Passes Away
Scars Of Tomorrow vocalist Mike Milford has sadly passed away. His death follows a battle with cancer.
The band commented:
“We’re thinking about our friend and singer, Mike Milford, today as we mourn the news of his passing.
Thank you to everyone who supported Mike and Scars over the past two plus decades. If you ever had the privilege of meeting Mike, you know what an amazing person he was. He was an incredible frontman, artist manager, label exec, father, friend and so much more.
Our thoughts are with Mike and his family today. We hope his legacy lives on through the memories he gave us and all the incredible heavy music he made.”
His bandmate Bob Bradley added:
“Rest easy, Mike Milford. You were loved by so many and made a huge impact in the heavy music and hardcore scene during our touring days together and well after. Just thinking about you and praying for your family and all that were there for him during his battle with cancer. Father, musician, music industry wizard and all around amazing guy, RIP and thanks for all the memories my friend.”
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Southpaw FLHC Accused Of Nazism, Resistor And Resist LA Drop Off Their Fall Tour
Southpaw FLHC have been accused of Nazism. The allegations came about after their drummer Harrison Linder was seen wearing merch from alleged Nazi brand Curbstomp. Notably, the news has caught the attention of Resistor and Resist LA, who have since pulled out of Southpaw FLHC’s fall tour.
Resistor commented:
“We have been made aware of the current situation and have made the decision to pull out from our upcoming west coast tour.
We deeply apologize to everyone who was looking forward to seeing us on this run, and we promise we’ll be making it out to you as soon as possible in 2027.”
Resist LA added:
“We have been made aware of the situation going on regarding our upcoming tour. We will be dropping the tour. Sorry to anyone that was coming out.”
For their part, Southpaw FLHC denied the allegations during an exchange with a fan:
Fan: “so are you guys going to be collabing to release n*zi merch like the ones that your members like to wear and promote”
Southpaw FLHC: “not a single person in this band is a nazi. DEAD that shit. Take a look at the history of this band , our music & music videos. You will quickly identify the fact that there are mixed races within our friend group. There are also mixed races within our band members. Take a look at the last collab on our page with @deathmetalpanther of @deathpanthermedia , you think my homie would be collabing if we were?”
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Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx: “I Don’t Believe In Making Full-Length Records Anymore”
During an appearance on Joann Butler In Studio With…, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx expressed a lack of interest in recording full-length albums. The bassist says he would rather focus on singles.
Sixx said the following:
“Honestly — I know fans don’t wanna hear this, but I don’t believe in making full-length records anymore at this time on the planet, for me. The amount of work that goes into… If you’re doing 10 songs on a record, you gotta write 20. And you better hope five of ’em are stellar. It’s a lot of lyrics, a lot of notes, a lot of chord changes, a lot of time in the studio, which is all fine. That’s what we do. We work hard. But what I don’t like is that when people hear one song, and you recorded 10 or you recorded 20, and then 10 of ’em were demos and 10 was an album, they only hear one. Radio’s changed, streaming is changing and evolving as we go. So I’m really into the idea of lightning strikes, something comes down, I call the guys. I got this song, it’s just sitting on the tip of my tongue right now. I told Tommy [Lee] about it a year ago. I just told my friend, and he goes, ‘You told me to write a song called that 25 years ago.’ And I go, ‘Okay, I’m gonna finish the song and then show it to the band.’ But it’s like having a song and a whole team behind a song and being able to get the fans to really understand what the song is about. It’s just not something that they just pass by, or they go to the new Mötley Crüe album, and they only listen to one song. So I love the idea of like we did ‘The Dirt’ [film soundtrack in 2019]. We did five [new] songs from ‘The Dirt’. We did three songs on this EP [‘Cancelled’] we just did [in 2024]. I mean, that’s already a full-length record. So I think we’re just gonna keep going, like whenever something comes up, you feel something — heartbreak, joy, rebellion — let’s write a song about it, and let’s go cut it in the studio.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Five Finger Death Punch Bassist Chris Kael: “Against Phil Labonte From All That Remains’ Advice, I Actually Go To Therapy”
During a new episode of the “Beardo & Weirdo” podcast, Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass discussed recent claims from All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte, who believes “therapy is for women.” For his part, Kael has actually been undergoing therapy himself.
Kael said the following:
“Against Phil Labonte from All That Remains’ advice, I actually go to therapy.”
Gass went on to say that Labonte’s comment is “one of the dumbest fucking things [he’s] ever heard.”
Kael then added:
“I understand what he’s saying, though. There’s some truth in there… He basically said that men don’t need therapy. We need to take action. We get our good feelings in life from doing. Which is true, but he’s telling this in an interview. The interview — you’re talking about feelings and whatnot. You’re doing therapy in that interview. You’re not going to a therapist.
So, it has definitely helped me out, with therapy, going in… It’s almost like a meditative thing for me. I’m taking a pause from everything else going on in the world. I’m focusing on me, making plans for the future, talking about things that upset me. And not for nothing, I’m clearly still very angry. So, channel that stuff into music. And even it gives me song ideas a couple times, really opening up and being vulnerable about stuff, and, like, ‘Oh, there’s a song idea.’”
He also explained how heavy music helps him:
“It’s a simmering rage in there all the time. I don’t know where it comes from. But we were talking to Frank Bello [of Anthrax on this podcast] just the other day, and he was talking about this music being an outlet for that sort of stuff. God bless music for you all for keeping me sane. [Laughs]”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Stanley Simmons Premiere “Lilith” Music Video
Stanley Simmons, the project featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have premiered a new video for their new song “Lilith.” That track is from the band’s new album, “Dancing While The World Is Ending,” which will be released on August 28.
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Holding Absence Delay New Album “Modern Life Is Lonely” To September
Holding Absence have delayed the release of their new album “Modern Life Is Lonely.” The effort will now be released on September 18.
The band commented:
“Holding Absence Family,
We’re very sorry to share that, due to delays in the manufacturing process, our new album, “Modern Life Is Lonely”, will now be released on 18th September rather than the originally planned date of 28th August.
We’re gutted to have to delay the album & sincerely apologise for the disappointment this may cause.
This decision has been made to ensure that every physical edition is delivered as intended & to the standard you deserve.
Before then, the title track, which was a favourite among those who attended our four UK album listening parties, will be released on 21st August.
Thank you for your patience, understanding & continued support ❤️”
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Exhorder Announce Fall U.S. Tour
Exhorder have announced a fall U.S. tour. No/Más, Intoxicated, Phantom, and Parabellum will serve as support on select dates.
Tour Dates:
09/25 Dunbar, WV – Live At The Shop
With Intoxicated:
09/26 Lafayette, IN – North End Pub
09/27 Toledo, OH – Frankie;s
09/28 Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
09/29 Chicago, IL – Live WireWith Intoxicated and No/Más:
09/30 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
With Intoxicated, No/Más, and Phantom:
10/01 Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
10/02 Haltom City, TX – Haltom Theater
10/03 McAllen, TX – Cine El Rey
10/04 Austin, TX – BSC
10/05 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
10/07 Mesa, AZ – Nile Underground
10/09 Los Angeles, CA – First Street Billiards (feat Parabellum)
10/10 Sacramento, CA – Boardwalk
10/13 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
10/14 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
10/15 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
10/16 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
10/18 Evansville, IN – Ray Leos
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