Novelists have shared footage of their September 20, 2025 session at Audiotree in Chicago, IL. You can check out that in-studio performance and interview below:
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NJ Bloodline Accuse This Is Hardcore Fest Founder Joe McKay Of Bootlegging Their Merch
NJ Bloodline have called out This Is Hardcore Fest founder Joe McKay for allegedly bootlegging their merch. The band leveled the allegation after finding an unlicensed “Tiger Style” shirt for sale via Die With Your Boots On.
NJ Bloodline said the following in a series of posts:
“Livebytheboot Instagram page and their bootlegging ass website “die with your boots on” still has the fake ass Tiger Style t shirt on their site. Do not buy from these grifters. You aren’t supporting NJBL by buying from them.”
“The bootleg Tiger Style tshirt has been removed from the “die with your boots on” website. It’s never cool to bootleg IP from artists. Don’t buy bootleg shit. Bootleggers… you are parasites that devalue art.”
“As it turns out, the bootlegger of our Tiger Style shirt is non other than Joe “Hardcore” McKay.
After finally talking with him he says this is normal in the scene today. He blamed us for not making our own merch. His friends run the site and do the printing. We got him to pull the thumbnail on the homepage but the shirt page is still active.
He’s avoiding us now and won’t respond to repeated texts and calls to remove the shirt.
Do not support Joe Hardcore, as he is a lying grifter. This is as unhardcore as it gets.”
“Joe hardcore is a bootlegger.
If he had nothing to do with it, then he wouldn’t be able to get the thumbnail on the homepage of the fraud site pulled down.
We had an agreement that he would pull it down on Sunday before 6pm.
Judge for yourself on whether not he is a lying grifter.”
“Proof Joe clowncore is a bootlegger. How can you have the site remove the shirt by an agreed upon time if you ain’t involved? Shady bitch #joehardcore #thisishardcore #njbloodline #njhc #bootleggers”
[via The PRP]
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Armored Saint, Waking The Cadaver, Etc. Added To 2026 Milwaukee Metal Fest
More bands have been added to next year’s Milwaukee Metal Fest. As previously reported, that event will take place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI on June 5-7. A pre-party is also set for June 4. Here’s the updated lineup:
June 5: Acid Bath, Obituary, Agalloch (retrospective set), Iron Reagan, Pallbearer, Hirax, Nunslaughter, Master, Morta Skuld, Polkadot Cadaver, Dusk, Jeffrey Nothing (ex-Mushroomhead), Cardiac Arrest, Thanatotic Desire, Eyes Of The Living, Misery, and Dirt.
June 6: Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Agalloch (“Ashes Against The Grain” set), After The Burial, Nails, Armored Saint, Havok, Prong, Macabre, Weekend Nachos, Internal Bleeding, Belushi Speed Ball, Sworn Enemy, Castrator, Casket Robbery, Human Artifacts, Brick By Brick, Threnody, The Suffering, and Striking 13.
June 7: Ministry, John Bush (Anthrax set), All Shall Perish, Integrity, UADA, Cyco Miko, Waking The Cadaver, Deadguy, Visceral Disgorge, Incite, 9 Dead, Gored Embrace, Lecherous Nocturne, The Crosses (performing Die Kruezen), Dead By Wednesday, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Trip To The Morgue, and Dark Horse Prophet.
9 Dead, Acid Bath, After The Burial, Agalloch, All Shall Perish, Armored Saint, Belushi Speed Ball, Belushi Speedball, Brick By Brick, Cardiac Arrest, Casket Robbery, Castrator, Cyco Miko, Dark Horse Prophet, Dead By Wednesday, Deadguy, Dirt, Dusk, Eyes Of The Living, Gored Embrace, Havok, Hirax, Human Artifacts, Incite, Integrity, Internal Bleeding, Iron Reagan, Jeffrey Nothing, John Bush, Killswitch Engage, Lecherous Nocturne, Macabre, Master, Metal, Milwaukee Metalfest, Ministry, Misery, Morta Skuld, Nails, Nunslaughter, Obituary, Pallbearer, Polkadot Cadaver, Power Trip, Prong, Striking 13, Suicidal Tendencies, Sworn Enemy, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Thanatotic Desire, The Crosses, The Suffering, Threnody, Trip To The Morgue, Uada, Visceral Disgorge, Waking The Cadaver, Weekend Nachos -
Alien Ant Farm To Return To The Studio
Alien Ant Farm are preparing to enter the studio to work on new music. The band commented:
“AS WE HEAD INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO NEXT WEEK,,, WE WERE TOTALLY JUST WONDERING -WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SONG OFF ~mANTras~??”
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Creed, Shinedown, Carrie Underwood, Etc. Set For 2026 Velocity Festival
Most of the lineup has been revealed for this year’s Velocity Festival. The event will take place at the “Field Of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville, IA on September 4-6 and it will feature the following daily lineups:
September 4: Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kensington, 10 Years, No Fly List, and Loess Hills.
September 5: Carrie Underwood, Collective Soul, Maggie Rose, Default, Danny Worsnop, Roseland, and Alana Springsteen.
September 6: Creed, Nate Smith, Filter, Cody Lee, and 12 Stones.
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Black Veil Brides Premiere “Certainty” Video
Black Veil Brides have premiered a new video for their new song “Certainty.” You can check that out below. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album.
Frontman Andy Biersack commented:
“The concept of ‘Certainty’ is central to this record and appears throughout the album. The song was inspired by the film ‘Conclave,’ particularly its reflections on religious certainty and how rigid belief systems can become prisons of our own making. When certainty hardens, curiosity, growth, and the willingness to change become impossible. Much of today’s political and social discourse exists inside these echo chambers of absolute belief, and that tension drives the narrative of this record.
This was the final song written and recorded for the album. It started from an idea Jake sent over, and it came together quickly over the course of a few days. It felt essential both narratively and musically, capturing the overall tone of what we’re aiming for. The music video, directed by George Gallardo Kattah and his team in Bogotá, Colombia, is one of our favorites we’ve ever done. His interpretation of fear and pride as biblical twins is stunning, and the visuals are incredible.”
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