Former members of Dogma have addressed the current state of the band following the recent postponements of their shows in Anaheim, CA and Reno, NV. Vocalist Grace Jane Pasturini (Lilith) and guitarists Amber Maldonado (Lamia) and Patri Grief (Rusalka) issued a statement, claiming they were replaced amid “unilateral decisions, broken promises, manipulation, mistreatment, and lies to the fans.”
The three musicians said the following:
“We were part of Dogma.
We loved this project, but what’s being sold today is not Dogma.
During the tours we saw unilateral decisions, broken promises, manipulation, mistreatment, and lies to the fans.
The person who now controls the project is a threat to Dogma’s future and is not an artist or a musician.
He turned a band into a brand, and people into disposable pieces.
He betrayed the artists, his partners, and the fans.
Dogma was born from connection, from the music, from the stories we shared with you.
Replacing people without honesty isn’t who we are. Dogma is meant to push the ideals of freedom and liberation, none of which can exist without integrity and honesty toward the fans and everyone involved in the project.
We don’t want to see more fans deceived, spending their money and devotion on something hollow.
The real Dogma stands here, with those who created that connection for real.
But the power isn’t in our hands.
It’s in yours. It always has been.
You decide who deserves to keep the music alive.
No manager can control that.
Make your voice heard.
Don’t support a lie.
The social networks using the name “Official Dogma” no longer represent the real band or what we stand for.
Demand transparency. Ask for refunds if you weren’t given what you were promised.
Don’t let anyone manipulate you.
Also, no more masks.
Masks were meant to protect identity, not to replace people.
The only one who needs to take off the mask is him.
The power to change this story starts with your support.
We will keep going.
The music, the creativity, and the truth are on our side.
We put our souls into this project, and that’s why you were able to connect with us. No manager should be allowed to strip that away.
Lilith, Lamia & Rusalka”
The band have since issued a statement as well:
“We are aware of recent online statements by some former, non-original members of Dogma. While we respect everyone who has contributed to our journey, we want to be clear that Dogma has always been and will continue to be much bigger than any one individual.
Dogma was founded on creativity, collaboration, and evolution. Like any artistic project, change is part of our growth. Every member, past and present, has left a mark that helped shape who we are today, but Dogma’s vision and music continue to move forward through the dedication of the current team and the support of our fans. We are grateful for the time, energy, and moments that each member has shared with Dogma. Every contribution, big or small, became part of this journey and will always be appreciated and valued.
We remain fully committed to the values that define Dogma: authenticity, freedom of expression, and connection through art. Our focus is and always will be on the music, the message, and the community that has made this project what it is.
Thank you to everyone who continues to believe in Dogma and what we stand for, cause Dogma was never about who we are, it’s about what YOU choose to become…”
Saetia are the latest band to remove their music from Spotify. The group issued a statement saying the company “does not at all align with [their] values or ethos.”
Saetia said the following:
“AS MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED, SAETIA IS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OUR MUSIC FROM SPOTIFY. ‘COLLECTED’ IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND ‘TENDRILS’ WILL SOON BE OFF THE PLATFORM AS WELL. ULTIMATELY, WE DECIDED THAT SPOTIFY IN PARTICULAR DOES NOT AT ALL ALIGN WITH THE BAND’S VALUES OR ETHOS. WHETHER IT’S RUNNING ICE RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS OR PAYING ARTISTS FRACTIONS OF PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR WHILE SUBSIDIZING VOICES LIKE JOE ROGAN, WE JUST FELT IT WAS TIME TO SEPARATE OUR MUSIC FROM THEIR MESSAGE.
TO BE CLEAR, SAETIA IS NOT OPPOSED TO ACCESSING MUSIC ON STREAMING PLATFORMS. IN FACT, WE ACKNOWLEDGE (AND EVEN CELEBRATE!) THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF SAETIA FANS DISCOVERED THE BAND BY WAY OF FILE SHARING AND STREAMING SERVICES. THIS DECISION HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH ACCESS.
WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADMIT THAT WHILE WE ARE ESPECIALLY OUT OF SYNC WITH A COMPANY LIKE SPOTIFY, IT’S NOT LIKE WE ARE IN LOCKSTEP WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS CURRENTLY STREAMING OUR MUSIC. THE REALITY IS THAT ACROSS THE WORLD, OVER 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE ARE STREAMING MUSIC. IN THE US, ONLY 10% OF MUSIC LISTENERS ACTUALLY BUY PHYSICAL MEDIA. THIS REALITY MEANS SMALL DIY BANDS LIKE OURSELVES HAVE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS WHEN FACED WITH A LANDSCAPE THAT IS ENGINEERED TO PRIORITIZE ACCESS OVER ETHICS. WHATEVER COMPROMISES COME WITH BEING AN ARTIST IN 2025, WE CAN STILL DO SMALL THINGS THAT FEEL RIGHT TO US, SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID.
TO SOME OF YOU, WE ARE CAUSING A HEADACHE AND INCONVENIENCE AND TO OTHERS, WE ARE PROBABLY NOT DOING ENOUGH. ALTHOUGH WE CAN’T POSSIBLY BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYBODY, WE NEED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT MAKE SENSE TO US AND SPEAK TO OUR BELIEFS. TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PURCHASED OR DOWNLOADED OUR MUSIC – MAKE COPIES FOR YOUR FRIENDS THAT TYPICALLY STREAM US ON SPOTIFY.
OUR MUSIC HAS BEEN SHARED ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS AND WE HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND THAT THE CONNECTIONS YOU MAKE SHARING MUSIC WILL MEAN MORE THAN A SAETIA LISTING ON YOUR ANNUAL SPOTIFY WRAPPED.
THANKS FOR LISTENING AND TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.”
Acid Bath have added another date to their 2026 tour. They will be playing at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, UK on June 25.
Here’s Acid Bath’s updated schedule:
11/15 New Orleans, LA – Lakefront Arena (feat. Mastodon, Power Trip, Amigo The Devil, and Solient Green)
12/06 Denver, CO – Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest
12/12 Chicago, IL – Salt Shed (feat. High On Fire and Weedeater)
03/07 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (feat. Baroness and The Skull)
03/13 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre (feat. Midnight, Amigo The Devil, Nunslaughter, and Radian)
03/21 Grundy County, TN – The Caverns (feat. Obituary, Herakleion, and Saint Avangeline)
03/28 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn (feat. Obituary, High On Fire, and Necrofier)
04/04 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom (feat. Baroness and Fugitive)
04/17 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (with Crowbar and Eyehategod)
04/24 Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Festival Grounds (Sick New World)
06/25 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
With System Of A Down and Queens Of The Stone Age:
06/29 Stockholm, SWE – Strawberry Arena
07/02 Paris, FRA – Stade de France
07/04 Paris, FRA – Stade de France
07/06 Milan, ITA – Ippodromo Snai la Maura
07/08 Berlin, GER – Olympiastadion
07/10 Dusseldorf, GER – Open Air Park Dusseldorf
07/13 London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
07/15 London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
07/18 Warsaw, POL – PGE Narodowy
07/19 Warsaw, POL – PGE Narodowy
Poppy has announced two new tours. This includes an Australian run with Ocean Grove and Inertia and a European/UK run with Ocean Grove and Fox Lake.
Tour Dates:
With Ocean Grove and Inertia:
01/20 Brisbane, AUS – The Fortitude Music Hall
01/21 Sydney, AUS – Roundhouse
01/22 Melbourne, AUS – Form Melbourne
01/24 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley Street Music Hall
01/26 Fremantle, AUS – Metropolis
With Ocean Grove and Fox Lake:
03/04 Glasgow, UK – Galvinizers SWG3
03/06 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
03/08 Birmingham, UK – 02 Institute Birmingham
03/09 Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
03/10 London, UK – Roundhouse
03/13 Eindhoven, NET – Headbangers Parade
03/14 Cologne, GER – Carlswerk Victoria
03/15 Paris, FRA – L’Olympia
03/17 Zurich, SWI – Komplex 457
03/18 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
03/19 Munich, GER – Backstage
03/21 Vienna, AUT – Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer
03/22 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
03/24 Prague, CZE – SaSaZu
03/25 Berlin, GER – Huxleys Neue Welt
03/27 Warsaw, POL – Klub Progresja
03/29 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
03/30 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
04/01 Luxembourg, LUX – den Atelier
04/04 Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit 36
04/05 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega – Musikkens Hus – Store VEGA
04/07 Oslo, NOR – Sentrum Scene
04/08 Stockholm, SWE – Fållan
04/10 Helsinki, FIN – House Of Culture
A Perfect Circle have just announced their first European/UK tour since 2018. You can find the dates for that run below. Vocalist/guitarist Billy Howerdel commented:
“To our European friends, we miss you. It’s been far too long… like seven years too long. We found a solution.”
Tour Dates:
06/03 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
06/04 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
06/06 Nürnberg, GER – Rock Im Park
06/07 Nürburg, GER – Rock Am Ring
06/09 München, GER – Zenith
06/10 Warszawa, POL – Torwar
06/12 Wien, AUT – Nova Rock Festival
06/13 Ferrara, ITA – Ferrara Summer Festival
06/15 Budapest, HUN – Budapest Park
06/16 Zagreb, HRV – SRC Šalata
06/18 Zürich, SWI – Halle622
06/21 Düsseldorf, GER – Mitsubishi Hall
06/24 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS Live
06/26 København, DEN – Copenhell
06/28 Stockholm, SWE – Gröna Lund
07/01 Berlin, GER – Zitadelle
07/02 Praha, CZE – Forum Karlín
07/04 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
The Damned have announced a new covers album titled “Not Like Everybody Else.” The effort will be released on March 6, 2026 and it can be pre-saved HERE. Three 7″ vinyl singles featuring unreleased b-sides will be available as well.
“Not Like Everybody Else” Track Listing:
01. “There’s A Ghost In My House” (R. Dean Taylor cover)
02. “Summer In The City” (Lovin’ Spoonful cover)
03. “Making Time” (The Creation cover)
04. “Gimme Danger” (The Stooges cover)
05. “See Emily Play” (Pink Floyd cover)
06. “I’m Not Like Everybody Else” (The Kinks cover)
07. “Heart Full Of Soul” (The Yardbirds cover)
08. “You Must Be A Witch” (The Lollipop Shoppe cover)
09. “When I Was Young” (The Animals cover)
10. “The Last Time” (The Rolling Stones cover)
The Damned commented:
“The Damned would proudly like to announce the release of a new studio album titled “Not Like Everybody Else”.
The LP is a tribute to the late Brian James and each tune has been chosen because they were by artists that had an impact on Brians guitar playing and in turn his songwriting and in turn the Damned as a band.
The album is made up of 10 tracks which we recorded in just 5 days at the end of a hectic US tour, which made the timing perfect – we were in exactly the right frame of mind to give it our all.
Dave Vanian, Paul Gray and Captain Sensible were joined in the studio by Rat Scabies, who hadn’t sat on the Damned drum throne for 30 years and what a difference he makes.
“Not Like Everybody Else” also has an irony not to be missed as track 10 is the encore that we recorded at Hammersmith Apollo on 29 October 2022 and is a live version of “This Could Be The Last Time” which sadly it was, as it was the very last time Brian played on stage with the Damned.
Pre-save now: https://damned.lnk.to/NotLikeEverybodyElsePR
The first single to be released on 30th October is R Dean Taylor’s classic “There’s A Ghost In My House” delivered with the unmistakable energy and dark charm that the Damned do so well.
Pre-save now: https://damned.lnk.to/TheresAGhostInMyHousePR
The track will be accompanied by a music video directed by award winning director Gilbert Trejo which was filmed during the recent US tour & will also be released on 30th October.
To go along with the hubbub of a new album and by way of shameless self promotion the Damned will be playing a one off exclusive show featuring said album and probably a few other covers thrown in at the Albert Hall, Manchester on the 28th January 2026.
It promises to be an unforgettable night honouring Brian James and the band’s shared musical history.
Now for the hard sell –
Pre-order the album from this Wednesday, 10am via the link in our bio to receive pre-sale access for our Manchester show. Ticket link and access code will be included within your album pre-order confirmation email.That’s all folks,
The Damned…”
Chimaira have announced a new compilation album titled “Creepers Vol 1.” The effort will be available on October 31 and it will feature b-sides and rarities from 2011 to 2014.
“Creepers Vol 1” Track Listing:
01. “Year Of The Snake” (Dubba Jonny Mix)
02. “Your Days Are Numbered“
03. “Scum Of The Earth“
04. “Clockwork” (Hunter Mix)
05. “New Apocalypse“
06. “The Dehumanizing Process” (2013 Slow And Low Mix)
07. “Outshined” (Soundgarden cover)
08. “Wild Thing” (The Troggs cover)
Vocalist Mark Hunter commented:
“We’ve been working to bring you streaming versions of some of our rarest B-sides.
Back in the day the A-side was the hit single and the B-side was the “extra content” – experimental songs, non-album tracks, or covers. Usually, they sucked. Sometimes you’d get a “Breadfan” or “God Save the Queen”, but let’s not kid ourselves – you’re not getting that here. These are the songs that didn’t make our albums for a reason.
But if surviving the cutting room floor is a badge of honor, these tracks wear it proudly. Some fans love them. Others think we were right to bury them. Most didn’t know they existed.
Enjoy Creepers Vol 1 this Halloween.
Vol 1 focuses on 2011-2014 – the Age of Hell through Crown of Phantoms era.
We hope to release Vol 2 soon.”
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