Metal Anarchy

  • Charley Crockett Claims Twin Temple Were Dropped From His Shows Due To Production Issues, Not Satanic Imagery

    Charley Crockett has further commented on his decision to kick Twin Temple off his shows. At the time, it was said the band were removed over satanic imagery. However, Crockett now claims they got the boot due to production issues.

    Crockett said the following:

    “I gotta clear this up right quick. I never dropped that band from those 2 shows for “Satanic Imagery”, they made it up and dragged me by a rope real good. It all started about a month before those shows while we were off in Wyoming. Their production requests raised eyebrows simply because we couldn’t accommodate them physically. Then I noticed some of the things they’d been doing on stage and after thinking about it for a couple days I decided to cut em loose.

    We told em the vibe just wasn’t right for an all ages audience, and we paid em in full. They got together with their business folks and plotted for days before finally making their public statement, designed for effect. Purposely making it look like it was a whole tour. Dog whistling about religious and creative freedom. Of course my rights didn’t matter since they had a new record coming out and a headline tour of their own to announce.

    It’s my fault, I let ‘em slip through and being that this here’s my outfit, I’m the responsible party. I reacted. I might respond differently now but everybody’s got perfect vision in hindsight. I think the most difficult part of the whole deal was the way the media, save for one outlet, cared nothing for the truth. They sanitized these folks’ image for their own uses in the click bait traffic game that is America’s left-right culture war.

    Or maybe it was all the artists I know who had their hand out showering me with praise the last few years that used the situation to kick me in the dick. I ain’t the one holding you down. And I won’t forget that when I was face down in the dirt coughing up blood you applauded. As for Jack White, he used it to sell tickets too and I lost a lot of respect for him.

    I wonder why he wasn’t so outspoken back when he was in the white stripes 20 something years ago. They purposely avoided political issues. Maybe he was worried about losing audience back when it was all on the line and he needed all the help he could get. Funny, I’ve got everything to lose right this minute and I still shoot from the hip. I’ve been speaking from my heart against the wishes of the machine my whole life. Real patriots think for themselves.”

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  • Chelsea Wolfe Premieres New Song “Seethe”

    Chelsea Wolfe has premiered a new song titled “Seethe.” You can check that out below. The track, which features Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age), is from Wolfe’s new album, “The Dark,” which will be released on August 21.

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  • Dates Announce For 2027 Inkcarceration Festival

    The dates have officially been confirmed for the 2027 Inkcarceration Tattoo + Music Festival. The event will be held at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH on July 16-18. Ticket details can be found below:

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  • Turnstile To Perform At Tyler, The Creator’s 2026 Camp Flog Gnaw Festival

    Turnstile are among the artists set to join Tyler, The Creator at the 2026 edition of his Camp Flog Gnaw festival. That event will take place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on November 14-15 and it will also feature Future, Steve Lacy, Leon Thomas, Audrey Nuna, Lola Young, Wallows, Vince Staples, Don Toliver, Latin Mafia, Magdalena Bay, and more.

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  • Sparta Announce U.S. Tour With Public Opinion

    Sparta have announced a November U.S. tour with Public Opinion. Here’s the dates:

    11/03 Albuquerque, NM – Backstage at Revel
    11/04 Denver, CO – Marquis
    11/05 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
    11/06 Boise, ID – Neurolux
    11/07 Seattle, WA – Clockout Lounge
    11/08 Portland, OR – Show Bar
    11/10 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
    11/11 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Shop
    11/12 South Pasadena, CA – Sid The Cat
    11/13 San Diego, CA – Sodar Bar
    11/14 Phoenix, AZ – Nile Underground
    11/21 El Paso, TX – Lowbrow (feat. Tribes) (no Public Opinion)

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  • Fervence Premiere “Zenith” Video

    Fervence have premiered a new video for their new song “Zenith.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Constructs,” which will be released on October 16.

    Vocalist Stevie B commented on the single:

    “The lyrics were inspired by the feelings of hopelessness and depression that come with prolonged health struggles. Dealing with health challenges in your own life, seeing people you love struggle, and just feeling like there is no way out and nothing will ever get better.”

    Guitarist Austin Bentley also added the following about the new album:

    “The idea that our identities, relationships, ambitions, and experiences, though beautiful, are ultimately constructs that eventually collapse was something we wanted reflected in the imagery itself. Like the songs themselves, the artwork brings an ominous and almost mythological quality to bear.”

    “Constructs” Track Listing:

    01. “Pathways“
    02. “Oculum“
    03. “Interwoven“
    04. “Miasma“
    05. “Maelstrom“
    06. “The Things We Can’t See“
    07. “Zenith“
    08. “Ghost II“
    09. “Ascension“
    10. “Providence“
    11. “Constructs“

    Tour Dates:

    09/02 Albuquerque, NM – Ren’s Den
    09/93 Bullhead City, AZ – Hardyville Tavern

    With Beauty Is Betrayal:

    09/04 Reno, NV – The Alpine
    09/05 Sacramento, CA – Titanfest
    09/06 San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall
    09/09 Medford, OR – Rockafairy
    09/10 Albany, OR – TBA
    09/11 Portland, OR – Dante’s
    09/12 Richland, WA – Ray’s Golden Lion
    09/13 Tacoma, WA – Real Art

    Fervence:

    09/15 Boise, ID – 9th Street Parallel
    09/16 Ogden, UT – Black Lung Society
    09/17 Colorado Springs, CO – Wagon Wheel
    09/18 Lubbock, TX – The Red Zone
    09/19 Abilene, TX

    With Enthronement:

    10/16 Dallas, TX – Ruins
    10/17 Lafayette, LA – The Pit
    10/18 Loganville, GA – Atmosphere
    10/19 Raleigh, NC – Cannonball
    10/20 Charlotte, NC – The Milestone Club
    10/21 Richmond, VA – Banditos
    10/22 Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern
    10/23 Providence, RI – The Parlour
    10/24 Brooklyn, NY – Bar Freda
    10/25 Boston, MA – The Cantab Underground
    10/28 Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall
    10/31 St. Louis, MO – Fubar Lounge
    11/01 Tyler, TX – Bricks

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  • ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Passes Away

    ZZ Top’s Frank Beard has sadly passed away at the age of 77. The drummer died while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, TX.

    Guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons commented:

    “Today, Elwood [Francis] and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”

    The band added:

    “Following Frank’s passing, ZZ Top has canceled its upcoming shows in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs. The band will resume its current The Big One! Tour this weekend with two dates in at Austin City Limits, one of Frank’s favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him.”

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  • Paleface Swiss Announce Fall North American Shows

    Paleface Swiss have announced some fall North American shows. Here’s the dates:

    10/02 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
    10/06-07 Dallas, TX – Tea Room (no barrier set)
    10/09 Mexico City, MEX – Foro 28 (feat. UnityTX, Stike Master & Our Divide)
    10/11 Denver, CO – Red Rocks (feat. Pouya)

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  • Escape The Fate And Bad Wolves Added To Skillet’s “Comatose” 20th Anniversary U.S. Tour

    Escape The Fate and Bad Wolves have been added to Skillet’s fall U.S. tour. That trek will find the band celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Comatose.”

    Tour Dates:

    09/30 Schenectady, NY – Proctors Theatre
    10/02 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
    10/03 Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater (no Escape The Fate)
    10/04 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
    10/07 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
    10/08 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
    10/10 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
    10/11 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
    10/12 Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie
    10/14 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
    10/16 Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater
    10/17 Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
    10/18 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
    10/20 Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
    10/22 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
    10/23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
    10/26 Airway Heights, WA – Pend Oreille Pavilion at Northern Quest
    10/27 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
    10/30 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
    10/31 Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
    11/01 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
    11/05 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
    11/06 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
    11/09 Jacksonville, FL – Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair (Skillet only)
    11/10 Orlando, FL – House of Blues

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  • Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Launches New Sushi Restaurant

    Maynard James Keenan (Tool, etc.) has launched a new sushi restaurant called Queen B Sushi. The establishment will open on September 4 at 816 N. Main St. in Old Town Cottonwood, AZ.

    Keenan commented:

    “Although I’ve been enjoying sushi since my days in Boston, circa 1987, my first Japanese tour wasn’t until 2000 with A Perfect Circle. It was an eye opening and mind-blowing experience. While there, I picked up these amazing titanium and hard wood travel chopsticks from Snow Peak. And I’ve carried them with me ever since. Last year I ran into Janeane Garofalo at the Chelsea in NYC. She was saying to David Cross and Dave Hill, ‘I haven’t seen Maynard in several years but one thing I remember is that he used to carry chopsticks in his pocket.’ At which point I reached into my pocket and pulled them out. Twenty-five years I’ve been carrying these chopsticks. That’s how much I love sushi.”

    A press release added:

    “Queen B Sushi is led by Culinary Director Chef Brett Vibber, whose résumé spans Roka Akor’s London, Hong Kong, and U.S. locations. Vibber built the Queen B Sushi team around two hires: Chef Chuhiro “Thomas” Kato, who trained under Nobu Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills and Masaharu Morimoto in New York, and Chef Sheridan “Sher” Chase, an Arizona native who built his career in kitchens from California to Texas before returning home.

    The concept began almost by accident. When Keenan and his wife, Jennifer, were developing the menu for Queen B Vinyl Café, they shelved the idea of a full sushi program, assuming they wouldn’t find the right chef in a town of 12,000. Vibber, already on staff, turned out to be exactly that chef.

    Queen B Sushi will pour a rotating selection of Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards wines.”

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