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Weekly Trends: Anthrax Break a Ten Year Silence, Ill Niño Run the Debut Back in CDMX, Louder Than Life Opens the Gates
Anthrax finally drop "Cursum Perficio" after ten years (and no, it is not the last one), Ill Niño play "Revolution Revolución" two nights straight in Mexico City for its 25th, and Louder Than Life opens with Pantera's only US date of the year.
Weekly Trends: Andy Williams Dead at 48, We Came As Romans Go Spanish with Ladrones, Sick Of It All Keep Going for Lou
Every Time I Die's Andy Williams collapses and dies after a match at 48, We Came As Romans re-cut "Culture Wound" in Spanish with Ladrones, and Pete Koller says Lou wanted Sick Of It All to keep going.
Weekly Trends: Nails Sign to Closed Casket, Brujeria's Down Under Run Slips to 2027, Polaris Break Their Silence
Nails return with no rollout and a handshake deal, Carcass push the Brujeria-supported Australia run to 2027, and Polaris write a song for Ryan Siew.
Weekly Trends: Mastodon Drops Marrow Deep, Bad Wolves Loses a Guitarist, La Esfinge Books the Palacio
Mastodon turn grief into album nine, AJ Rebollo walks out over a label cash grab, and Cristian Castro's metal band locks two nights at the Palacio.
Weekly Trends: Judas Priest Loads Album 20, Babymetal Storms North America, Cristian Castro Goes Full Metal
The Metal Gods confirm a twentieth record mid-tour, Babymetal load the Halestorm run, and a pop idol's metal alter ego summons Quetzalcoatl.
Weekly Trends: Sleep Drop Their First Album in Eight Years, Ill Niño Roll On, Cro-Mags Keep Swinging
Eight years of waiting ends with a new Sleep lineup and no Matt Pike, plus Ill Niño out of Union City and the Cro-Mags out of New York.
Weekly Trends: Megadeth Slams the Door, Chiodos Claw Back, Alcolirykoz Goes Worldwide
Mustaine rules out a reunion, Chiodos drop their first song in over a decade, and Alcolirykoz stay on the road.
Cypress Hill Went All-Spanish and I Had to Check My Speed
Dios Bendiga landed and it did not leave the car stereo. An all-Spanish record from the Hill, and it moves.
Weekly Trends: Cypress Hill Goes All-Spanish, Mastodon Reloads, Jinjer Closes the Book
Dios Bendiga lands all in Spanish, Mastodon reload as a five-piece, and Jinjer end the Duél run loud.
Weekly Trends: Soulfly Loads the Van, Walls of Jericho Return, Alice Cooper Rolls Out
Soulfly haul the Cavalera family across the US, Walls of Jericho break an eight-year silence, and Alice Cooper rolls out another fall run.
Enthronement Lit Up Boozers and I Missed the Whole Thing
The band gave me the green light, camera and film picked out, and then a wedding I could not miss landed the same night. Flowers from the cheap seats.
The Week in Noise: July 9, 2026
Cypress Hill go full Spanish with Dios Bendiga, Deep Purple drop their heaviest record in decades, and Crystal Lake borrow a voice for the Jinjer run.
Entheos Rocked My Face Off
First time seeing Entheos at Emo's Austin. Crazy energy, incredible musicians, and Chaney Crabb's vocals stopping the room.
Deftones, a Parking Lot, and My Orange Fixie
Chino Moreno borrowed my fixie, found out I knew his real name, and told me there are no rockstars here.
The First Time I Saw Jinjer
A month of overnight shifts in Houston, living out of my car at a Pilot, and Tatiana throwing heart hands back at me. Shot on an iPhone 8.
Cypress Hill in Bogotá: The Show I'm Building a Year Around
A Spanish language album, a Colombian arena, and the credential I intend to earn the hard way.
The Garage
My dad, my friend Saul, three years embedded with bikers, and why a photograph is proof of presence.