That's Not Metal

Chelsea Wolfe's new album release show and Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American set arrive for a lucky few in the UK, there's new music from Haywire, God's Hate, and Down, the sad news of the passing of legendary ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, extreme legend Justin Broadrick's appearance on the new Phoebe Bridgers album, and the craziest stadium support act announcement of all time.

Releases:
Weezer - Weezer (The Gold Album)
Chelsea Wolfe - The Dark
The Night Eternal - Cold Velvet
Fen - Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth
Azatoth - Carnal Lust of Blasphemy
God’s Hate - Won’t Be Disgraced
Dark Funeral - A Beast to Praise

This week we discuss how Bloodstock's 2027 announcement doubles down on a new direction, and pull out some of the lesser discussed gems within the line-up.

Releases:
Various Artists - A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins: Sending Hearts to All My Dearies
Dead Tired - Hornets of Fall
Living Weapon - Death in the Family
Sweeping Promises - You Say I Romanticize
Invocation Ritual - Altered Reality
Holissstik - Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude

After a week of exasperating and confusing news we discuss the unconfirmed firing of Sid Wilson by Slipknot and Merauder's absolutely bizarre crashout, as well as big live announcements from Wacken, Megadeth, Mick Gordon, and the potential dungeon synth takeover of hardcore.

Releases:
Electric Callboy - Tanzneid
John Carpenter - Cathedral
Cancer Bats - Give Me Dirt
Citizen - Halcyon Blues
Jamie Lenman - Puke
Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream
Public Opinion - The Curse of Public Opinion
Negative Frame - Break the Ice
Wealthy Women - Children
Hulder - Verbolgen
Dymna Lotva - Vyraj
Horrifier - Revelations of Gore

This humid summer gets that bit muckier as we check out the UK's growing slam, brutal death metal, and goregrind event at Offal Fest, as well as check in on Avenged Sevenfold's latest piece of craziness, and sadly speak to the passing of all time pillar of hardcore Lou Koller of Sick of It All.

Releases:
Waterparks - Jinx
No Pressure - NP Style
The Hu - Hun
Madball - Not Your Kingdom
REZN - Cycles in the Infinite Dream
Jordsjø - Pestkrønikene
Sallow Moth - Hydrophilous Brood
Linnéa RK Olsson - Perfect Wave
Five Finger Death Punch - Legacy
Disfiguring the Goddess - Bloom
Nothingness - Godslaughter
Altarage - Cogwheel
Lipoma - Infernal Wounds of Ravenous Flesh
Jig-Ai - Jigoku
Taake - En skog av nidstang
Long Goodbye - A Whispered Promise of Failure
Shearling - Don’t Look at Me the Way a Dog Might Look at Your Leg

At least one of the most anticipated heavy albums this decade hits our radars this month as Loathe, Muse, The Menzingers, The Xcerts, Fuming Mouth, No Cure, and Arise From Worms are reviewed, along with speculation about the seemingly imminent return of Gallows.

Loathe 37:32
Muse 1:09:13
The Menzingers 1:31:55
The Xcerts 1:49:20
Fuming Mouth 2:11:10
No Cure 2:24:04
Arise From Worms 2:33:29