Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast

Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Rush add four new US arena dates to the Fifty Something tour, with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson explaining they built in recovery time they turned out not to need. Epica announce a 25th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 6, 2027, with a full orchestra and choir. And former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg opens up to HeartSupport about seeking therapy after his November 2023 dismissal, describing the search for the right therapist and why the first one not fitting shouldn't be the end of it.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Monday, August 31, 2026. Bruce Dickinson greets a Toronto crowd by noting Iron Maiden "crossed the Lake Of Ontario" — a pointed nod to the executive order directing the lake be renamed, and a line that drew one of the night's biggest reactions at Scotiabank Arena. Sharon Osbourne publicly defends Marilyn Manson on The Osbournes podcast, saying she doesn't believe the allegations against him, as a November 2027 jury trial approaches in a separate civil case. And Five Finger Death Punch's Zoltan Bathory tells Metal Hammer exactly how he manages his relationship with Ivan Moody, in terms involving supplies and a hiding place.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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I Prevail frontman Eric Vanlerberghe joins Scott Penfold on the Loaded Radio Podcast.

In May 2025, I Prevail lost the clean-vocal half of their identity when Brian Burkheiser stepped away following an Eagle syndrome diagnosis. Nine days later they lost Dave Shapiro, the agent who built their career, in the San Diego plane crash. Four months after that they released Violent Nature — the heaviest record of their career, with Eric singing every note on it.

We get into what that actually cost him: rebuilding his voice to carry both screams and cleans, surviving a full album cycle doing two jobs a night, and what changed when producer Jon Eberhard joined the band on bass. Plus the story behind "Paradise," the surprise single with Amira Elfeky written on a tour bus in Europe that the band admit they still can't quite categorise — and what's coming after it.

Also: Black Vault Gaming, the retro game and trading card shop he runs in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and how a man decompresses from a job that now demands his entire voice every night.

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Friday, August 28, 2026. Anthrax will play the grand re-opening of Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar on September 4 — two and a half years after the beloved 250-capacity venue was shut down mid-show by the Department of Buildings — ahead of their first album in a decade, Cursum Perficio. Carnifex announce More Than Misery for November 6 via Sumerian, recorded with Whitechapel guitarist Zach Householder in a first-time production pairing. And Sid Wilson appears in a studio photo with rapper Rome Fortune three weeks after his Slipknot exit, captioned with the name of his own label.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Thursday, August 27, 2026. Tobias Forge tells Kerrang! why Ghost are on hiatus — he's exhausted after 70 shows, he doesn't have an idea for the next record, and he won't force one. Maynard James Keenan reveals he underwent a hip replacement on August 26 after an unexplained injury in Luxembourg, and confirms all 27 shows across 18 countries with Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer are going ahead. And Decessus vocalist Ignacia Fernández performs her own band's death metal song at the Miss World 2026 talent competition — for the second time in her pageant run.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Soundgarden play the halftime slot at the Seattle Seahawks' season opener at Lumen Field, fronted by Taylor Momsen with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready joining — only their fifth performance since Chris Cornell's death. Bad Wolves are removed from Skillet's fall tour, and vocalist Sara "KILLBOY" Skinner goes public with what Skillet's fanbase found and what the band did about it. And Staind frontman Aaron Lewis announces a 12-date solo acoustic run, opening up about sobriety and getting better before he can't.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026. In Flames and Trivium announce a 26-date European co-headline run for spring 2027 with Paleface Swiss and VOLA, trading top billing by territory. Ghost announce 2 Big To Rig, a 19-track live album recorded in Mexico City — and Tobias Forge explains the food poisoning that cancelled the first of three planned filming nights. And Alice Cooper's 24th annual Christmas Pudding returns to Phoenix on December 12 with Dee Snider, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger and John 5, raising money for his Solid Rock Teen Centers.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Monday, August 24, 2026. Dave Mustaine reveals in the new Metal Hammer that Bruce Dickinson — a fellow throat cancer survivor — gave him something no one else could during his 2019 diagnosis, and it wasn't thoughts and prayers. Ice-T confirms the next Body Count album is titled Death Wish, at least a year away, and will only be released if it beats Merciless. And Bret Michaels cancels eight dates on doctor's orders after attempting a comeback show following recent surgery, admitting he may have gone back sooner than he should have.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Friday, August 21, 2026. Alpha Wolf announce a mutual split with longtime vocalist Lochie Keogh and cancel their European headline tour along with every remaining 2026 show. Crystal Lake end a turbulent year by naming PK of Prompts as their permanent frontman — a Korean-born vocalist who says the band is the reason he moved to Japan to pursue music. And Nita Strauss returns to SoFi Stadium for her seventh season with the Los Angeles Rams, joined this year by her husband Josh Villalta on drums, ten weeks after the couple welcomed their first child.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Thursday, August 20, 2026. Demon Hunter file suit against Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG Presents over KPop Demon Hunters, with a fan's $500 ticket mix-up cited in the complaint. Jack Osbourne confirms the 2027 Ozzfest at Villa Park will be a single day, with a headliner announcement due within weeks and a slot reserved for at least one unsigned band. And Alex Terrible tells Metal Hammer he'll never escape the Nazi allegations, while owning up to the tattoos and drawing a line on what he says he did and didn't do.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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