Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Live Nation tease "The Great NOLA Trendkill" at New Orleans' Lakefront Arena, with a rumored lineup including Pantera, Down, Crowbar, Corrosion Of Conformity, Eyehategod, Power Trip and Pig Destroyer. Gene Simmons speaks at length with Michael Moynihan about Ace Frehley's death, his influence on a generation of guitar players, the empty chair at the Kennedy Center Honors, and his current relationship with Peter Criss. And Enjoy Wrestling co-owner Kurt Hackimer issues a full statement to KDKA on what happened to Andy Williams at Saturday's event in Pennsylvania.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Friday, September 4, 2026. 70000 Tons Of Metal reveals the first thirty bands for its January 2027 sailing — Exodus, Arch Enemy, HammerFall, Moonspell, Obscura and more — with public tickets going on sale Monday and only 3,000 spots available. Static-X, Tony Campos and frontman Edsel Dope file a lawsuit against filmmaker Matt Zane alleging copyright infringement, false light and more, seeking damages in excess of $1 million. And Wage War announce their new album Landfall for October 9 via Fearless, premiering the title track.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Thursday, September 3, 2026. Iron Maiden bring their Eddie's Dive Bar meetups to the United States for the first time — ten dates alongside the Run For Your Lives leg opening Saturday in New Jersey, free and open to the public, pouring the new Trooper West Coast IPA brewed with Lagunitas. Scorpions postpone their Planet Hollywood residency by a full year, citing unforeseen circumstances, with new dates in September 2027. And Carcass reschedule their Australia, New Zealand, China and India dates after drummer Dan Wilding is faced with a family emergency, while urging fans to still attend Bangalore Open Air.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Alex Van Halen receives the Netherlands' highest civilian knighthood in Nijmegen, the city he and Eddie left as children in 1962. Stryper's Michael Sweet explains why he'd never join King Diamond's band but would tour with Mercyful Fate in a heartbeat, and tells the story of meeting Kim Petersen backstage in Mexico. And AJ Rebollo publicly corrects his own account of leaving Bad Wolves, confirming Dolly Parton's team blessed the "Jolene" cover and that founder John Boecklin approved the release.

Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes.

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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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