Tour Roundup: August 11, 2026
Four tours announced this week, four SoCal dates. Hippie Death Cult lands at Zebulon in two weeks.
LATEST NEWS
Lustmord Lombardo — Dave Lombardo’s New Ambient Duo
Lombardo's post-Slayer run has been more interesting than Slayer's last decade, and it isn't close.
Brick by Brick — The Final Shows on Buenos Ave
Twelve years, hundreds of shows, and no reason given. Brick by Brick is leaving Buenos Ave.
John Carpenter — Cathedral Lands Friday
Carpenter's first metal album lands Friday, the graphic novel is already out, and he's in Long Beach this weekend.
Hypocrisy — North American Tour Cancelled Over Visa Issues
Visa issues kill Hypocrisy's entire North American run, including the 250-cap San Diego club date I had tickets for.
Sid Wilson — Reportedly Out of Slipknot
TMZ says Sid Wilson is out of Slipknot. Jim Root's reply wasn't a denial.
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Tour Roundup: August 11, 2026
Four tours announced this week, four SoCal dates. Hippie Death Cult lands at Zebulon in two weeks.
Tour Roundup: August 4, 2026
Bodysnatcher, PeelingFlesh, and Eyes Set to Kill just claimed October through December. Two of the three hit SoCal properly.
ALBUM REVIEWS
Album Review: Loneshore – Nothing Left to Deconstruct
Loneshore's doom-soaked second album starts slow but builds into something genuinely unique.
Album Review: Goreworm – Miasmic Solitude
A death metal record I'd never heard of a week ago that I can't stop playing.
Album Review: Devin Townsend – The Moth
Devin Townsend’s magnum opus is an orchestral masterclass — and almost never the heavy record you came for.
Album Review: The Scalar Process – Agnomysticism
France’s The Scalar Process made me sit up straight — Agnomysticism is the real thing.
FEATURES
The Friday Five: August 7, 2026
Back after a few weeks off, and the unfashionable records won.
Live Nation Gutted the Music Press
Veeps and Live Nation laid off nearly all staff at BrooklynVegan, Revolver, Alternative Press, and Goldmine. Four months after Sony gutted Metal Injection and MetalSucks.
Scene Report: DTLA Corridor — Pain of Truth & Gutalax
Pain of Truth headline the Regent in November and 1720 books Gutalax for 2027. The corridor is feeding upward.
Dirk Verbeuren Brought a Master Class to Hollywood
Megadeth’s Dirk Verbeuren played a drum clinic for 150 people at Musicians Institute. From one drummer’s seat, it was one of the best nights...