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Episode 61: New Music Friday, Jack White Strikes Again & The Future of Albums

Episode 61 is loaded with new music and plenty to talk about. This week I dig into new releases from Sublime, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Des Rocs, Genghis Tron, Khemmis, Dirty Heads, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Then it's on to the biggest stories in rock: Jack White announces a new album, Linkin Park reveals details about its upcoming concert film, Chat Pile drops a new track, Green Day gets the Hollywood treatment, and Rush fans have a new Alex Lifeson guitar to drool over. I also get into the ongoing debate about whether bands should still make full albums or just release singles, plus stories involving Anthrax, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Hatebreed, Motley Crüe, the Rolling Stones, and more. Add in a few thoughts on hockey, basketball, collecting records, and why some frontmen simply own a stage, and you've got another packed episode of Amplified. Thanks for listening. Instagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: @darby.amplified #AmplifiedPodcast #RockNews #NewMusicFriday #JackWhite #LinkinPark #GreenDay #Rush #Anthrax #DefLeppard #Sublime #MusicNews #RockPodcast #AlternativeRock #HardRock #MetalNews #NewMusic #VinylCommunity #MusicDiscovery #PodcastLife  All the news, all the noise, all in one place. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hair Nation at a Country Club? Plus Rush, Anthrax & New Rock News | Amplified 60

Rush is back. Anthrax says they may have written their best song ever. Shinedown has thoughts on AI music. Lamb of God threw out a first pitch. And somehow I ended up at a fancy golf resort listening to Hair Nation all weekend. Also in this episode: * Electric Callboy + Dexter Holland * Mike D’s first solo album since Beastie Boys * New Deep Purple * A new Guitar Hero-style game * Taylor Momsen talking about keeping music human * Me randomly ranting about Utah sports team names New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Instagram & TikTok: @darby.amplified #RockNews #Rush #Anthrax #Shinedown #AmplifiedPodcast #RockPodcast #MusicNews  All the news, all the noise, all in one place. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 59: Converge Returns, New Evanescence & Eddie Van Halen Takes That Broke Darby’s Brain

This week on Amplified, Darby dives into another stacked New Music Friday with new releases from Converge, Evanescence, Death Cab For Cutie, Evergrey, Voivod, Modest Mouse, The 69 Eyes, and more. Plus: Mastodon release an emotional new song after Brent Hinds’ exit, Weezer announce The Gold Album, Guns N’ Roses’ lost Perfect Crime documentary surfaces online, and Chris Robinson gets booed in Florida after pushing back on a USA chant. Darby also completely loses patience with the claim that Eddie Van Halen “ruined rock guitar,” talks about Roger Daltrey insisting The Who invented heavy metal, and shares stories from seeing Guns N’ Roses on the Use Your Illusion tour. Also in this episode: * Autumn Kings interview preview * New Taste of Chaos tour details * Metallica playing Rammstein in Berlin * Kiss merch…still somehow expanding * Garth Brooks reportedly shopping a $2 billion catalog deal * Why Love Island is impossible to watch comfortably * New episodes every Tuesday & Friday. Instagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: darby.amplified X: darbyamplified Topics: rock news, metal news, new rock releases, Converge, Evanescence, Mastodon, Eddie Van Halen, Guns N Roses, Weezer, Chris Robinson, Black Crowes, Metallica, new albums 2026, hard rock podcast, alternative music news  All the news, all the noise, all in one place. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Epidsode 58 - Tom Morello, Five Finger Death Punch, Pantera + My Favorite New Releases From Last Friday | Amplified

I run through one hell of a New Music Friday with new albums from All Them Witches, Kurt Vile, Monolord, St. Agnes, Devin Townsend, Violet Grohl, and My Morning Jacket. Plus: Tom Morello launches a new festival, Disturbed teases new music, possible new Pantera material, unreleased Van Halen songs, Avenged Sevenfold teams with Pussy Riot, and I pitch my gloriously low-tech solution to the completely broken concert ticketing system before Jared Leto scans all our eyeballs. Rock news • New music • Loud opinions Instagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: darby.amplified X: darbyamplified Topics: rock news, metal news, new rock albums, All Them Witches, Kurt Vile, Monolord, St Agnes, Devin Townsend, My Morning Jacket, Pantera, Disturbed, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, hard rock podcast, metal podcast All the news, all the noise, all in one place. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 57: Pearl Jam’s Mystery Drummer, AI Ozzy & New Releases

Rock news and massive new releases. I run through one of the strongest release weeks of the year featuring new music from Devin Townsend, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Monolord, All Them Witches, Shinedown and more. Plus: thoughts on the AI Ozzy backlash, Caleb Shomo coming out, Thom Yorke calling out the music industry, Pearl Jam’s mystery drummer, and why CDs are the absolute worst thing to move. New episodes every Tuesday & Friday. Instagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: darby.amplified X: darbyamplified Rock news • New music • Loud opinions Topics: rock news, metal news, new rock releases, Pearl Jam, Ozzy Osbourne, Devin Townsend, Thom Yorke, Paul McCartney, Monolord, All Them Witches, Caleb Shomo, Beartooth, Shinedown, new albums 2026 All the news, all the noise, all in one place. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.