Jonas Björler On At The Gates’ Final Chapter & The Death Of Tomas Lindberg on The Loaded Radio Podcast
Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast
Release Date: 04/26/2026
Logan Burns of Scarlett O'Hara on the Industrial Turn, Rise Records, and the Years the Band Didn't Exist
Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast
Scarlett O'Hara guitarist and founding member Logan Burns joins Scott Penfold on the Loaded Radio Podcast. The South Texas metalcore band have spent 2026 releasing three singles — REDRUM, BREAK ME and COMMON SIDE EFFECTS — each pushing further into cyberpunk-industrial territory than anything in their catalogue. We get into where that turn came from, how far it can go before it stops sounding like Scarlett O'Hara, and why nostalgia is the last thing on this band's mind eighteen years in. We also go back to the beginning: getting signed to Rise Records out of high school in McAllen, Texas,...
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Tony Iommi To Tell His Story In Birmingham, Louder Than Life Set Times Drop, Jonathan Davis Goes Feline
Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast
Friday, August 14, 2026. Tony Iommi will discuss his life in music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on September 17, months after being made an MBE and ahead of his new solo album From The Dark. Louder Than Life releases set times for its 2026 edition in Louisville, with Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit and Tool heading nearly 200 bands — plus Pantera's only US show of the year and a stack of reunion sets. And Korn's Jonathan Davis expands his Freak On A Leash pet brand into cats, with 10% of sales going to animal shelters. Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five...
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Marilyn Manson Trial Date Set, Oli Sykes And Courtney LaPlante Team Up, Sid Wilson Says He's Still In Slipknot
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Thursday, August 13, 2026. A judge sets a November 2027 jury trial date in the civil suit brought against Marilyn Manson by his former personal assistant — five years after it was filed — while his attorney says a summary judgment motion will end it first. Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante guest on the Valorant Champions theme produced by Grabbitz, their first release together after years of guest appearances on stage. And Sid Wilson introduces himself as a current member of Slipknot at the World Scratch Invitational, weeks after reports claimed he'd been...
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Ritchie Blackmore Rejoins Deep Purple Tonight, Eddie Hermida Launches Arson Theory, Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy Hits 4K
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Ritchie Blackmore will play with Deep Purple tonight at Jones Beach for the first time since 1993 — announced by Blackmore himself on Instagram Live, complete with a fresh set of Strat strings and a stool in case he topples over. Suicide Silence frontman Eddie Hermida co-founds Arson Theory, a full-service artist-first music company with Shadow Of Intent, 3Teeth and roughly thirty-five acts already on the roster. And Lionsgate confirms an eight-disc 4K collector's set for Rob Zombie's Firefly trilogy on October 13. Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five...
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Alex Terrible Deletes His Bloodstock Posts, Otep Returns With Trip Hop, Geddy Lee Rules Out New Rush Music
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Alex Terrible spent a day answering critics who wanted an apology to the trans community after Slaughter To Prevail's Bloodstock set — then deleted every post after one message changed his mind. Otep Shamaya ends her retirement with "(ISH) I'm Still Here," a trip hop single about depression, being othered, and living out loud. And Geddy Lee, fourteen months of rehearsal into Rush's first tour in eleven years, gives a one-word answer on new music. Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes. Full stories at loadedradio.com. Stream Loaded Radio 24/7 or...
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Kiss Throw Out The First Pitch, Bruce Dickinson's New Album Goes Heavy, Nikki Sixx Says No More Mötley Crüe Albums
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Monday, August 10, 2026. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley take the mound at Angel Stadium this Saturday for a Kiss-themed night in Anaheim. Bruce Dickinson's eighth solo album lands in early 2027 on BMG — recorded live at Dave Grohl's Studio 606, standalone from "The Mandrake Project," and by his own description, seriously heavy. And Nikki Sixx says he no longer believes in making full-length records, which means the wait for a new Mötley Crüe album may be permanent. Scott Penfold breaks it all down in under five minutes. Full stories at https://loadedradio.com. Stream Loaded Radio 24/7 or...
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Caleb Shomo of Beartooth on Pure Ecstasy, Jordan Fish, and Finally Being Himself | Plus Fresh Meat: Waking The Sleeper
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Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo joins Scott Penfold on the Loaded Radio Podcast to talk about Pure Ecstasy, the band's sixth album, out August 28 on Fearless Records. After fourteen years of writing, playing and producing Beartooth records almost entirely by himself, Shomo let somebody else in — co-producer Jordan Fish, a title track born out of a session with Misha Mansoor of Periphery, and drummer Connor Denis behind the kit. We get into the reaction to "Free," the AI mess that nearly killed the "Bullshit" lyric video, the Pure Ecstasy world tour, and the year that changed what a Beartooth...
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Kelly Osbourne And Sid Wilson End Engagement | Mercyful Fate Announce First Show In Three Years | Music Journalism Takes A Hit
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People magazine reports that Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson have ended their engagement — Scott Penfold explains why this isn't new, why it isn't connected to the Slipknot situation no matter how the timing looks, and what's actually changed this week. Plus Mercyful Fate announce their first live show in over three years, headed to Leyendas Del Rock in Spain in August 2027 with King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Mike Wead, Bjarne T. Holm and Becky Baldwin — and their long-awaited album still hasn't surfaced. And a harder one to close on: Veeps and Live Nation have gutted Revolver, Alternative...
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Nikki Sixx Says You Were Lied To | Anthrax Drop Everybody's Got A Plan | The Neil Peart Documentary
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Nikki Sixx answered a fan asking why Mötley Crüe use backing tracks — and traced the whole practice back to Queen and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1975. Scott Penfold breaks down the distinction everybody argues past: the difference between augmenting a live show and replacing one, and the one piece of evidence John 5 offered that actually holds up. Plus Anthrax release the video for "Everybody's Got A Plan," the third single from Cursum Perficio — their first album in ten years, out September 18, recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. And the Latin title translates to something worth thinking...
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Glenn Hughes Retires From The Stage And Faces Heart Surgery | Linkin Park's Unshatter | Tool's Drummer Clears His Autumn
Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast
On Saturday night in Rancho Mirage, Glenn Hughes sang four Deep Purple songs with Kings Of Chaos, including "Stormbringer." Nobody in that room knew what they were watching. The Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath and Black Country Communion legend has announced his retirement from touring and live performances, revealing he needs another open-heart surgery. Scott Penfold looks at the career, and at the interview from twelve months ago where Hughes told Eddie Trunk that retirement wasn't a word he used — that he'd come home from a European run reinvigorated, with new purpose, and had never...
info_outlineThe melodic death metal world changed forever in 2025 with the death of Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg. This week on The Loaded Radio Podcast, we are joined by founding bassist Jonas Björler to discuss the band’s final masterpiece, The Ghost Of A Future Dead.
Recorded more than two years ago and held in accordance with Lindberg’s final wishes, this album serves as the definitive closing chapter for the kings of Gothenburg. Jonas opens up about the "lost" recording sessions at Fascination Street Studios, his personal memories of his brother-in-arms, and the cold reality of whether At The Gates can—or should—continue without its iconic voice.
In the second half of the show, Scott Penfold breaks down the most explosive news week of the year:
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🛡️ The Black Sabbath / Earth Settlement: Sharon Osbourne has officially reclaimed the legendary 1969 "Earth" tapes from Jim Simpson. We discuss what this means for the band’s legacy and the potential release of these "Holy Grail" blues-metal demos.
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🎸 Bruce Kulick’s Life-Saving Surgery: The KISS icon speaks out on his recovery from a major heart valve procedure. We debunk the "emergency" rumors and look ahead to his return to the stage.
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💄 Marilyn Manson’s "2.0" Lineup: The tour has started, and the lineup is a shocker. From the return of Tim Skold to the departure of Reba Meyers, we analyze the personnel shuffle and the return of deep cuts like "(s)AINT."
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🤘 Godsmack’s Final Curtain Call: Sully Erna reveals the "Godsmack 2.0" era. With original members Tony Rombola and Shannon Larkin bowing out, find out who’s stepping in and why Sully says new music is coming in 2027.
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