Individual thought patterns V.026

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: INTERVIEWED BY GARZA PODCAST

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Italian symphonic death metal warriors FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE were recently interviewed by GARZA PODCAST.

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have announced 2026 U.S.A. OFF DATES in between the bands anticipated NORTH AMERICAN tour with AVATAR...

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have posted a lyric video for "I CAN NEVER DIE" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "OPERA", due to be unleashed 8/23/2024 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have posted a video for "PENDULUM", a stand alone single unleashed 3/8/2024 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

PAOLO ROSSI, vocalist, bassist for Italian symphonic extreme metal warriors FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE has left the band...

VIDEO BELOW: FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF GARZA PODCAST):

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

METALLICA: "Massive thanks to the #MetallicaFamily in Greece for setting a new attendance record Saturday night at Athens Olympic Stadium! Over 90,000 of you packed in."

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San Francisco, California thrash metal/hard rock legends METALLICA have announced the band set a record at their ATHENS, GREECE OLYMPIC STADIUM show drawing over 90. 000.

METALLICA have announced a MOHEGAN SUN ARENA SHOW 11/19 and 21st, 2026 CONNECTICUT. WITH SUICIDAL TENDENCIES AND SPIRITBOX...

METALLICA have added six more shows to the bands anticipated 2027 LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AT THE SPHERE..

METALLICA have announced SPRING 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH PANTERA, KNOCKED LOOSE, GOJIRA and AVATAR

.METALLICA unleashed "72 SEASONS", 4/14/2023 via BLACKENED RECORDINGS.....

The METALLICA track "MASTER OF PUPPETS" is featured in the NETFLIX series "STRANGER THINGS" and recently (in 2022) peaked in the BILLBOARD top 100.

METALLICA re-issued of the bands classic release "MASTER OF PUPPETS", re-unleashed 11/10/2017 via BLACKENED RECORDINGS.

FROM METALLICA:

Wow!! Massive thanks to the #MetallicaFamily in Greece for setting a new attendance record Saturday night at Athens Olympic Stadium! Over 90,000 of you packed in, and trust us... we could feel it! We couldn't think of a better way to kick off this leg of the #M72 World Tour.

#M72Athens

Brett Murray

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

ANTHRAX : SET TO UNLEASH "CURSOM PERIFICO", SET TO UNLEASH NEW TRACK "IT'S FOR THE KIDS" FRIDAY

On FRIDAY, New York City, New York, U.S.A. based thrash metal warriors ANTHRAX are set to release the bands new single "IT'S FOR THE KIDS", a track from the bands anticipated new release "CURSOM PERIFICO", due to be unleashed 9/18/2026 via MEGAFORCE (NORTH AMERICA) and NUCLEAR BLAST (EUROPE).

ANTHRAX unleashed "FOR ALL KINGS", 2/26/2016 via MEGAFORCE RECORDS

FROM ANTHRAX:

It’s been more than a decade…but we’re back ☠️ 5.15 🇺🇸 Pre-save: https://orcd.co/itsforthekids 🇪🇺 Pre-save: https://anthrax.bfan.link/iftksg 📸 Travis Shinn #thisisno

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

DUIR: POST NEW TRACK "DI NESSUNO"

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Italy based atmospheric, folk, black metal warriors DUIR have posted "DI NESSUNO", a track from the bands anticipated debut release "CATARSI",due to be unleashed 6/26/2026 via AOP RECORDS.

DUIR, via BANDCAMP, are streaming "IMPETO", a track from the bands anticipated debut release "CATARSI",due to be unleashed 6/26/2026 via AOP RECORDS.

VIDEO BRLOW: DUIR: NEW TRACK "DI NESSUNO" (VIA YOU TUBE,"COURTESY OF AOP RECORDS)

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

AMORPHIS: ANNOUNCE WINTER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH INSOMNIUM and UNTO OTHERS

Finland based death, doom metal warriors AMORPHIS have announced WINTER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH INSOMNIUM and UNTO OTHERS....

AMORPHIS have posted a video for "THE LANTERN", a track from the bands recent release "BODERLAND", unleashed 9/26/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS and REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC.

AMORPHIS have announced OCTOBER 2026 LATIN AMERICAN TOUR DATES..

AMORPHIS have posted a video for "CROWNED IN CRIMSON", a track from the anticipated movie "SON OF REVENGE, THE STORY OF KALEVALA", due to be unleashed 1/16/2026.

AMORPHIS, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands new offering "BODERLAND", unleashed 9/26/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS and REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC. .

AMORPHIS, via SPOTIFY, are streaming, the bands anticipated new release "TALES FROM A THOUSAND LAKES: LIVE AT TAVASTIA,", unleashed 7/12/2024 via REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC.

AMORPHIS unleashed "HALO", 2/11/2022 via ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS.

Finnish melodic death metal band INSOMNIUM have announced FALL 2026 FINLAND TOUR DATES...

INSOMNIUM have announced WINTER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH OMNIUM GATHERUM, HINAYANA

INSOMNIUM have posted a video for "ONLY ONE WHO WAITS" (LIVE) , a track from the bands anticipated reissue of "ONE FOR SORROW", re-unleashed 3/1/2024 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. .

INSOMNIUM have announced guitarist JANI LIIMATAUNEN has left the band.

INSOMNIUM have announced SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH OMNIUM GATHERUM and WILDERUN.

INSOMNIUM unleashed "SONGS OF THE DUSK", 11/11/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS....

INSOMNIUM "ANNO 1696", 2/24/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

UNTO OTHERS unleashed "NEVER, NEVERLAND", 9/20/2024.

UNTO OTHERS unleashed "STRENGTH", 9/24/2021 via ROADRUNNER RECORDS

FROM AMORPHIS:

We are thrilled to announce our EUROPEAN BORDERLAND TOUR 2027 with very special guest Insomnium and support from Unto Others.

Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10:00 CEST from our homepage!

Cobra Agency Grey Beard Concerts & Management

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Jan. 22 - Hamburg, Germany - Große Freiheit 36
Jan. 23 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee
Jan. 24 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys Neue Welt
Jan. 25 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
Jan. 27 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
Jan. 28 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
Jan. 29 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
Jan. 30 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
Jan. 31 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
Feb. 02 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
Feb. 03 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town
Feb. 05 - Stuttgart, Germany - Wagenhallen
Feb. 06 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 Konzertfabrik
Feb. 07 - Padova, Italy - Hall
Feb. 09 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
Feb. 10 - Madrid, Spain - Sala La Riviera
Feb. 12 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
Feb. 13 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle 2
Feb. 14 - Tilburg, Netherlands – 013

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

Monday, May 11, 2026

THIS TOUR LIFE: "The $700 Ticket and the Broke Tour"

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FACEBOOK group THIS TOUR LIFE have posted about empty seats for high priced tours.

FROM THIS TOUR LIFE:

The $700 Ticket and the Broke Tour

There’s a phrase quietly spreading through the live music industry right now:

“Blue dot fever.”

Empty blue dots on ticket maps.

Unsold seats.

Tours quietly canceling, postponing, downsizing, or struggling to move inventory.

And honestly, it may be the first visible sign that fans are finally hitting the wall.

Because for years, the industry kept testing how far ticket prices could go.

Post-COVID demand exploded.

Fans were emotionally desperate for live experiences again.

The system noticed.

So prices climbed:

dynamic pricing,

“platinum” tickets,

resale markups,

fees on top of fees,

$500 tickets becoming $900 by checkout.

And somewhere along the way, live music started drifting away from fandom and toward financial extraction.

This industry has made some people very, very rich.

And I would dare say quite a few of them have never spent a day,

a night,

a week,

or any meaningful amount of time actually living on the road.

Meanwhile many of the workers actually building these shows still fight for:

healthcare,

retirement,

stability,

and basic long-term security inside a multi-billion-dollar industry.

That’s the uncomfortable conversation.

Because fans think they’re supporting:

the artist,

the crew,

the music,

the experience.

But increasingly, entire financial structures exist that profit whether the tour succeeds or not.

That’s the key distinction.

The tour absorbs the risk.

The system skims the transaction.

Fans are paying luxury prices for an ecosystem still often operating on survival economics behind the curtain.

And now the illusion may be cracking.

Because fans are not an infinite resource.

At some point:

$700 tickets,

$80 parking,

$22 beers,

$60 merch,

hotel costs,

babysitters,

travel,

fees,

and resale markups

stop feeling like fandom and start feeling like exploitation.

Make the math math. #thistourlife

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

HERETOIR: ANNOUNCE FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH UNREQVITED and NIDARE

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German blackened-depressive hard rock warriors HERETOIR have announced FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH UNREQVITED and NIDARE.

HERETOIR have posted the bands anticipated new release "SOLASTALGIA", due to be unleashed 9/19/2025 via AOP RECORDS.

HERETOIR have posted the bands anticipated new offering "WASTELANDS", due to be unleashed 5/19/2023 via AOP RECORDS

HERETOIR unleashed "THE CIRCLE", 3/24/2017 via NORTHERN SILENCE PRODUCTIONS.

Canadian atmospheric, post black metal project UNREQVITED have posted "CORNFIELD CHASE", a BONUS track from the bands anticipated new release "A PATHWAY TO THE MOON",unleashed 1/23/2025 via PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS.

UNREQVITED have posted the bands anticipated new release "A PATHWAY TO THE MOON",unleashed 1/23/2025 via PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS.

UNREQVITED unleashed a SPLIT with SADNESS, 2/14/2022 via PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS. .

UNREQVITED unleashed "BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS", 8/13/2021 via PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS.

FROM AOP RECORDS:

Heretoir "Solastalgia" headliner tour with special guests Unreqvited & Nidare this fall.

Tix are on sale: https://linktr.ee/heretoir_official

Dates:

15.10.26 — DE Neunkirchen, Reithalle

16.10.26 — DE Oberhausen, Druckluft

17.10.26 — DE Hamburg, Bahnhof Pauli

18.10.26 — DE Berlin, Bi Nuu

19.10.26 — PL Wroclaw, Lacznik

20.10.26 — DE Dresden, Chemiefabrik

21.10.26 — CZ Ostrava, Barrack Club

22.10.26 — DE Munich, Backstage Club

23.10.26 — DE Darmstadt, Oetinger Villa

24.10.26 — NL Maastricht, Samhain Festival **

25.10.26 — FR Lille, Tyrant Fest**

26.10.26 — BE Brussels, Rotonde @ Botanique

27.10.26 — CH Solothurn, Kofmehl

28.10.26 — IT Milano, Legend Club

29.10.26 — FR Paris, Extra Bal

** Heretoir and Unreqvited only.

Presented by Doomstar Bookings

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

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Individual thought patterns V.026

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: INTERVIEWED BY GARZA PODCAST

METALLICA: "Massive thanks to the #MetallicaFamily in Greece for setting a new attendance record Saturday night at Athens Olympic Stadium! Over 90,000 of you packed in."

ANTHRAX : SET TO UNLEASH "CURSOM PERIFICO", SET TO UNLEASH NEW TRACK "IT'S FOR THE KIDS" FRIDAY

DUIR: POST NEW TRACK "DI NESSUNO"

AMORPHIS: ANNOUNCE WINTER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH INSOMNIUM and UNTO OTHERS

Monday, May 11, 2026

THIS TOUR LIFE: "The $700 Ticket and the Broke Tour"

HERETOIR: ANNOUNCE FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH UNREQVITED and NIDARE

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