The Podcast That Rocked for 10/8/25. Rush announcing a reunion tour (first since Neil Peart passing), MCR and BMTH as festival headliners, more.

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Discussion Topics:

1. Return of Rush
2. MCR and BMTH to headline
3. Trivium and Alex Bent part ways
4. Hayley Williams calls out racist trash
5. Korn...(only getting 60 sec)
6. Sick New World confirmed by Serj
7. Upcoming albums/songs/more

SONG OF THE WEEK: Frayle "Boo" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVAkrvi4RW8

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Type O Negative Bloody Kisses VS October Rust https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx82kQSmxakQx-0qFBDKieLEr8xAM9MkGb

“RUSH are returning to the stage for a 2026 North American tour, marking their first shows since 2015’s “R40 Tour,” as well as their first concerts since the passing of beloved drummer Neil Peart in January 2020. The legendary Canadian prog-rock act’s founding members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will be joined by German drummer Anika Nilles, who first caught attention on YouTube in the early 2010s and has since toured with Jeff Beck and released albums as a solo act with her backing band Nevell. The tour, dubbed “Fifty Something,” will hit seven markets in North America, including multiple dates in select cities. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s outing kicks off with four shows in Los Angeles on June 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th and wraps up September 17th and 19th in Cleveland, hitting Mexico City; Fort Worth, Texas; Chicago; New York City; and RUSH’s hometown of Toronto along the way. Update: “Due to incredible demand,” RUSH have added extra shows in Los Angeles, Fort Worth, Chicago, New York, Toronto, and Cleveland.” (Consequence)

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The Podcast That Rocked for 10/1/25. LiveNation CEO Michael Rapino says concerts are cheap and YOU are greedy, discussion on NIN, Ghost, A7X, Evanescence, Trivium, and more.

Discussion Topics:

1. LiveNation CEO Michael Rapino says “Concert Tickets Should Be More Expensive”
2. Avenged Sevenfold cancels 2025 touring for M. Shadows voice
3. Matt Heafy of Trivium explains sudden end of Trivium/BFMV tour
4. NIN Peel It Back in 2026 after Tron: Ares
5. Ghost sticking with No Phone Tour
6. Amy Lee says new Evanescence coming in 202
7. Upcoming albums, tours, more.

SONG OF THE WEEK: Dying Wish “I Don’t Belong Anywhere” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1g8yXXOmOQ

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine VS The Fragile https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx1Ew_bcMzr4I1xuLhbSmt6z0EFHPwwF_R

“Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino thinks that concerts aren't nearly as expensive as they should be. Musicians and fans aren't in a good spot right now. The former suffer from high touring expenses and unreasonable label demands that often leave them penniless or in the red, while the latter have to shell out a hefty sum to attend the live shows of their favorite bands.

Michael Rapino, Live Nation's CEO, thinks otherwise. He's certain that concerts should be more expensive than they currently are. Speaking at CNBC and Boardroom's Game Plan conference, Rapino stated that people have no problem paying large amounts of money for sports. Still, somehow concerts are a problem (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar):

"I think music has been underappreciated. You know, I always joke, sports - it's like a badge of honor to spend seventy grand for a Knicks courtside. They'd beat me up if we charged eight hundred for Beyoncé, right?" Rapino continued: It's a real…it's very under… We have a lot of runway left, right? So when you read about the ticket prices going up, it's still – average concert price is $72. Try going to a Laker game for that. And there's eighty of them or whatever the hell. So, the concert is underpriced - has been for a long time." (Ultimate Guitar)

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The Podcast That Rocked for 9/24/25. Sleep Token fans hurt at Louder Than Life, Green Day fan helped at Riot Fest, more.

Discussion Topics:

1. Sleep Token crowd surfers were intentionally dropped/hurt at Louder Than Life
2. Riot Fest fan was separated from mother and found by Green Day
3. Riot Fest 2025 coverage including John Stamos causing madness
4. Kid Rock “Banned” from California
5. Ghost show canceled for the crappiest reason
6. Architects go to #1 on Billboard
7. Upcoming albums/tours/more

SONG OF THE WEEK: I Prevail “Stay Way” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYDWj00ndo

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Sleep Token’s Sundowning VS This Place Will Become Your Tomb https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxhdsAt3HKGT-7-_0UdNn1J7ARXna-Kxdj

“How big are Sleep Token these days? Well, there was no doubt who the most anticipated band was at Louder Than Life thanks to the Louder Than Life app. According to Blunt Magazine, over 21,000 people had added the band's Friday (Sept. 19) performance to their weekend Louder Than Life schedule ahead of the music weekend.

By comparison, only 11,000 has scheduled themselves to see Slayer, 17,000 were up for Deftones and 17,000-plus were reminding themselves to check out Bring Me the Horizon.

The band's set was pretty standard to what they have been playing at past shows. However, one interesting moment came during their final song of their 12-song performance. The Louder Than Life set reportedly was the first time lead singer Vessel had played guitar on "Thread the Needle."(Loudwire)

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