Episode 53: New Music for May 1st + Metallica Reload Box Set + Sevendust Returns

It’s a Friday release show, and this week is actually stacked.New albums from Sevendust, Haste the Day, Cage Fight, Cognizance, Lair of the Minotaur, The Black Keys, and more. There’s also a wide mix outside of rock with Tori Amos, The Lennon Claypool Delirium, Young the Giant, and others in the mix.Singles this week include new music from Kerry King, Northlane, Loathe, Static Dress, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.In news:Metallica announced a Reload remastered deluxe box setQueens of the Stone Age brought Nick Oliveri back on stageLive Nation rolled out $30 summer ticketsA Lemmy-involved Buddy Holly tribute record is on the wayKacey Musgraves taps a mariachi group for an upcoming showGhost picked up a Swedish GrammyAlso a quick heads-up — no episodes the week of May 11th.Follow / Listen: Instagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: darby.amplified X: darbyamplifiedNew episodes every Tuesday & Friday at 6 AM EST.Topics: rock news, metal news, new music May 2026, Sevendust, Metallica Reload box set, Queens of the Stone Age, new rock singles, Ghost Grammy, music podcast, Amplified episode 53All the news, all the noise, all in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.