Amplified w/Darby

This week on AMPLIFIED, I've got three Picks of the Week, including a new record that's already making a serious run at my favorite album of 2026. There's some vintage psychedelic heaviness, something completely outside the rock world, and a few musical surprises along the way. In music news, Turnstile says no to Metallica, My Chemical Romance finally talks about making new music, Aero...

100 episodes of AMPLIFIED! To celebrate, everyone who listens gets a new car!! Queens of the Stone Age lead a stacked New Music Friday alongside Ministry, Nickelback, Darkest Hour, Enslaved and plenty more. Plus, Skid Row has a new singer, Slipknot is making progress on its next album, and there's a whole lot happening in rock and metal. Somewhere along the way, we question the necessity of 45...

Five Picks of the Week this time after a weekend hardcore show got me fired up. Plus Turnstile pulling off something huge in D.C., My Chemical Romance getting on the wrong side of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and a 1995 Zakk Wylde and Guns N' Roses story—along with how a drummer's injury update somehow turns into me telling a former coworker to put some pants on over Zoom. New episodes...

New Music Friday is here, and Tony Iommi leads it off. Plus new records from Polyphia, Wolves In The Throne Room and Fake Names, and a My Chemical Romance reissue that has me asking what actually counts as a "bonus track." In the news: Queens of the Stone Age on Fallon and a tour with the Pixies, Joey Kramer back behind the kit with Aerosmith, Sleep Token setting the record straight, and...

This week on AMPLIFIED, System of a Down's latest concert announcement raises a question: How many times can a band tour the same songs before it's time to make something new? Plus, Knocked Loose's Brian Garris has some unexpected dream collaborators, and producer Andrew Watt shares a touching story about his final moments with Ozzy Osbourne—and the music that may still be waiting to b...

It's New Music Friday, and while this week's releases might not look like a blockbuster lineup, there are some intriguing records worth digging into. Fontaines D.C., Insomnium, The Keening, and plenty more on the radar. Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses have some interesting plans for 2027, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is making a surprising appearance, and The Rolling Ston...

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for my Picks of the Week—and apparently, three new rock records weren't enough this time. There was just too much good music to choose from. Plus, Jack White delivers a surprise worth talking about, Pearl Jam has some thoughts about the Sphere, and James Hetfield says something that doesn't sit quite right with me. We've also got new music ne...

It's New Music Friday, and this week's releases are especially good. We've got everything from bluesy, guitar-driven rock to crushing metal, post-punk, and a few surprises you might not expect. Plus, Josh Homme has some interesting things to say about the past, Turnstile makes headlines for something that happened offstage, and a rock legend's upcoming celebration raises some compl...

I couldn’t choose just one new rock/metal Pick of the Week this time, so I picked two. One is from a band I’d never heard before this weekend, and the other is a record that kept making me stop and wonder what the hell I was listening to—in the best possible way. I’ve also got a beautifully dark record I’ve talked about before, plus a Not-Rock Pick from a duo whose backstory somehow involves buski...

A late-breaking loss from the metal world, Metallica has big plans for Vegas, and Korn has a reunion of sorts. Plus, Oasis is making headlines again, a packed New Music Friday, I pick a fight with amp nerds, and I have a warning for the entire state of Utah before I go back this weekend. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. amplifiedwithdarby.com All the news, all the noise, all in one place. Ho...

This week on AMPLIFIED, we get into Slipknot’s massive 2027 tour, Pearl Jam’s surprise Ohana set, Nirvana at the VMAs, the Back to the Beginning film, Judas Priest digging into the vaults, new Candlebox and more. Plus, it’s Tuesday, which means three Picks of the Week: one new rock, one new not-rock and one not-new. Find the Picks of the Week playlist and more at amplifiedwithdarby.com . Follow AM...

It’s a strange week for new releases — not necessarily packed with obvious must-hear records, but there are plenty of things worth digging into. Tom Morello leads the way, along with new music from The Ocean, Nothing But Thieves, Gilla Band, Protomartyr and more. Then we get into the news: Slipknot are teasing something, Maria Brink has a new project on the way, Carrie Underwood may be going rock,...

Three more albums make my Picks of the Week—including a dark, atmospheric new release I couldn’t stop playing, something completely outside the rock/metal lane, and a brutally heavy record from the past with a pretty incredible connection. Plus: some sad news from the rock world, Metallica wants your blood, Dirty Honey finally makes it official, Ozzfest is expanding, Quiet Riot finds its new voice...

Anthrax is back with its first studio album in a decade, plus new releases from Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Emma Ruth Rundle, Nonpoint and more. Also this episode: Scott Ian makes the case for the underrated John Bush era of Anthrax, Linkin Park has a new documentary headed to theaters, Falling in Reverse teams up with Corey Taylor and Serj Tankian, KISS goes massive for the 50th anniversary o...

Metallica and a legendary filmmaker might be a match that absolutely needs to happen. There’s both messy and very cool news in the Mastodon world, Turnstile continues to show up everywhere, and I’ve had enough of bands inventing anniversaries just to sell us the same record again. Plus, new music, some unexpected collaborations, a rock documentary I absolutely want to see, and somehow we end up ta...

New music Friday is back, and there’s more here than I initially thought. This week on AMPLIFIED , I dig into the September 11 releases, including a few records I’m definitely checking out, plus a bunch of music news: new music from Slipknot and Spiritbox , some interesting movement from Korn and Dirty Honey , a massive Pantera event in New Orleans, Turnstile heading to SNL, and plenty more. Plus:...

I took Labor Day off. We all know I earned it. Enjoy a previous episode today and join me on Friday for a new episode. Head to amplifiedwithdarby.com for show info, All the news, all the noise, all in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’d think the week after the Grammy deadline would be a wasteland for new music. You’d be wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. This week on Amplified, I’m digging into a surprisingly stacked Friday release list, including new music from Accept, Amyl and the Sniffers, Green Carnation, Sleep, Chat Pile and a few records I’m checking out based almost entirely on the name. Plus, there’s plenty happening wit...

A ridiculous amount of new music dropped, so Episode 84 starts with a few records and artists that immediately rose to the top — including Mastodon, Billy Strings and a band you may not know yet but probably should. Then we get into the week’s music news, where things get complicated. Skillet and Bad Wolves are at the center of a situation that raises some bigger questions about bands, beliefs, bu...

This might be the best New Music Friday we’ve had in a long time. There is an absurd amount of new stuff to get into, including some releases I’ve been waiting a long time to hear. Then we get into the news: a concert confrontation that gets completely out of hand, one of rock’s next generation proving a point five years later, an unexpected collaboration I desperately need to happen, some very st...

Back from New England and right back into the weirdness. This episode: Queens of the Stone Age give us another taste of their new album, Ghost have more on the way, Julian Casablancas takes a shot at James Murphy, Ministry gets political, and the Daily Mail has a pretty significant Meg White problem. Plus, somehow, we end up talking about the Gathering of the Juggalos. And starting this week, I’m...

I'm rushing to catch a plane so this one is shorter but it's still filled with more infotainment than you can handle. New episodes every Tuesday & Friday More at : amplifiedwithdarby.com All the news, all the noise, all in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ninth Key joins me for a special edition of AMPLIFIED to talk about the band, their music, what they’ve been building — and what’s coming next. I really liked these guys. Find Ninth Key, their music, socials and more: Ninth Key — Official Links More AMPLIFIED : amplifiedwithdarby.com New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. All the news, all the noise, all in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Queens of the Stone Age have something new on the way—and, naturally, they found a very Queens of the Stone Age way to tell us about it. Plus, Mastodon’s next record is shaping up to be something special, Ozzfest finally has a home for its return, Scott Ian looks back at one of the biggest decisions in Anthrax history, and Faith No More gives me a very good reason to consider a trip to Brazil. I a...

Sometimes the best rock & roll stories have almost nothing to do with music. Autumn Kings were on the road when their van broke down and left them stranded. Then a guy named Ernie showed up. What happened next went viral — not because of the band or a show, but because a stranger stopped to help when they needed it. Jake Diab of Autumn Kings joins me for a quick special episode to walk through...