Monday. Five stories. Let's get into it.
Terry Glaze Wants You to Revisit Pre-Anselmo Pantera
If you've only ever known Pantera through Cowboys from Hell or Vulgar Display of Power, Terry Glaze thinks you're missing something. The original Pantera vocalist sat down with the Pod Scum podcast to talk about his years fronting the band before Philip Anselmo came aboard — the glam-metal era that most fans either don't know or actively skip. Albums like Metal Magic and I Am the Night exist in a weird parallel universe from the band that would eventually brutalize arenas in the '90s, and Glaze was the voice behind all of it. He's not asking you to rank the early stuff above the Anselmo era — he's just making the case that it deserves a listen on its own terms. Hard to argue with that.
Gary Holt Explains the '3111' YouTube Situation
Exodus had a plan for the "3111" video rollout, and YouTube killed it. Gary Holt confirmed that their initial video got flagged by the platform, forcing the band to rethink how they were going to push the track. It's a frustrating but familiar story for heavy bands trying to operate within YouTube's opaque content policies — platforms that claim to support music while quietly throttling anything with teeth. Exodus worked around it, but Holt felt the need to clarify the situation publicly, which suggests the original rollout confusion cost them some momentum. The song exists regardless. Go find it.
Sepultura Will Play Only Derrick Green-Era Material at Rock In Rio
Sepultura has confirmed they'll perform exclusively Derrick Green-era material when they take the Rock In Rio stage on September 5, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That's a deliberate choice, and it's a statement — the band is leaning hard into their post-Max Cavalera identity on one of the biggest stages in South American rock history. Whatever your take on the Cavalera split, Sepultura has spent nearly 30 years building a catalog under Green with albums like Nation, Dante XXI, and Quadra, and Rock In Rio is them planting a flag in that legacy. Brazilian crowd, Derrick Green setlist. Should be loud.
Taylor Momsen Found Crocheting. Also: New Album.
The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen appeared on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk and dropped two things worth noting: she's crocheting now and finds it meditative, and the band's fifth studio album Dear God is on the way. The crocheting angle will get the clicks, but the album news is what actually matters here. Dear God is the follow-up to Death by Rock and Roll, which delivered The Pretty Reckless's strongest chart run yet and kept them firmly in the conversation for hard rock's upper tier. No release date yet, but the fact that Momsen's talking about it publicly suggests it's close enough to tease.
Ill Niño Already Parted Ways With Their New Guitarist
Ill Niño have split with guitarist Xander Raymond Charles — before the two sides ever played a live show together. Charles had been announced as a permanent member, so this isn't a trial arrangement that quietly fizzled; it's a full exit before the relationship got off the ground. No detailed explanation has come from the band or Charles. Whether it's creative differences, scheduling conflicts, or something more specific, Ill Niño is back to square one on that guitar slot without a single stage appearance to show for the pairing. Not the smoothest start to that chapter.
