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What Does Amy’s Father Remember About Her 37 Years Later?

The CMS Network — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:03:57 GMT

Some stories become true-crime cases. Others never stop being family stories.

In this deeply personal conversation, Amy Mihaljevic’s father Mark and Ryan Ruiz talk about Amy as a child, the memories that existed before October 27, 1989, and what it has meant to live with an unsolved murder for 37 years.

This isn’t about turning Amy’s death into another pi…

Is Cloven Hoof Finally Entering Its Golden Age? Lee Payne Says YES

The CMS Network — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:27:21 GMT

Cloven Hoof has been around long enough to know exactly what they want—and according to Lee Payne, the band may be playing better than ever. But the story behind the new album, Never a Prophet in Your Own Land, gets a whole lot more interesting once you start digging into Harry Conklin, cancelled touring, songwriting inspiration, and the very real reaso…

Is Frozen Crown About to Get MUCH Heavier? Federico Mundelli Explains!

The CMS Network — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:46:30 GMT

Frozen Crown has been grinding toward this moment for years — and Federico Mondelli isn’t shy about what changed.

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The band’s new album, The Legend of the Six Kings, takes a darker, heavier turn, but there’s a whole story behind how they got there. Federico talks about the influen…

How Did Grandmaster Flash Invent the Sound That Became Hip-Hop?

The CMS Network — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:24:58 GMT

What happens when a kid in the Bronx starts messing with turntables, drum breaks and whatever equipment he can cobble together—and accidentally helps create one of the biggest musical cultures on Earth?

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This conversation gets into the real story behind t…

Is Nailbomb More Relevant Now Than It Was in 1994?

The CMS Network — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:46:40 GMT

Nailbomb was supposed to be a one-shot blast of industrial metal fury. Thirty-two years later, the damn thing somehow feels even more relevant.

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Igor Amadeus Cavalera talks about stepping into Alex Newport’s shoes, why Point Blank still hits like a truck, the younger generation discovering N…

Is Plush Running Out of Time to Become Rock's Next Big Band?

The CMS Network — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30:10 GMT

Plush has the talent. They have the songs. They have the label, the tours and plenty of attention. So why the hell aren’t they breaking through?

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The new single “Animalistic” sparks a brutally honest conversation about the band’s sound, their lack of new music, their stage presentation, t…

Did Richie Blackmore Really Just Walk Back Into Deep Purple?

The CMS Network — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30:09 GMT

Richie Blackmore walks onto a Deep Purple stage after 33 years, Foghat somehow has another new single, Asia sounds like… well, somebody other than Asia, Glenn Hughes is forced to retire from live performances, and Brian May decides AI is destroying civilization.

Why Does This Terrible-Sounding TV Show Actually Kick Ass?

The CMS Network — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30:06 GMT

Sometimes the dumbest-looking TV shows turn out to be the ones you can’t stop watching. This week, we stumble into Tires, discover another bizarre new series that sounds absolutely terrible on paper, and somehow end up defending both of them.

Then things get even more ridiculous as we talk classic rock careers, Journey, Ross Valory, a loaded week of inte…

How Did a Cheese Wheel Become the Craziest Story on This Show?

The CMS Network — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30:04 GMT

Tonight starts with an Airbnb, a sauna, some very pissed-off neighbors and a truly disgusting amount of evidence.

Then the conversation somehow gets even worse as embarrassing sex stories, bizarre bedroom disasters and one man’s questionable definition of romance take over.

But just when you think this sponsored segment can’t possibly get any more ridicul…

Is AI About to Make Human Musicians Obsolete?

The CMS Network — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30:03 GMT

What happens when you take a questionable rock song, throw it into an AI music generator, and tell the machine to remake it as hair metal, country, nu-metal, extreme metal and just about everything else? Apparently, you get a whole lot of arguments about whether the future of music is already here.

There’s also some serious FireHouse nostalgia, a wild st…

Is Blood White the Next Big Masked Metal Band?

The CMS Network — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:09:55 GMT

What happens when a new metal band decides the usual black-and-skull routine isn’t good enough?

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Blood White went in a completely different direction—and somehow turned white, red, masks, medical imagery and crushing modern metal into a world that actually feels like its own thing.

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Did Journey's Ross Valory Know “Don’t Stop Believin’” Would Become THAT Big?

The CMS Network — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:25:40 GMT

Ross Valory has spent decades with one of the biggest bands in rock history, but what happens when he steps completely outside that familiar lane?

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In this conversation, Valory opens up about *All of the Above*, the wildly eclectic solo project that’s been years in the making. He exp…

Seth Show 8/12/26: Was Seth’s House Actually Exorcised?! He Finally Reveals What Happened

The CMS Network — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:02:12 GMT

An exorcism. Seth’s house. And this supposedly happened within the past week. Yeah, this one is going straight into the “WHAT THE HELL?” category.

Seth finally lays out what happened, why an exorcism was performed at his house, and what led up to this bizarre situation. Is there a rational explanation? Was something seriously strange going on? Or is Seth…

Is Kelly Osbourne Making Her Private Drama Everybody’s Problem?

The CMS Network — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:30:44 GMT

Kelly Osbourne says she wants no drama — then proceeds to put the breakup, parenting accusations, possessions, dogs and child support all over Instagram. Yeah… that sounds like drama to us.

Then things get even stranger. Junkyard is back on the road after the death of singer David Roach, but exactly what the hell is this new version of Junkyard supposed …

Will Extreme Fasting and Weight Loss End Up Killing You?

The CMS Network — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:30:42 GMT

When you reach a point where you stop caring whether you live or die, every decision changes. From brutal daily routines and intense physical changes to the toxic relationships that drag you down without you even realizing it, the path to breaking free isn’t pretty. We are tearing down the illusion of getting your life back together, surviving extreme l…

Will This Be The Most Disgusting Moment In Metal History?

The CMS Network — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:30:36 GMT

Total chaos has officially invaded live music, and we are breaking down the absolute worst of it. From bizarre backstage link-ups to stomach-turning disasters in the middle of a mosh pit, things have completely devolved. We take a look at a unexpected hair metal collaboration that actually happened, question why some producers insist on making every ban…

Are Social Media Overexposure and Preachy Rock Stars Destroying Modern Fan Culture?

The CMS Network — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:30:35 GMT

Rock stars used to possess an aura of mysterious cool, but constant online oversharing ruined the illusion. Between endless memoirs, unsolicited political rants, and constant public meltdowns, famous musicians seem determined to alienate the very people buying their records. Is excessive access to these artists destroying the entire music industry, or h…

Steelheart's Miljenko Matijevic: Did Mariah Carey Steal This Classic Hit's Thunder?

The CMS Network — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:38:24 GMT

Imagine spending a fortune in the studio, blowing your vocal cords out on a four-octave power ballad with a full-blown orchestra, and then watching a pop star completely steal your release window. Do you scrap the master tapes, or do you lock them in a vault for three decades out of pure spite? Chris Akin gets the raw truth from Steelheart frontman Milj…

IATT's Alec Pezzano: Did This Band Just Revolutionize Cinematic Extreme Metal?

The CMS Network — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:49:49 GMT

An underground extreme metal band just dropped a 50-minute record paired with a full-length visual film, completely ignoring every rule in the modern music playbook. In an era where nobody can pay attention for more than 30 seconds, taking a massive gamble like this takes serious guts. Is dumping every genre into a blender and forcing fans to sit down f…

Brittany Slayes: Is This Power Metal Queen Taking Over Pop Culture?

The CMS Network — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:35:19 GMT

Most frontpeople would sell their own souls just to land a massive pop-culture theme song, but taking on a fan-favorite anthem is a total trap. Get it right, and you’re a hero—screw it up, and the internet will rip you apart forever. Brittany Slayes opens up about beating out big-name vocalists for a dream gig, the absolute nightmare of balancing scream…