<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The CMS Network: VIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Paid episodes of the shows of THE CMS NETWORK. These are, going forward, all advanced releases and commercial free as a "thank you" for becoming a paid subscriber to our page!]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/s/vip</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PgMe!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0845bb4e-89eb-4033-a416-47f7e67fe877_110x110.png</url><title>The CMS Network: VIP</title><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/s/vip</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:39:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://cmspn.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[chris@cmspn.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[chris@cmspn.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[chris@cmspn.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[chris@cmspn.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Fans Are Finally Agreeing on This Night Ranger Era (VIP)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a lot of buzz surrounding the upcoming Night Ranger release, BEST OF NIGHT RANGER, and it&#8217;s creating a really great debate among the fans.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/fans-are-finally-agreeing-on-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/fans-are-finally-agreeing-on-this</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:34:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/203319078/ca2c6821-3b7d-491f-837d-5da35e7be37f/transcoded-1782254005.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something unexpected is happening with this new best-of release...<br>There&#8217;s a lot of buzz surrounding the upcoming Night Ranger release, BEST OF NIGHT RANGER, and it&#8217;s creating a really great debate among the fans. A lot of people aren&#8217;t sure what to make of a career-spanning collection that leans so heavily into the band&#8217;s recent history, but the reactio&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Viral Restaurant Tantrum Is Total Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[A routine lunch stop turned into a viral standoff when a customer decided to film her exit over a song playing on the loudspeaker.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-viral-restaurant-tantrum-is-97a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-viral-restaurant-tantrum-is-97a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202909133/0c9b8dc6-3930-4485-8805-b4bbfbf3abe8/transcoded-1782153324.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A routine lunch stop turned into a viral standoff when a customer decided to film her exit over a song playing on the loudspeaker. Plus, a disastrous road trip breakdown that resulted in a professional pyrotechnician&#8217;s car melting down at a truck stop.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://cmspn.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://cmspn.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late. The full episode, exclusive third segment, and early&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Relationship Admission Left Everyone Completely Shocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla&#8217;s brand-new video has fans completely divided on whether they&#8217;ve lost their edge, but the real shocker comes from behind the mic.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-relationship-admission-left</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-relationship-admission-left</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:30:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202920896/fee80a30-5acf-4bc6-b027-63f554b3b829/transcoded-1782020255.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesla&#8217;s brand-new video has fans completely divided on whether they&#8217;ve lost their edge, but the real shocker comes from behind the mic. Chris goes totally unfiltered on the bizarre, transactional relationships men endure&#8212;admitting the exact daytime chores he suffered through just to get a conjugal visit from his ex-wife. We breakdown the music, the mani&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Why You Never Trust An Underground Operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels like common sense is completely dead. Multiple operators look a person right in the face, help them prep for a massive risk, and completely fail at the only job they actually had.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-why-you-never-trust-an-underground</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-why-you-never-trust-an-underground</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202948660/b8fe1aaf-6502-42e8-875d-bf4ee9fe9652/transcoded-1782045354.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It feels like common sense is completely dead. Multiple operators look a person right in the face, help them prep for a massive risk, and completely fail at the only job they actually had. It makes you wonder what&#8217;s really happening behind the scenes of these sketchy, underground setups.  If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late.</p><p>The full, uncen&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This $22 Billion Entertainment Deal Might Totally Backfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to talk about why some of the biggest names in classic rock and metal just don&#8217;t hit the way the industry says they should&#8212;and why fans are fiercely divided over it.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-22-billion-entertainment-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-22-billion-entertainment-deal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:30:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202915290/48112c43-df2b-4ed1-908c-e620988d0cd2/transcoded-1782014353.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late. The full uncensored episode, the legendary exclusive third segment, and early access to industry interviews are already waiting for you on Locals: <a href="https://classicmetalshow.locals.com">https://classicmetalshow.locals.com</a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://cmspn.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://cmspn.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>We need to talk about why some of the biggest names in classic rock and metal just don&#8217;t hit the way the industry says the&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Social Media Addiction Is Breaking People’s Brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacock&#8217;s The TikTok Murders takes a look at a massive modern problem, but it might leave you looking at the entire social media landscape a little differently.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/why-social-media-addiction-is-breaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/why-social-media-addiction-is-breaking</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:30:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202909398/691e5f2f-45d5-4643-9a7e-cf8d5280d2f6/transcoded-1782008004.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peacock&#8217;s <em>The TikTok Murders</em> takes a look at a massive modern problem, but it might leave you looking at the entire social media landscape a little differently. Neeley and Chris break down the chilling details and dive into the deeper, darker trend of documentable internet fame.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late. The full episode, exclusi&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Def Leppard: One New Song Just Created A Problem Nobody Saw Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Def Leppard may have done something a lot of fans thought was impossible.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/def-leppard-one-new-song-just-created</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/def-leppard-one-new-song-just-created</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:31:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201983606/24f8083b-fd8a-4790-9175-e747cdf6a0ab/transcoded-1781443549.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Def Leppard may have done something a lot of fans thought was impossible.</p><p>A new song sparked a reaction nobody expected.</p><p>And somehow that conversation led directly into a bizarre influencer scandal that raised even more questions.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late.</p><p>The full episode, exclusive third segment, and early interviews are already o&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened To Phil Lewis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something happened during this LA Guns performance that longtime fans immediately noticed.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-phil-lewis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-phil-lewis</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:31:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201981873/b5fb9e26-1c44-4103-a1b1-e4021aedcc26/transcoded-1781442072.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something happened during this LA Guns performance that longtime fans immediately noticed.</p><p>Not everybody agrees on what it means.</p><p>And the more you watch it, the more questions it raises.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late.</p><p>The full episode, exclusive third segment, and early interviews are already on Locals:</p><p><a href="https://classicmetalshow.locals.com">https://classicmetalshow.locals.com</a></p><p>&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NBA Finals Became Something Else Entirely]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NBA Finals should have been about basketball.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/the-nba-finals-became-something-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/the-nba-finals-became-something-else</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:31:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201947554/0141a157-84e1-431e-b918-0a7718a5e6b4/transcoded-1781413456.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The NBA Finals should have been about basketball.</p><p>Instead, fans found themselves talking about celebrities, corporate marketing campaigns, Pride Month promotions, and Charles Barkley refusing to back down.</p><p>Some fans think this is harmless entertainment.</p><p>Others think it says something bigger about where sports and culture are heading.</p><p>And that&#8217;s where the re&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Might Be The Weirdest CMS Segment Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A guy sneaks chicken nuggets onto a roller coaster.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-might-be-the-weirdest-cms-segment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-might-be-the-weirdest-cms-segment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201942881/b9c29cab-121c-4578-aeda-73dac2dce680/transcoded-1781408544.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A guy sneaks chicken nuggets onto a roller coaster.</p><p>A UFC fighter shows up publicly looking completely hammered.</p><p>A prison documentary takes a turn nobody expected.</p><p>And somehow that still wasn&#8217;t the strangest part of this discussion.</p><p>Something about all of this feels connected.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late.</p><p>The full episode, exclusive thir&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Lee Roth - The Fans May Have Finally Had Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something changed this week.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/david-lee-roth-the-fans-may-have</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/david-lee-roth-the-fans-may-have</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:30:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201938558/0fe92094-292a-47ce-9038-de8e990ec8b5/transcoded-1781404122.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something changed this week.</p><p>Not just with David Lee Roth.</p><p>Not just with Steven Piercy&#8217;s band.</p><p>Something bigger may be happening with fans themselves.</p><p>The public conversation is one thing.</p><p>What happened backstage is another.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re already late.</p><p>The full episode, exclusive third segment, and early interviews are already on Locals:</p><p><a href="https://classicmetalshow.locals.com">&#8230;</a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS VIP EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Pearcy Band Rocks Indiana 6/12/26!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this highlight, Neeley captures a good amount of video from the Stephen Pearcy Band show in Indiana on June 12th, 2026!]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/cms-vip-exclusive-stephen-pearcy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/cms-vip-exclusive-stephen-pearcy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:50:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201884945/62f6af3a-d047-4568-9d86-a4729fb971d2/transcoded-1781365764.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this highlight, Neeley captures a good amount of video from the Stephen Pearcy Band show in Indiana on June 12th, 2026!</p><p>Thank you for being a paid subscriber!</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Might Completely Backfire On Millie Bobby Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millie Bobby Brown thought she was just sharing a funny, relatable travel pet peeve about her new husband, Jake Bongiovi.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-might-completely-backfire-on-a96</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-might-completely-backfire-on-a96</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/199954054/94991ef2-88e9-4cc8-8c77-b9160ace9282/transcoded-1780214311.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Millie Bobby Brown thought she was just sharing a funny, relatable travel pet peeve about her new husband, Jake Bongiovi. Instead, she unleashed a wave of online criticism that has fans completely divided over entitlement, celebrity wealth, and the strange realities of getting married and adopting at 20 years old.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re alr&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Where A Routine Stop Goes Horribly Wrong!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A routine traffic stop quickly escalates into total chaos when a driver decides the side of the highway is the perfect place to argue law with state troopers.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-where-a-routine-stop-goes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-where-a-routine-stop-goes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:30:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201021334/327c6e8f-a934-4658-b2c8-3b58a115fe01/transcoded-1780847057.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A routine traffic stop quickly escalates into total chaos when a driver decides the side of the highway is the perfect place to argue law with state troopers. What starts as a simple refusal to exit the vehicle spirals into a high-speed pursuit, wrecked police cruisers, and a desperate attempt to swallow the evidence. Fans are completely torn over how t&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What Rock Star Parenting Looks Like Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school system went completely off the rails over a yearbook quote, and nobody can tell if it&#8217;s a setup or sheer panic.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-what-rock-star-parenting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-is-what-rock-star-parenting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:30:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/201017901/674e51f3-6b3c-4c60-af1e-6b0f98f3bf74/transcoded-1780845532.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The school system went completely off the rails over a yearbook quote, and nobody can tell if it&#8217;s a setup or sheer panic. Plus, the entertainment pipeline has officially shifted from high-end premium dramas to selling foot pics on reality TV. A lot of fans aren&#8217;t sure what to make of how cheap things have gotten.</p><p>If you&#8217;re watching this here, you&#8217;re alr&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Huge Spectacle Proves We Don't Build Cool Things Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something about the relentless daily grind just hits different when you contrast it with a literal 1.2-million-pound piece of living American history rolling through town.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-huge-spectacle-proves-we-dont</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/this-huge-spectacle-proves-we-dont</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:30:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/200961911/1352a54c-7246-4bfe-b265-be8536ff79e6/transcoded-1780799005.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something about the relentless daily grind just hits different when you contrast it with a literal 1.2-million-pound piece of living American history rolling through town. Why are thousands of people flooding small-town tracks just to see something built in 1941? Is it pure nostalgia, or are people just desperate for a real escape from their screens? Me&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lot Of Fans Aren't Sure What To Make Of This]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sting has some strong opinions on what is causing &#8220;toxic masculinity&#8221; in modern men, but fans are pointing out some massive contradictions in his logic.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-fans-arent-sure-what-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-fans-arent-sure-what-to</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:30:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/200971124/761c424e-a5f6-4294-92af-efe3ef11d2d7/transcoded-1780808882.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sting has some strong opinions on what is causing &#8220;toxic masculinity&#8221; in modern men, but fans are pointing out some massive contradictions in his logic. Meanwhile, internet personality Kailyn Lowry is out here trying to compare her upcoming podcast tour struggles to major rock bands dealing with low ticket sales. Is the economy actually to blame, or are&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something About The New Metal Church Feels Completely Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s not pretend the music industry is a charity, but something about the current state of Metal Church feels entirely corporate.]]></description><link>https://cmspn.substack.com/p/something-about-the-new-metal-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cmspn.substack.com/p/something-about-the-new-metal-church</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The CMS Network]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/199952388/4fdfa13b-b64f-46df-bfc2-4c0944fedbc2/transcoded-1780213186.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s not pretend the music industry is a charity, but something about the current state of Metal Church feels entirely corporate.</p><p>Stet Howland just dropped a massive, multi-part reality check on Facebook, and he didn&#8217;t hold back. We&#8217;re talking about a guy who usually keeps things tight and professional, but he finally reached his limit with Kurt Vanderh&#8230;</p>
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