NICKO McBRAIN’s surprise, METALLICA break records🔥 ANTHRAX startle, new MASTODON & more | MPD92
Metallica started the 2026 leg of their M72 tour and already broke several records, and Anthrax finally release new music after years of promises.
Deep Purple release a very old school first song form their new album, and Nicko McBrain announces an autobiography “Hello, Boys And Girls”, which you can order here:
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Mastodon finished working on their new album, and flying objects detected at several concerts. Sad news from Benediction, Greta Van Fleet update, Ozzy Osbourne biopic, new releases from Blue Medusa, Periphery, Iconic, Fimbul Winter, Pro-Pain and much more!
Metal is alive and well, so let’s see what keeps it going today. Here you go!
00:00 – Intro
00:17 – Metallica breaks records
02:52 – Sad news from Benediction
04:54 – Bittersweet new Mastodon album
06:13 – Anthrax startle with It’s For the Kids
08:18 – Blitz releases (Blue Medusa, Periphery, Iconic, Fimbul Winter, Pro-Pain)
10:40 – Deep Purple shock
12:08 – Greta Van Fleet update
12:44 – Ozzy Osbourne biopic
13:52 – Concert incidents
15:31 – Nicko McBrain’s revelations
17:36 – Iron Maiden & Metallica update
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@MetalPilgrim
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
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@ianrotten4453
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Anthrax is returning to the band's roots, while Metallica is just another Legacy act playing their far better hits from the 1980's. I haven't bought a Metallica LP ever since "Justice", and don't plan on buying anything that average Rock band puts out for the rest of their run.
@BFJSProductions
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
It’s For The Kids is not about the fans. Read the lyrics, it’s about people who make empty promises and lie for their own benefit. IFTK being just another empty platitude, like thoughts and prayers.
@MR_THINQ
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
You’re Ukrainian, so how come you’re not doing your duty to save your country and fight in the war? 🫵
@michaelgoudis344
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Metallica is artistically irrelevant. They are a live band now that keeps farming their well earned legacy.
@LucBouchard-l1m
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Nicko’s biography will be full of funny anecdotes and crazy (in a good way) things and jokes. He’s always been a very comical character.😀
@LucBouchard-l1m
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Throwing things on the stage is nothing new. If I remember well, Glen Benton and some others received a bottle of beer but it’s so stupid and dangerous I will never understand the disrespectful people who do that.
@strongbad666
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Benediction is awesome. I hate to see Ingram step down but bands these days are revolving doors. How many line-up changes has Malevolent Creation had? More than Spinal Tap basically.
@LucBouchard-l1m
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Anthrax have a different view of « sometimes soon » than you and me, it seems.🤣
@99Shadesofgray
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
I don't think metallica is irrelevant, but they lost me with their last album and tour. I even sold my ticket to the London gig because I needed the money. They've definitely priced out a lot of working fans in the UK, but happy people are still into them..
Edit, happy birthday dude, stay safe and have a good one!
@Jaymz1910
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Come to Australia brother 💪🤘🤘🤘
@turnuptheradio6057
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Pathetica.
@nikolaosdimitriadis15
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
I was at the monumental Athens Metallica concert and next week will be at the Iron Maiden concert in Athens! Indeed, Metallica posted that more than 90,000 attended in the stadium so the actual number, including invitations, is probably 97,000 as Giannis said. BTW you are more than welcome to attend concerts in Greece as well! The crowd never dissapoints 🤘
@Rachel-rq7ci
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Happy Birthday 🎂🎈 My birthday is also next week. I'll have a pint 🍺for you since I cannot make it to the Iron Maiden show
@chrisconny2285
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
🤘👽🤘🍻🍻 Heroyam Slava
@robbyhotchkiss2406
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Irrelevent? All of this waz Metal relevance! MetLlica Greece Antbrax record Ozzy biopi Nico mem I ir,Greya VAN Fleet tlgether,! All relevant!
@badmotorbreath5206
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
A bit of a corny title but the new Anthrax song is 🔥…the band still firing on all cylinders 🤘
@oleksandrbyelyenko435
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Вітаю з днем народження
@nailholesga
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
The new Anthrax cut is killer. It sounds like a throwback to when Belladonna was with them the first time which is exactly what I want to hear from them.
And speaking of concert incidents, when I saw Anthrax on the tour for the Sound of White Noise album in Atlanta, people were throwing bottles on stage. Bush stopped the show to address it. Unbelievable idiots throwing things at the stage.
@paulrobinson3649
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
In music, what does relevant mean?
@Pani_Nikt_2026
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Polish metal band
https://youtu.be/uZ4dkFghSgM?is=R3Akp45Vo1aCgrrx
@reverendlee7617
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Metallica irrelevant???😂😂😂 How cute. They have been my favorite band since 1984 or 1985, replacing Iron Maiden. I am NOT a fan of all Metallica albums, but they try.
Sad news about Mastodon. Good news, both Megadeth and Anthrax has new great sounding material.
Now as a finishing statement check out Bloodstain – Something Sinister. Some are calling the band Testament meets Metallica.
@Jedd_j
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
That new Anthrax sounds like…. early Maiden …. damn.
@psalm23v6
May 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Meh..they also cheer for golf..irrelevant.