Former Bad Wolves Guitarist AJ Rebollo Clarifies His Exit from The Band Over Dolly Parton – “Jolene” Cover

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AJ Rebollo Bad Wolves departure Band promo August 2026

Former Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo (also ex-ISSUES) has issued a second statement following his departure from the band. His initial statement criticized Better Noise Music and their management for choosing to release the group’s cover of the late Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” He cited numerous other issues that caused him to be at odds with the band and their label, which has been dealing with a lot of turmoil of late (adding new singer Killboy Skinner, removal from their national tour opening for Skillet). He has now walked back on some of his comments, while also confirming that the single was approved by drummer / band mastermind John Boecklin.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Spirit Mother – Thistle

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Spirit Mother represents the post-grunge era, entwined with Stoner Rock in a way that blurs the line between where one begins and the other ends. On Thistle (Sound of Liberation Records), they touch on a few different sounds from the nineties and bring them into a more modern focus rather than just trying to pay homage to an era. “Violent Son” has a moodier swagger and syncopated riff that finds the guitars adding atmosphere that allows the vocals to coast between it all. The vocals here are in a mellow croon that is possibly drug-induced. The strength of the vocals is not in their range, but in how emotion is conveyed and where he puts his voice. 

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Markus Stock (Empyrium, The Vision Bleak) Teams Up with Tobias Mohrmann for Signature Prophecy Fest Beer

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Landbrauerei Tobias Mohrmann has again signed up to provide the (now traditional) welcome drink at this year’s Prophetic Overture, on Thursday, August 3rd. Master brewer, Mohrmann has again joined forces with Markus Stock (Empyrium, The Vision Bleak) to create an annual signature brew for Prophecy Fest 2026. Read more below.
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