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Amplified w/Darby
For three decades, Darby has been living rock ’n’ roll at full volume. He’s shared stories and traded laughs with the gods of heavy music—Metallica, Ozzy, Van Halen, KISS, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Disturbed, Deftones, and more. As host of a syndicated afternoon drive rock show, he’s built a reputation for cutting through the noise and keeping it real. Now, he’s taking that same no-bullshit energy to the podcast world—where the conversations hit harder, the stories run deeper, and nothing gets…
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Ep. 102 | Royal Blood, Pink Floyd, the Bluenami + This Week’s New Music
I’m recording from a hotel room in New England this week. I start New Music Friday with the record I was most excited to play, which somehow didn’t turn up on…
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Episode 101: My Picks of the Week + Metallica, Turnstile & My Chemical Romance
This week on AMPLIFIED, I've got three Picks of the Week, including a new record that's already making a serious run at my favorite album of 2026. There's some…
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Episode 100: Queens of the Stone Age, Ministry + This Week’s New Music
100 episodes of AMPLIFIED! To celebrate, everyone who listens gets a new car!! Queens of the Stone Age lead a stacked New Music Friday alongside Ministry…
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Episode 99: Turnstile, My Chemical Romance, Zakk Wylde & Guns N' Roses + My Picks of the Week
Five Picks of the Week this time after a weekend hardcore show got me fired up. Plus Turnstile pulling off something huge in D.C., My Chemical Romance getting…
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Ep 98: New Music Friday – Tony Iommi, Queens of the Stone Age & Sleep Token
New Music Friday is here, and Tony Iommi leads it off. Plus new records from Polyphia, Wolves In The Throne Room and Fake Names, and a My Chemical Romance…
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Episode 97 - System of a Down, Knocked Loose & Ozzy Osbourne + My Picks of the Week
This week on AMPLIFIED, System of a Down's latest concert announcement raises a question: How many times can a band tour the same songs before it's time to…
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Episode 96 Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, The Pretty Reckless + This Week's New Music.
It's New Music Friday, and while this week's releases might not look like a blockbuster lineup, there are some intriguing records worth digging into. Fontaines…
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Episode 95: Metallica, Pearl Jam, Jack White + My Picks of the Week
It's Tuesday, which means it's time for my Picks of the Week—and apparently, three new rock records weren't enough this time. There was just too much good…
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Episode 94: Queens of the Stone Age, Graveyard + This Week’s New Music
It's New Music Friday, and this week's releases are especially good. We've got everything from bluesy, guitar-driven rock to crushing metal, post-punk, and a…
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Episode 93: My Picks of the Week + Aerosmith, Slash & Turnstile News
I couldn’t choose just one new rock/metal Pick of the Week this time, so I picked two. One is from a band I’d never heard before this weekend, and the other is…
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Episode 92: Venom, Metallica + This Week’s New Music
A late-breaking loss from the metal world, Metallica has big plans for Vegas, and Korn has a reunion of sorts. Plus, Oasis is making headlines again, a packed…
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Episode 91: Alice in Chains, Slipknot, Pearl Jam + Picks of the Week
This week on AMPLIFIED, we get into Slipknot’s massive 2027 tour, Pearl Jam’s surprise Ohana set, Nirvana at the VMAs, the Back to the Beginning film, Judas…
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Episode 90: Tom Morello, Linkin Park, Slipknot & A Weird Week for New Music
It’s a strange week for new releases — not necessarily packed with obvious must-hear records, but there are plenty of things worth digging into. Tom Morello…
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Episode 88: Metallica Wants Your Blood, Angus Young Signs a Baby & My Picks of the Week
Three more albums make my Picks of the Week—including a dark, atmospheric new release I couldn’t stop playing, something completely outside the rock/metal…
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Episode 87: Anthrax Returns, Linkin Park’s New Film & 39 Discs of Bob Dylan
Anthrax is back with its first studio album in a decade, plus new releases from Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Emma Ruth Rundle, Nonpoint and more. Also this…
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Metallica, Mastodon, Turnstile & Rock’s Anniversary Cash Grab | AMPLIFIED #87
Metallica and a legendary filmmaker might be a match that absolutely needs to happen. There’s both messy and very cool news in the Mastodon world, Turnstile…
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Episode 86: Slipknot, Spiritbox, Pantera & Green Lung
New music Friday is back, and there’s more here than I initially thought. This week on AMPLIFIED, I dig into the September 11 releases, including a few records…
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NO SHOW TODAY - BACK ON FRIDAY 9-11
I took Labor Day off. We all know I earned it. Enjoy a previous episode today and join me on Friday for a new episode. Head to amplifiedwithdarby.com for show…
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Episode #85: New Music Releases + Iron Maiden, Bring Me the Horizon & The Warning
You’d think the week after the Grammy deadline would be a wasteland for new music. You’d be wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. This week on Amplified, I’m digging…
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Episode 84: Mastodon, Billy Strings, Ghost, Skillet & Bad Wolves
A ridiculous amount of new music dropped, so Episode 84 starts with a few records and artists that immediately rose to the top — including Mastodon, Billy…
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Episode 83: A Massive New Music Friday — Mastodon, Turnstile, Alabama Shakes & Wolfgang Van Halen
This might be the best New Music Friday we’ve had in a long time. There is an absurd amount of new stuff to get into, including some releases I’ve been waiting…
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Episode #82: Queens of the Stone Age, Ghost, Meg White & Juggalo Problems
Back from New England and right back into the weirdness. This episode: Queens of the Stone Age give us another taste of their new album, Ghost have more on the…
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Episode 81 - It's A Quickie
I'm rushing to catch a plane so this one is shorter but it's still filled with more infotainment than you can handle. New episodes every Tuesday & Friday More…
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Amplified Special Edition : Ninth Key Interview
Ninth Key joins me for a special edition of AMPLIFIED to talk about the band, their music, what they’ve been building — and what’s coming next. I really liked…
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Episode 80: Queens of the Stone Age New Album, Mastodon & Geezer Butler + Ozzfest Returns
Queens of the Stone Age have something new on the way—and, naturally, they found a very Queens of the Stone Age way to tell us about it. Plus, Mastodon’s next…
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Episode 79: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson Confusion, Avenged Sevenfold, Five Finger Death Punch & New Rock Releases
Is Sid Wilson still in Slipknot? TMZ says one thing. Sid Wilson appears to be saying something very different — and his introduction at the World Scratch…
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SPECIAL EPISODE : Jake From Autumn Kings Returns
Sometimes the best rock & roll stories have almost nothing to do with music. Autumn Kings were on the road when their van broke down and left them stranded…
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Episode #78: Billy Strings Fights Back, Rush Gets My Money & Josh Homme vs. The Man
Billy Strings gets hit in the head by something thrown from the crowd — and responds about as calmly as you’d expect. Rush announces a ridiculous new…
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Episode #77: Queens of the Stone Age Want Your Complaints, Sleep Returns & New Music Worth Hearing
It’s Friday, which means new music — although I’m not going to pretend this is some massive release week. There are still a few records worth your time…
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Episode #76: What Makes a REAL Rock & Roll Show? + Slipknot, Ozzy & Lollapalooza Madness
This week I'm talking about finally seeing The Black Crowes again and why they reminded me what a real rock & roll show sounds like. Plus, the latest on Sid…
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Episode #75: Avenged Sevenfold, The Beatles, Five Finger Death Punch & I Looked at the Sun and the Dots Won't Go Away
New episodes of Amplified drop every Tuesday and Friday. This week, I dive into Avenged Sevenfold, The Beatles, Five Finger Death Punch, and the week's biggest…
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Episode #74: Avenged Sevenfold Surprise EP, The Strokes Return & a $25,000 Vinyl Record
Avenged Sevenfold dropped a surprise EP with zero warning. The Strokes leaned hard into Auto-Tune. Sleep Token keeps getting bigger. And someone just spent…
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Episode #73: Metallica Gets Intimidated, Lost Guns N' Roses Tapes & A Powerful Neurosis Project
New Music Friday is here. This week I'm talking about new releases from The Strokes, Willow, Punch Brothers, Madball, Meshuggah reissues, and a few records I'm…
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Amplified #72: Quicksand, Elevator Etiquette & William Shatner's Tour Rider
I throw my back out unloading the dishwasher, vent about elevator etiquette, and talk through the albums I kept coming back to over the weekend. Also this…
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Amplified #71: Quicksand Returns, Bowie Unearthed, Nobody Knows What The Spleen Does
This week on Amplified, I'm diving into a seriously strong batch of new releases. I'm talking about the new albums I'm most excited to spend time with…
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Amplified #70 | Jack White Rescues Twin Temple, New Mastodon, Tom Morello, & Weekend Album Roundup
This week on Amplified, I break down another week in rock and music news, including Jack White stepping up after Charlie Crockett dropped Twin Temple…
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Amplified #69: The Stones Return, Jack White Drops & Charlie Crockett's Controversy
The Rolling Stones are back. Jack White has a new album. DevilDriver, Ava Under Fire, Show Me the Body, and a stacked list of new releases make this one of the…
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Amplified #68: Sammy Hagar, Disappointment & Rock Doing Good
It was a slow news week, but there was still plenty to talk about. This episode starts with a personal one. I explain why Sammy Hagar playing the Freedom 250…
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Linkin Park, Madonna & Concert Diapers | Amplified Ep. 67
It's a quiet week for new releases, but somehow the music news is completely unhinged. This week I'm talking about the latest albums from Madonna, Deep Purple…
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Episode 66: The Pretty Reckless Deliver, Metallica Reload & My Weekend Music Picks
I spent the weekend listening to a lot of new music and finally had time to really dig into some of this week's releases—including The Pretty Reckless, Truck…
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Metallica Reload Revisited, The Pretty Reckless Returns & Clive Davis Remembered | Amplified Ep. 65
Metallica's Reload gets the deluxe treatment, and I'm making the case that it deserves a lot more love than it gets. Plus, I'm breaking down one of the…
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Shinedown, Beartooth, Starcrawler, Ozzy & KISS Avatars | Amplified Ep. 64
Ozzy has a giant new statue, KISS is building an avatar show in Vegas, and Shinedown's Brent Smith shared one of the coolest quotes I've heard in a while. I…
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Episode 63: Attack Birds, Working Beavers & the Return of Faith No More
This week on Amplified, I survived an aerial assault from a gang of territorial birds, got stared down by a beaver with a stronger work ethic than most people…
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Special Episode: Jake Diab of Autumn Kings
Jake Diab of Autumn Kings joins me for a special episode of Amplified. We've been trying to make this interview happen for a while, but schedules kept getting…
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EP 62: The Beauty of Art (And Why We Need It More Than Ever)
This week, a chainsaw artist on a walking trail sparks a conversation about the power of creativity, the importance of art, and the songs that help us through…
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Episode 61: New Music Friday, Jack White Strikes Again & The Future of Albums
Episode 61 is loaded with new music and plenty to talk about. This week I dig into new releases from Sublime, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Des Rocs…
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Hair Nation at a Country Club? Plus Rush, Anthrax & New Rock News | Amplified 60
Rush is back. Anthrax says they may have written their best song ever. Shinedown has thoughts on AI music. Lamb of God threw out a first pitch. And somehow I…
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Episode 59: Converge Returns, New Evanescence & Eddie Van Halen Takes That Broke Darby’s Brain
This week on Amplified, Darby dives into another stacked New Music Friday with new releases from Converge, Evanescence, Death Cab For Cutie, Evergrey, Voivod…
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Epidsode 58 - Tom Morello, Five Finger Death Punch, Pantera + My Favorite New Releases From Last Friday | Amplified
I run through one hell of a New Music Friday with new albums from All Them Witches, Kurt Vile, Monolord, St. Agnes, Devin Townsend, Violet Grohl, and My…
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Episode 57: Pearl Jam’s Mystery Drummer, AI Ozzy & New Releases
Rock news and massive new releases. I run through one of the strongest release weeks of the year featuring new music from Devin Townsend, Paul McCartney…
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Episode 56: The Sunset Strip On My Birthday, New Records & Rock News Catch-Up
Back from California and catching up on everything that happened while the show was gone for a week. This episode covers the latest releases from Dimmu Borgir…
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Episode 55: New Music Friday Highlighted by Social Distortion + News From Sex Pistols, Van Halen, Five Finger Death Punch & More
Darby runs through the full New Music Friday release slate for May 8, 2026 — including the long-awaited return of Social Distortion, new releases from Black…
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Episode 54: Jason Isbell Live, Crobot, Foo Fighters, and That Guitar Solo List
Episode 54. Went to see Jason Isbell live. No opener, no phones, just people actually there. It made a difference. I missed a bunch of releases last week, so…
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Episode 53: New Music for May 1st + Metallica Reload Box Set + Sevendust Returns
It’s a Friday release show, and this week is actually stacked. New albums from Sevendust, Haste the Day, Cage Fight, Cognizance, Lair of the Minotaur, The…
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Amplified Episode 52: David Lee Roth Cashes Out, Godsmack Moves On & Sebastian Bach Melts Down
Episode 52 of Amplified is here. David Lee Roth sells his catalog, Godsmack confirms new music with lineup changes, and Sebastian Bach embarrasses himself on…
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Episode 51: Foo Fighters Return, At The Gates Legacy Lives On & AI Music Chaos
Oh man…this is a good week. New music from Foo Fighters, At The Gates, Failure and more. I get into why I’m actually excited for the Foo Fighters record, the…
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Amplified Episode 50: Record Store Day Haul, Ticketmaster Trouble & Billy Corgan vs AI
Episode 50 of Amplified is here. I break down my Record Store Day haul — including Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Mötley Crüe and the one that slipped away. We get…
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Record Store Day 2026 Must-Buys, Slipknot Surprise & Best Vinyl Releases [Episode 49]
Record Store Day is here, and Episode 49 is all about the best 2026 exclusives, biggest vinyl drops, and why local record stores still matter. This week dives…
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Rolling Stones Secret Single, Bring Me The Horizon Reboot, Coachella Highlights & Wild Foo Fighters Wedding Story | Amplified Episode 48
The Rolling Stones quietly release a new song under a fake band name, Bring Me The Horizon revisit their debut album in a big way, and there’s an all-time…
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Slipknot, Social Distortion, The Strokes & Archspire – New Rock Releases (April 10) + Arch Enemy Drama
Slipknot release updates, new music from Social Distortion and Archspire, and a new album announcement from The Strokes — plus the Arch Enemy and Kiko Loureiro…