DISTURBED AT STURGIS

We are stoked to announced that Lou Brutus will be making his first ever trip to the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis SD. If that wasn’t enough, he will be there to host DISTURBED at the Full Throttle Saloon!

This once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on Tuesday August 5th. Tickets are available now at FullThrottleSaloon.com. This will be one of just a few appearances by the band through the rest of 2025 and will be a concert you brag about attending for years to come. Lou will have a special one-of-a-kind guitar pick from InTune Guitars Picks available only at the event.

Along with getting stupid at the rally, Brutus plans on exploring the surrounding area with his cameras including Devil’s Tower, Mount Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial. See you there!

OZZY/SABBATH TRIBUTE WEEK

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne are the Godfathers of Heavy Metal and a band which has always been close to our hearts. Lou Brutus has been gathering content for months to prepare for the bittersweet moment in music history, as our heroes perform their farewell and pass into the void. It begins Monday July 1st as HardDrive Radio XL rolls out a week of programs with rock stars singing the praises of Ozzy and Sabbath. Guests include A Day To Remember, ARCHITECTS, Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost, Halestorm, Billy Morrison, The Offspring, Shinedown, System Of A Down, and Three Days Grace. There will also be Ozzy and Sabbath covers from a multitude of Rock luminaries. The theme then continues with the weekend edition of the show. We hope you can join us as we go back to the beginning with the greatest metal band of all. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath!

There will also be new custom guitar pick for LB done in Ozzy/Sabbath-style from InTune Guitar Picks. You’ll be able to get them direct from Lou at Rock Fest or the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Of course, you can also send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope to Brutus World Industries PO Box 361 Arnold MD 21012. Supplies are limited, so act fast!

POP EVIL “WHAT REMAINS”

The incredible new Pop Evil album “What Remains” drops on Friday, March 21st. Brutus was proud to host a special event celebrating the release of the record. He and the band’s singer Leigh Kakaty spent over an hour on TalkShopLive on March 14th to discuss the album in depth and give a first listen to several of the tracks. If you missed the show or want to catch it again, just hit the link here. Following the special, Leigh joined LB as Special Guest on HardDriveRadio XL. Check it all out!

ROCK FEST 2025

The lineup for Rock Fest 2025 has dropped and Lou Brutus will return as host! The shows run from Thursday July 17 to Saturday July 19 with a special Bonus Bash on Wednesday July 16 in Cadott, Wisconsin.

The stages will be jammed with incredible artists including Bad Omens, Three Days Grace, Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Knocked Loose, Slaughter to Prevail, Architects, Crossfade, In This Moment, Nothing More, Poppy, We Came As Romans, Sick Puppies, The Funeral Portrait, Tim Montana, Mushroomhead, The Plot in You, Taproot, Cane Hill, Dead Poet Society, and dozens of others. The Bonus Bash will feature Eve 6, Drowning Pool, Born of Osiris, and others.

Lou will host onstage, interview bands backstage, and shoot the artists from the photo pit. It is one of the concert highlights for the United States each year and we hope to see you there!

Get more information and tickets here.

AVATAR IN GERMANY

Our friends in AVATAR were recently working on their forthcoming new album at a studio located in a castle just outside of Dresden, Germany and Lou Brutus was on hand for several days of recording. While there with the group, he also hosted a raucous Q&A live on their Instagram account!

The band is again working with legendary producer Jay Ruston. Basic tracks and vocals were done in Germany with additional vocals added in Helsinki, Finland. The plan for 2025 is to release a single by the end of the Spring with the full album dropping sometime in the Fall. The group will be on the road this Summer opening in Europe for Iron Maiden. They will then launch their biggest ever headlining tour in North America in late-October.

Lou wants to thank AVATAR, Jay, and the rest of the studio crew for the hospitality. Hit the socials for selections of images he shot of the band and the beautiful Saxony area of Germany while he was there.