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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 turned down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Darby hosts Amplified w/Darby, a music show with 57 episodes published.
This week on Amplified, Darby dives into another stacked New Music Friday with new releases from Converge, Evanescence, Death Cab For Cutie, Evergrey, Voivod, Modest Mouse, The 69 Eyes, and more. Plus: Mastodon release a
Show notesI 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 Morning Jacket. Plus: Tom Morello launches a new festival, Disturbe
Show notesRock 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, Willie Nelson, Monolord, All Them Witches, Shinedown and more. Plu
Show notesBack 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, Armored Saint, Anthrax, Primus, Quicksand and more, plus a d
Show notesDarby 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 Veil Brides, Basement, Darkthrone and more. There’s also music
Show notesEpisode 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 we clean that up—Crobot, Haste the Day, Marcus King, and a few
Show notesIt’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 Black Keys, and more. There’s also a wide mix outside of rock wit
Show notesEpisode 52 of Amplified is here. David Lee Roth sells his catalog, Godsmack confirms new music with lineup changes, and Sebastian Bach embarrasses himself on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. Plus Quicksand announces a new al
Show notesOh 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 really special At The Gates record, and the albums you should
Show notesEpisode 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 into Ticketmaster being labeled a monopoly, Billy Corgan calling
Show notesRecord 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 into the must-have releases hitting shelves, including Slipkn
Show notesThe 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 weird wedding story involving the Foo Fighters drummer, Trent Rez
Show notesSlipknot release updates, new music from Social Distortion and Archspire, and a new album announcement from The Strokes — plus the Arch Enemy and Kiko Loureiro situation. This week’s releases include Archspire, Inferi an
Show notesOn this episode, I get into the disturbing story involving former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert, Jack White dropping new songs, Rush using the Rush name, Shadows Fall getting close on a new record, and why I keep comin
Show notesEpisode 41 It’s a Friday edition of Amplified, and this is a really good New Music Friday. I get into new releases from Corrosion of Conformity, Green Carnation, Nervosa, Ultra Bomb, Poison Ruin, Lantlôs, Arlo Parks, Cha
Show notesRush is back onstage with Anika Nilles, Jack White unloads on Trump, and Jay Buchanan says he wants the next Rival Sons record to be rough, raw, and stripped back in the best possible way. I’m also getting into Turnstile
Show notesThis week on Amplified, Darby runs through the best new music for March 27, including Flea’s first solo record, Black Label Society, Chamber, August Burns Red, Pupil Slicer, and more. In music news: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Show notesDescription: Rock news • New music • Loud opinions Went to a show this weekend that wasn’t necessarily “my band”… and it was great. The crowd, the energy—just a good reminder to go see live music, even if it’s not someth
Show notesIt’s a Friday edition of Amplified. I get into new releases from Poison the Well, Exodus, GAEREA, The Dear Hunter, Feverchild, Flatwounds, and more, plus why the new Poison the Well record is the one I went straight to.
Show notesEpisode 40 It’s a Tuesday edition of Amplified, and this one goes from Metallica engagement news to Live Nation looking exactly like the kind of company everyone already thought they were. I get into James Hetfield’s und
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