Let’s cut through the absolute horse shit that has completely paralyzed the modern hard rock community. For the last three decades, the entire genre has been held hostage by a bunch of "old heads" who stopped evolving the exact second Nirvana dropped "Smells Like Teen Spirit." They want their favorite bands locked in a permanent, pathetic 1989 time capsule, rehashing the same three guitar hooks and hairspray anthems just so they can feel like welcome, nostalgic houseguests at festivals like M3.

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Spread Eagle is openly spitting in the face of that corporate, sanitized nostalgia machine.

With their brand new record The Brutal Divine, vocalist Ray West and bassist Rob DeLuca aren't chasing the safe, predictable cash of the past. They are dropping a slab of modern, raw, metal-punk-infused adrenaline that actually reflects the universal, grinding madness of the real world we live in today. They aren't trying to sell ...

Most people think they know this story.

But after hearing Dave Landau explain it himself, the situation feels very different.

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The public narrative and the private reality may not be the same thing.

If you're watching this here, you're already late.

The full episode, exclusive third segment, and early interviews are already on Locals:

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Dave Landau discusses leaving Anthony Cumia, joining Crowder, cancel culture, censorship, YouTube moderation, comedy, politics, and the backlash that followed.

Some fans think he made the only move he could make.

Others still aren't buying it.

The real discussion happened on Locals.