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[Japan] TRIVIUM: First-Come Bonuses For The Japanese Edition Of "Crown In The Grave" (WPCR-18868), Out November 20 — A Can Badge At Disk Union And A Mega Jacket At Amazon
Supporting shops give a menko-style coaster. All bonuses are limited and end when stocks run out; some shops and online stores do not carry the album.
[Japan] METALLICA's James Hetfield Narrates A Documentary Series On Bear Hunting On Alaska's Kodiak Island, Airing On HISTORY In Japan From November 5 (Thu)
Titled 「ザ・熊男」 in Japan, the series follows hunters and local guides through hunting seasons of six weeks, allowed twice a year to manage the bear population. It airs on weekdays at 10:00 and 21:00, and on Saturdays at 19:00 and 20:00 (two episodes back to back).
[Japan] Door Tickets For ERIK GRÖNWALL's November 5 (Thu) Show At Umeda Club Quattro
Standing tickets with numbered entry cost ¥9,500 (drink charge extra) and go on sale at the venue's door-ticket counter from 18:00. Doors open at 18:00 and the show starts at 19:00: opening act Maki Oyama plays from 19:00 and ERIK GRÖNWALL from 19:45.
[Japan] BLINDMAN's Shun Minari Plays Drums At "Triple Guitars" At Takadanobaba Ongakushitsu DX On December 19 (Sat), A Session With Three Guitarists Including ISAO
Doors 18:00, show 18:30. Advance tickets ¥5,500, door ¥6,000; reservations are open, with entry in order of reservation number.
MASTODON File A Memorandum Seeking Partial Dismissal Of The Lawsuit Brought By The Late Brent Hinds' Estate
Filed on November 2, it argues that the band had no obligation to buy out Hinds' interest and that the estate cannot set a buyout price, and denies that the band owe compensation over the cover art of "Marrow Deep". The estate sued the band in September.
EVANESCENCE, PARKWAY DRIVE, KREATOR And More Join Rock For People 2027 (June 2–5, Czech Republic); PARKWAY DRIVE Are The Third Headliner
The November 2 announcement adds more than 45 acts, among them BASTILLE, SIMPLE PLAN, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, CARPENTER BRUT and ORBIT CULTURE; EVANESCENCE play as special guests. BLINK-182 and FAITH NO MORE were already announced as headliners. The festival is held in Hradec Králové.
FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl Says He "Broke Down In Tears" After Playing "Highway To Hell" With AC/DC At MetLife Stadium On October 2
He said so in an interview with New Zealand rock station The Rock. FOO FIGHTERS opened two shows on AC/DC's "Power Up" tour: St. Louis on September 8, and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on October 2, the new date for a September 25 show postponed by a nor'easter.
[Japan] Sally Guests On YES-fm's "maido@station" From Around 12:00 On November 20 (Fri), A Public Live Broadcast From The YES Theater Satellite Studio In The Namba Grand Kagetsu Building That Anyone Can Watch
KATATONIA Announce The "Waking State Of Europe" Tour In Support Of 2025's "Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State": 14 Shows From Hanover On March 31, 2027 To Lund On April 17
Canadian post-punk band BONNIE TRASH support, with another special guest still to be announced. The artist presale opens on November 5 at 11:00 CET and the general sale on November 6 at 11:00 CET.
OPETH's Martin Mendez Says The Band Will Take "A Pretty Long Break" After Their Latin American Tour Ends In Mexico City On November 11
In an interview with Brazil's 89 A Rádio Rock, he called the tour "the last run for this album". Asked whether the break is for rest or for new music, he said "Both": the band will rest first and then start on new music. He gave no length. The tour opened in Santiago, Chile, on November 1.
QUEEN Share Live Footage Of The Second Half Of "Bohemian Rhapsody" From Munich On February 11, 1979, As Broadcast On German TV's "Musikbox" On March 9, 1979
The clip covers the song's operatic section and rock finale.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Ivan Moody Premieres A Song From His "Ferryman" Project On Patreon On The Night Of November 3 (U.S. Time), With LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe, Nita Strauss, Logan Mader And More
Also featured are ex-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES member Josh Paul, GEMINI SYNDROME's Brian Steele Medina and Hal Kimura. Moody had been teasing a clip for the project on Instagram.
MESHUGGAH Announce The European Leg Of Their 40th-Anniversary "The Forty-Year Anomaly" Tour: 20 Shows From Copenhagen On September 29, 2027 To London On October 30, With PERIPHERY And VILDHJARTA
The two UK shows are at Manchester's Aviva Studios on October 29 and London's OVO Arena Wembley on October 30.
JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE Release A Visualizer For "Treasure" Featuring Kaity Heart, From "River Of Music: The Power Of Duets Vol. 2", Out December 4 Via Frontiers
The album is the second volume of duets. Kaity Heart also sings with Peterik on "Wanderlust".
FOGHAT Release The Live Album "Live & Loud Across The U.S.A." And A Video For "I Just Want To Make Love To You"
The triple-vinyl set was recorded at shows across the U.S. on the band's 2024 and 2025 tours, and is their first album with the current line-up. It is out on Foghat Records.
[Japan] METALVERSE Premiere A Live Music Video Of "Shoot Shoot Shoot", Filmed At "METALVERSE #4 – RE:VERSE" At Spotify O-EAST On September 19, On Their Official YouTube Channel At 0:00 JST On November 4
The CD single "Shoot Shoot Shoot" is out the same day, November 4.
JOURNEY's Jonathan Cain, Who Meant To Bow Out After The "Final Frontier" Tour: "I Still Don't Know What I Want To Do Moving Forward"
He told Ultimate Classic Rock the turnout had him reconsidering: "Just judging from this turnout, maybe we think about it." He and Neal Schon are friends again, thanks to their wives. The tour ends in San Francisco on November 28.
MOONSPELL Announce Moonfest, A New Festival For The Band's 35th Anniversary, At Lisbon's MEO Arena On October 30, 2027; AMORPHIS, ZEAL & ARDOR And More Confirmed
The band picked the bill themselves: Amorphis, Zeal & Ardor, Towards The Sinister and Heavenwood, with Moonspell closing the night. An exclusive FNAC presale opens on November 6 at 10:00, and the general sale on November 9 at 10:00.
[Japan] X JAPAN Post An Official Music Video For "Amethyst", Their Concert Opening Music From 1994 To 2009, On YOSHIKI's YouTube Channel
The orchestral instrumental, composed by YOSHIKI, was his first solo single in 1993 and is on his George Martin-produced album "Eternal Melody". The video is made from footage of the five members: Toshl, YOSHIKI, hide, PATA and HEATH. The same channel posted videos for "DAHLIA" and "Crucify My Love" in October.
DEEP PURPLE Postpone The Rest Of The European/UK Leg Of The "Splat!" World Tour "Until Further Notice"; Ian Gillan Says Carrying On Would Involve "Very Serious Risks"
Gillan wrote that he "had a medical problem whilst in Leipzig which required urgent attention at the hospital", and that the decision was made on the advice of his medical team and management. The band's tour page lists 15 European/UK shows, from Dortmund on November 3 to London's Royal Albert Hall on November 25. The statement does not mention the six South American and Mexican shows in December.
JOURNEY's Neal Schon On Facebook: "What Began As 'The Final Frontier' Now Feels More Like 'The Long Goodbye'"
He added: "We're letting our hearts – and the connection we feel with you every night – help guide what comes next." A graphic with the post read "It's not over." He named no new dates.
DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER And EUROPE To Play "Forever Loud", A Joint Concert At PreZero Arena In Gliwice, Poland, On June 16, 2027; Tickets On General Sale From November 2
Tickets went on general sale on eBilet at 10am on November 2. The show is also listed on Deep Purple's official tour page.
SATCHVAI's STEVE VAI Calls Debut Album "The Sea Of Emotion" With JOE SATRIANI, Out November 6, "My Favorite Collaboration"
He told Meltdown of Detroit radio station WRIF: "It was my favorite collaboration, because Joe has an inspired musical ear — completely." The album is out via earMUSIC.
UFO Share A Visualiser For "We Belong To The Night", Live At The Hammersmith Odeon On January 28, 1982, From The "Mechanix" Deluxe Edition Out December 4
Chrysalis Records' 2CD deluxe edition adds a previously unreleased mix of that concert to the newly remastered album.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. Shadows Says "The Stage" Has Become "Like The Crown Jewel In The Catalog" Ten Years After Its Surprise Release; Interview Video On The Band's YouTube Channel
He spoke to Ryan J. Downey for the album's tenth anniversary: "It's dense, and when it clicks for people, that thing becomes like the crown jewel in the catalog."
QUEEN's Roger Taylor Appears On ITV's "James Martin's Saturday Morning", Chatting With James Martin And Clare Balding At Martin's Home In Hampshire
They talked about his life in music, his recent solo work and his solo album "Violence Insane In A Beautiful World", released in September. The full episode is on ITVX (local restrictions apply).
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' Jeff Gutt Is Finishing The Debut Album From WE ARE NOT MACHINES, His Project With EVANESCENCE's Will Hunt, A Record He Got "Halfway Finished" Ten Years Ago
He told Paul Cashmere of Noise11 he is "in the studio daily here in L.A., finishing that up". No release date was given.
Adopt The Arts' "Sound & Vision Awards" Concert Film Screenings And Record Release Celebration Honoring PAUL RODGERS And BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Move From September 13 To Sunday, November 22
The events take place at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, and tickets for September 13 are honored. A 3pm screening for local school families and a 7pm gala screening are each followed by a Q&A with Matt Sorum and a special guest to be announced, and 250 Plaza Theatre collector's editions of the "Sound & Vision Live" double vinyl debut there.
IRON MASK, Led By Dushan Petrossi, To Release "Crimson Prophecy" With MARK BOALS On Vocals On January 29, 2027 Via Frontiers; "No Greener Lands" Lyric Video Out Now
The Belgian power metal band shared the first taste of the album with the announcement.
LEE AARON To Release Her 20th Album, "Re-Vamp", On January 22, 2027 Via Metalville: Eight Re-Recorded Classics Including "Metal Queen" Plus Four New Songs
The lead single is "Fight Like A Girl". She will tour again in 2027.
SCORPIONS Announce Their 2027 Summer European Tour, "Love, Peace, & Rock 'N' Roll Tour 2027"; Rock Zone Community Members Get First Access To Tickets From 11:00 CET On November 4
The band's official tour page lists 24 European shows, from Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on April 29, 2027 to Unipol Arena in Milan on July 18.
[Japan] WOWOW To Broadcast And Stream EVANESCENCE's December 1 Show At SGC Hall Ariake, The First Tokyo Night Of Their First Japan Headline Tour In About 14 Years, In January 2027; Their 2023 São Paulo Show Airs On November 29 At 15:00
The January air date will be announced later. Both programmes stay on WOWOW On Demand for 30 days.
[Japan] "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" Returns For Encore Screenings From November 8 To 13; Photographer William Hames Appears At The November 7 Screening At T-Joy Prince Shinagawa
Theatre tickets cost 4,600 yen for 5.1ch and 4,900 yen for Dolby Atmos screenings, on sale at each theatre from 18:00 on November 2. Everyone at the November 7 nationwide screenings receives a paper mask of Ozzy's face.
[Japan] METALVERSE Take CD-Serial Presale Lottery Applications Until 23:59 On November 10 For "METALVERSE #5 – HUMAN SHIFT", Their Own Show At Spotify O-EAST On February 23, 2027
The serial number comes in all three CD editions of the single "Shoot Shoot Shoot", out November 4. General admission is 8,000 yen plus a 600-yen drink; doors 17:00, show 18:00.
IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson Says The First Single From His Eighth Solo Album Will Be Out "In, Like, 10 Days", With A Video
Speaking to Chile's Radio Futuro on November 1, Dickinson said the album, due in early 2027 via BMG, came from three weeks of 12-hour days at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 that produced 18 songs.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce The European Leg Of Their "Perfecth World Tour": Nine Shows, June 13–30, 2027, With Tickets On Sale November 6 At 10am Local Time
The run opens at Gilde Parkbühne in Hanover, Germany and ends at the Arena in Pula, Croatia, with Dutch multi-instrumentalist Zep in support.
AEROSMITH Play "Walk This Way" With RUN DMC And Cover THE BEATLES' "Come Together" On The Second Night Of "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends" At The Hollywood Bowl On November 1
Steven Tyler answered night-one host Bill Burr's remark that the two shows would be the band's last: "When the world ends, there will always be cockroaches, dirt, and Aerosmith." GUNS N' ROSES played an entirely different set from the first night, including AEROSMITH's "Mama Kin".
LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant Announces Five Shows In England And Ireland With Saving Grace In June 2027, From Hampton Court Palace Festival In London On June 19 To The Trinity College Summer Series In Dublin On June 29
Tickets go on general sale via Ticketmaster at 10am local time on November 6, with presales from November 3. The December shows at London's Royal Albert Hall are sold out.
CRASHDIET Put VIP Packages On Sale For Their Four UK Shows, November 5–8, With A Meet & Greet And A Photo With The Band, Limited To 15 Per Show
The shows are at O2 Academy Islington in London and in Newcastle, Milton Keynes and Bristol. The VIP experience takes place about an hour before doors, and concert tickets are not included.
Former SLAYER Drummer Dave Lombardo Looks Back On "Reign In Blood" At 40: "The Reviews Weren't All Great At The Time"
Speaking to Ed Hack of This Day In Metal, he said the record was often criticised back then. The band's third album was released on October 7, 1986 through Def Jam.
MEGADETH's Teemu Mäntysaari Performs "Symphony Of Destruction" On "Metalloween", A Halloween Special Of Finnish Broadcaster Yle's Music Show "Elämäni Biisi", Broadcast Live From Tampere On October 31
On the show, celebrity guests each secretly pick a song that has deeply affected their life, a house band and guest singers perform it, and the panel guesses who chose which song.
WINGER/WHITESNAKE Guitarist Reb Beach Joins DIO RULES On Stage In Warrendale, Pennsylvania On October 29 For RAINBOW's "Man On The Silver Mountain" And BLACK SABBATH's "Neon Knights"
DIO RULES is a live show celebrating the music and legacy of Ronnie James Dio, fronted by Andrew Freeman. The show took place at Jergel's Rhythm Grille.
Metal Hammer Names The 50 Best Thrash Metal Albums Ever: SLAYER's "Reign In Blood" At No. 1, METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" At No. 2 And MEGADETH's "Rust In Peace" At No. 3
Published on Louder on November 1, the list runs from the genre's original trailblazers to modern classics, with POWER TRIP's "Nightmare Logic" (2017) at No. 13 and EVILE's "Enter The Grave" (2007) at No. 50.
[Japan] BAND-MAID Introduce Lottery Merch Queue Tickets For Their November 13 And 14 Nippon Budokan Shows, "BAND-MAID WORLD TOUR 2026 FINAL NIPPON BUDOKAN"; Applications Via The Official LINE Account From 18:00 November 2 To 18:00 November 4
Winners are announced from 12:00 on November 5. Queue tickets can only be used with a ticket for that day's show, free-sale hours without one are also set, and the merch line-up will be announced later.
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Looks Back On The Band's Early Days: "We Were Accepted In The Norwegian Black Metal Scene Because There Were No Pictures Of Us"
Speaking with Loudwire, he recalled that the band only used silhouette photos at the time and talked about the influence of BATHORY. He said he was never too involved in the black metal scene because he was into DEEP PURPLE, SCORPIONS and later prog.
QUEENSRŸCHE's Todd La Torre Says He Is Working On Material For The Band's Next Album, Shares A Video Of Himself Singing IRON MAIDEN's "Powerslave" As A Warm-Up
In the video, filmed at his home studio, he said he was getting ready to continue working on new QUEENSRŸCHE material for the new album, and that he sometimes sings along to his favorite songs to break his voice in.
DIMMU BORGIR, SATYRICON And ENSLAVED Draw Nearly 10,000 To "Unholy Halloween" At Oslo Spektrum On October 31
BraveWords called it the biggest black metal event in Norway's history. ENSLAVED played "Forest Dweller" from their new album "Mið", released the day before.
[Japan] Sally Opens Her Fan Club On November 11, The Release Day Of Her Second Album "RE:RAIGN", With A Presale Lottery For Her March 21, 2027 Headline Show
The presale is open to both fan-club and YouTube Membership members; details on joining and on reserving tickets will follow.
[Japan] Sally Guests On FM NACK5's "Chameleon Party" In The 14:00 Hour On November 8, A Public Live Broadcast From Studio ALCHE At Omiya ALCHE That Anyone Can Watch
The show is hosted by Reo Tsuchiya and Moyoko Sasaki.
DEEP PURPLE Postpone Leipzig (October 31) And Hamburg (November 1) Shows Of The "Splat!" World Tour As Ian Gillan Is Hospitalised After A "Medical Emergency"
The band announced it on X; both shows will be rescheduled and tickets remain valid. No further detail on Gillan's condition was given.
Ex-ACCEPT Singer David Reece Says He Will Join The Band At Two 50th-Anniversary Tour Shows: November 21 In Oberhausen, Germany And December 2 In Milan, Italy
He told Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice that he will sing a few songs, with Wolf Hoffmann putting the set together. ACCEPT have not announced it themselves.
STEVEN WILSON Says The Second STORM CORROSION Album With OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is Built Around A Single 45-Minute Piece
Speaking to the U.K. magazine Prog, he said they spent a week in Stockholm this year creating a 45-minute framework, that it is almost entirely acoustic and that the vocals have not been tracked yet. No release date has been given.
CRADLE OF FILTH And The Great Frog Announce A Collection Marking 30 Years Of "Dusk... and Her Embrace"
Three pieces: a ring and a pendant in 925 sterling silver built around the band's dragon sigil, and a limited-edition long-sleeve T-shirt as worn by Dani Filth.
LAMB OF GOD's Headbangers Boat Sails From The U.K. For The First Time, May 27-31, 2028, With PALEFACE SWISS, BLEED FROM WITHIN, HERIOT, SHADOWS FALL And KUBLAI KHAN TX
The fifth edition sails aboard the Norwegian Jewel from Southampton to La Coruña, Spain. More acts are to be announced.
MÖTLEY CRÜE Release The 45th Anniversary Edition Of Their Debut "Too Fast For Love" On BMG, With A New "Live Wire" Video (Leathür Records Black & White 4K Version)
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On Enlisting JØRN LANDE For "From The Dark": "That's The Sort Of Voice I Wanted", Comparing Him To RONNIE JAMES DIO Is "Unfair"
NICKELBACK's MIKE KROEGER On His Three-Decade Working Relationship With Half Brother CHAD: "We're Just Incredibly Stubborn"
He spoke on the October 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk". Asked about marking 30 years since the 1996 debut "Curb", he said the band are "a little hesitant to use those milestones as something to kind of lean on".
AEROSMITH Reunite With Joey Kramer, His First Show With The Band Since February 2020, For "Walk This Way" At The October 29 Hollywood Bowl Concert "California Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends"
Dave Grohl drummed on the first five songs of the six-song set and Johnny Depp joined on guitar for "The Train Kept A-Rollin'". It was the first of two shows; the second is on November 1.
GUNS N' ROSES Play AEROSMITH's "Nobody's Fault", "Last Child" And "Seasons Of Wither" Live For The First Time At The Aerosmith Hollywood Bowl Show On October 29
The five-song set closed with "Welcome To The Jungle" and "Paradise City". The band also play the second show on November 1.
STONE SOUR Release A 15th Anniversary Edition Of 2010's "Audio Secrecy" As A Japanese 3CD On December 9, With The Unreleased "Full Of Empty (2026 Version)", Demos And A 2010 Brighton Show
It is out overseas on November 20. The Japanese edition (WPCR-18819/21, 4,950 yen including tax) comes with a booklet translating the English liner notes, plus lyrics and translations.
THE DARKNESS Release A Japanese 3CD Edition Of "Crock Of Hits", Their First Best-Of, Chosen And Overseen By The Band, On December 9 — Justin Hawkins' Track-By-Track Notes Are Japan-Only
43 tracks. WPCR-18884/6, 6,050 yen including tax. The overseas and digital release is November 27.
SLIPKNOT's Eloy Casagrande Says September's "Arsenal" Is "A Corey Taylor Song" That Did Not Come Out Of A Jam
Speaking on Craig Reynolds' "The Downbeat Podcast", he said Corey sent him the song at the beginning of the year, and that he has just finished recording drums for the band's eighth album.
THE DEAD DAISIES Share A Studio Recap Video With Former FOREIGNER Singer Kelly Hansen; Europe/U.K. Tour March 4–21 And U.S. Dates April 30–May 15, 2027
The new music is due in early 2027. THE QUIREBOYS and THE GEMS are special guests on the European and U.K. dates.
NEMOPHILA Open NEMOPHILA SHOP Pre-Orders For Their Second EP "ep2nd" And The Blu-ray "ANATADARE FINAL CUT", Out December 9; MA-1 And Long-Sleeve Sets With A Signed Photo Until November 21
Limited edition CD & Blu-ray (DDCZ-9083, 6,050 yen), standard CD (DDCZ-2332, 2,200 yen) and "ANATADARE FINAL CUT" (DDXZ-1009, 6,050 yen).
East Of Eden Open Ticket-Agency Lottery Presales From 12:00 On October 31 For "East Of Eden Special Live 2026 ~ ALL IN ~" At KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre On December 5
Applications close at 23:59 on November 8 (23:59 on November 5 at Ticket Pia). Doors 17:00, show 18:00; reserved S seats 13,000 yen with a bonus item, A seats 8,500 yen.
East Of Eden Open A Second Ticket-Agency Lottery Presale, 12:00 October 31 To 23:59 November 10, For "East Of Eden Premier Live 2027 ~ a starry night ~" At Hitomi Memorial Hall On January 30, 2027
Reserved S seats 13,000 yen with a bonus item, A seats 7,500 yen, wheelchair A seats 7,500 yen.
AMON AMARTH's "The Allfather Awakens", Out October 2, Hits No. 1 On The Hard Rock Charts In The U.S., Canada And Sweden And The Rock/Metal Chart In Germany
In the U.S. it is also No. 8 on Top Digital Albums and No. 13 on Indie Store Albums, and No. 2 on the U.K. Rock & Metal Albums chart.
Sally's "Last New WORLD" Is November's Ending Song On FM Iwate's "Underpass! no Mecha-Mori Night" (Saturdays 18:30–19:00); A Comment From Sally Airs On November 7
The show also plays one track a week from her second album "RE:RAIGN".
SKID ROW Announce New Lead Singer Justin Sargent And Release A Video For Their Cover Of THE WHO's "Won't Get Fooled Again", Out October 30
Produced by Nick Raskulinecz; a hand-signed 7" single limited to 500 copies is up for pre-order. The band also announced North American dates from March 5, 2027 in Rancho Mirage to September 25 in French Lick, including Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple in May.
MAMMOTH (Wolfgang Van Halen) Part Ways Amicably With Drummer Garrett Whitlock; Nathan Bulla (Intervals, Protest The Hero) Takes Over From October 31 In Santiago, Chile
The European leg that follows includes four U.K. arena shows with DEEP PURPLE, the November 24 headline show at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire and two Irish dates.
Friday is headlined by BAD OMENS, $UICIDEBOY$ and ICE NINE KILLS, Saturday by PIERCE THE VEIL, GOOD CHARLOTTE and THE OFFSPRING, and Sunday by BLINK-182, MGK and PAPA ROACH. JINJER plays the Wednesday pre-party.
HELLOWEEN, FALLING IN REVERSE And MARILYN MANSON To Headline France's Heavy Week-End 2027 (June 4-6, Zénith de Nancy Open-Air Amphitheatre); Three-Day Passes On Sale October 30 At 10 AM CET
HELLOWEEN headline Friday June 4, FALLING IN REVERSE Saturday June 5 and MARILYN MANSON Sunday June 6. A three-day pass costs 199 euros.
A Tribute Concert For Ross "The Boss" Friedman, Founding Member Of MANOWAR And THE DICTATORS Who Died In March 2026, Set For January 9, 2027 At The Meadows In Brooklyn, New York
Members of the ROSS THE BOSS band, THE DICTATORS and THE SPINATRAS will perform.
Benefit Concert "Heal As One" For DEATH ANGEL Co-Founder Dennis Pepa Set For January 24, 2027 At San Francisco's DNA Lounge, With Current And Former Members Of EXODUS, SLAYER, DEATH ANGEL, TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE And More
Pepa was diagnosed with stage 4 duodenal cancer in early 2026. Members of FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, D.R.I. and others also take part, with HIRAX as very special guests.
MINISTRY And Peter Hook (Ex-NEW ORDER) Cover "Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)" On CAPTAIN BEYOND Tribute "Thousand Days Of Yesterday", Out November 20 Via Cleopatra On Vinyl For The First Time And On CD
The album has 19 tracks (13 on vinyl); both versions are CD bonus tracks. PENTAGRAM, THE FLOWER KINGS, Nik Turner and Brian Robertson also take part.
Former IRON MAIDEN Drummer Nicko McBrain Says The Band Will Continue "Until Somebody Else In The Band Says, 'I Can't Do It Anymore'"
He spoke on Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt's Rockonteurs podcast. He retired from touring after the December 7, 2024 show in São Paulo, and Simon Dawson replaced him.
Finland's CROWNSHIFT, Featuring Alumni Of NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, WINTERSUN And FINNTROLL, To Release Second Album "The Shadows We Buried" On January 29, 2027 Via Nuclear Blast; Video For "In The Dead Of Night" Released
The video is out on Nuclear Blast's official channel.
LITA FORD Confirmed As The First Headliner Of Frontiers Rock Festival 2027 (April 30-May 2, Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy); HAREM SCAREM, PAUL LAINE And More Also Announced
Her concept album "The Bride Wore Black", made with Gary Hoey, is coming via Frontiers Music.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN To Release A Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition Of Their Final Studio Album "Dissociation" On December 11, With Eight Unreleased Demos; The 3-CD Deluxe Edition Adds An Instrumental Version
It comes with reimagined artwork. Pre-orders are open.
CHEAP TRICK On Their 2027 Cancellations: "We've Decided To Take Some Time Off After Decades Of Touring Because We Need A Break. Not For Health Reasons"; November Shows Go Ahead Before Their First Break In 50 Years
The band explained on social media. Their 2026 dates resume on November 5 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen Reveals The Band's Final Concert: October 30, 2027 At The Kia Forum In Los Angeles
It falls one year after the release of the final album "Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)". The "Goodbye Europe" tour with Die Krupps begins in April 2027, followed by a full U.S. run. He spoke with Lyndsey Parker.
East Of Eden: Buy Both Theme Songs Of The TV Anime "Toaru Anbu no Shoujo Kyousei" At Animate And Get A Tote Bag
For buyers of both East Of Eden's "Ghost Sequence" (November 4, standard and anime editions) and Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets' "Genshi Kuzushi" (November 25) at the same store. While supplies last.
Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath's "Back To The Beginning" Soundtrack And Film Out December 11; Ozzy's "Mr. Crowley" Live Video Released
Mercury Studios releases it on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD, vinyl and digital, including a 2-disc Blu-ray and CD edition and 2LP vinyl; a deluxe box set with expanded music follows in April 2027.
Ex-ACCEPT Singer David Reece Says Wolf Hoffmann Reached Out And "We're Now Speaking Again"
Reece sang on "Eat The Heat" (1989) and was not part of the 50th-anniversary re-recording "Teutonic Titans 1976-2026", whose "Hellhammer" features Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys. He spoke to The Classic Metal Show.
Burnell announced it on social media, citing the strain of touring, his business and time with his family, and said "there is absolutely no rift in this band." No replacement has been named.
MARILYN MANSON Sets His First Australian Tour In Over A Decade — Five Shows In Four Cities From Brisbane On February 21 To Sydney On February 26–27, 2027
Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, Pica in Melbourne, Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre and Enmore Theatre in Sydney.
LOVEBITES Add An Osaka Date To Fan-Club-Only Show "THE SHINING VOL.5" — November 20 At Namba Hatch, November 22 At LINE CUBE SHIBUYA
Osaka opens 18:00 / starts 19:00, Tokyo opens 16:15 / starts 17:00. All seats reserved, ¥8,800 (plus a drink charge in Osaka). The lottery is open until 23:59 on November 3; new members may apply.
BRIDEAR To Hold "KIMI Birthday Party 2026" On December 26 And "AYUMI Birthday Party 2027" On January 16 At Kichijoji Bar SHUWA-WA
Two sessions each day (doors 14:50 / start 15:00 and doors 17:50 / start 18:00), ¥11,000 including food and free drinks. The fan club (b.stage) lottery runs from 12:00 on October 30 to 23:59 on November 9.
LOUDNESS Stream Two Shows From Their 45th Anniversary Tour On "LOUD-LEGACY" Until November 24
Chapter 1 "THE BIRTHDAY EVE" and Chapter 3 "LOUD CRAZY LOUD", both previously broadcast live, are online from October 26 ahead of the tour finale "The END" next month.
East Of Eden's Ayasa To Hold Her Year-End Party "2026 Ayatamin-chi no Dai-Bonenkai" At Tokyo Culture Culture On December 29 — Fan-Club Second Presale Until November 8
First show doors 13:30 / start 14:00, second show doors 17:00 / start 17:30. Reserved seats ¥7,600 each plus a ¥600 drink charge. Applications run from 12:00 on October 28 to 23:59 on November 8.
CHEAP TRICK Have Reportedly Cancelled Their 2027 Tour Dates — The Remaining 2026 Shows Go Ahead
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, NC, where the band were due in February, cancelled the show, saying Cheap Trick "has decided to take an unspecified amount of time off". The band have not confirmed a break; the All Washed Up dates from Fort Wayne on November 5 to Detroit on November 22 remain on sale on their website.
HANABIE. Hold A Panel Exhibition And Panel Prize Draw At Tower Records Shinjuku And Shibuya From Monday, November 2 To Monday, November 16 For The New Single "Bari Bari Buddy" (Out November 4)
Draw tickets are handed out during the exhibition; winners are announced at noon on Friday, November 20. The dates may change without notice.
DOLL$BOXX's TOMO-ZO Holds The Fan Event "TMZ & yuri Yurufuwa Daienzai vol.2 (Thank You 2026)" With yuri At Pumpkin Rocks In Osaka On Monday, December 28
Doors 13:00, start 13:30. Tickets 16,500 yen including food and drink, by lottery via LivePocket from 19:00 on Thursday, October 29 to 23:59 on Sunday, November 8.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Add A Fourth And Final Rose Bowl Show In Pasadena On Saturday, June 12, 2027
PIERCE THE VEIL support on June 5 and 6, GOJIRA on June 10 and 12. Tickets for the added date went on sale at noon local time on October 27 via Ticketmaster.
DISTURBED Play A Headline Japan Show At PIA ARENA MM On Wednesday, May 19, 2027, Performing "The Sickness" In Full Plus The Greatest Hits
Live Nation presents "Disturbed - The Sickness & the Greatest Hits". Doors 18:00, show 19:00. Tickets: GOLD 49,800 yen, SILVER 32,800 yen, SS 18,800 yen, S 16,800 yen, A 12,800 yen (tax included). The artist presale opens at 10:00 on Monday, November 2; if the presales reach their allocation there will be no general sale.
East Of Eden's Ayasa Guests At Shinya (DIR EN GREY)'s "SERAPH Concert 2027 '10th Anniversary'" In Tokyo On Tuesday, February 23, 2027 (Public Holiday)
The venue is Otemachi Mitsui Hall. Ayasa plays guest violin in part 2, the SERAPH concert (doors 18:00, start 18:20). Reserved seats are 7,500 yen; general sale opens on Saturday, December 12.
FOREIGNER Announce "50 Years Of Hits" Las Vegas Residency At The Venetian Theatre In March 2027
Six shows on March 10, 12, 13, 17, 19 and 20, all at 8 PM. General on-sale is Friday, October 30. Founding member Al Greenwood, who played on the band's first three albums, joins for several of the shows.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Close The North American Leg Of Their 20th Anniversary World Tour With A $200,000 Donation To Team USA Athletes Preparing For The 2028 Los Angeles Games
The donation goes to USA Judo and to USA Cycling's BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle programs, and was presented at the October 23 show at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. The European arena leg starts on January 16, 2027 in Manchester.
Wolfgang Van Halen's MAMMOTH To Film Their November 24 London Show At O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, Add Three U.S. Dates In 2027
The new dates are Flint, MI (March 16, The Machine Shop), Airway Heights, WA (April 1) and Shelton, WA (April 2), around the band's March Canadian run with THEORY OF A DEADMAN.
"The Art Of METALLICA" Exhibition Runs At Haight Street Art Center In San Francisco From November 5 To January 10, 2027
On show: original artwork for "Ride The Lightning" and "Master Of Puppets", concert posters, a section on Pushead, sketches of the logo's evolution, and the original marquee of The Old Waldorf, where the band played in 1982.
Sally Is November's Assistant MC On FM Niigata's "Sado ni Koiccha! Sado Toki Rock Hogo Center"
The show airs every Monday from 21:30 to 22:00 (also on radiko), hosted by ANCHANG (SEX MACHINEGUNS). Sally appears every week on November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.
Udo Artists Share The Second Part Of A Special ERIK GRÖNWALL Interview Ahead Of His Japan Shows
He talks about his friendship with Jonah Tee, what he learned in his SKID ROW years, his musical roots and his goals. The Japan shows are on Wednesday, November 4 at Ebisu The Garden Hall (opening act Zilqy) and Thursday, November 5 at Umeda Club Quattro (opening act Maki Oyama).
SAXON Announce The March 2027 European Leg Of The 'Gods Of Thunder' Tour; The Mechanized Eagle Returns In Brussels, Zurich, Cologne And Tilburg
Seventeen shows from March 1 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels to March 24 at 013 in Tilburg. Tickets go on sale in stages from October 27 (Italian shows), with all shows on sale on October 30.
SEX MACHINEGUNS Play The Main Day Of ISHIGAKIFEST 2026 At Funakura no Sato, Ishigaki Island, On Sunday, November 29
The festival runs over two days: an eve party on Saturday, November 28 and the main day on November 29. Two-day passes are 7,000 yen (6,000 yen for island residents, free for high-school students and younger); main day only 6,000 yen (5,000 yen for residents); eve party 2,000 yen. Tickets are on LivePocket until 00:00 on November 28.
Kirk Windstein On Next CROWBAR Album: 'We're Gonna Start Writing First Of The Year'
He said so in an interview with the YouTube channel Metalcavern. The band's most recent album is "Zero And Below", released in April 2022 through MNRK Heavy.
"Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning": The Tokyo Screening Of The October 28 Japan Premiere Sells Out On Day One; Masanori Ito To Appear At The November 13 "Black Sabbath" Screening In Osaka
The November 13 screenings start at 19:00 at Shinjuku Wald 9 and T-Joy Umeda. General sales for the November 13 screenings and the November 7 nationwide screening opened on e+ at 18:00 on October 25.
SABER TIGER Hold Their Year-End Fan Event At Sapporo HOT TIME On Sunday, December 13; Reservations Open On Tiget At 20:00 On October 27
Doors 16:30, start 17:00. 6,000 yen with food and two drinks (all-you-can-drink for 1,000 yen more). All five members appear, visiting tables and posing for instant photos. Non-members can attend.
STEVEN WILSON Confirms Second STORM CORROSION Album With OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is In The Works: "It's Almost Entirely Played On Acoustic Instruments"
He said so in an interview with Anil Prasad of Innerviews. It is very different from the 2012 debut but keeps the same overall aesthetic. No release date has been given.
RIVAL SONS Bassist Dave Beste To Sit Out The "Domestic Bliss" U.S. Tour From October 30; Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals' Darwin Johnson Fills In
He is stepping away to "handle some important matters at home". The tour runs from October 30 in Boise, Idaho, to November 29 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Jack Osbourne On The Backlash To The "Digital Ozzy" Plan: "It Was My Own Fault"
He said so on the Great Company with Jamie Laing podcast, posted on October 21. The plan was announced in May as a partnership with HYPERREAL, and he said he had not prepared well enough to explain it.
BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi Confirms He Appears On William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album "What The F Is Heavy Metal?", Tentatively Due In 2027 Via Cleopatra Records
He said so in an interview with BBC Breakfast. Brian May, Rob Halford, John Moyer and Dave Lombardo also appear.
Sally Marks Second Solo Album "RE:RAIGN", Out November 11, With A Tower Records Campaign: A Live-Photo Panel Exhibition (November 10–23) And First-Come Photo Prints For Buyers
The panels go to buyers of the album by lottery, to be collected only at the store of purchase. Photo prints go first-come to customers who reserve or buy the album at any Tower Records store, online included. Complete limited edition MIZL-60003 (5,500 yen incl. tax), regular edition MICL-20017 (3,500 yen incl. tax).
TONY IOMMI Release "From The Dark", His First Solo Album In 21 Years, On October 23 Via BMG, With A Lyric Video For Opening Track "Over The Violent Sun"
Jørn Lande sings throughout and shares writing credits on all songs.
COAL CHAMBER Drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox Breaks His Femur In A Fall Playing Basketball And Has Emergency Surgery; DEVILDRIVER's Davier Pérez Ortega Fills In On October 24 And 31
The October 31 show is at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California.
Former NIGHTWISH Singer Floor Jansen Releases "Everything Is Moving On", The Third Single From Her Solo Album "Hytress" Due January 15, 2027, With A Music Video
MESHUGGAH Headline Friday At Milwaukee Metal Fest 2027 (May 14–16, The Rave / Eagles Club), With TESTAMENT, CROWBAR, YOB, PIG DESTROYER And REPULSION Also Booked
A pre-party is set for May 13, venue to be announced. The Saturday and Sunday headliners are still to come.
KISS Share Their 1976 Official Video For "Love 'Em And Leave 'Em", Remastered In HD, Shot In Reading, Massachusetts During Rock And Roll Over Tour Rehearsals
It was filmed at Camp Curtis Guild Armory between November 15 and 21, 1976.
THIN LIZZY's Phil Lynott: The Video For "King's Call" Featuring Mark Knopfler Is Remastered In HD; The Song Is On The Collection "The Story Of My Life"
BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi Says They Are "Definitely Gonna Give It A Go" On A Remix Of 1983's "Born Again"; The Long-Missing Master Tapes Turned Up In A Record Company's Storage And Have Been Transferred
He spoke to Planet Rock's Ian Danter and gave no release date.
DOLL$BOXX Set March 3, 2027 For Their Third Album "DOLLS AETHER"; The First-Press Limited Edition Adds A Blu-ray Of Their Full September 26 Show At Ebisu The Garden Hall
King Records releases it in two editions: the first-press limited deluxe edition (KICS-94280, ¥13,000) and the regular edition (KICS-4280, ¥2,500). The CD holds six tracks.
BAND-MAID Complete The North American Leg Of BAND-MAID WORLD TOUR 2026 In Mexico City On October 17, Playing "Bestie" With INCUBUS' Mike Einziger In Los Angeles And "SHOW THEM" With THE WARNING's Dany In Mexico City
The Japanese dates are COMTEC PORTBASE in Aichi on November 1, Namba Hatch in Osaka on November 3 and the Nippon Budokan on November 13 and 14.
SONATA ARCTICA Release The Live Album "Live In Latin America" On December 18, With Ten Songs From Six Latin American Countries On The Clear Cold Beyond World Tour And Two Studio Bonus Tracks
MISERY INDEX Reissue 2001's "Overthrow" In A Remastered 25th Anniversary Edition On December 15 Via Time To Kill Records, With Three Bonus Tracks From Their 2002 Split
The remaster is by Virtalähde Mastering, and the remastered "Your Pain Is Nothing" is out now.
BLACK SABBATH's Bill Ward And Geezer Butler, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson And Former Drummer Nicko McBrain To Appear At Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 28–30, 2027, In Irving, Texas
The horror convention takes place at the Irving Convention Center.
Tommy Aldridge Unveils "Off The Hook", The First Piece Of His "Sonic Visions" Drum Art Collection, Captured During WHITESNAKE's "Still Of The Night"
The five-piece collection, inspired by his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, is made by the Los Angeles art collective SceneFour, which captures a drummer's movements with LED technology and motion capture. The limited edition is individually numbered and signed by Aldridge. A piece based on OZZY OSBOURNE's "Bark At The Moon" is in development.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce A 16-Date U.S. Tour For May 1–24, 2027, With PIXIES And WHEELCHAIR SPORTS CAMP On All Dates
The tour opens at San Diego's Viejas Arena and takes in the Kia Forum, Red Rocks and Boston's TD Garden. Tickets go on general sale on October 29 at 10 a.m. local time. The new album "Perfecth" is out on October 30 via Matador Records.
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival 2027 (May 13–16, Columbus, Ohio) Reveals Its Full Lineup Of Nearly 150 Artists On Five Stages
The festival takes place at Historic Crew Stadium. Thursday is led by BLINK-182, THE OFFSPRING and TURNSTILE, Friday by IRON MAIDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE and ALICE IN CHAINS, Saturday by FALLING IN REVERSE, A DAY TO REMEMBER and BEARTOOTH, and Sunday by KORN, $UICIDEBOY$ and FAITH NO MORE. HANABIE., MESHUGGAH, TESTAMENT and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are also on the bill.
Guitarist/Vocalist Reece Scruggs Announces His Exit From MACHINE HEAD; His New Band BURNING HAMMER Is Finishing Its Debut Album For Nefarious Industries
In a statement on October 21 he said he and Robb Flynn closed his chapter in the band on a positive note at a football game. BURNING HAMMER features bassist Noah Martin (ARSIS) and drummer Stefen Burns (MONOLITH) and has released the single "Rabid Lycanthropy".
DEEP PURPLE Release A Music Video For The "Splat!" Title Track; The Limited Maxi-Single Adds Two Live Tracks From Montreux
The single comes as a CD digisleeve limited to 3,000 copies and a crystal-clear 12-inch limited to 2,500, both with previously unreleased live recordings of "Scriblin' Gibberish" and the box-set-only track "Guinnesis" from the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 13, 2026. "Splat!" came out on July 3 via earMUSIC.
NILE's Karl Sanders Underwent Multilevel Spinal Fusion Surgery In His Neck On October 1; He Expects To Join The European Tour Opening November 29 In Athens
He says he will be back on the road eight weeks after the surgery and will no longer headbang on stage. NILE also have a North American tour with CORONER from March 2 to April 11, 2027.
SUICIDE SILENCE Release "Reminders Of Hell", The Third Single From "Graceless" (Out November 20), With An Ernie Iniguez Drum Playthrough
It follows the videos for "Graceless" and "Make Your Exit". EMMURE, AngelMaker and Synestia support the band on the North American "Reminders Of Hell" tour.
THE 69 EYES Drummer JUSSI 69 To Sit Out Upcoming Shows After Being Diagnosed With Viral Meningitis; Drum Tech Vilho Rajala Fills In For The First Few Weeks
He announced it on social media on October 22: on doctor's orders he cannot drum or do any physical activity for now. The band will play all upcoming tour dates.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, LOATHE And Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE / HELLYEAH) Set For Welcome To Rockville 2027, May 6–9 In Daytona Beach, Florida
The festival takes place at Daytona International Speedway. Acts are being revealed one by one, and the full lineup is due next week.
A PERFECT CIRCLE's "Starless" Hits No. 1 On Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, The Band's First Chart-Topper There Since "Weak And Powerless" In 2003
Released on May 27, the song held No. 1 for two consecutive weeks (charts dated October 3 and October 10). It also reached No. 10 on Rock & Alternative Airplay, the band's first Top 10 on that chart.
PAUL GILBERT's Japan Tour Opens October 21 At Shibuya WWW X; Udo Music Posts A Live Report Of A Set That Opens With A 20-Minute "Crazy PG Medley"
Touring February's "WROC", he alternated songs from the album with instrumental covers. Words by Yuichi Masuda, photos by Masanori Doi. The tour continues in Tokyo on October 22 and in Osaka on October 23.
BEAST IN BLACK Unleash Power Ballad "Lost Children" From Fourth Album "Fear The Beast"
The song was inspired by the "Lost Children" chapter of the Berserk manga. The band's European "Resurrection Tour" with SONATA ARCTICA and FROZEN CROWN starts in London on October 26.
LEX LEGION, Featuring Classic KING DIAMOND Members MIKKEY DEE, ANDY LA ROCQUE, PETE BLAKK And HAL PATINO, To Begin Recording Second Album
Mikkey Dee was due to start tracking drums about two weeks after the interview, and Andy La Rocque expects the album in August or September 2027 if all goes well. The singer is Nils K. Rue of PAGAN'S MIND. The band's first concert is on December 11 at Filmstudion in Gothenburg, Sweden.
OBITUARY To Release Official Remastered Reissues Of "Xecutioner's Return" And "Darkest Day" On December 11
Both albums come out on LP/2LP/CD/cassette, physically available for the first time in over 15 years, and full-album streams of the 2026 remasters are up now.
GEEZER BUTLER, GEOFF TATE, GEORGE LYNCH And TOMMY ALDRIDGE Confirmed For Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's "Metalmania IV", March 11-14, 2027 In Los Angeles
It is the fourth edition of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's Metalmania.