Metal and hard rock news published in October 2026.
On October 3, Rudess played two concerts at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall during the inaugural MIT Future Fest, alongside musical guests and jam_bot, an AI model developed at MIT.
Play MVSouth Korea's JungMato has joined the collective, and 13 members take part. On the opening track "Fragments of Soul", Bruno Valverde (drums) and Felipe Andreoli (bass) are joined by former DREAM THEATER keyboardist Derek Sherinian. General CD distribution starts on November 18.
The show was at the SAP Center. The band announced the postponement in an official statement.
The teasers appeared throughout Los Angeles over the past week and seem to point to 2027. No official announcement has been made yet.
He spoke about it in a new interview with Hit Parader.
He said so in a new interview with The Mighty VH podcast.
In an interview with Colombia's Radiónica, he confirmed the band is working on new music following the "Arsenal" single released in September.
"I called Dave and Pat and asked them if they'd lend their magic to it," the accompanying statement reads.
The video is on his official YouTube channel.
Play MVThe cruise sails from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and back on January 14–18, 2027. VINTERSORG play two sets, one drawn from their first three albums and one voted by fans, and ORPHANED LAND give their first orchestra show outside the Middle East.
The symphonic metal band features former CRADLE OF FILTH keyboardist and backing vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff.
Play MVHe said so in an interview with The Break Down With Nath & Johnny. He now communicates online only through his Substack, which is limited to paid subscribers.
The tour visits five countries: Brazil (São Paulo and Brasília), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Chile (Santiago), Peru (Lima) and Mexico (Mexico City). Dates, venues and tickets are to be announced.
The 16 dates open at the Tacoma Dome on April 14 and close with headline sets at Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio on May 14 and Boardwalk Rock in Ocean City, Maryland on May 16. The IMFC presale begins October 19 and the general on-sale October 23.
He said so on the October 15 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", adding that the band leaves for New Zealand and Australia in a couple of weeks and returns to Korea for the first time in almost 20 years. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and TESTAMENT join the European tour that starts on March 9, 2027.
"Netherworlds" was released on October 16. The video was directed by Jari Heino of Coldstore Productions.
Play MVIt happened on October 14 at the Olímpico Atahualpa Stadium in Quito, the band's first Ecuador show in 17 years. Flares had also been lit during "The Number Of The Beast", after which Dickinson told the crowd he could not sing or breathe with flares going off.
It was filmed on the opening night of the "Life Burns Faster" residency at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Play MVThe song opens the 1986 album "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?". The video was shot by Cameron Nunez.
Play MVThe festival took place at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
Play MVThe video was posted on the band's official YouTube channel.
Play MVHe plays every instrument, produced the record and handled the artwork himself on his first true solo album. No release date has been given yet.
The lineup is completed by guitarist Joe James (ex-AGNOSTIC FRONT), bassist Hank Hell (SHEER TERROR) and Aaron Joos on guitar and keyboards.
Play MVThe release ties in with her "Winter Magic" tour, which starts on December 11, and comes out on her own label, Rare Diamonds Production.
Play MVIt was recorded at the O2 Arena in London on October 29, 2016.
Play MVThe album has ten tracks, and pre-orders are available only through the band's dedicated site.
Play MVThe song has been newly remixed in stereo by Eddie Kramer from the original analog multi-tracks.
The song was inspired by the Sack of Magdeburg in 1631. The lineup is Guilherme Miranda (vocals, guitar), Michał Łysejko (drums), Hubert Więcek (guitar) and Tobias Cristiansson (bass).
Play MVThe song was produced by Jack Douglas. Two limited-edition vinyl versions follow on December 4.
Play MVHe spoke on the October 14 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", recalling that he and Hill started the band and saying it was a pity Hill did not accept him back when Glenn Tipton retired from touring. KK'S PRIEST are currently supporting W.A.S.P. on a North American tour.
It is part of the band's series of official unreleased bootlegs, announced ahead of their return to the road for The Rock & Roll Machine RELOADED.
The A3, 300-plus-page book is limited to 666 numbered copies hand-signed by Philip Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante, and is published by Rufus Publications.
Play MVSide A is the studio version and side B the live debut of the song with LaPlante at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on November 1, 2025, the first time they performed it together on stage. Pre-orders are via metalforth.com.
He dedicates the song to all his Japanese fans as he prepares for his very first solo shows in Japan in November.
Play MVThe 240-page book was co-written with author Joe Layden.
The 10-track album is built around a concept inspired by fantasy and retro gaming.
Play MVHe appears on "Total Recall", "Paradise Island" (with Khadija Al Hanafi) and "Superfun™ TV Spot" (with actor Haley Joel Osment).
Play MVThe video comes with a brief statement: "We must do it again some time."
Play MVHe revealed the title to Audacy's Abe Kanan; the album is finished but has no release date yet. Erik Ron produced it.
Right after the North American tour celebrating 20 years of "Ascendancy", he walked out of a guitar-tracking session, feeling the band's chemistry had broken down.
The release is timed for Halloween.
Play MVIt is another single from the Indian band's upcoming album.
Play MVLast month's "Bring Me The Night" was their first new music in six years.
Play MVThe showcase runs 18:00–22:00 (provisional) at UOB LIVE on the 6th floor of EMSPHERE in Bangkok, with AiNA THE END, milet and LiSA, and special guests SU-METAL and Thailand's POTATO. Tickets (THB 2,800–3,800) go on sale at THAI TICKET MAJOR at 13:00 JST on November 1.
The DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist is recovering at home, two months after announcing his retirement from touring and live performances on his doctor's advice.
It was filmed at the first show of the "Life Burns Faster" residency, which opened on October 1 at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Play MVThe 40th-anniversary edition, a new remix of the whole album from the original multi-tracks, is out November 6 via BMG.
Play MVThe melodic metal band pairs Stevens with guitarist, songwriter and producer Aldo Lonobile.
Play MVIt is the latest single from her studio album "Frisson Noir".
Play MVThe original appeared on JUDAS PRIEST's 1974 debut album "Rocka Rolla".
Play MVThe album brings GWAR and the horror host together, with new songs.
Play MVTaken from "The Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel", out November 13.
Play MVTaken from Cleopatra Records' tribute album "Purple Storm - A Tribute To Deep Purple", out November 13.
Play MVIt is the next preview of the upcoming studio album "Numbers".
Play MVIt was filmed during their headline set at Bloodstock 2026; the studio version is on their latest album "Into Oblivion".
Play MVTheir comeback album "Aura Of Decay" is due in November.
Play MVHe spoke about a new studio album with singer Lauren Hart in an interview with KDVR Fox 31 in Denver, Colorado.
He was asked about a possible Sphere residency in an interview with longtime Audacy radio host Abe Kanan.
Sally (guitar), Azu (bass) and Kanchan (drums) will play a mini live set and talk. Doors 11:15, start 11:45. Advance tickets 4,000 yen (drink extra). An after-party follows at a separate charge of 3,500 yen, with one drink and snacks. Tickets go on sale at LivePocket from 11:00 on October 18.
The band announced it on their official website.
In a new interview with Billboard, Hagar said he wants peace, if not reconciliation, after the VAN HALEN drummer recently called him a "complete idiot".
He continues to address severe injuries he sustained in a 2021 rock climbing accident.
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has shared a new interview with the drummer.
Death Metal Promotion will release the seven-track compilation, featuring bands from Canada, Poland, Brazil, Sweden, Romania and the USA, each taking on one song.
Following a five-night residency there in 2025, the IRON MAIDEN bassist's side project returns to the Stratford venue where MAIDEN played its first-ever gigs.
The Swedish progressive metal band's new studio album.
Play MVIt is a character-driven concept album.
The album is out via Napalm Records.
Play MVThe band have released the new single "Ghosts" with an official music video.
Play MVThe third single of the same name is out November 4.
Play MVFour new signature models inspired by instruments originally built for the artists.
Play MVHe said so in an interview with U.K. radio veteran Paul Stephenson of VRP Rocks.
The album has been newly remastered and repackaged.
The song is from the new album "Dead Deities" on Relapse Records.
Play MVChaosmonger Studio's officially licensed, narrative-driven run-and-gun Metroidvania is based on the music, artwork and dystopian science-fiction universe of VOIVOD.
Play MVThe three bands join the 2027 lineup.
He fronted the American progressive rock band.
She said so in an interview ahead of the October 14 world premiere of the concert film "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" in Los Angeles.
After turning down "Wayne's World" and "Almost Famous", the band have licensed the song to a Hollywood production.
EPICA curate the Friday of South of Heaven Festival and headline it with a special 25th anniversary set; LACUNA COIL and AD INFINITUM are the first two bands announced. Tickets are on sale now.
The band call the new digital single the second chapter of the journey their maxi-single UNISØN began.
Play MVThe four-date tour opens at DRUM Be-1 in Fukuoka on March 14, plays BIGCAT in Osaka on March 20 and Electric Lady Land in Nagoya on March 22, and closes at EX THEATER ROPPONGI in Tokyo on March 28. The band's site announces that ticket sales have started.
The follow-up to "Parasomnia" (February 2025) is underway: on October 13 the band shared a photo of all five members captioned "#DT17 is underway…". No release date has been announced.
The band's first full-length since 2020's "Empire Of The Blind" has eleven tracks and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris at Planet Z; Jason Bittner recorded the drums.
Play MVHill cited arthritis in his shoulder and thumb and a tendon injury in his left arm at the Brussels show. He has recorded his bass parts for the band's next album, plans to attend some shows and may join for a song at special ones, and voiced confidence in his successor Davey Rimmer.
The album is out October 16 via Napalm Records.
Play MVAfter Ozzy left hospital, a new team of specialists met the family at home and advised against the July 5, 2025 "Back To The Beginning" show; Ozzy chose to perform anyway. Sharon told the story to Rolling Stone.
Speaking to The Telegraph, the 78-year-old said Ozzy "was a part of my life for 60 years", that he misses him, and that losing friends has made him wonder how much longer he has.
Keenan had his left hip replaced in August, his second hip procedure after one in June 2015. He told Metal Hammer that cancelling TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE or PUSCIFER dates was not an option, and that by Christmas he will have played 28 shows in 18 countries with the three bands.
The clip was filmed at the band's sold-out London show this summer. The tour resumes November 25 with dates in Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii, and the North American leg starts April 13, 2027.
Five shows: January 30 Adelaide (Froth & Fury Festival), January 31 Perth (Magnet House), February 3 Melbourne (Max Watts), February 4 Sydney (Manning) and February 5 Brisbane (Crowbar), presented by Hardline Media.
Sully Erna's one-night benefit concert takes place at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, with David Draiman, Nuno Bettencourt, Brad Whitford and members of STAIND and THREE DAYS GRACE; proceeds support The Scars Foundation's mental health, suicide prevention and addiction work.
The self-titled debut, featuring Michael Romeo (guitar) and Michael Pinnella (keyboards), is out October 30 via Sensory Records, the metal division of The Laser's Edge.
Seventeen shows run from April 10 at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta to May 6 at Palais Montcalm in Québec, celebrating classic GENESIS material alongside highlights from his solo career.
The song is from the new album "Legacy Of Empires", out now via Frontiers.
Play MVThe Lithuanian band's song is from their second album "Ydos", out now via Napalm Records.
Play MVDoors open at 15:15 and the show starts at 15:30; advance tickets are 3,000 yen plus a drink charge. Also on the bill are Castle (USA), Pusdoku (Norway), Punhalada, Konton Crusher, Charlotte The Harlot and Unholy Grave. Tickets are taken through the form on the band's official site.
Twelve shows begin at Traffic Live Club in Rome on October 22, with UK dates from November 5 to 8 (including O2 Academy Islington in London) and German dates from December 2 to 6 (including Frannz Club in Berlin).
On October 12 the band said Mosbach was Neil's longtime security and riding partner on tour for decades, and that he has passed after his own cancer battle.
The Australian metalcore quartet's second album, ten tracks, lands February 12 via Nuclear Blast.
Play MVThe video was filmed in February 2026 with director Leo Liberti; the album arrives via Frontiers Music Srl with Beth-Ami Heavenstone (bass), Conrado Pesinato (guitar), Shane Gaalaas (drums) and Alessandro Bertoni (keyboards).
Play MV"Philadelphia" is out November 13, 2026 via Frontiers.
Play MVThe indoor power metal festival takes place November 5–6, 2027 at Helsinki's Cable Factory; ANGRA make their Finnish debut and TYGERS OF PAN TANG play Finland for the first time, alongside SEVEN SPIRES, POWER PALADIN, INSANIA and more in an 11-act first wave. Tickets (18+) are on sale via Lippu.fi.
Recorded during five shows at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, from August 27 to 31, 2025, it features all the songs from the 1995 album and is available digitally, exclusively on Bandcamp.
He addressed the crowd during the band's October 10 stop of their residency at Sphere in Las Vegas.
The Al-0ween bash features a meet and greet with Al Jourgensen, the world premiere of the "Crickets" video, a look-alike contest and CDs and vinyl for sale; tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
The song closes "Yokai", released in August 2025 after the passing of vocalist Adam Ramey in May of that year; the video was directed by Dan Fusselman.
Play MVThe film, capturing the band's March performance with a full orchestra and choir at the Sydney Opera House, premieres October 28 at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Los Angeles with a Q&A session with the band.
Speaking to Eonmusic, he said Roth, who had just left VAN HALEN, came to his 1985 shows all the time while TALAS, featuring Billy Sheehan, were the opening act.
Speaking to VRP Rocks, he looked back on joining the band for "Countdown To Extinction", "Tornado Of Souls" and "Symphony Of Destruction" at their first Budokan show on February 27, 2023.
On the Finding Your Summit podcast, he looked back on Scott Weiland and the period around the band's second album.
The 40-minute set, filmed in Hilversum for Dutch TV show Doebidoe about three months after the debut album and long said by AVRO to have been destroyed in a fire, includes a version of "The Wizard" with different lyrics and a rare live "Warning"; it appears on an unofficial live album from German label Avertigro, limited to 666 copies.
Asked by Argentina's UnDinamo whether someone else took the decision, he answered "Yes," saying he can still play about 85 percent after his hand injury and that the band could have added a third guitarist.
"Endgame" is out January 29, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment; "Nothing More To Say" is its opening track.
Play MVThe single is the opening salvo for the band's first album since 2019's "Gravity."
Play MVThe new single addresses the opioid crisis.
Play MVThe Grand Auditorium Acoustic Ash Burst Satin was released October 6, with a Norse Dragon Bullseye version slated for spring 2027; both have mahogany back and sides and the Wylde Audio Pro EQ system with piezo pickup and built-in tuner.
Pitbull's 14th studio album "PITCOIN," released October 9, opens with "Reach For The Stars (feat. KISS)."
Play MVThe latest instalment of the V/H/S franchise, streaming on Shudder, features a new video for REPUGNANT's 2004 song "Premature Burial," with WATAIN's Erik Danielsson on vocals (Forge sang the original), Gustaf Lindström on bass, Gottfrid Åhman on guitar and Thomas Daun on drums.
He played the October 10 show at Frost Bank Center and sang lead on "Lights," "Keep on Runnin'" and "Precious Time."
In a social media post on October 11 she said she was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma on September 8 and is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy in Germany.
Mat Maurer told Finland's Rauta the band will issue a best-of on vinyl, their April 2026 Keep It True set and a 1989 Melbourne recording from when they played with METALLICA.
Billed as "DUAL IMPACT": doors 18:00, start 18:30; advance 6,000 yen, door 7,000 yen (drink extra). Tickets go on sale October 17 at 11:00 on LivePocket.
October 29 Old Town Theatre (Old Town, ME), November 6 Skylark (Rock Island, IL), November 17 McDonald Theatre (Eugene, OR) and November 18 Ace of Spades (Sacramento, CA), alongside their special-guest slot on ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's "Wrath Across North America 2026" tour.
A full-band cinematic concert film and live album of songs from her debut solo album "Cherry Red Apocalypse", mixed and mastered at Hansen Studios in Denmark; out November 1.
Play MVIn a statement marking the end of the roughly 18-month cycle, Flynn notes that seven guitarists came and went and that the band played seven shows as a three-piece for the first time in its history; the band is now going home and will "figure out the future" when the time is right.
Townsend created DREAMPEACE as music for sleep and relaxation after years of insomnia. The CD was first sold on his European "Metamorphosis" acoustic tour, remaining copies go to his Patreon community first, and the album reaches streaming services on October 16. It was announced on World Mental Health Day, October 10.
The bassist fell ill with pneumonia in Portland, OR during the band's North American tour and was treated in intensive care, where a congenital heart condition was found to be the cause; after open-heart surgery he is out of hospital, the band said on October 9. The tour had been postponed.
The split EP had only ever been released on CD. A half grey / half pink variant is sold only at the band's October shows and an orange/black splatter variant through Ferret Music's website, both strictly limited.
Speaking to Talkin' Bout Rock, the singer and guitarist said he developed alopecia areata over the summer, and that the tour's second leg in November and December has been booked with more days off between shows.
In an interview with Nik Nocturnal, Jasta compared the situation to 2002's "Perseverance", when the band knew it had to follow up quickly, and said shows marking the 30th anniversary of "Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire" are being considered. "Fatal Paradox" is out November 6 via BLKIIBLK.
The British nu-metalcore band's six-song EP "VIOLENCE IN BLOOM" is out November 6; "DON'T LOOK AT ME" is also streaming.
Play MVInterviewed by Fukuryu, she talks about the band's SUMMER SONIC 2026 appearance and the album's lyrics; this is the first of two parts.
The former SKID ROW frontman's new single is taken from his solo album "Bad Bones", released on May 22.
Play MVThe band's seventh studio album is out January 15 with 10 songs, including "Done Digging The Grave" featuring COMEBACK KID's Andrew Neufeld. The "Guilty Wounds" video was filmed at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas.
Play MVBilled as 'Burton C. Bell And The Void', the four shows run from Montreal on December 8 to Toronto on December 12.
SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos's band play 14 shows from Portland on December 1 to Oklahoma City on December 20.
The project is headed by CODE ORANGE's Jami Morgan and Eric "Shade" Balderose, with live dates from Orlando on October 9 to Los Angeles on December 12.
Play MVThe video was directed by vocalist Alecia "Mixi" Demner; the song is from "MEDUSA", released in June.
Play MVWritten by Shane Mehling, the 500-plus-page book draws on accounts from founder Aaron Turner and the label's artists, with new cover art by Turner.
The event was announced on the band's official YouTube channel.
Play videoThe limited 'Bone Dust Vinyl' pressing is made with real mastodon bone dust.
Play videoThe song was played for the first time in the band's Sphere residency at the October 8 show.
'V/H/S/Mixtape', the ninth film in the series, premiered on Shudder on October 9.
A fundraiser has been launched to help with his treatment.
The initiative uses strings from RUSH's Fifty Something Tour, with proceeds going to Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children among others.
The album is out January 1, and the two tracks are streaming now.
The general on-sale is October 16. The two bands collaborated on this year's 'Nightmare Tripping'. The run goes from February 6 in Pittsburgh to May 7 in Mexico City.
The shows close the second leg of The Rock & Roll Machine RELOADED Tour. The band also announced a 50th-anniversary board game, 'Just A Game – The Game'.
The band's official fan club announced that lottery presales through the various ticket agencies have opened.
Tickets are sold through LivePocket, with DreamARK as the seller.
Hill cites arthritis. Rimmer previously stood in for him at the band's September 21 concert at the Eventim Apollo in London.
The arena tour supports their eleventh album, 'Everything Under The Sun', out October 30. The Australian leg runs from October 2 in Perth to October 16.
They are the band's first recordings since singer Riley Gale died in 2020, with longtime friend Seth Gilmore on vocals.
Play MVIt happened at the band's October 8 concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show stopped after two songs and keyboardist Jonathan Cain addressed the crowd.
The three-song EP is what the band calls their heaviest outing yet.
Play MVThe album is out October 9 on Republic Records, with the Japanese SHM-CD edition following on October 14. Visualizers for its songs went up on the band's official YouTube channel.
Play MVThe box set is due out October 30 via BMG.
Play MVThe 11-track album comes from the band formed by ex-BUTCHER BABIES singer Carla Harvey.
The expanded edition is out this month.
Play MVThe UK prog rockers release the album in September 2027.
They join the October 29 and November 1 shows at the Hollywood Bowl. The artist presale starts October 9 and the general on-sale October 10 (local time).
Tickets go on general sale on October 16.
The band tour North America as headliners from November 5 to December 19.
Play MVThe album is out on October 23. The events take place at rock and metal bars in cities including Birmingham and London.
BLACK SABBATH's "I" and SLAYER's "Raining Blood" are confirmed for the soundtrack.
He says his comment in an interview with The Times was misquoted.
The Les Paul Foundation presented the award on October 5 at the Les Paul Recording Studio at Universal Master Recordings in Hollywood.
The deluxe edition of 'Death Above Life' is out on October 9.
Play MVThe album was produced by Jens Bogren.
Play MVIt is released via Algoth Records / Sound Pollution.
Play MVThe notice comes from Katana Music. The logo trademark (registration no. 7036680) was registered on April 16, 2026. Most events that consult in advance can be held as "LOUDNESS Official IP Support Events", and existing activities will be handled flexibly through 2026.
Buyers of the album receive a B2 promotional poster while stocks last.
Doors 11:30, show 12:00, advance ¥5,800 (drink charge extra). Venue assignments and the timetable will be announced later.
Doors 18:30, show 19:00, advance ¥4,000, door ¥4,600, on sale via e+.
The interview is an original feature on USEN's music site encore.
The notes were posted on the band's official note page.
On the Lipps Service podcast, Watt said the idea fell through because Bill Ward could not take part. Iommi's account does not tally with his.
The band is fronted by founder Carla Harvey, formerly of BUTCHER BABIES.
Play MVIt is released via Craft Recordings.
Play MVTheir European arena tour opens in Hamburg on November 3, and the U.K. leg starts on November 13.
The run also takes in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney.
It was recorded at the Revolution Music Room in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 15, 2025.
Play MVThe set covers her solo albums, cover songs and THE GATHERING material.
The festival takes place at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with A PERFECT CIRCLE playing on May 14.
General on-sale is Saturday, October 10 (local time). Final lineups vary by night.
The album comes out on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records, and the track opens it.
Play MVThe video was directed by Thomas Mignone. JUDICIARY are direct support on the tour.
Play MVIt is available exclusively through Sound Of Vinyl.
CRYPTA and THROWN INTO EXILE are also on the bill. Tickets go on sale October 9.
The Osbourne family is hosting the event, and 50% of ticket proceeds go to Los Angeles homeless charities.
General on-sale is October 9.
The latest album is 2025's "Amen" on Metal Blade Records.
Benji Webbe describes the song as a message to check on your friends and encourage some positivity.
Play MVThe single is out via Judge & Jury Records.
Play MVThe album, the band's first in a decade, comes out via Napalm Records, and the track opens it.
Play MVHickey said in an interview with Loaded Radio that the mix will likely go to the band's original mixer, Mike Marciano.
They thanked fans for their condolences and asked them to "keep the black flame burning for him."
The band's official live schedule now lists appearances at Songdo Convensia in South Korea on December 18 and December 20, 2026.
Umeda Zeela, doors 18:30, show 19:00, ¥3,000 / ¥3,800. Also on the bill: ALL iN FAZE, Disconnect Cendrillon and サディスティック仮面ちゃん.
It comes in three editions: a full-production limited 12-inch paper-sleeve edition with a T-shirt, a first-press limited 7-inch paper-sleeve edition, and a standard edition.
Pepa says he was diagnosed with stage 4 duodenal cancer in February 2026 and is asking for help to pursue treatment in Mexico and to support his family.
The band features former ACCEPT members Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes and Stefan Kaufmann. The album is out on Reigning Phoenix Music.
Play MVThe performance comes from the band's orchestral concert film "HOME".
Play MVThe New York death metal band's previous album was 2022's "It's Time... To Rise From The Grave".
Play MVThe album comes out on the band's own label, Kings Of Stonerpunk Records, with a European tour including Norway.
Play MVThe video premiered on Napalm Records' official channel.
Play MVThe show was the first ever played in Japan by an all-female British band, and the release marks its 45th anniversary. Cleopatra Records issues it on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl, with 16 songs (four of them CD only).
Play MVThe RIAA certified it on October 5. It is the band's third diamond certification, after "Hybrid Theory" in 2005 and "In The End" in 2024.
It arrives ahead of the final U.S. leg of the "What Lies Within" tour, running from Philadelphia on November 5 to Reno on December 5.
Play MVThe show benefits his Sweet Stuff Foundation, and Jack Black makes a special appearance. Tickets go on sale on October 9.
He announced it with Stevie Van Zandt on air on October 6, the release day of his memoir "Devil On My Shoulder".
The live album captures the band's 2018 appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Play MVDirected by Mirko Witzki, it arrives just before the next leg of their world tour, which starts in Mexico.
Play MVWIZARDTHRONE's line-up includes Barber on vocals and guitar and ALESTORM's Christopher Bowes on keyboards, and the band's first live shows are planned.
Play MVThe 27 dates run from Manchester, New Hampshire on March 4, 2027 to Cleveland on April 16. General on-sale is October 9.
They appear after the 11:40 screening on Saturday, October 17, in Theatre 4 (111 seats), at normal admission. Online booking opens on October 13 at 18:00 for TCG members and at 21:00 for everyone, and the box office sells from October 14. It follows the talk at Century Cinema in Nagoya on October 10.
The new single "Pound Of Flesh", the first taste of the band's second album, arrives with a video on October 16.
The cancelled shows were the House Of Blues in San Diego on October 5 and the Observatory OC on October 6. He told The Jesea Lee Show that a scope found one vocal fold swollen to twice the width of the other and a broken blood vessel.
The double-disc edition adds radio single edits and live recordings from this year's tour to the complete album. It comes out via Silver Lining Music.
Play MVJoost van den Broek produced and orchestrated the track, which is out now via Frontiers.
Play MVThe digital EP collects the Christmas classics the band recorded for Halloween Horror Nights' "Terror Tram starring Art the Clown" at Universal Studios Hollywood. It comes out via Fearless Records.
He has been diagnosed with stage 3B leukemia. The funds will go toward his medical treatment and toward buying a trailer for him to live in.
The lineup is Hansen, Doug Aldrich, David Lowy, Tommy Clufetos and Jimi Crutchley. The band will spend the rest of the year recording an album, and a European leg from March 4 to 21, 2027 is to be followed by a U.S. tour.
Play MVMay told The Times that he decided 18 months ago not to tour again. He still has an immersive QUEEN show in mind, but voiced serious misgivings that, for now, it cannot be made without A.I.
The concert film documents the band's three shows at Mexico City's Foro Sol in October 2022. It opens in cinemas on November 4 (November 5 and 18 in Japan), and the live album follows on November 20.
Directed by Alex Ranarivelo, the film stars Alexander Dreymon as Rudolf Schenker, Ludwig Trepte as Klaus Meine, Ed Speleers as Matthias Jabs, Luke Brandon Field as Herman Rarebell and Dominic West as manager Doc McGhee. No release dates have been announced outside Germany.
Play MVThe band plays House Of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay on March 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13, 2027, their fifth engagement at the venue.
The event takes place at Cine Joia. The final show is on November 7 at Suhai Music Hall, also in São Paulo.
Touring "Far From God" and the band's 35th anniversary, the route runs from Germany, France, Spain and the U.K. through Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with IOTUNN and TODOMAL as guests.
The four dates ran from Melbourne on September 29 to Perth on October 3. The Chilean singer (PROCESSION) also filled in at London Metalfest on September 12.
The book is out on November 10 via Permuted Press, with a foreword by Rob Halford and an afterword by Randy Blythe. Billy appears at a Phoenix bookstore on October 29, in Seal Beach on November 10 and in Dublin, California on November 14.
On October 4 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas he played "School's Out", "I'm Eighteen" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy", with Nita Strauss and Glen Sobel alongside.
The deluxe edition adds instrumentals of the full album, and the video is again directed by Matt Hutchings.
Play MVThe release documents the band's headline shows of January 10 and 11 and comes as a full-production limited Blu-ray, a standard Blu-ray and a standard DVD, with a "THE ONE Limited Edition" that adds a two-disc live CD and a photo book.
Doors open at 15:15 and the show starts at 16:00. Enquiries go to SOGO TOKYO.
The three parts start at 16:00, 18:00 and 20:00, each ticket comes with a greeting ticket, and first-come fan-club sales run until October 17 at 23:59.
The band's official site announced that their cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" is now up on HAGANE's own YouTube channel.
Play MVThe magazine carries a solo interview exploring the roots of the vocalist's expression, with photographs shot for the feature.
The single from the Smith/Kotzen and Winery Dogs singer and guitarist is out on October 9.
Play MVA limited-edition 7" double A-side single is also available.
Play MVThe band played a new 16-song set on October 3, including the first live airing of the "Reload" track "Devil's Dance" since June 2008, along with "The Outlaw Torn", "King Nothing" and "Orion". The residency continues on October 8 and 10.
The guitarist fractured and broke ribs in a fall. The band will play as a three-piece on the opening dates of the tour with ARCH ENEMY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and others, which starts on October 5 in Riverside, California, and he aims to rejoin later on the run.
The band's second album is out on October 19 on CD, 180-gram vinyl and download, and a music video for the album track "I'm a Mover" has been released.
The reactivated metallic hardcore band has compiled its series of EPs of re-recorded catalog songs into one 11-song collection, now on streaming services.
The video is online from noon on October 4 until 23:59 on December 31. The show's own HEADBANGERS CLUB BAND features Shinya Tange (drums), Yosuke Abe (guitar), Yoshihiro Yasui (bass) and Jekyll of JEKYLL★RONOVE (vocals), among others.
Play MVA new version of a song from "Love Kills!", the album the band released via Reigning Phoenix Music in February. Kai Hansen is the father of founder and guitarist Tim Hansen.
Play MVOn October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, the SOUNDGARDEN drummer played "Loud Love", "Outshined" and "Spoonman" with Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), Taylor Momsen (THE PRETTY RECKLESS), Tom Morello and Robbie Mangano. Morello introduced them as the "Suns Of Soundgarden".
The performance came during Morello's set at Merriweather Post Pavilion on October 3. Tankian was also on the festival bill.
At the October 3 festival, Jack Black played a covers set with the teenage band he performed with at "Back To The Beginning".
The band cancelled its US dates with BAT due to a family health emergency in the Voivod clan, saying it cannot commit to new dates for now. Tickets will be refunded at point of sale.
According to a statement from the Carteret Performing Arts Center, W.A.S.P. did not perform "due to unforeseen circumstances". Refund or credit information will be communicated starting Monday, October 5.
The 50th-anniversary album comes via Flatiron Recordings and was partially helmed by Jack Douglas, producer of the band's 1983 debut. The first single, tentatively due on October 13, is a song Randy Jackson wrote with KISS's Paul Stanley more than three decades ago.
Speaking to 107.7 The Bone at Aftershock, Leach said the festival was the band's last US show for a long time; after New Zealand and Australia only some European festivals are planned for next year, and talk of writing again has begun.
The session features Masayoshi Yamashita (bass), Nov (vocals), KENTARO (guitar) and drummer Haruka Mori, with Sally as guest guitarist. Doors 16:30, start 17:00. Advance tickets 6,000 yen, door 6,500 yen (one drink extra).
The former SKID ROW frontman's new single is taken from his solo album "Bad Bones", released on May 22. He calls the song and video "a dedication to all my fans and supporters".
Play MVThe song is out via Jinks's label, Late August Records, and was written by Jinks, Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin.
Play MVCharlie Benante also missed the September 29 show in San Antonio; no official reason has been given. Roddy previously filled in for Benante in 2023.
At the rescheduled October 2 show in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the FOO FIGHTERS leader, whose band was the support act, joined AC/DC for the song.
Held at Tokyo, Ueno Station Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto and Universal CityWalk Osaka on October 5, 6, 13, 14, 20, 21 and 23, three sessions a day (12:00 / 14:00 / 19:00, about 45 minutes each).
Rare footage from a 1992 studio session in Burbank, California, shared on the band's official YouTube channel.
Play videoThe bill also includes SEEK US NEED and more. Tickets are 3,500 / 4,300 yen and went on sale on October 2 at 21:00.
The cause was given at an inquest at St Pancras Coroner's Court in London on October 2: complications after two liver transplants and bowel surgery earlier this year. Campbell, a member of MOTÖRHEAD from 1984 to 2015, died on March 13 at the age of 64.
Twenty tracks recorded with a full orchestra and choir at AFAS in Amsterdam on September 20, 2024.
Play MVThe video is directed by Michael Levine, with Joe Letz of LINDEMANN as a mad scientist. The band's US headlining tour opens in Little Rock on October 14.
Play MVThe money funds the band's first new album since 2011, which they plan to make independently, with no label or manager. The single was produced by Zack Ohren.
Play MVMonterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Mexico City (Auditorio Nacional) and Querétaro.
The festival takes place in Nickelsdorf.
Zombi's Steve Moore joins The Sword's Bryan Richie and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III. The self-titled album arrives via Spaceflight Records, and lead track "Crumbling Thrones" was released on October 2.
Play MVRecorded at her sold-out show at Le Trianon in Paris on April 10, 2026, it comes as a limited 2LP and a limited CD+Blu-ray. No release date is given in the announcement.
The event starts at 20:00 in the store's B1F CUTUP STUDIO. Entry is by lottery among buyers of eligible titles reserved between October 2 (12:00) and October 25 (23:59); winners are to be announced on October 28 at 18:00.
Thirty years after "Black Earth" (October 2, 1996), Trooper released "JOHAN ERA", "ANGELA ERA" and "ALISSA ERA" on October 2, eleven songs each from the Johan Liiva, Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Gluz years.
Anna talks about her path so far, her present and the year leading to the first full-length album "Birth of Riot".
First pressings include a solo trading card with the standard edition (WPCL-13843) and a solo alternate sleeve with the anime edition (WPCL-13844), five random designs each. Reserving both editions by October 12 at 23:59 adds a "Ghost Sequence" card holder.
About ten songs, among them "Enter Sandman", which she covered at SUMMER SONIC 2026. Out as a standard edition and a first-press edition with an acrylic stand.
Twelve tracks produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, recorded largely live at Studio Barbarosa in Florida. The video was shot at The Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Play MVOut through BMG and Rhino as a five-colour-LP box and a five-CD box, collecting "Under The Blade", "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll", "Stay Hungry", "Come Out And Play" and "Love Is For Suckers".
It opens on February 3 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia and ends on July 31 at Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with European stops including Berlin, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris and London.
All twelve tracks were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, with new members Garrett Ramsden (drums) and Parker Lee (vocals).
Play MVOut through Reaper Entertainment. Chris Boltendahl describes the song as a statement against a history in which people were stripped of their names and had numbers burned into their skin.
Play MVThe album follows a Kickstarter campaign, and the video was shot in the desert near Groom Lake, Nevada.
Play MVDated October 1. Among the singles, "Kickstart My Heart" went 2x platinum; "Dr. Feelgood", "Home Sweet Home" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" platinum; and "Live Wire", "Wild Side", "Shout At The Devil" and "Looks That Kill" gold.
The vocalist/bassist's passing was confirmed on VENOM's official social media on October 1. No cause of death was revealed.
The second single from the nine-track album, out through Music Theories Recordings/Artone Label Group.
Play MVThe self-titled debut arrives through Frontiers Music Srl. The Sweden-based lineup is completed by drummer Robert Mehmet Ikiz, guitarist Roger Öjersson and bassist Jake Nyman.
Play MVThe band says the song was inspired by the Fermi Paradox and the Wow! signal. "Painstream" is out October 30 through Century Media.
Play MVThe album is out through Frontiers Music Srl and was produced by Ron Nevison.
Play MVCurated by Jack Frost and out through Deko Entertainment in late October, on 2CD and as an autographed 2CD bundle.
Play MVThe doom project was formed at the end of 2021 by former TYPE O NEGATIVE/DANZIG drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist Dan Lorenzo (HADES/NON-FICTION).
Play MVThe German veterans will play their post-Christmas "Schrei!Nachten" tour in December alongside ROBSE and DISILLUSION.
Out of print for several years, the TOTO guitarist's album returns on CD and digital on November 7, with its first-ever LP shipping soon after.
Out through Nuclear Blast, the collection brings together audio and video from the 2022 Amsterdam arena show and the 2023 homecoming show in Kitee, plus live-in-the-studio audio captured during the band's virtual live events. "Tribal" comes from the Amsterdam show.
Play MVThe band announced the milestone, which puts the song in Spotify's Billions Club.
The band announced the box set, which includes the previously unreleased March 1981 demo "Nobody Knows What It's Like To Be Lonely". The original album came out on November 10, 1981.
The eight-track album is billed as the spiritual successor to 2016's "La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God". The new song opens the record.
Play MVThe release date is also his birthday. It follows his solo debut "1980" (February 2025), made entirely with 1980s gear, and moves into more modern electronics. The new track "Find What You Love And Let It Kill You" is out now on streaming services.
It runs from the 1992 debut "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" to 2023's "War Against All", plus the live album "The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh", recorded at Wacken Open Air in 2007.
The video was released on Napalm Records' official channel.
Play MVYuki wrote every song herself. Alongside instrumentals the album includes two vocal tracks, and two songs feature bassist Chris (Murasaki) and drummer Leon (8BALL / ex-SEX MACHINEGUNS).
The programme airs on NHK General from 22:00 to 22:45, with a rerun on October 12. TMG perform three songs in the studio, and Tak Matsumoto talks about B'z's appearance at the Kohaku Uta Gassen and his years as TM NETWORK's support guitarist.
The feature also includes a collaboration with the magazine's "Metal Joshi" series.
The event mixes songs from the new album with talk. Doors 12:30, start 13:00. Advance tickets are 4,000 yen and door 4,500 yen (drink 700 yen extra each); a 6,000-yen perk ticket adds a signed memorial ticket, a two-shot photo and early entry. Tickets go on sale at LivePocket at 20:00 on October 5.
The BLACK SABBATH guitarist’s first solo album in twenty-one years arrives on October 23 through BMG, with the Japanese edition on November 6. "Stormwatcher" follows July’s "World Alone" as the second single and is presented as an animated music video.
Play MVThe guitarist was one of sixty-seven people honoured by the Princess Royal at a Windsor Castle investiture on September 30. Iommi wrote on social media, "At Windsor Castle today to receive my MBE!" The honour itself had been announced in June.
It is the ninth album by the Grammy-nominated Connecticut hardcore/metal veterans, and their first for their new label BLKIIBLK.
Play MVThe album is out on October 23, and the band’s own Nathan Weaver directed the video.
Play MVIt was the band’s September 29 support slot for IRON MAIDEN and MEGADETH at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas; no reason was given for Benante’s absence. Heller, who lives in San Antonio, took a 2:00pm call from MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren and was on stage at 6:30pm, having charted the songs in between. He wrote on social media that he "didn’t know any ANTHRAX songs on the drums", sat with the band for less than an hour, "and then went on stage in front of 56,000 people or whatever, and did my best".
The former MORBID ANGEL drummer announced his departure on social media on September 30 after four years with the band, and will not take part in the autumn European "Morbidfest" tour with ATHEIST and CANCER. He said he had been ill with flu on the last tour but that this was not the reason, adding that "for some time now, I haven’t been feeling the same connection with these songs anymore".
May appeared at Taylor’s September 28 solo concert at the Roundhouse in London. Taylor, 77, is promoting his solo album "Violence Insane In A Beautiful World"; he sang lead throughout the two-hour set and played drums on only one track. May came up for the final two songs, "We Will Rock You" and "Radio Ga Ga".
The residency runs to March 13, 2027 across twenty-four shows, with different setlists on the Thursday and Saturday performances.
The festival runs from June 3 to 5, 2027 at Park 360 in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, with FAITH NO MORE and BLINK-182 as headliners. Architects, Billy Talent, Motionless In White, Static-X, Neck Deep and From Ashes To New are among the other acts announced, and further names are promised.
The festival takes place from August 18 to 21, 2027 at Todenham Manor Farm near Moreton-in-Marsh in the UK. The first wave also features Blood Incantation, SLIFT, The Ocean, Messa, Conjurer and Holy Fawn, with The Wildhearts playing a progressive set.
The new band pairs Falck with former members of the Texas group THE OUTLAW DEVILS — vocalist Jerry Woolverton, guitarist Gary Wofford and bassist Rob Tate. The single arrives through DSN Music. Besides OVERKILL, Falck is known for his work with Paul Di’Anno’s band.