BREAKING BENJAMIN Tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With “Something Wicked”
The latest single, first debuted at this year’s Welcome To Rockville and taken from a forthcoming album, earns the band its ninth career No. 1 on the chart.
NEWS LINEUP 2026.08.04
The 16 news items published in the morning and evening of Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Artists in the day's news
Morning edition
HYPOCRISY Cancels August 2026 North American Tour Due To “Visa Issues”
The “Mass Hallucination” trek with DIMMU BORGIR, running August 10-23, is off; the band said it is “devastated, and truly sorry”, and ticket holders should contact their original point of purchase for refunds.
PAUL RODGERS And GEEZER BUTLER Honored On “Sound & Vision Live” Album Featuring MATT SORUM, GLENN HUGHES, COREY TAYLOR, Others
Recorded March 2 at the Plaza Theatre during the inaugural Palm Springs Sound & Vision Awards, the limited-edition double vinyl on Experience Vinyl is capped at 2,000 copies and arrives September 13.
BRUCE DICKINSON To Perform With Beethoven Academy Orchestra In Poland In January 2027
The IRON MAIDEN frontman joins “The Legend Of Rock Symphonic” on January 30, 2027 at Spodek Arena in Katowice, performing his solo material and Maiden songs in symphonic arrangements with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra conducted by Stanisław Słowiński.
STRYPER Releases Lyric Video For “Ashes To Roses” From Upcoming “Throne Of Thorns” Album
The track comes from the band’s 18th studio album, due September 25 via Frontiers Music Srl.
Play MVGHOST’s TOBIAS FORGE Contributes Music Video To SHUDDER’s Horror Anthology “V/H/S/MIXTAPE”
The ninth installment of the found-footage franchise premieres October 9 on Shudder, with Forge directing a brand-new music video alongside contributions from RZA, Flying Lotus and Ernest Dickerson, plus an appearance by GWAR.
ALBERT BOUCHARD, Founding Member Of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, Returns With Next Chapter Of The “Imaginos” Saga
“Imaginos IV: Rhyme Of The Starclock”, an 11-track album drawn from previously unrecorded Sandy Pearlman lyrics, arrives September 25 via Deko Entertainment, led by the single “Four Winds Bar” and featuring guests including Ross “The Boss” Friedman and Lenny Kaye.
LISTEN: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Turn SMASHING PUMPKINS’ “Jellybelly” Into Prog-Metal Ripper
The cover comes off “Sending Hearts To All My Dearies — A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins”, out digitally August 14.
Evening edition
Slipknot’s Sid Wilson Reportedly Sacked Over His Treatment Of Bandmates
The band has given no official reason; the account rests on reports citing people close to the group.
More Than 80 Minutes Of Led Zeppelin’s 1970 Bath Festival Footage Surfaces Online
Film shot for the June 1970 performance that had gone unreleased for decades.
Tommy Thayer And Doro Pesch To Appear At The Official “50 Years Of Kiss In Germany” Fan Celebration
The event takes place on October 30 at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf.
Foreigner Launches A $1,000 VIP Ticket That Seats Fans Onstage During The Show
The Golden Anniversary VIP Ticket marks the band’s fiftieth year.
Steve Hackett And Steve Rothery Release The Music Video For New Single “Red Dragon”
A rockier track from the collaboration between the Genesis and Marillion guitarists.
Play MVPlush Announces New Single “Animalistic” For August 14 And The Album “Mass Hysteria”
The track was written by singer/guitarist Moriah Formica with her bandmates and arrives via Pavement Entertainment.
King Crimson Unveil “2014 (The Complete US Tour)” Double Blu-Ray Set
The set collects every date of the US tour the reconvened band played that year.
The Wildhearts’ Ginger Says He Has Already Written The Follow-Up To The Unreleased “Northern Spirit”
He made the remark while the band’s next record is still awaiting release.