NEWS LINEUP 2026.08.09

The 7 news items published in the morning of Sunday, August 9, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

LOVEBITES' Miyako To Appear In SEPT's New Stage Production “WORLD ENDER ~fate of W/B~”

The music-and-theater unit's new production runs October 31 to November 8 at Kokumin Kyosai coop Hall / Space Zero in Tokyo for 14 performances, her second SEPT appearance after last year's “Rebellion”.

Source: LOVEBITES公式(ビクター) (August 8, 2026)

Holding Absence's New Album “Modern Life Is Lonely” Delayed To Mid-September

The band says delays in the manufacturing process have pushed the release from August 28 to September 18.

Source: ThePRP (August 9, 2026)

STEELHEART's MILJENKO MATIJEVIC Teases 'Really Heavy' New Project DEATH TO LOVE With Ex-IN FLAMES Guitarist NICLAS ENGELIN

Ten songs are finished and the first single is targeted for October, with Matijevic describing a “really heavy Gothenburg sound”.

Source: Blabbermouth (August 9, 2026)

O.N.I. Debut Jordan Fish-Produced Cover Of R.E.M.'s “Losing My Religion”

The ex-BRING ME THE HORIZON producer also handled June's “Haunted”; a new album is expected in January 2027.

Source: ThePRP (August 9, 2026)

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ROSE TATTOO Has 'So Many New Songs' To Choose From For Upcoming Studio Album

Gary “Angry” Anderson is eyeing a late 2026 or early 2027 release, the band's first since 2020's “Outlaws”.

Source: Blabbermouth (August 9, 2026)

MARYLAND DEATHFEST Adds YOB, ANAAL NATHRAKH, EXUMER To 2027 Lineup As Four-Day Passes Near Sellout

Maryland Deathfest XXII runs May 27-30, 2027 across multiple Baltimore venues, with single-day and VIP tickets expected in late August or early September.

Source: Metal Injection (August 9, 2026)