NEWS LINEUP 2026.08.16

The 9 news items published in the morning and evening of Sunday, August 16, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

HAYWIRE Sign With Roadrunner Records, Reveal New Album "I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye"

Lead single "With You, Without You" officially arrives August 19. Free cassette samplers carrying the track are being handed out at Sound And Fury in Los Angeles on August 16.

Source: ThePRP (August 16, 2026)

PLUSH Share New Single "Animalistic" From September 18 Album "Mass Hysteria"

Out now on all major streaming platforms via Pavement Entertainment. The track was written by Moriah Formica, Blair Daly and Zac Maloy.

Source: Blabbermouth (August 16, 2026)

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ECLIPTOR, Fronted By BARONESS’s Gina Gleason, Announce Four September Dates Supporting WITCHING

The run goes from September 13 in Baltimore to September 20 in Philadelphia. The band played their first show this past March and recorded their debut earlier this year.

Source: ThePRP (August 16, 2026)

STRYFE Sign Distribution Deal With CANDLEPOWER RECORDS And ElectraCast Media, "Breathe" Single Out August 22

The Los Angeles progressive metal band’s "Breathe" is their first single released through the label.

Source: Blabbermouth (August 15, 2026)

Evening edition

HANABIE.’s New Song “Baribari Buddy” Chosen As The Ending Theme For The TV Anime “Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita II”

The anime starts airing October 7 on TOKYO MX and ABC TV, and October 9 on BS Asahi and AT-X. A promo spot using the song’s audio has been released.

Source: HANABIE. (official site) (August 16, 2026)

WHITESNAKE Reissue “Slide It In”, “Whitesnake” And “Slip Of The Tongue” On Vinyl September 18

This is the first release from the band’s new catalog label home Craft Recordings. Each album returns in its original U.S. single-LP configuration, cut from the original analog tapes, on classic black wax alongside limited-edition colour pressings.

Source: WHITESNAKE (official site) (August 16, 2026)

Zilqy’s “World’s End” Charts At No. 19 On The UK Kerrang! Chart And Is Picked For Metal Hammer’s Tracks Of The Week

The song began streaming on August 6 and is the first of three consecutive advance releases from the band’s debut album “Birth of Riot”, due October 7.

Source: Zilqy (official site) (August 16, 2026)