The 18 news items published in the morning and evening of Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
“Perfecth” is due October 30 from Matador Records, produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman. It will be available on CD and standard black vinyl, on clear vinyl at indie retailers, and as a limited deluxe gatefold edition housing handwritten lyrics and a bespoke piece of art.
Play MVShogun Mojo is a new collaboration between KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and Dan Reed of Dan Reed Network. The self-titled debut arrives November 6, 2026 via Frontiers Music srl, led by the single “Under The Gun”.
Play MVThe album arrives November 13, 2026 via Napalm Records. “Agency” follows first single “The Ascent”; vocalist Candace Buckingham calls it “a song about freedom — the kind that lives within you, the kind no one can take away, and the kind you have to fight for every single day.”
Play MV“Nine” is out August 28 via Sargent House. It was recorded in Chicago — the same city the trio has used since their 2006 debut “Enter” — with their longtime engineer Kurt Ballou.
Play MVSpeaking to Louder, Holopainen said six songs are written for the next Nightwish album. He added that the band have “reserved things” for 2027, hinting at studio time, and suggested their three-year break from live shows will end in 2028.
The band will perform at Lumen Field during the Seahawks’ home opener against the New England Patriots, joined by Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam. McCready will also perform the national anthem pregame.
The two-week run opens November 2 in Buffalo, New York and closes November 19 in Pensacola, Florida.
The 24th annual fundraising event takes place at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, with Dee Snider, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger and John 5 joining the bill.
The Daniel E. Catullo III-directed film opens the 42nd annual Boston Film Festival, which runs September 17 to September 21. Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Tommy Henriksen and the director are set to appear at the premiere.
The album arrived on August 26 in a limited first edition (2CD) and a standard edition, and marks the band’s major-label return with Sally joining on guitar as a fourth member. The music video for the new song “EVERGLOW” premiered the same day at 21:00 JST on their official YouTube channel.
Play MVJPU Records in London has opened pre-orders for an international CD edition. It carries 12 tracks — the album’s 10 songs plus covers of TOM★CAT’s “TOUGH BOY” (the Fist of the North Star 2 opening) and fripSide’s “only my railgun” (the A Certain Scientific Railgun opening) — and comes with an English lyric translation and transliteration booklet. The digital edition went worldwide on August 26.
The song appears on the Italian band’s sixth album, due October 2 via Napalm Records. Its ten tracks continue the story begun on their 2018 debut “The Fallen King”.
Play MVThe song comes from the thrash veterans’ 13-track Napalm Records debut, which arrives on August 28 — two days after the video went up.
Play MVThe film captures two sold-out shows recorded at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on the Skeletá World Tour 2025. Screenings run through August 30.
Play videoImpex Records will issue the reissue as a 2-LP set on black vinyl and on metallic pearl gold vinyl limited to 2,500 numbered copies, plus an SACD hybrid. Every edition includes previously unreleased demos, restored and remastered by Tom Scholz, that predate the band’s Epic Records deal.
The clip was filmed on August 24 in the Nevada desert outside Las Vegas with director Leo Liberti, who also made the “Change Of Heart” and “Tears Of The Dragon” videos. The IRON MAIDEN singer’s solo album is tentatively due in early 2027 via BMG.
The album arrives via Savant Guarde Records.
The run begins on October 8 in Atlanta, Georgia.