Foreigner Shares Previously Unreleased “Head Games”-Era Song “Trouble”, With A Newly Added Peter Frampton Solo
A newly remixed and remastered edition of the 1979 album Head Games arrives on October 30 on CD/Blu-ray, black vinyl and digital, the second instalment of the band’s fiftieth-anniversary programme. “Trouble”, recorded in May 1979 at Atlantic Studios in New York and found during research for the boxed set, was co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and reaches release for the first time with a newly added guest guitar appearance by Peter Frampton.
The band will broadcast its 20th Anniversary Tour show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on September 8 at 9 p.m. Mountain Time, free to watch on Veeps. The set spans their career alongside new material from their tenth album Legacy, which was released digitally on July 31 and arrives on CD, vinyl and cassette on September 18.
Iron Savior Release “The Creature’s Tale” Video From “Deathbringer”, Due November 13
The song is the advance track from the band’s new album for Frontiers Music, and is written from the point of view of Frankenstein’s creature. The release date and the full track listing were published in the official video description.
Polyphia Announce Fifth Album “Be Not Afraid” For October 23, Share “Power In The Blood”
The album arrives via Rise Records. The video was filmed against the gold-leaf Baroque interiors of the São Francisco da Penitência Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was directed by Caleb Young. The record was made across Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas through 2024 and 2025 with co-producer RJ Pasin.
Hatebreed Set “Fatal Paradox”, Their First Album In Six Years, For November 6
The album is released through BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group, and was produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Rob Zombie, Accept). The earlier single “Kill Count Increase” is, in Jamey Jasta’s words, the opening track on the record.
Satanic Planet, Featuring Dave Lombardo, Announce New Album “Dead Deities” For October 30
The record is released by Relapse Records. Lucien Greaves (co-founder of The Satanic Temple), Luke Henshaw, Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Misfits, Dead Cross) and Justin Pearson (The Locust) made this one together in the studio as a full band. The first single is “Sam Alito’s Mom”.
The Power Of 3 — Orianthi, Cindy Blackman Santana And Rhonda Smith — Announce Their Debut Album For December 11
The trio’s self-titled debut is released by She2Music. It was produced by Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Kiss), features a guest appearance from Carlos Santana and was recorded entirely in analog. A double A-side debut single, “War In The Streets” backed with “Treat Me Like A Lady”, went out to streaming services on the same day.
Whiplash Sign To Time To Kill Records, Set New Album “Roar” For November 27
The New Jersey thrash veterans, led by Tony Portaro, deliver ten tracks recorded at Studio Mozart and Concrete Island Studio, produced by Portaro and mixed by Jamie King Audio. The material had already circulated in strictly limited form: a small run of CD promos was handed out independently during the band’s European tour with Napalm Death under the original title Thrashquake.
Andy Scott’s Sweet To Release New Live Album “Live 25” In October
Metalville has set October 23 as the international release date. Alongside songs from 2024’s Full Circle, the band played all the classic hits plus a few heavier rock tracks that had rarely made the setlist in recent years, recorded by the current line-up led by founding member Andy Scott.
BAND-MAID Announce New Single “SPIN” For October 28, Reveal New North American Tour Visual
The official site lists three songs — “SPIN”, “ENTROPY” and “Spring ephemeral”. The two limited first-press editions add a Blu-ray and a DVD respectively, each carrying the band’s 12 July 2025 show at Toyosu PIT.
Sinner Release Visualizer For “Turn The Page” From Final Album “Boom Bang Goodbye”
The song features Michael Sadler of Saga on lead vocals, and the video went up on the channel of the band’s label Reigning Phoenix Music. Ward Records issued the Japanese edition of the album on 21 August.
Brymir Announce Fifth Album “What We Leave Behind” For October 2, Share “Tempestbound” Video
Napalm Records release it. In the video description the band call the record thematically the darkest they have made, and give the song’s subject as war.
Glasswaves Announce Debut Album “while(True)” For October 23, Premiere “Swarm.ING_” Video
The alternative metal trio from Rochester, New York release it through SharpTone Records. It is a concept record built around a medical technology company experimenting with dream manipulation, and the song is the third to be issued from it.
Pro-Shot Video Of Corey Taylor, Geezer Butler, Nuno Bettencourt And Matt Sorum Performing “War Pigs” Released
The footage comes from the first Sound & Vision Awards, held at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California on 2 March 2026, with Corey Taylor on vocals, Geezer Butler on bass, Nuno Bettencourt and Steve Stevens on guitars and Matt Sorum on drums. The double vinyl album Sound & Vision Live follows on 13 September in a run of 2,000 copies.
Maynard James Keenan Undergoes Second Hip Replacement, Says Every Autumn Show Will Go Ahead
He posted on Instagram that he tore a labrum on 3 July during A Perfect Circle’s European tour and had the surgery on 26 August. He is due to play roughly 27 shows in 18 countries with three bands between September and Christmas, and wrote that cancelling isn’t an option because people have bought tickets and booked travel and lodging.
Metal For Nepal Launch Emergency Fundraising Appeal After Flash Flood On The Nepal-Tibet Border
The flood struck the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts on 26 August; 332 people are confirmed dead and 910 missing, 517 of them foreign nationals. The charity is taking donations at metalfornepal.org/donate for emergency supplies, clean water and rebuilding.
Presale Opens For “WORLD ENDER ~fate of W/B~”, The Stage Play Featuring Lovebites’ Miyako
Victor Entertainment report that the SEPT presents production has opened its first ticket ballot through Ticket Pia, running from 12:00 on 27 August to 23:59 on 6 September, alongside a dedicated site for the show.