The 16 news items published in the morning and evening of Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
The Santa Cruz, California hardcore band will play clubasia in Tokyo on March 10, CLUB CITTA' in Kanagawa on March 11, DROP in Osaka on March 12 and 3STAR in Nagoya on March 13, as part of an Asian run following February dates in Australia.
The band have added Toyota Center in Houston on October 1, Enterprise Center in St. Louis on October 21, Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati on October 23 and PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on November 15. General on-sale begins September 4 at 10am local time.
Marking five decades since the band formed in New York in 1976, they will play the Beacon Theatre on April 27, The Wellmont Theater on April 28, The Capitol Theatre on April 30 and Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on May 2. Founding member Al Greenwood announced the run at the band's Jones Beach concert on August 21. General on-sale begins September 3 at 10am local time.
Parton had been expected to guest on the band's heavy reworking of her 1973 hit, but died on August 25 before recording her part. Better Noise Music issued the track without her vocals on August 31, with proceeds benefiting the Imagination Library she founded.
Play MVThe track comes from How To Cast A Shadow, the second album by the duo of Fates Warning's Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, released August 31 on Metal Blade. The video was filmed during a photo shoot, and the album features live drums by Dennis Leeflang on several tracks.
Play MVAn entirely instrumental jazz-noir record built on piano, brass, woodwinds, cello, percussion, vibraphone, organ and synthesizers. Andrew W.K. produced and mixed it himself, with mastering by Howie Weinberg; it follows 2021's God Is Partying.
The live album arrives on Foghat Records as a triple vinyl set — two gold discs plus a bonus red disc reissuing Earl & the Agitators' Shaken & Stirred — distributed by Select-O-Hits.
Play MVFor the campaign by Steel Wings Foundation, a Ukraine-based nonprofit, Halford has donated personal items including bracelets, a cross and tour picks bearing icons, with one handmade bracelet reserved for the largest single donor. Both he and Hill recorded a video message supporting it; the foundation raised around $22,500 with a 2024 campaign.
Frontman Sean Killian announced the split via social media, saying Black is focusing on releasing his album Faenix and on his new band Apocælypse, whose debut album arrived on August 28. No replacement has been named.
Deko Entertainment is issuing Dokken's Live From The Sun (recorded November 4, 1999 at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim, double blue vinyl), Slaughter's Eternal Live (recorded in late 1997 in Mexico City and Las Vegas, single orange vinyl, its first vinyl release) and Warrant's Live 86-97 (recorded November 22, 1996 at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, double LP), each with a signed bundle limited to 100 copies.
The song comes from his solo album The Long Road Back, due September 25 on Frontiers Music. Bruno Ravel (bass), Scotty "Hooch" Taylor (drums) and Andrew Oye (guitar) play on the record, which Laine co-produced with Ravel.
Play MVIt is the ninth album by the Australian band and their first in six years, following Carcinogeist, recorded over several months in 2025. The CD is up for pre-order from Greece's Arkeyn Steel / Steel Gallery Records. Lavery also sings with Warlord, Alcatrazz, Jack Starr and Dragonsclaw.
The band said Peter "Peavy" Wagner will have surgery on his right hip in September and that the recovery period rules out activity for at least the rest of 2026, cancelling all of their remaining 2026 festival appearances. The organisers said they are arranging a replacement act for the October 24 show at Pia Arena MM.
The performance clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus. The album was recorded at RMV Studio in Stockholm, features Tobias Forge (Ghost) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) on backing vocals, was produced by Tom Dalgety and mixed by Mike Fraser.
Play MVIt is the first announced date of The Symphonic Synergy Tour, which brings the band to European stages with an orchestra and choir, and is billed as a UK-exclusive show.
The album, issued by BraveWords Records in November 2025, re-records nine 1980s Alcatrazz songs with new vocalist Giles Lavery, alongside two new compositions of which this is one.
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