NEWS LINEUP 2026.09.04

The 21 news items published in the morning and evening of Friday, September 4, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

ACCEPT Unveil A New Version Of “Losers And Winners” Featuring Hansi Kürsch, Paul Gilbert, Chuck Garric And Tommy Aldridge

It is the fourth single from the re-recording album “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026”, out September 4 via Napalm Records, and the original appeared on 1983's “Balls to the Wall”. Hansi Kürsch sings, Paul Gilbert plays guitar, Chuck Garric plays bass and Tommy Aldridge drums; the album gathers 50 guests across 19 re-recorded songs, produced, mixed and mastered by Zeuss.

Source: BraveWords (September 3, 2026)

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IRON MAIDEN Announce Two Anniversary Releases: A 40th Anniversary “Somewhere In Time” On December 4 And A 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box On December 11

The “Somewhere In Time” 40th anniversary edition is a limited oxblood-coloured LP using the 2015 remaster, out December 4, with an exclusive full-sleeve poster on the Amazon variant. “50th Anniversary Studio Album Collection, Part One: 1980-1992” collects nine studio albums from the debut through “Fear of the Dark” on coloured vinyl and arrives December 11. Both are available to pre-order.

Source: Iron Maiden Official (September 3, 2026)

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine Publishes His Memoir “In My Darkest Hour” On September 8 And Announces A Three-City Book Tour

Written with Joe Layden and published by Da Capo, the book is followed by appearances at the Kaufman Music Center in New York on September 8, Parkside Bookshop in Boston on September 9 and a Barnes & Noble in Manassas, Virginia on September 10. Rolling Stone's Kory Grow moderates the New York event, where tickets include a signed copy.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 3, 2026)

OZZY OSBOURNE's “Working Class Hero” Exhibition In Birmingham Closes On September 27 After Nearly 800,000 Visitors

The free exhibition opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on June 25, 2025 and shows Grammy Awards, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame accolades and platinum and gold records, along with the black throne Osbourne used at his final performance at Villa Park.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 3, 2026)

BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi On His Lymphoma: “As Far As The Cancer Is Concerned, It's Stayed Away At The Moment”

He spoke on SiriusXM's “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” on September 2, and said he still has regular blood tests and scans; he was diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma in early 2012.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 3, 2026)

AC/DC's Toronto Venue Suffers Storm Damage, And It Remains Unclear Whether The September 16 Show Is Affected

A thunderstorm on Wednesday destroyed rows of bleacher seats at Rogers Stadium and damaged several temporary structures and tents. No employees or contractors were injured, and officials said they are assessing the extent of the damage and will provide further information as it becomes available. The Pretty Reckless are the support act.

Source: BraveWords (September 3, 2026)

LILLIAN AXE Add Bassist Keith Long, With A New Album Due On BraveWords Records In Early 2027

The album took around 18 months to record, is now being mixed, and its artwork is close to finished.

Source: BraveWords (September 3, 2026)

SLASH Reissues His Two “Music Of Universal Studios Hollywood - Halloween Horror Nights” Volumes On New Coloured Vinyl, Limited To 300 Copies Each

The two volumes hold 21 original pieces Slash wrote and recorded for Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights. Volume 1 comes on “Swamp Thing” vinyl and Volume 2 on “Yellow Smoke”, both in deluxe gatefold packaging and sold only through Deko Entertainment.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 3, 2026)

RAM Release The Music Video For Their New Single “Night Blade”, With The Album “Against” Due On October 9

It is an advance track from the Swedish heavy metal band's new record, which arrives via Metal Blade Records.

Source: BraveWords (September 3, 2026)

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Evening edition

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN’s “Hell Or High Water” Gets A Japanese Edition On November 13 With A Bonus Track; Heavyweight Double LP Follows On December 11

The Japanese edition is catalogue number KICP-4128 at 3,500 yen (3,182 yen before tax) and adds “(He Is) Living a Lie (Alternate Version)” as a tenth bonus track. A heavyweight double LP arrives on December 11.

Source: King Records (September 4, 2026)

HANABIE. Digitally Release “Baribari Buddy”, The Ending Theme To The Anime “Reincarnated as a Sword II”, On October 8; The Third Single Follows On November 4

“Baribari Buddy” goes up for digital release on Thursday 8 October, ahead of the third single of the same name on Wednesday 4 November.

Source: HANABIE. official site (September 4, 2026)

Zilqy Announced As The First Act For DECEMBER’S CHILDREN On December 21 At LIQUIDROOM Ebisu

The show takes place on Monday 21 December 2026 at LIQUIDROOM Ebisu, doors 18:00 and start 18:45, with standing tickets at 4,900 yen and U-22 standing at 3,900 yen, both excluding the drink charge.

Source: Zilqy official site (September 4, 2026)

BLIND CHANNEL Release The “Stars We See” Music Video From “Painstream”, Out October 30

“Painstream”, the band's sixth album, arrives on 30 October with twelve songs, and its fourth track “Into The Void” features Aaron Pauley of OF MICE & MEN.

Source: Gekirock (September 4, 2026)

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BEHEMOTH Release “I, Scvlptor” And A Cover Of VENOM’s “In League With Satan” Featuring DIMMU BORGIR’s Shagrath

“I, Scvlptor” collects eight previously unreleased tracks — seven new studio recordings and one live cut — issued digitally by Nuclear Blast Records and physically by Massacre Records.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 4, 2026)

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WAGE WAR To Release New Album “Landfall” Digitally On October 9 And Share The Title Track

“Landfall” holds thirteen songs and comes out through Fearless Records, ahead of the band's Emergency Broadcast headline tour of the United States, which opens on 25 October in San Antonio.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 4, 2026)

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DREAM THEATER’s Jordan Rudess To Debut jam_bot, An A.I. Trained On His Own Playing, At MIT On October 3

He plays two concerts at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall during MIT Future Fest, at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., world-premiering an improvisation with the MIT Chamber Chorus and jam_bot, which was developed over three years with the MIT Media Lab.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 4, 2026)

SILVERTOMB Release The “Graves In The Sky” Video From “The Interpretation Of Nightmares”, Out November 13

The band features Kenny Hickey (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Kelly (drums), both formerly of TYPE O NEGATIVE, alongside former AGNOSTIC FRONT guitarist Joe James, and the eight-song album comes out through Steamhammer.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 4, 2026)

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ALL SHALL PERISH Release “Be As Kings, Be As Gods”, Their First New Song In 15 Years

The single comes out through Arson Theory and was produced by Zack Ohren, while the band is touring behind the 20th-anniversary remaster of “The Price Of Existence”.

Source: ThePRP (September 3, 2026)

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HELL IN THE CLUB Release The Music Video For Their New Single “Call Me At 666”

The single is out through Frontiers Music Srl, and the current line-up is Terese "Tezzi" Persson (vocals), Andrea "Picco" Piccardi (guitar), Andrea "Andy" Buratto (bass) and Marco "Mark" Lazzarini (drums).

Source: BraveWords (September 4, 2026)

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WAYLANDER Release The “Macha” Video From “Mac Tíre – Son Of The Land”, Out November 6

The Northern Irish pagan metal band's new album carries nine songs and comes out through Rockshots Records; the band describes it as rooted in Irish landscapes, mythology and traditional instrumentation.

Source: BraveWords (September 4, 2026)

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