NEWS LINEUP 2026.09.08

The 11 news items published in the morning and evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Releases New Single “Loup Garou”

Written with his longtime partner Mark Tinson, it is the second single from ‘Justice’, the final installment of a trilogy whose previous chapter was 2007’s ‘Judgement Day’. ROSE TATTOO’s Justin Ngariki (lead guitar) and Scott Johnston (drums) and HEAVEN’s Laurie Marlow (bass) play on the track.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 7, 2026)

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Tickets For 70,000 Tons Of Metal 2027 Go On Sale With 30 Of 60 Bands Announced

The 15th edition of the Caribbean cruise sails January 14-18, 2027 on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom Of The Seas, departing Miami and calling at Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Arch Enemy, Exodus, Uli Jon Roth, Moonspell and Wolfheart are among the acts confirmed so far.

Source: Louder (Metal Hammer) (September 7, 2026)

PAIN Plan To Release At Least Five More Singles, Peter Tägtgren Says

Speaking on the And Now The Band podcast, he said the band aims to put out a video and a single every two months but will skip December. Some of the songs feature guests, and he has not decided whether they will appear on the next album.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 7, 2026)

GRAVEYARD Announce European/UK Tour With BLUES PILLS And SPIDERS

A four-date first leg with Blues Pills runs from November 27 in Gothenburg to December 5 in Helsinki, and a 19-date second leg with Blues Pills and Spiders runs from March 4 in Copenhagen to March 27 in London. Tickets go on sale September 9 at 10am local time, and the band’s seventh album ‘Fever’ arrives October 9.

Source: ThePRP (September 7, 2026)

Evening edition

MICHAEL MONROE Announces Six Japanese Shows For November And December 2026, With Two Different Tokyo Sets

MICHAEL MONROE JAPAN TOUR 2026 runs from Umeda CLUB QUATTRO in Osaka on 25 November to EX THEATER ROPPONGI in Tokyo on 2 December, taking in Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Aichi and Tokyo. The two Tokyo nights mark the 45th anniversary of his debut with separate sets: “A Celebration of HANOI ROCKS” on 1 December and “1987-2026 SOLO YEARS” on 2 December. Tickets go on sale on Saturday 3 October at 10:00.

Source: Creativeman Productions (September 8, 2026)

LUMiRiSE Announce A Four-Date Tour For Their First EP, Closing At SHIBUYA Eggman In March 2027

Billed on the band's official schedule as the “1st EP (title TBA) RELEASE TOUR”, the run takes in SHIBUYA O-Crest on 8 January 2027, Umeda Zeela on 17 January, Sakae R・A・D on 23 February and SHIBUYA Eggman on 27 March as the tour final. A fan-club-only acoustic show, RiZiNSE Acoustic Live, was announced alongside it for 17 October at NAKANO SPACE Q (doors 14:30, show 15:00, 3,500 yen plus one drink). The EP's title and release date have not been announced.

Source: LUMiRiSE Official Site (September 8, 2026)

SPIRITBOX Debut New Song “Mourning” Ahead Of Their European Tour Kickoff

Guitarist Mike Stringer co-directed the video with Alex Bemis and co-produced the track with the band's regular producer Dan Braunstein. Their European and UK headlining tour with JINJER and DYING WISH opens in Glasgow on 12 September.

Source: Louder (September 8, 2026)

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VULVODYNIA Premiere “Twin Tyrants”, Their First Track With Vocalist Maya Pobst

It is the South African band's first output since Maya Pobst (ex-BURIAL PATH) joined this past July, and the band produced the track themselves.

Source: ThePRP (September 7, 2026)

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ESHTADUR Reveal An “Omen Of Millennia” Live Video From ‘In Darkness All Shadows Gone’, Due 2 October

It is another advance track from the Colombian melodic death metal band's forthcoming album, out on 2 October 2026.

Source: BraveWords (September 8, 2026)

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DINO JELUSICK Says A Letter From DAVID COVERDALE's Lawyer Ended The WHITESNAKE EXPERIENCE Project

Speaking to Rolling Stone Brasil, the singer described how the one-off show announced with Joel Hoekstra, Marco Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge never came to pass.

Source: Blabbermouth (September 7, 2026)

Former FEAR FACTORY Drummer RAYMOND HERRERA Records With CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS' ANGST FABRIK After 16 Years Away

Studio footage posted by ANGST FABRIK on 7 September revealed Herrera's involvement, with the band captioning it: “After 16 years away from the kit, the machine woke back up. Still runs.”

Source: ThePRP (September 7, 2026)