PANTERA Announces “The Great Nola Trendkill” Two-Day Festival With DOWN, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, Others
Presented by Housecore Horror, Housecore Records and Live Nation, the two-day festival takes place at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on 20-21 November and marks PANTERA's first show in the city in 30 years, nodding to the 30th anniversary of 1996's “The Great Southern Trendkill”. The weekend also serves as DOWN's official “Volume V” release show, with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, POWER TRIP, CROWBAR, EYEHATEGOD and PIG DESTROYER also performing.
VAN HALEN: Previously Unreleased 1974 Demo “Glitter” To Be Included With ALEX VAN HALEN's Limited-Edition Book
Genesis Publications has revealed that the seven-inch picture disc accompanying Alex Van Halen's signed limited-edition book “Van Halen”, restricted to 1,500 numbered copies worldwide, will feature “Glitter”, a demo recorded in 1974. Featuring Alex and Eddie Van Halen alongside David Lee Roth and original bassist Mark Stone, it will be the earliest VAN HALEN recording ever officially released.
Posthumous JOHN SYKES EP “One Way” To Arrive In November
Golden Robot Records will release “One Way”, a posthumous EP from the late English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES), on 6 November. Featuring some of his final known recordings, it follows the singles “My Guitar” and “Believe In Yourself” and is available to pre-save across streaming platforms.
KAI HANSEN Talks New Solo Album, Says Next HELLOWEEN Studio Album Is “80% Done”
Speaking to Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, the HELLOWEEN singer and guitarist discussed his solo album “Born With A Hammer”, out on 18 September via earMUSIC, and gave an update on the band's next studio record.
MAMMOTH To Support THEORY OF A DEADMAN On “The Northern Chaos” Canadian Tour
The run opens in Halifax on 5 March 2027 and closes at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on 31 March. Ticket pre-sales begin on 9 September at 10 AM local time, with general on-sale and VIP from 11 September at 10 AM. One dollar from each ticket sold goes to charity.
AS I LAY DYING Completes Recording Ninth Album; New Songs “Polarized” And “Retribution” To Arrive Next Week
The U.S. metalcore band have finished recording their ninth studio album, tentatively due in early 2027 via Napalm Records as the follow-up to 2024's “Through Storms Ahead”. Two songs being considered for the record, “Polarized” and “Retribution”, arrive on Tuesday 15 September.
RICKY WARWICK Debuts Music Video For ELVIS PRESLEY-Inspired Single “The Angels' Share”
His new album “Fire & Vengeance” is out via Earache Records and sits at No. 6 in the midweek Official UK Top 40 Albums chart, with several colour vinyl variants and signed editions available. Warwick says “The Angels' Share” was inspired by visiting Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis Presley bought his first guitar, and the house where he grew up.
HAVOK Share New Single And Music Video “The Ultimate Weapon”
The Colorado thrashers debut the song ahead of two headline tours that begin this month. “We'll be playing 'The Ultimate Weapon' live and look forward to hearing crowds shout the choruses with us,” the band said. “Driving riffs, rock 'n' roll attitude, and anti-authoritarian lyrics.”
AT THE GATES Launches Official Full-Album Animated Movie For “The Ghost Of A Future Dead”
The album, released in April via Century Media Records, was a tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who died in September 2025. Longtime collaborator Costin Chioreanu (Twilight 13 Media) painted, filmed, edited and produced a conceptual visual storyline for it; following the earlier videos for “The Dissonant Void” and “In Dark Distortion”, the remaining songs and the full-album movie are now available.
HEAVENS EDGE Shares “Definite Maybe” Single From Upcoming “Philadelphia” Album
The album arrives on 13 November via Frontiers Music Srl. “Of all the songs we've ever recorded, 'Definite Maybe' is the best example of the unique and different guitar playing styles between Reggie and Steve,” the band said of founding guitarists Reggie Wu and Steve Parry.
MOTÖRHEAD Exhibition To Open In October At The Punk Rock Museum
The exhibition dedicated to MOTÖRHEAD and Lemmy opens on Friday 2 October 2026 at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. It features personal items from Lemmy's collection, including photographs and handwritten lyrics, and gives visitors the chance to play his bass.
Estate Of JOHN SYKES Says It Has Not Approved Posthumous EP “One Way”
In a statement posted on his official site on 8 September, the Estate of John Sykes says it has not approved or authorised the forthcoming Golden Robot Records release and was not involved in the decision to release it. The Estate adds that it has no knowledge of a recording titled “One Way”, is seeking confirmation that the music being released is entirely an original John Sykes recording, and wants assurance that no AI-generated or AI-recreated elements representing his voice, playing, composition or performance have been incorporated. It says the label advised on 18 June that it would respond in due course.
SHINEDOWN Extends All-Time Mediabase Active Rock Record With 26th No. 1 For “Young Again”
“Young Again”, taken from the band's 2026 album “Ei8ht” on Atlantic Records, is SHINEDOWN's 26th No. 1 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart, extending their own all-time record for the most chart-topping songs in the format's history. It follows “Safe And Sound”, which gave them their 25th. The band also holds 23 No. 1s on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
L7 Announces Return Of Bassist JANIS TANAKA Following JENNIFER FINCH's Death
Announced by the band via social media on 8 September, Janis Tanaka — who played bass in L7 from 1999 to 2001 — returns to the line-up following the death of Jennifer Finch, who died on 18 July at the age of 59 after battling an aggressive brain cancer. The band's farewell run, “The Last Hurrah Tour 2026”, opens in San Diego, California on 6 October and closes in Los Angeles on 14 November.
CATHEDRAL – “The Guessing Game (Rethink)” Due In October
Out via Rise Above Records on 30 October, the reissue is a complete remix of the band's 2010 double album, remixed from the original masters by Jaime Gomez Arellano and expanded across five sides of vinyl with alternate takes and extended versions of songs. Lee Dorrian describes the result as more stripped down, raw and heavier than before.
HOKKA Release Anthemic New Single “Vampire” Feat. SAMY ELBANNA & JUSSI 69
Released via Nuclear Blast on 9 September, the Finnish band's new single features Samy Elbanna of LOST SOCIETY on guitar and vocals and Jussi 69 of THE 69 EYES on drums. Joel Hokka calls the track a pure rock'n'roll joyride. No album has been announced.
HIPPOTRAKTOR Recruit Ex-THE OCEAN Vocalist LOÏC ROSSETTI For New Song “Builder Of Eden”
The third single from “Annihilist”, out 2 October via Pelagic Records, features guest vocals from Loïc Rossetti, formerly of THE OCEAN. The band says that joining forces with one of their biggest inspirations produced one of the most monumental and heavy tracks on the album.
ENTERPRISE EARTH's “Neo-Promethean” Music Video Debuts
Released on 8 September, the band's first new output of 2026 was directed and produced by ENTERPRISE EARTH themselves, with guitarist Gabe Mangold overseeing production on the track. No album title, release date or label has been announced.
ALCEST Announce European Tour With AGRICULTURE For March & April 2027
The 23-date run opens in Annecy, France on 12 March 2027 and closes in Porto, Portugal on 10 April, taking in France, the UK, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Belgium and Portugal. Los Angeles band AGRICULTURE support throughout except the final two Portuguese dates. The tour follows 2024's “Les Chants de L'Aurore”.
MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Plans To Call It Quits – “It's Not That I Want To”
Speaking to California Post, Mustaine said of winding the band down that it is not that he wants to. MEGADETH's two shows at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on 25 and 27 September are expected to be their last in their hometown. Their self-titled seventeenth studio album, released in January 2026 and billed as their final record, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the band's highest chart debut.