The 24 news items published in the morning and evening of Friday, September 18, 2026.
The fourth single from the album. The black-and-white clip was directed by documentary filmmaker Don Argott and stars former SAMHAIN drummer London May. The album arrives on September 18 via Megaforce in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast in Europe, the band’s first studio record in ten years since 2016’s "For All Kings".
Play MVSpeaking to Norway’s Metal Express Radio, Billy said the band have regained the rights to their six Atlantic albums. "Souls Of Black" was remixed because all of its tracks survived, while "The Legacy", "The New Order" and "Practice What You Preach" were only remastered after the two-inch master reels could not be found.
Audio of his September 8 conversation with Rolling Stone’s Kory Grow at New York’s Kaufman Music Center, held to mark the release of his memoir "In My Darkest Hour", is now available. Mustaine said he expects to stay involved in music in some form, and mentioned a few completed songs from the last album with James LoMenzo, Teemu Mäntysaari and Dirk Verbeuren that remain unreleased.
The pair spoke briefly at the Princess Of Wales Theatre in their hometown of Toronto on the night of September 16, ahead of the screening. The CBC original feature documentary was directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn.
Taken from Cleopatra Records’ forthcoming "Purple Storm - A Tribute To Deep Purple" and released on September 17. Tracii Guns said DEEP PURPLE are one of the band’s biggest influences and that any excuse to play one of their songs will be taken, adding that he and Phil Lewis chose a track they could blast out on. The original closed DEEP PURPLE’s 1972 studio album.
Play MVOut on Friday, September 25, it is the first CANDLEBOX music to feature Klett since 2012’s "Love Stories & Other Musings" and his return from a ten-year hiatus. The independent release was produced by Kemble Walters and mastered by Jeremy Costa, and lands a week into the band’s 32-date "Can’t Quit You" North American tour, which opened on September 17 at The Pageant in St. Louis.
He died on Tuesday, September 15; a cause of death has not been revealed. McCracken drummed for MAX WEBSTER from 1976 until the band dissolved in 1981, played on four studio albums and co-wrote and sang lead on the 1979 hit "A Million Vacations", and collaborated with RUSH and Neil Peart on 1980’s "Battle Scar". He later played with TRIUMPH, WRABIT and KLAATU and released a solo album, "Audioscapes", in 2000. Kim Mitchell, Lee Aaron and Geddy Lee paid tribute.
The performance went up on the band’s official Vevo channel on September 16 and runs just over four minutes. The song comes from their current album "Your Favorite Toy".
Play MVThe Croatian band’s follow-up to "Titans" is billed as their most atmospheric and focused work to date, led by mastermind Marko Matijevic Sekul. The first single layers modern industrial elements and traditional Balkan and Slavic melodies over metal riffs, and takes as its subject humanity’s repeating cycle of war, greed and fear.
Play MVThe month-long AMC Thrills & Chills series runs at approximately 300 AMC locations across the U.S. on Friday and Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. local time, screening "Hostel", "Friday The 13th", "American Psycho", "Pet Sematary" and "The Crow". Each screening opens with a custom introduction from frontman Spencer Charnas and closes with the band’s music video inspired by that film. The series draws on the albums "The Silver Scream" and "The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood" and is a partnership with horror brand Bloody Disgusting.
Keenan confirmed the album on the "We Wreck Records" podcast, saying he has a large stock of songs he had been saving for later in life and is now slowly organising them, working out which guitarist or drummer he wants on each track.
The events mark the November 4 single release of "Ghost Sequence", the theme song of the TV anime "Toaru Anbu no Shoujo Kyousei". They run from HMV&BOOKS SHIBUYA on October 28 to Yodobashi Akiba on November 23: five in Tokyo, one in Osaka and two online. Details for each event will be announced later.
The events are for the general edition out October 7 (DCCA-183): Shinjuku on November 7, Shibuya on November 8 and Umeda NU Chayamachi on November 29. Buying the album at those three stores comes with an event entry ticket.
Out January 8, 2027 via Reigning Phoenix Music, in a year when Udo Dirkschneider turns 75 and U.D.O. celebrates 40 years as a band. The album was produced and mixed by Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer, with artwork by Eliran Kantor, and features new guitarist Alen Brentini.
Play MVVinyl, CD and cassette editions of the band’s tenth studio album "Legacy", released digitally on July 31, are now available through the official store, with the title track’s music video released the same day. The European vinyl follows on October 9.
Play MVOut November 13 on blue vinyl, CD and digital, the previously unreleased album captures the band’s October 29, 2016 show at London’s O2 Arena with Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke, Ralphs’ final live performance with Bad Company. A live video of "Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy" is out now.
Play MVA new recording of the song from 2025’s "Legends", out now via Better Noise Music. The two debuted it together the previous day at Louder Than Life in Louisville.
Play MVThe seventeenth studio album, "Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery", arrives October 30 via Cleopatra Records, and Al Jourgensen says this one really is the last. Farewell touring continues through next year.
Play MVThe album is out November 6 via Solid State Records, featuring the classic lineup with guitarist Christer Espevoll back in the fold; the song deals with dementia. Jens Bogren mixed and mastered the record and Hugh Syme created the artwork.
Play MVIEBA, the not-for-profit trade organization for live entertainment professionals, will present the award at its Honors & Awards Ceremony at The Pinnacle Nashville on October 6, the final day of its 56th annual conference.
Released on September 18 via Nuclear Blast, alongside an official music video.
Play MVThe new album is out November 13 via SharpTone Records, announced alongside a music video for "Reign".
Play MVThe closing chapter of the "Victim" trilogy from the band led by ex-MUSHROOMHEAD vocalist Waylon Reavis is out November 13. Its eleven tracks include a cover of The Weeknd’s "Blinding Lights", and the "Roses" video was directed by Dustin Boles.
Play MVThe band’s fifth campaign with the American Red Cross and its All Within My Hands foundation opens a donation center at Fashion Show Las Vegas on the Strip from September 28 through March 19, 2027, during the band’s Las Vegas run. Fans have given more than 90,000 units of blood over the past year and a half.