The 23 news items published in the morning and evening of Thursday, September 24, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.
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Zilqy make their J-MELO debut on NHK WORLD-JAPAN: four airings across October 4 and 5, carrying their performance of "RUN" three days before their first album arrives.
BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, has announced a newly remastered edition of Skid Row's 1998 compilation 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row, arriving November 6 in the U.S. and December 4 elsewhere on CD and — for the first time ever — translucent blue vinyl. The 16-track set spans Skid Row and Slave To The Grind through 1995's Subhuman Race, and includes demos of "Fire In The Hole" and "Frozen", remixes of "Into Another" and "Breakin' Down", and a live version of "Beat Yourself Blind" recorded at London's Astoria in 1995.
King Diamond's "Halloween", the three-track picture disc originally issued in 1986, will be re-released worldwide on October 23 via Metal Blade Records with new art by Mario Lopez. It carries "Halloween" and "The Candle", both from the 1986 debut album Fatal Portrait, plus "The Lake", recorded around the same sessions but left off that nine-track record.
Washington, D.C.'s Bad Brains have announced the November 6 release of Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording (Inner Ear - March 1979) via Trust Records, on vinyl, cassette and digital. The six-song session, captured in a single hour at Inner Ear Studios in March 1979 and circulated unofficially among tape traders for decades, has been newly mixed by Ian MacKaye for its first official release. The first single is the previously unreleased original studio recording of "Pay To Cum", cut more than a year before the song appeared as the band's debut seven-inch.
Play MVIron Savior have released an official visualizer for "Light In The Dark", taken from Deathbringer, out November 13, 2026 via Frontiers Music srl. It is the third song revealed from the album, following "Back From The Fire" and "The Creature's Tale".
Play MVQueens Of The Stone Age have released the official music video for "Where The Goth Girls At?", the third single from their ninth album Perfecth, out October 30 via Matador Records. It follows "Easy Street" and "Insignificant Other". The clip was directed by Christopher Gruse and Tony Wolski and features comedian Steve Agee, dancer and artist Scarlett Kapella and singer/actress Lou Lou Safran alongside the band.
Play MVEnslaved have released "Tales Of Trees", a new single from Mið, their seventeenth album, out October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records and announced last month. Alongside it the Norwegian band revealed a co-headline UK and European tour with Sólstafir for February 2027.
Play MVWednesday 13 release the live album Un-Alive from Pol'and'Rock 2025 on September 25 via Napalm Records, recorded at the Polish festival Pol'and'Rock in 2025. Ahead of it the band has shared a live version of "I Walked With A Zombie", a song from Transylvania 90210.
Play MVSacred Oath and Angel Thorne Music have set December 4 as the release date for the Connecticut band's tenth studio album, Don't Be Afraid (SRGILS/Virgin Music), revealing its artwork and track listing. Singles from it have already been released to streaming services.
Swedish band thrown have announced that their second album, UNWANTED, will be released on November 6, with pre-orders now live via extendedpain.com. Three songs from it have been shared so far: "split", "rehearsed" and "critic".
The Welsh band's next album arrives via Spinefarm on March 19, 2027, produced by Carl Bown. Chrissy Costanza of Against The Current guests on "In The Absence Of You" and Lorna Shore's Will Ramos appears on "I Don't Trust Tomorrow". The title track was released with a video.
Play MVThe new single follows "Rattle The Cage" and "Leave Me Behind" from the album due on October 30, and arrived with an official audio stream.
Play MVThe twelve-date run across six countries opens in Osnabruck on March 5 and closes in Brno on March 20, taking in Groningen, Antwerp, Aarhus, Malmo, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Hamburg and Regensburg. CYHRA join as direct support and tickets go on sale September 25.
The band's official channel posted footage of Will Ramos performing the song. Lorna Shore play four Japanese shows in October: Toyosu PIT in Tokyo on the 7th and 8th, Namba Hatch in Osaka on the 11th and Nagoya DIAMOND HALL on the 13th, with DEVILOOF supporting at every date.
Play MVHis death was announced in an obituary published by a funeral home in Sarnia, Ontario. Dubois joined Max Webster in 1972 and became the band's principal lyricist, and over two decades co-wrote four Rush songs with Neil Peart: "Tom Sawyer", "Force 10", "Between Sun And Moon" and "Test For Echo". He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021.
The lead feature carries separate interviews with Tak Matsumoto, Jack Blades, Eric Martin and Matt Sorum. Copies bundled with a bonus postcard will also be sold at the band's October 23 show at Tokyo Garden Theater.
The programme airs at 11:10 and 19:10 on October 4 and at 0:10 and 6:10 on October 5, Japan time. Viewers in Japan can watch the simulcast on the NHK WORLD JAPAN website, and the episode will be available on demand from October 4 to December 4.
The interview covers the meaning behind the album title, the messages in individual songs, Anna's role as the band's lyricist and what sets Zilqy apart from other present-day metal bands. It is accompanied by a newly shot photo session.
The nine-track album pairs vocal songs with instrumentals, all written and composed by Sally. The limited edition comes with a DVD at 5,500 yen (MIZL-60003) and the standard edition is 3,500 yen (MICL-20017).
Play videoThe footage from the 'Hell or Heaven' tour's Shibuya WWW X date went up on the band's official channel. The tour continues with a November 17 show at Kichijoji CLUB SEATA.
Play video"TOWER OF THE BEAST -REBIRTH-" is run in partnership with Full Metal Japan 2026, held on October 24 and 25. B1 posters featuring Powerwolf, who make their first Japanese appearance at the festival, go up in every Tower Records and Tower Records Mini store from September 25 to November 1, and customers buying selected titles receive a clear hologram sticker carrying the festival line-up's logos while stocks last.
Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), SYU (Galneryus), Shinya Tange (Outrage), Masanori Ito, Shingo Otani (United), Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) and Satetsu Takeda are among those who sent comments for the two documentaries, which open in Japan on September 25. A Yuki Kuroyanagi photo exhibition runs at Cinemart Shinjuku, and talk shows are set for September 25 at Cinemalice with Mirai Kawashima and JERO (Abigail, Medved), September 26 at Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa with Shingo Otani and Shigeru "GEESS" Kosugi, and September 27 at Cinemart Shinjuku with Masanori Ito and Satetsu Takeda.
The Osaka band, who debuted on July 17, 2002, have begun a campaign billed "Road To BSC25th". They play Kichijoji Crescendo on October 17 and a Blood Stain Child 25th Anniversary Live at clubasia in Tokyo on July 17, 2027.
Unlucky Morpheus, fronted by Fuki (Unlucky Morpheus/DOLL$BOXX), play two nights with DEVILOOF: February 11, 2027 at 246 LIVEHOUSE GABU in Juso, Osaka and February 28 at clubasia in Shibuya. VIP tickets bundled with collaboration merchandise are on sale.