The 18 news items published in the morning and evening of Tuesday, September 29, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.
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Ozzy Osbourne's last stage reaches Japanese cinemas — a premiere on October 28, Halloween screenings on October 31, and 58 screens on November 7, the day Diary of a Madman turns forty-five.
Speaking on the podcast hosted by former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, Hoffmann confirmed that all of the original members, Udo Dirkschneider among them, were offered a chance to contribute, but "nobody wanted to have anything to do with it". The album was released on September 4 via Napalm Records and features 50 guests across 19 re-recordings.
Recording is under way for the band's eighth album, the first release on their own (sic)est Records label. Replying to a fan, Root said the most important thing right now is "to not repeat" themselves, and that listeners should not expect another "Iowa" or self-titled record.
Bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and guitarist Brian "Head" Welch performed together for the first time in five years at a September 26 show staged around the opening of The Whosoevers' new headquarters in Boise, Idaho. P.O.D. and Lacey Sturm (FLYLEAF) also played the event.
Asked on Full Metal Jackie's radio show about the praise the band has received from peers, Iommi said they did it because they loved it rather than for money, and that with no MTV or internet they had to go out and play the places themselves, so it took a long time to reach the world — what carried them was the belief they had in their own music.
In an interview with InBoston magazine, Perry said that with the documentary out, the band is talking about making another album sometime after the first of the year, and that Johnny Depp looks likely to have some space. The documentary "Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires" had its world premiere at the 42nd Boston Film Festival. He added that the next tour should focus on U.S. dates. The group's last album, "Rise", came out in 2019.
The sequel to the 2015 cult horror-comedy "Deathgasm" opens in cinemas across the U.S. and Canada on September 29 and arrives on VOD on October 13.
Speaking to Metal Mayhem ROC, Lightning described playing two shows in Shatner's band, one of them at Riot Fest. The group rehearsed for only a few days, and rather than turning up for his own slot Shatner "wanted to be in the van with us, get to the stage early", and engaged closely with the lyrics. The musicians would like to play with him again, though no further shows have been announced.
The deluxe edition arrives via Better Noise Music, with "Love Me" out now as a single. "Drag Me", also from "Reflections", gave the band their first No. 1 single in the U.S. earlier this year.
Play MVThe Polish death/black metal band's new album is led by "Herald Of The Unseen", whose clip uses live footage shot at this year's Summer Dying Loud Festival. The line-up is drummer Inferno (BEHEMOTH), guitarist Bart, bassist Peter and vocalist Skullripper.
Play MVThe Polish thrash and heavy metal pioneers' new record holds ten new songs, recorded by an international line-up: guitarist Piotr Luczyk and bassist Harris from Poland, vocalist Guilherme de Siervi and drummer Pedro Tinello from Brazil, with guest vocalist Sieg from South Korea.
The Swedish AOR band's comeback record is led by the single and video "Save A Bullet", with Bosse Lindmark on vocals.
Play MVThe single arrives via Frontiers Music Srl. "Reckless", her third studio album, was released in March.
Play MV"The Rick Nielsen Collection", held with Julien's Auctions, offers guitars, cars, stage-worn wardrobe and awards gathered over more than five decades. The live sale takes place at the Musicians Hall Of Fame & Museum in Nashville, and a portion of the proceeds goes to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
WOWOW will carry the Tokyo date of the tour's closing chapter, "Chapter 6 THE END", live on television and streaming. The show falls on November 25, the day the band's debut album "THE BIRTHDAY EVE" was released in 1981, and the programme is billed as "LOUDNESS 45th Anniversary Tour 2025-2026 Chapter 6 The END".
The "Every Brew Under The Sun" events preview the album, which is released on October 30. The Japanese date is October 21 at Tower Records Shibuya, 6F, with further dates through October in Canada, England, Germany, Brazil and elsewhere. A limited-edition copper vinyl LP and a limited Nickelback beer are available at the events.
The band posted the previously unseen footage themselves, noting that it was filmed at a small hall in Osaka with only one guitar, because the bassist had been unable to enter the country.
The video is on the lineup of the 30-minute edition of the Chiba TV music-video programme “ONGAX”, which carries it nine times in October: the 1st, 8th and 15th at 25:00, the 2nd at 18:30, the 5th, 12th and 19th at 25:30, and the 29th and 30th at 22:30 JST, the slots past 24:00 falling in the small hours of the next day. “RUN” was the third advance track released from the band’s first album “Birth of Riot”.
Aoki follows Zilqy, who were announced as the first act on September 4, and further names are still to be revealed. The show is at Ebisu LIQUIDROOM and general ticket sales open at 10:00 on November 7.