The 21 news items published in the morning and evening of Friday, October 2, 2026, with the day's 3 features.
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Both shows of Megadeth's farewell Japan tour — Grand Cube Osaka on February 22, 2027 and the Nippon Budokan on February 24 — sold out on the day, and a second Budokan night has been added for Thursday, February 25. Presale for it opens at noon on October 3.
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BS Nippon TV repeats the FULL METAL JAPAN special it first aired in August at 22:00 on Saturday, October 10, two weeks before the festival, with an interview with LOUDNESS singer Minoru Niihara and a message from LOVEBITES.
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Adrian Vandenberg brings VANDENBERG, with Mats Levén on vocals, to Japan for four headline shows in Nagoya, Tokyo and Kobe from February 23 to 26, 2027, playing VANDENBERG songs and songs from his Whitesnake years. Tickets go on sale at noon on October 5 through DISK HEAVEN.
The vocalist/bassist's passing was confirmed on VENOM's official social media on October 1. No cause of death was revealed.
The second single from the nine-track album, out through Music Theories Recordings/Artone Label Group.
Play MVThe self-titled debut arrives through Frontiers Music Srl. The Sweden-based lineup is completed by drummer Robert Mehmet Ikiz, guitarist Roger Öjersson and bassist Jake Nyman.
Play MVThe band says the song was inspired by the Fermi Paradox and the Wow! signal. "Painstream" is out October 30 through Century Media.
Play MVThe album is out through Frontiers Music Srl and was produced by Ron Nevison.
Play MVCurated by Jack Frost and out through Deko Entertainment in late October, on 2CD and as an autographed 2CD bundle.
Play MVThe doom project was formed at the end of 2021 by former TYPE O NEGATIVE/DANZIG drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist Dan Lorenzo (HADES/NON-FICTION).
Play MVThe German veterans will play their post-Christmas "Schrei!Nachten" tour in December alongside ROBSE and DISILLUSION.
Out of print for several years, the TOTO guitarist's album returns on CD and digital on November 7, with its first-ever LP shipping soon after.
The event starts at 20:00 in the store's B1F CUTUP STUDIO. Entry is by lottery among buyers of eligible titles reserved between October 2 (12:00) and October 25 (23:59); winners are to be announced on October 28 at 18:00.
Thirty years after "Black Earth" (October 2, 1996), Trooper released "JOHAN ERA", "ANGELA ERA" and "ALISSA ERA" on October 2, eleven songs each from the Johan Liiva, Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Gluz years.
Anna talks about her path so far, her present and the year leading to the first full-length album "Birth of Riot".
First pressings include a solo trading card with the standard edition (WPCL-13843) and a solo alternate sleeve with the anime edition (WPCL-13844), five random designs each. Reserving both editions by October 12 at 23:59 adds a "Ghost Sequence" card holder.
About ten songs, among them "Enter Sandman", which she covered at SUMMER SONIC 2026. Out as a standard edition and a first-press edition with an acrylic stand.
Twelve tracks produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, recorded largely live at Studio Barbarosa in Florida. The video was shot at The Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Play MVOut through BMG and Rhino as a five-colour-LP box and a five-CD box, collecting "Under The Blade", "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll", "Stay Hungry", "Come Out And Play" and "Love Is For Suckers".
It opens on February 3 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia and ends on July 31 at Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with European stops including Berlin, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris and London.
All twelve tracks were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, with new members Garrett Ramsden (drums) and Parker Lee (vocals).
Play MVOut through Reaper Entertainment. Chris Boltendahl describes the song as a statement against a history in which people were stripped of their names and had numbers burned into their skin.
Play MVThe album follows a Kickstarter campaign, and the video was shot in the desert near Groom Lake, Nevada.
Play MVDated October 1. Among the singles, "Kickstart My Heart" went 2x platinum; "Dr. Feelgood", "Home Sweet Home" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" platinum; and "Live Wire", "Wild Side", "Shout At The Devil" and "Looks That Kill" gold.