NEWS LINEUP 2026.10.06

The 18 news items published in the morning and evening of Tuesday, October 6, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.

Artists in the day's news

Features

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Zilqy Release Their First Full-Length Album Birth of Riot On October 7 — An Eight-Date Japan Tour Opens October 11

Zilqy's first full-length album, Birth of Riot, is out on Wednesday, October 7: ten songs, every lyric written by vocalist Anna. An eight-date Japan tour follows, from Kashiwa PALOOZA on October 11 to Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) on December 16, with signings at three Tower Records stores in November.

The full feature: METAL BOOST (October 6, 2026)

Morning edition

THE DEAD DAISIES Recruit Former FOREIGNER Singer Kelly Hansen, Share "Lift Me Up" Video

The lineup is Hansen, Doug Aldrich, David Lowy, Tommy Clufetos and Jimi Crutchley. The band will spend the rest of the year recording an album, and a European leg from March 4 to 21, 2027 is to be followed by a U.S. tour.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

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QUEEN's Brian May Doesn't Want To Tour Again: 'I'm Thinking Maybe 50 Years Is Enough'

May told The Times that he decided 18 months ago not to tour again. He still has an immersive QUEEN show in mind, but voiced serious misgivings that, for now, it cannot be made without A.I.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

RAMMSTEIN Share 'Sonne' Performance Video From 'Live In Mexico City'; Japanese Screenings On November 5 And 18

The concert film documents the band's three shows at Mexico City's Foro Sol in October 2022. It opens in cinemas on November 4 (November 5 and 18 in Japan), and the live album follows on November 20.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

SCORPIONS Biopic 'Wind Of Change' Opens In German Theaters On January 28, 2027; Official Trailer Released

Directed by Alex Ranarivelo, the film stars Alexander Dreymon as Rudolf Schenker, Ludwig Trepte as Klaus Meine, Ed Speleers as Matthias Jabs, Luke Brandon Field as Herman Rarebell and Dominic West as manager Doc McGhee. No release dates have been announced outside Germany.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

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TESLA Announce March 2027 Las Vegas Residency At House Of Blues

The band plays House Of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay on March 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13, 2027, their fifth engagement at the venue.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

SEPULTURA To Hold 'The Last Ceremony' Event In São Paulo On November 5, Two Days Before Their Farewell Show

The event takes place at Cine Joia. The final show is on November 7 at Suhai Music Hall, also in São Paulo.

Source: ThePRP (October 5, 2026)

MOONSPELL Announce March/April 2027 'God Is A Vampire' European Tour

Touring "Far From God" and the band's 35th anniversary, the route runs from Germany, France, Spain and the U.K. through Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with IOTUNN and TODOMAL as guests.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

CANDLEMASS Recruit Guest Singer Felipe Plaza Kutzbach For Australian Tour While Johan Längqvist Recovers

The four dates ran from Melbourne on September 29 to Perth on October 3. The Chilean singer (PROCESSION) also filled in at London Metalfest on September 12.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

TESTAMENT Singer Chuck Billy Announces Appearances For Memoir 'Holding My Breath'

The book is out on November 10 via Permuted Press, with a foreword by Rob Halford and an afterword by Randy Blythe. Billy appears at a Phoenix bookstore on October 29, in Seal Beach on November 10 and in Dublin, California on November 14.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

ALICE COOPER Plays Three-Song Set At Halftime Of Raiders Vs. Chiefs Game

On October 4 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas he played "School's Out", "I'm Eighteen" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy", with Nita Strauss and Glen Sobel alongside.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 5, 2026)

YES Release Digital Deluxe Edition Of "Aurora"; New Video For "Ariadne"

The deluxe edition adds instrumentals of the full album, and the video is again directed by Matt Hutchings.

Source: BraveWords (October 5, 2026)

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Evening edition

OUTRAGE's Yosuke Abe And Shinya Tange To Hold Talk And Signing After 'Murder In The Front Row' Screening At Theatre Umeda On October 17

They appear after the 11:40 screening on Saturday, October 17, in Theatre 4 (111 seats), at normal admission. Online booking opens on October 13 at 18:00 for TCG members and at 21:00 for everyone, and the box office sells from October 14. It follows the talk at Century Cinema in Nagoya on October 10.

Source: OUTRAGE (official) (October 6, 2026)

DIETH Parts Ways With Ex-MEGADETH Bassist David Ellefson, Recruits GRAVE / NECROPHOBIC / DISMEMBER's Tobias Cristiansson And Signs With Fireflash Records

The new single "Pound Of Flesh", the first taste of the band's second album, arrives with a video on October 16.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 6, 2026)

MUDVAYNE's Chad Gray Cancels Two Solo Shows Over Vocal Injury, Expects To Resume In Las Vegas On October 7

The cancelled shows were the House Of Blues in San Diego on October 5 and the Observatory OC on October 6. He told The Jesea Lee Show that a scope found one vocal fold swollen to twice the width of the other and a broken blood vessel.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 6, 2026)

TYKETTO Announce 'Closer To The Sun Deluxe' For November 27, Release Video For "The Picture"

The double-disc edition adds radio single edits and live recordings from this year's tour to the complete album. It comes out via Silver Lining Music.

Source: Silver Lining Music (October 6, 2026)

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SCARDUST Share Cover Of CLEAN BANDIT's "Symphony" Featuring Violinist Mia Asano And The Hellscore Choir

Joost van den Broek produced and orchestrated the track, which is out now via Frontiers.

Source: BraveWords (October 6, 2026)

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ICE NINE KILLS Announce Eight-Track Christmas EP 'A Very Vicious Christmas' For November 9

The digital EP collects the Christmas classics the band recorded for Halloween Horror Nights' "Terror Tram starring Art the Clown" at Universal Studios Hollywood. It comes out via Fearless Records.

Source: BraveWords (October 6, 2026)

ANGEL Drummer Barry Brandy Battling Cancer And Homelessness, GoFundMe Campaign Launched

He has been diagnosed with stage 3B leukemia. The funds will go toward his medical treatment and toward buying a trailer for him to live in.

Source: BraveWords (October 6, 2026)