NEWS LINEUP 2026.10.10

The 17 news items published in the morning and evening of Saturday, October 10, 2026, with the day's 2 features.

Artists in the day's news

Features

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LOVEBITES' Asami Sets Asami Christmas Live 2026 — Osaka on December 5, Tokyo on December 12, Osaka for the First Time

Asami, vocalist of LOVEBITES, brings her solo Christmas cover show back for 2026: Asami Christmas Live 2026 plays Osaka on Saturday, December 5 and Tokyo on Saturday, December 12. Osaka is a first for the show, and the venues and ticket applications are announced in late October.

The full feature: METAL BOOST (October 10, 2026)

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Zilqy's CD Hand-Overs and Send-Offs Confirmed!

CD hand-overs and send-offs confirmed: Zilqy announced on October 10 that after the shows of Zilqy Tour 2026 "Birth of Riot", opening at Kashiwa PALOOZA on October 11, the members will hand over CDs and see fans off. Buy the general edition of Birth of Riot at the venue and each copy comes with one entry ticket. Four new tour merch items were announced the same day.

The full feature: METAL BOOST (October 10, 2026)

Morning edition

METALLICA's 'Fade To Black' Receives Its Live Debut At The Sphere

The song was played for the first time in the band's Sphere residency at the October 8 show.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

GHOST's Tobias Forge Resurrects His Death Metal Band REPUGNANT With WATAIN's Erik Danielsson For 'V/H/S/Mixtape'

'V/H/S/Mixtape', the ninth film in the series, premiered on Shudder on October 9.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

Original SICK OF IT ALL Bassist Rich Cipriano Is Battling Pancreatic Cancer

A fundraiser has been launched to help with his treatment.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 9, 2026)

RUSH Guitarist Alex Lifeson Launches 'Strings For Kids' Initiative With $100,000 Donation

The initiative uses strings from RUSH's Fifty Something Tour, with proceeds going to Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children among others.

Source: BraveWords (October 9, 2026)

THIS WILD DARKNESS To Release 'Quo Vadis' Album In January; Two Tracks Featuring SKID ROW's Scotti Hill Streaming Now

The album is out January 1, and the two tracks are streaming now.

Source: BraveWords (October 9, 2026)

NICKELBACK Announce 2027 North American Tour With DON BROCO; Presales Begin October 13

The general on-sale is October 16. The two bands collaborated on this year's 'Nightmare Tripping'. The run goes from February 6 in Pittsburgh to May 7 in Mexico City.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

TRIUMPH Add Two Canadian Dates: Oshawa On December 18 And London, Ontario On December 19

The shows close the second leg of The Rock & Roll Machine RELOADED Tour. The band also announced a 50th-anniversary board game, 'Just A Game – The Game'.

Source: BraveWords (October 9, 2026)

Evening edition

Zilqy Vocalist Anna Interviewed By Real Sound About First Full-Length 'Birth of Riot'

Interviewed by Fukuryu, she talks about the band's SUMMER SONIC 2026 appearance and the album's lyrics; this is the first of two parts.

Source: Real Sound (October 10, 2026)

IGNITE Debut Two Tracks From Their Newly Announced Album "Still Wide Awake"

The band's seventh studio album is out January 15 with 10 songs, including "Done Digging The Grave" featuring COMEBACK KID's Andrew Neufeld. The "Guilty Wounds" video was filmed at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

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Burton C. Bell (Ex-FEAR FACTORY) Announces December Canadian Tour

Billed as 'Burton C. Bell And The Void', the four shows run from Montreal on December 8 to Toronto on December 12.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

SILENT CIVILIAN Announce "Rebirth Of The Temple" 20th Anniversary Tour

SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos's band play 14 shows from Portland on December 1 to Oklahoma City on December 20.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

NOWHERE2RUN (CODE ORANGE) Debut "Freakshit" Music Video Alongside Their "BLOODRAVE II" EP

The project is headed by CODE ORANGE's Jami Morgan and Eric "Shade" Balderose, with live dates from Orlando on October 9 to Los Angeles on December 12.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

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STITCHED UP HEART's "Ex-Termination" Music Video Lands Online

The video was directed by vocalist Alecia "Mixi" Demner; the song is from "MEDUSA", released in June.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)

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Decibel Books To Publish 'Deconstructing Towers: The Story Of Hydra Head Records' In December

Written by Shane Mehling, the 500-plus-page book draws on accounts from founder Aaron Turner and the label's artists, with new cover art by Turner.

Source: ThePRP (October 9, 2026)