NEWS LINEUP 2026.10.15

The 18 news items published in the morning and evening of Thursday, October 15, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.

Artists in the day's news

Features

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Nightwish And Singer Floor Jansen Part Ways — The Band Will Record A New Album In 2027

On October 15, Nightwish and Floor Jansen, the band's singer since 2012, announced that they are parting ways by mutual agreement. The band will continue and enter the studio in 2027 to record a new album; Floor Jansen turns to her solo career, with her second solo album, Hytress, out on January 15, 2027.

The full feature: METAL BOOST (October 15, 2026)

Morning edition

STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Announce Six Consecutive Christmas 2026 Shows At London's Cart & Horses With ALBION

Following a five-night residency there in 2025, the IRON MAIDEN bassist's side project returns to the Stratford venue where MAIDEN played its first-ever gigs.

Source: IRON MAIDEN (official) (October 14, 2026)

SEVENTH WONDER Announce New Album "VII" For January 29, 2027 Via Frontiers, Share "Memories" Video

The Swedish progressive metal band's new studio album.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 14, 2026)

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CHARLOTTE WESSELS's THE OBSESSION Announce New Album "Mute Swan Empire" For February 5, 2027 Via Napalm Records

It is a character-driven concept album.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 14, 2026)

MARILYN MANSON Announce 30th Anniversary Edition Of "Antichrist Superstar"

The album has been newly remastered and repackaged.

Source: ThePRP (October 14, 2026)

SATANIC PLANET Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO And LUCIEN GREAVES Premiere Cult-Horror Short Film / Music Video "Antichrist"

The song is from the new album "Dead Deities" on Relapse Records.

Source: BraveWords (October 14, 2026)

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VOIVOD: The Nuclear Warrior Unveils New Demo Trailer Ahead Of Steam Next Fest

Chaosmonger Studio's officially licensed, narrative-driven run-and-gun Metroidvania is based on the music, artwork and dystopian science-fiction universe of VOIVOD.

Source: BraveWords (October 14, 2026)

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PRIMUS, CLUTCH & CROWBAR Added To 2027 Sonic Temple Festival

The three bands join the 2027 lineup.

Source: ThePRP (October 14, 2026)

PAVLOV'S DOG Frontman David Surkamp Dead At 73

He fronted the American progressive rock band.

Source: Louder (October 15, 2026)

Evening edition

SAMMY HAGAR: "I Would Love To Bury The Hatchet With ALEX VAN HALEN"

In a new interview with Billboard, Hagar said he wants peace, if not reconciliation, after the VAN HALEN drummer recently called him a "complete idiot".

Source: Blabbermouth (October 14, 2026)

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's Francesco Paoli Shows Off His Newly Reconstructed Hand Following His Latest Transplant Surgery

He continues to address severe injuries he sustained in a 2021 rock climbing accident.

Source: ThePRP (October 14, 2026)

Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer MATT SORUM Looks Back On His Career In A Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Interview

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has shared a new interview with the drummer.

Source: BraveWords (October 15, 2026)

"The King's Curse: Death Metal Homage", A Death Metal Tribute To KING DIAMOND, Out December 18

Death Metal Promotion will release the seven-track compilation, featuring bands from Canada, Poland, Brazil, Sweden, Romania and the USA, each taking on one song.

Source: BraveWords (October 14, 2026)