The 27 news items published in the morning and evening of Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.
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LOUDNESS will sell VIP upgrade tickets, 50 per show at ¥11,000, for "Chapter 6 The END", the finale of their 45th-anniversary tour: LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in Tokyo on November 25 and NHK Osaka Hall on November 27. Each brings a photo with the band before doors and VIP-only goods, a signed card among them.
The band announced the release on its official website on October 20, days after Robb Flynn reflected on the end of the "UNATØNED" album cycle.
The festival runs May 14-16 in Ocean City, Maryland, with KORN topping Friday, BAD OMENS Saturday and IRON MAIDEN Sunday. JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE IN CHAINS, DOWN and APOCALYPTICA play Sunday, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Friday, and MARILYN MANSON, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and TESLA Saturday.
The festival takes place June 23-26 at Ekebergsletta in Oslo. FAITH NO MORE headline June 25 and SCORPIONS June 26, alongside JUDAS PRIEST. The 14 newly confirmed acts also include SOEN, CLAWFINGER and PIERCE THE VEIL.
The six new additions also include POINT NORTH, KAMI KEHOE and HANABIE. The festival takes place May 13-16, 2027 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The annual show by the collective of Mark Menghi, Alex Skolnick, Mike Portnoy and David Ellefson takes place at House Of Blues in Anaheim, California, with guests Troy Sanders, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, John Bush, Fredrik Åkesson, Marty Friedman, Todd La Torre and Angel Vivaldi. Marty Friedman also performs as a support act.
The tour runs January 27 to February 20, 2027, with HABAK and PIECE also on the bill.
The album, out October 23, is the band's first full-length since 2010.
Play MVThe album arrives on November 20 via Relapse. It was recorded before the deaths of vocalist Tomas Lindberg and drummer Marcus Andersson.
Play MVThe band will play its first album, "The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's The Infectious Grooves", in full. The line-up is Trujillo, Muir, Dean Pleasants, Dave Kushner and Brooks Wackerman.
It climbed from No. 7 the previous week, and stands at No. 4 on The New York Times non-fiction list, No. 3 on Publishers Weekly's and No. 9 on the Toronto Globe & Mail's.
Dates and festival appearances will be announced in the coming months. The band's latest album, "Ominous", came out in February 2021 via AFM Records.
Guitarist and producer Dave Fortman said so in an interview with Pod Scum; BLKIIBLK is the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The band's previous album was 2022's "Rad Wings Of Destiny".
The symphonic metal project features vocalists Justine Daaé (ELYOSE), Mizuho Lin (SEMBLANT) and Nicoletta Rosellini (ALTERIUM), with production by Aldo Lonobile.
Play MVThe video premiered on the Napalm Records channel.
Play MVThe band appears as musical guest on NBC; the new album "Perfecth" is due October 30.
Promoter Creativeman posted the video. The band play Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO on November 18 and Umeda CLUB QUATTRO on November 19.
Play videoThe Special Package (eight pieces, 3,500 yen, two per person) is sold only at the venue; the final T-shirt (6,000 yen) can also be ordered from the official B'z the Store. Four "SAYONARA" stamp stands will be set up in the lobby.
The Blu-ray captures the band's July 31 set at Meiji-za in Tokyo on Day 1 of Heavy Kawaii Fes 2026. In the interview, which comes with a video message, the band look back on the "Starting Over" tour and the festival.
The photos, taken by Ross Halfin, show drummer Joey Kramer back on drums ahead of the October 29 and November 1 shows. The band captioned them "The Bad Boys from Boston are back."
The 11 dates run from Civic Hall, Wolverhampton on February 13 to Eventim Apollo, London on February 27, with stops in Belfast, Dublin, Manchester and Cardiff among others.
Björn "Speed" Strid calls it a hidden gem that had been in the vaults for a couple of years. It arrives during the band's European tour with AMON AMARTH and ORBIT CULTURE.
Play MV"Fragile XX" is a redux version of "Fragile" and comes with a lyric video.
Play MVIt was recorded on March 27-28, 2025 in Groningen, the Netherlands, with the North Netherlands Orchestra & Choir, and comes out on CD, Blu-ray and digital.
Play MVThe album was pushed back from October 30 due to production delays. Guitarist/vocalist Josh Smith's chronic health issues now require immediate intervention and keep him from travelling or performing; the new tour dates are still to be announced.
Play MVChartmasters' tally combines physical sales, digital downloads and streaming; "Nevermind" has also outsold PINK FLOYD's "The Dark Side Of The Moon".
Created especially for Europe's only official KISS fan event, the collection will be available at Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf.
In an interview with GRIMM Gent, he said singer Milo Silvestro brings different vocal styles to the record. The band's latest single, "Roboticist", came out in late August via Nuclear Blast and is their first release with Silvestro and drummer Pete Webber.