The 19 news items published in the morning and evening of Thursday, October 22, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.
Excerpt from a feature
On October 22, MARQUEE/AVALON announced a HIBRIA signing session at FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama on Sunday, October 25: gather at 15:20 for a 15:30 start, with passes handed out first-come to those who buy On the Shortness of Life (MICP-12020, 3,500 yen including tax) at the venue that day. The label will also run a booth of its own that day.
The new project pairs singer Howard Jones with guitarist/producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The label says their first music is coming soon.
Her follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" is in the works. "Dracula" was produced by Gary Hoey and mixed by Max Norman.
Both albums come out on LP/2LP/CD/cassette, physically available for the first time in over 15 years, and full-album streams of the 2026 remasters are up now.
Play videoIt is the Belgian band's fourth studio album, and the new single comes with a performance video.
Play MVThe footage comes from the October 3 show, the second night of the "Life Burns Faster" residency at Sphere.
Play MVIt is the fourth edition of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's Metalmania.
The hardback, ebook and audiobook come out the same day, and the publisher has shared a video of McBrain unboxing the book.
Play videoSongs from the band's set at the Moscow Music Peace Festival are released for the first time, on special-edition picture-disc vinyl.
The band's fifth album was first released on December 10, 1976, and reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 5 in the US.
The rest of the band will keep playing in his absence, and he says he hopes to be back on stage sooner rather than later.
"Birth of Riot" came out on October 7.
Play MVThe sale was due to open at 1 p.m. on October 22. A new start time will be announced on the official website.
Touring February's "WROC", he alternated songs from the album with instrumental covers. Words by Yuichi Masuda, photos by Masanori Doi. The tour continues in Tokyo on October 22 and in Osaka on October 23.
The song was inspired by the "Lost Children" chapter of the Berserk manga. The band's European "Resurrection Tour" with SONATA ARCTICA and FROZEN CROWN starts in London on October 26.
Play MVMikkey Dee was due to start tracking drums about two weeks after the interview, and Andy La Rocque expects the album in August or September 2027 if all goes well. The singer is Nils K. Rue of PAGAN'S MIND. The band's first concert is on December 11 at Filmstudion in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The footage was captured and edited by Cameron Nunez.
Sarah Brightman, Rick Wakeman, Dino Jelusick and Jeff Scott Soto also joined an all-star "Bohemian Rhapsody".
It was the lead single from "Bleach".
Studio time is being planned for 2027.