The 24 news items published in the morning and evening of Friday, October 23, 2026, with the day's 1 feature.
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King Records' hard rock and heavy metal division announced on X a Gus G. signing session at FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama on Saturday, October 24, due to start at 15:30 at the King Records booth. Passes go first-come to those who buy Gus G. items at the Tower Records CD booth at the venue that day.
Listeners are directed to the radiko page for when and for how long the broadcast can be heard.
The tour opens at San Diego's Viejas Arena and takes in the Kia Forum, Red Rocks and Boston's TD Garden. Tickets go on general sale on October 29 at 10 a.m. local time. The new album "Perfecth" is out on October 30 via Matador Records.
The festival takes place at Historic Crew Stadium. Thursday is led by BLINK-182, THE OFFSPRING and TURNSTILE, Friday by IRON MAIDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE and ALICE IN CHAINS, Saturday by FALLING IN REVERSE, A DAY TO REMEMBER and BEARTOOTH, and Sunday by KORN, $UICIDEBOY$ and FAITH NO MORE. HANABIE., MESHUGGAH, TESTAMENT and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are also on the bill.
In a statement on October 21 he said he and Robb Flynn closed his chapter in the band on a positive note at a football game. BURNING HAMMER features bassist Noah Martin (ARSIS) and drummer Stefen Burns (MONOLITH) and has released the single "Rabid Lycanthropy".
The single comes as a CD digisleeve limited to 3,000 copies and a crystal-clear 12-inch limited to 2,500, both with previously unreleased live recordings of "Scriblin' Gibberish" and the box-set-only track "Guinnesis" from the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 13, 2026. "Splat!" came out on July 3 via earMUSIC.
Play MVPiet Sielck calls it probably the most commercial song on the album.
Play MVHe says he will be back on the road eight weeks after the surgery and will no longer headbang on stage. NILE also have a North American tour with CORONER from March 2 to April 11, 2027.
Taken from Cleopatra Records' tribute album "Purple Storm - A Tribute To Deep Purple", out November 13.
Play MVThe band calls it a VERY early KREATOR show. The Krushers Of The World Tour resumes next month with OVERKILL as special guests.
Play MVIt follows the videos for "Graceless" and "Make Your Exit". EMMURE, AngelMaker and Synestia support the band on the North American "Reminders Of Hell" tour.
Play videoHe announced it on social media on October 22: on doctor's orders he cannot drum or do any physical activity for now. The band will play all upcoming tour dates.
The festival takes place at Daytona International Speedway. Acts are being revealed one by one, and the full lineup is due next week.
Released on May 27, the song held No. 1 for two consecutive weeks (charts dated October 3 and October 10). It also reached No. 10 on Rock & Alternative Airplay, the band's first Top 10 on that chart.
Doors 18:00, start 18:45. Standing ¥4,900, U-22 standing ¥3,900. The lottery presale runs from 18:00 on October 23 to 23:59 on November 3.
King Records releases it in two editions: the first-press limited deluxe edition (KICS-94280, ¥13,000) and the regular edition (KICS-4280, ¥2,500). The CD holds six tracks.
The illumination bulb will be withdrawn early once its allocation sells out.
The Japanese dates are COMTEC PORTBASE in Aichi on November 1, Namba Hatch in Osaka on November 3 and the Nippon Budokan on November 13 and 14.
It comes as a CD digipak and a 2LP.
It was posted on Reigning Phoenix Music's official YouTube channel.
Play MVThe remaster is by Virtalähde Mastering, and the remastered "Your Pain Is Nothing" is out now.
Play MVThe run opens in New Orleans and closes in Sayreville, New Jersey. A presale starts October 28 and the general on-sale is October 30.
The book by Joe Milliken is a 360-page hardcover.
The horror convention takes place at the Irving Convention Center.
The five-piece collection, inspired by his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, is made by the Los Angeles art collective SceneFour, which captures a drummer's movements with LED technology and motion capture. The limited edition is individually numbered and signed by Aldridge. A piece based on OZZY OSBOURNE's "Bark At The Moon" is in development.
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