NEWS LINEUP 2026.10.26

The 18 news items published in the morning and evening of Monday, October 26, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

TMG's Third Album "TMG III SAYONARA" Goes Live On Download And Streaming Services On October 26

The album is now on the major download and streaming services. The CD came out on October 14.

Source: B'z official website (October 26, 2026)

"Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning": The Tokyo Screening Of The October 28 Japan Premiere Sells Out On Day One; Masanori Ito To Appear At The November 13 "Black Sabbath" Screening In Osaka

The November 13 screenings start at 19:00 at Shinjuku Wald 9 and T-Joy Umeda. General sales for the November 13 screenings and the November 7 nationwide screening opened on e+ at 18:00 on October 25.

Source: UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (October 25, 2026)

SABER TIGER Hold Their Year-End Fan Event At Sapporo HOT TIME On Sunday, December 13; Reservations Open On Tiget At 20:00 On October 27

Doors 16:30, start 17:00. 6,000 yen with food and two drinks (all-you-can-drink for 1,000 yen more). All five members appear, visiting tables and posing for instant photos. Non-members can attend.

Source: SABER TIGER official website (October 19, 2026)

Former SAXON Drummer Nigel Durham Dead At 61; He Played On 1988's "Destiny"

SAXON announced his passing on social media on October 24. He was in the band from 1987 to 1988. No cause of death was given.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 25, 2026)

STEVEN WILSON Confirms Second STORM CORROSION Album With OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is In The Works: "It's Almost Entirely Played On Acoustic Instruments"

He said so in an interview with Anil Prasad of Innerviews. It is very different from the 2012 debut but keeps the same overall aesthetic. No release date has been given.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 25, 2026)

RIVAL SONS Bassist Dave Beste To Sit Out The "Domestic Bliss" U.S. Tour From October 30; Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals' Darwin Johnson Fills In

He is stepping away to "handle some important matters at home". The tour runs from October 30 in Boise, Idaho, to November 29 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 25, 2026)

Jack Osbourne On The Backlash To The "Digital Ozzy" Plan: "It Was My Own Fault"

He said so on the Great Company with Jamie Laing podcast, posted on October 21. The plan was announced in May as a partnership with HYPERREAL, and he said he had not prepared well enough to explain it.

Source: Loudwire (October 25, 2026)

Spain's Leyendas Del Rock Posts Pro-Shot Video Of Three Songs From DEICIDE's August 8 Set

The festival took place at the Polideportivo Municipal de Villena in Villena.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 25, 2026)

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Evening edition

Udo Artists Share The Second Part Of A Special ERIK GRÖNWALL Interview Ahead Of His Japan Shows

He talks about his friendship with Jonah Tee, what he learned in his SKID ROW years, his musical roots and his goals. The Japan shows are on Wednesday, November 4 at Ebisu The Garden Hall (opening act Zilqy) and Thursday, November 5 at Umeda Club Quattro (opening act Maki Oyama).

Source: Udo Artists (October 26, 2026)

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HAGANE's "Tsukikage" Music Video Airs On tvk's "Masanori Ito's ROCK CITY" At 23:00 On Saturday, October 31

Announced on the band's official website, which asks viewers to check their local listings.

Source: HAGANE official website (October 26, 2026)

SAXON Announce The March 2027 European Leg Of The 'Gods Of Thunder' Tour; The Mechanized Eagle Returns In Brussels, Zurich, Cologne And Tilburg

Seventeen shows from March 1 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels to March 24 at 013 in Tilburg. Tickets go on sale in stages from October 27 (Italian shows), with all shows on sale on October 30.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 26, 2026)

SEX MACHINEGUNS Play The Main Day Of ISHIGAKIFEST 2026 At Funakura no Sato, Ishigaki Island, On Sunday, November 29

The festival runs over two days: an eve party on Saturday, November 28 and the main day on November 29. Two-day passes are 7,000 yen (6,000 yen for island residents, free for high-school students and younger); main day only 6,000 yen (5,000 yen for residents); eve party 2,000 yen. Tickets are on LivePocket until 00:00 on November 28.

Source: SEX MACHINEGUNS official website (October 26, 2026)

Kirk Windstein On Next CROWBAR Album: 'We're Gonna Start Writing First Of The Year'

He said so in an interview with the YouTube channel Metalcavern. The band's most recent album is "Zero And Below", released in April 2022 through MNRK Heavy.

Source: Blabbermouth (October 26, 2026)

STEVEN WILSON Shares "A Basket Of Bees" (The Village Hall Sessions) And Announces A "Requiem For A Village" Event With Al Murray

His ninth studio album, "Requiem For A Village", is out on November 6.

Source: Louder (October 26, 2026)

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AYRON JONES To Release New Album "Excuse Me" On February 26, 2027 Via Thirty Tigers; Lead Single "Glad You Came" Out Now

The album has ten tracks.

Source: BraveWords (October 26, 2026)

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE Shares An Update On Her Brain Tumor Treatment: About Two Weeks Left Of Six Weeks Of Proton Beam Radiation

She says she can speak, write and keep a clear train of thought again, and thanks fans for their messages.

Source: BraveWords (October 26, 2026)