NEWS LINEUP 2026.11.02

The 20 news items published in the morning and evening of Monday, November 2, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

Former SLAYER Drummer Dave Lombardo Looks Back On "Reign In Blood" At 40: "The Reviews Weren't All Great At The Time"

Speaking to Ed Hack of This Day In Metal, he said the record was often criticised back then. The band's third album was released on October 7, 1986 through Def Jam.

Release page: Reign in Blood

Source: Blabbermouth (November 1, 2026)

MEGADETH's Teemu Mäntysaari Performs "Symphony Of Destruction" On "Metalloween", A Halloween Special Of Finnish Broadcaster Yle's Music Show "Elämäni Biisi", Broadcast Live From Tampere On October 31

On the show, celebrity guests each secretly pick a song that has deeply affected their life, a house band and guest singers perform it, and the panel guesses who chose which song.

Release page: Countdown to Extinction

Source: Blabbermouth (November 1, 2026)

Metal Hammer Names The 50 Best Thrash Metal Albums Ever: SLAYER's "Reign In Blood" At No. 1, METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" At No. 2 And MEGADETH's "Rust In Peace" At No. 3

Published on Louder on November 1, the list runs from the genre's original trailblazers to modern classics, with POWER TRIP's "Nightmare Logic" (2017) at No. 13 and EVILE's "Enter The Grave" (2007) at No. 50.

Release pages: Reign in Blood, Master of Puppets, Rust in Peace

Source: Louder (November 1, 2026)

IN THIS MOMENT Release Their In-Studio SiriusXM Performance Of "Whore"

The platinum-certified 2012 single is the band's biggest to date. "I Want To Believe" from the same session was released before it.

Source: ThePRP (November 1, 2026)

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Evening edition

SCORPIONS Announce Their 2027 Summer European Tour, "Love, Peace, & Rock 'N' Roll Tour 2027"; Rock Zone Community Members Get First Access To Tickets From 11:00 CET On November 4

The band's official tour page lists 24 European shows, from Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on April 29, 2027 to Unipol Arena in Milan on July 18.

Source: SCORPIONS (official) (November 2, 2026)

[Japan] WOWOW To Broadcast And Stream EVANESCENCE's December 1 Show At SGC Hall Ariake, The First Tokyo Night Of Their First Japan Headline Tour In About 14 Years, In January 2027; Their 2023 São Paulo Show Airs On November 29 At 15:00

The January air date will be announced later. Both programmes stay on WOWOW On Demand for 30 days.

Source: Creativeman Productions (November 2, 2026)

[Japan] "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" Returns For Encore Screenings From November 8 To 13; Photographer William Hames Appears At The November 7 Screening At T-Joy Prince Shinagawa

Theatre tickets cost 4,600 yen for 5.1ch and 4,900 yen for Dolby Atmos screenings, on sale at each theatre from 18:00 on November 2. Everyone at the November 7 nationwide screenings receives a paper mask of Ozzy's face.

Source: UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (November 2, 2026)

[Japan] METALVERSE Take CD-Serial Presale Lottery Applications Until 23:59 On November 10 For "METALVERSE #5 – HUMAN SHIFT", Their Own Show At Spotify O-EAST On February 23, 2027

The serial number comes in all three CD editions of the single "Shoot Shoot Shoot", out November 4. General admission is 8,000 yen plus a 600-yen drink; doors 17:00, show 18:00.

Release page: Shoot Shoot Shoot

Source: METALVERSE (official) (November 2, 2026)

IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson Says The First Single From His Eighth Solo Album Will Be Out "In, Like, 10 Days", With A Video

Speaking to Chile's Radio Futuro on November 1, Dickinson said the album, due in early 2027 via BMG, came from three weeks of 12-hour days at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 that produced 18 songs.

Source: Blabbermouth (November 1, 2026)

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce The European Leg Of Their "Perfecth World Tour": Nine Shows, June 13–30, 2027, With Tickets On Sale November 6 At 10am Local Time

The run opens at Gilde Parkbühne in Hanover, Germany and ends at the Arena in Pula, Croatia, with Dutch multi-instrumentalist Zep in support.

Release page: Perfecth

Source: Louder (November 2, 2026)

AEROSMITH Play "Walk This Way" With RUN DMC And Cover THE BEATLES' "Come Together" On The Second Night Of "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends" At The Hollywood Bowl On November 1

Steven Tyler answered night-one host Bill Burr's remark that the two shows would be the band's last: "When the world ends, there will always be cockroaches, dirt, and Aerosmith." GUNS N' ROSES played an entirely different set from the first night, including AEROSMITH's "Mama Kin".

Release pages: Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith

Source: Louder (November 2, 2026)

LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant Announces Five Shows In England And Ireland With Saving Grace In June 2027, From Hampton Court Palace Festival In London On June 19 To The Trinity College Summer Series In Dublin On June 29

Tickets go on general sale via Ticketmaster at 10am local time on November 6, with presales from November 3. The December shows at London's Royal Albert Hall are sold out.

Source: Louder (November 2, 2026)

CRASHDIET Put VIP Packages On Sale For Their Four UK Shows, November 5–8, With A Meet & Greet And A Photo With The Band, Limited To 15 Per Show

The shows are at O2 Academy Islington in London and in Newcastle, Milton Keynes and Bristol. The VIP experience takes place about an hour before doors, and concert tickets are not included.

Source: CRASHDIET (official) (November 2, 2026)