ASIA Release Indigo, Their First Studio Album In Twelve Years, On November 6 — The Japanese CD Runs To 17 Tracks With A Japan-Only Bonus
Asia's first studio album in twelve years, Indigo, came out worldwide on November 6. In Japan, Ward Records issued it in four editions; the CD (GQCS-91792, 3,300 yen) runs to 17 tracks, adding the worldwide bonus track Tattoo Indigo (Part 3) and the Japan-only Chesapeake Bay (feat. John Mitchell). The album also holds songs John Wetton worked on before his death in 2017.
KISS Release The Rock And Roll Over 50th Anniversary Box Set (4CD+Blu-ray) On November 6 — A Japanese Edition Of 1,600 Sets, And 18 Tracks From The Four 1977 Budokan Shows
The 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of KISS's 1976 album Rock and Roll Over came out on November 6. The Japanese edition (UICY-80778, 53,900 yen) is a five-disc box of four SHM-CDs and a Blu-ray Audio disc, limited to 1,600 sets, with Eddie Kramer's new 2026 mix of the album, 22 previously unreleased demos and outtakes, and 18 tracks from KISS's four shows at the Nippon Budokan in April 1977.
Joe Satriani And Steve Vai Release SatchVai's First Studio Album, The Sea Of Emotion, On November 6 — The Japanese CD Comes From King Records
SatchVai's first studio album, The Sea Of Emotion, by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, came out on earMUSIC on November 6. In Japan, King Records issued it the same day on CD (KICP-4130, 3,500 yen including tax), with the same ten tracks and no bonus track. Satriani, Vai and Eric Caudieux produced and recorded it, and its last track opens with a tape of one of Vai's early guitar lessons.
BAND-MAID Live-Stream Their Sold-Out Tour Final At The Nippon Budokan On November 14 — For Viewers In Japan And Abroad, With Up To 30 Days Of Archive
BAND-MAID's show at the Nippon Budokan on Saturday, November 14, the final night of BAND-MAID WORLD TOUR 2026 and sold out at the venue, is streamed live from the start of the main set at 17:00 Japan time. Tickets went on sale at 12:00 on Friday, November 6 on ZAIKO, for viewers in Japan and abroad, and on Streaming+, in Japan: 5,500 yen for a regular ticket with a week of archive viewing, or 7,000 yen for a long-archive ticket with 30 days (ZAIKO only). The November 13 show is not streamed.
RUSH Announce "Elevate From The Norm", A Five-Date Residency At Sphere In Las Vegas In May 2027
The shows are on May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30. Each night the band will play fan favorites and greatest hits from across their catalogue, and Geddy Lee says they are working on a show that plays all of "2112" and all of "Moving Pictures" along with other songs. Anika Nilles (drums) and Loren Gold (keyboards) join them. The general on-sale starts on November 13 (Fri) at 10 AM PT.
OZZFEST, Launched By OZZY OSBOURNE And Sharon Osbourne, Returns In 2027 With Three Shows In The UK, U.S. And Mexico; The UK Show Is At The National Bowl In Milton Keynes On July 10
The U.S. show is at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on September 11, and the Mexico show at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City on September 18. Sharon Osbourne curates the lineups, to be revealed in the coming months, and Live Nation promotes. Early Bat tickets go on sale on November 6 (Fri) at 10 AM local time via Ticketmaster and Ozzfest.com. In August, the UK show had been announced for Villa Park in Birmingham.
BON JOVI Add Two North American Stadium Shows To The 2027 Forever Tour: A Second Night At Toronto's Rogers Stadium On August 7 And Notre Dame Stadium In South Bend, Indiana On October 2
The Toronto date is the band's final show there. The artist presale runs from November 11 (Wed) at 10 AM to November 12 (Thu) at 10 PM, and the general on-sale starts on November 13 (Fri) at 10 AM, all local time, at BonJovi.com. The two Tokyo Dome shows on February 25 and 27 were announced earlier.
[Japan] Shinko Music's S.M.R.S. Opens Pre-Orders For "KISS IN TIME", A Photo Magazine Of KISS From 1975 To 1980 That Includes, For The First Time, An Interview With Gene Simmons
The A4, 160-page magazine, with all text in English, was edited by a longtime member of the KISS Army and is authorised by Pophouse Entertainment. It costs ¥5,555 (tax included, shipping extra) and ships from early December; it is not sold in regular bookstores.
[Japan] 「クイーン完全版」 (Queen Complete Edition), A Disc Guide Covering QUEEN's Original Albums, Singles, Compilations, Solo Works And Video Releases, Is Out From Kawade Shobo Shinsha On January 13, 2027
The 240-page book is edited by Koji Wakui. The expected price is ¥2,970 (tax included).
DEATH ANGEL Release New Single "The Never Was" Ahead Of Their December European Tour And Their January–February 2027 Australian Tour
The video is up on Nuclear Blast's YouTube channel. On their "Act III" anniversary tour, the band play Europe from Brno on December 1 to Hamburg on December 13, and Australia from the Froth & Fury Festival in Adelaide on January 30 to Brisbane on February 5, 2027. Their annual Xmas shows are on December 17 at 1720 in Los Angeles and December 18 at The Fillmore in San Francisco.
BURN ETERNAL, Featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz And Former Singer Howard Jones, Announce Their Self-Titled Debut Album For February 26, 2027 Via Metal Blade; First Single "Wounds I've Made"
The lyric video is up on Metal Blade's YouTube channel. The vinyl comes in several variants.
April 24 features EDGUY, CHILDREN OF BODOM, HAMMERFALL, LACUNA COIL, KK'S PRIEST, QUIET RIOT, FLOOR JANSEN, BEAST IN BLACK, W.E.T. and TWILIGHT FORCE among others; April 25 features KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, EMPEROR, SOILWORK, ELUVEITIE, METAL CHURCH and BLAZE BAYLEY among others. The festival is held at Memorial da América Latina, and tickets are sold through Clube do Ingresso.
AMARANTHE's Elize Ryd Says The Band's Next Album Has A "Back-To-The-Roots" Gothenburg Metal Sound; Most Of It Is Done, And Recording Starts With Drums With Jacob Hansen
She said so in an interview with Finland's Chaoszine. It will be the band's second album with growler Mikael Sehlin, who joined in 2023. Their previous album, "The Catalyst", came out in February 2024.
TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy Says His Cancer Battle Was "Something That I Had To Go Through To Get Me Back To TESTAMENT"; His Memoir Is Out November 10
He spoke to Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation. Twenty-five years after beating cancer, he said he would never have found his way back to his old bandmates, and TESTAMENT would not be where it is today, if he had not gotten sick. His memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", is out via Permuted Press.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's Jamie Mathias Says "Social Apocalypse", Out March 19, 2027, Uses "The Lowest Tuning We've Ever Tuned To"
He said so in an interview with Portugal's Look magazine, calling it "the heaviest we've sounded". The 10-track album was produced by Carl Bown and is out via Spinefarm.
Former MEGADETH Guitarist Jeff Young And Singer Kayla Dixon's New Song "Mirror In The Sky" Is Featured In Michael Sarna's Horror Film "Return To Fear"; The Music Video Debuts Online On November 19
Young played on MEGADETH's 1988 album "So Far, So Good... So What!". Dixon wrote the lyrics and vocal melody, and Young the music. The film was released in North America on November 3.
COHEED AND CAMBRIA Announce "S.S. Neverender: Beyond The Black Rainbow", The Fourth Edition Of Their Cruise Festival, Sailing From Miami To Grand Cayman On November 2–7, 2027
The cruise sails on the Norwegian Jewel in partnership with Sixthman. GLASSJAW, JOYCE MANOR, HAIL THE SUN, ANTHONY GREEN, HOT WATER MUSIC and NEKROGOBLIKON are among the performers. Public bookings open on November 18 (Wed) at 2:00 PM ET.
SPIRITBOX's Courtney LaPlante Guests On COMEBACK KID's New Song "Shedding Season", From Their Eighth Album "Chosen Hell", Out November 6; Music Video Released
Graham GS directed the video. The album is out via SharpTone Records.
DORO Once Again Rules Out Retirement: "I Wanna Die On Stage"
She said so in an interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, adding, "It's up to God, whenever He wants me." "Wild At Heart - Special Release (Tour Edition)" is out on December 11.
QUEEN Release "Queen Budapest", Their 1986 Budapest Concert, On Blu-ray, DVD, 2CD, 3LP And Digital On November 6; Live Video For "We Will Rock You"
The first Western stadium rock show behind the Iron Curtain and the last filmed QUEEN concert with Freddie Mercury, shot at Budapest's Népstadion on July 27, 1986. Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production restored it in 4K from the original 35mm film, the audio was newly remixed from the original multitracks, and the 3LP set is its first release on vinyl.
Sharon Osbourne Says The Two Unreleased Songs OZZY OSBOURNE Recorded With Andrew Watt Were Made For His Biopic; About Half Of The 2027 OZZFEST Lineup Is Booked
She said so in an interview with Hits Daily Double. The film covers Ozzy and Sharon's life from 1978 to 1996, from the end of his time in BLACK SABBATH through his solo career to OZZFEST, and its development still faces challenges. Asked whether all three OZZFEST shows will have the same lineup, she said, "I hope so."
STRATOVARIUS And DIRKSCHNEIDER, Led By U.D.O.'s Udo Dirkschneider, Play Finland's Kuopiorock 2027 (July 29–31, Kuopio)
They are among the first 15 acts announced, alongside TEHOSEKOITIN, SPARZANZA and TURMION KÄTILÖT, across four stages. The next acts are due on December 1, and the early-bird "Aikainen kukko" tickets are on sale until December 31.
ARCH ENEMY's Michael Amott Plays A Guest Solo On THROWN INTO EXILE's New Song "Remorse"; Music Video Released
THROWN INTO EXILE are a blackened melodic death metal band from Los Angeles, and this is their second release on BLKIIBLK. They are on tour supporting ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.
SAXON Hold In-Store Signings At Three HMV Stores In The U.K. To Celebrate "Gods of Thunder", Out January 22, 2027, With Biff Byford, Brian Tatler And Doug Scarratt
The sessions are at hmv 363 Oxford Street in London on January 22 (Fri) at 5 p.m., hmv Vault in Birmingham on January 23 (Sat) at 3 p.m. and hmv Leeds on January 24 (Sun) at 4 p.m. Pre-ordering an album plus event-entry bundle guarantees entry, subject to availability.
[Japan] LOUDNESS Hold Premium Screenings At Cinemart Shinjuku On November 28 (Sat) And 29 (Sun): "EUROBOUNDS", A Document Of Their 1983 European Tour, And "A Documentary of THUNDER IN THE EAST", With Minoru Niihara And Masayoshi Yamashita, Then Akira Takasaki, Due On Stage After The Films
On the 28th, "EUROBOUNDS" screens at 19:00 (3,000 yen), followed by guests Minoru Niihara and Masayoshi Yamashita. On the 29th, "A Documentary of THUNDER IN THE EAST", which follows the band from their worldwide deal with Atlantic to their 1985 U.S. tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE, screens at 16:00 (3,500 yen), with guests Akira Takasaki and Masayuki Mori. Yuichi Masuda hosts both, and all guests are scheduled. Tickets go on sale online at the cinema from 17:00 on November 7 (Sat) for the 28th and from 20:00 on November 9 (Mon) for the 29th, and at the box office from the next day.
[Japan] QUEEN's Film "Bohemian Rhapsody" Returns To 71 TOHO Cinemas Across Japan For A "Memorial" Screening On November 24 (Tue), 35 Years After Freddie Mercury's Death
Regular prices apply, and Mubichike and advance tickets cannot be used; showtimes and sales methods vary by cinema.
[Japan] NEMOPHILA Hold Panel Exhibitions At Four Tower Records Stores For The EP "ep2nd" And The Blu-ray "ANATADARE FINAL CUT", Out December 9, Giving Away The Signed Panels By Lottery To Buyers
Umeda NU Chayamachi runs from December 8 (Tue) to 14 (Mon), and Shinjuku, Shibuya and Abeno Hoop from December 8 (Tue) to 21 (Mon). Buyers of the releases at each store get a lottery number; winners are announced from noon on December 18 (Fri) at Umeda NU Chayamachi and on December 25 (Fri) at the other three.
[Japan] METALVERSE Take METALVERSE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER Presale Applications Until 23:59 On November 15 (Sun) For "METALVERSE #5 – HUMAN SHIFT", Their Own Show At Spotify O-EAST On February 23, 2027
The presale is for newsletter members only; results and payment run from 20:00 on November 21 (Sat) to 23:59 on November 24 (Tue). General admission is 8,000 yen plus a 600-yen drink; doors 17:00, show 18:00.
[Japan] Former MR. BIG Singer Eric Martin Gets A Special Edition Of tvk's 「洋楽天国＋特別編」 On November 14 (Sat) From 11 p.m., Including The Video For "I'll Be There Just For You", The Theme Song Of The Film "KIZUNA", Unveiled The Same Day
Per his official Japanese fan club. The song is out digitally from November 18 (Wed).
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello Says Four Big Failures Built His Career, And That His Son Roman, Co-Writer Of Five Songs On His New Album, Is No Nepotism Case Because He Is That Good
He said so in an interview with Guitar World. The four: quitting guitar for four years at 13 after failing to learn LED ZEPPELIN's "Black Dog" and KISS' "Detroit Rock City", an overpriced custom-shop guitar he bought in L.A., his band LOCK UP being dropped by its label, and not being able to keep RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE together. After the U.S. midterm elections, he wrote on Instagram that "the real work starts now".
SABATON Release A Deluxe Edition Of "Legends", Their Eleventh Album From 2025, On March 5, 2027 Via Better Noise Music; Lyric Video For New Song "Berserker"
The official video for "Berserker", featuring actor Eric Roberts, premieres on November 9 (Mon) at 3 p.m. CET. Formats include a deluxe CD, a 3CD deluxe digibook, 2LP vinyl and a box set. The band are touring North America on "Legends On Tour", their first U.S. tour in four years.
[Japan] SAKI Plays "mix juice 2027" At Shinjuku ReNY On May 29, 2027 (Sat), The Event For The 20th Anniversary Of shuji's (ex-Janne Da Arc) Solo Debut, With Hana Of Gacharic Spin On Guitar In Her Band
The bill is you kiyo shuji, wyse and SAKI. Doors 15:45, show 16:30; advance tickets 8,000 yen plus a drink, all standing. SAKI's band is Hana on guitar, Chii on bass and shuji on drums. The you kiyo shuji fan club presale runs from 21:00 on November 6 (Fri) to November 23 (Mon, holiday), the official e+ presale from December 12 (Sat) to 27 (Sun), and the general sale starts at 10:00 on February 20, 2027 (Sat).