KEEP IT TRUE JAPAN 2027 Names Its First Bands — CRIMSON GLORY, OMEN And VOID Come To Japan, With Advance Tickets From 21:00 On November 10
The first bands are out for KEEP IT TRUE JAPAN 2027, the first edition in Japan of the German heavy metal festival Keep It True: CRIMSON GLORY, OMEN, VOID and SEX MACHINEGUNS at the main festival at CLUB CITTA', Kawasaki, on November 12 and 13, 2027, SABBAT at the warm-up show at Koenji HIGH on November 11, and SABBRABELLS at the after-show at SERBIAN NIGHT, Kawasaki, on November 14. Advance tickets go on sale on CHROSH's web shop at 21:00 JST on Tuesday, November 10.
THE CULT Drummer John Tempesta Leaves The Band After 20 Years
Announcing his exit on social media on November 7, he wrote: "After 20 years, my chapter with THE CULT has come to an end." He joined in February 2006, after playing with WHITE ZOMBIE, TESTAMENT and EXODUS, among others, and added: "I'm looking forward to getting back out there, playing music and seeing where the next chapter takes me. Here's to 2027!"
DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan Says The Procedure He Had On November 6 Was Successful And He Is Resting To Make A Complete Recovery
On social media on November 7 he wrote: "I had a procedure yesterday which was successful. I now have to rest, in order to make a complete recovery and ensure that I'm as fit as can be before getting back to work." He has not said what he is being treated for. The rest of the European and U.K. tour, which was to end at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 25, has been postponed, and a six-date Latin American tour is scheduled for early December.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD Open Pre-Orders For Three 10th Anniversary Vinyl Editions Of "The Stage", Including A 4-LP Deluxe Edition With Their Rooftop Performance And The "Monolith" Box Set
For the tenth anniversary of their 2016 seventh album, the official store offers a standard 2-LP edition with a foil cover ($40), a 4-LP deluxe edition adding the songs from the Capitol Records rooftop performance that helped launch the record ($80), and the "Monolith" box set ($200), which holds both plus a "Live at the Grammys" LP available only in the set, a blind-box trading card, a holographic sticker, Neil deGrasse Tyson's speech written out and a star guide. No release date has been given.
HEART's Ann Wilson Shares The Trailer For "IN MY VOICE", A Feature Documentary Telling Her Life Story In Her Own Words, Directed By Barbara Hall
Drawing on home movies, photographs, journals and never-before-seen footage, with commentary from family, friends, artists, bandmates and industry executives, the film traces her 75-year journey from a nomadic childhood to the world's biggest arenas. Director Barbara Hall is a Prime-Time Emmy-nominated producer and director; release details will be announced soon.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam Dutkiewicz Says He Already Has Enough Material For A Second BURN ETERNAL Album; Their Debut, Out February 26, Was Finished Four Years Ago
He told Jai "Jaimunji" Setright of Metal On Tap: "This record's been done for, like, four years. There was a lot of hang-ups with this one," adding: "I've already got enough material for another record, too. So Howard's got the material. When he writes the lyrics, we'll start working on it together." The self-titled debut with former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones is out on February 26, 2027 via Metal Blade.
BEAST IN BLACK's Anton Kabanen Says Fourth Album "Fear The Beast" Is "Near Completion"; The Band Open Their Shows With The Unreleased "Mighty Dragon"
Speaking to Jovan Ristić of Altnote's "Soundcheck", he said the final steps must wait while the European tour goes on, and that he is "not giving any dates or any promises". On tour the band play the two advance singles, September's title track and October's "Lost Children", and open the set with "Mighty Dragon", a song not yet released.
NEVERMORE Drummer Van Williams Says Returning To The Stage After 15 Years Has Been "Nothing But Goosebumps Every Day"; The Band Keep Working On A New Album Before A European Tour From Berlin On April 29, 2027
He and Jeff Loomis spoke to Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global. The new lineup, with Jack Cattoi, Semir Özerkan and singer Berzan Önen, played its first show on April 1, 2026 at IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş in Istanbul. The 21-date "Liminal Spaces" European tour of 2027 opens in Berlin on April 29 and ends with two shows in Turkey at the end of May.
SCORPIONS Share An Official Live Video Of "We'll Burn The Sky" With Uli Jon Roth From Wacken Open Air 2006
Former guitarist Uli Jon Roth joined the band for several songs at the German festival. Videos of "Speedy's Coming" and "Pictured Life" from the same show are also on the band's official YouTube channel.
SPEED's Jem Siow Joins KILLSWITCH ENGAGE On "My Last Serenade" In Sydney On November 6
The Australian run with SYLOSIS continues in Melbourne (Forum) on November 10, Adelaide (Hindley St.) on November 12 and Perth (Metro Fremantle) on November 14. The footage was filmed by a fan.
LONESOME_BLUE's Sally Streams A Special "Gal Metal Talk!!" On YouTube From 9 PM On November 10, The Day Her Second Solo Album "RE:RAIGN" Starts Reaching Stores
Talking on her own for the first time in a while, she will cover the album, the November 14 event at Tower Records Shinjuku, the November 20 disk union event in Osaka and the November 21 fan meeting in Osaka, and invites listeners who have heard the album to share their thoughts in the chat.
SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist Mark Heylmun Sits Out The Fall Tour To Put His Sobriety And Mental Health First
The "Reminders Of Hell" tour, with EMMURE, ANGELMAKER and SYNESTIA, opened in Riverside, California, on November 6 and runs to Los Angeles on December 13. On November 7 he posted: "After A LOT of thought, I've decided not to go on the 'Reminders Of Hell' tour. Right now I need to put my sobriety and my mental health first." The new album "Graceless" is out on November 20 via Century Media (the Japanese edition on December 23).
ICED EARTH's Jon Schaffer Says A DEMONS & WIZARDS Return Is "Not Even On The Table" Right Now, And Calls Former Singer Stu Block's Change Of Stance On January 6, 2021 "Weakness Under Pressure"
Speaking to The Gallery, he called BLIND GUARDIAN's Hansi Kürsch "one of my dearest friends in the world" and said he would work with him "in a heartbeat", but that Kürsch has "a different set of pressures". Block had posted a lengthy reply to Schaffer's earlier remarks on Facebook on November 2.
THE OBSESSED's Scott "Wino" Weinrich Says The Title Of "Live Fast - Love Hard - Die Free" Is About Embracing "Life For What It Is"
He spoke to Electric Eye. The follow-up to 2024's "Gilded Sorrow" was recorded with producer Frank Marchand at Waterford Digital Studio in Pasadena, Maryland, and is tentatively due in early 2027 via Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The band plan to record a new EP in December.
ILL NIÑO Postpone Their Latin American Tour For The 25th Anniversary Of "Revolution Revolución" To May 2027 To Focus On Their First Studio Album Since 2014, Due In February
The band announced it in a statement on November 6. The new dates are Lima on May 21, Santiago on May 22, Buenos Aires on May 23 and Asunción on May 25, and tickets already bought remain valid. The album will be their first with singer Tommy Roulette, and they plan to promote it with a world tour next year.
ALHAMBRA, Featuring GALNERYUS Keyboardist YUHKI, Welcome Guitarist MASHA (Silex) As A Full Member From Their November 8 Osaka Show
MASHA, known for Silex among other bands, became a full member from the band's show at THE LIVE HOUSE soma in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, on November 8. Their previous guitarist left the band in July 2026.
ALHAMBRA, Featuring GALNERYUS Keyboardist YUHKI, Play "ALHAMBRA LIVE 2027 'INFINITE DIMENSION'" At Clubasia, Shibuya, On April 17, 2027; Tickets On Sale At e+ From 10 AM On December 12
Doors at 16:30, show at 17:00. Advance tickets are 6,500 yen and door tickets 7,500 yen (plus a 700 yen drink charge). It follows the band's April shows at clubasia in 2025 (its headline show "THE NEXT DIMENSION") and 2026 (the release show for "Skyward Pray").
Former IRON MAIDEN Drummer NICKO McBRAIN Reveals He Once Used Heroin, And Had Quit Before Joining The Band In 1982
He told Classic Rock, in an interview around his autobiography "Hello Boys And Girls!", published on October 22: "I never put it in my arm," adding that he was lucky never to become addicted.
MERCYFUL FATE's Becky Baldwin Says BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi Asked Geezer Butler To Join Him On "From The Dark"; Iommi Wanted To Record In His Own Studio, And Geezer Could Not Make The Time
Baldwin, who played bass on the album, told BraveWords: "Tony did originally want to get Geezer involved and he did ask him to come, but Tony really wanted the recording to be done in his studio, for him to oversee because it's his solo project. And Geezer didn't have the time to come to the West Midlands and do the recording in person until like later on." The album was made with singer Jørn Lande and drummer Karl Brazil.
WINGER / WHITESNAKE Guitarist REB BEACH Reveals Which WINGER Riffs Surprise People The Most And Talks About "The WHITESNAKE Chords" In A Sweetwater Interview
Talking with Nick Bowcott, he also covers his piano-playing roots, tapping techniques and advice for aspiring guitarists. The Winger riffs come up at 28:52 and "The Whitesnake Chords" at 31:41.
METALLICA Share A Short Looking Back At Night Five (October 15) Of Their Las Vegas Sphere Residency On The Day Of Its Last 2026 Show; The Residency Resumes On January 28, 2027
The 2026 shows at Sphere ended with the November 5 and 7 dates (local time), and the residency resumes on January 28, 2027 and runs to March 13, twenty-four shows in all since October 1.
PaleNeØ Play The ReG Stage From 13:00 At "LIVEHOLIC presents. 'Kakumei Logic 2026' supported by Skream! & Gekirock", The Shimokitazawa Circuit Event On November 29
The event runs across eleven Shimokitazawa venues, with doors at 11:00 (provisional). Advance tickets are 5,000 yen and student tickets 4,000 yen (plus a 700 yen drink charge; door tickets cost 1,000 yen more), with entry in order of arrival. LONESOME_BLUE also play.
Zilqy Share "BEYOND THE STAGE #13" On Their Official YouTube Channel: The Members Show Off The Fully Limited Edition Of Their First Album "Birth of Riot"
From its LP-sized packaging to memories of the limited edition of their previous EP, there is plenty to talk about. The description points to the December 16 show of their "Birth of Riot" nationwide tour at Zepp Shinjuku.
Ningen Isu Announce The First Merchandise For The Venues Of Their 60th Birthday Tour "Ryoki Kakusei", Starting In Sapporo On November 11: A Tour T-Shirt (4,500 Yen)
Sizes run from S to XXL. The tour opens at PENNY LANE 24 in Sapporo on November 11.