NEWS LINEUP 2026.11.09

The 20 news items published in the morning and evening of Monday, November 9, 2026.

Artists in the day's news

Morning edition

SEPULTURA Play Their Final Show In São Paulo On November 7, Closing The Farewell Tour They Began In March 2024

The show was at Suhai Music Hall. Former guitarist Jairo Guedz, a member from 1985 to 1987, joined the 30-song set for "Biotech Is Godzilla", "Slave New World" and "Troops Of Doom", and "Itsári" from "Roots" was played for the first time since 1998. Max and Iggor Cavalera did not appear; Andreas Kisser said earlier this year that the pair had declined an invitation.

Release page: Roots

Source: Louder (November 8, 2026)

THE NEW YORKERS, The Pre-MEGADETH Band Of Chris Poland And Gar Samuelson, To Release "Low-Temperature Delay", A Vinyl Collection Of Never-Before-Heard Studio Demos And Live Tracks, At The End Of The Year

New York City's Psychic Reader Records announced the 12-inch vinyl, which comes with a fold-out poster and an inner booklet of photos and extensive liner notes. The band formed in Los Angeles in 1978 and never released a record.

Source: Blabbermouth (November 8, 2026)

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MAYHEM's Attila Csihar Believes He Has The Late Former SLIPKNOT Drummer Joey Jordison's Final Recording: A Cover Of KRAFTWERK's "Radio-Activity" From Their Industrial Metal Project ELECTHRONE

He told Metal Hammer. The pair came up with the project in Des Moines, Iowa, and also covered SKINNY PUPPY's "Assimilate", all of it still at the demo stage. The two were bandmates in SINSAENUM, which released two albums and three EPs before Jordison's death in 2021.

Source: Louder (November 8, 2026)

TESLA's Jeff Keith Joins Ex-TESLA Guitarist Tommy Skeoch's Band BAD MARRIAGE On Stage For "Rock Me To The Top" In Sacramento On November 6

The show was at Swabbies On The River. Written by Skeoch and Keith, the song is on TESLA's debut album "Mechanical Resonance", released on Geffen in December 1986. Skeoch left TESLA in 2006.

Release page: Mechanical Resonance

Source: Blabbermouth (November 8, 2026)

STEVE VAI Says His Definition Of Success Has Changed Over The Years: "True Success Comes When You're In Your Ultra Zone Creating"

He told Australia's Blunt magazine that he started out with the conventional idea of wealth and recognition, but that the success of greatest value is the satisfaction of authentic creative offerings, and that his ultra zone is made up of "focus, passion and joy." SATCHVAI, his duo with Joe Satriani, released its first studio album "The Sea Of Emotion" on November 6.

Release page: The Sea Of Emotion

Source: Blabbermouth (November 8, 2026)

NICKELBACK's Mike Kroeger On Canada-U.S. Tensions: "To Get Too Emotionally Involved In Politics Is A Real Fool's Errand"

Asked by Metal Hammer Spain, having lived in Los Angeles for nearly a decade, he said: "I don't judge a country by their head of state because the head of state is always changing." The band released its 11th album "Everything Under the Sun" on October 30 and opens its 2027 world tour in Pittsburgh on February 6.

Release page: Everything Under the Sun

Source: Blabbermouth (November 8, 2026)

Australia's VANISHING POINT Share Lyric Video For New Single "The Faceless" From Seventh Album "Eremition", Out November 20

It follows "Bring Me The Night" and "Sirens". Singer Silvio calls the song "a haunting reflection of a world where identity is lost, voices are silenced, and humanity hides behind the masks we create." The album is their first in six years, since "Dead Elysium".

Source: BraveWords (November 8, 2026)

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Evening edition

POWERWOLF Announce A New Album For 2027 And The "MORAL & MADNESS World Tour 2027", 23 European Arena Shows From October To December

They revealed both in an announcement video on their official YouTube channel; the album's title and release date have not been revealed yet. The tour runs from Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, on October 27, 2027 to Hovet in Stockholm on December 18, with APOCALYPTICA and MAJESTICA as special guests. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, November 13 at 11:00 CET.

Source: POWERWOLF official YouTube (November 9, 2026)

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FEAR FACTORY To Premiere New Song "Detonizer" On SiriusXM's Liquid Metal (Ch. 40) On Monday, November 9, "One Day Early", Says The Band's Website

The band's website does not yet say which release the song is from or when it will be out. On August 29 the band released the music video for "Roboticist", its first single with singer Milo Silvestro.

Source: FEAR FACTORY (official) (November 9, 2026)

QUEEN Share Live Footage Of "Sheer Heart Attack" From Munich On February 11, 1979, As Broadcast On German TV's "Musikbox" On March 9, 1979

Footage of the second half of "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the same show was shared on November 3. The song is from the 1977 album "News of the World".

Release page: News of the World

Source: QUEEN (official) (November 9, 2026)

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[Japan] Zilqy Share "BEYOND THE STAGE #14" On Their Official YouTube Channel: The Members Explain The Hidden Details In The Artwork Of Their First Album "Birth of Riot", Alongside The "RUN" Music Video

They point out that a motif from the artwork also appears in the "RUN" video, then start counting the figures in the artwork and find a fifth. The description points to the December 16 show of their "Birth of Riot" nationwide tour at Zepp Shinjuku.

Release page: Birth of Riot

Source: Zilqy official YouTube (November 9, 2026)

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[Japan] Zilqy Share A Live Short Of KORN's "Blind" On Their Official YouTube Channel, From The Nu-Metal Cover Session They Started On Their "Birth of Riot" Nationwide Tour

The footage is from their show at Kashiwa PALOOZA on October 11; the description introduces it as the first of the covers and asks fans to scream that "Are you ready!?" at the top of their lungs at the shows. The tour runs to Zepp Shinjuku on December 16.

Source: Zilqy official YouTube (November 9, 2026)

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DEFTONES Play "Melanie" From Their Unreleased Album "Eros" For The First Time Since 2008 At Día de los Deftones In San Diego On November 7

It came midway through the 20-song set at Petco Park, the song's third documented live performance after two shows in 2008. "Eros" was recorded in 2008 and shelved after bassist Chi Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident that November. The band has not explained the song's return.

Source: Blunt (November 9, 2026)

[Japan] Ningen Isu Announce The Second Batch Of Merchandise For The Venues Of Their 60th Birthday Tour "Ryoki Kakusei", Including A "60th Birthday Fundoshi" (5,000 Yen)

The other four are a "Where's Wajima?" T-shirt (4,500 yen, S to XXL) and tote bag (3,000 yen), a 60th-birthday towel (1,000 yen) and an "ofuda" sticker (500 yen). The tour opens at PENNY LANE 24 in Sapporo on Wednesday, November 11.

Source: Ningen Isu official website (November 9, 2026)

Former BURNING WITCHES Singer Laura Guldemond Shares A Cover Of ACCEPT's "Metal Heart" On Her Official YouTube Channel

She announced her departure from the Swiss band in October after seven years and four albums. The original is the title track of ACCEPT's 1985 album "Metal Heart".

Release page: Metal Heart

Source: BraveWords (November 9, 2026)

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Former SKID ROW Singer Sebastian Bach Says "I Remember You" Has "Transcended A Lot Of Places That We Never Thought It Would"

Speaking to the U.S. TV station KWCH, he recalled reading in USA Today on tour in 1990 that it was the No. 1 prom song in the U.S. that year and mentioned Alicia Keys naming it a favorite, adding that he still sings it every night and his concern is how he does it now. The song is from SKID ROW's 1989 debut album "Skid Row".

Release page: Skid Row

Source: Blabbermouth (November 9, 2026)