https://metalboost.net/en/news/ Hand-picked heavy metal and hard rock news, updated daily. Headlines with source links to international media, labels and official artist announcements. en Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:04:00 +0900 https://metalboost.net/en/news/2026-09/#d20260903-2204 https://metalboost.net/en/news/2026-09/#d20260903-2204 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:04:00 +0900

Eric Martin (MR. BIG) Releases Third Trailer For His First Documentary Film 'KIZUNA'

Igorrr Announce Their First-Ever Japan Show For January 27, 2027 At Tokyo's VEATS SHIBUYA

POLARIS Return With 'Without You', Their First New Song In Three Years, In Tribute To Late Guitarist Ryan Siew

TILL LINDEMANN To Release Live Album 'Live In Kraków' On September 25, Shares Live Video For 'Du hast kein Herz'

THIN LIZZY's Phil Lynott: Unreleased Song 'Can't Get Away' Surfaces Ahead Of Eight-Disc Anthology 'The Story Of My Life' On October 30

SCORPIONS Postpone Their 2026 Las Vegas Residency To September 2027

CARCASS Postpone Their Australia/New Zealand, China And India Dates To September 2027 Over Their Drummer's Family Situation

AURA NOIR Reunite With Peaceville Records For A 2027 Comeback Album, Three Reissues Due In October And November

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SATCHVAI (Joe Satriani & Steve Vai) Announce Debut Album 'The Sea Of Emotion' For November 6, Share 'Mayhem'

KAI HANSEN Shares 'Wait And See', Third Single From Solo Album 'Born With A Hammer'

Official Trailer Released For NEIL PEART Documentary 'No One's Disciple', Premiering At TIFF On September 16

VAN HALEN's 'A Different Kind Of Truth' Returns To CD And Vinyl On October 23

AUDREY HORNE Release 'Achilles' Lyric Video Ahead Of September 4 Album

Fleetwood Mac Metal Tribute 'Steel Rumours' Due November 20; DORO's 'Go Your Own Way' Out Now

JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE To Release 'River Of Music: The Power Of Duets Vol. 2' On December 12

EXODUS And EXMORTUS Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2027

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SAXON Announce 25th Studio Album 'Gods Of Thunder' For January 22, Share Title Track

VAN HALEN Drummer ALEX VAN HALEN Receives Royal Decoration: Knight Of The Order Of The Netherlands Lion

WITHIN TEMPTATION's Entire M'era Luna Festival 2026 Set Streaming As Pro-Shot Video

NAILS Launch New EP 'Fear Based Life'

REV3RENT's "She Let The World Run Rampant" Music Video Launched, Debut Album Due In October

TO THE GRAVE's "Life Among The Septics" Music Video Premieres

CROWN MAGNETAR's "Dead Crown" Music Video Debuts

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS, CONAN & EARTH TONGUE Announce European/UK Headlining Tour

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[Japan] BABYMETAL Appear On A Limited Variant Cover Of Marvel Comics' 'Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1'

PRETTY MAIDS To Release Their First Studio Album Since 2019's 'Undress Your Madness' In 2027

AMORPHIS And INSOMNIUM Announce A 25-Date North American Co-Headline Tour From November 17, With HINAYANA

DARKEST HOUR Announce Their 11th Album 'Suffer Divine' For October 30, Share The Title Track Video

FAKE NAMES Announce Their Third Album 'Punk Ruins' For October 23 On Epitaph, Share The 'Until It's Normal' Lyric Video

ENSIFERUM Founding Vocalist/Guitarist JARI MÄENPÄÄ Returns For Live Shows, His First With The Band Since 2004

BLIND ILLUSION To Release The Live Album 'Stage Flight: Live At The UC Theatre' On October 16, Featuring Original Vocalist DAVID WHITE

EXUMER Release The Official Video For 'Blinding Skies' From 'Death Mask Messiah', Their First Album In Seven Years

THE WHO To Release A 50th-Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Of 'The Who By Numbers' (5CD + Blu-ray) On October 30

THE WARNING To Headline The Halftime Show At The NFL's November 22 Mexico City Game

ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN On The Band's Next Studio Album: "It's Gonna Happen Sooner Than Later"

KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK Explains The Concept Behind 'Dark Asylum'

SECRET RULE Release 'Edge Of Control', The First Single From Their Eleventh Album

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[Japan] RAGE Cancel FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 Appearance As Peavy Wagner Undergoes Hip Surgery In September

EUROPE Release 'Scandinavian Eyes' Video From September 25 Album 'Come This Madness'

EPICA Announce Royal Albert Hall Show For October 6, 2027 As 25th-Anniversary Celebration

ALCATRAZZ Release Official Video For 'Stand And Wait Your Turn' From 'Prior Convictions'

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[Japan] DRAIN Announce Four Japanese Shows For March 2027

RUSH Add Four North American Shows To The 'Fifty Something' Tour

FOREIGNER Mark 50 Years With Four New York Area Shows In April And May 2027

BAD WOLVES Release Their Cover Of DOLLY PARTON's 'Jolene', With Proceeds Going To Her Imagination Library

NORTH SEA ECHOES Present A Music Video For 'Good Enough'

ANDREW W.K. Returns With 'Temptation To Exist', His First Album In Five Years

FOGHAT Set 'Live & Loud Across The U.S.A.' For October 30 And Share A 'My Babe' Video

JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD And IAN HILL Back A New Fundraiser For Ukraine

VIO-LENCE Part Ways With Guitarist IRA BLACK

DOKKEN, SLAUGHTER And WARRANT Live Albums Reissued On 180g Coloured Vinyl

PAUL LAINE (ex-DANGER DANGER) Shares A Video For 'Don't Let Me Go Tonite'

ALCATRAZZ And WARLORD Vocalist GILES LAVERY Sings On ILIUM's New Album 'Scythe Ballet'

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MEGADETH Farewell Japan Tour Presale Opens September 1 — S Seat ¥18,000, A Seat ¥17,000

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's First Japan Show In 12 Years To Air Exclusively On WOWOW October 3

Zilqy Release 'CAVEAT', The Second Advance Track From 'Birth of Riot', With A Lyric Video

ROSE TATTOO Frontman ANGRY ANDERSON Suffered Cardiac Arrest During European Tour

PLUSH Release Music Video For 'Animalistic' From Upcoming Album 'Mass Hysteria'

CITIZEN ZERO Release Official Music Video For 'Queen Of The Damned'

LEE RICHARDS AND FRIENDS Release New Single 'Faithless' Ahead Of October 30 Debut Album

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MEGADETH Announce Their Final Japan Dates — Osaka And Tokyo In February 2027

PaleNeØ Added To The 'RAGING PIT' Event At Nishi-Eifuku JAM In Tokyo On October 25

IRON MAIDEN Launch The North American Leg Of 'Run For Your Lives' In Toronto

HARM'S WAY Play Their First Show Since The Death Of Bo Lueders, With A Reshuffled Lineup

P.O.D. Have Finished Recording Their Follow-Up To 'Veritas'

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KOIAI To Release Live Blu-ray Of Their Meijiza Show On October 28, With A Release Event At Yokohama Bay Hall On October 25

Germany's SCHATTENMANN Share Official 'Echo' Video From Current Album 'Endgegner'

Finnish-Mexican Melodic Death Metallers ULTHIMA Release "Echoes Of Silence" Single; New Album Slated For Fall 2026

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Chop Suey!" Becomes The Band's First-Ever Diamond Single

TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says The Band Hopes To Enter The Studio In Summer 2027, With 'Close To Nine Tracks' Written

DEEP PURPLE Tribute Album 'Purple Storm' Due November 13; "Smoke On The Water" With GRAHAM BONNET Released

UPON A BURNING BODY Drop Off DEVILDRIVER's Tour After COVID-19 Cases

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HAGANE To Release New Album 'Through the Night' On December 2

HAGANE Announce 15-Date 'Through the Night' Full Album Release Tour, Finale At Zepp DiverCity

FEAR FACTORY Releases First Single With New Singer MILO SILVESTRO, 'Roboticist'

TWISTED SISTER Plays First Concert With SEBASTIAN BACH On Lead Vocals

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BLACK SABBATH: Reel-To-Reel Audiophile Editions Of 'Black Sabbath' And 'Paranoid' Out Now Via Rhino High Fidelity

PHIL COLLEN Says Fans Might Have To Wait Until 2028 For DEF LEPPARD's Next Album: 'It'll Be Ready When It's Ready'

MASTODON Release 'Marrow Deep', Their First Album Since BRENT HINDS' Death

PAIN Return With 'I Don't Give A Fukk' Video Featuring 'John Wick', 'Fargo' Star PETER STORMARE

CLUTCH Release New Single 'The Drifter Returns'

THE WARNING Release Fifth Album 'Everything's Falling' And A Video For 'Bite My Tongue'

BEARTOOTH Release Sixth Album 'Pure Ecstasy' And Share 'Beautiful Again' Video

ESCAPE THE FATE Announce New Album 'The Last Goodbye', Release 'Paranoia'

MARILYN MANSON Releases Expanded Edition Of 'One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2' With New Song 'You Can't Die Young'

SCOTT WEILAND's First-Ever Live Album 'Scott Weiland: Live' Arrives October 23

BAD WOLVES Guitarist AJ REBOLLO Steps Down, Citing Label Pressure Over A DOLLY PARTON Cover

GREAT WHITE Founder MARK KENDALL Signs Memoir Deal For 'Soul Of A Man', Due Fall 2027

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East Of Eden Set First Anime Theme Song "Ghost Sequence" For November 4 CD Release, Digital Single October 17

Zilqy To Take The Cover Of BURRN! With A 28-Page Lead Feature, Out September 4

Toto Announce Japan Dates For Their 50th Anniversary Tour — Osaka And Tokyo In March 2027

Night Ranger Release A Live Video For "Wasted Time" From Their "Best Of" Album

Nightwish Announce 30th Anniversary Release "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth" For December 11

Scorpions And Rufus Publications Announce The Official Book "Scorpions - 60 Illustrated Years"

Avenged Sevenfold’s Alter Ego STATICA Post Lyric Videos For All Four Songs On The "Statica" EP

Carnifex Announce New Album "More Than Misery" For November 6, Share The Title-Track Video

Molly Hatchet Set "Lost Horizon", Their First Album In 16 Years, For November 27

Steve Cropper’s Posthumous Album "Watching The Tide" Was Released On August 28, With A Video For The Brian May-Sung "My Angels Are Calling"

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Kamelot Share “Sanctuary” Video, The Final Single From “Dark Asylum”, Out Today

Primal Fear’s “Shadowriders” Gets April 23, 2027 Release Date; First Single “Vengeance Now” Due Before Christmas

Anthrax To Headline Saint Vitus Bar’s Reopening In Brooklyn On September 4, Filming The Whole Set

Amon Amarth Share “Eight Legs Of Thunder” Video From “The Allfather Awakens”, Out October 2

Comeback Kid Announce Eighth Album “Chosen Hell” For November 6, Share Title Track Video

Cinderella’s Tom Keifer Says His Vocal Injury “Requires An Extended Period Of Rest”

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BAND-MAID Announce New Single “SPIN” For October 28, Reveal New North American Tour Visual

Sinner Release Visualizer For “Turn The Page” From Final Album “Boom Bang Goodbye”

Turmion Kätilöt Announce Twelfth Album “Resodance” For October 23, Share “Lunastakaa” Video

Brymir Announce Fifth Album “What We Leave Behind” For October 2, Share “Tempestbound” Video

Glasswaves Announce Debut Album “while(True)” For October 23, Premiere “Swarm.ING_” Video

Pro-Shot Video Of Corey Taylor, Geezer Butler, Nuno Bettencourt And Matt Sorum Performing “War Pigs” Released

Maynard James Keenan Undergoes Second Hip Replacement, Says Every Autumn Show Will Go Ahead

Metal For Nepal Launch Emergency Fundraising Appeal After Flash Flood On The Nepal-Tibet Border

Lonesome_Blue Publish Playlists Of The Songs That Shaped Each Member

Presale Opens For “WORLD ENDER ~fate of W/B~”, The Stage Play Featuring Lovebites’ Miyako

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Foreigner Shares Previously Unreleased “Head Games”-Era Song “Trouble”, With A Newly Added Peter Frampton Solo

Five Finger Death Punch Announce A Free Global Livestream From Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Iron Savior Release “The Creature’s Tale” Video From “Deathbringer”, Due November 13

Polyphia Announce Fifth Album “Be Not Afraid” For October 23, Share “Power In The Blood”

Hatebreed Set “Fatal Paradox”, Their First Album In Six Years, For November 6

Satanic Planet, Featuring Dave Lombardo, Announce New Album “Dead Deities” For October 30

The Power Of 3 — Orianthi, Cindy Blackman Santana And Rhonda Smith — Announce Their Debut Album For December 11

Whiplash Sign To Time To Kill Records, Set New Album “Roar” For November 27

Andy Scott’s Sweet To Release New Live Album “Live 25” In October

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Lonesome_Blue Release Second Full-Length Album “FOURTH DIMENSION”, Premiere “EVERGLOW” Video

Lonesome_Blue’s “FOURTH DIMENSION” Gets An International CD Edition From JPU Records

FROZEN CROWN Share “Who Wants to Burn in Heaven” Video From “The Legend Of The Six Kings”

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Release “The Edge of Nowhere” Lyric Video Ahead Of “Rats In The Temple”

GHOST’s Concert Film “2 Big To Rig” Opens Today In Cinemas And IMAX Worldwide, Through August 30

BOSTON’s Debut Album Gets A 50th-Anniversary Edition In Q2 2027 With Previously Unreleased Demos

BRUCE DICKINSON Recruits Horror Actor Bill Moseley For A New Solo Music Video

Former HAWKWIND Bassist ALAN DAVEY To Release Solo Album “Astrolabes And Sunstones” On September 12

INTER ARMA Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary With A U.S. Tour Starting October 8

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Queens Of The Stone Age Announce Ninth Album “Perfecth”, Share “Insignificant Other” Single

Shogun Mojo, Featuring KISS Guitarist Tommy Thayer And Dan Reed, Announce Debut Album For November 6

Walls Of Jericho Share “Agency” From New Album “System Error: Humanity”, Out November 13

Russian Circles Release Final Single “Seventh Seal” From Ninth Album “Nine”

Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen Says Six Songs Are Written For The Band’s Next Album

Soundgarden To Play Halftime Of The Seattle Seahawks Season Opener On September 9

Corrosion Of Conformity And The Sword Announce A November 2026 U.S. Co-Headlining Tour

Alice Cooper Announces The Line-Up For His 2026 “Christmas Pudding” Benefit On December 12

Hollywood Vampires Documentary “Unleashed Spirits” To Receive Its World Premiere At The Boston Film Festival

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IN FLAMES And TRIVIUM Announce Colossal European Co-Headline Tour With PALEFACE SWISS And VOLA

BRIDEAR Launch A Crowdfunding Campaign Over Their Unresolved Overseas Label Contract Dispute

SHA-BOOM Release Video For New Single “One More Drink For The Road” Featuring Members Of THUNDERMOTHER And THERION

BLACK SPIKES Share Video For “DULKĖS” From Their Album “Ydos”, Out August 28

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LOVEBITES Bassist Fami Unveils Solo EP “Hakoniwa” With International CD Edition Via JPU Records

TONY IOMMI Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of “World Alone” Music Video

GHOST Announces “2 Big To Rig (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”

TRIUMPH Announces Leg Two Of 2026 “Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded” U.S. Tour

FLOOR JANSEN Says NIGHTWISH Is Still “On A Temporary Hold”: “There’s Nothing Planned”

SLADE Guitarist DAVE HILL Shares “She Had A Troubled Heart” From Upcoming “Dirty Foot Lane” Solo Album

CHEZ KANE Releases Official Music Video For New Song “One Day (Is All That It Takes)”

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