en-US Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:27:01 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/mercyful-fate-electric-callboy-and-motionless-in-white-to-headline-2027-edition-of-u-k-s-bloodstock
With Bloodstock 2026 underway and on target for another record-breaking year, festival HQ have just revealed the first bands for 2027, unveiling them at the Ronnie James Dio stage right after MUNICIPAL WASTE's face-melting set. Mark your calendar now and start planning for August 5-8, 2027 at Catton...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/mercyful-fate-electric-callboy-and-motionless-in-white-to-headline-2027-edition-of-u-k-s-bloodstock Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:27:01 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/hed-p-e-launches-creator-one-records-releases-new-single-violent-girl
For more than three decades, (HED) P.E. has refused to follow trends, choosing instead to forge its own path through a fearless fusion of punk, metal, hip-hop, and hard rock. Now, the California pioneers are taking that independent spirit to the next level with the launch of their own record label,...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/hed-p-e-launches-creator-one-records-releases-new-single-violent-girl Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:07:07 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-talk-crazy-reaction-to-bands-fifty-something-tour-possibility-of-new-music
In a new interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson spoke about the band's "Fifty Something" tour, which launched on June 7 in Los Angeles. It is RUSH's first tour in over 10 years and the group's first run of shows since the 2020 death of Canadia...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-talk-crazy-reaction-to-bands-fifty-something-tour-possibility-of-new-music Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:48:27 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-savior-announces-new-album-deathbringer-shares-first-single-back-from-the-fires-of-hell
German power metal force IRON SAVIOR will release a new studio album, "Deathbringer", on November 13, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the announcement, IRON SAVIOR has unleashed the LP's first single, "Back From The Fires Of Hell", along with an official visualizer, available below. IRON...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-savior-announces-new-album-deathbringer-shares-first-single-back-from-the-fires-of-hell Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:31:20 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-pineapple-thief-announces-new-studio-album-far-and-wide-shares-video-for-new-world-order-single
Progressive art rockers THE PINEAPPLE THIEF will release their brand new studio album, "Far And Wide", on October 9, 2026 via InsideOut Music. On this latest record, THE PINEAPPLE THIEF feel more like a rock band than ever. Still progressive. Still masters of spine-tingling atmosphere. Still attuned...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-pineapple-thief-announces-new-studio-album-far-and-wide-shares-video-for-new-world-order-single Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:11:05 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/heavens-edge-announces-new-album-philadelphia-shares-whats-he-got-single
Following the critically acclaimed success of "Get It Right" and a triumphant return to stages across the U.S. and Europe, Philadelphia hard rock legends HEAVENS EDGE return with the announcement of their new album, "Philadelphia". Celebrating the city where their remarkable journey began nearly fou...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/heavens-edge-announces-new-album-philadelphia-shares-whats-he-got-single Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:55:48 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/styx-announces-second-annual-rockin-in-paradise-with-styx-friends-beach-weekend-for-october-2026
Topeka, a leader in U.S.-based music destination vacations, announced exciting new additions to the 2026 "Rockin' In Paradise With Styx & Friends" beach weekend, returning to Miramar Beach, Florida, October 8-10, 2026. New for 2026, the three-day music vacation welcomes three legendary yacht roc...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/styx-announces-second-annual-rockin-in-paradise-with-styx-friends-beach-weekend-for-october-2026 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:34:50 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-skid-row-singer-erik-gronwall-releases-music-video-for-hell-back-from-bad-bones-solo-album
Former SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall has released the official René U Valdes-directed music video for "Hell & Back", a track from his latest solo album, "Bad Bones", which came out on May 22. Check it out below. After years of fronting some of rock's most iconic acts, Erik returns with his first...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-skid-row-singer-erik-gronwall-releases-music-video-for-hell-back-from-bad-bones-solo-album Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:22:21 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/brent-fitz-drummer-for-triumph-and-slash-gets-part-of-winnipeg-street-named-after-him
Part of Bellavista Crescent in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada's Crestview neighborhood has been given an honorary name: Brent Fitz Way. Brent Fitz has drummed with the likes of Slash and Canadian rock bands TRIUMPH, STREETHEART and TOQUE. The Brent Fitz Way street-naming ceremony is taking place on Frid...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/brent-fitz-drummer-for-triumph-and-slash-gets-part-of-winnipeg-street-named-after-him Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:45:13 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/ac-dc-pwr-up-pop-up-stores-to-open-in-every-canadian-city-on-2026-tour
Free and open to all fans, the official AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up will open in every Canadian city on the band's 2026 stadium tour, giving fans another way to be part of the "PWR/UP" tour as it rolls across the country. As AC/DC brings the "PWR/UP" tour to Canada for its final lap, the official AC/DC PWR/...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/ac-dc-pwr-up-pop-up-stores-to-open-in-every-canadian-city-on-2026-tour Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:17:17 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/rush-to-release-2112-50th-anniversary-and-the-spirit-of-radio-greatest-hits-1974-1987-in-october
UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue to celebrate the renewed reign of RUSH with a pair of new releases that will both be made available on October 2, 2026, as the legendary Canadian band forges forward with its celebrated "Fifty Something" tour. First up is the 50th-anniversary liqu...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/rush-to-release-2112-50th-anniversary-and-the-spirit-of-radio-greatest-hits-1974-1987-in-october Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:59:35 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/foo-fighters-release-second-installment-of-are-playing-where-live-ep-series
At long last, the second installment of the FOO FIGHTERS "Are Playing Where??? live EP series has arrived. Six shredding live performances captured earlier this year at the unforgettable jam-packed, sweat-soaked FOO FIGHTERS underplays at Irving Plaza in New York City and Starland Ballroom in Sayre...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/foo-fighters-release-second-installment-of-are-playing-where-live-ep-series Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:31:49 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-trailer-for-travis-barker-documentary-louder-than-fear
"Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear", a raw and redemptive portrait of legendary artist, drummer and producer Travis Barker, will debut August 13 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., and on Disney+ internationally. A trailer for the film can be seen below. In the documentary,...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-trailer-for-travis-barker-documentary-louder-than-fear Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:55:02 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/crossbone-skully-recruits-def-leppards-phil-collen-and-legendary-producer-robert-john-mutt-lange-for-thunder-love-single
CROSSBONE SKULLY has released a brand new single, "Thunder Love", featuring DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen. Capturing a thunder-shaking midnight encounter between two sinners, the song is a shot of lightning and lust-fueled chemistry, delivering the first strike from CROSSBONE SKULLY's upcoming sophomore...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/crossbone-skully-recruits-def-leppards-phil-collen-and-legendary-producer-robert-john-mutt-lange-for-thunder-love-single Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:37:15 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-cheap-trick-plays-intimate-concert-at-historic-troubadour-in-west-hollywood
Fan-filmed video of CHEAP TRICK's August 5 concert at at the historic Troubadour in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. CHEAP TRICK's performance at the Troubadour was a last-minute replacement for the band's show at the Hollywood Bowl as the support act for ZZ TOP. The Rock And Roll Hall...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-cheap-trick-plays-intimate-concert-at-historic-troubadour-in-west-hollywood Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:55:37 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/cancer-bats-share-music-video-for-give-me-dirt-title-track
Six-time-Juno-nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights CANCER BATS have shared the official music video for "Give Me Dirt", the title track of their eighth studio album, which is being released on August 7 via Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada and via Marshall R...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/cancer-bats-share-music-video-for-give-me-dirt-title-track Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:27:32 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/norways-genre-defying-shining-releases-new-single-north
SHINING has released a new single, "North", a ferocious collision of industrial metal, distorted screams, punishing riffs and the band's unmistakable shrieking saxophone. The song is emboldened by a distinctive Nordic saxophone riff that will freeze your blood to ice. "'North' is a salute to the ice...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/norways-genre-defying-shining-releases-new-single-north Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:10:44 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/alissa-white-gluz-on-her-collaboration-with-dragonforce-im-able-to-express-a-side-of-my-voice-that-ive-been-wanting-to-express-for-a-while
In an interview with Paolo Phoenix of Magenta TV conducted at last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, former ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz spoke about the three music projects which are currently keeping her very busy: her upcoming solo album, "Alissa"; her brand new, all-w...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/alissa-white-gluz-on-her-collaboration-with-dragonforce-im-able-to-express-a-side-of-my-voice-that-ive-been-wanting-to-express-for-a-while Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:11:50 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/henry-rollins-to-release-new-memoir-bait-dog-boy-in-march-2027
Iconic BLACK FLAG frontman and legendary punk musician Henry Rollins will release a new memoir, "Bait Dog Boy", on March 2, 2027 via Penguin Random House. The 304-page book is described by the publisher as "a searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it." What happens when a chil...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/henry-rollins-to-release-new-memoir-bait-dog-boy-in-march-2027 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:32:25 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/hearts-first-new-album-in-a-decade-is-almost-finished-i-think-its-going-to-be-great-nancy-wilson-says
In a new interview with Lyndsey Parker of Gold Derby, HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson confirmed that a new studio album from the legendary rock band is "almost finished up now". She went on to say that "the recording's all done" for the LP and described the follow-up to 2016's "Beautiful Broken" as "re...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/hearts-first-new-album-in-a-decade-is-almost-finished-i-think-its-going-to-be-great-nancy-wilson-says Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:03:53 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/mercyful-fate-announces-first-live-show-in-more-than-three-years
MERCYFUL FATE has announced its first live show in more than three years. The legendary heavy metal act, which last performed at Brazil's Summer Breeze festival in April 2024, will play at next year's Leyendas Del Rock festival, set to take place August 11-14, 2027 in Villena, Alicante, Spain. MERCY...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/mercyful-fate-announces-first-live-show-in-more-than-three-years Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:29:56 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-left-to-die-dedicates-zombie-ritual-to-chuck-schuldiner-other-late-death-members-and-shaun-glass-at-krakow-concert
The YouTube channel of the Considered Dead blog has uploaded video of LEFT TO DIE's August 4 concert at Zaścianek in Kraków, Poland. Check out the clips below. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and Frederick "Ri...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-left-to-die-dedicates-zombie-ritual-to-chuck-schuldiner-other-late-death-members-and-shaun-glass-at-krakow-concert Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:17:50 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-judas-priests-entire-concert-in-bratislava-during-summer-2026-faithkeepers-tour
The Milos Pavlik channel on YouTube has uploaded video of JUDAS PRIEST's entire August 4 concert at Tipos Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia in. Check out the clips below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the show was as follows: 01. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 02. Metal Gods 03. Breaking The...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-judas-priests-entire-concert-in-bratislava-during-summer-2026-faithkeepers-tour Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:38:46 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/eric-a-k-knutson-explains-why-its-so-hard-for-flotsam-and-jetsam-to-tour-in-u-s-we-do-so-much-better-in-europe
In a new interview with Dimitris Kontogeorgakos of Metal Kaoz, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM was asked about the possibility of him and his bandmates embarking on a U.S. tour in support of their upcoming album, "Rats In The Temple", which is due on Augu...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/eric-a-k-knutson-explains-why-its-so-hard-for-flotsam-and-jetsam-to-tour-in-u-s-we-do-so-much-better-in-europe Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:49:47 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-launches-green-day-tv-24-7-stream-on-youtube
Global rock superstars GREEN DAY — Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool — have announced Green Day TV, their 24/7 stream now available exclusively on YouTube at link textthis location. Green Day TV will offer fans around-the-clock immersive programming celebrating the band's 30-plus-year le...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-launches-green-day-tv-24-7-stream-on-youtube Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:22:46 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-four-hometown-shows-at-torontos-scotiabank-arena-to-be-filmed-for-possible-concert-movie
All four of RUSH's sold-out hometown shows at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Scotiabank Arena, beginning Friday, August 7, will be filmed in their entirety for a likely concert film. RUSH will perform four hometown shows at Scotiabank Arena as part of the Canadian rock legends' "Fifty Something" tour on...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-four-hometown-shows-at-torontos-scotiabank-arena-to-be-filmed-for-possible-concert-movie Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:01:19 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-s-blackie-lawless-is-hoping-to-release-his-long-in-the-works-autobiography-in-2027-im-about-halfway-finished
In a new interview with Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless spoke about the status of his long-in-the-works autobiography, which has the working title of "Tales From The Square Mile". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When I first started writing, I asked [IRO...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-s-blackie-lawless-is-hoping-to-release-his-long-in-the-works-autobiography-in-2027-im-about-halfway-finished Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:07:08 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/cro-mags-pay-tribute-to-their-landmark-debut-album-with-the-age-of-quarrel-40-years-of-quarrel
CRO-MAGS, the iconic New York hardcore outfit fronted by Harley Flanagan, has announced a new album, "The Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel", a tribute to the band's 1986 seminal debut. Following the release of the original single "Wired For Chaos", the band now shares the 2026 version of "World P...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/cro-mags-pay-tribute-to-their-landmark-debut-album-with-the-age-of-quarrel-40-years-of-quarrel Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:36:21 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-guns-n-roses-joined-by-chris-stapleton-for-knockin-on-heavens-door-performance-in-toronto
Chris Stapleton made a surprise guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES on August 5, 2026, at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Ontario Canada. The country music star joined the iconic rock band on stage to perform a live rendition of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". Fan-filmed video of his appearance...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-guns-n-roses-joined-by-chris-stapleton-for-knockin-on-heavens-door-performance-in-toronto Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:49 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/drowning-pools-c-j-pierce-on-using-a-i-to-write-music-im-definitely-against-all-that-stuff
In a new interview with "The Seth Williams Show", DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms and machine learning...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/drowning-pools-c-j-pierce-on-using-a-i-to-write-music-im-definitely-against-all-that-stuff Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:50:33 +0000