NEW ALBUM WITH AVULSED IN SEPTEMBER
Spanish death metal veterans AVULSED has revealed the first details of its upcoming release, and this may well be one of the most personal, ambitious, and unique projects in the band's entire career.Under the title "Nordic Embryogenesis", the band pays tribute to the deepest roots of Scandinavian death metal through a covers album unlike any other. Don't expect songs by world-famous bands or the usual classics everyone knows. Instead, this is an archaeological journey into the primitive depths of Swedish, Finnish, and Norwegian death metal, resurrecting tracks from cult demos and EPs that, in many cases, were the only recordings those bands ever left behind.
The album will be released on September 9 through Xtreem Music, but the 11 songs will be unveiled individually, 1 per week, each accompanied by its own exclusive artwork, before the album's release date.
facebook.com/avulsed1991 | xtreemmusic.com
NEW ALBUM WITH MARILYN MANSON IN AUGUST
Marilyn Manson returns with the next entry in his ongoing creative resurgence, announcing the forthcoming album "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2", co-produced and co-written with Tyler Bates, set for release on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Records.To mark the announcement, Manson has unveiled the album's first single, "Exit Wound".
youtu.be/yjWtkQSF8dA?si=1ghwHo_qKKZnA668
NICKO McBRAIN ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN SPOKEN-WORD TOUR
Following the recent announcement of "Hello Boys And Girls!", Nicko McBrain's deeply personal autobiography, which will be published on October 22 via Harper Nonfiction, the much-loved IRON MAIDEN drummer will take to the road on a spoken-word tour.Starting in Frankfurt on October 26, McBrain will visit theaters across Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Ireland and the U.K., regaling audiences with colorful stories of a life well-lived.
Dates & tickets: nickomcbrain.co.uk
NEW ALBUM WITH YNGWIE MALMSTEEN IN NOVEMBER
Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen has set "Hell Or High Water" as the title of his new album, and it looks like it will be released in November.DIFFERENT GENRES
AKABANE VULGARS ON STRONG BYPASS: Future Babies (noisey punk/garage rock)ARTIFICIAL AGENT: Prismatic (hard rock/metal)
BLACK: Practice Of Suffering (thrash metal)
SAHARA: Sahara (reissue) (melodic rock)
HATEBREED SIGNS WITH BLKIIBLK
Connecticut hardcore/metal veterans HATEBREED have joined forces with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. They plan to release a new album in the fall.HATEBREED will headline the second 2026 leg of "The Summer Slaughter Tour" in North America. Support on the trek, which will launch on August 20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will come from TERROR, INCANTATION, GATES TO HELL, TORTURE and CREEPING DEATH.
facebook.com/hatebreed
DARK TRANQUILLITY IS WORKING ON NEW ALBUM
Swedish melodic death metal veterans DARK TRANQUILLITY are currently working on new material for their next album. They plan to have it finished around the end of the year, and to release it after next summer.facebook.com/dtofficial
DEAD KENNEDYS TO RE-RELEASE "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables"
DEAD KENNEDYS are offering a new remaster of their classic album "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables". As per the band, the new version is "remastered from the original tapes, with the same rawness, urgency, and barely-contained chaos". The new version is out July 22.The album was also re-released in 2022, but it seems like that version had some issues with the speed, but the 2026 version is new and improved.
instagram.com/dead__kennedys
FEAR CANCEL REMAINING 2026 SHOWS
American punk veterans FEAR has canceled the rest of their 2026 shows. According to the band, they are dealing with health issues, but hopes to return to the road in 2027.facebook.com/FEARtheband
QUIET RIOT ANNOUNCES LATIN AMERICAN TOUR
QUIET RIOT are going to Latin America with the "Metal Health Latin American Tour 2027" in April.facebook.com/quietriot
NEW SINGLE WITH SUPERGROUP ICONIC
Hard rock supergroup ICONIC - featuring Michael Sweet (guitars), Joel Hoekstra (guitars), Marco Mendoza (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums), and Nathan James (vocals) - have unveiled a new track, "Take Me To The Place", ahead of the release of their upcoming sophomore album "II", scheduled for a July 31 release via Frontiers Music Srl.youtu.be/Mc-o0x674dk?si=ZzrO86TTft4CPSxc
ENERGETIC STUFF
The REAL McKENZIES: On Yer Bike (Celtic punk)S.O.R.M: Raise Hell (hard rock anthem)
SCAMPI CHIPS DIP & CAMPARI: Floorfiller Miss (punk)
The SOLAR LODGE: Skiter i (punk rock/post-punk)
ÅSKVÄDER: Farewell (electrifying rock)
TWIST LOCK: Surplus Citizen (hardcore)
MOTÖRHEAD SHARES SECOND SINGLE FROM 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF "Kiss Of Death"
MOTÖRHEAD shares the second single, "Be My Baby (Live At Lowlands Festival 2007)", taken from the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of "Kiss Of Death", out July 3 via BMG.
youtu.be/lRLhVqbr0PM?si=1oW9gXRDaYCYFXgf | motorhead.lnk.to/KissofDeath20thPR | imotorhead.com
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will be hitting the roads across Europe this November in support of the most recent album, "Don't Sell Your Soul". Joining the band on this tour will be singer Robin McAuley.michaelschenkershop.com
QUEEN's ROGER TAYLOR ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO ALBUM
Legendary QUEEN songwriter, musician and singer Roger Taylor has announced his new album, "Violence Insane In A Beautiful World", due out September 18 via Columbia Records.The LP is preceded by the single "Come On Summer (It's Party Time)", featuring a performance by The Ndlovu Youth Choir from Limpopo, South Africa, who first came to prominence for their Zulu-language translation of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
To celebrate the release of the new record, Roger will be going on the road in the U.K. in September.
youtu.be/qnFaImsG8hU?si=i3Ez62cpnHKwXCpz
NEW SINGLE WITH THE BOBBY LEES
New York garage rock trio The BOBBY LEES have released a video for their new song "Red Hot". The song is off their upcoming album, "New Self", which will be out on June 12 via Epitaph Records.The band will be touring North America this fall and winter.
youtu.be/Q9k-UPjeEi0?si=H3F319GiIydkiUAe
NEW SINGLE WITH JACK WHITE
American rocker Jack White (ex-The WHITE STRIPES) has released a new single, "Dollar Bill".He has also announced the release of his forthcoming 7th studio album, "Frozen Charlotte", arriving via Third Man Records on Friday, July 10.
ffm.to/jackwhitedollarbill
NEW SINGLE WITH KICKIN VALENTINA NEXT WEEK
Press photo
American street rockers KICKIN VALENTINA will return with a new single, "Rock'N'Roll Casualty", on Friday, June 19.
kval.bfan.link/rnrcasual | facebook.com/KickinValentina
BOMBUS ANNOUNCES SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN TOUR DATES
Swedish metal band BOMBUS are going to do some shows in Sweden and Norway together with MASS WORSHIP in November/December.facebook.com/bombusmusic | facebook.com/massworship?
9 SHORT REVIEWS
BOKASSA: Doesn't Matter If You Love It Here (stoner rock)LYNCH MOB: The Final Ride - Live (hard rock)
Dan Byrne: This Is Where The Show Begins (modern rock)
BOYS FROM HEAVEN: The Wanderer (AOR)
Erik Grönwall: Bad Bones (hard rock)
GRIMNER: Stormvingar (Viking/folk metal)
BESEECH: Hesitation (gothic metal)
ATER ERA: Sinistria (black/doom metal)
ARKADO: A Little Too Late (classic hard rock)
NEW SINGLE WITH MALVADA
Women-led Brazilian rock band MALVADA are pleased to share their new single, "Aventura Favorita", along with an official visualizer.youtu.be/Sn8Ixx5knws
NEW SINGLE WITH TYGERS OF PAN TANG NEXT WEEK
NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release another single, "Forevermore", on Friday, June 19.tygr.bfan.link/frvrmr | tygersofpantang.com
ALIEN TO RE-RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
Swedish AOR band ALIEN will have their self-titled debut album from 1988 re-released as part of the Pride & Joy Music Classixx series as Vol. 25 on June 19.The album is limited to 500 CD copies only, and will be exclusively available via: shop.prideandjoy.de
CHELSEA COMES TO SWEDEN NEXT SPRING
UK punk rock veterans CHELSEA are coming to Sweden next spring (2027) for a small tour (4 dates), with Swedish punk rockers DEAD POLLYS as support act.facebook.com/deadpollys
GUNS N' ROSES ANNOUNCES 2 INDIAN SHOWS
GUNS N' ROSES are going to India in November for 2 dates - Bengaluru on November 14, and Guwahati on November 17. Tickets on sale now.gunsnroses.com
NEW ALBUM WITH RATT FRONTMAN STEPHEN PEARCY IN THE FALL
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's 6th solo album, "The Dogg Mob", is tentatively due this fall via Pearcy's Top Fuel Records label.instagram.com/p/DZTtdq5jfYj
3 MORE THAT WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY (June 12)
SOULBURN: Quantifying Cosmic Doom (death/black/doom metal adventure)LOCKHART: City Pulse (melodic rock/AOR)
Joseph Tholl: It Might Be Art (hard rock/rock)
SATOR, VÄNSTERNÄVEN AND MICHAEL MONROE CONFIRMED FOR VRÅLET
SATOR
SATOR, BJÖRNARNA, VÄNSTERNÄVEN, The SENSITIVES, MISCONDUCT, and Michael Monroe have been confirmed for the punk and rock festival Vrålet!, which happens on November 6-7 at Filmstudion in Göteborg, Sweden.
vralet.se
SOULFLY ANNOUNCES UK TOUR WITH NAILBOMB
SOULFLY and NAILBOMB are going on a UK tour in September. Tickets on sale Wednesday, June 10.soulfly.com/tour
SWEDISH BASSIST NIKKE STRÖM IS DEAD
Swedish bassist Nikke Ström, who has played with bands like NYNNINGEN and NATIONALTEATERNS ROCKORKESTER, has passed away.
Nikke underwent heart surgery in April, which was followed by complications and a difficult period of care. He became 75 years old.
facebook.com/nikkson | facebook.com/Nynningen
UNAUTHORIZED BOOK ABOUT SLIPKNOT TO ARRIVE IN AUGUST
Little, Brown Book Group, a division of Hachette UK, has set an August 6 publication date For "Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying: Slipknot, Nu Metal And 9/11" from author Dan Franklin.This is the gripping inside story of SLIPKNOT's "Iowa" album - 25 years on from its release - and how it became the sound of a generation on the brink. This is the first book to fully unpack the rise of SLIPKNOT and the creation of their landmark 2001 album "Iowa".
hachette.co.uk/titles/dan-franklin/somewhere.....
OUT ON FRIDAY (June 12)
FLESHCRAWL: Epitome Of Carnage (old school death metal)BLOODHUNTER: Sons Of The Abandoned (melodic death metal)
NEW SINGLE WITH THE RIPTIDE RATS IN THE END OF THE MONTH
Swedish instrumental surf rockers The RIPTIDE RATS will release a new single, "Atomic Shark", on June 25.facebook.com/theriptiderats
THE DARTS ANNOUNCES JAPANESE TOUR DATES
American garage rockers The DARTS are going to Japan for 3 shows in September.facebook.com/thedartsUS
GRAVE DIGGER ANNOUNCES 2027 TOUR
German heavy metal legends GRAVE DIGGER are going on a European tour in 2027, mainly in Germany, together with MOTORJESUS and WARWOLF.tinyurl.com/grave-digger-live | facebook.com/gravediggerofficial
MIMIKRY DRUMMER HEAVY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp, drummer for Swedish trallpunk veterans MIMIKRY, has been diagnosed with cancer in the right lung.facebook.com/jonas.stentapp
PERSON PASSED AWAY DURING CONCERT AT PITFEST
Shortly after Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL began their set at Pitfest in the Netherlands, they were informed of a serious medical emergency in the audience. The show was paused while medical personnel attended to the situation and a medical helicopter was called to the scene. The band later received the sad news that the person had passed away due to natural causes. Out of respect for the deceased, their family, friends, and loved ones, the promoter made the decision to end the live program.Pitfest took place on June 4-6 in Emmen. It was their 10th anniversary.
pitfest.nl
THESE WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY (June 12)
SWEET: Live At The Capitol (Hannover 1991) (reissue) (hard rock/glam rock)HEAVENWOOD: The Tarot Of The Bohemians - Part II (gothic/dark metal)
GOREWORM: Miasmic Solitude (fast and technical death metal)
CRIPPLE BASTARDS: La Tua Foto Sul Marmo (grindcore)
NEW SINGLE WITH TAXI GIRLS
Montreal garage rockers TAXI GIRLS share the new single "Secret Handshake". The track offers a second look at the band's upcoming LP, "Static", out on June 26 via Stomp Records.youtu.be/rnsCEpziidY?si=5Jlx198DxBWrNWEf | facebook.com/taxigirlsband
CENTINEX TO SUPPORT AETERNUS IN BRAZIL
Swedish death metallers CENTINEX will support Norwegian dark metallers AETERNUS on a tour across Brazil in December.facebook.com/Centinexofficial | facebook.com/Aeternusofficial
NEW SINGLE WITH THE LINDA LINDAS NEXT FRIDAY
Young American pop punks The LINDA LINDAS will release a new single, "Burning Out", next Friday, June 12.facebook.com/TheLindaLindas
A WILD MIX
THORIUM: Suburban Rot (death metal)KÄPPRÄTT: En Hel Jävla Platta (Swedish hardcore/punk)
MYLLAN: Tomma Löften (reggae in Swedish with punk and progg influences)
64 FUNNYCARS: Happy Go Lucky (reissue) (power pop/melodic punk rock)
LATEST ALBUM WITH THE EROTICS TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL
New York street hard rockers The EROTICS will release their latest album, "Just What The Devil Ordered", on vinyl via Cacophone Records. The album ships on August 10. It was released on CD and digital earlier this year.theerotics1.bandcamp.com
NEW SINGLE WITH DEEP PURPLE
DEEP PURPLE have released another single, "Diablo", from their upcoming studio album, "SPLAT!", which will be released on July 3 via earMUSIC.deeppurple.lnk.to/diablo | deeppurple.lnk.to/SPLAT | deeppurple.com
EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS COMES TO SWEDEN
UK pub rock legends EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS are coming to Sweden for a few shows in September.facebook.com/TheHotRods
NEW SINGLE WITH AVATAR
Swedish metal band AVATAR have released a new standalone single "Crying Fire".youtu.be/0pJDxS5mXOM?si=SnEM6uivkMZu9VVP
MAYBE NOT FOR EVERYONE
FRUSEN SORG: Smärtpunkter (blackened crust/d-beat/hardcore punk)PRETEXT: Riot Of The Ruined (metalcore/groove/progressive metal)
SATAN TAKES A HOLIDAY: Good Ones (disco rock)
XENOSIS: Hermetic Transmutation (progressive/technical death metal)
DEATH METAL TRIBUTE TO OZZY
Death Metal Promotion has confirmed the release date, final lineup, and cover artwork for the compilation "Death Metal Tribute to OZZY".The album will be released digitally on August 7, featuring 26 death metal bands from the global extreme metal underground. Bands from Europe, North and South America, and Asia each contribute interpretations of songs originally performed by Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH.
deathmetalpromotion.bandcamp.com
MUSKELROCK ANNOUNCES AFTER-PARTY WITH GIRLSCHOOL, AMBUSH AND STRÖM
GIRLSCHOOL
Swedish hard rock and heavy metal festival Muskelrock will have a after-party at Tyrolen in Blädinge, Sweden on August 29. It will be a 1-day festival, and so far GIRLSCHOOL, AMBUSH, STRÖM, BRAIN BURN, and RIDERS OF ROHAN have been confirmed. More acts will be announced soon..
facebook.com/Muskelrock
URIAH HEEP ANNOUNCES 4 NEW TOUR DATES IN EUROPE
URIAH HEEP are pleased to announce 4 more shows to "The Magician"s Farewell" tour this fall with the following dates:Nov. 2 - Chisinau, Moldova, Palatul National
Nov. 3 - Bucharest, Romania, Laminor
Nov. 10 - Belgrade, Serbia, Sava Centar
Nov. 11 - Ljubljana, Slovenia, Cvetlicarna
Tickets are available now from: eventation.pro/uriahheep or uriah-heep.com
CANDLEMASS AND VOIVOD CONFIRMED FOR MARYLAND DEATHFEST 2027
Leif Edling of CANDLEMASS
Maryland Deathfest has revealed the first confirmed acts for next year's festival, and among them are CANDLEMASS, DEMOLITION HAMMER, ENSLAVED, EXHUMED, NAGLFAR, OBSCURA, SABBAT, VOIVOD, VREID etc.
The festival happens on May 27-30, 2027 in Baltimore, MD, USA.
deathfests.com/tickets
DANZIG ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER DATES
DANZIG has announced a September tour. They will be in Texas for numerous shows and wraps the trek up in Anaheim.
instagram.com/officialdanzigverotik
L.A. GUNS RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM UPCOMING LIVE RELEASE
As previously reported, L.A. GUNS will release a new live CD and DVD, "Live From The Guild Theatre", on July 3 via Cleopatra Records. It was recorded on July 10, 2025 at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California, and celebrating the release of the band's then-new album "Leopard Skin". The official music video for the first single from the album, "Electric Gypsy" is out now.youtu.be/HIQhfqDDHOI?si=7CQeo7N3p7TzS_AW | cleorecs.com/products/l-a-guns-live-from-the-g.....
NEW SINGLE WITH EUROPE
Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE have released the new single "The Cult Of Ignorance", the second track unveiled from their highly anticipated forthcoming studio album, "Come This Madness", due on September 25 via Silver Lining Music.youtu.be/p-IOsjOJpnA?si=siw9DXOH0YwKPl1v
KISS TO RELEASE BOOK ABOUT "Destroyer" IN OCTOBER
Insight Editions has set an October 27 release date for "KISS Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History: Making And Touring The Legendary Album, Official And Authorized". The book was written by author Ken Sharp along with KISS co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.The book features interviews with more than 50 people, including exclusive new interviews with Stanley, Simmons and producer Bob Ezrin.
geni.us/KissDestroyerDVH
REVIEWS
CYHRA: Requiem Of A Pipe Dream (melodic metal/modern pop)REVOLTING: Supernatural Anthems (classic death metal)
IRONWILL: Reforged Within (modern heavy metal adventure)
BLOODY FALLS: IV (melodic groove death metal)
DORO RE-RELEASE LIVE ALBUM
German heavy metal veterans DORO - with Doro Pesch from WARLOCK - will together with Universal reissue "Live" on CD, CD/DVD and picture vinyl on July 3."Live" was the band's first live release, and it came out in 1993 on CD, VHS and cassette.
doromusic.de
ACCEPT RELEASES NEW VERSION OF "Fast As A Shark" FEATURING ALL-STAR LINEUP
ACCEPT are kicking off their celebration of 50 metal years with a new version of the classic "Fast As A Shark", originally released on the album "Restless And Wild" in 1982. This new rendition features metal legends Phil Anselmo (PANTERA), Kirk Hammett (METALLICA), Mikkey Dee (SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD etc), and Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), alongside ACCEPT's Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo.
The track is a taste of the upcoming album, "Teutonic Titans 1976-2026", which is to be released on September 4 via Napalm Records.
lnk.to/Accept-TeutonicTitans | linktr.ee/acceptworldwide
GIRLSCHOOL, RAVEN AND ALCATRAZZ ANNOUNCES UK TOUR
GIRLSCHOOL, RAVEN and ALCATRAZZ are going on a UK tour together from November 26 to December 6. AIRFORCE will also play at all dates but the first. Tickets on sale now.
facebook.com/GirlschoolOfficial | facebook.com/ravenbandofficial | facebook.com/alcatrazzband
NEW ALBUM WITH GRAVEYARD IN OCTOBER
Swedish retro rockers GRAVEYARD are going to release a new album, "Fever", on October 9 via Nuclear Blast Records.
GRAVEYARD are also going on tour in Sweden and Denmark in October/November with SKRAECKOEDLAN as special guests on some of the dates, and 2 co-hedline shows with BLUES PILLS.
facebook.com/graveyardofficial
THE RIVEN ANNOUNCES SPANISH TOUR
Sweden-based hard rockers The RIVEN are going back to Spain in September/October.facebook.com/TheRivenMusic
CIRCLE JERKS ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH MUNICIPAL WASTE AND NEGATIVE APPROACH
American hardcore/punk veterans CIRCLE JERKS recently finished a tour with GORILLA BISCUITS, and they already have the sights set on a Fall trip in USA. They will be playing 9 dates with a rotating caste of openers that include MUNICIPAL WASTE, HAYWIRE, NEGATIVE APPROACH, and UPCHUCK.instagram.com/circlejerksband
1 SINGLE AND 3 ALBUMS
PARTY DOZEN: Special Unit (punky rock)SHUFFLE KNIGHTS: Yellow (big band R&B/soul/rock)
SUN DON'T SHINE: From Birth To Death (doomy heavy rock by veterans)
INTERNAL BLEEDING: Settle All Scores (slam death metal)
NEW SINGLE WITH MÄRVEL ON FRIDAY
Swedish melodic high-energy rockers MÄRVEL will release a new single, "Connection", on Friday, June 5. The song is 1 of the bonus tracks on the CD edition of their latest album, "Brain Drain Diaries", which was released in May.
marvel.ffm.to/connection | marveltheband.com
L7's JENNIFER FINCH TO MISS BAND'S SUMMER SHOWS
L7 bassist Jennifer Finch will be forced to miss the band's summer shows due to an undisclosed "recent health concern requiring extended treatment". She will be temporarily replaced at these concerts by Tsuzumi Okai, who was previously a touring bassist for LIMP BIZKIT in 2018.facebook.com/L7theband
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