SAMMY HAGAR ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH RICK SPRINGFIELD

Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) returns this summer with a special limited run of his acclaimed, top-grossing "Best Of All Worlds" tour. Hagar will be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates Michael Anthony (bass, backing vocals), Joe Satriani (guitar) and Kenny Aronoff (drums). The U.S. tour launches June 13 in St. Louis, and concludes June 27 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The tour also features special guest Rick Springfield. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 16.
More details: redrocker.com

THRASH/DEATH WITH EXTRA EVERYTHING

TOTAL ANNIHILATION: Mountains Of Madness
Testimony Records on Jan. 16 - CD, LP, MC, Digital
TOTAL ANNIHILATION celebrates their 20th anniversary with this album, which is their 4th. It's said to deliver all the Swiss precision and trademark elements their following has come to expect of them. But also more tempo and serious speed, more brutality, more power, more thrash, more death, as well as more harmonies, more melodies, and more musicality.
Much talk, but does it really live up to all that talk? Well, what do I really know? I don't think that I have heard this thrash/death metal band before, so then it's pretty hard to compare with their previous works. But this sounds really good and powerful anyway, there's no doubt about that. And I'm ready to believe all that sell talk about more of everything. You should really give this a try anyway, because it's a very explosive and strong album that they have made.
spkr.store/collections/total-annihilation | facebook.com/testimonyrecords | facebook.com/Total.Annihilation.thrash

NEW ALBUM WITH TEMPLE BALLS IN FEBRUARY

Finnish hard rockers TEMPLE BALLS has released a new single and official lyric video, "Tokyo Love", taken from their upcoming self-titled studio album, out on February 13 via Frontiers Music Srl.
youtu.be/4-ikBZgIeYQ?si=2X1yb0DpeT-y2N6P

NEW ALBUM WITH VENUS 5 IN MARCH

International melodic metal group VENUS 5 - comprised of Karmen Klinc, Jelena Milovanovic, Tezzi Persson (HELL IN THE CLUB), Herma (SICK N' BEAUTIFUL), and Erina Seitllari - announce the release of their second studio album, titled "March Of The Venus 5", and scheduled for a March 20 release via Frontiers Music Srl.
To give a taste of what's coming, they have unleashed the first powerful single, "Like A Witch", along with an official video.
youtu.be/aSmsMSCQ7-w?si=_Q14kzdXSJlFpQh8

JAY WEINBERG HAS LEFT SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his departure from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES after an almost 2-year run with the California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends.
Read more: instagram.com/p/DTYgPVnCaGJ

NAPALM DEATH IS RECORDING DEMOS FOR NEW STUDIO ALBUM


NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and touring guitarist John Cooke have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K. with longtime producer Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS) to begin recording demos for the band's 17th studio album.
instagram.com/reel/DTVAc4LjJy9/.... | instagram.com/p/DTYn1ePjGo4/....

ARTILLERY SIGNS WITH MIGHTY MUSIC

Danish thrashers ARTILLERY have signed with Mighty Music. A new mini-album will be released in the spring.
facebook.com/ARTILLERY.DK | facebook.com/mightymusic666

NEW ALBUM WITH MASTERPLAN IN MAY

MASTERPLAN's long-awaited new album, "Metalmorphosis", will be released on May 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. The LP's first single, "Chase The Light", will arrive on January 15.
facebook.com/masterplantheband

SCOTTISH THRASH METAL

PERMACRISIS: The Untrue Endeavour
Permacrisis - Digital Single
This is a thrash band from Fife, Scotland, formed in 2023. They combine razor-wire riffs, technical but soulful leads, punishing rhythms, venom-laced vocals, and melodic hooks. And they also blend in elements of groove metal, metalcoe, melodic death metal, nu metal and progressive metal to create their own identity.
"The Untrue Endeavour" is their latest single, and it begins symphonic before it becomes a true thrash attack with a melodic chorus. This is not bad at all, so give it a try. That's all I have to say..

TYGERS OF PAN TANG ANNOUNCES NEW GUITARIST

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG has recruited John Foottit as their new guitarist. He will be playing his first show with the band in March, and will also appear on the new album.
facebook.com/tygersofpantangofficial

CHELSEA ANNOUNCES UK TOUR DATES

British punk veterans CHELSEA will be doing some tour dates in the UK during the spring and summer.
Dates: facebook.com/ChelseaPunkbandOfficial

HIRAX ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

American thrash veterans HIRAX are going on a tour in USA and Canada in March/April.
Dates: facebook.com/hiraxthrashmetal

THE 69 EYES SIGNS WITH BLKIIBLK

Finnish goth rockers The 69 EYES have signed to BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group.
Starting a brand new chapter in their career, they proudly unveil their new track "I Survive", along with an official music video. The song features American guitarist Steve Stevens, best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to "Top Gun" ("Top Gun Anthem"), for which he won the Grammy for "Best Pop Instrumental Performance" in 1987.
youtu.be/8kWbkYVb1Vs

GLENN HUGHES FORCED TO CANCEL U.S. TOUR

Due to a minor health issue that requires his attention over the upcoming months, Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE etc) has made the difficult decision to cancel his 2026 USA Tour.
glennhughes.com

NEW SINGLE WITH IRON SAVIOR

Hamburg power metallers IRON SAVIOR return with their brand-new single "Relax", a crushing metal reinterpretation of the legendary 80s hit by FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD. It's the latest single taken from the upcoming album "Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy", scheduled for release on March 27 via PERCEPTION - A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music.
ironsavior.rpm.link/relaxPR | ironsavior.rpm.link/awesomeanthemsPR | iron-savior.com | perception.music

THE FIRST BLACK METAL ALBUM THIS YEAR

IRA SATANA: Black Mass Orgy
Studios13 - Digital Album
IRA SATANA is a 1-man project, and this is the debut album. It's violent and raw black metal with an occult atmosphere that we get here. The sound is rooted in the underground, and it sounds old school and just like it should. If you prefer the bands and the sound from the 90s, then this could absolutely be something for you, becuase it's not bad at all. And I actually don't have much else to add..
studios13.bandcamp.com/album/black-mass-orgy

NEW SINGLE WITH BLACK SWAN

The all-star hard rock collective BLACK SWAN - featuring Robin McAuley (MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP), Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE), Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, The END MACHINE, ex-DOKKEN) and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, MR. BIG) - will release a new studio album, "Paralyzed", on February 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP's title track is available now.
youtu.be/hpM_iCiTIb4

OZZY EXHIBITION EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER

An exhibition celebrating the solo achievements and global awards of Ozzy Osbourne at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has been extended to September 2026 due to continuing public demand.
"Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero" was officially opened by Ozzy's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne on June 25, 2025 to coincide with the rock icon's final performance at the historic "Back To The Beginning" homecoming concert at Villa Park.
facebook.com/CentralBIDBirmingham?ref=embed_video

PROGRESSIVE DOOM/GOTHIC METAL

The ETERNAL: Celestial
Reigning Phoenix Music on Jan. 16 - MLP, Digital
The ETERNAL is a Australian/Finnish dark progressive doom metal band, and "Celestial" is a 6-track EP.
They continue with their signature fusion of melancholic atmospheres, doom-laden heaviness, and progressive depth, and delivers an emotive and cinematic journey through sound and spirit. They are unafraid to embrace both beauty and bleakness while charting new creative horizons.
What else can I say then? Well, this sounds really good on a dark winter day, so it's definitely worth a try if you like it dark, melancholic and melodic. But I'm not sure how it will work on a sunny summer day (on the other hand, it's a few months away before it's summer here in the north).
facebook.com/TheEternal | reigningphoenixmusic.com

NEW SINGLE WITH PAGANIZER


Swedish death metal veterans PAGANIZER have just launched the third advance single, "Devoured", in form of a visualizer-video, of what will be their 14th full-length album, entitled "As Mankind Rots", which will see the light on February 5 through Xtreem Music.
youtu.be/q7X_OhEY2PI | xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/paganizersweden

NEW SINGLE WITH AVALANCHE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS

Australian hard rocking band AVALANCHE will release another single, "On The Bags Again", on January 22, from their upcoming debut album, "Armed To The Teeth", which will be out on February 13.
facebook.com/avalanchebandrock

CROWBAR TEAM UP WITH EYEHATEGOD FOR U.S. TOUR

CROWBAR and EYEHATEGOD will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour this spring. The trek will kick off on March 19 at Chelsea's Live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and wrap on April 18 at Tipitina's in New Orleans, Louisiana.
facebook.com/watch/crowbarmusic/?ref=embed_video

NEW SINGLE WITH STARGAZER

Norwegian hard rockers STARGAZER unleash their new digital single "Trouble" this Friday, January 9.
bfan.link/str-trouble | facebook.com/stargazertheband

THE PINK FAIRIES RELEASES MOTÖRHEAD COVER

The old rock band The PINK FAIRIES have made a cover of the MOTÖRHEAD classic "Motorhead". The track features 2 special guests: Nik Turner (HAWKWIND) and sci-fi author/poet Michael Moorcock.
A full album will be released on January 16.
orcd.co/pinkfairies_motorhead

BOOK ABOUT RUSH's "2112" ALBUM DUE IN MARCH

Motorbooks has announced "Rush And 2112: 50 Years", a richly illustrated, slip‑cased celebration of the album that transformed RUSH from cult favorites into one of rock's most revered and influential bands, due on March 10, just weeks before the 50th anniversary of "2112".
More information: geni.us/twAQaSF

STATUS QUO's FRANCIS ROSSI SHARES 2 MORE SOLO SONGS

STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi kicks off 2026 with 2 brand-new songs, released today as a digital double single and taken from his long-awaited new studio album, "The Accidental", due out January 30 through earMUSIC.
"Push Comes To Shove": youtu.be/Fp4Z5D058F0
"November Again": youtu.be/s2StuzWorXo

THE INTERRUPTERS ARE IN THE STUDIO

American ska punk rockers The INTERRUPTERS are currently in the studio to record their fifth studio album.
instagram.com/theinterrupters

MODERN MELODIC METAL WITH INDUSTRIAL TOUCH

SOULBOUND: sYn
Metalville Records on Jan. 16 - CD, LP, Fan Box
This is the 4th studio album from this melodic industrial metal band, and it's said to be their most uncompromising work to date. It has a dark tone, but is yet catchy - Uncomfortable and nice at the same time you could say. As usual they combines hard riffs, brute synths, pounding beats and anthemic choruses. It's said to be "somewhere between NDH, metalcore and electronically distorted world pain". Instead of bold provocation, it's about attitude.
Well, I don't think that too many of these songs sounds industrial actually, even if some of them have elements of that. It's simply a little too kind for that genre. So I would prefer to call this something like modern melodic metal instead. It sounds pretty good anyway, and that's the most important thing.
metalville-shop.com

ONSLAUGHT POSTPONES EUROPEAN TOUR

British thrash legends ONSLAUGHT regret to announce that their upcoming European tour, originally due to take place from January 28 to February 21, has to be rescheduled.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, a decision has been made to move the tour to later in the year. Updated tour dates will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.
facebook.com/onslaughtuk

NAZARETH ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Scottish hard rock veterans NAZARETH are going on a tour in Germany, Switzerland and Austria in March/April.
facebook.com/nazarethofficial

KÜNTSQUÄD PROVOKES WITH NEW VIDEO

Australian crust/death metallers KÜNTSQUÄD deliver a new video for "Your Mum Sucks Crack In Hell", a song taken from their latest album, "Satans Cock".
youtube.com/watch?v=blMQMxR9Sh0 | facebook.com/kuntsquad666
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