My Chemical Romance have revealed the openers for the European/UK leg of “The Black Parade” tour. They include: Joan Jett, Sunny Day Real Estate, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mogwai, Skunk Anansie, Interpol, and Idlewild. Here’s the dates along with their individual openers:
06/30 Liverpool, UK – Anfield Stadium (feat. Echo & The Bunnymen)
07/04 Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park (feat. Idlewild)
07/08 London, UK – Wembley Stadium (feat. Skunk Anansie)
07/10 London, UK – Wembley Stadium (feat. Joan Jett)
07/11 London, UK – Wembley Stadium (feat. Sunny Day Real Estate)
07/15 Florence, ITA – Visarno Arena (feat. Interpol)
07/18 Madrid, SPA – Iberdrola Music (feat. Mogwai)
Bayway, Shattered Realm, and Death Before Dishonor have announced an early 2026 tour. Here’s the dates:
01/16 West Nyack, NY – The Nyack Center
01/17 Norfolk, VA – Taphouse
01/18 Columbia, SC – The Spaze
01/20 West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street
01/21 Tampa, FL – Skatepark of Tampa
01/22 Jacksonville, FL – Hard Love
01/23 Nashville, TN – The ’58 at Eastside Bowl
01/24 Atlanta, GA – Culture Shock
01/25 Raleigh, NC – Kings
01/26 Dunbar, WV – Live at the Shop
01/27 Evansville, IN – Damsel Brew Pub
01/28 Columbus, OH – Dirty Dungareese
01/29 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
01/30 Buffalo, NY – Amvets Post 13
01/31 Providence, RI – Alchemy
02/01 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
See You Next Tuesday have shared a re-recorded version of their song “Just Out of Curiosity, Are Your Parents Siblings?.” The original version of the track appears the band’s 2007 album “Parasite.” The group commented:
“Years later we finally recorded this track the way it was supposed to sound all along… Streaming everywhere you can stream music. Please share. 🙏 Also, should we do more? Tell us in the comments.”
Bloodywood have shared a new live video for the title track of their latest album “Nu Delhi.” You can check that out below. The clip was filmed during the band’s March 27 show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, UK.
During the Bettencourt family’s November 26 “Turkey Jam” at the Hudson Portuguese Club in Hudson, MA, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Kevin Figueiredo were joined onstage by Godsmack’s Sully Erna for live covers of Alice In Chains’ “Man In The Box” and Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.” You can see fan-filmed footage Erna singing “Man In The Box” and playing drums on “Immigrant Song” below:
Machine Head have revealed that they will be playing several Australian shows as a three-piece. A fill-in guitarist who was recruited by the band was unable to make the concerts due to a “family emergency.”
Frontman Robb Flynn commented:
“These are gonna be some pretty unique shows that we’re doing for the first three [Good Things festival] side shows in Australia because the guitar player that we had hired to do these six dates ended up having a family emergency. And so, as you know from before, Reece’s [Alan Scruggs, former MACHINE HEAD touring guitarist] father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, and so he’s staying home. [MACHINE HEAD producer] Zack [Ohren], who fills in [on guitar] for us sometimes, couldn’t make it out because he had a health issue. And then this guy had something going on. So these first three Good Things festival side shows that MACHINE HEAD are doing are going to be played as a three-piece. It’s gonna be myself, Jared [MacEachern, bass] and Matt [Alston, drums]. And it’s gonna be basically ‘Electric Happy Hour’ style, which is how Jared and I have been doing the livestreams for five years now. In fact, this isn’t the first time at all that we’ve played as a three-piece. The first time we did a secret show at Bloodstock [Open Air] festival, we played as a three-piece. It was just myself, Jared and Matt. Reece’s first tour that he did with us, he had been given a very bizarre setlist, and we ended up playing about six or seven songs a night for the first two weeks as a three-piece, and it worked out cool.
So, I’m actually looking forward to it because it’s still gonna be ‘An Evening With’ show where we’ve got a lot of songs to pull from. We’re gonna do some deep cuts, some fun stuff. And if you’re coming out to either Perth or Sunshine Coast or Canberra, you’re gonna get a pretty, pretty unique, pretty once-in-a-lifetime viewing of MACHINE HEAD shows.
So come on out, come hang Saturday, Monday and then Wednesday — Perth, Sunshine Coast and Canberra. And we’re gonna be jamming. So check it out.”
The following shows will feature the three-piece lineup:
11/29 Perth, AUS – Astor Theater
12/01 Sunshine Coast, AUS – The Station
12/03 Canberra, AUS – UC Refectory
Helloween have been forced to cancel their upcoming Asian tour. The dates were scrapped after singer Michael Kiske “contracted acute pharyngolaryngotracheitis and asthmatic dyspnea with bronchitis.”
The band commented:
“Dear pumpkinheads,
we sadly have to announce that we are forced to cancel our planned Helloween concerts in (South) East Asia.
During the recently completed European tour, Michael Kiske contracted acute pharyngolaryngotracheitis and asthmatic dyspnea with bronchitis and has been prescribed immediate bed rest by his doctor.
We feel very sorry for our fans in Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, but Michaels health has the highest priority for us, and in order to prevent a long term damage to his voice this step is unavoidable.
We wish Michael a fast recovery and hope to be able to present our fans in (South) East Asia our mighty 40 Years Anniversary show in 2026!
On November 26, the Orfeón Nacional de Carabineros de Chile performed AC/DC’s “Highway To Hell,” “Back In Black,” and “Thunderstruck” during a “changing of the guard” ceremony in front of La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile. You can check out some footage of that below. The tracks were added to the set to celebrate the upcoming Chilean date of the band’s 2026 tour.
Kings Of Thrash, the project featuring bassist/vocalist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), guitarist Jeff Young (ex-Megadeth), guitarist/vocalist Chaz Leon, and drummer Fred Aching, are preparing to release a new single. The band commented:
“We are thrilled to share that we’ve signed a new single with @cleopatrarecords ! Get ready for an explosive track packed with killer riffs, electric solos, and nonstop headbanging moments. Stay tuned!!!”
AngelMaker have shared an official video for the title track of their latest album “This Used To Be Heaven.” You can check that out below. The band commented:
“We are extremely excited to follow up our brand new album with a music video for the title track ‘This Used To Be Heaven.’ This video means a lot to us and we are extremely thankful to have had the opportunity to work with such an incredible team of artists to bring this to life. This means the world to us.”
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