Turnstile have announced an Australian/New Zealand tour with Basement. Here’s the dates:
12/29 Gisborne, NZ – Rhythm & Vines
12/31 Hesse, AUS – Beyond The Valley
01/01 Melbourne, AUS – Pica
01/06 Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion
01/09 Brisbane, AUS – Riverstage
01/11 Perth, AUS – Red Hill Auditorium
On October 5, a man dressed as Ronald McDonald was removed from the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA after being accused of sexual assault. The concertgoer was arrested after allegedly groping women in the audience.
The following was said about the incident in a post on the Aftershock Facebook group:
“P.S.A.
Day 4 of Aftershock Festival (Sunday Oct. 5th) at approximately 2:30pm Ronald McDonald was Detained by the Sacramento Police Department. It was brought to Security’s attention by multiple people that this male pictured, dressed as Ronald McDonald, was observed groping, inappropriately touching, and attempting to/inserting his hands/fingers into female body surfers at the main stage (Aftershock Stage). Security immediately alerted Police.
The Sacramento Police Department spotted and found him relatively quick. Not like he could really dissappear or blend in with the crowd, lol. He was Detained,, and escorted from the crowd. Unfortunately due to not having any victims at the time, (just reports by people who saw this happen), all they could do was eject him from the festival, cut off his wristband, trespass (86) him, and release him. They made a report and have his information though. So if anyone does come forward and file a complaint he can then be arrested and charged.
If anyone knows anyone that was, or believes they were sexually assaulted, violated, touched, while crowd surfing, or even just in the crowd, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE contact the Sacramento Police Department . Don’t be scared, feel embarrassed, feel ashamed, or anything else. Come forward so this guy ca be arrested and charged. Don’t let him get away with it.”
Infected Rain and Butcher Babies have announced a co-headlining European/UK tour. Black Spikes will open.
Tour Dates:
03/25 Glasgow, UK – Slay
03/26 Newcastle, UK – Anarchy Brew
03/27 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
03/28 London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
03/29 Bristol, UK – Fleece
03/30 Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
03/31 Southampton, UK – The 1865
04/01 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
04/03 Kortrijk, BEL – Dvg Club
04/04 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
04/05 Oberndorf Am Neckar, GER – Easter Cross (no Black Spikes)
04/07 Essen, GER – Turock
04/08 Weinheim, GER – Cafe Central
04/09 Paris, FRA – La Machine
04/10 Lyon, FRA – La Rayonne
04/11 Barcelona, SPA – Salamandra
04/12 Madrid, SPA – Mon
04/14 Toulouse, FRA – Metronum
04/15 Milan, ITA – Legend Club
04/16 Zurich, SWI – Dynamo Saal
04/17 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville
04/18 Munich, GER – Backstage Halle
04/19 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra (Blue Stage)
04/20 Vienna, AUT – Szene
04/22 Warsaw, POL – Hybrydy
04/23 Hamburg, GER – Bahnhof Pauli
04/24 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
04/25 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
04/28 Helsinki, FIN – Ääniwalli
04/30 Kopervik, NOR – Karmøygeddon Metal Fest (no Butcher Babies)
During a recent interview with Devil’s Horns Zine, Possessed frontman Jeff Becerra talked a bit about the band’s upcoming album. He said the following:
“I’m working on the last three sets of lyrics, and then the album is finished. And it’s a trip. It’s a whole different animal. I don’t know if people will love it or hate it. I hope they love it. It’s different. It’s definitely different.”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent appearance on The Kevin Powell Podcast, Hatebreed’s Matt Byrne discussed the band’s upcoming album. According to him, the “new material is way thrashier.”
Byrne said the following:
“I think this new material is way thrashier. There’s always a tinge of metal to HATEBREED. I think a lot of people try to kind of pigeonhole us as a hardcore band, but I think over the years we’ve just gone way more metal. There is still the hardcore punk vibe to us, but I think the new stuff is way more metal, thrashy, fast, SLAYER-esque, if I may use that term. That’s kind of the direction we’re going in right now, but there’s still a lot of groove to it. It’s definitely the heaviest stuff that we’ve written to date. I know that can be a cliché thing with bands — ‘Watch out, everybody. It’s the coolest stuff,’ or whatever they say — but it’s true. It’s true. It really is. So I’m excited for everyone to hear the other stuff too.”
He also added the following about their 2026 plans:
“New record, new music. It’s a new era of the band. We’ve had some lineup changes. We dealt with some curve balls this summer, some health stuff. So we’re coming out on top, we’re grinding through, we’re coming out on top. And, yeah — new production. We’re just stepping up the show 100% and just forging onward.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, etc.) has announced a spring 2026 U.S. tour. Enuff Z’Nuff, Gilby Clarke, and Dead Groove will open on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Gilby Clarke and Dead Groove:
03/27 San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House
03/28 Agoura Hills, CA – Canyon Club
With Dead Groove:
03/30 Denver, CO – Federal Theater
With Enuff Z’Nuff and Dead Groove:
04/03 Columbus, OH – The King Of Clubs
04/04 Lorain, OH – Palace Theater
04/06 Joliet, IL – The Forge
04/08 Edwardsville, IL – Wildey Theater
04/10 Edwardsville, IL – Wildey Theater
04/11 St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
With Dead Groove:
04/13 Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
04/15 Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
04/17 Jim Thorpe, PA – Penns Peak
With Enuff Z’Nuff and Dead Groove:
04/18 Hudson Falls, NY – Strand Theater
04/21 Atlanta, GA – Garden Club
04/23 St. Petersburg, FL – Ferg’s
04/24 Mount Dora, FL – Mt. Dora Music Hall
04/26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
With Gilby Clarke and Dead Groove:
04/29 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown (Rise Rooftop)
05/04 Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theater
05/06 Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Country Club
With Enuff Z’Nuff and Dead Groove:
05/07 Menlo Park, CA – Guild Theatre
05/09 Oxnard, CA – Oxnard Performing Arts Center
With Dead Groove:
05/10 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
During an interview with Rock News Weekly, Spineshank vocalist Jonny Santos discussed the band’s new music plans. According to him, the group are “gonna start small and see where that goes.”
Santos said the following:
“Right now, I think we’re just gonna start releasing songs. Let’s test the waters. Let’s see how people react.
We really wanted to [celebrate the 25th] anniversary of [SPINESHANK’s sophomore studio album] ‘The Height Of Callousness’ [on tour]. It’s important to us and, obviously, the fans love it. And then the talk of new music came around. Because we were kind of seeing this resurgence or renaissance of bands from our era doing really well. And if we wanna keep going, we probably should put some new music out.
So we’re gonna start small and then we’ll see where that goes. But if everything keeps going the way that it is, I could definitely see us putting out a full-length or keep releasing [singles] over the next year and then compiling all of them on to one record and putting that out. As soon as we get home [from playing Aftershock], we’re gonna be working on something while we’re home.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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