The Narrator have announced a headlining European/UK tour. The trek will take place in fall 2026.
Tour Dates:
09/30 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
10/01 Wien, AUT – Flex Cafe
10/03 Munchen, GER – Backstage Club
10/04 Stuttgart, GER – Im Wizemann
10/06 Prague, CZE – Rock Cafe
10/07 Leipzig, GER – Werk 2
10/08 Berlin, GER – Frannz-Club
10/09 Hamburg, GER – Bahnhof Pauli
10/10 Koln, GER – Club Volta
10/11 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
10/13 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
10/15 London, UK – The Black Heart
10/16 Paris, FRA – La Maroquinerie
10/17 Tilburg, NET – Little DEvil
10/18 Antwerp, BEL – Kavka Oudaan
According to Belga News Agency, Disturbed’s October 15 show at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium has been cancelled. Local authorities put a stop to the concert due to a potential security risk related to frontman David Draiman’s fierce support of Israel. The singer infamously signed an artillery shell in that country last year. It was also noted that police resources will be stretched thin due to a national strike on October 14. Charles Spapens, mayor of the Brussels municipality of Forest, said the following about the situation:
“My priority and responsibility is the safety of residents, demonstrators, spectators and the staff of Forest National. Given the unfavourable opinion of the police and the unique geographical location of the venue, it was my duty to take this decision.”
Run For Cover Records, whose roster includes AFI, Angel Du$t, Basement, etc., have officially joined the “No Music For Genocide” movement. The label commented:
“Run For Cover Records is participating in @nomusicforgenocide, a cultural boycott of Israel in protest of the country’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. We have submitted a label-wide digital takedown specifically in the territory of Israel.”
King 810 have premiered a new video for their new song “The Lotus Ruin Bloomed.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Rustbelt Numetal 2,“ which will be released on October 31. The group said the following about the single:
“[It’s] a story about two star crossed lovers and the inspiration behind the cover artwork of K7 RBNM2.”
Slomosa have premiered a new video for their song “Dune.” This track is from the band’s latest album “Tundra Rock.”
The group commented:
“This is the third and last installment in a series of music videos from our album ‘Tundra Rock‘, made by our amazingly talented friend Andreas Emil Lund – who had received multiple nominations for each of the previous videos made for us. We’re certain there will be many more following this one, we are very impressed and proud.
Andreas is a childhood friend of Ben and it means a lot to us when people close to us are both willing and enthusiastic when offered to come onboard the Slomosa-train. Thank you for checking the video out, we hope you like it.
If you want to watch all three films in order, head over to our YouTube and watch them in this order:
Extortionist have premiered a new video for their new song “Starve.” This track is from the band’s newly released album “Stare Into The Seething Wounds.”
My Ticket Home have released a new song titled “Flooded Eyes.” You can find an official video for that track below. The band’s recent singles have been leading up to a new album.
Emmure’s Frankie Palmeri has continued his onslaught of right-wing political posts. The frontman’s latest targets are Palestine supporters, who he labeled as “performative,” while also blasting those who try to discredit U.S. President and convicted felon Donald Trump’s peace deal.
“Palestine is now free. Wonder what kind of mental gymnastics people are doing to discredit Donald Trump for his involvement. You can all remove the flags from your bio of a country you never intended to visit in your lifetime and move on to your next performative cross to bare.”
He then had the below exchange with another X user:
X User: “Gonna be hard for them to deny it if the Palestinians are chanting his name as they celebrate. If they can’t give credit where it’s due then that just shows the were never really about peace. And just going along with it as a ‘trend’”
Palmeri: “Was always a trend. Nothing more. Nothing less.”
“My @’s hella quiet. What’s wrong you commie retard scumbags? Aren’t you happy? Or has the reality that your zero substance life has absolutely nothing to hold on to is setting in and now you’re panicking? Either way. Fuck all of you. Always hated you. Always will. You suck.”
Metal Allegiance’s Mark Menghi, Anthrax’s Charlie Benante, and The Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen have released a cover of Temple Of The Dog’s “Say Hello 2 Heaven” as part the Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega. Proceeds from the track will be donated to MusiCares.
All three musicians commented:
Kotzen:
“‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ is one of those songs that’s bigger than genre or era — it hits a universal nerve. I didn’t approach it thinking about how to reinterpret it — I just focused on honoring the emotion. I played guitar and sang in service to the song and the legacy it carries. I’m honored to be part of a tribute that holds this kind of weight.
I lost my sister to suicide in 2022, and that kind of loss changes how you experience certain songs. It’s not something I set out to bring into the session, but it showed up. That’s when it stopped feeling like just a tribute and became something more personal.”
Menghi:
“Once I knew King Ultramega was going to unfold into a project of sorts, ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ was one of the first songs I picked (with Charlie) because of the lyrical message. Temple of the Dog was (and remains) a tribute to the late, great Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone. However, the lyrical message in ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ strikes a chord when you think back on how Chris wrote about Andrew’s untimely passing and he we are 30+ years later paying tribute to Chris with his song about his untimely passing. It’s an emotional rollercoaster to say the least.”
Benante:
“I was a huge Mother Love Bone fan and I remember being in Lonn Friends office at RIP Magazine when he got the call that Andrew Wood had passed away and I was just so bummed about it, I loved that record and I thought this was gonna be the next big thing. It was very sad. Let’s fast forward, I’m on tour and someone from our management came on the bus and knew I loved Mother Love Bone and they gave me an advance copy of Temple of the Dog. I’ll never forget the first time I heard it because I put it on and the first song was ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ and it was magical… the song is amazing but Chris singing on it… everything that went into that song was pure love. Not Love Bone, just pure love. When the pandemic hit and I started doing all these songs and asked my friends to be a part of it, ‘Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns’ was a big one to do. ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ was another song that I just felt the need to do and when I was talking to Mark (Menghi) about it, that was one he suggested too. ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ is probably one of my favorite songs of all-time and I’m glad we had a chance to do it and hopefully everyone thinks we did it justice.”
Journey guitarist Neal Schon recently claimed that Jonathan Cain had exited the band. However, the keyboardist has since denied that assertion.
Schon initially said the following:
“Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I’m nowhere near done! Journey has so much more life ahead! I’m sure we will have a great tour!”
He then went on to say that Cain made the decision to leave because he “wants to do his ministry.”
Despite this, Cain’s representative has now issued a statement to clarify those comments:
“Jonathan Cain remains an active member of Journey, and any reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. He is fully dedicated to touring with the band over the next couple of years and has only expressed plans to retire at a later time.”
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