2026
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One Band To Conquer Them All & Play Wacken Open Air One Band To Conquer Them All! Wacken Metal Battle USA proudly unveils the 2026 battlegrounds across the nation, where one rising independent metal band will earn the chance to perform at Wacken Open Air, one of the globe’s most iconic and influential metal festivals. Battles will be…
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With Special Guests SLACKJAW Photo Credit: Magalie Aspeele Satellite Touring and GLM Artists are excited to announce, the legends of NWOBHM and godfathers of Thrash, RAVEN return to the live stage with an extensive North American tour of 35+ shows from March through May this year! Support comes from special guests SLACKJAW! Lead vocalist/bassist John…
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W/ LUICIDAL, RINGWORM, PHOBIA, SLOWHOLE Photo by Erik Hernandez/EHP Photography New Orleans thrash metal legends EXHORDER will kick off their US headlining tour later this month. The Unforeseen Circumstances Tour 2026 Winter run will commence on January 29th in Lafayette, Louisiana and close on February 22nd in Hobart, Indiana. Support will be provided by Luicidal, Ringworm, Phobia, and…
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July 16–18 In Cadott, WI Rock Fest, the largest three-day rock music and camping event in the U.S., returns July 16–18 with one of its most stacked lineups to date. Taking over the hayfield in Cadott, Rock Fest 2026 delivers a heavy-hitting mix of global headliners, fan-favorite staples and 21 national acts making their Rock…
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INTERNATIONAL TOURING SET THROUGH 2026, INCLUDING DATES SUPPORTING METALLICA Photo Credit: Johan Carlén The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — unleashed their latest masterwork Don’t Go in the Forest last year on Halloween — how fitting! Listen and get the album HERE. Avatar then hit the road for…
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WITH SPECIAL GUEST CODY JINKS, AND EVA UNDER FIRE Photo credit: Chad Martel One of the world’s biggest hard rock bands, multi-platinum powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch announces the first leg of their 2026-2027 World tour. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 48-city tour kicks off on Monday, July 20th at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ,…
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TOUR FEATURES DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST, + IMMOLATION Kings of extreme metal BEHEMOTH will return to lay waste to American venues this spring. The band has announced its North American Spring 2026 headline “The Godless IV Tour,” kicking off April 14 in San Diego and running through May 21 in Los Angeles. It includes Welcome to Rockville and…
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EMMURE, PSYCHOFRAME + REVERENT TO APPEAR PHOTO CREDIT: Olivia Bastone Southern California quintet SPITE unleashed their new album NEW WORLD KILLER last Halloween via Rise Records. Listen here. Today, the band — Darius Tehrani, vocals; Alex Tehrani; guitar; Ben Bamford, bass; and Travis Regnier, drums — have announced their Spring and Summer 2026 headline tour featuring Emmure, Psycho-Frame, and Reverent. The NEW WORLD KILLER TOUR kicks off on May 29 in Portland,…
