After four decades, 14 gold records, and having traversed 80 countries and numerous diverse cultures, SEPULTURA has transcended into one of the most influential metal bands of our time, serving as Brazil's emissary to the rest of the world.

SEPULTURA have just announced their biggest Irish headline show in the 3Arena on Sunday, August 9, 2026 as part of their "Celebrating Life Through Death" farewell tour. They will be joined on the night by very special guests BIOHAZARD, MALEVOLENCE, SACRED REICH and CRYPTA.

SEPULTURA comments: "Dublin! We couldn't think of a better place to play our final ever European show than your beautiful city and to be joined by our friends in BIOHAZARD, MALEVOLENCE, SACRED REICH and CRYPTA will make this an event not to be missed. See you next August!"

With their latest opus, "Quadra", an album that made a triumphant entry at No. 5 on the German chart and garnered over seventeen million streams on Spotify, the band originally hailing from Belo Horizonte has once again spread the colors and rhythms of Brazil worldwide. However, in late 2023, they announced their plan to unite their forces for one final, powerful farewell tour, bidding adieu to a 40-year existence.

For this final journey, SEPULTURA has enlisted the prodigious 23-year-old American virtuoso Greyson Nekrutman as their new drummer and together, this quartet has embarked on multiple tours across North America, Europe and Latin America, presenting a career-spanning set to their fans that honored the forty years of SEPULTURA. Yet their journey has not reached the final end yet and their farewell tour will see them celebrate their legacy on several continents until 2026.

To date, the band has unleashed fifteen studio albums upon the world, having sold over three million units in the United States and 20 million worldwide, thus earning multiple gold and platinum records in various corners of the globe, including France, Australia, Indonesia, Cyprus, and their home country. To this day, their magnum opus, "Roots", has been streamed a staggering 225 million times on Spotify.

In an interview with Jarek Szubrycht as part of "Mystic Talks" at this year's Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about the band's plans to release new music with Nekrutman, who officially replaced SEPULTURA's longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande in February 2024. He said:  "We recorded four new songs with Greyson on drums. I don't think nobody knows that, but there we go. We have four new songs, and we have the intention, next year, to release an EP, just to celebrate this momentum. It's original songs that we worked [out]. It's already recorded and everything, and we're taking our time, really, to see where it's gonna be the good time to do it."

Regarding how the new SEPULTURA material came about, Andreas said: "It was very spontaneous. We had a situation that we played the 70000 Tons Of Metal [cruise in January 2025] and we stayed in Miami. 'We have this studio. We have a few ideas. Okay, let's do it.' [Laughs] And it was great. No pressure from labels, no due date. The songs [don't] even have [names] yet. [Laughs] But it's great… We did it in our time with no rush. There's no names [for the songs]. We can decide that later. We're still mixing the material — no rush. And it's great. Because of the farewell [tour] idea, we can do that as well, to plan something like that, or not plan something like that, plan as less that we can to really to challenge ourselves artistically to work something like that."

Asked if SEPULTURA's decision to embark on a two-and-a-half-year farewell tour was motivated in any way by his desire to explore other styles of music away from extreme metal, Andreas said:  "I never felt kind of locked in the SEPULTURA world to write [in a specific style]. We were always very fearless to do whatever we want. I mean, 'Nation' is a very different album, 'A-Lex', all those albums that were inspired by books and stuff. It is, I think, more of the routine of being in a band like SEPULTURA. 40 years — 40 years, man. Have you ever done something for 40 years, like your job? Think about it. [Laughs] It's an amazing achievement inside the entertainment business to have such a band for so long, and ups and downs, to have a following. Every time we were doing albums, we were playing, we had a deal with the record label, regardless of the formation, regardless of the time we were. We played for 10 people, then we were back to play big places and stuff. It's a beautiful history. It's a beautiful history of art and life. And I was kind of feeling to get in that mode of doing another album, doing another tour, it's kind of too predictable. I mean, an artist has to be not in the comfort zone. If you're there, you're fucked, because you're going to lose touch with reality. You're gonna start living in this bubble of what SEPULTURA should be. There's no 'should'. There's a new SEPULTURA every day. We can do anything we want, musically wise, because we conquered that. SEPULTURA is this. It is not thrash metal. It's not heavy metal. It's not dark metal. It's not Brazilian metal. It's SEPULTURA metal. That's why we have a name, right? [Laughs] Otherwise, why have a name? This is SEPULTURA. That's what we are — very free. We're not scared or to take risks. Art is risks. If you do something new, you're gonna take risks. There's no other way. And that's where you learn, with your mistakes or with your errors and your everything. But it's great to stop in a great momentum without fighting, without an external factor breaking up this band. It's our own terms. We chose that very peacefully, a conscious decision. We took two years talking about working out, preparing this, and now we enjoying ourselves. It's amazing. And why not? I mean, it's a privilege to have that, to have that possibility, to stop while we can or to stop in this momentum. And then the future is the future. Let's see. [Laughs]"

Kisser also once again spoke about what SEPULTURA's final concert might look like. He said: "The idea is to do it around October 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil. A big SEPUL-fest type of show, a party with bands that are important. And as a part of SEPULTURA's history, we like to invite every member that was a part of SEPULTURA, including the Cavalera brothers [Max and Igor], to be a part of the concert, to play, to jam. I mean, it's totally irrelevant to discuss the past, who is right, who is wrong. We're never gonna get to a point — we're gonna have two different views of it, and that's fine. This is irrelevant. Let's jam for the fans, to ourselves, to our families [who had] never seen us together. But not only them — Jairo [Guedz], Eloy Casagrande, Jean Patton and Roy Mayorga, musicians that were a part of SEPULTURA in very specific and important moments that kept SEPULTURA flowing and going regardless of our problems and our challenges that we had. So hopefully that will happen. They are gonna be invited. If you wanna be a part of this party, you are welcome. If not, that's fine."

SEPULTURA kicked off its farewell tour on March 1, 2024 at Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The sold-out show marked the band's debut performance with Nekrutman, who previously played with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.

SEPULTURA announced Casagrande's departure on February 27, 2024, explaining in a statement that he was leaving to join "another project", with Eloy later confirming that he was the new drummer of SLIPKNOT.

The news of Eloy's exit from SEPULTURA came just two months after the band announced it would celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024 by embarking on a "farewell tour" which will cover the entire globe.

In SEPULTURA's statement, the remaining bandmembers expressed their shock over Casagrande's departure, saying they were "taken by surprise" that their now-former drummer would "abandon everything related to SEPULTURA" less than a month prior to the start of the tour.

SEPULTURA is putting together a live album commemorating its last run of shows. The band is recording 40 songs in 40 different cities for what will be a "massive compilation of our best, most energetic moments on stage," according to a statement released by SEPULTURA in December 2023.

SEPULTURA kicked off the North American leg of the massive "Celebrating Life Through Death" farewell tour on September 17, 2024 at the Concord Music Hall in Chicago, Illinois. The band played a career-spanning set that honored SEPULTURA's 40 years of existence. Joining SEPULTURA on this tour were Florida-based death metal veterans OBITUARY, iconic New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT, and São Paulo, Brazil's death/thrash metallers CLAUSTROFOBIA.

Photo credit: Edu Defferrari

Sepulnation! Our final European show will take place at 3Arena Dublin 🇮🇪 on 9 August 2026.
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Posted by Sepultura on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Joe Elliott paid tribute to David Coverdale on the DEF LEPPARD singer's Planet Rock show on Saturday (November 22),just days after the WHITESNAKE leader announced he was retiring from performing.

Commenting on his friend's decision to call it a day, Joe said: "Okay, so hands up if, like me just a few days ago, you had a little bit of a tear in your eye when you saw Lord Coverdale make his retirement announcement.

Joe continued: "Now myself and David go back a long, long way — 1981, to be precise. DEF LEPPARD and WHITESNAKE toured together many, many times but I've known him since we [DEF LEPPARD] were recording [1981's] 'High 'N' Dry' [album] and he was recording the [WHITESNAKE] album 'Saints & Sinners'. He would allow me to pop into his studio and watch him sing and nurse me off the ledge when I was really struggling to do stuff with [DEF LEPPARD's longtime producer] Mutt Lange. He was such a great guy and very generous with his brandy, let's put it that way."

Elliott added: "I was very sad to see [David's retirement] announcement but [it was] kind of expected, really. He'd done it. He's been there and he's done that and he deserves to spend some time with his family and just not worry about it anymore.

"So, I'd like to celebrate my memories of David with this one song, which is where I came in, and it's quite honestly one of the most emotional things that he ever did. So, on behalf of the world, David, if you're listening, happy retirement."

Joe then played WHITESNAKE's classic 1978 cover of "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City", a 1974 R&B song written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh, and first recorded by Bobby "Blue" Bland for his "Dreamer" album. WHITESNAKE's version was included on the band's 1978 debut EP "Snakebite" and again as a live recording on 1980's "Live...In The Heart Of The City".

On November 13, the 74-year-old David said in a video message before a remake of WHITESNAKE's 2011 song "Fare Thee Well": "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, brothers and sisters of the 'SNAKE, a special announcement for you.

"The last few years has been very evident to me that it's time really for me to hang up my rock and roll platform shoes and my skin-tight jeans. And as you can see, we've taken care of the lion's wig. But it's time for me to call it a day."

Coverdale expressed his gratitude to his loved ones and fans, who have supported him as the frontman for both WHITESNAKE and DEEP PURPLE, but said it was time for him to enjoy his retirement.

"I love you dearly. I thank everyone who's assisted and supported me on this incredible journey. All the musicians, the crew, the fans, the family. It's amazing."

Coverdale raised a glass as he delivered his parting message, "Fare thee well," referencing WHITESNAKE's song of the same name.

On June 28, 2022, WHITESNAKE scrapped three shows on its spring/summer European tour due to Coverdale's infection of the sinus and trachea. Three days later, the rest of the trek was also called off. At the time, David blamed the decision on "continuing health challenges, doctor's orders, and our concern for everyone's health and safety."

In April 2023, Coverdale told "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen And Shane McEachern" regarding the possibility of WHITESNAKE resuming its farewell tour in 2024: "It's not really a professional decision. It's literally a health decision.

"[In 2022] it took me seven months to get rid of a sinus infection that went so deep into my body… And then we discovered a secondary one, which is why I had to cancel the U.S. tour," he explained. "So all of that appalling antibiotics I had for three months, all the damage it did to my system, was a waste of time because this other infection was canceling it out. So I had to go on to heavier medications and steroids, and at the same time ignoring a torn rotator cuff.

"When I was onstage with Steve Vai at Hellfest [in France in June 2022], which turned out to be the last WHITESNAKE show — hopefully not the last WHITESNAKE show [ever] — underneath my shirt, my shoulder was taped up like I was going into the arena to face another gladiator," Coverdale revealed. "And you couldn't really tell. And thank God I could still fling the mic stand around. But as soon as I got signed off back in January, the infection had gone, I realized that we had to sort out the shoulder, 'cause that had been of secondary importance — minor compared to this, 'Am I ever gonna be able to sing again?' That's a big deal. It's something you wake up and almost take for granted.

"So, I'm getting a lot of approaches [regarding Las] Vegas residencies. I'm not quite sure about that. I feel I owe Japan. I feel I owe the U.S. I feel I owe South America. 'Cause I've been pretty successful for 50 years, and you can't buy that. It's people who've supported you to be in this position. It was a personal choice. I didn't wanna do a video going, 'Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, brothers and sisters of the 'SNAKE, thank you for 50 years. I'm done.' I wanted to be there.

"I wanted to retire in 2020," David added. "I thought the appropriate age for the singer of WHITESNAKE to step down was 69. But, of course, bloody COVID came [and ruined those plans]."

Also in April 2023, Coverdale told Ultimate Classic Rock that the illness that forced him off the road in 2022 was "the worst sinus infection I've ever had in my life. And as a singer, I know them like fucking relatives of mine," Coverdale said. "This was one of the ugliest illnesses I think I've [ever] had. For seven months, I was taking ever-increasingly strong antibiotics and horrifying prednisone steroids."

WHITESNAKE launched its farewell tour on May 10, 2022 at Dublin, Ireland's 3Arena. The band's 14-song set, which was part of a European tour with special guests EUROPE and co-headliners FOREIGNER, marked WHITESNAKE's inaugural performance with the group's two latest two additions, keyboardist, guitarist and backing vocalist Dino Jelusick and bassist Tanya O'Callaghan.

Coverdale had both his knees replaced with titanium in 2017 after suffering from degenerative arthritis. He later explained that he was in so much pain with arthritis in his knees that it hampered his ability to perform live.

Prior to the pandemic, WHITESNAKE had been touring in support of its latest album, "Flesh & Blood", which was released in May 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl.

ONE MORE SATELLITE, the collaboration between STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo and U.K.-based vocalist and lyricist Pete Shoulder, played its first-ever shows earlier this month. Joining DeLeo and Shoulder at the three California gigs were Julia Lage on bass and Brian Tichy on drums.

Fan-filmed video of the November 21 concert at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, California can be seen below.

ONE MORE SATELLITE released its self-titled debut album digitally on July 18, 2025 via Symphonic. A worldwide release of the vinyl and CD followed in September through Deko Entertainment (ADA/Warner Music Group)

"One More Satellite" presents a diverse collection of songs. "I was simply sitting on some songs I wanted to record," says DeLeo. "What started out as an instrumental album, quickly changed soon after Pete and I chatted. He was going to sing on a song or two, then wound up singing on eight of the ten on the record."

The collaboration with Shoulder and DeLeo went quite well and voila, through a transatlantic workflow… ONE MORE SATELLITE was born.

"I was excited to hear the new music Dean wanted to collaborate on," says Shoulder. "We've worked together in the past and it's always been an absolute pleasure making music with him. The stuff he comes up with is so interesting, with so many beautiful, unexpected, twists and turns. It's very inspiring to write to and pushes me into realms that I would never usually think of exploring. I'm very proud of the album we've made."

DeLeo's son Rocco drums on "Drowning Out The Sun", "Willow Mae" and "Spit It Out". STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz plays on "Serenade" and Brian Tichy drums the rest. Daughter June DeLeo lends a lovely "aaah"…vocal on "Your Call", and longtime collaborator Ryan Williams co-produced and mixed the album.

"One More Satellite" track listing:

01. Paper Over The Cracks
02. Vultures
03. Long Way Down
04. Drowning Out The Sun
05. Serenade
06. Can Of Worms
07. Willow Mae
08. Spit It Out
09. Pull Back The Veil
10. Your Call

DeLeo and Shoulder had previously collaborated on songwriting, including for the album "Lessons Learned" by Dean's younger brother — and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist — Robert DeLeo. They've also worked together in the studio on projects, including a collaboration with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and TRIP THE WITCH. Shoulder has also collaborated with Robert DeLeo on the aforementioned "Lessons Learned" LP and co-wrote songs for it, including "Love Is Not Made Of Gold".

In addition to his work with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, Dean DeLeo is known for his role in the short-lived bands TALK SHOW and ARMY OF ANYONE, the latter of which featured Robert DeLeo, FILTER frontman Richard Patrick and session drummer Ray Luzier.

In a new interview with Fox 32 Chicago, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee spoke about the band's upcoming "The Return Of Carnival Of Sins" tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of CRÜE's groundbreaking 2005-2006 "Carnival Of Sins" tour and the 45th anniversary of the band. The 33-city Live Nation-produced trek will kick off on July 17, 2026 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania at the Pavilion at Star Lake and will feature support acts EXTREME and TESLA. Asked what feels "the most different" to him about CRÜE's success and "what feels exactly the same", Tommy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Um, oh, boy. God, what a loaded question, dude. Well, first of all, the original 'Carnival Of Sins' tour was absolutely insane. The production was — it was a carnival, and it was insane. So we're bringing that back, because there's so many fans out there that never got to experience that. And I was just telling somebody else, my favorite thing in the whole world is that our music has transcended. And there's nothing cooler on the planet than seeing somebody out there and they got their son or their daughter on their shoulders, singing, 'Shout, Shout, Shout.' As a musician, I'm looking out there while I'm playing. I'm, like, 'Man, that kid's, like, nine years old. What the hell?' That just tells me that we're gonna be around for quite a long time."

Tommy added: "When you're starting out, you don't know what you're doing. You're just going at it. But when you start to see that kind of stuff, that's when it all goes, 'Whoa, whoa. What is happening?'"

Asked what keeps him excited creatively at this point of his career, Tommy said: "Creatively, what keeps me excited is… I'm kind of a tech nerd in the studio. There's so much new technology. It's kind of crazy, even for me, to keep up. I'm inspired daily. And I still pinch myself on a daily basis that we've been blessed to still be here and still entertain people and leave them walking out of the venue going, like, 'What the hell? That was insane.' So I'm inspired by a lot — by a whole lot."

Earlier this month, Tommy's bandmate, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, told Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station about "The Return Of Carnival Of Sins": "Listen, two of our biggest and most successful tours was the 'Dr. Feelgood' tour. And that's not to negate 'Girls, Girls, Girls' or any of that stuff, but that was a big peaking time for us and that album connected with people. And then the 'Carnival Of Sins' tour 20 years ago. That was unbelievable. It was such a fun experience. And we were just, like, 'It's an anniversary of that and that DVD and people still talk to us about that show.' We were, like, 'Well, what can you do now with technology that you couldn't do back then?' They didn't have video screens back then, and anything that you could do that would encompass and take over the imagination of all the people there. And that we had an opportunity to do that in [Las] Vegas on a couple things. 'In The Beginning', [which] starts off the 'Shout At The Devil' album, we had an amazing visual presentation of 'In The Beginning'. Mid-show, everything went dark and there's this, basically, devil talking to you, narrating that, which then led into 'Shout At The Devil'. And these are the kind of things, when you think about the 'Carnival' environment, how far we can take it — it's super exciting for us."

Regarding MÖTLEY CRÜE's choice of support acts for the tour, Nikki said: "We're really stoked with TESLA and EXTREME, because the idea of TESLA and EXTREME and MÖTLEY CRÜE is it's all about songs, however you interpret them. You can play 'em RAMMSTEIN style or you can play 'em George Thorogood style or you can play 'em whatever. A good song is a good song, and that's what I'm really excited about. We've had the best time when we look out at the fans. We did 'The Stadium Tour' [in 2022]. They were singing every Joan Jett song, all the POISON songs, all the DEF LEPPARD songs, all the MÖTLEY CRÜE songs. So this has a little feel of that. They're in sheds and stuff — they're not stadiums — which is a cool place to play in the summer outside."

Asked if the upcoming extensive tour is MÖTLEY CRÜE "putting a cap on it", considering his recent comment that leaving his family behind to go on the road was becoming increasingly difficult for him, Sixx said: "No. It's summertime. It's great to be able to go out and be with the band and the fans and not leave my family behind 'cause they're in school and all this kind of stuff. So, summers are a great time for bands that have been around for a while and have families because we can go out and play and still be able to be with our families. That's always kind of been the hardest part for me, is being separated from that. I'm a dad and a husband and a sobriety advocate and a musician before I am a rock star. Though that doesn't equate to me, but I understand that. But I'm just saying, I don't put all my eggs just in that basket 'cause it would feel very one-dimensional to me. I have a lot of dimension that I like to enjoy in my life. I have an animation company. That brings me amazing amount of creative joy, and great partners. And there's so many other things that I do as well as MÖTLEY CRÜE. So I'm really grateful, dude — really grateful."

He added: "And no, this isn't a cap on anything. And then plugging it into summertime, it just works for everybody. It's just a blast."

MÖTLEY CRÜE said that $1 from every ticket sold for "The Return Of Carnival Of Sins" will be donated to ASAP! (After School Arts Program) through the Mötley Crüe Giveback Initiative to fund hands-on arts programs for young people.

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Las Vegas residency launched on September 12 and at Dolby Live at Park MGM and ran through October 3. The shows had initially been set for spring but were rescheduled after frontman Vince Neil revealed he had suffered a stroke last Christmas.

In September, Vince revealed that he had actually had a series of strokes before he suffered the "big one" in his sleep last Christmas night, rendering him unable to get out of bed when he woke up the next day.

When MÖTLEY CRÜE originally postponed the Las Vegas residency, the band said it was because Neil needed a "medical procedure," but offered no further details.

After a sprawling 2025 world tour that saw GUNS N' ROSES return to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, the powerhouse rock icons have announced they will hit the road again in the spring and summer 2026. This 2026 tour will see GUNS N' ROSES visit Mexico and Brazil, before headlining additional European markets, as well as stadiums across the U.S. and Canada. The upcoming run includes a special performance at Los Angeles's Rose Bowl, marking a historic return to the venue for the first time in over 30 years.

To participate in the GUNS N' ROSES artist presale in North America on Wednesday, December 3 at 10 a.m. local time, you must sign up by Monday, December 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. No codes are needed — access is tied to your Ticketmaster account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale. Nightrain fan club members will have first access to tickets globally. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale. Times vary by city; check local listings at gunsnroses.com for more information.

In North America, the tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, behind the scenes tour, invitation to the pre-show VIP Lounge, limited-edition merch and more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

In conjunction with the Nightrain fan club presale, GUNS N' ROSES will release two new songs: "Nothin'" and "Atlas" via Geffen Records on Tuesday, December 2. Marking their first releases since 2023, these new songs join "The General" and "Perhaps" as vital additions to setlists otherwise featuring all the classic hits and deep cut fan favorites from GNR's early catalogue.

The announcement arrives days after GUNS N' ROSES released their deluxe "Live Era '87-'93" boxset, a limited pressing with remastered audio and revamped art. Though "Live Era" remains a document of GN'R in their younger days, the release couldn't be better timed: then and now, GN'R are one of the most ferocious live bands on the planet.

With previously announced appearances at festivals in Mexico, Brazil, and the U.K., the 31-date tour will feature a European leg with performances in Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France, before GN'R returns to North America for a run traversing the United States and Canada. Tickets are available at gunsnroses.com. For the full tour schedule, see below.

2026 tour dates

March 28 - Monterrey, Mexico - Tecate Pa'l Norte*
April 1 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Estádio Beira Rio
April 4 - São Paulo, Brazil - Monsters Of Rock*
April 7 - São José do Rio Preto, Brazil - Alberto Bertelli Lucatto
April 10 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Engenhao
April 12 - Vitoria, Brazil - Estádio Estadual Kleber José de Andrade
April 15 - Salvador, Brazil - Arena Fonte Nova
April 18 - Fortaleza, Brazil - Arena Castelão
April 21 - Sao Luiz, Brazil - Estádio Governador João Castelo “Castelão”
April 25 - Belém do Para, Brazil - Estadio Olimpico do Para “Mangueirão”
May 5 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Hollywood
May 7 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville *
June 4 - Gliwice, Poland - PreZero Arena Gliwice
June 6 - Gliwice, Poland - PreZero Arena Gliwice
June 10 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
June 12 - Donington, UK - Download *
June 14 2026
June 18 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
June 20 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
June 23 - Berlin, Germany - Uber Arena
June 25 - Berlin, Germany - Uber Arena
June 28 - Antwerp, Belgium - AFAS Dome
July 1 - Paris, France - Accor Arena
July 3 - Paris, France - Accor Arena
July 23 - Raleigh, NC - Cater-Finley Stadium
July 26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 29 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 1 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
August 5 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Stadium
August 8 - Shakopee, MN - Mystic Lake Amphitheater
August 12 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
August 16 - St. Louis, MO - Busch Stadium
August 19 - Kansas City, MO - Morton Amphitheater
August 22 - Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
August 26 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
August 29 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place
September 2 - San Diego, CA - Snapdragon Stadium
September 5 - Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl
September 9 - Arlington, TX - Globe Life Field
September 12 - Ridgedale, MO - Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
September 16 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
September 19 - Atlanta, GA - Truist Park

* Festival appearance

GUNS N' ROSES endure as the most dynamic, dangerous, and definitive American rock band in history to this day.

Embedded in popular culture, GUNS N' ROSES' landmark diamond-selling 1987 opus "Appetite For Destruction" stands out as "the best-selling U.S. debut album ever" and "the 11th best-selling U.S. album of all time." Following its release, GUNS N' ROSES shook the world with the one-two punch of the over seven-times-platinum "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II", clinching the top two spots on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart upon arrival. With total sales of 100 million units thus far, their catalog also consists of "GN'R Lies" (five times platinum),"The Spaghetti Incident?" (platinum),"Greatest Hits" (five times platinum),and "Chinese Democracy" (over six million worldwide). Not to mention, they are one of the most-streamed rock bands in the world with an average of 27 million monthly listeners on Spotify and in May 2024 were inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame for their 1987 debut album, "Appetite For Destruction".

On the touring front, GUNS N' ROSES' legendary three-hour-plus shows encompass sought-after fan favorites in addition to newly dusted-off gems from their back catalog, leaving ardent audiences in awe. Their blockbuster 2024 world tour sold 1.3 million tickets around the world and marked the band's largest run to date. Consisting of acclaimed performances in stadiums and arenas alike, the tour included headlining festival dates at Glastonbury and London's Hyde Park, while the North American leg included sold-out performances at historic venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as well as a co-headlining performance at Power Trip in Indio, California with AC/DC and METALLICA. GUNS N' ROSES' previous world tour, "Not In This Lifetime…", notably ranked as the "fourth-highest grossing concert tour of all time", selling more than five million tickets and included a headline performance at Coachella. The band's massive 2025 tour saw the powerhouse band hit stadiums and arenas in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America throughout the year.

GUNS N' ROSES are Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards),Duff McKagan (bass),Slash (lead guitar),Dizzy Reed (keyboard),Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar),Isaac Carpenter (drums) and Melissa Reese (keyboard).

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will release a new studio album, "Outerstellar", on February 20, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. The official Leigh Brooks-directed music video for the LP's second single, "Disconnected", can be seen below.

"Disconnected" speaks of something that Monroe feels passionately about: that live music is a rare and vital space for people to find each other in the moment.

"Technology was supposed to bring people closer together, when, in fact, people are more disconnected than ever. They're looking at their phones and their computers and downloading stuff," comments Michael. "And, you know, the Internet can't take away the experience of being at a live show. You're on stage, and you communicate with the audience who are there, in that moment. That's where the magic really happens, and absolutely no program or device or computer can reproduce that."

The first Brooks-directed video taken from "Outerstellar", "Rockin' Horse", was released in October and can also be seen below.

"'Rockin' Horse' is a cool, rockin' song that we made a great fun video for with the fantastic director Leigh Brooks," Monroe previously said. "We got into different characters on the so-called 'Waking Up With Michael Monroe' TV morning show with me as the host. And it's the first time ever you can see me without makeup (!). Great fun and good times. Hope you enjoy it!"

In support of "Outerstellar", Monroe and his band will embark on a U.K. co-headline tour with BUCKCHERRY, kicking off in Southampton on February 24, 2026.

"Outerstellar" track listing:

01. Rockin' Horse
02. Shinola
03. Black Cadillac
04. When the Apocalypse Comes
05. Painless
06. Newtro Bombs
07. Disconnected
08. Precious
09. Pushin' Me Back
10. Glitter & Dust
11. Rode To Ruin
12. One More Sunrise

The Monroe band's all-star lineup features former HANOI ROCKS and NEW YORK DOLLS bass player Sami Yaffa, who has played with Michael since the '80s. On guitar duties are Rich Jones (formerly of the Ginger Wildheart band) and Steve Conte (best known as the guitarist who filled the void left by Johnny Thunders in the NEW YORK DOLLS, as well as playing guitar with many other name acts such as Suzi Quatro, Eric Burden and many more) and drummer Karl Rockfist (who has played with notable acts such as DANZIG).

This past August, Monroe canceled his participation in this fall's U.S. tour as the support act for BUCKCHERRY in order to recover from a ruptured meniscus.

Monroe's latest solo album, "I Live Too Fast To Die Young", came out in 2022 via Silver Lining Music.

Monroe celebrated his 60th birthday in September 2022 at the Helsinki Ice Hall (Helsingin Jäähalli) in Finland. As the grand finale of the concert, the original lineup of HANOI ROCKS, one of Finland's most significant rock bands of all time, took the stage: Monroe, Andy McCoy, Sami Yaffa, Nasty Suicide and Gyp Casino. The "support band" for the show was the reunited DEMOLITION 23. Led by Monroe, the band rose to great cult fame, although they only released one album ("Demolition 23") in 1994 and broke up shortly afterwards. This was DEMOLITION 23's first performance since the band's breakup in 1995.

Monroe and McCoy founded HANOI ROCKS in the late 1970s and the band's original lineup was established in 1980. HANOI ROCKS, the first Finnish rock band to make an international breakthrough, recorded their first three albums with the original lineup: "Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks" (1981),"Oriental Beat" (1982) and "Self Destruction Blues" (1982). Casino was replaced in 1982 by Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley who became an integral member of HANOI ROCKS. Razzle died in a tragic accident in 1984. Unfortunately, this led to the band's untimely demise in early 1985.

HANOI ROCKS did reform once before in 2002, albeit with only Monroe and McCoy from the band's classic lineup, and released a comeback album, "Twelve Shots On The Rocks". The reunion lasted until 2009.

Band lineup:

Michael Monroe - Lead vocals, Harmonica
Steve Conte - Guitars, Vocals
Rich Jones - Guitars, Vocals
Karl Rockfist - Drums
Sami Yaffa - Bass, Vocals

Photo credit: Janson Bulpin

Original ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva has dismissed speculation that he will rejoin the band following the surprise departure of the group's longtime singer Alissa White-Gluz.

Liiva, who recorded three albums with ARCH ENEMY — "Black Earth" (1996),"Stigmata" (1998) and "Burning Bridges" (1999) — before being replaced by Angela Gossow in 2000, addressed a possible future with his former band while responding to a question from a fan on social media. Asked if he is "going back" to ARCH ENEMY now that Alissa is no longer in the group, Johan replied: "No, I am not. I am just as surprised as all of you. I think Alissa was perfect for AE. The mystery goes on..."

ARCH ENEMY announced White-Gluz's exit from the band in a social media post on Sunday (November 23). No reason was given for her departure.

Alissa confirmed the split in a separate statement on her Facebook page and followed it up with the release of "The Room Where She Died", the first single from her upcoming debut solo album.

White-Gluz, former vocalist of Canadian extreme metallers THE AGONIST, joined ARCH ENEMY in 2014 as the replacement for Gossow. Angela, who made her debut with ARCH ENEMY on the now-classic "Wages Of Sin" (2001),stepped down as frontwoman and is now focusing on management, while Alissa took her place.

ARCH ENEMY released four studio albums with White-Gluz on vocals: "War Eternal" (2014),"Will To Power" (2017),"Deceivers" (2022) and "Blood Dynasty" (2025).

Throughout her career, the now-40-year-old Alissa has consistently used her music as a vehicle for social change, addressing pressing issues such as environmental conservation, veganism, and the ethical treatment of animals.

Back in 2016, Liiva united with current ARCH ENEMY members Michael Amott (guitar),Daniel Erlandsson (drums) and Sharlee D'Angelo (bass),along with ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, in a new project called BLACK EARTH, which completed a tour of Japan performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage.

Prior to that, ARCH ENEMY was rejoined by Liiva and Christopher Amott for the band's appearance at the 2015 edition of the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Speaking about his 2000 exit from ARCH ENEMY, Liiva told LoudTV.net in a 2015 interview: "Actually, I wasn't that angry. I was just kind of shocked and kind of disappointed, because I wasn't expecting it. But you just have to deal with it and accept what happened. Then, a few years later, I realized, 'Okay, this is what it's like. It's the music business. [ARCH ENEMY mainman/guitarist Michael Amott] wants to make a living from his music, he wants to make the band like that.' And, honestly, at the end, I wasn't putting too much of my energy into the band; I had so many other things on my agenda, unfortunately. So it was like a mixture of all these things. I was not focused, maybe. So I totally understand it. But then again, many fans were really angry and they all supported me, and I thanked them so much for that. And now they see me doing this show in Loud Park and they wonder what the fuck is going on. You know what I mean? That I don't stand for my values or… But it's not like that. It was a very difficult thing back then."

Christopher Amott first left ARCH ENEMY in 2005, only to return to the group two years later. His second, and apparently final, departure came in March 2012.

ARCH ENEMY's last gig with Alissa was the final show of the band's European "Blood Dynasty" 2025 tour with AMORPHIS, ELUVEITIE and GATECREEPER on November 15 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has reunited with his former bandmate in BLACK 'N BLUE, singer Jaime St. James, to write and record a new six-song EP, "Bombshell". The effort is now available to order from the duo's web site, thayerstjames.com.

"Bombshell" track listing:

01. Bombshell
02. Bulletproof
03. Time of My Life
04. Tonight's the Night
05. Magnetic
06. I Wanna Fly

Thayer and St. James comment: "Our story has always been about friendship first. From the beginnings of BLACK 'N BLUE, before the tours, the records, and craziness of the '80s, we were two friends writing songs and chasing dreams together. That bond has never changed.

"'Bombshell' is the first time since the late '80s that we've written and recorded new music side by side. We didn't come into it with a plan, we just wanted to get together, write, and see where it took us. The joy for us is in the process, and that's what has kept us coming back to it after all these years.

"These six songs are simply two best friends doing what we love most: creating and recording music together. That's where it started, and that's where it still lives.

"Enjoy".

In the late '70s, a glam metal band appeared in Portland called MOVIE STAR. The band included Thayer, St. James, drummer Pete Holmes, bassist Patrick Young and guitarist Jeff Warner. That band became BLACK 'N BLUE, releasing their 1984 debut album on Geffen with the hit single "Hold On To 18". The band recorded three more albums for Geffen, with two produced by Gene Simmons of KISS. The band broke up in 1989, reuniting in 1997 and again in 2007. The band later reunited without Tommy, who replaced Ace Frehley in KISS in 2002.

Back in 2022, Thayer and St. James issued a five-song EP titled "The Lost Tapes" consisting of five previously unreleased tracks recorded in the late 1980s.

In a 2005 interview with Inside_Out666, Thayer stated about BLACK 'N BLUE: "BLACK 'N BLUE formed in Portland, Oregon in 1981. Myself, Jaime St James and the other guys wanted to form a new heavy metal type band because at the time the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was starting to hit Stateside as well as MÖTLEY CRÜE in L.A. It was an exciting time."

Reflecting on BLACK 'N BLUE's first performance, Tommy said: "Jaime was originally the drummer of a band we had previous to BLACK 'N BLUE. One night at a Portland nightclub he jumped up front and starting fronting the band and the rest is history."

BLACK 'N BLUE released four successful and critically acclaimed albums through Geffen Records: their self-titled debut (1984),"Without Love" (1985),"Nasty Nasty" (1986) and "In Heat" (1987),with the latter two albums produced by Simmons. Catalog sales in the U.S. were in excess of one million units.

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Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Metal Sticks", the new podcast hosted by Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, and Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni. You can now watch the chat below.

Speaking about his working relationship with MOTÖRHEAD legend Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, Mikkey said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "There will never be another band like MOTÖRHEAD. There wasn't before, and it's never gonna be again, because there's so many ingredients that are so unique for that band. Let's start with Lemmy [himself]. His way of thinking, his way of living, his way of seeing the world reflects a lot in how this band was. I keep saying, if everybody was like Lem, we would never have a war, we would never run into this fucking political bullshit correctness, and everybody could take a joke and everybody could live life. And Lemmy was extremely intelligent, and that made him to what he was — a very simple, easygoing guy. He was never, ever a rock star. And the first thing he told me when I joined, he took me on my shoulders and said, 'You know what, Mikkey?! Good manners cost nothing. Remember that. But if you walk into a room and there's a fucking asshole in there, make sure you are the biggest asshole of them all.'"

Dee added: "[Lemmy] was extremely simple, which also made it very easy to work with [him] and also very hard, because you already knew what he was gonna say or think. And we were very much a democracy in MOTÖRHEAD, so it was not like Lemmy decided [everything by himself]. But in a way, of course, me and Phil [Campbell, MOTÖRHEAD guitarist], and earlier Würzel [former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Michael Burston], of course it's Lemmy's band; it will never be anything else. And we automatically had to have Lemmy with us in decisions, of course. That's just common sense. But there was a few times where we actually had to walk across him or walk over him because he just made the wrong decision and we had to prove it for him. And we did. But it was such a great friendship and great democracy in this band that I don't think I will never, ever, ever experience anything like it."

Mikkey previously reflected on his friendship with Lemmy this past September in an interview with Get On The Bus. The veteran Swedish hard rock and heavy metal drummer, who landed the job as the drummer for SCORPIONS in 2016 after spending almost 25 years as a member of MOTÖRHEAD, said: "[Lemmy was] probably the most intelligent guy I know or [have] known. Here's a man that I describe as my father, my grandfather, my younger brother, even my younger sister sometimes. He was so simple and so easy to deal with because you already know, which made it hard and easy. And I have to explain that because… I was very much involved with the band — we all were equally involved — but if I had something, I had to go… I was maybe more involved with the business. Business came to me. I went to the boys, and the boys came to me, 'Oh, can you talk to' whatever? So I was kind of in the middle a little bit. And I asked Lemmy something, and I already [knew] exactly what he would say. It was frustrating sometimes because if I thought he was wrong, because he was so simple in a way and he wouldn't compromise himself or the music or MOTÖRHEAD, and that's why we were what we were. But sometimes it was frustrating. We thought that we were right — sometimes we were right, sometimes we were wrong."

He continued: "I'll give you an idea. Long story short, we were in U.S. in full recording [mode], and we got offered to fly to Argentina for one show, and it was a very, very important show because it would've given us some really great festivals. And we got offered X amount of money, and we tried to scale [our production] down. We were gonna have drums supplied down there, Marshall stacks, fly [with] as little as we could and not bring in the full crew from all over the world. And I came to Lemmy and Lemmy said, 'Absolutely no.' And I go, 'Oh, come on. We can't afford to fly all our shit, bring in the whole crew. We're gonna lose hundreds of thousands of dollars here.' And I was on him and on him, and he got irritated about this, and I gave him reasons why we should do this. And he just gave me one reason, and he said, 'What's the fucking point, Mikkey, to go to Argentina and be MOTÖRHEAD and not sound like MOTÖRHEAD?' And I go, 'You know what, Lem? You're totally right. Let's not do it.' He won that one."

Dee went on to say that he appreciated and respected Lemmy's "simplicity". He explained: "You've probably seen in documentaries how he lived. He lived very simple, very tight. He had a million things [at his home]. You couldn't even get into his… You had a little trail like that. You look at some of these hoarder people. Lemmy had cool stuff, but it was so much, you could barely walk in there. And I said, 'Lem, why don't you get a three-, four-bedroom house instead?' He goes, 'What's the point, Mikkey? You can only be in one room at a time anyway.' [Laughs] How do you beat these one-liners? He was fantastic there. Like what he said, 'If you think you're too old for rock and roll, then you are.' Simple, straight, no bullshit, and that made him who he was. And I keep saying if everybody was like Lem, we wouldn't have any wars, we wouldn't have all this political correctness, all this bullshit that's suffocating humanity today. He was in for the fun and for the real rock and roll."

Lemmy died on December 28, 2015 at the age of 70 shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer.

MOTÖRHEAD had to cancel a number of shows in 2015 because of Lemmy's poor health, although the band did manage to complete the aforementioned European tour a couple of weeks before his death.

In June 2020, it was announced that Lemmy would get the biopic treatment. The upcoming film, "Lemmy", will be directed by Greg Olliver, who previously helmed the 2010 documentary of the same name, "Lemmy".

A custom-made urn containing Lemmy's ashes is on permanent display in a columbarium at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Back in May 2021, Dee told the "Waste Some Time With Jason Green" video podcast that Lemmy refused to quit touring in the weeks leading up to his death, even when his health was clearly deteriorating.

"We played the last show the 11th of December [of 2015] in Berlin, and he passed just [two] weeks later," Mikkey recalled. "And that tells you, the guy died with his boots on. And both me and Phil [Campbell, MOTÖRHEAD guitarist] were trying to talk him out of starting the second part of the European tour after Christmas. But there was no way in hell we could do that. And I said to Phil, 'Look, instead of arguing with Lemmy or pushing him not to do this,' because we said maybe we should break for a couple of months for him to catch his wind, basically. I said, 'Let's not push him anyway. Let him decide what he wants to do. He knows best what he wants to do.' And he wanted to be on stage. So we said, 'Let's just support him instead,' and that's what we did. But we never made it to the second leg of that European tour, unfortunately. It was the U.K. that was on the next part of it, I remember that."

Asked if he knew when he came home to Sweden that it would probably be the end for Lemmy, Mikkey said: "No. Not at all. Because I talked to Lemmy after that show in Berlin. We were all gonna go separate ways, obviously. I was gonna just fly out to Sweden, and Phil went back home to Wales. Lemmy was flying back to L.A., but I believe he was gonna fly to London and stay one night or two or so and say hi to friends and then fly back home. And I spoke to him right after the show. I went down to Lemmy's dressing room, and I said, 'All right. Go back to L.A. and figure out, maybe, another two songs from [MOTÖRHEAD's final album] 'Bad Magic' that you think that we should do. And we take out the two songs that we already played on this leg, and we put in two new songs from the record.' And he said, 'Yeah. All right. I'll check that out.' And I said, 'Let's hook up after Christmas.' Because it was the 11th of December at that time, and I figured we'd talk between Christmas and New Year's Eve and decide which two songs that we agreed on on playing on that next leg. And he said, 'Yeah, I'll go back and work on that.' And that was it. He had no intention of not coming back to Europe and touring. So we did a little finger hook, as we always did, and that was the last time I saw him, actually. Very sad."

Dee went on to say that Lemmy had made some changes in his life to improve his health after dealing with several issues over the last few years of his life, including heart trouble. "But my personal belief is that it was maybe a little too late," he said. "He should have maybe changed a little earlier. But knowing Lemmy, he was not for that. He was doing it his way or the highway, basically. And that made him to what he was. He never compromised with his music, he never compromised with friendship, he never compromised with what way he was gonna go for anyone else in that way, which is why MOTÖRHEAD was MOTÖRHEAD, and still is MOTÖRHEAD. But with that said, of course, the three of us were talking a lot about stuff, and it was not like he was some kind of a boss here. But we all worked so good together, and that's what created the magic, I would say."

Running Wild’s classic albums, Death Or Glory and Blazon Stone, will be released as deluxe Picture-LPs (limited to 500 copies) on February 13, and are now available for pre-order via the following links:

– Hammerheart Records
– Napalm Records
– Hammerheart Records USA



Death Or Glory is the pinnacle of Running Wild’s career and one of the best heavy/power/speed metal albums ever made, the vocals, lyricism, drumming and guitar/bass playing here have no equal in their later or earlier efforts. It is a simply outstanding, passionate and epic project of legendary proportions, one of such albums that can be correctly labeled a “classic”.

Death Or Glory is best heard in full. As one 50-minute charge, it captures the spirit of true heavy meetal with few rivals. Some songs hit harder than others, but together they form a classic that still commands respect.



After the classic Death Or Glory, Running Wild decided to speed things up without sacrificing the melody of their two previous albums. The result was 1991’s Blazon Stone. It became their best-selling album to date, probably due to the critical success of Port Royal and Death Or Glory.

Running Wild rarely gets the recognition it deserves. What began as a band has become a focused force still burning with the spirit of its prime. Many creators change over time, and Running Wild is no exception. Few in metal history have delivered so many powerful albums across nearly a decade, a legacy that still commands respect.

Eight years after his last live show in the city, Steve “H” Hogarth returned to Rome. For the recording of SPQR, he, once again, was accompanied by Italian band RanestRane, who provided acoustic instrumentation with harp, mandolin, harmonium and tablas. For this show, reimagining Marillion classics and solo material through cinematic arrangements, they were also joined by the Flowing Chords choir.

Recorded on February 3, 2024, at Rome’s Sala Sinopoli, H said at the time, “It’s with great pleasure that I can announce a return to Rome on Saturday, 3 February 2024, to make another show – solo, and accompanied by local Romans, RanestRane, in an attempt to revisit the chemistry we had together last time in September 2015.” Furthermore, he states, “In England we have a saying ‘When in Rome… find yourself an amazing Italian band and gig with them.'”

Available for retail for the first time on 2CD+Blu-ray, SPQR offers the full concert experience, including songs such as “Thank You Whoever You Are,” “Afraid Of Sunlight,” “Estonia” and “Go!,” alongside renditions of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” or Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat.” It’s a love letter to Rome and an unforgettable journey for fans everywhere.

It’s an intimate moment when Steve Hogarth delivers Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat.” Stripped of all embellishment, Hogarth’s tender piano playing and deeply expressive vocals bring a new dimension to Cohen’s story of regret, longing, and quiet confession. Every note and lyric is infused with emotional nuance, creating a performance that is both haunting and profoundly personal.

Stream the single “Famous Blue Raincoat” here. A video can be found below.

Steve Hogarth is best known as the charismatic frontman and lyricist of legendary British band Marillion. Renowned for his expressive voice, poetic lyrics and emotional performances, Hogarth has helped shape the band’s evolution into one of the most enduring and respected acts in progressive rock.

Outside Marillion, Steve has carved out a rich solo career that allows him to explore music in a more personal, cinematic way. His solo releases and collaborations, including projects with Richard Barbieri and the Italian progressive band RanestRane, reveal his gift for storytelling and atmosphere, blending rock, classical, and ambient influences with emotional honesty. Hogarth is celebrated for his ability to connect deeply with audiences, whether on grand stages or in stripped-down, acoustic settings. His songwriting often examines love, loss, spirituality and human resilience, delivered through a voice that remains one of the most unique and emotive in modern rock.

Album formats:

– 2CD+Blu-Ray Digipak
– Digital Audio

Pre-order here.



SPQR tracklisting:

“Thank You Whoever You Are”
“Afraid Of Sunlight”
“White Paper”
“Famous Blue Raincoat”
“Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven)”
“Three Minute Boy / All You Need Is Love”
“The Deep Water”
“Sounds That Can’t Be Made”
“Waiting To Happen”
“Estonia”
“The Crow And The Nightingale”
“Nothing To Declare”
“Acid Rain”
“Go!”
“Man Of A Thousand Faces”
“Easter”

Music On Vinyl has announced the January 16, 2026 release of Deep Purple – Greatest Hits on limited edition gold vinyl.

Deep Purple – Greatest Hits

• Limited edition of 1,500 individually numbered copies on gold vinyl
• Deluxe 4LP slipcase with linnen laminate finish
• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Compilation of a wide range of live recordings and classics, including “Smoke On The Water” and “Child In Time”

Says Music On Vinyl: “The previous pressings of Deep Purple’s massive 4-LP Greatest Hits set sold out very quickly, and we’re bringing it back on limited edition gold vinyl.”

Further product details:

Deep Purple’s Greatest Hits, released in 2009, is a comprehensive compilation showcasing the legendary band’s most iconic tracks. Spanning their groundbreaking career, the album features classic live versions of hits like “Smoke On The Water,” “Highway Star,” “Child In Time,” and “Black Night,” offering a perfect introduction to Deep Purple’s influential sound. Known as pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, the band’s virtuosic guitar solos, soaring vocals, and dynamic keyboard riffs shine throughout this collection. Greatest Hits captures the essence of Deep Purple’s heyday while celebrating their timeless appeal. It highlights the band’s ability to blend powerful rock energy with intricate musicianship, making them a cornerstone of the genre. For longtime fans and newcomers alike, this compilation is an essential addition to any rock music collection, solidifying Deep Purple’s legacy as one of the most influential bands in rock history.

To pre-order, head to musiconvinyl.com.



Tracklisting:

Side A
“Highway Star” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“The Cut Runs Deep”
“Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic”
“Ramshackle Man”
“A Castle Full Of Rascals”

Side B
“Perfect Strangers” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“Truth Hurts”
“Solitaire”
“Loosen My Strings”
“Anyone’s Daughter” (Live At The NEC)

Side C
“A Touch Away”
“Black Night” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“Nasty Piece Of Work”
“Slow Down Sister”

Side D
“Child In Time” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“Anya” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)

Side E
“Love Conquers All”
“Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming”
“Wicked Ways”
“The Purpendicular Waltz”

Side F
“Speed King” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“The Battle Rages On”
“King Of Dreams”
“Soon Forgotten”

Side G
“Knockin’ At Your Back Door” (Live At The NEC)
“Fire In Te Basement”
“Time To Kill”
“Cascades: I’m Not Your Lover”
“Fortuneteller”

Side H
“Lazy” (Live at Schleyer-Halle)
“Somebody Stole My Guitar”
“Hush” (Live At The NEC)
“Smoke On The Water” (Live At The NEC)

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE give fans — naughty and nice alike — a seasonal surprise with "Christmas Bonus", their spirited new single, unwrapped today.

Not only does the track contain a guitar solo cunningly constructed to unleash good cheer, even at a distance, but it also features references to the first "Die Hard" movie, surely the most explosive festive flick of them all.

AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O'Keeffe comments: "Christmas is a time to rock 'n' roll! I remember being a little kid, and I really didn't like carols at all — I thought they were annoying. I just wanted to listen to AC/DC and BLACK SABBATH. But then I got this new AC/DC record, 'The Razor's Edge', and there was this song, 'Mistress For Christmas'. I had no idea what it meant, but that's what I was playing for Christmas that year. Rockin' out at Christmas is one of the best times of the year to rock out — let's all headbang around the Christmas tree!"

Watch the NSFW animated music video for "Christmas Bonus" below.

"Christmas Bonus", alongside AIRBOURNE's recently released new single "Gutsy", were produced by Brian Howes, who worked with the band on 2013's "Black Dog Barking" album; engineering, meanwhile, was handled by Canadian studio legend Mike Fraser (AC/DC, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA),with Zakk Cervini (DAYSEEKER, BRING ME THE HORIZON, ARCHITECTS, Machine Gun Kelly) taking charge of the mix.

AIRBOURNE will return to Europe early next year, rockin' hard through the winter into spring.

The full list of announced 2026 AIRBOURNE live appearances is as follows: -

Jan. 30 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Feb. 03 - Munich, Germany @ TonHalle
Feb. 05 - Klosterneuburg, Austria @ Raiffeisenbank
Feb. 07 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
Feb. 09 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Poolen
Feb. 10 - Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
Feb. 12 - Stockholm, Sweden @ B-K
Feb. 14 - Hamburg, Germany @ Georg Elser Halle
Feb. 16 - Utrecht, the Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
Feb. 17 - Luxembourg @ Luxexpo The Box
Feb. 20 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
Feb. 21 - Zenith Paris – Paris, France @ La Villette
Feb. 24 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
Feb. 25 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Feb. 28 - London, UK @ Roundhouse
Mar. 02 - Norwich, UK @ UEA (University of East Anglia)
Mar. 03 - Southampton, UK @ O2 Guildhall
Mar. 06 - Groningen, the Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
Mar. 08 - Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
Mar. 09 - Saarbrücken, Germany @ Garage
Mar. 11 - Lyon, France @ Transbordeur
Mar. 13 - Zürich, Switzerland @ Halle 662
Mar. 14 - Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
Mar. 17 - Cenon, France @ Le Rocher de Palmer
Mar. 20 - Nîmes, France @ Paloma
Mar. 21 - Toulouse, France @ Interférence
Mar. 24 - Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
Mar. 25 - Madrid, Spain @ Sala La Riviera
Mar. 27 - Bilbao, Spain @ Sala Santana 27
Mar. 29 - Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique

In a June 2025 interview with Louise Phillips of U.K.'s TotalRock, AIRBOURNE drummer Ryan O'Keeffe confirmed that the recording sessions for the band's sixth album were completed in April.

Asked by Phillips if AIRBOURNE has already decided on a title for the upcoming album, Ryan and his brother, Joel O'Keeffe, revealed that it would be called "Gutsy", which is also the title of the single AIRBOURNE released earlier in June.

"Gutsy" and "Christmas Bonus" feature AIRBOURNE's current lineup, consisting of Joel and Ryan, alongside longtime bassist Justin Street, and recent recruit Brett Tyrrell on rhythm guitar.

Tyrrell joined AIRBOURNE in 2022 as the replacement for Matthew Harrison, who stepped into the band in 2018 after the departure of founding member David Roads.

AIRBOURNE bassist Justin Street joined the band in 2004 as the replacement for Luke McKenzie.

AIRBOURNE is:

Joel O'Keeffe - Frontman/Lead Guitar
Ryan O'Keeffe - Drums
Justin Street - Bass
Brett Tyrrell - Rhythm Guitar

Photo credit: Andy Ford