The Big Nose Attack have announced their fifth studio album, Bandidos de Amor, due October 30 through Sunnyboy66 Records.
The ten-track release follows 2019's Deader Than Disco and includes New Kid on the Block and the recently shared Melancholywood.
The Athens duo recorded the album at Love Nest Studio during 2024–2025 with Giannis Damianos, who also mixed the record and shared production duties with the band. Ioannis Petrolias handled mastering.
Alongside Boogieman on vocals and guitars and Little Tonnie on drums, the record features percussionist Costas Dimou, keyboardist Constantine Rammos and vocalist Anastasia Papadopoulou.
Preorders are available digitally and on transparent green vinyl, with the latter limited to 300 copies.
The tracklist is:
1. Capitone
2. Melancholywood
3. Fallin' Out of Love
4. Flying Expresso
5. Love Shelter
6. Can't Dance
7. ...more
Manes have announced their sixth studio album, To Burn Is to Shine, due November 27 through Avantgarde Music.
The seven-track record follows 2018's Slow Motion Death Sequence. Its first single, Stones in Your Pockets (Nearly Swimming), is available now and can be heard below.
According to the label, the album explores psychological collapse, personal struggles and social decay, with recurring images of fire connecting its songs. Musically, it develops the Norwegian band's combination of metal, dark electronics, alternative rock and trip-hop.
Guests include Ana Carolina Skaret of Mourning Sun, Eskil Blix of Djevel and Vemod, Marita Hellem of Enevelde, and Drontheim members Rune Folgerø and Tom Christian Engelsøy. Whoredom Rife drummer Vegar Larsen performs on two tracks, while Michael Houtz created the artwork.
The tracklist is:
1. A Heart Poisoned by Hope
2. Healing Flames
3. Stones in Your Pocke ...more
Steven Wilson has released On Chapel Slope, the second single from his forthcoming ninth studio album, Requiem for a Village, due November 6 through Fiction Records.
Following the previously released title track, the song arrives with a video directed by Mike Bennion. Wilson and his wife Rotem appear at a village wedding, while figures rise from the surrounding graveyard and the celebrations take an unsettling turn.
The album draws inspiration from David Gladwell's 1975 film Requiem for a Village. Its fictional rural setting reflects Wilson's interest in British folk horror, supernatural fiction and the work of artists such as Stanley Spencer.
The twelve-track, 54-minute release follows 2025's The Overview. Wilson will introduce material from the new album at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 28 and 29, accompanied by his band, the Parallax Orchestra and the Sansara choir. The concerts will also feature new orchestral arrangements of The ...more
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced their fifth studio album, Flying Blind, due February 26, 2027 through Gibson Records.
The follow-up to 2022's 4 was recorded largely live at Florida's Studio Barbarosa with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette. The band completed most of the recording in approximately a week, with Kennedy adding his vocals several months later.
The title track is available now alongside a John Harvatine IV-directed video filmed at Los Angeles' Viper Room. Slash developed its initial riff spontaneously during pre-production, while Kennedy's lyrics explore the shortcuts people pursue in their search for happiness and fulfillment.
A world tour across Latin America, North America, the UK and Europe will follow in 2027.
The tracklist is:
1. Avarice and Greed
2. Good Time Girl
3. Thrill Seeker
4. One of Your Kind
5. Flying Blind more
Mogwai have released Underground, a new collaboration featuring Iggy Pop, alongside news of their forthcoming compilation, Happy Tears.
Due January 8, 2027 through the band's Rock Action Records, the collection looks back over three decades of Mogwai's music, combining familiar tracks with rarities and new material.
Pop contributes vocals to Underground, with the sung part arranged by Matt Sweeney. He explained that the track's opening suggested the isolation of modern life and that its vocal arrangement suited someone willing to express their anger openly.
The standard thirteen-track edition includes Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home, Hunted by a Freak, Auto Rock and Ritchie Sacramento. It also features Brand New Paths to Helicon 1, a reworking of New Paths to Helicon 1, and closes with Underground.
Expanded editions add thirteen tracks, including previously unreleased recordings, remixes, live performances and rarities. An accompanying ...more
Fontaines D.C. have released Tongue, the second single from their forthcoming fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, due October 16 through XL Recordings.
Following lead single Marianne, the track arrives with a video directed by John Angus Stewart, incorporating footage filmed by the band in New York City. The song received its live debut at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on September 21.
Guitarist Conor Curley explained that the recording continued the experimentation explored on Romance, introducing conventional live-band instrumentation only when needed. Conor Deegan developed the bass part through tape-speed manipulation, while Carlos O'Connell processed Grian Chatten's vocals through a sampler and altered their pitch. The arrangement also incorporates guitars, piano, strings and orchestration.
Produced by James Ford, Dopamine Chamber follows 2024's Romance. Its eleven tracks include Where Is Gone?, featuring Rosalia, marking the band's first album c ...more
UK rave-rockers Enter Shikari have announced that they'll be taking an indefinite hiatus from the end of 2027.
In a social media post, the band cited the "pressures of the modern music industry" and the individual members' "outside responsibilities and ambitions", as well as a recent illness endured by frontman Rou Reynolds, as influencing their decision to take a break. They said that while they were "genuinely excited to make next year a celebration of what this band means to us", it would be time to "go away for a good while" thereafter.
Before their hiatus, Enter Shikari will be touring the UK and Europe in support of their latest album, Lose Your Self, as well as marking the 20th anniversary of their 2007 debut Take to the Skies. They've also hinted at the release of more new music, although it's unclear what form that would take.
Gary "Angry" Anderson, the longtime frontman of Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79.
His family and bandmates announced that Anderson passed away in Australia on September 21, surrounded by loved ones. They remembered his devotion to his family and requested privacy while they grieve.
Anderson had been hospitalized following a cardiac arrest while touring Germany in August, prompting the cancellation of Rose Tattoo's remaining European farewell dates. The family's announcement did not specify a cause of death.
Joining Rose Tattoo in 1976, Anderson became the unmistakable voice behind songs including Bad Boy for Love, Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw and We Can't Be Beaten. Their influence extended to Guns N' Roses, who recorded a cover of Nice Boys.
Outside the band, Anderson achieved international solo success with Suddenly and played Ironbar Bassey in the 1985 film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. ...more
Queens of the Stone Age have released Where the Goth Girls At?, the third single from their forthcoming ninth album, Perfecth, due October 30 through Matador Records.
Following Easy Street and Insignificant Other, the song draws on Josh Homme's teenage years in suburban Palm Desert. The frontman recalled watching goth employees at JCPenney give older customers makeovers, a memory that inspired the track's affectionate look at youthful attraction and the desire to impress.
The accompanying video reunites the band with Easy Street directors Christopher Gruse and Tony Wolski. Set inside an abandoned power plant, it features comedian Steve Agee, dancer and artist Scarlett Kapella, singer and actress Lou Lou Safran, and members of the band.
Homme and bassist Michael Shuman produced Perfecth, recording in New Orleans and Los Angeles. Homme has described its varied musical approaches as a way of exploring love, lust, foolishness and the understandi ...more
CHVRCHES have released their new single, Roses, through Futures Music Group, accompanied by an official lyric video.
Premiered as BBC Radio 1's Hottest Record, the song takes the Scottish trio toward a darker, guitar-driven sound, with lyrics addressing Britain's political and social climate.
Lauren Mayberry explained that the longest gap between albums in the band's career encouraged them to challenge their established approach. She described the resulting material as their most unified creative vision to date.
Their latest studio album remains 2021's Screen Violence. During the intervening years, Mayberry released her solo debut, Vicious Creature, while bandmate Martin Doherty launched his project The Leaving.
CHVRCHES have also announced intimate performances in Glasgow on October 26 and London on October 29, with proceeds going to charity. The venues have not yet been disclosed, and fans can register for an opportunity to ...more
DragonForce have announced their tenth studio album, DragonForce, due March 19, 2027 through Napalm Records.
Produced by Jens Bogren and recorded across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden, the album introduces the band's new vocal partnership of Alissa White-Gluz and Alessio Garavello. Guitarist Billy Wilkins also joins the lineup alongside Herman Li, Sam Totman, bassist Alicia Vigil and drummer Gee Anzalone.
The announcement arrives with Hunger of the Beast, a single written specifically for White-Gluz and Garavello's contrasting vocal abilities. Its official performance video is available now, with the song reaching streaming services on September 24.
Garavello is covering vocal duties while Marc Hudson temporarily steps back because of ongoing tinnitus.
Herman Li described the record as a departure for the band, emphasizing their desire to challenge themselves musically. White-Gluz likewise highlighted the ...more
Dead Kennedys have announced that founding guitarist East Bay Ray has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
In a statement issued on September 22, the band’s management said Ray intends to continue performing and touring for as long as his health allows. They also conveyed his gratitude for fans’ continued support. No further details about his condition or treatment were disclosed.
The group currently has four West Coast shows scheduled for October, with appearances in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Riverside. No changes to those dates have been announced.
Ray co-founded Dead Kennedys in San Francisco in 1978, helping establish the band’s sound on their 1980 debut, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. After disbanding in 1986, the group resumed touring in 2001 without original frontman Jello Biafra.
Ray also recently released the solo single Area 51, produced by Butthole Surfers guitarist Paul Leary.
R&B great Peabo Bryson passed away on June 2. At the end of May, CBS reported Bryson suffered a stroke and was under medical care trying to recover. Two days later he died, surrounded by friends and family. He was 75 years old.
Bryson is probably best known for his two Grammy-winning duets with the classic Disney songs "A Whole New World" and "Beauty and the Beast". He also had a long solo career, including 21 albums beginning in 1976. "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest charting single.
New Found Glory guitarist and former Shai Hulud frontman Chad Gilbert has passed away at the age of 45.
His wife, Lisa Cimorelli, posted on her social media pages today (20 September 2026) along with his bandmates that he had passed way in his sleep in his home in Nashville, Tennessee in the early hours of the morning. He had been battling cancer on and off for a number of years, and revealed in April this year that his prior metastatic pheochromocytoma had advanced to Stage 4 adrenocortical carcinoma. He is survived by his wife Lisa and their daughter.
Self described 'metal for astronauts' giants Rosetta are due to release their final album on November 27th of this year, titled Temporal Lapse. According to the band members, the album is a reflection on grief and loss through the metaphoric lense of climate change. Lead single, 'The Native Hue of Resolution', can be listened to on their Bandcamp page linked below.
Fontaines D.C. have unveiled the tracklist for their forthcoming fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, confirming a collaboration with Rosalia.
The Spanish singer appears on Where Is Gone?, becoming the first featured guest artist on a Fontaines D.C. album. The song has yet to be released.
Due October 16 through XL Recordings, the eleven-track album was produced by James Ford and follows 2024's Romance. Its lead single, Marianne, arrived alongside the initial album announcement last month.
Recording took place in London, the English countryside and Palermo, where frontman Grian Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth assembled from mattresses and cushions.
The complete tracklist is:
1. Six Shot Morning
2. Marianne
3. Mimesis
4. Happy For You
5. Demolition
6. Tongue
7. One Man
8. Where Is Gone? (with Rosalia)
9. You Miss Me
10. Japan
11. Intimate ...more
