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W.A.S.P. have announced the “1984 To Headless” 2026 North American tour, featuring KK’S PRIEST as very special guest. The U.S. and Canada run kicks off September 10 in El Cajon, California, and wraps up October 31 in Anaheim, California. The tour will see W.A.S.P. performing select hits from the band’s […]

After quickly selling out his debut solo show in Las Vegas last month, MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray has announced three additional dates for his upcoming “30 Years Of Madness” run. The performances mark Gray’s first-ever solo shows and arrive during a year when MUDVAYNE has no touring plans. […]

Hold onto your oversized metalcore hoodies – BILMURI just dropped a second wave of North American dates for their ‘Kinda Hard’ tour because apparently one continent-spanning victory lap wasn’t enough. Hot off the heels of their spring North American shuffle, they’re back to bless your eardrums this fall with 20+ […]

“Hunnu rock” trailblazers THE HU and cello-metal pioneers APOCALYPTICA have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour for spring 2026, with platinum-selling Finnish rock band THE RASMUS joining on all dates. The run kicks off May 12 in Silver Spring, Maryland, and travels coast to coast before wrapping up June 7 in […]

Tom Morello is hitting the road this spring. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist icon has announced a May 2026 U.S. tour, bringing an electric full-band live show to select cities across the country. The run spans May 8 through May 24, strategically wrapping around major festival appearances […]

The 2026 Vans Warped Tour just got bigger. Another wave of artists has been added to the iconic traveling festival’s comeback run, with Cartel, Set It Off, LØLØ, Acceptance, Fluorescents, and Tungas officially joining the bill. With each update, Warped Tour 2026 continues to blur eras—mixing pop-punk and emo staples, […]

Defeated Sanity’s upcoming spring North American tour just got a notable lineup shake-up — and for Inferi, the timing couldn’t be better. Earlier today, it was announced that Inferi will replace Vulvodynia as a supporting act on the tour, stepping in on short notice after the South African deathcore outfit […]

Florida deathcore juggernauts BODYSNATCHER have announced a brutal run of April and early June headline dates alongside BODYBOX, 200 STAB WOUNDS, and GATES TO HELL. Dubbed “The Road To Carnage Tour,” the shows will take place before and after the band’s appearances on the upcoming Chaos And Carnage 2026 Tour, […]

TWISTED SISTER’s planned 2026 reunion — billed as a 50th anniversary celebration — is officially off. The band has canceled all scheduled performances following what has been described as a series of serious health challenges faced by frontman Dee Snider. For decades, Snider built his legacy on pure, uncompromising intensity. […]

Mystical metal warriors CASTLE RAT are gearing up for a massive spring run as support for AMON AMARTH and DETHKLOK, and now the band have revealed two exclusive headlining dates along the way. The special shows will take place April 26 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at The Pyramid Scheme with […]