Cult avant-garde prog-metal visionaries SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM are continuing their comeback with a newly announced U.S. tour and long-overdue vinyl reissues of their early catalog. After returning in 2024 following a 13-year hiatus, the Bay Area collective are now celebrating their 25th anniversary with a run of live dates stretching […]
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ENSIFERUM announce September 2026 North American tour with FIREWIND
Finnish folk metal warriors ENSIFERUM will return to North America this fall for the Winter Storm Over North America 2026 tour. The September run will bring the band across the U.S. and Canada, beginning with an appearance at ProgPower USA XXV in Atlanta before continuing through the Midwest and into […]
NIGHT RANGER, BRUCE KULICK, SLAUGHTER, FASTER PUSSYCAT and more confirmed for KISS Kruise Land-Locked In Vegas ’26
Because nothing says “farewell tour” quite like… scheduling the next chapter, KISS are once again expanding their cruise-turned-residency universe with KISS Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas, set for November 13–15, 2026 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Newly announced performers include NIGHT RANGER, BRUCE KULICK (ex-KISS), SLAUGHTER, FASTER PUSSYCAT, KEEL, and KUARANTINE […]
THE WORD ALIVE announce North American anniversary tour with NOT ENOUGH SPACE and DOWNSWING
THE WORD ALIVE will hit the road this summer for a North American headlining tour celebrating two key releases in the band’s career — the 15th anniversary of their debut album Deceiver and the 10th anniversary of Dark Matter. The run begins July 11 in Chicago, IL and continues through […]
RED FANG and THE SWORD announce U.S. co-headlining summer tour
Two modern heavy rock powerhouses, RED FANG and THE SWORD, will join forces this summer for a co-headlining U.S. tour. The three-week run kicks off August 7 in Dallas, TX and travels across the South, Southwest, West Coast, Pacific Northwest, and Mountain states before wrapping up August 28 in Denver, […]
TODAY IS THE DAY announce spring U.S. tour supporting PENTAGRAM
Veteran noise-metal trailblazers TODAY IS THE DAY have announced a spring run of U.S. tour dates in continued support of their latest album Never Give In, released in October 2025. The trek begins May 19 in Richmond, VA with NAPALM DEATH, then moves through the Northeast and Midwest with a […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY announce Summer/Fall 2026 leg of ‘American Crusade’ tour with ZAKK SABBATH and DARK CHAPEL
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will return to the road this August for the second leg of their American Crusade tour, bringing another heavyweight package of riffs across the United States. Joining the run will be ZAKK SABBATH, the celebrated BLACK SABBATH tribute featuring Zakk Wylde, bassist John “JD” DeServio, and drummer […]
SQUID PISSER announce ‘Internal Violence Tour 2026’
Unhinged grindcore provocateurs SQUID PISSER are hitting the road this summer for the Internal Violence Tour 2026, a two-week run through the western United States. The trek begins June 18 in Las Vegas, NV and wraps July 2 in San Diego, CA, bringing the band’s chaotic live assault to cities […]
FAILURE announce extensive Fall 2026 North American tour
Influential Los Angeles alternative rock trio FAILURE have announced a major North American headlining tour for Fall 2026. The run begins September 30 and stretches through the end of October, taking the band across the West Coast, Midwest, East Coast, South, and back to California for a hometown finale in […]
Ex-METALLICA bassist JASON NEWSTED announces first North American headlining tour with THE CHOPHOUSE BAND
Former METALLICA bassist JASON NEWSTED will hit the road this summer with THE CHOPHOUSE BAND, marking the group’s first-ever North American headlining tour. The 18-date run begins July 1 in Northampton, MA and travels across the East Coast, South, and Midwest before wrapping up with a two-night stand at Nashville’s […]