#staticx #tour #news Platinum-certified industrial metal veterans Static-X have announced a fresh run of spring and summer 2026 headlining shows, rounding out a busy season that already includes several major festival appearances. As has become tradition, Dope will serve as direct support on these dates (unless they're festival dates obviously), continuing the long-running connection between the two bands through their shared frontman… or so we're told. 2026 tour dates: 5/8 D

#davidellefson #europe #tour David Ellefson has announced his European Bass Warrior Tour for March 2026, featuring a career-spanning set that includes Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction performed in full, alongside solo material and hard rock and metal favorites from across his 40-year career. The tour sees Ellefson joined by musical director Andy Martongelli, with direct support from Mado on all dates. David comments: “Bass Warrior has become an annual celebration with my fa

#kansas #book #rocknews KANSAS drummer Phil Ehart will release a memoir, "I Am Phil", in April Few musicians can claim a legacy as enduring and influential as Phil Ehart, the powerhouse drummer, bandleader, and co-founder of the iconic American rock band KANSAS. With the forthcoming release of "I Am Phil", Ehart offers far more than a chronicle of platinum albums and sold-out arenas — he delivers a deeply human, unfiltered account of a life spent shaping rock history from the

#napalmdeath #tour #metalnews British grindcore legends NAPALM DEATH have announced a massive North American tour for this coming spring. The trek will feature special guests DEADGUY and PRIMITIVE MAN on select dates. The run kicks off May 7 in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Welcome To Rockville festival before tearing across North America and concluding June 14 in Vancouver, British Columbia at The Pearl. NAPALM DEATH live with PRIMITIVE MAN (May 21 - June 14) and DEADGUY (Ma

#motleycrue #news #rocknews MÖTLEY CRÜE says that it has won "a decisive victory" against former guitarist Mick Mars, resulting in "a final arbitration award that rejects every claim Mars made against the band and orders him to pay damages back to the group." According to a press release issued by MÖTLEY CRÜE's attorney, Sasha Frid of Miller Barondess, LLP, "the arbitrator's ruling not only vindicates the band contractually and financially but also dismantles the public narra

#inflames #tour #news Swedish metallers IN FLAMES will play several U.S. shows in May in between the band's appearances at the Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals. Support on select dates will come from THROWN, DISTANT and UPON STONE. Tour dates: May 09 - Little Rock, AR @ The Hall ** (buy tickets) May 10 - Kansas City, MO @ VooDoo At Harrah's Kansas City ** (buy tickets) May 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave ^ (buy tickets) May 13 - E. Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt ^ (b

#primus #lesclaypool #lennon Les Claypool will hit the road in summer 2026 with "Claypool Gold", a wildly ambitious, full-evening tour that brings together three of his most beloved and sonically adventurous bands — PRIMUS, THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM and LES CLAYPOOL'S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE — for one mind-melting musical experience. Each night, all the bands will share the stage all at once for a fluid show featuring wildly different setlists and surprises. The tour

#sepultura #tour #farewelltour Brazilian/American thrash metal veterans SEPULTURA have announced their final "Celebrating Life Through Death" North American tour, marking the end of an era. After more than four decades, 14 gold records, and tours across 80 countries and diverse cultures, SEPULTURA has become one of the most influential metal bands of our time, serving as Brazil's emissary to the rest of the world. Hailing from Belo Horizonte, the quartet will spread Brazil's