#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

#rikkirockett #poison #bretmichaels Founding POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has announced plans to pay tribute to POISON's "Look What The Cat Dragged In" album by performing the entire LP with his new band, THE ROCKETT MAFIA. This year marks the album's 40th anniversary, which features the hits "Talk Dirty To Me", "I Want Action", "Cry Tough" and the album's title cut. "Playing POISON's first album with THE ROCKETT MAFIA is a full-circle moment for me," says Rikki. "It's raw, i

#overkill #tour #bassist Ex-FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers will once again fill in for OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni on the New Jersey thrash metal veterans' upcoming U.S. tour as the support act for TESTAMENT. Additional support on the "Thrash Of The Titans" trek, which will launch in March, will come from German thrashers DESTRUCTION. Olde Wolbers shared an admat for the "Thrash Of The Titans" tour and he included the following message: "See you guys and gals out

#infectedrain #ustour #moldova Moldovan metal outfit Infected Rain have stacked up the first half of 2026 with tour dates. The group has announced their spring Mutation Phase trek across Europe and the UK, featuring Butcher Babies and Black Spikes. The run kicks off on March 25th in Glasgow, UK, and concludes just before heading into the US on April 30th in Kopervik, NO. The band has also revealed their Mutation Phase In The US run, kicking off on May 4th in Lubbock, TX, and

#davemustaine #memoire #metalnews Grand Central Publishing's recently launched Da Capo imprint has set a tentative September 2027 release date for MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's next memoir, "In My Darkest Hour". The book will detail Mustaine's "gnarly" treatment after he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue in 2019. The Da Capo imprint, which is focused on publishing books about music, is a reincarnation of Da Capo Press, the longtime music

#hollywoodvampires #johnnydepp #alicecooper HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES will embark on a European tour for this summer. Named for a pack of famous musicians that legendary rocker Alice Cooper used to drink with in the early 1970s, including John Lennon and Keith Moon, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES consist of AEROSMITH's Joe Perry, actor Johnny Depp and Cooper, along with producer and songwriter Tommy Henriksen. The three legends first came together to record in 2015, bonding over a shared love o