King Diamond is set to revisit his 1986 ‘Halloween’ EP with a new picture disc pressing arriving October 23 through Metal Blade Records. The release features updated artwork by Mario Lopez and includes the title track alongside “The Candle” and “The Lake.”
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Bad Brains are preparing to release their first studio recordings on vinyl with a new mix by Ian MacKaye. ‘Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording’ collects six tracks recorded in March 1979 at Inner Ear Studios, including the newly updated “Pay To Cum.”
Canadian alternative metal band Kittie have been announced as direct support for Carpenter Brut on his 2027 European and UK tour. VMO will open the shows, with the March run visiting venues across the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Norway.
Multi-platinum post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens have announced a five-date Australian tour with State Champs and Boston Manor for April 2027. The band will then continue into Southeast Asia for headline shows in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila.
Party Cannon and Internal Bleeding are teaming up for another European co-headlining tour in 2027, with Guttural Slug joining the bill. The 25-date run will travel through Europe and Scandinavia from February 27 through March 25.
Thrice have announced a new vinyl reissue campaign dubbed “Thricegiving,” bringing several releases from their catalog back to vinyl. The campaign includes deluxe editions of ‘Major/Minor’, both halves of ‘The Alchemy Index’ and ‘To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere’.
Faith No More have been announced as the first headliner for the 2027 Mystic Festival in Gdansk, Poland. The reunited alternative metal icons will headline the festival June 10-12, adding another major appearance to their 2027 comeback plans.
Punk supergroup Fake Names, featuring members of Refused, Bad Religion, Rocket From The Crypt, Girls Against Boys and The Faith, have debuted “If You Could See Me Today.” The song is the latest preview of their upcoming third album ‘Punk Ruins’, due October 23 through Epitaph Records, with European and North American tour dates also announced.
Lithuanian avant-garde metal band Black Spikes have released a new music video for “Senas Demonas,” another visual from their August album ‘Ydos’. Directed by Rokas Baškys, the clip explores the song’s themes of suffering, happiness and the origins of human vice.
Bleeding Through and Eighteen Visions will reunite on the road this December for a three-date California mini-tour featuring the newly reunited As Hope Dies and Darasuum. The shows will mark the first time Bleeding Through and Eighteen Visions have toured together in roughly two decades, while As Hope Dies are returning to the stage after a similarly lengthy absence.
