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Swedish extreme metal powerhouse Arch Enemy are charging into a new chapter as they unveil the first new musical piece after their latest album cycle with Blood Dynasty.

The new single "To The Last Breath" is a testament to the band's legacy, and a step towards a new exciting era of Arch Enemy: "To The Last Breath" comes not only with powerful music but is also the first Arch Enemy song to feature the latest addition to the lineup — new singer Lauren Hart (ex-Once Human).

Michael Amott, guitarist and founder of Arch Enemy, comments, "Connecting with Lauren has marked an important step in my journey. Working with her was an exceptional experience — her remarkable voice, coupled with her dedication and professionalism, brings a rare level of excellence. I look forward to continuing the collaboration."

While fans and media alike have been rapidly speculating about who might step into the role behind the microphone, the band remained tight-lipped as the anticipation built to a feverous pitch across the metal community. Now, Arch Enemy are back in full force, presenting their ferocious new anthem "To The Last Breath."

Michael Amott adds, "Make no mistake — this song is a reckoning. Musically, it's unapologetically aligned with my original vision for the band — and I believe longtime fans will recognize that immediately. Lyrically, it’s about seeing through deception and dismantling the illusion of control. It captures that moment when you realize you've been fed poison — and you choose to fight back. Once that clarity hits, there's no retreat. It's do or die."

Check out the new video single over HERE.

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates have announced the release of their new album, The Ghost of a Future Dead -- out on April 24th 2026 via Century Media Records.

The follow-up to 2021's wildly adventurous The Nightmare of Being, this upcoming release marks a special tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who tragically passed away in September 2025.

The Ghost of a Future Dead was recorded and mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, comes with artwork created by Robert Samsonowitz / www.rbrt.org.

At The Gates checked in with the following comment about The Ghost of a Future Dead:

"We are proud to finally share some news about our eighth studio album, 'The Ghost of a Future Dead'. The album will be released on April 24, 2026 - more than two years after it was completed in the studio.

"As you all know, Tomas Lindberg passed away last year due to complications from his cancer treatment. Over the past few years, we worked closely with Tomas, discussing and refining every detail to ensure nothing was left to chance.

"In accordance with Tomas' wishes - including the album title, sound mix, track order, artwork, and overall presentation – 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' remains true to form. It combines the ferocious energy and hard-hitting powerful melodies that is the essence of At The Gates. This album is Tomas' legacy".

The album's powerful opening song "The Fever Mask" is being launched as a single today and comes with a heartfelt in memory tribute video to Tomas Lindberg assembled by longtime collaborator Patric Ullaeus / https://www.revolver.se, which can be now seen here: https://youtu.be/EEpFYm-S8qk

As the curtain falls on an extraordinary career spanning more than four decades, SEPULTURA are preparing to close their final chapter at the end of this year. With over 40 years of band history, 14 gold records, and performances across more than 80 countries, SEPULTURA stand as Brazil’s uncompromising emissary to the global stage and one of today’s most influential metal bands. 

Currently bringing their pioneering sound to audiences worldwide on the 'Celebrating Life Through Death' farewell tour, the question has arisen: how should SEPULTURA mark the end of such a monumental journey? The answer came naturally: By capturing a final creative moment and preserving it for posterity. 

The result is The Cloud of Unknowing EP, set to be released on April 24th via Nuclear Blast Records.

The Cloud of Unknowing EP is one of SEPULTURA’s most diverse and emotionally resonant releases. Across four tracks, the EP serves as a bittersweet farewell, showcasing the full spectrum of the band’s creativity, reflecting both the ferocity and depth that have defined SEPULTURA’s legacy. 

SEPULTURA have today released EP track 'The Place', which vocalist Derrick Green sheds some light on:

“This song deals with immigrants who have come to a place seeking refuge and start a new life.  

Once assimilated into a false sense of security and relentless propaganda they began to act out against what they hate about themselves. The transition begins to escape from the self hatred and the lashing out against people who believed in the same ideas. I feel the lyrics truly follow the transitions of the song. Starting with disappointment and arriving at anger.” 

Pre-order The Cloud of Unknowing EP: https://sepultura.bfan.link/cloud-unknowing

Watch the video for 'The Place': https://youtu.be/o7anH4l8Ipc

Stream 'The Place': https://sepultura.bfan.link/the-place  

Dallas’ beloved death metal / hardcore unit Frozen Soul announce No Place of Warmth - a monolithic, majestic and exigent collection of anthems built on the perfect blend of ferocity and subtle melody, allowing soaring guitar leads to guide a lantern through the dark chasm of merciless riffs. Across their third full-length studio album, Frozen Soul tells tales of the dark territories that come with dealing with the everyday struggle. It surveys the wasteland in the wake of their triumph and is an open letter to fans that decries the cold realities of life yet gives them the tools and the motivation to conquer on their own.

Album opener and title track “No Place of Warmth” features Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) is “about life at its coldest and the choice you have to let it consume you, or to use it to find warmth in a world that feels void of it. Life is always coming at you, and death doesn’t stop—you might slow it down, but it’s always coming—so you have to make the best out of it and march on” reveals Frozen Soul vocalist Chad Green.

Green collaborated with director Brendan McGowen to bring the concept of “No Place of Warmth” to life visually. Actor London Smith from Frozen Soul’s 2023 “Morbid Effigy” returns, this time to play Death. “The lead character attempts to keep her dagger with rosary beads away from Death, as a stand to say we won’t be afraid of what’s coming and we will live happy with the memories and experiences of our time here,” Green explains.

Of the collaboration he adds, “We met Gerard a couple of years ago and have become friends. I knew he had a love for metal, so I spun the idea to him about singing in a Frozen Soul song and he was stoked! Gerard is an amazing artist and musician whose creative vision has shaped generations and more to come.”

“No Place of Warmth (Feat. Gerard Way)” is available today across all digital platforms and is the follow up to Frozen Soul’s 53 second anti-authoritarianism anthem “Absolute Zero” which was released earlier this month. No Place of Warmth sees its release May 8 via Century Media. 

Directed by Brendan McGowan, Produced by Vile Luxe, Makeup: Raven Faye, Starring Stephanie McReynolds & London Smith, Concept by Frozen Soul & Brendan McGowan

Check out the new video single HERE.

Swedish band GHOST is one of those you would look and think twice after seeing their appearances, some guessing as I had done, thinking their style would be somewhere within the "metal" pool of genres, possibly even "Black Metal", but you would be slightly right, they are metal, considered heavy metal crossed with rock n' roll. Being around for 20 years now, having seen them live twice myself, first time ever in 2023 as a part of their "Re-Imperatour" that was filmed for a live DVD at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, the final nights of it, that first time was quite the experience, filled with laughs, effects, and loud productions with pyro tactics, strobe lighting, and costume changes, a lot of the same was done with bringing forth the newest and latest tour the "Skeletour World Tour 2026", based off the band's sixth album "Skeleta" (2025).

Now this and that last tour had a no phone policy, meaning that all phones and other digital devices even tech glasses, watches, were to be tucked away in a locked-up pouch, for the entire performance, the band being the sole act of the whole evening both times. This disheartened the fandom, but it did not leave them totally disappointed, because they still had such a blast of a time, it's what Ghost does best! But in short, hence the “lack” of photos of their live set, no tech, no imagery to showcase.

This tour would make a stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Saturday February 21, 2026, to a sold-out audience, with various ages from young to old, kids to adults, all shapes and sizes. The band would be the sole perhaps of the whole evening, no opening act needed. The band would perform from 9:15PM to roughly 11:15PM, almost two hour set list, with 21 songs total. Lots of the same jabs would commence, strobe lighting, screen effects, fire tactics, confetti, with lots of music!

The audience would sing-along to a number of the songs performed, with a lot of them, banging their heads to the beat of the tunes, to others, cheering with everything happening, such lighting works done, with the band’s logo shined atop the crowd, with the singer having his take with remarks, joking and so forth. The band also having their corny antics it caused quite an entertaining evening. Some of the band's songs included were such as "Satanized", "Rats", "Kiss the Go Goat", "Mummy Dust", "Umbra", "Year Zero", and "Square Hammer", to name off just a few.

All in all, Ghost as a band isn’t for everyone, but they do have a decent following let alone fan base as it were, with them gaining much more for many more years to follow them. Or as the singer puts it, "The Future Is a Foreign Land".

GHOST SETLIST:

1. Peacefield

2. Lachryma

3. Spirit

4. From the Pinnacle to the Pit

5. Majesty

6. The Future Is a Foreign Land

7. Devil Church

8. Circle

9. Darkness at the Heart of My Love

10. Satanized

11. Satan Prayer

12. Umbra

13. Year Zero

14. He Is

15. Rats

16. Kiss the Go Goat

17. Mummy Dust

18. Monstrance Clock

ENCORE:

19. Mary on a Cross

20. Dance Macabre

21. Square Hammer

Paw Patrol the children's animated TV series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master Entertainment, also provider for the toy distribution; has been releasing episodes since the series debut back in 2013. Having gone on releasing several feature full-length films, as well as some live stage adaptions as well. 

The live stage adaptions had begun back in 2016 with "Paw Patrol LIVE!: Race to the Rescue", which would later follow up with 2017's "Paw Patrol Live!:The Great Pirate Adventure", then during the time of covid, would bring forth the first live show to our homes! Thus, bringing "Paw Patrol Live!: At Home", featuring the same live stage "Paw Patrol Live!: Race to the Rescue" to our home screens, causing quite the excitement. But nothing more exciting than what the next live adaption would consist of not one but two ALL NEW live stage shows! "Paw Patrol Live!" Heroes Unite" and then "Paw Patrol Live!: A Mighty Adventure", the latest installment would be a continuation or side story to the second feature full-length film "Paw Patrol The Mighty Movie", having this story pick up where the movie left off, causing high stakes and even bigger adventure with superpowers galore!

Having debut in 2024 touring through the next couple of years, this stage show would make its arrival in Los Angeles, California, at the Peacock Theater around Valentine's Day time, having loads of families, kids and adults alike come in and enjoy this mighty fun sized show! The show would be 75 minutes, with a 15-minute intermission, featuring musical numbers, screen effects, fog, strobe lighting, and even confetti!

All of your favorite pups would be there from Chase, Marshall, Skype, Rocky, Zuma, Ruble, and Liberty! With Ryder leading the team, the pups would be celebrating their all-new defeat against Supervillian Scientist Victoria Vance, she would escape, causing mischief once more. The pups were trying to celebrate with a street party, but Victoria would not let it happen, causing such trouble this way and that, nothing would go right. All new characters from the hit TV show like pop sensation Luke Stars would be featured, him having his own song numbers, along with the visual effects being quite effective. Bright colors, shining lights, screen play with crowd interaction, caused this production to be so poptastic!

Lots of laughs, fun, and teamwork, is what made this show such fun. If you were lucky enough to grab the VIP package, you got a chance to meet some of the cast from the show including the Mighty Pups themselves and Ryder of course. Grabbing a seat in the front or the very back of the theater, you had such a blast, there is never a job too big for a pup too small, Paw Patrol is for everybody!

 W.A.S.P. is excited to announce the “1984 To Headless” 2026 U.S. and Canada Tour with KK’s Priest as very special guest. The tour kicks off on September 10 in CA and runs through October 31st. W.A.S.P. will be playing the hits from their first four albums.

"1984 To Headless", the Fall 2026 North American Tour, W.A.S.P. returns Playing Live in the U.S. and Canada, paying tribute to their 1st Four Albums... Live!

Selected Hits from W.A.S.P.'s 1st Four Albums promise to create a True Rock 'N Roll Spectacle complete with a Live Stage Show bringing those Albums Alive for the 1st... and Only Time.

The 1st Five Years of Artist's Careers most always determine what their legacy will be if they go on to greatness, or be remembered as a footnote in music history.

W.A.S.P. cemented their place in the Rock History in those 1st Five Years with their iconic first album in 1984, followed the next year with "The Last Command", "Inside the Electric Circus" in 1987 and capped with the their Greatest yet, "The Headless Children" in 1989.

In their Fabled 44 year history W.A.S.P. have been pioneers of Shock Rock, Psycho Drama and Live Spectacles that are now Legendary in the World of Rock.

The Band will take the "1984 To Headless" Tour to Europe and the World in 2027.

“It's hard to express the genuine excitement I'm feeling in describing the "1984 To Headless" U.S. Tour. Playing those songs from those 1st Four Albums in a combined package like this is something we've never attempted before. In addition to the songs, the entire Stage Show will look like the Album Covers from those Records will Come Alive... right right before your eyes!

Complete with all the History and Bombastic Live Presentations that's made this Band one of the great Live Bands in the Theatrical Rock World. When elements of those Album Covers start to come alive, right on the stage before the people it's gonna be something they'll not soon forget!

I'm also equally thrilled to bring K. K.'s Priest and those iconic Hit's onboard for all the Fall 2026 U. S. Shows. Both Bands... together... on the same stage... on the same night... where do I get my ticket?

It's gonna make the "1984 To Headless" Tour one for The Rock Ages"!” — Blackie Lawless

“Great news! KK’S PRIEST is going to be returning to the US and Canada this September and October 2026! We will be teaming up together with metal legends W.A.S.P. and with over 40 shows, this is going to be an epic metal and steel tour featuring lots of Priest classics! We look forward to seeing you all again very soon so please get on board early, we do not want you to miss this one.” — K.K. Downing

W.A.S.P. will be again offering fans VIP tickets that give fans a chance to meet Blackie Lawless, get a personal photo with Blackie, autographs, a W.A.S.P. traveling museum with new items added since the last U.S. tour, and take part in a very personal Q&A with Blackie. VIP tickets can be purchased at https://waspnation.myshopify.com.

Check out the dates below!

TOUR DATES:

09-10 - El Cajon, CA    The Magnolia

09-11 - Los Angeles, CA    The Wiltern

09-12 - Riverside, CA    Fox Performing Arts Center

09-13 - Phoenix, AZ    Celebrity Theater

09-14 - Santa Fe, NM    Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino 

09-16 - Austin, TX    Emos

09-17 - Tulsa, OK    Tulsa Theater

09-18 - Dallas, TX    House Of Blues

09-19 - San Antonio, TX    Aztec Theater

09-20 - Houston, TX    House Of Blues

09-22 - Clearwater, FL    Ruth Eckard Hall

09-23 - Daytona, FL    Peabody Auditorium

09-24 - Jacksonville, FL    Florida Theater

09-25 - Raleigh, NC    The Ritz

09-26 - Jim Thorpe, PA    Penn's Peak    

09-27 - Portland, ME    Aura 

09-29 - Boston, MA    House Of Blues

09-30 - Hampton, NH    Hampton Beach Casino

10-01 - Wallington, CT    Toyota Oakdale Theatre

10-02 - New York, NY    The Palladium

10-03 - Carteret, NJ    Carteret Performing Arts Center

10-05 - Montreal, QC    Mtelus

10-06 - Ottawa, ON    Hard Rock Casino

10-07 - Pickering, ON    Pickering Casino Resort

10-09 - Des Plaines, IL    Des Plaines Theater

10-10 - St Charles, IL    Arcada Theater    

10-11 - St Charles, IL    Arcada Theater

10-13 - Glenside, PA    Keswick Theatre

10-14 - Harrisburg, PA    Capitol City Music Hall

10-15 - Cleveland, OH    Agoura Theater    

10-16 - Milwaukee, WI    Pabst Theater

10-17 - Green Bay, WI    EPIC Event Center

10-19 - Winnipeg, MB    Burton Cummings Theatre

10-21 - Edmonton, AB    Midway Music Hall    

10-22 - Calgary, AB    The Palace Theater

10-23 - Coquitlam, BC    Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

10-25 - Seattle, WA    Moore Theater

10-27 - San Jose, CA    San Jose Civic

10-29  - Rancho Mirage, CA    The Show @ Agua Caliente

10-30 - Las Vegas, NV    House Of Blues

10-31 - Anaheim, CA    The Grove

Cyprus Melodic Death Metal band Ka'aper released their new single «Lament for Osiris» from the band's upcoming new album “When Gods Walked the Earth”. The release was recorded in the band's home studio and mixed/mastered by Max Barishnikov.

Check out the new single linked below:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1Td6CUrOllDYJbozqaD18D

https://music.apple.com/ua/album/lament-for-osiris-single/1867329197

Formed in April 2024 on the southern shores of Cyprus, Ka'aper blends dark and melodic metal, drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian mythology. With crushing riffs, atmospheric arrangements, and haunting melodies, their music takes listeners on a journey into the depths of antiquity. The band—Evgeny Pcheliakov (vocals), Timur Glushan (guitar), Igor Kurzin (bass), and Alexey Boychuk (drums)—delivers intense and evocative soundscapes. Their debut album is set for release in 2025. Embracing darkness, Ka'aper invites fans to scream, feel, and face their fears.

Norwegian Black Metal band Northern Krig released their new album "Worship Files For Anthropophagolagnia Predators". The album was recorded and mixed at "Icelandic Fire Records" by Jan Reichel. Mastered at "Totenklang Studios".

Check out the new album linked below:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2xgpINgoC2er2GGpicimBv

https://music.apple.com/us/album/worship-files-for-anthropophagolagnia-predators/1864875057

Northern Krig is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Oslo in 2021 by Morfran, Erik Lund, Mikkel Stein, and Jonar Gunnarson following the end of "Skyrsdag". After their 2022 demo EP "Myrk Blóðfórn", the lineup evolved to Morfran (vocals, guitar), Miasma (bass, guitar), and Maikon Q. (drums). With releases including a split and the debut album "Concept Of A Suicidal Journey", they deliver uncompromising raw aggression on Worship Files For Anthropophagolagnia Predators.