The Blind Illusion Stage Flight live album is out today. Stage Flight: Live at the UC Theatre arrives Oct. 16, 2026, as a 12-inch vinyl LP through Hectic Records and Bleeding Priest Records, per Blabbermouth. It was recorded in Berkeley the night Exodus celebrated 40 years of Bonded by Blood, with original Blind Illusion singer…
The As I Lay Dying San Diego homecoming is set. The band’s 2027 U.S. headlining tour with Immortal Disfigurement ends Sunday, March 7, 2027, at The Observatory North Park, the last of 26 dates on a run that starts Feb. 4 in Indianapolis, per Metal Nerd. The As I Lay Dying San Diego date also…
The GWAR Joe Bob Briggs team-up is real, and it’s on vinyl. GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein comes out Nov. 13 through GWAR’s own Pit Records, pairing the Scumdogs with the horror host and his The Last Drive-In house band, John Brennan and the Bigfeet. The first single, “Splatter-Fu,” and its official video are out…
Metallica San Diego fans have two things to chew on this week. On Oct. 15 the band shared an official video of “The Call of Ktulu” from the first night of its Sphere residency in Las Vegas, per Blabbermouth. And the band’s next local stop is already on the books: Snapdragon Stadium on Thursday, May…
The Nightwish Floor Jansen era is over. The Finnish symphonic metal band and its Dutch singer announced Thursday, Oct. 15, that they have parted ways after about 14 years. Nightwish says it will carry on and record a new album in 2027, and Jansen says her solo career now gets all of her attention, per…
The Back to the Beginning film, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell on screen, opens in theaters worldwide on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Its purple-carpet world premiere was set for Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by the Osbourne family, per the Oct. 7 announcement. A limited number of premiere tickets…
The Fear Factory San Diego show is set. The industrial metal pioneers bring their Cybernetic Domination Tour to House of Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 25, with Darkest Hour and Brotality, per the Live Nation listing. It’s the night before Thanksgiving, so plan around the holiday traffic. The run was announced back on March 11. Metal…
A Perfect Circle San Diego fans have a date and a new video to hold them over. The band released a live music video for “Starless” on Oct. 13, and its 2027 North American tour comes to North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista on Tuesday, June 8, 2027, with The Cult in support,…
Bleeding Through San Diego fans get a December stacked with Southern California metalcore. Bleeding Through, Eighteen Visions, As Hope Dies and Darasuum play SOMA’s Sidestage on Friday, Dec. 4, per SOMA’s event page. It’s the middle night of a three-show SoCal run. Bleeding Through San Diego show details One aggregator lists a different door time…
San Diego’s Cascade Effect have a new video and, finally, a release date for their first full-length. The Cascade Effect Rogue Wave video landed Oct. 13 through Eclipse Records, and it’s the opening shot for The Weight of Nothingness, a 13-track album due Jan. 8, 2027. Eclipse calls the San Diego five-piece a blend of…
DragonForce San Diego fans get first crack at the band’s biggest North American run in more than two decades. The Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary Tour opens Friday, Nov. 13, at The Observatory North Park with Ensiferum and Rhapsody of Fire, per the band’s tour announcement. If you’ve been sitting on tickets, stop. The band posted…
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