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by Rockfiend 14 September 2026
OUT NOVEMBER 27 TH 2026 VIA WARNER MUSIC 
by Rockfiend 14 September 2026
OUT NOVEMBER 6 TH VIA BAD RECORDS
by Rockfiend 14 September 2026
To be released via Provogue Records / Artone Label Group – 9 October in Europe / 30 October in the USA 
by Rockfiend 14 September 2026
Myrath - Releases New Single "Shape Of My Heart" Ahead Of UK/EU Tour
by ROCKFIEND 11 September 2026
Innovative Mongolian rock group and global phenomenon The HU are thrilled to announce a full headline tour across the UK and Europe in September and October 2026, with SKÁLD as special guest.  The band will bring their unique soundscape and entrancingly majestic performance across iconic stages throughout the UK and Europe. Beginning in the Scottish capital in September, the tour will see the band perform all the way to November across 23 cities and nine countries, including: London, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Warsaw. The HU comment: “What is up our UK and Europe fans? It has been a while since we came to you. Our new setlist is full of hope and energy and as usual The Hu fashion, we will have brand new performance with fiery attitude. Come to our long-awaited shows and let’s have some fun together!” UK & European Tour Dates: Tue 29th Sep - O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow (UK) Thu 1st Oct - Prospect Building, Bristol (UK) Fri 2nd Oct - O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth (UK) Sat 3rd Oct - O2 City Hall, Newcastle (UK) Mon 5th Oct - The Telegraph, Belfast (UK) Tue 6th Oct - 3Olympia Theathre, Dublin (IE) Thu 8th Oct - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham (UK) Fri 9th Oct - O2 Academy Brixton, London (UK) Sat 10th Oct - O2 Apollo, Manchester (UK) Sun 11th Oct - UEA, Norwich (UK) Wed 14th Oct - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BE) Thu 15th Oct - Sporthalle, Hamburg (DE) Sat 17th Oct - Tonhalle, Munich (DE) Sun 18th Oct - Columbiahalle, Berlin (DE) Mon 19th Oct - Stodola, Warsaw (PL) Tue 20th Oct - Stodola, Warsaw (PL) Thu 22nd Oct - Palladium, Cologne (DE) Fri 23rd Oct - Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht (NL) Sat 24th Oct - 013, Tilburg (NL) Tue 27th Oct - L’Olympia, Paris (FR) Wed 28th Oct - Le Radiant, Lyon (FR) Fri 30th Oct - X-tra, Zurich (CH) Sat 31st Oct - Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette (LU) Spotify Presale - Thursday, 5th March 2026 – 10:00 AM Local General On Sale - Friday, 6th March 2026 – 10:00 AM Local Tickets will be available here Before heading to the UK and Europe for the headline tour, The HU will co-headline an extensive tour with Apocalyptica from May 12 to June 7. The band will also be part of the Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson “Freaks On Parade” U.S. tour along with Orgy, which kicks off August 20 in West Palm Beach, FL. See the full list of dates below. Tickets are available now via The HU’s website HERE . The Hu & Apocalyptica Co-headline Tour Dates May 12 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (tour kick-off) May 13 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square May 14 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall May 15 – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater May 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club May 19 – Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center May 20 – Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live May 22 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall May 23 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory May 24 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre May 26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live May 27 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom May 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren May 30 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels May 31 – Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal – The Events Center June 2026 June 4 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theater June 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern June 7 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues (tour finale) Freaks On Parade U.S. Tour Dates Thu 8/20 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Fri 8/21 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Sun 8/23 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Mon 8/24 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Wed 8/26 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Thu 8/27 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Sat 8/29 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake Sun 8/30 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater Tue 9/1 Toronto, ONT. RBC Amphitheatre Wed 9/2 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center Fri 9/4 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre Sat 9/5 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Sun 9/6 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center Wed 9/9 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Thu 9/10 Kansas City, MO Morton Amphitheater Sat 9/12 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Mon 9/14 Salt Lake City, UT Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre Thu 9/17 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre Fri 9/18 Ridgefield, WA Cascades Amphitheater Sun 9/20 Concord, CA Toyota Pavilion at Concord The Hu continue to push the limits of rock and bring the world along with them on their latest single “The Real You”, out earlier this year via Better Noise Music. With this new song, they’re bringing Western music components to the forefront with a heavy, atmospheric sound, a hard-charging rhythm, and gritty and positively menacing vocals. The track takes their Hunnu Rock, which blends traditional Mongolian instrumentation and throat singing with contemporary rock music, to an entirely new and breathtaking level. Following from the release of “The Real You”, The Hu are ready to drop new music in three week. Watch this space! ABOUT THE HU The HU have passionately and unforgettably brought Mongolian music to the music frontlines. In November 2022, The HU became the first-ever rock/metal band to receive the prestigious UNESCO “Artist for Peace” Designation at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Previous recipients include Celine Dion, Shirley Bassey, Sarah Brightman, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, and World Orchestra For Peace. With over 961 million all-time streams, 483 million video views, #1 charting albums, multiple sold-out headlining tours, prestigious government honors and awards, collaborations with several of rock’s biggest names, and featured music on video games including EA Games’ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, THE HU have cemented their status as a global powerhouse.
by Rockfiend 11 September 2026
SET FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 19, 2027 VIA BLKIIBLK
by Claire Thomson 10 September 2026
So up until a few days ago, I can't say I'd heard of The Fierce & The Dead. Clearly I had been living under a rock! Formed 16 years ago in London and although starting out as a 3 piece, over the years they have increased the ranks. The Fierce & The Dead have amassed an impressive back catalogue, and have 4 studio albums already under their belts. Their sound can only be described as genre fluid, taking inspiration for this album from the likes of Faith no more, The Smashing Pumpkins and Helmet. This new record, Regional Theatre comes following the release of 3 tracks from the album, 'Somehow', 'The 1234' and 'Shake Hands and Exit' Due for release on the 11th of September, This offering moves firmly into more alternative and noise rock categories whilst still sticking to those experimental roots that have given the band their international acclaim. The first track, 'Loungeside' kicks in with a sultry groove and silky vocals provided by the bands lead vocalist and bassist Kevin Feazey, almost creating an initial dreamscape for the listener, which only becomes more psychedelic as the album progresses. 'The 1234' ups the tempo instrumentally only for us to descend into a heavy bass beat for personal favourite 'Shake Hands and Exit', just a gloriously filthy engaging bass line with sensual nine inch nails-esque vocals! 'Hey Nightmare' is of similar ilk, and comes in with a glorious guitar and bass hook. I cant stop myself from nodding and attempting to sing along (it's still early days). Sixth track from the album, is 'Superbia' and its taking us straight back to the 80s, with flavours of talking heads, Peter Gabriel with shoegaze undertones. Ironically, the next song carrying us through the dreamscape is 'Dream sequence', exploring their signature experimental sound with instrumental harp segments only to kick in with driving rock that wouldn't be out of place in swervedriver's Mezcal Head. 'Thrash' is another genre offshoot, giving us chilled indie vibes.. honestly this album is like musical tapas, there is literally something for everyone. 'Hypernormalisation' is throwing out a Biffy Clyro comparison, juicy riffs and powerful clear vocals. Closing track, 'Signal Bleed' is a slow down on all fronts, ridiculously chilled out vibes in this track, beautiful melodic vocals and just a peaceful end to what feels like a wild ride through this whole record. This whole album is genuinely a joy to listen to, and the journey you're taken on is mesmerising! I highly recommend taking in this album of an evening with a glass of wine and the time to really immerse yourself in it. The Fierce and The Dead will be supporting this release with a series of album launch shows in the UK and I highly suggest you make it along to one in your area. Unfortunately I think the closest to me is Liverpool, but you bet your bottom dollar I'll be going to see this band if/when they venture north of the wall.
by Rockfiend 8 September 2026
Photos and review - Andy Bradley
by Claire Thomson 8 September 2026
What a couple of weeks for new releases! A smorgasbord for my young *eek ears! As of Monday, August 31st we have been blessed by Zebraheads new album I.O. Californian rock band, Zebrahead have been around since 1996 and have been pumping out glorious pop punk tracks for the majority!  Now they've brought their four latest EPs together, I from November 2024, right up to O in August of this year alongside the single, "I Don't Know How To Put This(But I'm kinda a big deal)" Now, I don't know whether this album has just come along at the right time for me or what but I can't get enough of these tracks, catchy, fast punchy riffs and that pop punk rap style that IV grown up with and am clearly still obsessed with. This album offers up 12 songs, all filled with a ridiculous amount of energy, catchy easy to follow lyrics that will have you singing along in the car, and trying to keep quiet on the public commute. Personal favourites for me, and ones for you not to miss out on are: 'Happy Endings at the Movies' - just a proper nostalgic throw back to the pop punk bangers that I used to listen to in the early 2000's. 'Doomsday on the Radio' - just filled with those edgy, catchy lyrics that have you singing along at full volume. We love a 'na na na nana na na' 'Pulling Teeth' - Rap infused punk, which I think we need more of in this day and age! Excellent drum beats and just another excellently executed track. Zebrahead have just played Slam Dunk in May and unfortunately have no UK dates at present, though they are playing in Europe towards the end of the year so here's hoping we get a cheeky Glasgow date sometime soon!
by Claire Thomson 8 September 2026
So on our new release Friday, we have anonymous English metal band President's first album Blood Of Your Empire. A relatively new band and unknown until announced for download festival 2025, currently selling out shows across the country and beyond. President are bringing their own brand of alternative metal with electronica to the masses and it seems the people cannot get enough despite continued speculation on the masked band's identity. Blood Of Your Empire is the debut studio album and has been supported with the release of four singles in the run up to the 4th of September. The album consists of 10 tracks, a compact run time of 37mins and the singles included in this release are Angel Wings, Doom Loop, Dark Heaven, and Mercy.  In a statement released by the band in regards to the album, Blood of your empire was born out of the struggle with existential crisis and making sense of belief, morality and humanity's relationship with faith. The first track of the album, Angel Wings has been out since February and what an introduction to this ambitious piece of music, blending heavy guitar riffs, electronic music and dynamic Melodies. Track 5, Mercy is actually a personal favourite and is filled with screamy shouty goodness, deftones-like deep grooves and intense lyrics focusing on religious division and loss. Now this band and this album definitely won't be to everyone's taste but if you're looking for something a little different, if you're already into bands like Bad Omens and Sleep Token then this might be for you. Unfortunately for anyone late to the game, President's Glasgow show at the O2 Academy on the 19th of November is well an truly sold out, so let's hope for some cheeky resale tickets as I'm sure this is a spectacle not to be missed live.
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