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The throne that became closely associated with Ozzy Osbourne‘s final live appearance will soon be added to the Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Beginning July 1, 2026, visitors will be able to see the black gothic-style throne that was most recently used during the “Back To The Beginning” concert at Villa Park on July 5, 2025. The piece was originally created for Ozzy Osbourne‘s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2024 before becoming a central feature of his last performances, including Black Sabbath‘s farewell show.

Featuring details inspired by Ozzy Osbourne‘s career and imagery, including bat-wing designs, the throne arrives at the museum as fans prepare to mark one year since his passing on July 22, 2025.

The display is part of an exhibition dedicated to the Birmingham-born singer’s life, career and influence on rock and heavy metal. Alongside the throne, fans can view personal items, photographs and awards collected throughout his decades-long career. The exhibition traces Ozzy Osbourne‘s path from his early years in Aston to worldwide recognition as one of rock’s most recognizable figures.

Developed by Central BID Birmingham and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in partnership with the Osbourne family, the exhibition has proven highly popular since opening in June 2025. After two extensions and more than 640,000 visitors, it is now scheduled to run through September 27, 2026.

Sharon Osbourne commented: “As we approach the one-year anniversary of ‘Back To The Beginning’, it feels fitting that Ozzy‘s throne, which has now become synonymous with his final performance, would be placed in the museum, where it can be seen by the fans who loved him.”

Birmingham Museums Trust co-chief executives Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah stated: “We are delighted to be able to display Ozzy‘s throne at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. This extraordinary object is instantly recognizable to fans around the world and represents a powerful final chapter in Ozzy‘s remarkable career.

“As we mark the first anniversary of his passing, it offers visitors a special opportunity to come together, remember Ozzy and celebrate the legacy of a true Birmingham legend.”

Sam Watson, chair of Central BID Birmingham, discussed the effort to return the throne to the city: “Since the momentous ‘Back To The Beginning’ gig last year, Central BID has been working closely with the Osbourne family to bring Ozzy‘s throne back to Birmingham, so fans can see it up close and feel the spirit of Ozzy is still with everyone.

“We were determined to bring this iconic throne back to Ozzy‘s home city first, a place he loved so much and for his fans to be able to visit, and we are grateful to Sharon and her family for allowing us to make this happen.”

Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Culture Councillor Deborah Harries added: “Ozzy Osbourne is one of Birmingham’s most foremost cultural figures, and it is only right that we continue to honor his extraordinary legacy here in the city where his journey began.

“The return of his iconic throne to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery gives fans and visitors a powerful new way to connect with his story at what is an emotional moment, marking a year since his passing.

“This exhibition has already welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors and demonstrates the global pull of Birmingham’s musical heritage. We’re proud to support this collaboration with Birmingham Museums Trust and partners, which not only celebrates Ozzy’s life but also brings people into the heart of our city.

“Working closely with partners, we will be promoting other Sabbath-related activity to experience in the city over the summer.”

Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero is presented by Central BID Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and Sharon Osbourne Management, with support from Birmingham City Council, Aston Villa FC, and additional sponsors.

Following Ozzy Osbourne‘s death, official records revealed he died from a heart attack. The documentation also noted coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease as contributing conditions.

A private funeral was held on July 31, 2025, at the Buckinghamshire estate purchased by Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne in 1993. Around 110 relatives and close friends attended, including fellow Black Sabbath members as well as Robert Trujillo, Rob Zombie, Zakk Wylde, Marilyn Manson and Corey Taylor.

One day before the funeral, thousands of fans gathered throughout Birmingham to honor Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon Osbourne, together with Aimée, Kelly and Jack Osbourne, joined those paying tribute to the late heavy metal icon.

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Triumph drummer/vocalist Gil Moore has confirmed that a second documentary about the band is in the works, this one centered on the Canadian hard rock trio’s recently completed 2026 comeback tour — their first in more than 30 years. Moore addressed the project in a recent interview with The Joel Martin Mastery Podcast.

Moore said (transcribed by Blabbermouth): “I’m not sure when it’ll come out, but it’s gonna be a documentary about the tour, about how the transformation happened, getting back together with Phil [X] and Todd [Kerns] and Brent [Fitz] and what it was like for Rik [Emmett] and I and Mike [Levine], and it’s gonna document it all, and I think it’s gonna be really exciting. It’s gonna be totally different than the first documentary, but I think it will provide an insight to fans about the behind-the-scenes, I’ll call it, of how this came together and why we do what we do.”

In a separate interview with WNST, Moore traced how the 2026 reunion came about. He explained that after Triumph originally split up, personal circumstances — caring for his mother after his father’s passing and being present for his children as they grew up — had kept him off the road. “I guess enough time’s gone by,” he said. “My kids are adults. My wife’s completely supportive of all this stuff.” Moore said the reunion began as “kind of a lark” with a June 2025 outdoor hockey concert in Edmonton, Alberta, and that even after that show, he wasn’t sure a full tour was coming. The chemistry in the dressing room, however, changed his mind: “The vibe in the dressing room — if you could be there — and it’ll all come out because we’re doing a second documentary, and you’ll see it. You can’t make this stuff up. This is the high-five dressing room.”

Emmett and Moore also appeared on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk ahead of the tour’s conclusion. Emmett said, “It’s going great. It’s been a tremendous surprise to Gil and I that it’s gone as well as it has, because we were both a little skeptical coming in. We’re a couple of old farts, so we weren’t sure that the young guys were gonna be able to carry us, but it’s worked. It’s worked a charm.” Moore added, “Playing every night has been fantastic. The audiences have been outrageously good. Yeah, it couldn’t have worked out better if we scripted it.”

Emmett described the dynamic with the expanded lineup — which features original members Moore and Emmett alongside guitarist Phil X (a former Triumph member and current Bon Jovi guitarist), bassist Todd Kerns and drummer/keyboardist Brent Fitz (both of Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators) — in glowing terms: “This reinvention, this reloading of Triumph is a thing where we picked up these guys that can sing harmonies, but they can be rock stars and they can play guitar solos that are light years beyond me. And I go, ‘Well, that’s okay. That’s great.’ There’s a respect that exists between us that has made the band a stronger entity than it ever was.” He added, “You just feel younger and stronger and braver. The band makes me feel like Winnie-the-Pooh: I’m braver than I thought, and I’m stronger than I thought, and I’m smarter than I thought. That’s the bottom line.”

The 2026 tour opened April 10 in Orlando, Florida, and included dates across Canada and the United States with April Wine as support, concluding June 10 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The first Triumph documentary, Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine — directed by Sam Dunn and Marc Ricciardelli for Banger Films and produced with a planned 2020 premiere before the COVID-19 pandemic intervened — debuted at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival and was widely released in 2022.

Triumph was formed in Mississauga, Ontario in 1975 and sold more than 15 million albums while earning a reputation for elaborate live productions featuring pyrotechnics and laser lighting, including a performance before 500,000 fans at the 1983 US Festival. Hits include “Lay It on the Line,” “Magic Power” and “Fight the Good Fight.” In 2025, the band was honored with the tribute album Magic Power: All-Star Tribute to Triumph (Round Hill Records), featuring contributions from Phil X, Slash, Alex Lifeson, Sebastian Bach, Dee Snider, Joey Belladonna, Nancy Wilson and others. The band was also inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2025, adding to previous honors including the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame (2007), the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2008), and Canada’s Walk of Fame (2019).

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Swedish black metal veterans Dark Funeral will release a new live album, A Beast to Praise, on Aug. 21, 2026, via Century Media Records. Recorded at Fållan in Stockholm in 2022 during the touring cycle for their sixth studio album, We Are the Apocalypse, the release spans 13 tracks and runs approximately 70 minutes (69:30). A first preview arrives today in the form of a live video for “The Arrival of Satan’s Empire.”

Guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman said: “A Beast to Praise captures a very important moment in the history of Dark Funeral — not only the live release ritual for We Are the Apocalypse, but also our return to the stage after years of silence during the pandemic. That night at Fållan was intense in every possible way. The energy in the room, the fire, the audience and the atmosphere all came together into something far beyond an ordinary concert. This release is the immortal document of that night. With the release of this live album and the upcoming European touring cycle in the fall of 2026, we now close the chapter surrounding We Are the Apocalypse. At the same time, we are already deeply focused on the next era of Dark Funeral and hard at work creating new material for what will become our next studio album, planned for release in 2027.”

Pre-order the album here.

The full track listing is:

• “Unchain My Soul” (7:45)
• “The Arrival of Satan’s Empire” (3:54)
• “My Funeral” (5:35)
• “Leviathan” (4:50)
• “We Are the Apocalypse” (4:57)
• “Open the Gates” (4:38)
• “When I’m Gone” (6:16)
• “Goddess of Sodomy” (4:09)
• “Vobiscum Satanas” (4:45)
• “Nail Them to the Cross” (5:30)
• “Let the Devil In” (5:27)
• “The Secrets of the Black Arts” (4:50)
• “Where Shadows Forever Reign” (6:45)

We Are the Apocalypse (2022) entered the charts across Europe upon release, including No. 6 in Germany, No. 13 in Finland, No. 28 in Switzerland, No. 29 in Austria and No. 31 in Sweden. Dark Funeral will next embark on the massive “In League With Satan” European tour alongside Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir in October.

Dark Funeral was founded in 1993 by Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon. Their independently financed debut mini album was recorded in January 1994 at Dan Swanö’s Unisound Studio and released May 4, 1994. The band has since toured 45 countries and released seven studio albums. Diabolis Interium was nominated for Best Metal Album at Sweden’s P3 Guld awards, and Where Shadows Forever Reign received both the P3 Guld award and Germany’s Metal Hammer Award. A 30th Anniversary Edition of the band’s debut was released in August 2024 via Century Media, remixed by David Castillo. The current lineup is Lord Ahriman (guitar), Chaq Mol (guitar), Heljarmadr (vocals), Adra-Melek (bass) and Jalomaah (drums).

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Saxon have announced the first U.K. and Ireland leg of their “Gods of Thunder” world tour, with further international dates to be revealed in the coming months. The 11-date run spans February 13–27, 2027, and will feature the return of the band’s legendary 30-foot mechanized Eagle stage prop for all shows except Cardiff, where venue restrictions apply. The band will also revive their full “Castles & Eagles” stage production.

The mechanized Eagle was originally constructed in the early 1980s by Midlands-based company LSD, built using airport runway landing lights, as Saxon prepared to tour their seminal Denim and Leather album. It became an enduring symbol of the band and inspired the title of their acclaimed 1982 U.K. Top 5 live albums: The Eagle Has Landed. Frontman Biff Byford said, “We wanted to make the ‘Gods of Thunder’ U.K. and Ireland tour extra special. And what better way than to fly our beloved Saxon Eagle again… Get ready for take-off!” Tickets go on sale June 26 at 9 a.m. via saxon747.com.

The full schedule is:

• Feb. 13 — Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
• Feb. 14 — O2 Academy, Glasgow
• Feb. 16 — Telegraph Building, Belfast
• Feb. 17 — 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
• Feb. 19 — O2 Apollo, Manchester
• Feb. 20 — O2 City Hall, Newcastle
• Feb. 21 — City Hall, Sheffield
• Feb. 23 — The Great Hall, Cardiff
• Feb. 24 — Beacon, Bristol
• Feb. 25 — O2 Guildhall, Southampton
• Feb. 27 — Eventim Apollo, London

The tour supports Saxon’s forthcoming 25th studio album, due January 22, 2027 — a date Byford revealed exclusively to France’s Last Ride podcast. Fans will be able to pre-order the record in early September, with the first single and video expected the same month. Producer Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Exodus, Accept) finished mixing the album in January 2025. The new record will follow Hell, Fire and Damnation (January 2024, Silver Lining Music), also produced by Sneap.

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Beartooth have shared “Bulls***,” the third pre-release single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, Pure Ecstasy, due Aug. 28 via Fearless Records. The track follows previously released singles “Pure Ecstasy” and “Free.”

Frontman Caleb Shomo said of the new track: “‘Bulls***’ is a familiar song I’ve written many times. I wanted to revisit the musical style that was the catalyst of so much healing and discovery in my earlier years of Beartooth. It’s an exercise in letting the truth out about what you’re sick of in your own life. Sometimes the easiest way to deal with something is to yell about it as loud as you can. Can confirm, it felt as amazing to do this exercise now as it did when I was 19.”

Pure Ecstasy is also Beartooth’s first release with Fearless Records and their most collaborative album to date. Early songwriting contributions came from Skyler Accord (Issues, Twenty One Pilots, Bilmuri), while production work with Jordan Fish (Bring Me the Horizon, Poppy, Architects) pushed Shomo toward a rawer examination than on any previous record. For the first time, Shomo did not perform every instrument himself — drummer Connor Denis tracked drums across the album at NRG Recording Studios, while bassist Oshie Bichar and guitarists Zach Huston and Will Deely all played larger roles in the record than on past releases.

Beartooth will support the album with a world tour beginning Sept. 17 in Europe. The North American leg launches Nov. 11 in Boston and includes stops at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Nov. 12 and the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Dec. 18. Don Broco, Magnolia Park, and Windwaker are the support acts for all dates.

Beartooth was formed by Shomo in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013. Their previous album, The Surface (2023), debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative and Hard Music charts and yielded the No. 1 rock radio singles “Might Love Myself” and “I Was Alive.” The band’s catalog has accumulated more than 1.3 billion streams globally, with certified-gold “Hated” and platinum In Between (2016) among the key releases in their back catalog.

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Swiss industrial/black metal band Samael have released a new single, “Hail to the Sun,” the second piece of new music from the band since their 2025 single “Black Matter Manifesto,” — itself the first new Samael material in eight years. The band describes the new track as “an equally heavy and grand” song dealing with adversity and the act of seizing life’s opportunities.

In a press statement, Samael said: “In troubled times, it is good to come together around something meaningful to us all… and what better thing than the sun, which is one but experienced differently by each of us? ‘Hail to the Sun’ is an anthem that will see you through the summer and keep you warm when winter comes. The song is about overcoming adversity and seizing life’s opportunities.”

A full-length follow-up to Hegemony (2017, Napalm Records) has been completed. In a March 2025 interview with Finland’s Chaoszine, frontman Michael “Vorph” Locher confirmed the album was “pretty much recorded” and spoke about its musical direction: “It will have a strong bond to Hegemony, but it’s not the same. There is no experimentation with things that we’ve never, ever done before, but the mix is different, and there is a lot more guitar. It’s a lot more guitar-oriented. So, yeah, that’s one of the differences.” Swedish producer Daniel Bergstrand traveled to Switzerland in late 2024 to record vocals for the album, with guitarist Thomas “Drop” Betrisey confirming the recording was complete in a December 2024 social media update and calling the tracks “outstanding.”

Samael was formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. Their 1990 debut Worship Him and the landmark 1996 album Passage — which introduced electronic and industrial elements into their black metal foundation — remain among the most influential releases in extreme metal’s crossover era. The current lineup is Vorph (guitars/vocals), his brother Alexandre “Xytras” Locher (drum programming, keyboards, samples, and percussion), Betrisey (guitars), and Ales Campanelli (bass), who joined in 2020 as the replacement for Pierre “Zorrac” Carroz.

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BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, will release a 40th-anniversary edition of Ratt’s third studio album, Dancing Undercover, on July 31, 2026. The limited-edition gatefold LP features reimagined cover artwork and zoetrope vinyl with moving images of the band’s logo and the classic lineup housed in an opaque bag.

Vocalist Stephen Pearcy said of the album: “With Dancing Undercover, mostly Robbin [Crosby] and I wanted to get back to a place between the Ratt EP and Out of the Cellar records. The other guys might think differently, and maybe the cracks were starting to happen, but all of us were all over the songs. I like the record, and for a minute or so, Robbin and I accomplished what we wanted to as best we could. That was to make a tougher album.”

The 40th-anniversary edition features the complete original 10-track listing:

• Side A: “Dance” / “One Good Lover” / “Drive Me Crazy” / “Slip of the Lip” / “Body Talk”
• Side B: “Looking for Love” / “7th Avenue” / “It Doesn’t Matter” / “Take a Chance” / “Enough Is Enough”

Pre-order the edition here.

The album featured the classic Ratt lineup of Pearcy, guitarists Warren DeMartini and Robbin Crosby, bassist Juan Croucier, and drummer Bobby Blotzer. Released in 1986, Dancing Undercover was Ratt’s third consecutive platinum album and reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The band toured behind it with a then-brand-new Los Angeles band called Poison as the opening act. Lead single “Dance” cracked the Billboard Hot 100, “Slip of the Lip” spawned another music video hit, and “Body Talk” appeared in a key scene in the Eddie Murphy film The Golden Child.

Dancing Undercover followed Ratt’s platinum debut Out of the Cellar (1984, No. 7 Billboard 200, triple platinum; “Round and Round” hit No. 12 on the Hot 100) and the double-platinum Invasion of Your Privacy (1985, No. 7). The band continued its run with Reach for the Sky (1988, No. 17, platinum, powered by MTV favorite “Way Cool Jr.”) and Detonator (1990, No. 23, gold), which featured outside contributions from Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Schenker. Ratt has not released new studio material since Infestation (2010).

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Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, best known for his years with Whitesnake, will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a professional musician in 2027 with a series of special projects, including a documentary, a new album, a biography and a one-time concert in April 2027 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Vandenberg announced the plans in a June 16 social media post: “2027 is gonna be a super exciting year! It’ll be 50 years ago that I formed my first semi-pro heavy blues-rock band Teaser, landed a record deal right away, recorded an album and in 1977 the first single got released. European tours and shows followed. The start of an exciting journey in rock! In April, a unique, one-time-only celebration show will take place in the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands. Songs from Vandenberg, Whitesnake, Manic Eden and Moonkings will be performed, and special guests will join us on stage for this unique festive evening. In this special year a documentary, a unique new album and a biography about yours truly’s rather tumultuous life will get released among other celebratory actions.”

Vandenberg joined Whitesnake in 1987 and played the guitar solo on the worldwide hit “Here I Go Again.” He also co-wrote the band’s entire Slip of the Tongue album (1989) and toured alongside guitar virtuoso Steve Vai.

Before his Whitesnake tenure, Vandenberg had broken through internationally with his namesake band, known for the hit “Burning Heart,” and shared stages with Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, and Scorpions. He was a member of Whitesnake for 13 years and later launched Vandenberg’s Moonkings before making a full comeback in 2020 with his renewed Vandenberg band.

The most recent Vandenberg studio album is Sin (August 2023, Mascot Records), produced by Bob Marlette (Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie). Earlier this year, Vandenberg toured under the “My Whitesnake Years” banner, revisiting highlights from the band’s legendary 1990 Slip of the Tongue world tour.

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Few musicians have had a greater impact on European power metal than Kai Hansen. Through his work with Helloween and later Gamma Ray, the German guitarist, vocalist and songwriter helped establish many of the genre’s defining characteristics.

Now Hansen is stepping back into the spotlight with Born With A Hammer, his first solo album since XXX – Three Decades In Metal, released under the Hansen & Friends banner. The new record is scheduled to arrive on September 18 through earMUSIC.

Spanning ten tracks, Born With A Hammer draws from the many influences that have shaped Hansen throughout his career. The album blends traditional heavy metal, hard rock, punk-inspired energy and melodic songwriting, all driven by his recognizable guitar style and vocal delivery.

According to the announcement, the material was written without compromise and reflects a straightforward approach centered on a passion for heavy music. The result is a record that presents Kai Hansen in a direct and personal setting while staying firmly rooted in metal.

Production duties were handled by Eike Freese, who also contributes guitar work to the album. The lineup further includes Alexander Dietz of Heaven Shall Burn on guitar, Dan Wilding of Carcass on drums and Tim Hansen of Induction on guitar. Wilding previously worked alongside Hansen on XXX – Three Decades In Metal.

Coinciding with the album announcement, Kai Hansen has released the first single, “Feeding The Beast”. Serving as the opening track on Born With A Hammer, the song arrives with an accompanying music video and offers an early preview of the album’s direction. Built around sharp guitar riffs, strong melodies and a fast-paced approach, the track delivers a classic heavy metal feel while showcasing the energy behind the new project.

The release follows a particularly active period for Hansen, who has spent recent years touring globally as part of Helloween‘s reunion-era lineup. While those performances reconnected him with one of the most celebrated chapters of his career, Born With A Hammer gives him space to focus on material under his own name.

Born in Hamburg in 1963, Kai Hansen first gained attention in the late 1970s when he joined forces with future Iron Savior co-founder and producer Piet Sielck in the band Gentry. He later co-founded Helloween alongside guitarist Michael Weikath in 1983, contributing to the band’s formative years and helping create landmark releases including Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I and Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II.

After leaving Helloween in 1989, Hansen launched Gamma Ray, a band that would become one of Germany’s most respected and long-running power metal acts. Over the decades, he has also collaborated with artists and bands including Blind Guardian, Angra, Michael Kiske, Hammerfall, Storm Warrior and Unisonic.

Having returned to Helloween in 2016 and once again performing on major stages worldwide, Kai Hansen continues to balance his role within the legendary band while pursuing new creative outlets. With Born With A Hammer, he adds another chapter to a career that has influenced generations of metal musicians.

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Platinum-selling powerhouse Motionless In White will release their new album Decades on July 17 via Roadrunner Records, and the band has shared the new song “R.I.P.” featuring Skylar Grey. The video was directed by Jensen Noen, who also lensed the “Werewolf” and “Sign Of Life” videos.

The track evokes the power of a lover’s lament inscribed on a headstone. Piano twinkles through the haze of funereal synths, where the dual male-femal vocals entwine on an epic chorus boosted by soaring harmonies. It’s everything you want, love, and expect from Motioneless In White.

“Skylar’s voice brought it to another level that I never could have achieved on my own,” says singer Chris Motionless. “I really love the lyrics for this song. Even though I wrote it through a romantic lens, I love that it can be applied to any moment in your life when you’ve had a falling out with someone you deeply care about, whether that’s a best friend, family member, or romantic partner.”

He continues: “The song really hones in on the deafening silence that follows after you’ve said hurtful things to one another that you wish you could take back. It’s meant to capture the tension that exists in that quiet space of separation. You want to apologize and make things right, but you don’t know how. You want to tell them you love them more than anything and can’t live without them, but there’s a lot of pain on both sides that has to be confronted first. All the while, you’re left with the crippling uncertainty of whether the relationship can ever recover and move forward, or if it’s destined to be laid to rest and gone forever.”

Motionless In White recently wrapped a Spring 2026 arena tour with Bring Me the Horizon that saw them obliterate NYC’s Madison Square Garden. The band will next return to the road on the headline The Sweat and Blood Tour, promoted by Live Nation. Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, and Static Dress will serve as support. The North American tour is the band’s first American headlining tour in nearly three years and kicks off on July 14 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with stops in Charlotte, Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and more before wrapping up on August 15 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It also includes a stop at Red Rocks, the band’s first time headlining the venue.

But it doesn’t stop there. Motionless In White have also announced the second leg of The Sweat and Blood Tour. Dayseeker will serve as direct support. The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Divine will also appear. This leg fittingly kicks off the night before Halloween in Worcester and runs through November 20 in Pittsburgh. All tickets are available here.

Motionless In White are at home in the dark. For over 20 years, the quintet, Chris Motionless on vocals, Ricky Olson on guitar, Ryan Sitkowski on guitar, Vinny Mauro on drums, and Justin Morrow on bass, have resided in their own shadowy corner of alternative music and culture. The group’s uncanny alchemy of metal, hardcore, goth, industrial, and electronic has magnetically attracted an ardent audience, fueling a quiet rise out of the Rust Belt and into arenas as a headlining force of nature. Their D.I.Y. work ethic drives the evolution of an immersive world where stunning visuals match the scope of the sound. The collective comes full circle on their seventh full-length offering Decades. For as much as it conjures their signature style, the LP sees them continue to confidently cut a path through uncharted territory, spreading a little darkness in their wake.

Decades features several high-profile and eclectic guest appearances. In addition to Taylor, Sklyar Grey, and Dark Divine‘s Anthony Martinez also features on the album. The band recorded Decades in Upstate New York and Los Angeles with co-producers Drew Fulk and Justin “JD” deBlieck, ultimately incorporating their past, present, and future sounds into one cohesive sound. This is Motionless at their very best.

“We were never afraid to take risks,” observes Chris. “This band has not only lasted two decades, but we’ve also outlasted all of the obstacles we’ve faced. We’re still grinding. No matter how far we expand the universe that is Motionless In White, we’re going to preserve the heart, soul, and roots of where we came from. We are never going to abandon heartfelt, emotional, and heavy songs. We are never going to abandon what mattered to us the most when we started. We’re finding new ways to emphasize those stories with exciting sounds and looks, but the vision is the same. It’s always been this grand, dramatic, and theatrical entity. I’m proud we haven’t gotten comfortable.”

He finishes: “Decades is definitely heavier than some of our past albums. Our current world breeds more aggressive energy, anger, and resistance.”

Pre-order Decades it here.

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