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Shudder has unveiled the ninth entry in the V/H/S series, V/H/S/MIXTAPE, with the new anthology set to arrive on October 9, 2026. This time, the long-running found-footage horror franchise centers its stories on music, using sound, rhythm, and performance as the driving force behind each nightmare.

According to the announcement, “V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm, and audio to haunt, possess, and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter, and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares.”

The latest installment brings together a diverse lineup of directors, with new segments from Ernest Dickerson, Rza, David Moreau, and Renee Zhan. Zhan’s contribution also features original puppet work created by Jim Henson‘s Creature Shop.

Music plays an even bigger role between the anthology’s main stories. V/H/S/MIXTAPE includes original music video interludes directed by Flying Lotus, while Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge makes his filmmaking debut by directing a brand-new music video for the project. Fans of over-the-top metal may also appreciate an appearance by shock-metal veterans Gwar, adding another heavy connection to the film’s mix of horror and music.

The production team includes Josh Goldbloom, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Michael Schreiber, and Brad Miska, with Ben Ross and Rami Yassin serving as executive producers.

The new film arrives after the strong performance of its predecessor, V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. Shudder says the previous installment delivered the platform’s biggest exclusive movie premiere of 2025 and helped produce its strongest subscriber acquisition weekend of that year.

Shudder continues to expand its catalog with a steady lineup of horror films, series and exclusive productions. Alongside recent entries in the V/H/S franchise, the service’s library includes titles such as LA Llorona, Mad God, Skinamarink, Watcher, When Evil Lurks, In A Violent Nature, Late Night With The Devil and Oddity. On the television side, subscribers can also find series including Dragula, The Creep Tapes, Hell Motel and specials hosted by Joe Bob Briggs.

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Mastodon’s new album, Marrow Deep, arrives Aug. 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The LP marks the band’s first full-length featuring guitarist Nick Johnston and sees significant contributions from keyboardist João Nogueira. It was co-produced by Mastodon at the band’s own West End Sound in Atlanta with Patrik Berger (Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX) and Kurt Ballou (High on Fire, Converge), and mixed by Andrew Scheps (Adele, Black Sabbath, Metallica). The album draws thematically from the Three Fates of Greek mythology — the Moirai who spin, measure, and sever the thread of life — as a lens through which the band channels the loss, transition, and renewed purpose of the past two years.

In a new interview with Brooksy and JD of Australia’s Rebel FM (transcribed by Blabbermouth), drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor expressed anticipation for the album’s release: “Yeah, I’m excited [to finally see ‘Marrow Deep’ released]. We’ve been sitting on it for a little while, so it’ll be nice to get it out there and get it to its first day of school and see if anybody picks on him. Maybe he can sit with the cool kids right off the bat, but we’ll see.”

Asked whether releasing Marrow Deep feels cathartic or anxiety-ridden, given the album will arrive a year after the death of founding guitarist Brent Hinds, Dailor said: “I’d say it’s a bit of both. Just as there’s feelings on the other side with the fans that they haven’t felt before, there’s feelings that we haven’t felt before. We haven’t released an album without [all] four main [members of Mastodon]. And so there’s a little bit of the unknown, which is okay. I don’t know how they’re gonna react to it.

“I just know that the only thing that I have ever had any control over is the way I feel about it personally. And then the people in the room who made the record — myself, Bill [Kelliher, guitar], Troy [Sanders, bass/vocals], and then João and Nick sort of came in at the end to help out as well — but when we got it to the finish line of, like, okay, listening from start to finish, all I can do is make sure that I’m in love with everything that is gonna be on the record, and that’s all I can really do. So I got it to that point — I got it to the point where I needed it to be, and so that has worked for me for 26 years, and so that’s where I’m at.

“But in the same breath, there’s some ground here that hasn’t been tread yet, so I guess we’ll see what happens. I’m excited, though, because I believe in the record, and I think that it’s the right record for us at this point in time.”

Mastodon will celebrate the release with “The Poisonous Weapons Tour,” a nationwide U.S. run with support from Deafheaven and Alcest, kicking off September 16 in Orlando, Florida, and closing out Oct. 24 at Sick New World in Dallas, Texas.

Brent Hinds departed Mastodon in March 2025 and passed away in a motorcycle accident approximately five months later. He was replaced by Nick Johnston. Hinds had been a founding member of Mastodon since 2000, serving as lead guitarist and vocalist alongside Sanders, Dailor and Kelliher.

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In a new interview with Oran O’Beirne of Overdrive.ie (transcribed by Blabbermouth), Sepultura frontman Derrick Green spoke about his plans for after the band’s ongoing farewell tour. He said: “Well, I still wanna be involved in music. I would definitely love to create another band. And so I’m working on that, putting people together, getting together with people and seeing how that goes.”

Asked about a possible musical direction for his post-Sepultura project, Green said: “What I’m feeling is I definitely would love it to be as heavy, but at the same time a lot more melodical, a bigger mixture of singing and screaming. That’s the vibe that I’m feeling. And very much groove oriented. It’s what I have in my head.

“But it all depends on the combination of people that come together to create this idea. But I’ve already started talking to people and trying to figure out what could work best.

“’Cause I’m very excited with the music scene that’s happening. I live in [Los Angeles], so there’s a lot of bands passing through, and I had the chance to check out a lot of things that I never knew about or bands I’d never heard about.

“And it’s an exciting time, especially for hardcore and me being a hardcore kid, growing up in that scene, it’s great to see how it’s expanded and how big it’s become and still having so many different bands with their own personality and that stick out and are just super impressive and very energetic, and such a diverse scene of people. It’s great to see that mixture, because it wasn’t always there.”

Green also addressed the non-music pursuits he plans to explore once the farewell run concludes: “I always felt that I wanted to do voiceover work, whether it be for animation or commercial work, so that’s something that I’m gonna be pushing for, 100%.

“And also with food and the plant-based world, definitely working as far as whatever cool ideas that come about. I love to be a part of any type of project, and it’s great working with [former Whitesnake and current Bruce Dickinson bassist] Tanya O’Callaghan. Hopefully we can do more with [the plant-based travel and lifestyle web/TV series] ‘Highway To Health’, was the name of our program that we have. We have a lot of material that was never shown. It still needs to be edited. So hopefully we’ll be able to do more with that.

“So there’s a lot of options at the end of this. And so just trying to put it together in my head, but at the same time, stay focused with the many shows that we have in front of us.”

Sepultura’s final show will take place on November 7, 2026, at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo, Brazil. Also on the bill: Metal Allegiance, featuring Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Alex Skolnick and Chuck Billy (Testament), Phil Demmel (ex-Machine Head), Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and bassist-founder Mark Menghi; Krisiun; and Sacred Reich. Former members including Jean Dolabella and founding guitarist Jairo Guedz — who preceded Kisser in the lineup — are also expected to appear.

Sepultura most recently released the EP The Cloud Of Unknowing via Nuclear Blast and is recording 40 songs in 40 different cities for a live album commemorating the farewell run. The tour launched on March 1, 2024 at Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil — marking the debut of drummer Greyson Nekrutman (ex-Suicidal Tendencies), who stepped in after Eloy Casagrande departed to join Slipknot.

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Guitarist John 5 has announced that his solo band, The Creatures, will feature Wednesday 13 on vocals for the summer/fall 2027 touring season — the first time John 5’s live band has ever included a vocalist. The collaboration, billed as John 5 And The Creatures Featuring Wednesday 13, will span John 5’s musical history, drawing material from his stints with Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Mötley Crüe and David Lee Roth, alongside selections from his solo catalog. The first confirmed show is a slot at Wacken Open Air, the legendary festival held July 28–31, 2027 in Wacken, Germany; more dates will be announced.

John 5 said: “I’ve really missed playing these songs that for years were so much a part of my life. Having such an amazing showman as Wednesday 13 join me will ensure the performances are killer. And to have the first show we announce be the Wacken festival in 2027 is truly awesome.”

Wednesday 13 said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be sharing the stage with John 5. He has been such a staple in the music world and is one of the best, and most respected guitarists out there. John and I have been friends for years and we have toured together with our bands going all the way back to 2010.

“All the projects he’s been involved with over the years, are all of my favorite bands, and have been such an influence on me. To be able to sing some of these songs along with him is really a true honor. I really can’t wait to get out on the road next year.”

John 5 has spent more than 30 years as one of the most in-demand guitarists in hard rock and metal, having shared stages and studios with Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf and Dolly Parton, among others. He has been a member of Mötley Crüe since 2004 and has released more than a dozen solo albums under his own name. His most recent solo effort, Ghost, arrived in October 2025. 2026 saw John 5 tour with Mötley Crüe as well as undertaking a solo European run spanning the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Wednesday 13 has built a reputation as one of horror rock’s most distinctive voices, earning the nickname “The Duke of Spook” through decades of theatrical performance blending horror imagery with punk rock and metal. He rose to wider recognition through Murderdolls — his project alongside the late Joey Jordison of Slipknot — and through his eponymous solo career.

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Sharon Osbourne, widow and longtime manager of Ozzy Osbourne, has confirmed in a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine that Ozzfest will return in 2027, once again launching at Villa Park — the home ground of Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and the venue where Ozzy delivered his final performance at the “Back To The Beginning” concert on July 5, 2025. “It’s going to be at Villa Park again,” Sharon said. “Whether it’ll be two nights [in Birmingham], that’s up for the fans to tell me.”

As for which artists may perform at the 2027 edition, Sharon stayed tight-lipped. “Of course we’re speaking to people,” she said. “I can’t let that out yet, but it’ll be soon.” She did offer one hint: she said she wants to “see Rob Halford there” — widely read as pointing toward a Judas Priest appearance.

During a February 2026 episode of “The Osbournes” podcast, Sharon outlined the plan more fully, describing two days at Villa Park followed by a two-day North American run. Her son Jack Osbourne confirmed the two-day Villa Park format and “two days in North America somewhere,” with Sharon adding: “Yeah. And then see how it does. And then if people want it, we’ll be there [in the] following years.” She also noted that while 2027 will not be a traveling festival, there are tentative plans to take Ozzfest on the road in 2028 and beyond if demand is there.

Sharon described what set Ozzfest apart from rival festivals: “It was more fun. When you go to other festivals, everybody’s so uptight. But that was always the thing about our festival. There was never anybody jockeying for position or thought they were better than anyone else. It was a summer camp.”

Ozzfest launched 30 years ago as the first national music festival dedicated to hard rock. The traveling U.S. edition ran from 1996 through 2007 before evolving into a series of one-off events. The 2017 installment merged with Slipknot’s Knotfest for a two-day run that drew over 17,000 concertgoers, with Ozzy headlining.

At an October 2023 taping of “The Osbournes” podcast, Sharon spoke candidly about what made Ozzfest financially unsustainable, pointing to escalating manager demands. She recalled an early edition — the second or third Ozzfest — in which an act refused to take the stage until she agreed to pay them an extra $10,000. When Jack pressed her to name the band, Sharon replied: “Glenn Danzig.” Jack’s response: “Why are you gonna protect that twat?” Sharon said she never paid. “They went on and played, and I went, ‘F**k you. You signed a contract, your agent agreed it, and you’re just gouging.’”

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Japanese metal pioneers Sigh have shared a music video for “Unputenpu,” the debut single from their upcoming new studio album, Goh-ka. The video was directed by Costin Chioreanu. Among the additional contributors to the track, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth delivers a special guest guitar solo.

Speaking about the new track, frontman and band mastermind Mirai Kawashima said: “Honestly, I have no idea at all how the song sounds to other people. Shuffle is the world-widely used rhythm, and Japan is no exception. I’ve been using this rhythm in songs like ‘Shikigami’, ‘Ecstatic Transformation’ and ‘Midnight Sun’, but I guess I have completed my own Japanese style on ‘Unputenpu’. The guitar lead by Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth definitely gives another boost to the song.

“‘Unputenpu’ expresses the idea that whether a person is blessed with good fortune or struck by misfortune is determined by God’s will, the will of heaven, fate, or something totally beyond our control, and we cannot do anything to change it. Anyone could die today or lose somebody you love. Life can be cruel any time. The song is based on my personal experience, but I don’t want to talk about the details…”

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Goh-ka draws on the sonic DNA of Celtic Frost, Voivod and Black Sabbath, filtered through the lens of horror movies, Japanese musical traditions, psychedelic rock, progressive rock and classical music across close to an hour of material. Kawashima describes it as equally personal — both musically and lyrically — as the band’s previous album, Shiki.

The album title “Goh-ka” carries a triple meaning in Japanese: infernal fire scorching sinners; the immense conflagration that burns down the world at the end of time; and karma.

The primary thematic thread running through the record is “Kuso-zu,” a series of Buddhist paintings depicting the nine stages of a human body’s decomposition after death, created to encourage meditation on life’s impermanence and the inevitability of death. Related is “Kuso-shi,” a poem based directly on those images. The artwork on the cover and in the booklet of Goh-ka consists of actual Kuso-zu paintings.

Sigh’s current lineup comprises Kawashima, vocalist/saxophonist Dr Mikannibal and guitarist Nozomu Wakai, joined by bassist Frédéric Leclercq (Kreator, Dragonforce) and drummer Mike Heller (Raven, Fear Factory). Goh-ka was mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert at LSD Studios in Germany.

Sigh formed in Japan in 1989/1990 and released their genre-classic black metal debut, Scorn Defeat, in 1993. Over three subsequent decades, the band evolved into one of metal’s most singular avant-garde forces, fusing psychedelic, jazz, progressive and classical elements into an ever-expanding catalog. Their most recent releases include Shiki (2022) — their first for Peaceville Records — and I Saw The World’s End: Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV (2025), a re-recording of their 2008 Hangman’s Hymn album created as part of their 35th-anniversary celebrations.

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Lacrimas Profundere, the Munich-based gothic metal band now in its 33rd year, has announced a new album, Lay Me Down O Silent Fear, due September 25 via Steamhammer. The announcement is accompanied by a music video for the debut single “O Silent Fear.”

The album marks Lacrimas Profundere’s first full-length in four years, a period during which the band performed more than 100 concerts across Europe, including appearances at major festivals and a support slot on a European tour with Paradise Lost in autumn 2025. The band has performed in 40 countries throughout its career and has earned consistent chart placements and “Album of the Month” distinctions for its previous releases.

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Lay Me Down O Silent Fear finds Lacrimas Profundere drawing from a particularly wide palette. Vocalist Oliver Nikolas Schmid framed the album’s opening track with a question: what would “Bohemian Rhapsody” sound like if Bring Me the Horizon covered it? “We don’t know, but at least we tried,” he said with a grin. The answer, as the track “Days Of Doom” immediately delivers, is a sprawling charge across a Mad Max-like sonic wasteland.

The album’s range extends from the gothic-metalcore collision of “Faceless” to the multi-layered ballad “Veil XV,” the goth-rock directness of “Nevermore” and the near-Slipknot-intensity of “A Sinful Desire.” “Arcane Promises” carries the melodic spirit of Sentenced’s classic-era material. At the same time, “Heart I Will Break You Before You Break Me” sets the emotional weight of Anathema against the raw presence of Glen Danzig. The debut single “O Silent Fear” navigates the space between Amorphis, Arch Enemy and HIM.

Lacrimas Profundere was founded in Munich in 1993. The band has released over a dozen studio albums on Steamhammer and its predecessor labels over a career spanning three decades, consistently building an international audience through relentless touring and an ever-evolving sound rooted in gothic and atmospheric metal.

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Swedish symphonic power metal veterans Dragonland have released “Survival Of Mankind,” the first single from their upcoming seventh studio album, Prophecies, due October 23 via Scarlet Records. A music video for the single is available now.

Prophecies is described as a “hard-hitting and meticulously crafted symphonic power metal journey” encompassing soaring melodies, fast riffing and epic orchestrations. The album revisits and reimagines territory traversed by Dragonland in the past while exploring new terrain, covering epic fantasy stories, gripping ballads and blazingly fast power metal anthems across a diverse range of lyrical themes.

Prophecies was produced, mixed and mastered by legendary Swedish producer Fredrik Nordström at his Studio Fredman — the facility behind landmark albums by In Flames, Arch Enemy and Hammerfall. The album artwork was created by Pedro Sena, whose portfolio includes work for Amon Amarth and Kreator.

In July 2026, Dragonland announced the departure of longtime guitarist Olof Mörck — who also serves as guitarist and keyboardist in Amaranthe — and issued a statement: “a unanimous decision, and should not come as a surprise, as his immense success and hard work with Amaranthe leaves him with very little time available at his disposal.

“Olof is an old and dear friend, and some of us go way back before Dragonland even started. We still remain the best of friends.

“As a final contribution from Olof to the Dragonland universe, for the upcoming album, we have recorded a track written by him and Elias [Holmlid, keyboards] back in 2013. It is kind of a lost chapter and it felt truly special finally bringing it to life in the studio.

“We wish Olof the absolute best with his future endeavors.”

Dragonland’s current lineup is: Jonas Heidgert on vocals, Jesse Lindskog on guitars, Elias Holmlid on keyboards, Anders Hammer on bass, and Johan Nunez on drums.

Dragonland formed in Sweden in 1999 and have spent more than two decades crafting meticulously arranged symphonic power metal with fantasy-rooted themes. Prophecies is the band’s seventh studio album.

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Bruce Dickinson has announced completion of vocals for his eighth solo album, with mixing sessions set to take place in Florida. His social media channels posted on July 31: “Finished vocals for the new album today — Now he’s off to mix it in Florida.” The album was recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California during January and February 2026, produced by Brendan Duffey, who will also mix the record at Brendan Duffey Audio in Jupiter, Florida. The finished record is expected in early 2027 via BMG. Dickinson and Duffey previously collaborated on More Balls To Picasso, released in July 2025.

The record features Dickinson’s touring band: Mistheria on keyboards, Dave Moreno on drums, Tanya O’Callaghan on bass, and guitarists Chris Declercq and Philip Näslund. Andreas Kisser of Sepultura contributes percussion. The project marks a departure from Dickinson’s long creative partnership with producer Roy Z, who is not involved.

At a Comic-Con appearance in July 2026, Dickinson confirmed a creative collaboration with his son Austin Dickinson (35), frontman of Rise to Remain and As Lions, and said he planned to shoot four or five music videos “this month.”

On what awaits in 2027, Dickinson was teasing but emphatic: “I’m pretty busy in ’27. And I think everybody’s gonna be very happy with what I’m busy with — in every sense of the word.”

Dickinson most recently toured North America on “The Mandrake Project Live 2025,” which launched on August 22, 2025, in Anaheim, California, in support of his seventh solo album The Mandrake Project (2024). The new studio album will be his first follow-up to that record.

Dickinson first achieved global fame as frontman of Iron Maiden, joining the band in 1981 and appearing on landmark albums including The Number Of The Beast (1982). He departed in 1993 — briefly replaced by Blaze Bayley of Wolfsbane — before rejoining in 1999 alongside returning guitarist Adrian Smith. His solo catalog with producer Roy Z spans Balls To Picasso (1994), Accident Of Birth (1997), The Chemical Wedding (1998), Tyranny Of Souls (2005) and The Mandrake Project.

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Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg has canceled his “My Whitesnake Years” August 2026 U.S. tour, which was scheduled to launch August 3 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The trek was set to feature an all-star lineup including guitarist Vinnie Moore and bassist/vocalist Marco Mendoza, celebrating material spanning Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Ted Nugent and beyond. In a statement shared via social media, Vandenberg said: “Amigos, Never in my roughly 50 year long career as a touring guitar player have I had to cancel a show or tour. Not even when in 1987 I had my face totally ripped open in an early morning traffic accident in New York. I still played the show that evening because I didn’t want to miss playing a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.”

“Needless to say I’m really, really sorry to have to announce that I’m strongly urged by the medical specialists involved to not do this upcoming USA tour at this point. Right now, it would just be too soon after a bacterial infection invaded my body, which needs to get taken care of right away. Those creepy bad boys need to get their treacherous asses kicked out of my body [as soon as possible].”

“I’m in great expert hands in the hospital and things are fortunately moving in the right direction. But, as always, these kind of things will need some time.”

“Our management and USA agency Paramour Group are already working on rescheduling this tour. And of course, you’ll be kept up to date. See you guys soon!”

Vandenberg first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with his eponymous band Vandenberg, earning international success with hits including “Burning Heart” and “Friday Night.” His success led to a longtime collaboration with David Coverdale and Whitesnake, for whom he contributed the guitar solo to the multi-platinum smash “Here I Go Again” and co-wrote material for Slip Of The Tongue and the Restless Heart releases. He was a member of Whitesnake for 13 years at the height of the band’s fame and also appeared on the live albums Starkers In Tokyo and Live At Donington as well as the band’s celebrated Greatest Hits reunion tour.

Beyond Whitesnake, Vandenberg has recorded with supergroup Manic Eden and released multiple albums with Vandenberg’s Moonkings. His namesake band released the comeback album 2020 in May 2020 via Mascot Records and followed it with Sin in August 2023, produced by Bob Marlette (Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie). In 2024, Vandenberg co-headlined with Geoff Tate on the “Operation: Mindcrime” tour, followed by performances aboard the 2025 Monsters Of Rock cruise and a successful East Coast headline run.

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