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Albion’s masters of folklore, riffs and legends return with another slab of tomb-shaking, crypt-kicking occult rock. Green Lung have revealed their latest track, ‘Necropolitan Line‘, a Motorhead-meets-Deep Purple subterranean rampage across London’s infamous Necropolis Railway. ‘Necropolitan Line‘ is taken from Green Lung‘s forthcoming new record, Necropolitan, due out on Friday September 11th 2026. A monumental portrait of the power of nature over the dreams and dominion […]

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If you know anything about Long Odds, you know the warm and fuzzy indie rock project is led by Adam Elliott, drummer and vocalist for the recently reunited Times New Viking. We reminded you as much when we posted “Faorah,” the lead single from Long Odds’ new album The Dry Land. But did you know they also have members of other great Columbus bands whose music we’ve posted over the years? Philip Kim, for instance, is in Connections, and Joseph Anthony Camerlengo’s many projects include Van Dale. So many noisy, melodious guitar bands converging in one lineup.

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AC/DC has announced the AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up, a free, open-to-all fan experience that will travel with the band’s 2026 North American stadium tour, opening in every city on the final leg of the “Power Up” (stylized “PWR/UP”) world tour. Each location will open the day before the show and on show day, giving fans a dedicated gathering place before the band plays.

Each AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up will feature exclusive merchandise and limited-edition fan collectibles — including premium apparel, accessories, posters and pieces created specifically for the pop-up. Fans attending each city’s stop will have early access to a limited quantity of the official city event shirt and poster, available at the pop-up one day before they go on sale online or at the stadium. Additional offerings include AC/DC-themed food and drink menus, iconic props, custom visuals, interactive photo moments, ticket giveaways and on-site chances to enter to win a guitar signed by guitarist Angus Young — the guitar will travel the full North American run and be signed by Young in Philadelphia before being awarded to one fan who entered in person.

Fans attending AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Ups at U.S.-based stops will also have the chance to win an AC/DC-themed pinball machine created by Stern Pinball. Select locations will feature live performances from local School of Rock house bands and local radio broadcasts. Each pop-up will host a PWR/UP Fan Preview event — a special first-look gathering for press, media, partners and fans, with 100 fans selected by random draw given the opportunity to enter early alongside press and receive an exclusive gift created only for the preview event. Fans can register at pwruptour.acdc.com for the chance to be selected.

Pop-up locations and dates:

• July 10–11 — Charlotte, NC — Charlotte Beer Garden
• July 14–15 — Columbus, OH — Newport Music Hall
• July 18–19 — Madison, WI — The Annex
• July 23–24 — San Antonio, TX — Hard Rock Cafe
• July 27–28 — Denver, CO — BrewDog
• July 31–Aug. 1 — Las Vegas, NV — Hard Rock Cafe
• Aug. 4–5 — San Francisco, CA — Hard Rock Cafe
• Aug. 8–9 — Edmonton, AB — Starlite
• Aug. 12–13 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom
• Aug. 26–27 — Atlanta, GA — Hard Rock Cafe
• Aug. 30–31 — Houston, TX — Heinke and Pilot
• Sept. 3–4 — Notre Dame, IN — The Bend Lounge
• Sept. 7–8 — St. Louis, MO — Ballpark Village
• Sept. 11–12 — Montreal, QC — Foufounes Electriques
• Sept. 15–16 — Toronto, ON — The Steam Whistle
• Sept. 19–20 — Winnipeg, MB — The Pyramid
• Sept. 24–25 — New York, NY — Hard Rock Cafe
• Sept. 28–29 — Philadelphia, PA — Hard Rock Cafe

The AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up is overseen by Perryscope Productions, the band’s longtime merchandising partner. Full location details, hours, menus, giveaway schedules and PWR/UP Fan Preview registration are available at pwruptour.acdc.com. The “Power Up” world tour takes its name from AC/DC’s 2020 studio album, which debuted at No. 1 in 21 countries. The tour launched with the band’s long-awaited return to the stage at the Power Trip festival in California in 2023 and has since sold out dozens of stadiums across four continents. The 2026 North American run marks the final leg of the tour.

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The October shows will also see support from Cyborg Octopus

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Finnish symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN push into their new era with an invocation to the “Moon”. The fourth single off of their upcoming album, Temptation’s Gates, shows yet another facet of their fresh sound, turning up the speed to blast beat intensity. Still, “Moon”, which features prominent keyboard and guitar solos, remains magical up until its unexpected end. The […]

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Twisted Sister has added three new fall 2026 dates featuring ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach on lead vocals, bringing the total number of announced shows to nine. The new additions are Oct. 18 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary, Indiana; Nov. 14 at The Event Center at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, West Virginia; and Dec. 11 at Ferg’s Pavilion in St. Petersburg, Florida. Tickets go on sale to the general public June 26; presales begin June 24 at 10 a.m. local time with the code “TWISTED2026.”

Bach addressed his love for Twisted Sister in a March 2026 interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF, describing himself as one of the band’s most devoted S.M.F.s (translated via Blabbermouth): “I am a fan of Twisted Sister. And I’ll tell you right now, I’m probably a bigger fan of Twisted Sister than anybody watching this. I love that band. I love the album ‘You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll’ with songs like ‘The Kids Are Back’, ‘Ride to Live, Live to Ride.’ I love ‘Shoot ‘Em Down’, ‘Destroyer’, ‘Tear It Loose’. When they were a club band, they would come out there like a punk rock band or a total thrash metal band. I mean, if you listen to their version of ‘It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)’ by the Rolling Stones, it’s like a speed metal tempo. Well, that’s the kind of energy that I’m gonna bring.”

Bach was emphatic that his commitment to his own catalog won’t change: “I’ll never stop singing ‘18 and Life’, ‘I Remember You’, ‘Youth Gone Wild’, ‘Monkey Business’, ‘Slave to the Grind’ — I’ll never stop doing that. So I’m not stopping my solo band. I’m continuing my solo band, but I’m doing shows with Twisted Sister that are bigger than my solo band. So it’s a step up for me. I’ll have a nicer dressing room and stuff. You cannot even challenge me on whether I love the music. I really do love the music. You can’t fake love — and I love Twisted Sister.”

On the March 3, 2026 edition of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Bach described the emotional phone call he had with Dee Snider before agreeing to take the role. Snider, who stepped down from Twisted Sister’s 2026 shows due to arthritis and bone-on-bone knee deterioration — his doctor telling him the jumping and movement required on stage was no longer medically advisable — personally blessed his replacement. “I called him and he goes, ‘S.M.F. Number Two.’ He’s always called me that,” Bach said. “And I go, ‘Well, I guess I really am S.M.F. Number Two.’ And then I asked him, what did the doctor say? He says that he has arthritis, that his knees are going out, he has bone on bone. The doctor said that he should not be jumping around. And he goes, ‘Well, that’s not an option’ — because he wants to do the full show moving around, and the doctor said, ‘You can’t do it.’ So he said, ‘You have my full blessing.’ He goes, ‘I love you.’ I told him I loved him, and we were both kind of getting teary eyed.” Bach said Snider may even join the band onstage for select dates: “I asked him, ‘Hey, you wanna come out and jam with us?’ He goes, ‘Yeah.’”

Twisted Sister co-founder Jay Jay French — also speaking on Trunk Nation — put Bach’s role in historical perspective: “In the 53-year history of the band, we’ve had 20 people who’ve been in and out of Twisted Sister. They said Steve Perry could never be replaced in Journey. And he was. That Freddie Mercury could never be replaced [in Queen]. And he was. And guess what? Baz is gonna be an unbelievable replacement.” French confirmed the full lineup: Bach on vocals alongside French and guitarist Eddie Ojeda, Russell Pzütto on bass (a longtime member of Snider’s solo touring band, filling in for Mark “The Animal” Mendoza), and Joey Cassata — who played drums on Ace Frehley’s final original solo album, 10,000 Volts — on drums, replacing Joe Franco, who is unavailable for the fall dates.

The full run of announced 2026 dates:

• Sept. 4 — Palmer, AK — Borealis Theatre
• Sept. 6 — Salem, OR — The Pavilion at the Oregon State Fairgrounds
• Sept. 12 — Durant, OK — Choctaw Grand Theater
• Sept. 27 — Puyallup, WA — Washington State Fair
• Oct. 8 — Niagara Falls, ON — OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
• Oct. 10 — Windsor, ON — The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
• Oct. 18 — Gary, IN — Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
• Nov. 14 — Charles Town, WV — The Event Center at Hollywood Casino
• Dec. 11 — St. Petersburg, FL — Ferg’s Pavilion

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