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The concept-driven record surrounding an impending dystopia, Planned Obsolescence, by Only Human is due out at the end of the week.

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With less than three months to go until we all descend upon the hallowed turf of Donington Park, the folks at Download Festival have finally let the cat out of the bag regarding this year’s District X line-up. If you thought the main arena was packed, the after-hours entertainment is looking equally mental for 2026. … Continue reading Five, Electric Six and acoustic All-American Rejects lead Download’s District X line-up

Nearly two years after announcing they were going on hiatus, Brazilian progressive power metal band Angra announced that they were back to mark a major milestone. After all, 2026 is the 30th anniversary of their sophomore album Holy Land.

Angra initially went on hiatus — or what they called a “sabbatical period” — to let various band members pursue other personal and professional projects. They did mention from the start that this would be a temporary thing and that they’d return when the time was right.

Apparently the time is right and they released the following statement:

“Some stories do not end.

“They simply wait for the right moment to continue being told.

“After a period of silence, reflection, reunions, reorganization, and reconnection with our own roots, Angra announces the end of its hiatus and its return to the stage in the second half of the year to celebrate a fundamental chapter in our history: the album Holy Land.

“When Holy Land was born, in 1996, the idea was bold: to tell the story of the birth of Brazil through music. To blend heavy metal, orchestration, and Brazilian rhythms in order to speak about the meeting of cultures, identity, and discovery — not only of a territory, but of who we are.

“Nearly three decades later, we realize that this story is still alive.

“In the songs. On the stages. And above all in the people who have walked with us throughout all these years.

“Revisiting Holy Land now is not simply about performing a classic album. It is about returning to Angra’s roots. It is about reconnecting with the creative force that brought us here. And it is about celebrating with the fans who turned this music into part of their own lives.

“The end of the hiatus also marks a new beginning.

“We return with the same adventurous spirit that has guided us since the beginning: to explore, create, and connect worlds through music.

“This tour will be more than a celebration. It will be a journey. A celebration of our origins. And a reunion with everyone who helped build this story.

“The journey continues. See you on the road.”

So there you have it. Sounds like we’ll get a tour announcement soon, given they have to celebrate that aforementioned anniversary this year.

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Now that Ed O’Brien has a new solo album to promote, he’s a fount of Radiohead news. When O’Brien announced his upcoming LP Blue Morpho last week, he gave a Rolling Stone interview and divulged Radiohead’s plans for touring in the years ahead: “Every year, we’re going to do a different continent, and we’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less.” And in a podcast interview with Consequence Of Sound’s Kyle Meredith, O’Brien also recently broke the news that Thom Yorke will probably release a new solo album this year.

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Fifteen years after walking away from Kamelot at the height of his career, Roy Khan is finally ready to step out under his own name. The former frontman — now also the returning voice of Conception — has confirmed to Rockpages.gr that his debut solo album is in progress, tentatively targeting a late 2026 or early 2027 release. And for anyone wondering whether he’s mellowed out: he hasn’t.

“It’s definitely gonna be metal, for sure,” Khan told interviewer Yiannis Dolas (transcribed by Blabbermouth). “That’s one of the reasons why I love this genre, is the melancholy and the heavy guitars. It’s a must-have. But I’m also walking on the brighter and lighter side of life on some songs, but it’s definitely gonna be metal. But I have other song ideas and songs that don’t really fit this genre that well. I could, of course, adapt them to fit an album of this kind.”

As for why it’s taken this long to go solo, Khan points to the Conception reunion, the pandemic, and finally landing the right team around him: “I’m not sure I have any good answer to that. One answer is, of course, Conception, ’cause [we] reunited in 2016. That’s when we started really looking into making new songs and getting into a new production. And after that, I’ve been pretty busy. We’ve also had the pandemic, and a couple of years just disappeared. And now I’ve found a good group of people that I feel complement me in a good way. And I’m looking forward to do a new album, that’s for sure.”

The material draws on a stockpile that runs deeper than you might expect: “Some of these ideas go way back, like way back. And they weren’t used in the past either because we had the stuff we needed or somebody else in the team didn’t like it, or didn’t feel that it fit style-wise. It’s a good mix of new stuff and old stuff. And also old stuff that is modified and changed somehow.”

The collaborative backbone of the record is Caio Kehyayan, guitarist for Brazilian outfit Firewing, who Khan describes as central to the whole endeavour: “I play the guitar, and I play the piano, but it’s always good to have somebody that can really, really play, so you can get the ideas out and they may have some ideas. So some songs I’ve written with other people, which is a big part of the fun of doing this at all… There’s one guy who is a big part of it. That’s Caio Kehyayan. He plays in the Brazilian band Firewing. He’s been extremely helpful, and he’s good with recording technology and stuff like that. So, that’s really cool. And he’s a creative and really talented guitar player. I’m looking forward [to it]. I’m also bringing him [to perform with me] live.”

Production duties fall to Sascha Paeth — the man behind the boards for some of Kamelot‘s most celebrated records, including The Fourth Legacy, Karma, Epica, and The Black Halo — with co-production from Kehyayan and Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires, both of whom have also contributed to the songwriting. Bill Hudson, known for his work with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I Am Morbid, and Circle II Circle, is among the additional writers on board.

The reunion with Paeth is no accident. His fingerprints are all over the sound that made Khan a household name in the power metal world, and this record looks every bit like a deliberate effort to pick up a thread that’s been left dangling since 2011. Khan‘s departure from Kamelot that year came after years of accumulating damage — relentless touring, a growing family, and a lifestyle he’s since described as unsustainable. The years that followed took Khan in an unexpected direction. He settled in Moss, Norway, joined a church, and underwent what he described as a fundamental shift in perspective.

He returned to the stage last July at Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo for a one-night-only celebration of The Black Halo‘s 20th anniversary, backed by members of Brazilian prog-metal band Maestrick and joined on select tracks by Adrienne Cowan.

The solo album doesn’t have a title yet. But between Paeth on production, a guitarist he trusts enough to bring on the road, and a drawer full of ideas that stretch back decades, Khan sounds less like a man making a tentative return and more like one who’s finally ready to say something on his own terms.

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Sessions for their tenth studio album concluded last fall.

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The latest leg of Bryan Adams’ Roll With The Punches tour will feature the returning Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

It’s been a minute since we heard from the Dimmu Borgir camp, but it looks like that’s all about to change, as the band posted a teaser for something coming on March 26.

If you’ve been following along for a while now, then you know the Norwegian symphonic black metal band finished working on their follow up to 2018’s Eonian last September. It seems like we might finally be about to hear whatever they’ve been cooking for a while now.

According to the tease, we’ll know for sure at about 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m EST. Until then, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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