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Black Label Society, the heavy metal band founded and fronted by Zakk Wylde, kicks off 2026 with Engines of Demolition, their first studio album since 2021, out March 27, 2026.

BLS’ heavy hitting newest single and video ‘Name In Blood’ is out now.

Zakk began writing Engines of Demolition in 2022 during his relentless Pantera Celebration World Tour and continued through 2025, when he wrote his most personally profound and heartfelt ballad to date, “Ozzy’s Song,.” A song for the man who started this all for Zakk.

“‘Engines of Demolition’ is a sincere ride through the peaks and valleys of the last four years from start to finish, some of the highest highs and lowest lows and everything in between,”, says Wylde.

Engines Of Demolition Tracklist

1. Name In Blood
2. Gatherer of Souls
3. The Hand of Tomorrows Grave
4. Better Days & Wiser Times
5. Broken and Blind
6. The Gallows
7. Above & Below
8. Back To Me
9. Lord Humungus
10. Pedal To The Floor
11. Broken Pieces
12. The Stranger
13. Ozzy’s Song

Black Label Society have announced a run of UK headline shows with support from Venom inc. The list of shows is as follows:

Thu May 28 2026 – GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Fri May 29 2026 – LONDON O2 Forum
Sat May 30 2026 – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy Bournemouth
Sun August 09 2026 – Bloodstock festival*
*festival appearance

About Black Label Society 

Zakk Wylde will tell you that everything Black Label Society begins and ends with the riff.

For more than 25 years, Black Label Society has stood as one of heavy music’s most unshakeable pillars, delivering album after album of blues-soaked grooves, hard-hitting riffs, and soul-baring ballads. “Engines of Demolition” makes no exception to the steady rule of unrelenting commitment to pure, uncompromising, hard rock.
In 2022, Wylde was invited to honor his fallen brothers, the late great Dimebag Darrell Abbott and his brother Vinnie Paul, as part of Pantera Celebration. Writing and recording with Black Label Society over these last four years is when Engines of Demolition was born.
Engines of Demolition follows the release of four singles, “The Gallows” (2024), “Lord Humungus” (2025), “Broken and Blind” (2025) and “Name In Blood” (2026), and marks the first full-length album release since Doom Crew Inc. (2021).
Black Label Society is the pure expression of the paradox of Zakk Wylde’sWylde darkest, loudest riffs and softest soul-crushingsoul crushing ballads. BLS is a relentless heavy, bluesy, unhinged hard-rock-metal circus quartet summoning caffeine-fueled cacophony on records and the stage. BLS songs are odes to celebration and mourning from the darkest depths to the highest of highs.
A charismatic hard rock and metal marauder recognized as a living legend and guitar icon, Wylde rose to prominence when Ozzy Osbourne chose him as his loyal axe man  Wylde rose to prominence when Ozzy Osbourne chose him as his loyal axe-man. Multi-platinumMulti platinum albums, countless guitar magazine covers, Worldwide sold out tours, his own guitar and coffee brands add to Wylde’s ever-growingever growing legacy. He gets as much joy from fronting his Black Label Society as he did playing on stage with his hero, Ozzy Osbourne, to his Black Sabbath cover band, Zakk Sabbath.

“Less is more with everything, “Except the guitar solos and coffee!”

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Stephen Wilson Jr. announced the second leg of his Gary The Torch Tour, which adds West Coast, Southeast and EU/UK dates to the completely sold-out tour that kicked off earlier this month. 10/19 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow 10/22 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton 10/23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect […]

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Kid Bookie has once again joined forces with the legendary Corey Taylor, kicking off a brand-new era with explosive single ‘Blame’.

With the pair’s creative partnership now spanning over a decade, their latest venture is as grippingly raw and emotional as you might expect. On ‘Blame’, there are no egos involved, with both musicians stripping it back and confronting personal truths, accountability and growth.

Speaking on the meaning behind the track, Kid Bookie has shared:

“Over the years, facing myself and the reflection that comes with the mirror isn’t always an easy one. Accountability is the removal of ego and pride to see beyond your own nose, to allow yourself the room to grow via ownership of your actions. I’m around some of the best people who practise that in more ways than one. Corey and I have been working with each other for nearly a decade, but I feel this record is a coming of age, even for us. New territory, but a familiar approach to make sure we embolden each other through music.  This song is almost a therapy session for me, and not just via my own lyrics, but to how Corey has made me feel by exposing himself so bare in this record, truly an honour to keep pushing the envelope with someone who has just pushed it as far as it can go, but has completely revamped what the envelope fucking is.”

And on teaming up with his friend once more, Corey has said:

“Books is one of my favourite people, not just artists, and every time he comes to me with an opportunity to create with him, I’m always excited because I know I’m going to hear something I’ve never heard before. ‘Blame’ was so good the first time I heard it, I signed on without even knowing what I’d do! I’m proud of the song, and I’m proud of him, and grateful to be involved.”

Take a listen to the thought-provoking collaboration below:

The start of a fearlessly confident new era for Kid Bookie, ‘Blame’ sets the stage for the arrival of his forthcoming album, which is expected to drop later in 2026.

If you’ve missed out on his previous collabs with Corey, you can catch yourself up below:

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Ginger has released a statement this morning following the sad news of his diagnosis yesterday

Justin Hayward’s The Story In Your Eyes UK tour runs through 11 cities in October

Posted on March 17th 2026, 10:30a.m.

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Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte and A Day To Remember have announced that they’ll be teaming up for a very special one-off stadium show this summer.

With Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte already set to head out on a full North American tour together, the massive Los Angeles show will take place at the end of their run.

They’ll be hitting up LA’s 24,000-capacity BMO Stadium on August 30, with A Day To Remember rounding out an already kick-ass line-up.

Tickets for the one-off show go on sale this Friday March 20 at 10am PT.

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It’s already gearing up to be a big 2026 for all three of the bands on the bill.

UK fans will be able to catch Good Charlotte when they make their debut as Slam Dunk headliners in May, playing their first UK show in seven years.

Having just shared a scene-defining collaboration with Bilmuri on pummelling track ‘ALWAYS LET YOU DOWN’, A Day To Remember will also be returning to the UK this summer for a headline slot at Download Festival’s Opus Stage.

If you’re lucky enough to be stateside though, you can catch A7X and GC on their joint tour at the dates below:

JULY
25: RIDGEDALE, MO Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
27: SHAKOPEE, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
30: TINLEY PARK, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

AUGUST
1: ST. LOUIS, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
4: CLARKSTON, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
6: TORONTO, ON RBC Amphitheatre
8: MONTREAL, QC Bell Centre
10: BELMONT PARK, NY UBS Arena
12: MANSFIELD, MA Xfinity Center
14: CAMDEN, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
16: CHARLOTTE, NC PNC Music Pavilion
18: TAMPA, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
21: DALLAS, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
23: DENVER, CO Ball Arena
25: SALT LAKE CITY, UT Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
27: PHOENIX, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

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Dewayne Bailey played with Bob Seger from 1983 to 1986 and was with Chicago for a decade after that, but he gives himself zero grace. “I’m very brutal about myself and my time with both bands,” he tells ClassicRockHistory.com. “But at the end of the day, I was incredibly humbled and grateful to be given the chance to play with both,” he says. “As they say, ‘Ya live and ya learn.’ The good thing is that you can correct the mistakes you made years ago… and have fun doing it.” It’s a good outlook to have, considering Bailey intends to

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From an overpacked tent debut at Download Festival to sell-out shows across the Atlantic, President are quickly becoming one of metal’s biggest new bands