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  • Converge Announce Saddest Day 2026 Lineup With Chat Pile, Cave In, Baroness, More

    Converge are getting busy these days. The Boston metalcore institution has been going since 1990, and they have lost no steam, ever. In fact, I’m pretty sure that 2026 is officially their busiest year. They’ve already released two albums, Love Is Not Enough and Hum Of Hurt, and both of them absolutely kick fucking ass. Today, they announce the lineup for the second edition of Saddest Day, the hometown festival named after the seven-minute epic from their 1995 album Petitioning The Empty Sky.

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  • The Unauthorized Wayne Static & Tera Wray Documentary Set to Stream Free Online in 2027 – @thebeast

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    The Unauthorized Wayne Static & Tera Wray Documentary Set to Stream Free Online in 2027

    A passion project honoring the legacy of Wayne Static and Tera Wray, made available to fans at no cost

    A new independent documentary exploring the lives and legacy of Wayne Static and Tera Wray is scheduled to stream free online in 2027.
    The project, described by its creator as a deeply personal labor of love, is being fully self funded and will be made available to the public without subscriptions, paywalls, registrations, or any hidden fees. The film will stream exclusively through a dedicated private website, designed to give fans direct and simple access.
    Unlike commercial releases, the documentary is not being developed for profit. Instead, it focuses on honoring the memory and cultural impact of Wayne Static and Tera Wray while offering a respectful look back at their lives for longtime supporters and new audiences discovering their story.
    Creator Matt Zane says the intent behind the project is straightforward.
    “This project is being done with nothing more than love and respect. The goal is to celebrate Wayne and Tera’s legacy and make their story accessible to everyone who wishes to remember them.”
    Further details, including the official streaming date and website information, are expected to be announced as the release approaches.
    For updates and future announcements, follow Matt Zane on Instagram
    https://www.instagram.com/lordzane/
    Check out this interview about it: 
  • DAUGHTRY Announces “20 Years Unplugged” Tour With Support From RYAN PERDZ

    Multi-GRAMMY Award-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Daughtry has announced their 20 Years Unplugged tour, a special fall run that will bring two decades of songs into intimate theatres and performance spaces across the U.S. Tickets go on general sale Friday, June 19 at 10am local here.

    The tour opens October 12 at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY and continues through November 14 at Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX, with stops in Beverly, Uncasville, Atlantic City, Huntington, Las Vegas, Anaheim, San Antonio and more. Support across all shows comes from Buffalo, NY singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Perdz.

    Artist presale and VIP packages begin Wednesday, June 17 at 10am local. Local presales, including promoter, venue, and radio presales, run on Thursday, June 18, from 10 am local. Tickets go on general sale Friday, June 19 at 10 am local.

    20 Years Unplugged gives fans the chance to experience Daughtry’s catalogue in a stripped-back acoustic setting, reframing the songs that have soundtracked arenas, rock radio milestones, and some of the most defining moments of the band’s career. The tour will pull the band’s music into a more raw and immediate space, where the weight of a lyric, the scrape of a guitar string, and the quiet before a chorus can hit as hard as the full-band impact.

    The announcement follows the release of Shock To The System (Deluxe), the complete edition of Daughtry’s two-part project via Big Machine Rock. The collection brings together Shock To The System (Part One) and Shock To The System (Part Two), along with additional live recordings that capture the force and connection of the band’s latest era. Across tracks including “Artificial,” “Pieces,” “The Bottom,” and “Antidote”, Daughtry continues to channel grief, change, confrontation, and self-reclamation into some of their heaviest and most emotionally direct work to date.

    Support for the tour will come from up-and-coming alt-rock star, Ryan Perdz. The Buffalo, NY singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recently announced his debut album Can’t Cry, out August 14 via Big Machine Rock, and has been building momentum with the release of “Sour,” “Heavy Eyes,” and his fresh reimagining of MGMT’s “Time to Pretend.” Raised on his grandparents’ family farm and citing rock icons such as Chris Cornell, John Frusciant, and Kurt Cobain as some of his biggest influences, Perdz’s unique brand of guitar-driven songwriting brings a raw, melodic voice to a new generation of modern rock.

    Daughtry 20 Years Unplugged With Support From Ryan Perdz Dates:

    October 12 | Troy, NY | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
    October 13 | Beverly, MA | The Cabot
    October 15 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena
    October 16 | Waterloo, NY | The Vine Showroom at del Lago Resort & Casino
    October 17 | Atlantic City, NJ | Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
    October 20 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount
    October 21 | Englewood, NJ | Bergen Performing Arts Center
    October 23 | Danville, VA | The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia
    October 24 | Florence, KY | Turfway Park Event Center
    October 26 | Greensburg, PA | The Palace Theatre
    October 27 | Wheeling, WV | Capitol Theatre
    October 29 | Nashville, IN | Brown County Music Center
    October 31 | Omaha, NE | The Astro Theater
    November 1 | Des Moines, IA | Hoyt Sherman Place
    November 3 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater
    November 4 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion
    November 7 | Las Vegas, NV | Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
    November 8 | Napa, CA | Uptown Theatre Napa
    November 10 | Anaheim, CA | Grove of Anaheim
    November 11 | Tucson, AZ | Fox Tucson Theatre
    November 13 | San Antonio, TX | The Aztec Theatre
    November 14 | Dallas, TX | Majestic Theatre

    Daughtry remains a force of nature in rock music and culture, standing as one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The history-making group has scored multiple platinum and gold certifications, notched two No. 1 debuts on the Billboard 200, packed venues worldwide, and sold north of 11 million albums and 25 million singles. Their self-titled debut was the top-selling album of 2007, and became the fastest-selling rock debut album in SoundScan history, earning four GRAMMY Award nominations and winning four American Music Awards alongside seven Billboard Music Awards, including Album of the Year.

    Across subsequent albums Leave This Town, Break The Spell, Baptized, Cage To Rattle, and Dearly Beloved, Daughtry has continued to build a catalogue rooted in anthemic songwriting, emotional honesty, and Chris Daughtry’s unmistakable vocal power. Recent singles “World On Fire,” “Heavy Is The Crown,” and “Changes Are Coming” all cracked the Top 10 at Billboard Rock Airplay, while the band’s 2023 cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm became another major moment in their ongoing evolution.

    Ryan Perdz is a 25-year-old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY. Raised on his grandparents’ family farm, he began teaching himself guitar at age ten and later expanded into bass, violin, and mandolin, developing a hands-on approach to songwriting and arrangement. Influenced by Nirvana, Chris Cornell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Led Zeppelin, Perdz channels the emotional weight of 90s rock through a modern lens, balancing grit with melody. After independently releasing multiple singles and his First Sight EP, he signed with Big Machine Rock in 2025 and began recording his debut full-length album, Can’t Cry, out August 14.

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  • The 10 bands who won Download festival 2026

    From historic headliners to exciting new bands, Download 2026 was one for the books. Here are the 10 best sets from this year’s festival
  • CHRISTIAN MISTRESS w/ THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG California Dates Announced!

    Tour Poster by Annick Giroux / Photo by Johnny DeLacy

    Olympia (WA) – Cult Metallers Christian Mistress will hit the road this coming Thursday, June 18 for the first of four California dates with The Lord Weird Slough Feg!

    Dates are as follows:

    June 18 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

    w/ Tzimani

    June 19 Los Angeles, CA @ Catch One – w/ Intranced and Dirty Tricks

    June 20 Sacramento, CA @ The Colonial Theatre – w/ Anvil

    June 21 San Francisco @ Bottom of the Hill – w/ Funeral Chant

    Ticketing info at: 

    https://linktr.ee/christianmistress

    Stream the latest Cruz Del Sur Music releases from both bands:

    Christian Mistress:

    christianmistress.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-earth

    The Lord Weird Slough Feg:

    thelordweirdsloughfeg.bandcamp.com/album/traveller-supplement-1-the-ephemeral-glades

    cruzdelsurmusic.com/store

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    Source: ClawHammer PR

  • 16 Underground Announce New EP Without A Trace: Hear “Glimpse Of You”

    The ongoing shoegaze revival shows no signs of slowing down, and now we’ve got a trip-hop revival to go right along with it. 16 Underground, a newish LA band who have to be named at least partially after the Sneaker Pimps’ one hit, are part of that. 16 Underground’s members mostly come from the punk and hardcore world, but that’s not what they’re doing with this band. Instead, they’re making dizzy, sunny, brightly textured tracks with wispy vocals and breakbeat loops — tracks that sound both extremely ’90s and extremely right-now.

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  • Amaranthe vocalist MIKAEL SEHLIN teams up w/ VALKYRIE’S FIRE in epic new “Burning Sky” music video & single

    Symphonic power metal powerhouse Valkyrie’s Fire has officially raised the stakes for the American heavy music scene with the premiere of their breathtaking new music video for “Burning Sky“. Directed by the visionary team at ProMotion LLC, the visual masterpiece serves as a cinematic triumph, juxtaposing the haunting, historic corridors of Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee with […]

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  • MISCREANCE announce new album Reminiscence

    Old-school tech-death dragged from the furthest reaches of human history Northern Italy’s MISCREANCE will release their second album, Reminiscence, through Season of Mist on August 28, 2026. The record spans nine tracks and 37 minutes, built around a far-reaching concept of a lost civilization suspended between the primitive and the psychic. Alongside the announcement, the band share “Scalp […]

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  • German Folk Rock Frontrunners SCHANDMAUL Release New Single “Sternensegler” + Video!

    Just a few days after announcing their new album, Sternensegler, set for release on September 11, 2026, via Napalm Records, SCHANDMAUL are unveiling the album’s title track along with its accompanying music video today. With their twelfth studio album, the German folk-rock legends are opening a new chapter in the band’s history, as Sternensegler marks their first album featuring vocalist […]

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