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Last week, Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando was accused of sending unsolicited explicit videos to a fan. Tony Ortega, the last editor-in-chief for the Village Voice during my time at the paper, did the reporting in his newsletter The Underground Bunker, a newsletter otherwise dedicated to exposing Scientology. The unnamed woman and her husband reported that Dando sent her video files of himself masturbating after an otherwise innocuous Twitter conversation, and Ortega verified those video files. Since then, Dando has reportedly been hospitalized, and his wife claims that he was in the midst of a mental health episode characterized by drug-fueled self-sabotage.

The post Evan Dando’s Wife Details His “Meltdown” As More Accusations Come Out appeared first on Stereogum.

Sumerian Records’ Roman Candle has just dropped a new single about the idea of celebrity worship and celebrity egos titled, “Bite Harder Than You Bleed.”

The post ROMAN CANDLE Release New Single About False Worship, "Bite Harder Than You Bleed" appeared first on Metal Injection.

They may already be part of one of the heaviest tours of 2026, but the Ohio death metal monsters in Sanguisugabogg aren’t satisfied with that. No, they want to add a couple shows and take the headlining spot too.

So it’s with that in mind that they announced a three-piece of headlining shows. One in Albany, New York on March 18, one in Madison, Wisconsin on March 23, and one in El Paso, Texas on April 6. Each of those dates take place in between little gaps on the Lamb of God tour, which Sanguisugabogg will be supporting along with Kublai Khan TX and Fit For An Autopsy.

If you’re in the area of those three shows and would rather see the ‘Bogg instead of Lamb of God an the other acts, you should check out the list of dates below to make your plans now.

Sanguisugabogg headlining shows

3/18 Albany, NY Empire Underground
3/23 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
4/6 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace

Lamb Of God Tour Dates
w/Sanguisugabogg, Kublai Khan TX, and Fit For An Autopsy

3/17 National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor
3/19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
3/20 Toronto, ON GCT Theatre
3/22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
3/24 Minneapolis, MN Armory
3/25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
3/27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
3/30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
3/31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
4/1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
4/3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
4/4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater
4/5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
4/7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center
4/10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater
4/11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
4/12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
4/14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
4/15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
4/16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
4/18 Reading, PA Santander Arena
4/19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
4/21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks
4/23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
4/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
4/26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway

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Uada are honored to announce the return to Europe this summer, for the ‘Light Of Europa Tour’, performing their debut record Devoid Of Light in it’s entirety.
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Shinedown has locked in a major new cycle for 2026, confirming its eighth studio album, Ei8ht, for 05/29 via Atlantic Records. At the same time, the band rolled out “Dance, Kid, Dance Act II,” a global run across 11 countries and 54 dates, with arena and festival stops in North America and Europe.

The latest preview from the record is “Safe And Sound,” which arrives with an official lyric video and sets the tone for what the band says is a hard push forward creatively. Check it out below.

Pre-orders for Ei8ht are available here.

Talking about the album, the tour, and working with producer and bandmate Eric Bass, Shinedown frontman Brent Smith said, “This album is over a year in the making. Without question, as a band, we pushed ourselves like never before. Especially when it comes to Eric. Myself, Zach and Barry are so honored to create and work with such an extraordinary producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician, performer, and bandmate. We are so excited to finally announce our eighth studio album titled Ei8ht alongside our ‘Dance, Kid, Dance Act II’ world tour.”

He also described the new single directly: “‘Safe And Sound’ is about reminding the competition what they are dealing with one by one.”

Support across the world tour will rotate between Coheed And Cambria, Black Stone Cherry, From Ashes To New, Dj Rock Feed, and Those Damn Crows, depending on market and date.

Ticket timing is split by region:

• North America public onsale: 02/20 at 10:00 AM local time
• Europe public onsale: 02/27 at 10:00 AM local time
• Additional presales are scheduled earlier that week in multiple territories

Beyond the world tour, Shinedown is also launching its first curated destination event, Shinedown’s Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend, set for 10/23 to 10/25 in Miramar Beach, Florida. The festival bill currently includes Shinedown (two different headlining sets), Bush, Hanson, Flyleaf (with Lacey Sturm), Living Colour, From Ashes To New, Guardians Of The Jukebox, Neon Mooners, and more to be announced.

Shinedown “Dance, Kid, Dance Act II” World Tour Dates

05/13 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *^%
05/15 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival (Headlining)
05/16 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center *^%
05/18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *^%
05/19 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *^%%
05/22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *^%
05/23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center *^%
05/26 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *^%
05/28 – Estero, FL – Hertz Center *^%
05/30 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena *^%
06/02 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *^%
06/05 – Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena *^%
06/06 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center *^%
07/11 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle *#%
07/13 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum *%
07/15 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron *#%
07/17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *%
07/18 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena *#%
07/20 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *%
07/21 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center *%
07/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena *%
07/25 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center *#%
07/30 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena *#%
07/31 – Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Field *%
08/02 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center *#%
08/04 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena *#%
08/06 – Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena *%
08/07 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena *#%
08/09 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center *%
08/10 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena *#%
08/12 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at Metrapark *#%
08/14 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena *#%
08/15 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Pacific Coliseum *#%
08/17 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *#%
08/20 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome *#%
08/21 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort *%
08/23 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair #%
09/04 – Dyersville, IA – Velocity Festival
09/10 – McHenry, IL – McHenry Music Festival
10/31 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris – La Villette &
11/02 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz &
11/04 – Tilburg, NL – O13 &
11/06 – Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín &
11/08 – Copenhagen, DK – Falkonersalen &
11/09 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet &
11/11 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle &
11/12 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle &
11/14 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE *&
11/16 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro *&
11/17 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena *&
11/19 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley *&
11/20 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena *&
11/22 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia Theatre &

* with Coheed And Cambria
^ with Black Stone Cherry
# with From Ashes To New
& with Those Damn Crows
% with DJ Rock Feed

The post SHINEDOWN Announce New Album “Ei8ht”, Stream New Single “Safe And Sound” & Unveil 2026 World Tour appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

To promote their fast approaching new studio release Loss, Portugal’s Gaerea now stream a Pavel Trebukhin-directed video clip for their newest single called “Nomad”.
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April 17, 2026 will see the release of Godsnake‘s third full-length effort dubbed Inhale The Noise. The latter was recorded, mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert at LSD Studio. You can also check out the first streaming single, “Lost & Forgotten”.
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Dead of Winter Fest: The Trilogy has been and gone, but the stench and the memories from this one are going to stick around for a long while. Thankfully, there weren’t any tricky weather conditions to deal with this time, which allowed Kendo and Kwando from BrainBath to run a flawless festival. They managed to … Continue reading Dead of Winter Fest 3 Video Interview: Engulfed

Bordeaux’s finest purveyors of atmospheric weight, Endless Floods, have officially announced their fourth studio album, Passages, set for release on 8th May. To give us a taste of what’s brewing in the south of France, the band have shared a soaring excerpt from the new track “Deuxième monde”. It’s a gripping glimpse into a record … Continue reading Bordeaux post-heavy alchemists Endless Floods announce new album ‘Passages’