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Can’t get to Lollapalooza or Outside Lands this year? Want to see Lizzo play flute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Here are some options.

 

The wait is finally over for the Maiden faithful. On the night of May 23, 2026, the legendary Iron Maiden kicked off their highly anticipated “Run For Your Lives” World Tour at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) in Athens, Greece. Celebrating five decades of heavy metal dominance, the band delivered a masterclass in stage production and musical prowess to a sold-out crowd of over 60,000 screaming fans.

The setlist for this tour is a dream come true for fans of the band’s early era, focusing heavily on the first nine studio albums—from their self-titled debut to Fear of the Dark. The night opened with the raw energy of “Murders in the Rue Morgue”, followed by classics like “Wrathchild” and “Killers”, marking the first time some of these tracks have been performed in decades.

A Spectacle of Metal History

The production value was nothing short of breathtaking, featuring multiple incarnations of Eddie and a stage design that evolved with every track. Bruce Dickinson, ever the consummate showman, was in peak form, his voice soaring over the twin-guitar harmonies of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers. “Athens, you are the perfect place to start this journey,” Dickinson shouted to the thunderous roar of the Greek audience.

With 27 more stadium and arena shows scheduled across Europe before heading to North America and Japan, the “Run For Your Lives” tour is shaping up to be the definitive heavy metal event of 2026. For those who have followed the Beast for fifty years, this is more than just a concert—it’s a pilgrimage.

The tour continues its march across Europe this week. Up the Irons!

 

The wait is finally over for the Maiden faithful. On the night of May 23, 2026, the legendary Iron Maiden kicked off their highly anticipated “Run For Your Lives” World Tour at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) in Athens, Greece. Celebrating five decades of heavy metal dominance, the band delivered a masterclass in stage production and musical prowess to a sold-out crowd of over 60,000 screaming fans.

The setlist for this tour is a dream come true for fans of the band’s early era, focusing heavily on the first nine studio albums—from their self-titled debut to Fear of the Dark. The night opened with the raw energy of “Murders in the Rue Morgue”, followed by classics like “Wrathchild” and “Killers”, marking the first time some of these tracks have been performed in decades.

A Spectacle of Metal History

The production value was nothing short of breathtaking, featuring multiple incarnations of Eddie and a stage design that evolved with every track. Bruce Dickinson, ever the consummate showman, was in peak form, his voice soaring over the twin-guitar harmonies of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers. “Athens, you are the perfect place to start this journey,” Dickinson shouted to the thunderous roar of the Greek audience.

With 27 more stadium and arena shows scheduled across Europe before heading to North America and Japan, the “Run For Your Lives” tour is shaping up to be the definitive heavy metal event of 2026. For those who have followed the Beast for fifty years, this is more than just a concert—it’s a pilgrimage.

The tour continues its march across Europe this week. Up the Irons!

Texas music has always had a loose gate policy. Country can walk in with muddy boots, blues can grab the good chair, and somebody will eventually find an accordion. Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen’s They Call Us The Lucky Onesfits the house-party tradition: a road-worn singer stepping into a band that knows when to lean hard and when to let the dust hang in the air. Its clearest ancestor is Doug Sahm’s 1973 solo debut Doug Sahm and Band, the big-hearted Atlantic Records record that treated Texas roots music like a borderless language. 

To Ashen Horde’s Trevor Portz, metal isn’t about fitting into a neat little box, it’s about absolute creative freedom. That philosophy is the driving force […]

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Watch UNDER AUBURN SKIES’ “The Pale King” video HERE.

Denver, Colorado-based metalcore group UNDER AUBURN SKIES will release their blazing new EP, Diminisher Of Hope, on July 17th, unveiling the record’s cover art, track listing, preorders, and a video for its lead single, “The Pale King.”

UNDER AUBURN SKIES carves their own sonic territory through a tempest of pummeling riffs and soaring melodies, drawing comparisons to the raw power of Polaris and the untamed intensity of Make Them Suffer. Through their 2018 Afterimage debut, subsequent 2021-released Invention Of Reason EP, and more, the band has spent the past several years dominating their local scene.

Beyond the studio, the band is known for their ferocious live energy on stage, having supported international acts including Born Of Osiris, Norma Jean, Darkest Hour, Entheos, Mouth For War, Carnifex, Enterprise Earth, Fallujah, and many others.

Now, UNDER AUBURN SKIES is poised for a breakout with their upcoming Diminisher Of Hope, the EP displaying a band firing on all cylinders. With a bleaker sound and more dejected lyrics, their newest material showcases a darker side of the band, while simultaneously raising the bar on their individual performances across the record’s six incinerating tracks. 

Diminisher Of Hope’s drums were recorded by Nick Nodurft at Rusty Sun Studios, the guitars and bass by Emilio Lujan, and the vocals and additional guitars by Jaxon Stunden at The Blasting Room. The EP was mixed and mastered by Chris Wiseman at Chris Wiseman Recordings and completed with artwork by Róbert Horváth at Holo Dreamz Designs.

With a new release on the horizon and an unyielding drive to connect with fans, UNDER AUBURN SKIES is ready to unleash their sound upon the world.

The EP’s lead single, “The Pale King,” arrives through a bold video directed by Luke Ostermiller of Loste Films. Guitarist Oscar Morales writes, “The video was a blast to film! We drove up north from Denver to a mostly abandoned cemetery that has graves from the 1700s and 1800s, so it was cool to see a huge jump in time from a lot of the tombstones we walked through. We also filmed this during the beginning of Fall last year for a fitting scenery that is a bit fitting with the theme of the song.”

Tune in and watch UNDER AUBURN SKIES’ “The Pale King” video now playing HERE.

Diminisher Of Hope will be released digitally and on CD on July 17th. Find preorders at Bandcamp HERE, and presaves at Spotify HERE.

Diminisher Of Hope – Track Listing:

1. First Blood
2. World-Eater
3. The Pale King
4. Gravemind
5. Dathomir
6. Final Sin

UNDER AUBURN SKIES is actively booking live events across their local region, including a set at Thank You Fest V with The Extortionist and many others on May 30th, and a show November 14th opening for Fear Factory and Darkest Hour, with record release shows and tour dates in the planning stages.

UNDER AUBURN SKIES Live:
5/30/2026 Thank You Fest V @ The Brutal Poodle – Denver, CO w/ The Extortionist
11/14/2026 The O – Denver, CO w/ Fear Factory, Darkest Hour

UNDER AUBURN SKIES:
Sebastian Gorklo – vocals
Oscar Morales – guitar
Zach Morgan – guitar
Jose Morales – bass
Martin Pasillas – drums

Additional videos and previews of Diminisher Of Hope will drop alongside new tour updates over the weeks ahead.

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The Aerosmith guitarist definitely has way more instruments than anyone, unless your name is Guitar Center

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L.S. Dunes came together in Chicago, Illinois, during the locked-down pressure of 2020, with five musicians whose histories already carried deep roots in post-hardcore, emo, punk rock, and alternative rock. The lineup united Anthony Green of Circa Survive, Saosin, and the Sound of Animals Fighting on vocals, Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance on guitar, Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria on guitar, Tim Payne of Thursday on bass guitar, and Tucker Rule of Thursday on drums. The project grew out of rehearsals connected to Thursday’s 2020 holiday livestream, at first moving under the working title Dad Bods before becoming

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