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GEOFF TATE in Budapest: The Night Operation: Mindcrime Came Back to Life
Operation Mindcrime – The Final Chapter April 15, 2026 – Budapest, A38 Ship When the news broke that Geoff Tate would once again be paying a visit to our country, and that this time I would actually be at home, there was simply no other possible scenario than spending that Wednesday evening at the A38. […] -
Moonlight Haze – Stream ‘Interstellar Madness’ Single
As the release of their new EP Interstellar Madness is getting closer, Moonlight Haze now premiere the third single-title track. The accompanying music video was directed by Marco Falanga & Beatrice Demori.
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Abyssal Rift – Announce Second Full Length Offering
On August 14th 2026, Ohio death doomsters Abyssal Rift will unleash their second full-length instalment dubbed Relics Of Great Ash. Via Bandcamp widget below you can check out in advance two new songs.
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Puscifer announce Normal Isn’t UK and European tour and “coordinated deployment” with A Perfect Circle
Posted on May 14th 2026, 4:42p.m.
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Man Arrested In Panama For Cold As Life Vocalist’s Murder After Decades On The Run
Rodney Barner, who went by the stage name Rawn Beauty, was the original frontman for Cold As Life, the legendarily chaotic and tough Detroit hardcore band. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Barner was a larger-than-life presence on the Detroit punk scene. In 1993, he was murdered, shot to death in his sleep at the age of 23. Richard Werstine, Barner’s friend and roommate, was arrested for the murder, and he failed to appear for his trial. For decades, Werstine lived as a fugitive, evading authorities. Now, Werstine has finally been taken into custody after being arrested at a dog park in Panama City, Panama.
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Split Chain Announce Deluxe Edition Of “Motionblur” & UK Headlining Tour
False Reality & Roman Candle will be out with them on the latter.
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“By luck or design, we found a different way to say something, and people listened”: How unlikely prog metal newcomers Karnivool made the last great nu metal debut
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but a ragtag band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory -
The Rolling Stones Talk Tour Plans, Get De-Aged In Their “In The Stars” Video Starring Odessa A’zion
The Rolling Stones are rolling out their new album Foreign Tongues, but as of now they aren’t supporting it with a tour. Last year the band reportedly scrapped plans for 2026 live shows because Keith Richards couldn’t commit to touring. According to a new interview, all hope may not be lost for those who hope to see the rock legends onstage again. Speaking to the AP recently, Mick Jagger said, “I would love to tour the album. I absolutely would love to, so I hope to do it as soon as that’s possible.” Richards was less enthusiastic: “Yeah, yeah, possibly, you know, I mean, at the moment, we’re just sort of saying, ‘We finished the record, let’s do this.'” He added, “Not this year.”
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Fontella Bass’s British tour January 1966
Fontella Bass featured in Melody Maker, 11 December 1965, page 10 Having arrived in Britain on 1 December 1965 for TV appearances only, including performing on BBC’s Top of the Pops, ITV’s Ready Steady Go and TWW’s Discs as Gogo, US soul singer Fontella Bass returned to Britain in the first week of January 1966 for a two-week tour.
Judging by the article from Melody Maker below, she was backed by seven-piece Surrey outfit, The Just Five for all of the gigs, although keyboard Alan Reeves says The Krew did back her for a one-off gig at the Scotch of St James.
Melody Maker, 8 January 1966, page 4 Tour dates (see pic above for more details)
8 January 1966 – Market Assembly Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria with Just Five, Checkmates and The Dawnbreakers (Carlisle and Cumberland Journal)
9 January 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)
11 January 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
12 January 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Quiet Five (https://garagehangover.com/blue-moon-cheltenham-gigs-july-1965-may-1967/)
13 January 1966 – Oldham Astoria, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)
14 January 1966 – ITV’s Ready Steady Go with The Kinks, Pretty Things, Patti LaBelle & Her Belles and Lee Dorsey (Melody Maker)
15 January 1966 – Astoria Ballroom, Rawtenstall, Lancashire with The Just Five, The Rogues and The Beatroots (Accrington Observer/Lancashire Evening Telegraph)
Melody Maker, 15 January 1966, page 3 16 January 1966 – Flamingo All-nighter, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Chessmen (Melody Maker)
18 January 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Melody Maker) Missed due to food poisoning
Melody Maker, 29 January 1966, page 5 19 January 1966 – Mecca Pavilion Royal Pier, Southampton, Hants with The Just Five (Southern Daily Echo)
We’d welcome any further information on this tour in the comments below
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Converge Announce Last-Minute Free Show In Los Angeles
In a parking lot no less.
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