Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. However the exception to that rule is the sudden announcement of a run of six February shows from South Coast Melodic Hardcore crew Hell Can Wait that start in 37 days time. They’ll be joined by Glasgow core-ish band Witness from Edinburgh onwards as once again they search
The rumours that Eschalon are taking some time out from playing everywhere that’s anywhere aren’t strictly true as the band have announced not one, not two but three shows with February, April and May seeing them grace the stages of three major cities. Dark Reign Festival and Modern Era Metal Fest are two of those,
Australian Traditional Heavy Metal act Temtris have announced a run of European and United Kingdom shows for May. The nine shows of a possible twenty three are based around the bands performance at Hell On Air Festival in Belgium with more to be added, this news following a cover of “Eagle Fly Free” by Helloween
Vancouver, British Columbians Opal In Sky have given the gift that keeps giving. They’ve announced the Canada Across the Pond Tour which will find them playing 31 shows across 15 countries in Europe in Spring 2026. Sharks In Your Mouth, Give Em Blood and Mvochist will all be picking up support slots on select dates
“March of the Gods” creators King Kraken have announced a six date co-headlining run with Traditional Heavy Metal act and Rabidfest veterans Fury put together by Grumpy Clown Booking Agency. The run will will see them playing Friday and Saturday shows across three weekends across April and May and breaks down as follows:
Joining the recent tidal wave of tour announcements for 2026, Post-Metal… whisper it… supergroup… SUMAC, who feature in their ranks members of such house hold names as Isis, Baptists, Russian Circles, Botch, These Arms Are Snakes, Mamiffer and Old Man Gloom have explained that they will be raiding Europe in April. Its the final show
As their new album “Satanic Scum Punks” is out 13th March via Apocalyptic Witchcraft it’s only natural that Wolfbastard would want to beat the living daylights out of their instruments and reduced a few venues to rubble in the process. So they’ve announced seven shows, one for each deadly sins for the purpose…
Following their appearances at next summer’s incarnation of Download Festival, Drowning Pool will once again join forces with Spineshank and Snot, both of whom appear to be promising new material before then, for a quartet of further smaller shows upon our shores. The only surprise is that the veteran trio aren’t making their way up
It is written that a plague of pestilence in Doom Metal will sweep across Europe in April and May next year, begining in Athens and concluding in Oslo as Denver Colorado Doom merchants Primitive Man will mount their “European Observance MMXXVI” tour campaign. Joining them throughout will be Australian Post-Industrial collective Kollaps with Sea Bastard
Are Cosmic Death Metal force Blood Incantation calling their summer run in Europe and the United Kingdom the “Absolute Else Tour” because they’re playing some venues that are off the beaten track? It very much seems that way with the lack of any London, Manchester or Glasgow dates in the United Kingdom alone. They’ll be jointed
