MALLORY KNOX RETURN WITH 'AFTERGLOW'

  FEATURING ORIGINAL VOCALIST MIKEY CHAPMAN

British alt-rock icons Mallory Knox have released 'Afterglow', their new single featuring original frontman Mikey Chapman. Marking their first studio release since original lead vocalist Mikey Chapman rejoined the band, ‘Afterglow’ serves as the opening statement for a forthcoming collection of new material written and recorded over the past year. 

The band is now comprised of Chapman alongside core members James Gillett and Dave Rawling. 'Afterglow' carries deep personal significance for the band, tracing back to the very moment they decided to reunite.

"Afterglow is the very first song Dave, James and I jammed out after deciding to write again as a band," shares lead vocalist Mikey. "The song reflects the anticipation, excitement and hope we found in those initial moments as we brought the band back to life. Lyrically, I wanted to embody the mantra that I had been telling myself for some time at that point - that there is life yet to be lived if only you are willing to try. I hope that many will find their own inspiration and hope within the song too."

‘Afterglow’ encapsulates the raw energy, renewed vigour, and artistic synergy that defined Mallory Knox’s initial rise, while signalling a clear, ambitious path forward.

The band play the following shows:
Friday 21st August, The Lower Third, UK
Saturday 22nd August, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Watch the video of 'Afterglow' below.

Mallory Knox Band Photo By Loz Robey

  BAD WOLVES RETURN WITH 'PAINT IT RED'

  & NEW SINGER KILLBOY (SARA SKINNER)

Bad Wolves have released a new single and video, 'Paint It Red'. The song sees Killboy (Sara Skinner) debuting as the band's new vocalist. Band founder, drummer, and songwriter John Boecklin commented, "When we started looking for the next voice of Bad Wolves, we weren't looking for someone to fill a spot; we were looking for someone who could help push this band into its next chapter. The first time I heard Sara sing, I knew she was different. She has an incredible voice, undeniable presence, and the kind of versatility that allows us to take our songwriting to places we've never gone before. Beyond the talent, she's brought a renewed energy and excitement into this band. Sara isn't here to recreate the past, she's here to help us build the future. We couldn't be more excited to welcome her to the Bad Wolves family and for everyone to hear what we've been working on together."

Propelled by pummeling drums and a head-nodding groove, the track fuses Killboy's dynamic delivery to an airtight polyrhythmic riff. Once again, the track illustrates the group's uncanny ability to marry skyscraper-size melodies and intricately crushing instrumentation. Baptized in crimson, the chorus culminates on an ominous, yet entrancing chant, "And watch the blood flow down like a river from my mouth…'Cause they won't miss you when you're dead, so paint it red."

Watch 'Paint It Red' below.

KRIS BARRAS BAND ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

   'MONSTERS WE MADE'

KRIS BARRAS BAND have announced their new album, 'Monsters We Made'. The new album will be released on 14th August 2026 via Earache Records, with pre-orders available now. To celebrate the announcement of the new album and following in the footsteps of lead single 'All Falls Down', the band have shared a video for the feisty new single 'Riot Of One'.

Links to pre-order and pre-save 'Monsters We Made' are at Kris Barras Band - Monsters We Made.

On the new single, 'Riot Of One', frontman and guitarist Kris Barras comments:
"Obviously I have leaned fully into the fighting theme with this one, with the video shot in an MMA cage! However, the song is about more than that. It's about feeling like it's you against the world and saying 'bring it on'. When life isn't going your way and it feels like everyone and everything is pushing you down, it's about standing up and fighting back."

He continues, "The song started life as a riff/musical idea that Josiah had. He sent it over to me with the directions 'turn this into a big singalong'. It actually took quite a while to come to life. Then one day whilst driving down to his studio, I came up with the chorus idea, pulled over and recorded a voice note so I wouldn't forget it!"

Watch the video below:

'Monsters We Made' Track Listing:

• 1. Monsters We Made
• 2. ⁠Beautiful Lie
• 3. ⁠Riot Of One
• 4. ⁠Unspoken
• 5. ⁠All Falls Down
• 6. ⁠Alive
• 7. ⁠Otherside
• 8. ⁠Fake
• 9. ⁠Rewind
• 10. ⁠End Of Me
• 11. ⁠Levitate

Band Photo By Colin Hawkins

  ALICE COOPER ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

  & 8-DATE UK Q&A BOOK TOUR

Alice Cooper has announced the release of his definitive autobiography, ‘Devil on my Shoulder’, published by Ebury Spotlight on 8th October 2026. This long-awaited autobiography finally lifts the lid on one of the greatest lives in music.

Building on over sixty years of rock folklore, Cooper will support the book’s launch with an intimate 8-date UK speaking tour. Each evening will feature the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in conversation with a special guest moderator, followed by an audience Q&A, offering fans a rare glimpse behind the greasepaint and guillotines.

Devil on my Shoulder - UK Book Tour

OCTOBER 2026
Sun 11th October - Cardiff New Theatre
Mon 12th October - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tue 13th October - London Palladium
Wed 14th October - Brighton Dome
Fri 16th October  - Manchester Opera House  
Sat 17th October - Stockton Globe
Mon 19th October - Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Tue 20th October - Wolverhampton Civic Hall

The book is priced at £25.00 | ISBN: 9781529966640 while a tour ticket includes entry + a copy of the book.

  BLACK STONE CHERRY ANNOUNCE INTIMATE

  'AN EVENING WITH' TOUR FOR AUTUMN 2026

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have shared plans for a massive headline tour of the UK. The special 'An Evening With; shows will follow their recently-announced EU tour, and will call through Nottingham, Margate, Norwich, Manchester, Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Cardiff, Torquey, and Frome, before culminating in two shows in London. The evening will include two separate sets from the southern rockers, playing their legendary 2006 self-titled debut LP in full (marking its 20th anniversary), and a second set of long-time classics and new songs off the upcoming EP,'Celebrate'.

Talking about the tour, the band said:
“We cannot wait to come back to the UK and celebrate with all of our Cherry Heads across so many different cities! Touring overseas is such a thrill and exciting thing for us and we will absolutely bring the energy and vibe with us to every stop on the tour! Plus, new music! Love you and see you soon!”

Full "An Evening With" EU + UK tour dates below:

Thu 10th Sep - Germany - STUTTGART, Longhorn
Sat 12th Sep - Germany - BERLIN, Huxley's Neue Welt
Sun 13th Sep - Poland - WARSAW, Progresja
Tue 15th Sep - Czech Republic - PRAGUE, Meetfactory
Wed 16th Sep - Hungary - BUDAPEST, Dürer Kert
Thu 17th Sep - Austria - VIENNA, Simm City
Sat 19th Sep - Germany - MUNICH, Backstage Werk
Sun 20th Sep - Switzerland - BERN, Mühle Hunziken
Tue 22nd Sep - Germany - FRANKFURT, Batschkapp
Wed 23rd Sep - France - PARIS, Alhambra
Fri 25th Sep - Belgium - LEUVEN, Het Depot
Sat 26th Sep - Germany - BOCHUM, Matrix
Sun 27th Sep - Netherlands - BREDA, Mezz
Tue 29th Sep - Germany - HAMBURG, Markthalle
Wed 30th Sep - Germany - COLOGNE, Essigfabrik
Fri 2nd Oct - Netherlands - GRONINGEN, Oosterpoort
Tue 20th Oct - England - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Wed 21st Oct - England - MARGATE Dreamland
Fri 23rd Oct - England - NORWICH UEA
Sat 24th Oct - England - MANCHESTER Academy
Mon 26th Oct - Ireland - DUBLIN Academy
Tue 27th Oct - Ireland - CORK Cypress Avenue
Thu 29th Oct - N. Ireland - BELFAST Limelight 1
Fri 30th Oct - Scotland - ABERDEEN Music Hall
Tue 3rd Nov - Scotland - NEWCASTLE Boiler Shop
Thu 5th Nov - England - WOLVERHAMPTON KK’s Steelmill
Sat 7th Nov - Wales - CARDIFF Great Hall
Sun 8th Nov - England - TORQUEY Arena
Tue 10th Nov - England - FROME Cheese & Grain
Thu 12th Nov - England - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri 13th Nov - England - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town

  EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCE 2026 WORLD TOUR

Evanescence will be hitting the road again in 2026, playing North American dates before heading across the pond for UK and European dates.  Special guest Poppy will support on all UK & European shows with Nova Twins opening outside the UK.  K-Flay, who features on Evanescence’s latest single, “Fight Like A Girl,” will open the UK shows.
The UK dates will be presented by AEG while the European shows, other than Paris, will be presented by Eventim. Paris will be presented by Saloni Productions and AEG. Evanescence has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1/£1/€1 from every ticket sold will support organizations providing humanitarian aid and medical relief to those in need around the world.

Singer Amy Lee said “This year has been so inspiring in so many ways, creating so much new music, playing some bucket-list shows and working with so many artists that give us life. We are taking all of that fire and energy and inspiration and building it into an epic 2026 for our fans. Collaborating with K. Flay, Poppy, and Courtney Le Plante made me want to create a world where we could share stages together, and I’m thrilled we are going to make it happen! I can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on, and I can’t wait for this incredible tour.”

UK & European Dates In 2026
Tue, Sep 8       Leeds, UK – First Direct Bank Arena*  
Thu, Sep 10     Manchester, UK – Co-op Live* 
Fri, Sep 11        Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena* 
Sun, Sep 13      London, UK – The O2*
Wed, Sep 16     Brussels, Belgium – Forest National^
Thu, Sep 17      Paris, France – Accor Arena^
Sat, Sep 19       Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle^
Sun, Sep 20      Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhallen Dortmund^ 
Tue, Sep 22      Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome^ 
Wed, Sep 23    Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena^ 
Thu, Sep 25      Berlin, Germany – Velodrom^ 
Sat, Sep 26       Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle^ 
Sun, Sep 28      Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena^ 
Mon, Sep 29     Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion Zurich^ 
Thu, Oct 1         Barcelona, Spain – Palau Olimpic Badalona
Fri, Oct 2           Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre^ 
Sun, Oct 4         Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena^
*Support Poppy, with K-Flay
^Support Poppy, with Nova Twins

Check out all the 2026 dates via Evanescence.com

  THE DARKNESS ANNOUNCE THEIR

  LARGEST TOUR IN 20 YEARS

The Darkness have announced their largest headline tour in 20 years and will bring their beloved rock to arenas across the UK in December 2026. The seven-date tour will commence at Glasgow OVO Hydro on December 8th and finish with the band’s debut headline performance at The O2 in London on December 16th.
 
The Darkness will be joined on all dates by support from the GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum selling, American country rock band Brothers Osborne, as well as the multi-million streamed UK rock band A.
 
Pre-sale starts at 10am Wednesday 26th November 2025 while the general sale starts at 10am Friday 28th November 2025. Get tix at: The Darkness - AEG Presents
 
Regarding the tour Justin Hawkins says:
 
“Powerful rock was designed to be played in huge rectangular buildings. Huge rectangular buildings were designed to house powerful rock bands. The Darkness are a powerful rock band and the arenas listed below are huge rectangular buildings. Except for the exception which proves the rule. Thank you O2 Arena… 

Ahead of their gargantuan 2026 headline arena tour, The Darkness will make their live return to the legendary stage at Knebworth Park for an enormous performance with Iron Maiden on July 11th.
 
Poised to fulfil the dreams of hundreds of thousands more fans next year, The Darkness come armed with a tour and set list guaranteed to be the best thing since sliced – and toasted! – bread.
 

THE DARKNESS 2026 TOUR DATES
July 11th – Knebworth Park (with Iron Maiden)
Dec 8th – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Dec 9th – Leeds, FD Arena
Dec 11th – Manchester, AO Arena
Dec 12th – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Dec 13th – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Dec 15th – Brighton, Brighton Centre
Dec 16th – London, The O2

Photo By Simon Emmett