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- untitled (halo) Releases Self-Titled Debut Album
Los Angeles band untitled (halo) released their self-titled debut album on November 6, 2026. The 11-track record arrives with a video for "how to make your love (stay)", directed by Ariana Mamnoon and Jack Dione, plus November headline dates in New York and Los Angeles.
- Roaming Hills 2027: Fall Out Boy, The Offspring, The Story So Far
Roaming Hills in St. Charles, Iowa, will open its 2027 concert season with Fall Out Boy, The Offspring and The Story So Far on August 6, 2027. Presale begins November 11, and the public on sale is November 12, per the announcement and the official tour site.
- Comeback Kid Share "Shedding Season" Video With Courtney LaPlante
Comeback Kid pair with Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante for "Shedding Season," from Chosen Hell, released November 6 through SharpTone.
- Star's Revenge Share "Don't Worry Dynamite," Announce Second LP
Star's Revenge share "Don't Worry Dynamite" ahead of their second album, due November 27, and a four-night December residency at Hart Bar.
- Bo Staloch Releases Eight-Song EP Too Big, Too Big
The Austin-born songwriter worked with Brad Cook and a close-knit band at Puff City in Durham.
- Towa Bird Shares Sisterhood Tribute "Deep Blue"
Towa Bird follows Gentleman with a standalone song about the bond she shares with her sister.
- Heavy Music Update: The Funeral Portrait, thrown, Resolve and More
New heavy releases range from The Funeral Portrait and Showing Teeth singles to thrown's album and deluxe editions from Finger Eleven and Sabaton.
- Cage The Elephant Announce Dying In Reverse for February 2027
Cage The Elephant announce Dying In Reverse for February 5, 2027, with new single Make It Easy and production from Justin Raisen and SADPONY.
- Burn Eternal Share Wounds I've Made, Debut Album Due February 26
Burn Eternal, the project of Howard Jones and Adam Dutkiewicz, have shared the lyric video for "Wounds I've Made" and set a February 26, 2027 date for their debut album. The self-titled record follows their work together in Killswitch Engage.
- DAWGLET Signs and Shares Eyesore Video
DAWGLET, the project of Angela Phillips, has shared the official video for "EYESORE," recorded at Silver Cord Studios by Jamie Uertz and Johann Meyer. The announcement also confirms a new label partnership.
- Matt Copley Announces Act II Broadway Does Punk for November 18
Matt Copley has announced Act II (Broadway Does Punk), due independently on November 18, 2026, with a guest turn from Blake Roman. The album reworks Broadway and stage songs as rock and punk arrangements.
- HYUKOH Announce Album 33 and 2027 World Tour Dates
HYUKOH will release 33 on November 25, 2026, their first solo full-length in years, and have posted 2027 world tour dates from Seoul to London, including their first U.S. shows since Coachella in 2019. Here are the dates and the singles already out.
- Coheed and Cambria Announce S.S. NEVERENDER 2027 Cruise
Coheed and Cambria have announced S.S. NEVERENDER: Beyond the Black Rainbow, a November 2 to 7, 2027 cruise from Miami to Grand Cayman with Glassjaw, Joyce Manor and more. Presale rounds close November 11 and November 16 before a November 18 public sale.
- Sam Tabor Shares "How Life Goes," a Video Starring His Dogs
Sam Tabor released "How Life Goes" with a video he directed and edited, starring his dogs Mocha and Winnie. He calls it "a song about moving forward and accepting the changes that come with life."
- Do Nothing Friend World: Nottingham Band Finds the Joke in the Bleak
Do Nothing release Friend World, the Nottingham band's second album, on November 6, 2026. Recorded at JT Soar and produced by Louis Milburn, it trades some guitar for drum machines and clavinet while Chris Bailey writes about lonely dogs, fame and a cartoonist's last words.
- Hatebreed Decisions Become Destinies Video Ahead of Fatal Paradox
Hatebreed have shared the video for "Decisions Become Destinies," a new single from Fatal Paradox, out November 6, 2026. Frontman Jamey Jasta calls it one of the album's most personal songs. Here are the credits, the tracklist and the 2027 stadium dates named in the announcement.
- Charlotte Wessels Incubus Video Opens the Mute Swan Empire Era
Charlotte Wessels and her band, now called The Obsession, have released "Incubus" and its video, the first single from the concept album Mute Swan Empire, out February 5, 2027. The song introduces a character called the Insomniac, and a European and UK headline tour follows.
- KNIFE Share Nightmare Video, Opening Track of Into Your Nightmare
KNIFE have released "Nightmare," the second single and video from their third album Into Your Nightmare, out December 18. The song opens the record, while first single "Shadows" closes it. A German tour with Sacred Steel and Game Over starts December 27.
- Nita Strauss and Josh Villalta Rock Rams Salute to Service Halftime
Nita Strauss and Josh Villalta played halftime at the Rams' Salute to Service game on November 1, a medley running from the Top Gun theme to Metallica, Iron Maiden and Foo Fighters. Their son, Maxwell, was at his first Rams game.
- Bayside Release "Best Christmas Yet" and Their Take on "Jingle Bells"
Bayside released "Best Christmas Yet" on November 4, 2026, paired with their take on "Jingle Bells." Anthony Raneri says it is about being with the people who love you back, and the published lyrics turn a breakup into a holiday party. Here is the lyric video, the quote and where it fits.
- Zoltan Bathory Funds PRO JUDO After Five Finger Death Punch's Donation
Five Finger Death Punch founder Zoltan Bathory followed the band's tour donation to USA Judo by funding PRO JUDO, a professional judo event in Las Vegas on November 10 that streams free, per Atom Splitter PR's release.
- Car Underwater's "Waiting (For The Rope To Slip)" Video and Tour Dates
Los Angeles emo band Car Underwater shared the official video for "Waiting (For The Rope To Slip)," a single out October 30, 2026 via Atlantic. Here's who's in the band and every date on the Injury Episode USA Tour with Static Dress, starting November 4 in Detroit.
- Silly Goose Denny's Set: A Free Late-Night Norcross Show on November 7
Atlanta rap-rock band Silly Goose will play a free pop-up set inside the Denny's at 5534 Jimmy Carter Blvd in Norcross, Georgia, on Saturday, November 7, 2026. No tickets, no guest list, and a music video shoot. Here are the times and the backstory.
- Dethwish Ruby: The New Album, Ruby's Revenge Tour and a Hamden Release Show
Connecticut's Dethwish released RUBY on October 31, an 11-track album he calls a story about losing a friend, yourself and a girl from New Jersey on the early internet. Ruby's Revenge Tour hits Brooklyn on November 22 and ends with a release show at Space Ballroom in Hamden on November 28.
- Meshuggah Tour 2027: Dates, Texas Shows and Friday On-Sale for 'The Forty-Year Anomaly'
Meshuggah's Forty-Year Anomaly tour with Testament and Blood Incantation runs Feb. 12 to May 14, 2027, with Houston, San Antonio and Irving stops. General on-sale is Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. local. Every date, plus the presale times.
- The Flaming Lips Announce 'The Teardrop Throbs' and Two-Night Album Shows for 2027
Tickets for The Flaming Lips' 2027 two-night album shows go on sale Friday, October 30 at 10 AM local. Here are the dates, the presale windows, the two-night format and the full tracklist for 'The Teardrop Throbs,' out January 22 on Third Man Records.
- DIIV's 'ZIRP!' Was Produced by A. G. Cook. Here's What the Credits Say So Far
A. G. Cook produced ZIRP!, DIIV's fifth album, out October 30 on Fantasy Records. Here's every credit confirmed so far, what Cook and Zachary Cole Smith have said about the sessions, and the three singles you can hear now. The full credits arrive with the album.
- Queens of the Stone Age 'Perfecth' Tracklist: All 9 Songs on the Ninth Album
The Perfecth tracklist has nine songs, from "It's Only Love" to "Run Away From The Mob." Queens of the Stone Age release their ninth album October 30 on Matador, produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman. Here's the running order, the three songs already out, and who made it.
- St. Vincent Built the Perfect Guitar Record and Still Sounds Careful
Annie Clark can play circles around anyone in modern rock. All Born Screaming proves it again. But technical mastery and self-production don't add up to the career-defining statement critics keep waiting for.
- Jack White Proves Prolific Doesn't Mean Predictable
No Name sounds like what happens when the most technically obsessed guitarist in rock stops worrying about legacy and starts chasing the friction between garage simplicity and studio precision.