Month: October 2026

Demon Hunter: Storm the Gates of Hell 20 Year Anniversary Tour

October 5, 2026 — Leave a comment

Christian metal outfit Demon Hunter has announced October dates alongside Wolves at the Gate and Bloodlines. This tour is in celebration of their fourth studio album, Storm the Gates of Hell. The record will be performed in its entirety, and the set list will also include songs spanning Demon Hunter’s career between 2002 and 2005. Tickets and VIP are still on sale at demonhunter.net!

  • 10/7 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
  • 10/8 – Springfield, MO – The Regency Live
  • 10/9 – Dallas, TX – AM/FM
  • 10/10 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
  • 10/11 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
  • 10/12 – Albuquerque, NM – The Historic El Rey Theater
  • 10/13 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 10/14 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
  • 10/15 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
  • 10/16 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
  • 10/17 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 10/19 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
  • 10/20 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
  • 10/21 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 10/22 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
  • 10/23 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
  • 10/24 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
  • 10/25 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
  • 10/27 – Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
  • 10/28 – West Chicago, IL – The WC Social Club
  • 10/29 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl

Flaw Shares Late 2026/Early 2027 Dates

October 5, 2026 — Leave a comment

Nu metal act Flaw has announced a few more shows to round out 2026 and two dates in January 2027. Tickets for most of these can be found at flawband.com! I’ll link the ticket pages for the rest.

Fall 2026

  • 10/21 – Bristol, TN – The Stockyard [Tickets]
  • 10/23 – Sanford, FL – West End Trading Company
  • 10/24 – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug
  • 10/25 – Jacksonville, FL – Eclipse
  • 10/27 – Murfreesboro, TN – Hop Springs
  • 11/11 – Lynchburg, VA – Super Rad Arcade [Tickets]
  • 11/12 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
  • 11/13 – Newark, DE – Halftime [Tickets]
  • 11/14 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s [Tickets]
  • 11/15 – Scranton, PA – The Ritz Theater [Tickets]

Winter 2027

(These two shows don’t have tickets available yet.)

  • 1/21 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
  • 1/23 – Fort Wayne, IN – Grand Summit Hall

Voivod Shares October 2026 Dates

October 4, 2026 — Leave a comment

Canadian metal outfit Voivod has announced the American Tour Part 2. This 10-date trek features special guest Bat and kicks off October 8th in Youngstown, Ohio. Tickets are still available at voivod.com!

  • 10/8 – Youngstown, OH – Westside Bowl
  • 10/9 – Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s Event Center
  • 10/10 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
  • 10/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
  • 10/12 – Richmond, VA – Cobra Cabana
  • 10/14 – Orlando, FL – The Abbey
  • 10/15 – Atlanta, GA – 529 EAV
  • 10/16 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
  • 10/17 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
  • 10/18 – Newport, KY – Southgate House

Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [9/28 – 10/4]

October 4, 2026 — Leave a comment

AJ McLean: The Better Man Tour 2026

October 3, 2026 — Leave a comment

AJ McLean, of Backstreet Boys fame, has announced The Better Man Tour. This fall run is in support of his latest solo record, My Name is Alexander James, which was released back in January. Tickets are available at alexanderjames.komi.io!

  • 10/19 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl [Rescheduled date!]
  • 10/21 – Cranston, RI – The Historic Park Theatre & Event Center
  • 10/24 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
  • 10/25 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 10/26 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
  • 11/3 – Boston, MA – Royale
  • 11/4 – Nashua, NH – Nashua Center for the Arts
  • 11/6 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
  • 11/8 – Detroit, MI – Sound Board Theater
  • 11/10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
  • 11/11 – Skokie, IL – George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center
  • 11/13 – Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
  • 11/14 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
  • 11/15 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
  • 11/17 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall OTR
  • 11/19 – Nashville, TN – Category 10
  • 11/22 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
  • 11/23 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
  • 11/24 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
  • 11/28 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
  • 11/29 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
  • 11/30 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
  • 12/2 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
  • 12/4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
  • 12/5 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre

Female-Fronted Friday: Nail Bite

October 2, 2026 — Leave a comment

When: 2021

Where: Lancaster, PA

Genre: Metal

FFO: Arch Enemy, Otep, early Static-X

Nail Bite was formed in 2021 by Johnnie Bitting (guitar/vocals), and over the last five years, they have taken the metal world by storm!

Currently comprised of Johnnie, Lonna Nelson (vocals), Caiden Nelson (keys), and John Bitting (bass), this young quartet has played major festivals such as Blue Ridge, Louder Than Life, and Inkcarceration. They are often labeled “avant-garde metal,” which is rather fitting as they do not limit themselves musically, blending every genre you can think of on top of metal roots.

Nail Bite released their debut album, Welcome to Partyland, in early 2023. Their sophomore record, Nostalgia, was released in January 2025 and was rapidly followed by an EP entitled Anomaly that June.

The band has spent much of 2026 performing live and building their social media in order to grow their fan base. They only have five shows left for the year, but who knows what 2027 will bring? Give ’em a follow so you don’t miss out!

“Velvet Nights”

“You Know Who You Are”

“The Heart”

“Cut It Out”

2026 Covers – Chris Wicked: “Enjoy the Silence”

October 2, 2026 — Leave a comment

Released on June 2, 2026.

Originally performed by Depeche Mode.

Listen on Spotify.

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [September]

October 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

My pace slowed a little in September, but I’m still five books ahead of schedule! I actually did choose specific reads for October rather than picking at random as I usually do. I’ll share those in a separate post.

Here are the books I finished – with my ratings – this month.

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Deeply Odd (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 4/5

Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)

Rating: 3/5

Summerween in Hollowmere – Witchy Tales for the Longest Days (Juniper Vale)

Rating: 4/5

Maniac Mall (Christopher Robertson)

Rating: 3.5/5

Dead Girls Don’t Burn (Zia Rayyan)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading American Demon (Kim Harrison) and Saint Odd (Dean Koontz).

Progress: 63/80