- Saints of Destruction: “Worldwide Suicide”
- Our Violet Room: “Airport Conversations” (ft. ella phie)
- Forged by Titans × Wolves of Oz: “Echoes”
- The Get Right Band: “Human”
- Cursing: “Irony”
And I have a couple of honorable mentions this week…
electrogoth
Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [8/10 – 8/16]
Ventana + Deadly Apples: Saints of Sickness Tour 2026
Industrial metal counterparts Ventana and Deadly Apples have announced the “Saints of Sickness Tour.” The 18-date run stretches through November and features special guest Aeternum. You can snag your tickets at ventanaband.com, deadlyapples.com, or aeternummusic.com!
- 11/6 – Cadillac, MI – The Venue Event Center
- 11/7 – Louisville, KY – The Fox Den
- 11/8 – Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade
- 11/10 – Sparta, WI – Blue Collar
- 11/11 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
- 11/12 – Sioux Falls, SD – Red Eye Bar & Casino
- 11/13 – Casper, WY – Oil City Beer Company
- 11/15 – Denver, CO – HQ
- 11/17 – St. Louis, MO – Fubar
- 11/18 – Hobart, IN – The Hobart Art Theater
- 11/19 – Detroit, MI – TSDMAAC
- 11/20 – Toronto, ON – Ground Control
- 11/21 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- 11/22 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
- 11/25 – Lowell, MA – Taffeta Music Hall
- 11/27 – Newark, DE – Halftime Sports Bar and Music Venue
- 11/28 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving
Makes My Blood Dance Shares Winter and Spring 2026 Dates
Cyber-goth/disco-metal hybrid Makes My Blood Dance has announced several U.S. tour dates, spanning from early February to late May. The Brooklyn-based band will be supporting Smile Empty Soul and Primer 55 on the “Silhouettes & Mayhem Tour,” then playing a handful of headlining shows before heading out with Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones in the spring.
Tickets: makesmyblooddance.com
Silhouettes & Mayhem Tour w/Smile Empty Soul and Primer 55
- 2/4 – Dallas, TX – Trees
- 2/5 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
- 2/6 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 2/7 – Helotes, TX – Josabi’s
- 2/9 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
- 2/11 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
- 2/12 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall
- 2/14 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s Concert Venue
- 2/15 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
- 2/16 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
- 2/17 – Knoxville, TN – Open Chord
- 2/19 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
- 2/20 – Waynesboro, VA – The Foundry
- 2/22 – Summerville, SC – Trolley Pub
No Love Without Blood Tour [MMBD headlining dates]
- 2/24 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits Live
- 2/25 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
- 2/26 – Longwood, FL – Shovelhead Lounge
- 2/27 – Atlanta, GA – 529 Club
- 2/28 – Huntsville, AL – Shag’s Rock & Sports
- 3/1 – Winston-Salem, NC – Monstercade
On Tour w/Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones
- 4/24 – Fresno, CA – Sanctuary*
- 4/25 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post*
- 4/26 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
- 4/28 – Glendale, AZ – The 44
- 4/30 – Dallas, TX – Trees
- 5/1 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 5/2 – Shreveport, LA – Metal Bug Music Fest 2026
- 5/3 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
- 5/5 – St. Louis, MO – The Sovereign
- 5/7 – Foxborough, MA – Six String Grill
- 5/8 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
- 5/9 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s
- 5/10 – Newark, DE – Halftime
- 5/11 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
- 5/12 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- 5/13 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 5/16 – Belvedere, IL – Apollo Theater
- 5/17 – Harrison, OH – Blue Note
- 5/20 – Cadillac, MI – Venue Event Center
- 5/21 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 5/22 – Burlington, IA – Catfish Bend Casino
- 5/23 – Dubuque, IA – Q Sports Bar
- 5/25 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
- 5/26 – Denver, CO – Federal Theatre
- 5/28 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
- 5/30 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
* Adema appearing instead of 12 Stones
A Tribute Album to Rammstein is Coming Soon!
When I say “soon,” I mean soon. As in, August 25th. Four days from now.
I had heard the covers of “Feuer Frei!” by The 69 Eyes and “Engel” by Priest, and I thought it was kind of odd (and awesome) that suddenly everyone was releasing their take on infamous Rammstein tracks. Then, I stumbled across a post on a Front Line Assembly fan page and saw that those two releases are part of a bigger project.
I’m pretty excited about this! The album features versions of songs such as “Du Hast,” “Sonne,” “Radio,” and “Deutschland,” by a slew of artists, including Front Line Assembly, Skold, Julien-K, and more. I will include the full track list below. You can order your copy on Cleopatra Records’ site.
1. “Du Hast” – Burton C. Bell, Paul Ferguson, and MGT
2. “Deutschland” – Front Line Assembly
3. “Sonne” – Skold
4. “Engel” – Priest
5. “Amerika” – Laibach
6. “Feuer Frei!” – The 69 Eyes
7. “Ausländer” – Jah Wobble & Jon Klein
8. “Radio” – Julien-K
9. “Ich Will” – Stoneman
10. “Keine Lust” – Lacrimas Profundere
11. “Links 2 3 4” – Manntra
BONUS TRACKS
12. “Mein Teil” – Original God
13. “Du Hast” – Læther Strip
Not My God Announces Farewell Tour
Not My God is an industrial project that features Tim Sköld (Shotgun Messiah, Marilyn Manson) and Nero Bellum (Psyclon Nine). The pair came together in 2020, releasing the self-titled Not My God on Valentine’s Day. This was followed by Simulacra in 2021 and, earlier this year, the twelve track Obverses.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and it seems that Not My God is calling it quits – after a final tour, of course…which also happens to be their first tour. Alongside Not My God will be Snakes of Russia, Clockwork Echo, and Death Loves Veronica. Tickets and VIP are available at skold.com.
- 10/14 – Las Vegas, NV – Dive Bar
- 10/15 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
- 10/17 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
- 10/18 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
- 10/20 – Denver, CO – The Crypt
- 10/21 – Kansas City, MO – Encore (VIVO)
- 10/22 – West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
- 10/23 – Ann Arbor, MI – Necto
- 10/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
- 10/25 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
- 10/26 – Salem, MA – Koto
- 10/27 – New York, NY – Stimulate
- 10/29 – Atlanta, GA – Boggs
- 10/30 – Dallas, TX – Ruins
Not My God: “Ashes”
Snakes of Russia: “Dos Thrones”
Clockwork Echo: “Hellfire”
Death Loves Veronica: “Red Leather”
Priest Shares Cover of Rammstein’s “Engel”
Priest is a synthwave act from Sweden that consists of former members of Ghost. The band has been releasing music since 2017 and were signed to Cleopatra Records in 2021. Having just wrapped a tour in support of Powerman 5000, Priest dropped their second single – and second cover track – of 2023 today, an interesting take on Rammstein’s well-known song “Engel.” Listen here:
