Hard rockers Alter Bridge have shared spring 2026 dates with Filter and Tim Montana. Sevendust will appear in place of Filter in a couple of cities. The tour is to promote Alter Bridge’s new self-titled album, which will be released January 9, 2026. Tickets are on sale now at alterbridge.com!
4/25 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues+
4/26 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy+^
4/28 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center*+
4/29 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom*+
5/1 – Tulsa, OK – Skyline Event Center*+
5/2 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha*+
5/5 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center*+
5/6 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed*+
5/9 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Event Center*
5/10 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues*+
5/12 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount*+
5/13 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater*+
5/16 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026
5/18 – Mckees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre*+
5/19 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore*+
5/21 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle+^
5/22 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company*+
5/24 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*+
German dark rock band Lord of the Lost has announced dates for the U.S. and Canada in early 2026. With support from dark wave outfit The Birthday Massacre and horror punk icon Wednesday 13, this winter run spans sixteen dates and cities ranging from Baltimore, Maryland, to Berkeley, California. Tickets are on sale now at lordofthelost.de!
Set It Off is touring throughout the end of 2025 in support of their new self-titled album, which will be released November 7th. This three-month run features support from Fame on Fire, Vana, and The Pretty Wild. Tickets and VIP are on sale now at setitoffband.com!
10/28 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/29 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
10/30 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
11/1 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/4 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/7 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11/8 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
11/10 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
11/11 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/12 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
11/14 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
11/16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
11/17 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory OC
11/18 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
11/20 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
11/21 – Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
11/23 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
11/25 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/26 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
11/28 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Marilyn Manson has extended his One Assassination Under God Tour into the fall of 2025. Support for the North American dates is Seven Hours After Violet. I couldn’t find anyone listed with Manson on the European shows. Tickets are available at marilynmanson.com, and VIP experiences are being offered for the European run.
North America
8/29 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma 2025+
9/3 – Istanbul, TR – Bonus Parkorman*
9/6 – Almaty, KZ – Park Live*
9/16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues (New date!)
9/18 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2025+
9/20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
9/22 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
9/23 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
9/25 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
9/27 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
9/28 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren (New date!)
9/30 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
10/1 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/3 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Theater
10/5 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2025+
+ Festival; Manson only
* Seven Hours After Violet not appearing
Europe
10/29 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre
10/31 – Bournemouth, UK – Windsor Hall
11/1 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
11/2 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
11/4 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
11/7 – London, UK – Ovo Arena Wembley
11/9 – Nantes, FR – Zénith
11/11 – Paris, FR – Zénith
11/13 – Antwerp, BE – Lotto Arena
11/14 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
11/15 – Prague, CZ – Fortuna Sports Hall
11/17 – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle
11/19 – Warsaw, PL – Torwar
11/20 – Leipzig, DE – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
Mudvayne has announced a fall run in celebration of 25 years of L.D. 50. With them on this anniversary tour will be Static-X, who is ringing in 25 years of Wisconsin Death Trip, and Vended. Tickets are available at mudvayneofficial.com!
9/11 – Dubuque, IA – Q Casino Back Waters Stage
9/13 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
9/14 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
9/16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
9/17 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
9/19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2025*
9/20 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
9/21 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
9/23 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
9/24 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
9/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
9/27 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
9/28 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
9/30 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
10/1 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino
10/3 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
10/5 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2025*
10/7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
10/9 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
10/11 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
10/12 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
10/13 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
10/16 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
10/18 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Alt-metal titans Carbonstone are coming out swinging with their latest single and music video, “Standoff,” which releases May 30th. The new track boasts a vocal collaboration with Jonny Santos of Silent Civilian, Spineshank, and The Less Dead. With “Standoff,” Carbonstone has taken their raw emotion and relentless energy to the next level, and it packs the punch of a speeding freight train.
This song is multi-layered, both musically and in its history. Says Carbonstone frontman Corey James, “I actually wrote this way back in 2010. [“Standoff”] was originally released as a demo on an old EP called Strength in Silence. It was completely organic with zero electronic elements.”
But the track stuck with him, as some songs do, and James found himself circling back to it. “I sometimes revisit songs from the past, and this one has always spoken to me. I thought it would be really cool to bring it back and give it a complete makeover.”
Enter Jonny Santos, an influential figure in James’ musical journey. The two artists began talking after James reached out. “I literally saw him make a post and took a shot in the dark.” The conversation turned to the topic of a collaboration and, says James, a reimagining of “Standoff” immediately came to mind. The result is an in-your-face piece with the electronic/industrial/nu metal stylings so true to Carbonstone.
“Standoff” is roughly four minutes of vented fury, unleashed in the form of crunchy guitars, steady percussion, and the vocal interplay between James and Santos. The track calls out those who take advantage of the people around them and gives a hearty middle finger to anyone who believes your only worth is in being used and controlled.
“It’s such a shame you betray everyone with the fucking words you say/You believe I’m so weak/Come and get a motherfucking piece of me!”
The song is another example of a story carefully constructed with music, something at which Carbonstone excels. Using a maelstrom of instrumentation with a dance between a low tortured growl and an outburst of rage-filled screams, it carries the listener through the narrator’s emotional journey of becoming fed up with somebody who is manipulative and breaking the chains that once bound them together.
Catharsis is then reached after the second chorus, when James and Santos declare “I’m letting you go.” Echoing the release of all the anger and the sense of resolve that has been found, there is a brief acoustic interlude, and the track reaches its conclusion with a sprinkle of flamenco style picking.
“Standoff” will be available on May 30th. The music video premieres at 8 p.m. EST, and the song will hit streaming services at midnight!
You can pre-save “Standoff” here, and you can find links to all of Carbonstone’s socials and streaming profiles at carbonstone.net.
Industrial metal legends Nine Inch Nails are setting out on the Peel It Back Tour in early June! Featuring support from Berlin-based Boys Noize, this three month run spans Europe and North America, with stops in Dublin, Milan, Paris, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and more! Tickets are on sale at nin.com!
6/15 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
6/17 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
6/18 – London, UK – The O2
6/20 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena
6/21 – Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting 2025*
6/24 – Milan, IT – Parco Della Musica Novegro
6/26 – Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion
6/27 – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
6/29 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
7/1 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
7/3 – Gdynia, PL – Open’er Festival 2025*
7/5 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival 2025*
7/7 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
7/8 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena
7/11 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival 2025*
7/12 – Oeiras, PT – Nos Alive Festival 2025*
8/6 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
8/8 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
8/10 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
8/12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
8/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
8/15 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
8/17 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
8/19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
8/20 – Chicago, IL – United Center (Added date!)
8/22 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
8/23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
8/26 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
8/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
8/29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
8/31 – Cleveland, OH – R.M. Fieldhouse
9/2 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
9/3 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center (Added date!)
Gothic rock/metal band Dead Posey has shared dates for The Damned & The Dead Tour. Featuring special guests Ovtlier and Another Day Dawns, this early summer run kicks off June 11th in Denver, Colorado. Tickets and VIP are available at deadposey.com!
Note: The TBAs for June 26th and 27thhave been shared, and a date in Michigan was added!
6/11 – Denver, CO – HQ
6/12 – Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
6/13 – West Dundee, IL – RocHaus
6/14 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
6/15 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
6/16 – Cadillac, MI – The Venue Event Center (New date!)
I always enjoy hearing artists’ takes on songs they love, and the most fun reimaginings to me are the ones that come from a completely different genre than the original. Over the past week, two such renditions have been released into the world. The third cover… Well, it was always a dark song, so an infamously dark artist sharing his version makes sense.
1.Priest: “Black Hole Sun”
Yes, that “Black Hole Sun.” It’s so Priest, but I think it’s a very respectful nod to Soundgarden and the original. And, let’s be honest, it takes balls to release a song and know everyone is going to be comparing your vocals to Chris Cornell’s.
2. Aesthetic Perfection: “Fade to Black”
Aesthetic Perfection is a self-proclaimed industrial pop act. Hearing them do a Metallica track was unexpected, but I dig it.
3. Marilyn Manson: “In the Air Tonight”
Manson prides himself on shocking people. His entire career is based on it, in fact. He has done odd covers before. However, I just never would have predicted a Phil Collins song. Lol. As stated above, it kinda makes sense. The subject matter of “In the Air Tonight” is rather dark. Who better to reimagine it than Marilyn Manson and Tyler Bates?
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