Gothic metal band Vampires Everywhere! has released their first single of 2026, “All My Friends Think I’m Weird,” along with an accompanying video. You can listen to the track here and watch the video below!
Vampires Everywhere! is currently on the road, celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album, Kiss the Sun Goodbye. You can find a list of remaining dates and tickets at bnds.us!
Infamous metal band Marilyn Manson has announced another leg of the “One Assassination Under God Tour.” This handful of spring dates will have Vowws as the opening act. Tickets are on sale at marilynmanson.com!
4/22 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Theater (Added date!)*
4/23 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Theater*
4/25 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Festival 2026
5/8 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
5/10 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
5/12 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace Theatre
5/13 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Soundstage
5/15 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
5/16 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026*
Metal masked marauders Amerakin Overdose has unleashed their latest song and video, “Time Bomb.” Watch the video below and visit their socials for the latest AOD news, including three confirmed festival appearances!
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
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?
Industrial metal band Genitorturers have shared a handful of spring dates at short notice. The “Scars and Stripes” tour features special guest Red Devil Vortex and kicks off April 18th in Tampa, FL. Grab your tickets at genitorturers.com and come see the self-proclaimed “world’s sexiest rock band!”
Love them or hate them, Swedish theatrical pop/metal titans Ghost have had an undeniable chokehold on the music scene for the last several years, and that has not changed in 2025. Within the past month, the band has unveiled the newest transformation of Papa Emeritus and unleashed the first single – “Satanized” – from their upcoming album, Skeletá. They announced the release date for the record, April 25th, and shared the news of a coinciding world tour.
You can pre-order Skeletá and snag tickets/VIP packages for the tour at ghost-official.com!
Shock rock legend Alice Cooper has announced some 2025 dates for his Too Close For Comfort Tour. So far in North America, there are a handful of May shows and a few more in August, but I’m sure additional stops will be shared soon! (Alice will be in Europe for much of July.)