Archive for January 14, 2026

RAVEN – Can’t Take Away The Fire North America Tour | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on January 14, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

From RAVEN Facebook;

Satellite Touring and GLM Artists are excited to announce, the legends of NWOBHM and godfathers of Thrash, RAVEN return to the live stage with an extensive North American tour of 35+ shows from March through May this year!

Support comes from special guests SLACKJAW!

Lead vocalist/bassist John Gallagher gleefully states:

“After our ‘medical gap year’ of 2025 we are hungry and itching to get back to doing what we do best — cranking out the megawatts and putting on a RAVEN Metal show for the lunatics out there — we have a killer band SLACKJAW out with us as special guests on these shows and it’s gonna be a take no prisoners full out affair!”

https://ravenlunatics.com/

Dates announced so far, with more to come:

3/18 Louisville, KY @ Goodwood Whiskey Row
3/19 St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
3/20 Kansas City, MO @ Westport Brewery
3/21 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Live
3/22 Dallas, TX @ RBC
3/26 West Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky
3/28 San Francisco, CA @ Above DNA
3/29 Reno, NV @ Club Underground
3/31 Portland, OR @ Dante’s
4/1 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
4/2 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
4/4 Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
4/5 Denver, CO @ The Federal Theatre
4/7 Lincoln, NE @ 1867 Bar
4/8 Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
4/9 Chicago,IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
4/10 Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
4/11 Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
4/12 Hamtramck, MI @ Sanctuary
4/14 New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground
4/16 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
4/17 Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro
4/18 Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
4/19 Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar
4/21 Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
4/22 Old Town, ME @ The Old Town Theatre
4/23 Manchester, NH @ Jewel Music Venue
4/24 Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
4/25 Harrisburg, PA @HMAC
4/26 Richmond, VA @ Ember Music Hall
4/29 Raleigh, NC @ Chapel Of Bones
4/30 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room
5/1 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
5/2 Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social & Supply
5/3 Bradenton, FL @ Oscura

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BEYOND THE BLACK – Rising High 2026 Tour | Dates, Cities, Venues Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , on January 14, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

  • Jan 15 – UK – Manchester @ O2 Ritz
  • Jan 16 – UK – London @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
  • Jan 17 – FR – Paris @ Bataclan
  • Jan 19 – CH – Zurich @ X-tra
  • Jan 20 – DE – Munich @ Tonhalle
  • Jan 22 – HU – Budapest @ Barba Negra
  • Jan 23 – AT – Vienna @ Arena
  • Jan 24 – DE – Geiselwind @ MusicHall
  • Jan 26 – DE – Stuttgart @ Wagenhallen
  • Jan 27 – DE – Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
  • Jan 28 – DE – Hannover @ Capitol
  • Jan 30 – PL – Warsaw @ Proxima
  • Jan 31 – DE – Leipzig @ Haus Auensee
  • Feb 01 – DE – Berlin @ Huxleys
  • Feb 03 – DE – Hamburg @ Inselpark Arena
  • Feb 04 – BE – Antwerp @ Trix
  • Feb 05 – DE – Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
  • Feb 06 – NL – Nijmegen @ Doornroosje
  • Feb 08 – DK – Copenhagen @ Pumpehuset
  • Feb 09 – SE – Gothenburg @ Pustervik
  • Feb 11 – NO – Oslo @ Vulkan
  • Feb 12 – SE – Stockholm @ Kollektivet Livet
  • Feb 14 – FI – Helsinki @ Ääniwalli

https://beyond-the-black.com/

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GOREMAGEDDON 2026 Unvils Pre-Show and After-Party Details

Posted in gore metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on January 14, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

55Gore and StuhlGäng to lead an evening of absolute grind chaos at the official pre-show

Merry’s Sideshow to bring stunts and gore to Grand Central for free-entry afterparty

Tickets already nearing the 50% sold mark following last year’s sell-out

Manchester, UK; 14 January 2026:  The organisers behind Manchester’s Goremageddon have unveiled full details for the 2026 pre-show and official afterparty, promising a full weekend of “absolute grind chaos.”

Ahead of the main festival at The Bread Shed on 21 March, the pre-show brings 55Gore and StuhlGäng to a limited-capacity venue, AATMA, on 20 March. The line-up is rounded out by GRUNK, Hideous Crawling Abomination, Shoplifterz, Megafart and LARSxULRICH. Due to the venue’s capacity, the organisers have issued a warning that tickets are already extremely limited.

The post-festival celebrations at Grand Central will feature live stunts from Merry’s Sideshow. In a shift from the musical assault, the afterparty will feature a “very special and intimate experience.” Attendees can expect stomach-churning live stunts, including The Human Blockhead, Wolf Trap and Mental Flossing.

The afterparty is free entry for all Goremageddon 2026 ticket holders and will conclude with a DJ spinning the most chaotic tracks for the “party animals” left standing.

Rancid Offal Promotions, the team behind Goremageddon, said: “We wanted to make sure the 2026 edition wasn’t just a day of music, but a full weekend of insanity. The pre-show is a total grindhouse, and bringing Merry’s Sideshow into the mix for the afterparty adds that extra layer of shock that the grind scene lives for. Tickets for the main event are already nearing 50% sold. We sold out last year, so don’t leave it too late to join the carnage.”

The main event on 21 March at The Bread Shed remains the weekend’s focal point, featuring a stacked international line-up led by Taiwanese gore overlords Fatuous Rump in their exclusive UK debut. 

Tickets, including pre-show bundles, can be purchased via: https://goremageddon.com

GOREMAGEDDON 2026
21 March 2025
The Bread Shed
Manchester, UK

Fatuous Rump – UK Exclusive Debut
Brutal Sphincter
Carnal Diafragma – UK Exclusive
Mystery Meat – UK Debut
VxPxOxAxAxWxAxMxC
Fupa Goddess – UK Debut
Horsebastard
Cerebral Enema
Lymphoaedema
Mincer
Legislate Mortality

PRE-SHOW (20 March 2026, AATMA): 55Gore, StuhlGäng, GRUNK, Hideous Crawling Abomination, Shoplifterz, Megafart, LARSxULRICH

Afterparty (21 March, Grand Central): Merry’s Sideshow (Live Stunts) + DJ Sets

Goremageddon website: https://gore aged don.com/

Goremageddon 2026 FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1261812689056567/

Goremageddon FB: https://www.facebook.com/GoremageddonFest

Rancid Offal Promotions FB: https://www.facebook.com/RxOxPromotions

Source: 3nation

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METAL ALLEGIANCE (Featuring TESTAMENT, ALICE IN CHAINS, and DREAM THEATER Members) Unveils Apocalyptic New Single: “Black Horizon”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on January 14, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Trailblazing metal collective METAL ALLEGIANCE has returned with their brooding new single, “Black Horizon”. Their first release of original music since 2018, the song features roaring opening riffs from guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and vocalist William DuVall’s (ALICE IN CHAINS) ominous howls, painting an apocalyptic scene.

Mark Menghi (KING ULTRAMEGA) on bass and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) on drums keep the dread looming low in the sky, ready to explode with ferocity at any moment. Systems fail, shadows fall, and the doomed cry for salvation in this desolate world. Gloomy, minimalistic verses bookend thunderous choruses, chronicling a desperate flight for survival.

“Who would have thought we’d be here 12 years later with new MA music? Very excited to have one of my favorite vocalists from one of my favorite bands on the first new MA music in 8+ years, which opens up a new era for MA. As the saying goes, you can’t kill what doesn’t die.” – Mark Menghi

“I was pleasantly surprised and absolutely honored to be asked to contribute to this song and I’m very happy with the result.” – William DuVall

Watch the video “Black Horizon” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpY0tcrfmA

Listen to “Black Horizon” HERE: https://metalallegiance.rpm.link/blackhorizonPR

“This song is a gift from the ghost of MA past. It’s salvaged from a stockpile of riffs we’d started long ago but never quite finished. Now, in combination with a first time voice for the band – the great William Duvall – we are pleased to announce a brand new track, forged from what once was, here to kick off a new era. Check it out!”  – Alex Skolnick

“After having recording these drum tracks some time ago, I’m stoked that they finally get to see the light of day! Thanks to William for finishing it up for us and welcome to the MA family! \m/” – Mike Portnoy

Josh Wilbur – Mixing, Mastering on “Black Horizon”

Produced by Mark Menghi.

https://www.metalallegiance.com/

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