Archive for February 11, 2026

W.A.S.P. 1984 To Headless 2026 U.S. Tour | Special Guests KK’s PRIEST | Dates, Cities, Venues & Info Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

From KK’s Priest Facebook:

“Great news! KK’S PRIEST is going to be returning to the US and Canada this September 2026! We will be teaming up together with metal legends W.A.S.P. and with over 40 shows, this is going to be an epic metal and steel tour featuring lots of Priest classics! We look forward to seeing you all again very soon so please get on board early, we do not want you to miss this one.” — K.K. Downing

General on sale is FRIDAY, FEB 13th at 10 am EST. For tickets: http://www.waspnation.com

09-10 – El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia

09-11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

09-12 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center

09-13 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theater

09-14 – Santa Fe, NM – Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino

09-16 – Austin, TX – Emos

09-17 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater

09-18 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues

09-19 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater

09-20 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues

09-22 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckard Hall

09-23 – Daytona, FL – Peabody Auditorium

09-24 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theater

09-25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

09-26 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak

09-27 – Portland, ME – Aura

09-29 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues

09-30 – Hampton, NH – Hampton Beach Casino

10-01 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre

10-02 – New York, NY – The Palladium

10-03 – Carteret, NJ – Carteret Performing Arts Center

10-05 – Montreal, QC – Mtelus

10-06 – Ottawa, ON – Hard Rock Casino

10-07 – Pickering, ON – Pickering Casino Resort

10-09 – Des Plaines, IL – Des Plaines Theater

10-10 – St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater

10-11 – St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater

10-13 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre

10-14 – Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Hall

10-15 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater

10-16 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

10-17 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center

10-19 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre

10-21 – Edmonton, AB – Midway Music Hall

10-22 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theater

10-23 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

10-25 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater

10-27 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic

10-29 – Rancho Mirage, CA – The Show @ Agua Caliente

10-30 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues

10-31 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove

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MELVINS & NAPALM DEATH Form Hybrid Group For New Album, SAVAGE IMPERIAL DEATH MARCH, Out April 10th

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on February 11, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS

PRE-ORDER: https://themelvins.lnk.to/savage

“Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck” visualizer: https://youtu.be/keJ3HDQgYDw

Feb. 11, 2026 – The Melvins and Napalm Death join forces for Savage Imperial Death March (April 10, Ipecac Recordings), a true collaboration – not a split, but a new album featuring members of both bands.

The album shares its name with the bands’ Savage Imperial Death March tours from 2016 and 2025, but marks their first full-length studio collaboration under the moniker.

Yesterday, the first track from the album, “Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck,” premiered with Jose Mangin on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal.

The album was recorded at the Melvins’ Los Angeles studio, with Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) and Dale Crover (drums) joined by Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway (vocals), Shane Embury (bass), and John Cooke (guitar).

“I have loved the Melvins forever and their outlook on music,” Embury explains. “A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon.”

“Napalm Death are one of my favorite bands ever,” Osborne says. “It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together. I would write a riff and we would learn it and record it right there. They wrote stuff and we would learn it immediately as well. It was truly a 50/50 partnership.”

“Funny how life turns out sometimes… collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years,” Greenway adds. “Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics.’ I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times.”

Savage Imperial Death March pre-orders are available now (https://themelvins.lnk.to/savage). The eight-song album will be released on CD, digitally, and across four limited-edition vinyl variants: Black As Your Soul, Indie Exclusive Obnoxious Orchid, Ipecac Exclusive Absurd Aqua, and Revolver Exclusive Neon Coral.

An abbreviated version of the album was released during the band’s 2025 tour as a hyper-limited vinyl/CD edition. This iteration features new Mackie Osborne-created artwork and two new tracks (“Awful Handwriting” and “Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy”).

Savage Imperial Death Marchcover, art by Mackie Osborne

1.    Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck

2.    Some Kind Of Antichrist

3.    Awful Handwriting

4.    Nine Days Of Rain

5.    Rip The God

6.    Stealing Horses

7.    Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

8.    Death Hour

Separately, the Melvins play Sick New World this Spring, with a pair of California headlining dates surrounding the festival appearance. Napalm Death are currently on tour in Europe ahead of their North American trek later this Spring.

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Folk Metal Duo FORGOTTEN SHRINE Release Haunting Version Of BREAKING BENJAMIN’s “Crawl”

Posted in folk metal, folk rock, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on February 11, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Listen to “Crawl” HERE: https://youtu.be/mXHdzDese5I

Emerging out from the shadows, folk metal ensemble FORGOTTEN SHRINE, comprised of Josh Alexander and Sofia Frasz (EXILED HOPE), present an explosive and thrilling cover of BREAKING BENJAMIN’s “Crawl”. 

Sofia Frasz comments: “BREAKING BENJAMIN was the soundtrack to my middle school and high school years, and remains one of my favorite bands to this day. A few months ago, I was feeling nostalgic and wanted to cover a song that no one else seemed to pay much attention to. I had a specific idea for a cinematic cover of ‘Crawl’ in my head, and it turned out so beautifully that we couldn’t wait to release it. I’m my own worst critic and almost never listen to my own music, but I’ve had this one on repeat on and off since we finished it back in November. I’m proud to have put such a special new twist on what I consider to be an underrated classic.“

Josh Alexander shares: “BREAKING BENJAMIN brings me back to a much simpler time of Halo LAN parties and hard rock, which we now call ‘dad rock’. When Sofia approached me with the idea I was very excited because this song has almost no covers to be found online. And being that we are FORGOTTEN SHRINE, we had to put our own spin on things as far as the arrangement, both vocally and musically, evoking an almost horror vibe. I can’t wait to see what everyone thinks!”

FORGOTTEN SHRINE create an eerie atmosphere in “Crawl” from the off with ethereal traditional instruments and haunting choir voices building into the heavy riffs. Enchanting folk parts, along with both Frasz and Alexander’s clean vocals, are powerfully juxtaposed with heavy distortion and their fierce harsh. It’s an enchanting and charismatic take on a noughties fan favorite. 

Stream “Crawl” here: https://youtu.be/mXHdzDese5I?si=CtZG5W8qkQrJUPg5

“Crawl” follows the previously released original singles: “Terror! At The Ballroom” (2025), “Where Shadows Lie” (2024) , “Hero” (2024) and “The Parting Glass” (2024) . 

FORGOTTEN SHRINE is: 
Josh Alexander (Pennsylvania, USA) – Guitar, Bass, Hurdy Gurdy, Irish Bouzouki, Additional Instruments, Backing Vocals, Composition.

Sofia Frasz (Maryland, USA) – Lead Vocals, Guitar, Lyrics, Composition.

Links: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555238025771&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgottenshrineband

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0q7rFp0yxvWoxGWqIt21nI?si=p5jz0YOOROOHFy5jxHAW6A

Source: C Squared Music

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