On September 4, 2026, System of a Down released “Johnny”, their first material in six years, and is set to release their 25th anniversary album of Toxicity .
To coincide with their 50th anniversary, Accept will release a collaboration album on 4 September 2026, titled Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 . It will include contributions by Billy Corgan , Sebastian Bach , current or former members of Judas Priest , Scorpions , Ghost , Pantera , Overkill , Testament ,…
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and the US alongside Machine Head, Rivers of Nihil , Judiciary in September.
The band is also confirmed to be on the roster for the Louder Than Life festival taking place in Louisville in September.
Thayer confirmed the band’s recent studio activities in a September 2026 interview with Guitar World , saying: “We did record a great new song that Paul wrote. That’s probably about as much as I can tell you right now.”
The album was released on August 14.
Original guitarist Ritchie Blackmore performed with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on 12 August 2026, joining them for ” Smoke on the Water ” during the encore.
On 5 August 2026, Malmsteen announced his next studio album, Hell or High Water , set for release on 13 November.
Four months later, Green revealed that the idea of a farewell tour came from Kisser and claimed “the timing of everything, of what was going on” influenced this decision: “We had gotten to a point where we had done the cycle of go in the studio, write some songs, record…
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The tour will continue into Canada in August alongside Machine Head and Malevolence