On 14 July 2026, the band announced a partnership with Pophouse Entertainment , covering the resale of copyright stakes in the music catalog, reissues, merchandising, image, logo, and Eddie’s character. The agreement includes a theatrical concert film, a museum, and advanced digitalization of the group’s image.
The band began its 26th global tour, Run for Your Lives World Tour , in May 2025, to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary and is focused on the band’s first nine studio albums. Over a million tickets were sold for the first thirty-two shows for the European leg in 2025,…
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Venom’s sixteenth studio album, and their first in eight years, Into Oblivion was released on 1 May 2026. The album’s lead single “Lay Down Your Soul” was released on 5 March 2026.
On 13 March 2026, longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell died at the age of 64, after a long battle in intensive care following a major operation, making him the last member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll line-up to die and leaving drummer Mikkey Dee as the last surviving member of…
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In a March 2026 interview with The Metal Voice , Faulkner revealed that the band had entered the studio the month before to begin recording their new album. Bassist Ian Hill announced in May 2026 that the album is expected to be released in 2027: “It’ll be out some time…
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An official documentary about the band, The Ballad of Judas Priest , was premiered at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2026 and at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival from 23 April to 3 May. To coincide with the documentary, Sony Music released a compilation…
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On 22 January 2026, the band released new single “Rejoice”. It is the lead single of the band’s 13th studio album, which was set for release in early 2027; Collen later stated, however, that it may not be released until 2028.
On 27 June 2025, a “lost” Motörhead album titled The Manticore Tapes was released. It is a compilation of tracks that were recorded in August 1976 at Emerson, Lake & Palmer ‘s Manticore Studios in Fulham , representing the first recorded material from the line-up of Lemmy, Taylor and Clarke.
In a March 2025 interview with PowerOfMetal.cl , Faulkner said that the band began talks regarding the next album; both him and drummer Scott Travis hoping to begin work in 2026. On 15 March 2025, former drummer Les Binks died at the age of 73.
In 2025, the band participated in the Hell’s Heroes music festival held at the White Oak Music Hall in Houston .