MEGADETH Announce European Dates for 2026 Farewell Tour

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After Megadeth already announced their farewell tour for 2026, the concrete European tour dates have now been revealed. Find all dates below.

Megadeth will be saying goodbye to their fans next year with a farewell tour and one final studio album. The self-titled record will be released on January 23, 2026 and is already available for pre-order from us in the following editions:

  • Megadeth – Exclusive & Limited Yellow Fluo Colored 2 Vinyl
  • Megadeth – Limited Crystal Red Indie Exclusive Colored 2 Vinyl
  • Megadeth – 2 Vinyl
  • Megadeth – CD

Secure your pre-order here.

Megadeth have now announced their tour dates for Europe. Here’s the full overview:

  • June 7, 2026 – DE – Gelsenkirchen, Amphitheater
  • June 11, 2026 – LU – Luxembourg, Rockhal
  • June 15, 2026 – CH – Zurich, Halle 622
  • June 16, 2026 – AT – Vienna, Gasometer
  • June 23, 2026 – TR – Istanbul, KüçükÇiftlik Park
  • June 28, 2026 – KZ – Almaty, Spartak Stadium

In addition, Megadeth will open as Very Special Guests for Iron Maiden’s show in Hannover on June 2 as part of the Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026.

Tickets for all dates are available starting today via pre-sale, and from December 5 in the general on-sale at megadeth.com/pages/tour.

Italian FIVE HUNDRED HORSE POWER Sign with Wanikiya Record

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Wanikiya Record/Promotion is proud to announce the addition of one of the most powerful and overwhelming forces in the Italian metal scene: Five Hundred Horse Power (500 HP).
A band driven by energy, skill, dedication, and a story built entirely on genuine passion for heavy metal.

A story of friendship, creative fire, and determination

500 HP were born in Vicenza from the desire of a group of friends to create a project of original songs, defined by a direct, personal, no-compromise metal sound. After various lineup changes, it was in June 2019 that the band finally reached its current formation — an immediate and natural chemistry that allowed them to complete and record their debut album.

Their first record, “Last Bullet”, was recorded between August and September 2019 and released in November of the same year on all major digital platforms, receiving excellent feedback from the start.

From the challenges of the pandemic to a new creative chapter

During the difficult pandemic years, with live shows and promotion severely limited, the band did not stop.
Quite the opposite — they turned that period into pure creative fuel.

The result came in July 2022 with the second album “CLUSTER”, released by Andromeda Relix: a work that blends all the influences that shaped the musical identity of 500 HP.

The album received positive reviews from major magazines and specialized media, including Rumore and Rock Hard.

High-voltage live shows and a devastating stage presence

In recent years, 500 HP have performed on prestigious stages, participating in festivals such as:

  • PadovaMetalFest
  • Wild Life Run
  • International Bike Week

And sharing the stage with legendary names of the Italian metal scene, including:

Crying Steel, White Skull, Spitfire, Pino Scotto, Trick or Treat, Screaming Demons, and many more.

Today the band continues its live activity across venues and events throughout Central and Northern Italy, delivering a show with massive visual and sonic impact, complete with stage props, smoke machines, and even flamethrowers — a true 360° metal experience.

Since 2019, the band has also organized the SuperMetalFest, an event that gives visibility and space to many hard rock and metal acts from the Italian underground, further solidifying their active and passionate role within the scene.

A collaboration set to ignite

Wanikiya Record/Promotion welcomes Five Hundred Horse Power into its roster with great enthusiasm.
This partnership marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter filled with music, hard work, growth, and major projects.

Get ready for an explosive 2026: 500 HP are ready to run faster than ever.

BOUM PATAT Releases New Music Video for ‘Rue D’Aerschot’ from Debut Album

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Belgium’s electro-fun-metal innovators BOUM PATAT have released the official music video for “Rue D’Aerschot”, taken from their debut album Ma Belgitude, out now via Wormholedeath.

The track dives into the gritty, chaotic life of Honoré—a lonely soul navigating tough streets, fleeting hopes, and a little chaos along the way. With dark storytelling, biting humor, and the signature electro-fun-metal energy that defines BOUM PATAT, “Rue D’Aerschot” turns the trials of urban survival into a headbanging, laugh-out-loud anthem. It’s intense, clever, and unapologetically chaotic—just like life on Rue D’Aerschot itself.

Stream “Ma Belgitude”: https://orcd.co/mabelgitude

Previous videos: Boum Patat: Watch – Je Suis Zat (Music Video): Watch – Mort Subite: Watch – Putain De Moustique:Watch

About:

BOUM PATAT is the new electro fun metal project by Belgian musician Olivier Wittenberg, former drummer-composer of Manic Movement. In the 2000s, he toured Europe with bands like Kreator, Moonspell, and Psychotic Waltz, and played major festivals such as Graspop Metal Meeting.

After a long break, he returns with Ma Belgitude, a self-produced solo debut that blends heavy metal, Belgian humor, and old-school electronic sounds. BOUM PATAT breaks metal’s usual codes—serious and absurd at once, mixing groove, industrial, and electronic punch with offbeat themes and playful visuals.

Live, the project becomes a trio with Laurent Soulasse (bass) and Maxime Demulder (drums).

Line up:
Olivier Wittenberg – vocals, songwriter, composer, producer, instruments
Jérémie Vasile – guitar

Stay connected:

www.facebook.com/BOUMPATAT
www.instagram.com/boumpatatofficial
www.tiktok.com/@boumpatat

Stefano Giambastiani’s SOLO1981 Joins Roster of Wanikiya Record, New Album “V_Weird” Out in Early 2026

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Wanikiya Record/Promotion is proud to announce the addition of SOLO1981 to its roster — the solo project of Stefano Giambastiani, a Tuscan artist who, since 2014, has been cultivating an intense, personal, and nonconformist musical vision that moves between electronic, alternative rock, and post-punk.

With a unique identity and a poetic style rich in emotion, SOLO1981 is preparing to enter a new phase of his career, opening the door to collaborations, promotion, and an artistic journey filled with new perspectives.

An Authentic Path: Music as Introspection and Truth

SOLO1981 was born as a one-man band — a creative laboratory where Stefano Giambastiani, already frontman, singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Acid Brains, experiments freely and shapes a deeply personal and intimate musical language.

His discography includes two self-produced albums and two official releases, a testament to constant growth and a path carried forward with passion and complete artistic independence.

SOLO1981’s music explores the most complex corners of the human soul: shadows, fragility, impulses, rebellion.
It is a sonic journey woven with electronic textures, dark atmospheres, alternative energy, and post-punk vibrations, always maintaining a strong, sincere, and direct identity.

Looking Ahead: The Upcoming Album “V_Weird”

SOLO1981 is currently working on his new album, “V_Weird,” scheduled for release in early 2026.
A profound, experimental, and completely immersive work, it promises to further expand the emotional and artistic spectrum of the project.

Free Art, Independent Vision

Often described as intimate, emotional, dark, and nonconformist, SOLO1981 stands out for his ability to portray society and human interiority without filters, using a style of writing that shifts between poetry, raw honesty, and powerful emotional impact.

His sonic world does not seek compromise — it strikes, shakes, and leaves a mark.

A Brilliant New Journey Begins Today

The arrival of SOLO1981 in the Wanikiya Record/Promotion roster marks the beginning of a new chapter filled with projects, promotion, and new opportunities.

We are ready to accompany this artist in his next evolution:
a new intense, artistic, and visceral adventure has officially begun.

NOW OR NEVER Return with New Album “The Legacy”, Out Now

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Founded in 2012 by former PRETTY MAIDS members Ricky Marx (guitar) and Kenn Jackson (bass) as well as SULTAN drummer Ranzo, the band has since released three albums that have been very well received by fans and the press alike. The band has consistently delivered ultra racy, typed and captivating music. It takes on the guts, the neck, the hips and makes you want to stamp your feet! The members of NOW OR NEVER are accomplished musicians with extensive live and studio experience. They have played at the biggest festivals and venues worldwide, such as Hellfest, Wacken, Roskilde, Monsters Of Rock in Germany and Spain, and have toured most European countries, Japan, Eastern Europe, and the USA as headliners or alongside major bands such as DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER, and DAVID LEE ROTH.

Following their self-titled debut album in 2013, their second album “II” was released in 2016. Their third opus “III” was released in the pandemic year 2020, but unfortunately, the band was unable to promote it properly for reasons that are well known. That’s why Ricky and Ranzo decided to make a fresh start with NOW OR NEVER. Together with Danish singer Peer Johansson (FATE, PENTAKILL, THE GRANDMASTER) and French bassist Guillaume Surroca, they began recording their new album in 2023.

“The Legacy” was produced by the band themselves and, with the exception of the first single “Dive Into The Void,” which had sound guru Simone Mularoni in charge, was mixed and mastered by none other than Danish star producer Jacob Hansen, who is known from his outstanding work with VOLBEAT, PRETTY MAIDS, PRIMAL FEAR and many more. In October 2024, Ricky and a manager from Metalapolis Records, who had known each other for years, met by chance at a PRETTY MAIDS concert in Switzerland. After a short conversation, the deal was sealed within minutes!

Now it’s time to start a new era for NOW OR NEVER with a new album, a new lineup, and a new label. And the band delivers. No hackneyed recycling, but classic Hard Rock paired with more modern heavy metal, perfect for the 21st century. Whether full throttle or with a little less oomph, each of the 13 new songs leaves you wanting more! Heavy riffs, intense melodies, a singer who makes the walls shake, and thunderous drums will make your speakers glow!

Order THE LEGACY now: https://nowornever.spread.link/the-legacy

More information: https://www.facebook.com/onlynowornever

FROM ASHES REBORN Release New Single ‘Chasing Utopia’

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BETWEEN HOPE AND RUIN
In 2018, they left jaws dropping with their debut album. After a long break, FROM ASHES REBORN are finally returning in 2026 with their new full-length album “Chasing Utopia”.

With a stable line-up, the new songs are heavier, more direct and produced with more attention to detail, without losing the band’s characteristic atmosphere.

The first single – the title track – has just been released and offers a first taste of what’s to come. Further information, artwork and release details will follow shortly. Stay tuned and follow the band on their social media channels to stay up to date.

Between hope and doom, between salvation and deception – “Chasing Utopia” tells of a world that has lost itself. A world in which meaning has become a commodity – and truth a tool of those who know how to sell it …

🎥 🎬 ⚙️ From Ashes Reborn – Artwork: Bossert Medien

The band describes the new single:
“‘Chasing Utopia‘ is a rebellion against decay – a song about trying to find meaning when everything around you is falling apart. It tells of a world that fails itself, of deception, power and the desire not to give up despite everything. Powerful riffs and dark melodies meet lyrics full of doubt and resistance. ‘Chasing Utopia’ is not an escape from reality, but a decision to face it head on.”

Label: Independent
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With their brilliant debut album, FROM ASHES REBORN confidently counted themselves among the most promising new MELODIC DEATH METAL bands from Germany.

Because “Existence Exiled”, a true firework of really well-composed melodies and well-interlinked, catchy structures, combines all the classical advantages of this genre with flying colors. 



Founded in 2017, the talented musicians from Wittlich presented a brilliant debut album in 2018 after a record-breakingly short period of time, which even made some older bands in the profession look rather pale in terms of playing culture and musical flow … [ … learn more here ]

LINE-UP
Ronny • Vocals
Dirk • Lead & solo guitar
Sebastian • Rhythm guitar & backing vocals
Tobias • Bass
Thomas • Drums