Image: Lorna Shore [official press photo, Mike Elliott]
This week brings long-awaited new releases, tour updates for European dates, and more exciting news from the metal scene. Scroll through the updates, mark dates in your calendar, and check out some new songs!
Release Highlights of the Week
Today we’re getting new releases from Poppy, TBS, Crystal Lake, and Lorna Shore — some of them including brand-new music videos. Check out the releases below and grab the albums right on release day!
Poppy – Empty Hands
The Butcher Sisters – Das Schwarze Album
Crystal Lake – The Weight Of Sound
Lorna Shore – Exclusive & Limited Coloured Vinyl
Former Slipknot Singer to Perform “Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.” in Iowa
Slipknot founding member and former singer Anders Colsefni has announced a show in Iowa, which he will use as an opportunity to perform songs from Slipknot’s extremely limited 1996 release Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. live. For many years, these songs were only available via online bootlegs, until Colsefni released a re-recorded version with backing band Kaosis in 2024 — even though the album was released earlier than he had agreed to. The album can now be streamed on Spotify. About the upcoming show, he writes:
“It’s been 30 years since I’ve performed these songs in Iowa. Let’s step sideways back in time. I’ll see you all on 6.6.26.”
Casey: Support Acts for the 2026 European Tour Announced
The tour poster for Casey is now complete, as the support acts have been confirmed. On the UK dates, they will be joined by Lastelle and Mirrortalk, while the European shows beyond the UK will have support from Lastelle, Watch Me Rise, and Sonya:
