Well, that took long enough, don't you think?  It has been a whole decade since we had new music from Anthrax.  Their long-awaited 11th album has been subject to many delays over the years, mainly due to extensive touring, Covid, their 40th anniversary celebrations, Charlie Benante going out and touring with Pantera, and other things.  However, after years of patiently waiting, the release date, title, track listing and album artwork have finally been revealed.

The album is titled Cursum Perficio, which is Latin for "the completion of a journey", and it will be released on September 18, and the first single "It's For The Kids" will be released this Friday (May 15).  The artwork and track listing can be seen below.  If you look at the artwork, you can see a familiar face.  It's the guy from Among The Living.  I think it's a nice way of bringing things full circle.

Cursum Perficio track listing:

01.  Persistence Of Memory
02.  The Long Goodbye
03.  It's For The Kids
04.  Everybody's Got A Plan
05.  Edge Of Perfection
06.  Infectious
07.  NYC 93
08.  Cursum Perficio
09.  T.O.M.B.
10.  Watch It Go
11.  My Victory

Well, that took long enough, now everyone can shut up.  After announcing the departure of Alissa White-Gluz back in November after 11 years, Arch Enemy have revealed the identity of their new frontwoman, and it's none other than Lauren Hart.  Most know her from Once Human, but if you haven't heard of her, you will now.  She may look small, but as you can see, she is jacked and she's got the growl of a beast, bringing a style similar to Angela Gossow.

​To get a sample of what she sounds like with Arch Enemy, the band have posted the video to their first song with Lauren called "To The Last Breath", which you can stream below.

To say that it has been one of the most anticipated thrash albums of the last few years would be an understatement, but after 5 years of tons of touring, and even an unexpected lineup change, Exodus are finally ready to unleash their long-awaited twelfth studio album and follow-up to Persona Non Grata.

The album is titled Goliath, and will be released on March 20 through Napalm Records, making this the band's first album to be released through the label.  It's also their first album since Exhibit B: The Human Condition to feature Rob Dukes on vocals after he returned to replace Steve "Zetro" Souza.  The sick cover artwork and track listing can be seen down below.

Goliath track listing:

01.  3111
02.  Hostis Humani Generis
03.  The Changing Me
04.  Promise You This
05.  Goliath
06.  Beyond The Event Horizon
07.  2 Minutes Hate
08.  Violence Works
09.  Summon Of The God Unknown
10.  The Dirtiest Of The Dozen

You can also stream the first single "3111" down below.  According to the band, they were going to premiere the music video for it, but it was too brutal for YouTube, and in a statement by Gary Holt, the two revisions of it were still too brutal, so they're working on a couple more revisions, where one is more tamer to appease YouTube, and the real brutal version will be premiered off-site.  WALTZ IT UP!!!!

After taking much of 2025 off, Lamb Of God are returning in full force this year with quite a bit of touring, and that also means a new album, which has just been announced.  The band's long-awaited tenth studio album, and follow-up to 2022's Omens, is titled Into Oblivion, and is set for release on March 13, just on the eve of the band's upcoming mammoth North American headline tour.

The full track listing and cover art can be seen down below, and the obvious first thing that's noticeable is a brand new logo.  I know many of you are going to be getting your whiny asses in a bunch over something as minimal as the new logo, but you will be happy to know that the music is still pure Lamb Of God, which is what really matters. 

There have already been two singles that the band previously released from the album, but to go with the announcement of the album, the band have unleashed the third single for the opening title track, along with an accompanying music video, which can be streamed below!  Lamb Of God is BACK, baby!!!

Into Oblivion track listing:

01.  Into Oblivion
02.  Parasocial Christ
03.  Sepsis
04.  The Killing Floor
05.  El Vacio
06.  St. Catherine's Wheel
07.  Blunt Force Blues
08.  Bully
09.  A Thousand Years
10.  Devise/Destroy

It's not very often that you see bands, especially internationally established bands, announce purely Canadian tours, so it's always special for us Canucks when that happens.  Today, we got the news that Megadeth will be trekking across Canada from coast to coast in support of their upcoming final self-titled studio album and as part of their farewell tour.  To make this tour even heavier, they will be bringing Anthrax and Exodus along for the ride.  Now THAT's a thrashing night out!

The tour is set to kick off out west on February 15 in Victoria, and will hit several of the major cities while making its way to the east coast as far as Halifax and Moncton before wrapping up on March 6 in Quebec City.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 28 at 10 AM local time.  See the dates below.

MEGADETH CANADA TOUR 2026
w/ Anthrax and Exodus

Feb 15 - Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Feb 17 - Abbotsford, BC @ Rogers Forum
Feb 18 - Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Feb 20 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Feb 21 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Feb 24 - Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre
Feb 25 - Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
Feb 28 - London, ON @ Canada Life Place
Mar 01 - Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
Mar 03 - Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
Mar 04 - Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
Mar 06 - Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre

Megadeth already have a busy 2026 on their hands with further global dates across Latin America and Europe, as well as a late summer North American leg supporting Iron Maiden.  Dave Mustaine recently said that the band's farewell tour will last for a good five years, which is no surprise because we all know the story with farewell tours.  Either way, this Canadian is going to kick major ass with three of the Big 8 of U.S thrash.

It's always exciting when a legendary band announces a tour, but it's even more exciting when that legendary band announces a tour of a corner of the world for the first time in so many years.  Since reforming in 2016, Emperor have been playing on and off mainly at festivals in Europe and other parts of the world and not doing lengthy tours.

After hearing the constant cries from North American fans for some more shows, they answered the call, and they have just announced that they will be doing their first North American tour since 1999 in the spring of 2026 dubbed Emperial Wrath.

It is a very short tour lasting for only 12 shows, which means if they're not hitting your city, you're gonna have to do a road trip.  The tour will begin on March 27 here in Toronto and hitting several major markets like Montreal, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapols, Chicago, Nashville, and Austin before wrapping up on April 12 in Los Angeles.  On top of that, they have enlisted the special guest services of Blood Incantation.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 21 at 10 AM local time.

Are you excited to see Emperor's long-awaited return to North America?!  You better be!!  See the dates down below.

EMPEROR EMPERIAL WRATH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2026
w/ Blood Incantation

Mar 27 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
Mar 28 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Mar 29 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Mar 31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
Apr 01 - Detroit, MI @ Fillmore
Apr 03 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
Apr 04 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Apr 05 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
Apr 07 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Apr 08 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
Apr 10 - Austin, TX @ Radio East
Apr 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

After having somewhat of a quiet year in 2025 with a couple of new recordings and select live appearances, Lamb Of God are set to kick off 2026 with a roundhouse kick to the teeth with their first pure headline tour in four years.  With Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy and Sanguisugabogg in tow for the ride, it is sure to be one of the heaviest tours of the year.

Set to kick off on March 17 in National Harbor, Maryland, the tour will last for 27 shows before wrapping up on April 26 in Boston.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 21 at 10 AM local time, with the pre-sale beginning today (Nov 18) at noon local time.  Get ready for some brutality!

Mar 17 - National Harbor, MD @ MGM Theatre
Mar 19 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Mar 20 - Toronto, ON @ Great Canadian Casino
Mar 22 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
Mar 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
Mar 25 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Mar 27 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Mar 28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Event Centre
Mar 30 - Portland, OR @ Theatre Of The Clouds
Mar 31 - Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theatre
Apr 01 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
Apr 03 - San Francisco, CA @ Masonic
Apr 04 - Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theatre
Apr 05 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
Apr 07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Centre
Apr 10 - Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheatre
Apr 11 - Irving, TX @ Toyota Music Factory Pavilion
Apr 12 - Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
Apr 14 - Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium
Apr 15 - Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
Apr 16 - Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre
Apr 18 - Reading, PA @ Santander Arena
Apr 19 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome
Apr 21 - Buffalo, NY @ RiverWorks
Apr 23 - New York City, NY @ Paramount
Apr 25 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 26 - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall