Weekly Music News 30.08.26
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"Her Last Sight" release a new video for the song "Help! Tom Was Abducted Again".
The song is included in "SEASONS // SPRING", the band's new EP, which came out on August 28 and includes seven tracks.
"Polaris" release a new single called "Without You", their first in three years.
It is also the first song the Australian band has released since the death of guitarist Ryan Siew in June 2023, at the age of 26.
The members of "Polaris" said the song was written out of coping with the loss, the grief and the impact that Siew's death left on the band. The band's latest album, "Fatalism", came out in September 2023, several months after his death.
"Europe" release a new single called "Scandinavian Eyes".
The song is the third single from the new studio album "Come This Madness", expected out on September 25 through Silver Lining Music. It was preceded by the singles "One On One" and "The Cult Of Ignorance".
Joey Tempest said the song deals with crossing the line between what is considered good and what is already on the less good side, and noted it is one of his favorite "Europe" songs of recent years. "Come This Madness" will be "Europe"'s 12th studio album and arrives nine years after 2017's "Walk The Earth".
"MAN WITH A MISSION" release a new single called "ONE".
The song was written as an anthem for the Japanese football club Cerezo Osaka, and it is the first song the band has released in 2026.
Jean-Ken Johnny said the goal was to create a song that both the players and the fans could sing together, and to help create a positive atmosphere around the team. "MAN WITH A MISSION"'s previous single, "Against The Kings And Gods", came out almost a year ago. During that period the band also released the EP "XV", marking 15 years of activity.
"Fear Factory" release a new single called "Roboticist", their first new song in five years.
It is also the first song the band has recorded with singer Milo Silvestro, who joined the lineup in 2023, and with drummer Pete Webber. "Roboticist" deals with the confrontation between man and machine, and with a reality in which technology and artificial intelligence become a more central part of human life. The song is expected to be included in "Fear Factory"'s next studio album, making it the first single from it. As of now, the album's name and final release date have not yet been announced.
"In This Moment" release a new video for the single "I Want To Believe", in collaboration with the band "Dayseeker".
The song is included in "WITCH", the band's ninth studio album, which came out on August 28 through Better Noise Music.
"Rise Against" release the new song "Living Undercover".
The song came out alongside "Katy Bar the Door" as part of a double single including two new songs by the band.
"Living Undercover" presents a slightly darker side of "Rise Against"'s sound, with an emphasis on the message that accompanies the song. The two songs arrive about a year after "Ricochet", the band's tenth studio album, which came out in August 2025.
As of now, "Living Undercover" and "Katy Bar the Door" have not been announced as part of a new album, and the band presents them as two standalone new songs.
"TURNSTILE" collaborate with Elton John on a new version of "SEEIN' STARS".
The version, called "SEEIN' STARS: ELTON JOHN VERSION", features Elton John's vocals and piano alongside the band's singer Brendan Yates. The song is included in "NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS", which came out on August 28 and presents reworked versions of songs from the 2025 album "NEVER ENOUGH". The project includes 22 versions featuring additional artists, among them Hayley Williams, "Dying Fetus", Four Tet, Blood Orange and Julien Baker.
The original version of "SEEIN' STARS" was included on the album "NEVER ENOUGH", and Elton John even chose it as one of his favorite songs of 2025 before the new collaboration came out.
"Plush" release a new video for the single "Animalistic".
The song is the first single from the band's second studio album, "Mass Hysteria", expected out on September 18 through Pavement Entertainment. "Animalistic" originally came out on August 14, and the official video was released two weeks later. According to the band, the song deals with coping with anger and inner conflict, and with accepting the darker sides within us. "Mass Hysteria" arrives almost five years after the debut album "Plush", which came out in 2021.
How exciting!!!! The Israeli band "Walkways" gets coverage in Kerrang! with their new album "A Reminder".
It is the band's third studio album, which came out on August 28 through Wild Thing Records and includes 13 songs.
The review notes the combination of alternative metal, prog and broad melodies, alongside themes of coping, anger, healing and life in the complex reality of the Middle East.
"The Warning" release their fifth album, "Everything's Falling".
The album came out on August 28 through Lava/Republic Records and includes 12 songs.
"Everything's Falling" arrives two years after "Keep Me Fed", the band's previous album, which came out in 2024.
It is the fifth album by the Mexican trio, after "XXI Century Blood", "Queen of the Murder Scene", "ERROR" and "Keep Me Fed".
Listen on: Spotify
"PRESIDENT" release their debut album, "Blood Of Your Empire".
The album will include 10 songs, among them "Angel Wings", "Mercy", "DOOM LOOP" and "dark heaven".
According to the band, "Blood Of Your Empire" was created out of an engagement with existential crisis, faith, mortality and humanity's relationship with religion and belief. It is the first full studio album by "PRESIDENT", who began their activity in 2025 and continue to keep their members' identities secret. The album arrives less than a year after the debut EP "King Of Terrors", which came out in September 2025 and included six songs.
Listen on: Spotify
"TURNSTILE" release "NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS", a new project presenting reworked versions of songs from the album "NEVER ENOUGH". The project came out on August 28 through Roadrunner Records and includes 22 new versions of songs from the album. Among the guests taking part in the project are Elton John, Hayley Williams, "Dying Fetus", Blood Orange, Four Tet, Alex G, Julien Baker and Faye Webster.
Listen on: Spotify
"Airbourne" release their sixth album, "Airbourne".
Ahead of the album's release, the songs "GUTSY", "Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)", "Kid In A Candy Store" and "Here She Comes" were released, among others. The band members worked on the album for several years, with Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams also taking part in writing some of the songs. "Airbourne" arrives almost seven years after the band's previous album, "Boneshaker", which came out in October 2019.
Listen on: Spotify
The esteemed musician and drummer, we must say, Anika Nilles, is launching her snare with TAMA.
For those who don't know, she is the new drummer of the band RUSH, stepping into the enormous and impossible shoes of Neil Peart, the band's beloved drummer who passed away.
The snare is the AN1465 model, a new Signature snare developed in collaboration with the drummer. The model was in development for more than two years and comes in a 14x6.5 inch size with a 1.2 mm aluminum shell, designed to combine a deep, rich sound with a clear and precise response.
The snare includes 2.3 mm Sound Arc Hoops and a new internal dampening system called Mod-Tone Muffler, which allows engaging and disengaging the dampening quickly and adjusting its intensity.
During the development process, Nilles examined more than 50 snares in order to shape the characteristics she wanted in the model.
The design draws inspiration from her love of vintage snares, and also includes a badge of her design and an inner sticker with her personal signature. Anika Nilles currently plays with "Rush" as part of the "Fifty Something" tour.
A new book called "A Life in Lyrics" reveals personal and rare materials from Freddie Mercury's archive, through stories and memories of Mary Austin, who was his partner and one of the people closest to him.
The book, which came out on September 1, includes handwritten lyric sheets, personal photographs, sketches and previously unpublished materials.
Among other things, it contains early and alternative versions of "Bohemian Rhapsody", various drafts of "Don't Stop Me Now" and even entire songs that were never recorded. Austin met Freddie in 1970, and the two were engaged before their romantic relationship ended in the mid-70s. Despite this, they remained close until his death in 1991.
After his death, Mercury left Austin his home Garden Lodge and his personal property, which also included a creative archive spanning nearly two decades. "A Life in Lyrics" comes out a few days before September 5, the date on which the "Queen" singer would have celebrated his 80th birthday, and offers a look at the creative process and the person behind the songs.
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