News: NO SWEAT, CLUTCH, THE FLOWER KINGS (October 2026)

NO_SWEAT

News - Album News

Clutch release their latest album ‘Wasted Lands’ on January 22 via their own label Weathermaker Music.

Blair Dunlop will release his sixth studio album, ’What Still Survives’, on October 30 via Navigator Records.

Fearless V’s debut album, ‘Circus Life’, is set for release on on February 26 via Lucky Bob Records. The band features former members of Primal Fear.

The Flower Kings release their new album ‘HOPE’ due out on October 23 on InsideOutMusic.

Neal Morse & The Resonance release their second studio album, ‘River of Light’, on November 27.

Bad Reputation Records re-issue No Sweat’s (pictured) self-titled 2000 album on December 4 as a double CD with the second disc consisting of unreleased and live tracks.

Originally released in 2006, ‘Adieu False Heart’, a collaborative album from Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy, gets a 20th anniversary reissue on November 6.

Vanishing Point release their seventh studio album ‘Eremition’ on November 20.

Spirit of Unicorn/Cherry Red Records reissue Yes’s ‘Keys to Ascension’ on CD and vinyl on January 27.

In the studio…

Napalm Death are planning to record a new album with late 2027 the earliest likely release date…

Single life…

Peter Gabriel released ‘Face the Wall’ on September 26…
News - Tours and Gigs

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced UK tours (2027 unless stated):

Ruts DC (Apr, Oct),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Newly announced US & European tours (2026 unless stated):

Brother Cane (US 2026),

Tour updates & postponed/cancelled gigs & tours:

 

Other Stuff

A campaign to raise $1m to secure a permanent Neil Peart memorial in Lakeside Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, has reached its target after Rush donated $785,000 to the cause.

Boom Rock, part of Boom Radio, ceased broadcasting at the end of last month.

News - RIP

 Chuck Varga, a founding member of GWAR.


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Power Plays w/c 14 September 2026

MUDDSHOVEL Third Time Today (Epictronic)
SCANDROID Jericho (FiXT Music)
TAKIDA In Your Bed (Napalm Records)
MYRATH Shape Of My Heart (earMUSIC)
HOKKA Vampire (Nuclear Blast Records)
HOLLOW PACT Witchking (Sumerian Records)
RETURN TO ZERO Dark Matter (Eve Music)
MMMR MUSIC Fire’s Still Burning (Duckfat Records)

Featured Albums w/c 14 September 2026

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Singer Songwriter)


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