New Music Friday is back with a packed October 9th, 2026 release slate, spanning Heavy Metal, Hardcore, Extreme Metal, Doom, Punk, Prog, and more. Browse the full list below, and support the artists through the official links to each release!
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New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced this week that individual artist grants through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs will double from $5,000 to $10,000, the first increase in nearly twenty years. If you make music, art, or film in New York City, applications are open now. Details below. Continue reading
Rammstein has shared a new live performance video of their smash-hit “Sonne” from their upcoming concert film Rammstein – Live In Mexico City! The band brought its full-scale stadium production to the continent for the first and only time. Seven 747s and nearly 210 crew members brought rock ’n’ roll’s most ambitious pyro-theatrical experience overseas to blaze a flaming trail through 12 open-air dates that began on August 21st in Montreal and went on to set seven U.S. stadiums ablaze before the tour concluded with a massive three-night stand at Mexico City’s 65,000-capacity Foro Sol stadium on October 1, 2, and 4, 2022. Rammstein – Live In Mexico City will be released in cinemas worldwide on November 4th, 2026, and you can watch “Sonne” and pre-order your tickets from the link below.
Rick Beato interviews Josh Homme of Queens of The Stone Age (ex-Kyuss) on Rick’s YouTube channel
Josh Homme of Queens of The Stone Age sat down for a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with noted music YouTuber, music teacher, and record producer Rick Beato. Josh went deep on his nearly forty-year history in Rock, the early days of Kyuss, QOTSA’s new approach to writing and recording their new album Perfecth (coming soon from Matador Records), his perfect match of custom guitars and retro amps, and so much more! Watch the video below.
Keefy caught up with Big Dad Ritch of the long-running Outlaw Rockers Texas Hippie Coalition! The band has always done everything big and with a ton of style, so it’s no surprise that to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2026, they released two new records! “Stoned Cowboys” cements their deep country roots with a ton of soulful lyrics and singing, while “Band Of Outlaws” is as heavy and brash as any album the band has ever done! Both were released via their brand-new record label, Big Dad Records, on September 11th 2026! Ritch catches up with us and takes us on a journey through time and music! Continue reading
