Where heavy metal is economic development.
Not an aggregator. This is the calendar we actually pay attention to — Florida's metal venues, the Japanese watch list, marquee festivals, new releases, livestreams, and the records on heavy rotation. Last updated Oct 3, 2026.
Gothenburg's other export, and what a rehearsal room has to do with it. Our review of the fifth album, built on our interview with Ann-Sofie and John Hoyles.
Read the review →Where we go next. Buddy Guy's 90th at Radio City Music Hall on October 1 — Clapton, Mayer, Bonamassa and a room full of blues legends.
The high-priority shows we're actually building around — marquee acts, confirmed field trips, the ones worth planning your week around.
Agnostic Front and Angel Du$t co-headline at Lincoln's Beard Brewing Co., Miami — night two of the Florida run. Florida newcomers Step 2 This open. Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7 PM. Tickets: https://www.bandsintown.com/e/108616324-agnostic-front-at-lincoln's-beard-brewing-co.
Rolling Quartz — MY TURN North America Tour 2026 ✅ PURCHASED — SUPER DIADEM
Rolling Quartz — MY TURN North America Tour 2026
Ten Fes — 天上無窮激音道中 / Tenjō Mugyū Gekion Dōchū. NEMOPHILA's hosted all-women "split concert" event, the yin/yang counterpart to last year's Jigoku Fes ("Hell Fest").
Opening Florida night of the Wrath Across America co-headline run, ahead of Fort Lauderdale (Oct 16) and St. Petersburg (Oct 18). Full bill: Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Septicflesh, Crypta, Thrown Into Exile. Doors 5:00 PM.
Arena-scale booking at the Seminole Hard Rock room.
Across every bucket, soonest first. Use the bucket pages for the full lists.
To The Grave and Crown Magnetar co-headline the Sawed Off Suffering Tour, with Face Yourself and Tracheotomy on the Southeast dates. Technical deathcore night in Jacksonville, one night before the run reaches The Banyan Live in West Palm Beach. Source: Knotfest tour…
RE:O (UK "Japancore," fronted by Rio Suyama) headlining at Boom, Leeds. On our Bands We're Watching list (Global Metal). Source: Bandsintown.
Agnostic Front and Angel Du$t co-headline at Lincoln's Beard Brewing Co., Miami — night two of the Florida run. Florida newcomers Step 2 This open. Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7 PM. Tickets: https://www.bandsintown.com/e/108616324-agnostic-front-at-lincoln's-beard-brewing-co.
EMNW on the Xnterstellar Music Festival bill at Paradise City, Incheon (Oct 3–4 weekend; coldrain also listed). The Asia-wide wave keeps routing through Incheon.
In The Family FEST 2026 — Shibuya seven-venue circuit festival. Adds ASTERISM and KOIAI to the day, alongside BRIDEAR and Broken by the Scream already on the bill. Multi-venue circuit event, so several watch-list acts run across different rooms the same day.
SHOW-YA "100 LIVE AGAIN" — Matsumoto, Nagano.
Full lineup: LiveKill, MRSA, Death of a Deity, Shinkaza, Mind Virus.
BRIDEAR on the In The Family FEST 2026 bill in Shibuya. Tickets: https://livepocket.jp/e/itff2026
Ramones-core pop punk institution Screeching Weasel at Culture Room. Source: Culture Room / JamBase calendar sweep.
Each tile is its own page — bucket, count, and the editorial scope behind it.
Deep-dive pages for specific trips and festivals. Hand-built briefs beyond the calendar.
