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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 20, 2026.

SAKI — PLUVIA album cover
No Skip Review

SAKI — PLUVIA

A guitar record made by someone who could have made a technique record and declined. Her major-label solo debut, and the brief the label handed her. Our full written review — plus a video where we talk through the album track by track.

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Rolling Quartz interview Also on the channel: Rolling Quartz — Growing Hard Rock in Korea, our full interview. Watch → All reviews →
Field Trips

Where we go next. Two weeks across Japan this November — four metal show nights from Tokyo to Kawasaki.

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On our radar right now

The high-priority shows we're actually building around — marquee acts, confirmed field trips, the ones worth planning your week around.

Coming soon to the channel
  1. 1.
    Arch Enemy — concert review
    Live at Jannus Live, St. Petersburg (Sun, Oct 18) — our review of the show.
  2. 2.
    Nini — follow-up interview
    Our follow-up sit-down with Nini, caught before her October 11th Tampa show. One of our favorites.
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OCT 23

Torche + Bleeth

Churchill's Pub — Miami — FL

Full bill: Torche, Bleeth, Daniel Zebulon, Orbiter, Wastelands, Inscribed.

OCT 27

Alice Cooper @ Ruth Eckerd Hall

Ruth Eckerd Hall — Clearwater — FL

Alice Cooper opens the fall 2026 North American leg of the "Alice's Attic" tour in Clearwater — the only Florida stop on the run. The new production debuted last fall on the co-headline trek with Judas Priest. Anna Cara is filling the guitar chair while Nita Strauss is on…

OCT 29

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Jannus Live — St. Petersburg — FL

Final "Calculating Infinity" shows — the album played in full, and billed as the last time.

NOV 4

In Flames

Culture Room — Fort Lauderdale — FL

Newly listed, on sale Sep 4. Club-sized In Flames headline the night before the band's larger Trivium co-headline at Jannus Live on the 5th — worth confirming both stand.

NOV 5

Rush

Hard Rock Live — Hollywood — FL

Rush bring the Fifty Something tour to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood — their first South Florida stop in over a dozen years. Two sets a night, setlists drawn from a 35-song catalogue, each night different. Night one of two (see Nov 7). Show 8 PM.

NOV 7

Rush

Hard Rock Live — Hollywood — FL

Second Hollywood night, added by popular demand after Nov 5 sold through. Rush's Fifty Something tour — two sets, a different setlist from night one, pulled from a 35-song pool. Show 7:30 PM.

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The next nine on the calendar

Across every bucket, soonest first. Use the bucket pages for the full lists.

OCT 20

The Doobie Brothers

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood — FL — Oct 20 2026

Source: Bandsintown promoted listing in the Kenny Wayne Shepherd message email, Sept 17, 2026. Classic rock. Tickets via Bandsintown.

OCT 20

Nini Music + Seven Kingdoms @ Preserving Underground

Preserving Underground — Pittsburgh — PA

Nini Music (folk metal) headlining her U.S. fall tour, with Seven Kingdoms supporting. Source: NextMosh, Aug 3 2026.

OCT 20

Stryper

House of Blues — Lake Buena Vista (Orlando) — FL

Stryper bring the yellow-and-black to the House of Blues Music Hall on their fall 2026 US run. Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 7 PM. Tickets from $54: https://www.ticketmaster.com/stryper-orlando-florida-10-20-2026/event/220064A6F5D7908D

OCT 20

Breaking Benjamin + Chevelle + Starset @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre — West Palm Beach — FL

Breaking Benjamin's 2026 North American tour hits West Palm Beach the night after Tampa. Full bill: Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Starset, Kami Kehoe. 6:00 pm.

OCT 20

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Hard Rock Live — Orlando — FL

Classic-rock booking; the band returns to the same room in January.

OCT 20

NINI + Seven Kingdoms @ Preserving Underground

Preserving Underground — Pittsburgh — PA

NINI Music headlining, Seven Kingdoms supporting. Preserving Underground, Pittsburgh, PA. NINI / Seven Kingdoms US fall tour.

OCT 20

CLUTCH @ The Ritz Ybor

The Ritz Ybor — Tampa — FL

CLUTCH — US Fall Tour. The Ritz Ybor, Tampa FL. Tue Oct 20 2026, 6:30 PM.

OCT 20

Dying Fetus + Crowbar + Left to Suffer @ Jannus Landing

Jannus Landing — St. Petersburg — FL

Dying Fetus and Crowbar co-headline with Left to Suffer (plus Deterioration) at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, FL. Death metal / sludge package tour. Show date: October 20, 2026. Surfaced from the saved concerts feed; Florida stop pulled from the tour's full routing.

OCT 21

Nini Music + Seven Kingdoms @ The Foundry

The Foundry — Cleveland — OH

Nini Music (folk metal) headlining her U.S. fall tour, with Seven Kingdoms supporting. Source: NextMosh, Aug 3 2026.

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