E-L-R – Atropa
Bern’s E-L-R released their third album, “Atropa”, on Prophecy Productions on 6 November, a record shaped by illness and now made as a duo.
Keith Jarrett – Roma
ECM released “Roma” on 6 November, Keith Jarrett’s solo recital at Rome’s Sala Santa Cecilia on 12 July 2016, the fifth and final concert issued from his last European tour.
Gates Of Kiev – Gates Of Kiev
Gates Of Kiev released their first full-length on The Laser’s Edge on 6 November: four tracks and 39 minutes, mixed and mastered by White Willow’s Jacob Holm-Lupo.
Asia – Indigo
Asia released “Indigo” on Frontiers on 6 November, their first studio album since 2014, featuring two of John Wetton’s final compositions and Steve Howe as a guest.
Blood Incantation guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky will release “Source Material Vol. 1”, an album for guitar and synths, on 19 February
It’s the Denver guitarist’s second solo album and his first for Phantom Limb. There are five tracks, and “The Mysterious Alignment” is already out.
Chris Kontos leaves Forbidden twelve days after the new album, citing a lack of transparency in the band’s accounts
The drummer announced it on social media on 4 November. The band say they found out the same way everyone else did, from a post, and wish him well.
Florian Hoefner – Into the Aquasphere
Pianist Florian Hoefner released “Into the Aquasphere” on 23 October through Alma: a three-movement suite about water for jazz quartet and chamber orchestra.
Rick Wakeman – Return to the Red Planet
Rick Wakeman released “Return to the Red Planet” on 16 October through Madfish: nine tracks about Mars, recorded with the English Rock Ensemble playing together in the studio.
Pink Floyd will release “Animals 50” on 22 January, with an unreleased Roger Waters song and the 1977 Oakland show
The album’s 50th anniversary reissue will be released by Sony Music, with five unreleased studio recordings and a live set taped by a 19-year-old fan in May 1977.
Rush will play five shows at Sphere in Las Vegas in May 2027, with “2112” and “Moving Pictures” in full
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have announced “Elevate From The Norm”, five nights in Las Vegas between 21 and 30 May, with Anika Nilles, Loren Gold and visuals built for the venue.
Pizarnik and Postludic Manifesto open the new Tótum Revolútum season at Calàbria 66
Pizarnik and Postludic Manifesto opened the new Tótum Revolútum season at Calàbria 66 on 24 October: a live report and thirty photos by Josep Maria Llovera.
Exhaust – All the Beauties and Disasters
Exhaust, the trio of Camila Nebbia, Kit Downes and Andrew Lisle, released “All the Beauties and Disasters” on 23 October through Intakt: eight tracks recorded in a single day in Berlin.
Noel Langley – Syzygy
Trumpeter Noel Langley released “Syzygy” on 30 October through Suntara Records: fifteen tracks built around a duo session with pianist Alcyona Mick.
ECM and Manfred Eicher receive the National Concert Hall’s lifetime achievement award in Dublin
Cellist Anja Lechner accepted it on Eicher’s behalf on 30 October, at one of the concerts in the series the hall is devoting to the label this autumn.
Opeth will take a long break once their Latin American tour ends in Mexico City on 11 November
Bassist Martin Mendez says the run that started on 1 November in Santiago, Chile, is the last one for “The Last Will And Testament”, and that the band will stop after it.
Tania Giannouli & Nik Bärtsch – Metakosmos
Pianists Tania Giannouli and Nik Bärtsch released “Metakosmos” on 23 October through Fuga Libera: eight duo pieces recorded in April 2025 in Ludwigshafen.
The Fall – Post Script
The Fall’s “Post Script” came out on 2 October through Cog Sinister: nine tracks featuring the voice of Mark E. Smith, who died in 2018, credited to Smith, Ed Blaney and Simon Archer.
Tomoki Sanders will release “Visage: The Third Eye”, their first solo album, on Brownswood on 12 February
The New York multi-instrumentalist, whose father was Pharoah Sanders, has an eight-track album coming on Gilles Peterson’s label. The third single came out today.
Imperial Triumphant sign to Metal Blade and have already finished recording their first album for the label
The New York band, who made three albums with Century Media, have finished tracking their Metal Blade debut with Colin Marston, who is also mixing it. They’re back in Europe with Knoll this month.
Chercán – Canto de silicio
Chercán, a quintet from Valdivia, Chile, released “Canto de silicio”, their second album, on 23 October: twelve tracks with saxophones, flute and guest strings on three pieces.
Marty Ehrlich – Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions Of Julius Hemphill
Saxophonist Marty Ehrlich released a 42-track double CD of Julius Hemphill’s compositions for saxophone quartet on 28 August, through Out Of Your Head Records.
Howard Levy – Heavy World
Harmonica player and pianist Howard Levy released “Heavy World” on 25 September: twelve solo pieces, made up of originals, improvisations and arrangements of Bach, Saint-Saëns and traditional tunes.
Cloak will release “Above, Below, & Through”, their first album for Metal Blade, on 12 February
The Atlanta quartet, who made three albums with Season of Mist, debut on a new label with the fourth. The fourth has eight tracks, a new lineup and a first single, “Nigredo – Initium”.
Moses Boyd releases “Songs For Sinners”, his first album since “Dark Matter”, with the gospel he grew up with at its core
The London drummer returns with twelve tracks blending gospel, jazz and soundsystem culture, with Raelle, Shantéh and Amber-Simone on vocals. It’s out on Exodus, the label behind his previous album.
Shady Bug – I wanted to be there
St. Louis indie rock band Shady Bug released “I wanted to be there”, their third full-length, on 30 October: fourteen tracks on the Julia’s War label.
October – October
PQR-Disques plusqueréel has reissued both albums by Detroit band October: “October”, recorded in November 1978, and 1980’s “After the Fall”, on double CD, with the first also on vinyl.
David Kollar – Music From The Bag
Guitarist David Kollar released “Music From The Bag” on 30 July: nine pieces built from ideas gathered over ten years and finished with drums born of experiments with artificial intelligence.
Meshuggah bring their 40th-anniversary tour to Madrid: Palacio Vistalegre, 21 October 2027
Twenty European shows with Periphery and Vildhjarta as special guests. Madrid is the only Spanish date, and Barcelona isn’t on the list.
Ernesto Cervini – Water Pistols at Dawn
Drummer Ernesto Cervini released “Water Pistols at Dawn” on TPR Records on 30 October, the first album by his new quartet with Kae Murphy, Andrew Marzotto and Mark Godfrey.
Dave Douglas releases “Brass Conclave”, with two trombones, tuba and drums, for now only to Greenleaf subscribers
Eleven tracks: pieces by Douglas and trombonist Andy Clausen, plus takes on Monk and Bach. Subscribers to the label can download it now.
Deep Purple postpone the rest of their European tour until further notice over Ian Gillan’s health
Gillan had a medical problem in Leipzig and his doctors advise against finishing the tour. All the remaining European and UK shows are postponed.
Weend’Ô announce “Elveniga”, their third album, for 13 November
The French progressive rock band release their third studio album on 13 November, with a manga-inspired universe and “Impregnate Me” as the lead single.
Billy Mohler – Covell
Bassist Billy Mohler releases “Covell” on Contagious Music, a trio with Mark Turner and Joe LaBarbera recorded in one afternoon at the Hotel Covell in Los Angeles and mixed as it was tracked.
John Donaldson – We Were Together, I Forget the Rest
Pianist John Donaldson has released “We Were Together, I Forget the Rest” on Hexagonal Records: seven tracks recorded at Real World Studios with Norma Winstone, Rebecka Edlund and Rob Luft.
Spirit Possession – Cathedral Speech
Spirit Possession, the Portland black metal duo of S. Peacock and A. Spungin, released “Cathedral Speech”, their third full-length album, on 2 October through Profound Lore and Sepulchral Voice.
Stereophrenics – Paracosm 2.0
Stereophrenics, a progressive metal band from Geneva, released “Paracosm 2.0”, their first full-length album, on 16 October: eight tracks, available digitally.
Suicide Silence and Fleshgod Apocalypse to play Razzmatazz 2 in Barcelona on 21 May 2027
The only Catalan date on a twenty-six-show European tour, with To The Grave and The Gloom In The Corner. Tickets on sale on 6 November.
Scorpions open their 2027 European tour at the Palau Sant Jordi on 29 April
Barcelona is the first of four Spanish dates and the first show of the whole tour. Tickets go on sale on Friday 6 November.
Anna Webber releases her nonet’s first album, with Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock and a gayageum
Six compositions for nine musicians, recorded in Brooklyn straight after presenting them at The Jazz Gallery in January. Out on Intakt Records since 30 October.
Third Sign – The Apocalypse Didn’t Happen
Third Sign, the Berlin duo of Lars Mindach and Monika Herold, released their debut album, “The Apocalypse Didn’t Happen”, on 19 June; it’s on the German critics’ rock longlist.