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Fall Out Boy Spring a Surprise Eight-Song Show on Koreatown Plaza in Los Angeles

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Fall Out Boy, the four band members standing together in a promotional photo

Fall Out Boy. Photo: Live Nation Concerts

Fall Out Boy did not wait for 2027 to start the Twilight Of The Punks era. On Tuesday night in Los Angeles they turned Koreatown Plaza into Twilight Town Mall and played a surprise eight-song set, opening with the live debut of new single “ACES”.

To celebrate their massive Twilight of the Punks 2027 World Tour announcement and usher in an exciting new era, GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Fall Out Boy took it back to where it all began with an epic, surprise-filled pop-up show in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 10. Though the time and location were announced just hours before doors opened, thousands of fans descended on Koreatown Plaza, where several of the storefronts from the band’s interactive Twilight Town Mall website were brought to life, alongside live performances, custom merchandise, games, and more. Fans flooded the mall and were treated to a special performance by Justin Dauer (2024 U.S. National Yo-Yo Champion), before Fall Out Boy took the stage for an electrifying eight-song set. The band kicked things off with the live debut of new single “ACES” (Atlantic Records), followed by fan favorites including “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” “Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy,” “Centuries” and “Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet,” before closing out the night with “Saturday.”

Fall Out Boy began teasing fans just ahead of Halloween, sparking widespread speculation and excitement surrounding a major announcement. The mystery began with a cryptic Instagram post welcoming fans to the “Twilight Town Mall,” followed by the transformation of the band’s website into an interactive shopping directory, complete with an arcade, photo studio, food court, and more. Created in partnership with Brooklyn creative agency LOOP, the virtual arcade featured a live, interactive claw machine that gave fans from all over the world the chance to remotely control a real-life claw machine and win a Fall Out Boy alien plush. The claw machine was also brought to Koreatown Plaza for Tuesday night’s surprise show. The activation drew over a million site visits and generated 6.1 million minutes of watch time, with so much traffic that it temporarily crashed the servers.

The Twilight of the Punks Tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off May 17, 2027 at Prague’s O2 Arena, launching a 15-date European and UK leg (A Day To Remember and Neck Deep on all dates, including June 5 at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) before heading to North America on July 13, 2027 for a 21-date stadium run from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas to Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on August 26, with The Offspring, Good Charlotte and The Story So Far as special guests on most U.S. dates. North America general tickets go on sale Thursday, November 12 at 10 a.m. local time; sign up for presale at twilightofthepunkstour.com.

EMPATH, Built From Volbeat, Rising And Anti-Ritual Members, Drop Their Self-Titled Debut Album

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17 hours ago

November 14, 2026

We Speak Media

EMPATH's four members in a black and white portrait against a dark background

Copenhagen has a new heavy rock band with serious pedigree. EMPATH, formed by members of Volbeat, Rising and Anti-Ritual, have released their self-titled debut album today, November 13th, on Indisciplinarian — a dark and dreamy take on heavy rock built on atmosphere, melody and crushing dynamics.

EMPATH is the sound of a new, dark and dreamy heavy rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark — one that revolves around atmosphere, presence and empathy. The constellation may be new, but the four members carry solid experience from bands such as Volbeat, Rising and Anti-Ritual.

In a digital and efficiency-driven age, where humanity is increasingly giving way to mechanical coldness, EMPATH — as the name suggests — is about presence, empathy and humanity. This ethos runs like a common thread through the band’s self-titled debut album, released today, November 13th, 2026, on LP, CD, cassette and digital formats via Indisciplinarian.

Across nine songs, EMPATH blends elements of progressive metal, doom, sludge and post-rock into a sound that is as dreamy and melodic as it is heavy and riff-driven. The music was recorded live with producer Lasse Ballade (Halshug, Slægt, Eyes) at Ballade Studios in Copenhagen, with vocals tracked at Grapehouse Studios by Morten Grønnegaard. Ballade also handled mix and mastering, while the artwork was created by illustrator Jon Gotlev (Nohr).

The album was first introduced by the single “Waves,” followed by “Vessel,” both pointing toward the band’s balance of melodic clarity and dense, riff-driven weight. EMPATH plays its debut show on December 11th at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen.

EMPATH Track Listing

1. In Absence
2. Waves
3. Vessel
4. In Formation
5. In Bloom
6. In Thought
7. In Dissent
8. In Memory
9. In Return

Before forming EMPATH, guitarist/vocalist Morten Grønnegaard played with Volbeat on the albums Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies and Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie. Bassist Christian Qvortrup played in the epic doom metal band Rising, while drummer Jakob Krogholt toured and recorded with Anti-Ritual.