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From spacey shoegaze to neon nostalgia: Your guide to the Kerrang! Presents Download stage at The Great Escape

We've teamed up with Download to put on three days of awesome new music at The Great Escape this weekend. If you're heading down to Brighton to soak up the rays and the riffs, here's who you need to check out...

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“Twenty years forces you to look at what you’ve achieved and go, ‘What can we do next?’” Inside While She Sleeps’ massive anniversary show

We headed to Doncaster where While She Sleeps marked their 20th birthday with a clutch of rising bands and 3,500 friends. They told us about the massive highs and damaging lows of a life in metal, and why they’re taking a break in 2026…

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While She Sleeps announce 20th anniversary hometown show

Their only UK gig of 2025, While She Sleeps have announced a huge Doncaster celebration with Guilt Trip, unpeople and OVERSIZE.

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“If young people stop having an interest in music, the scene’s cooked”: How Brit shoegaze crew OVERSIZE are fighting against musical boredom

OVERSIZE’s debut album Vital Signs is a delicious blend of shimmering, introverted sounds and alt. metal. Guitarists Lewis Lennane-Emm and Tazz Edwards unpick their band’s place in the current shoegaze revival, processing grief, and the “magic” of ambiguous lyrics…

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Album review: OVERSIZE – Vital Signs

South West nu-gazers Oversize prove full of life on debut long-player Vital Signs…

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Loz Taylor curates new festival, SHREDDLER, featuring Delilah Bon, Lake Malice, Sick Joy and more

While She Sleeps’ Loz Taylor has unveiled details of SHREDDLER with the help of BBC Introducing and Kerrang! Radio’s Christian Carlisle…

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Check out the new video for Vacant by alt. shoegaze mob OVERSIZE

OVERSIZE's new single Vacant comes from their upcoming LP, Vital Signs...

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OVERSIZE announce debut album Vital Signs, release title-track

“It feels very surreal…” OVERSIZE have confirmed details of their debut LP Vital Signs, and shared the title-track.

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OVERSIZE sign with SharpTone and drop massive single, Fall Apart

Listen to Fall Apart, the latest single from new alt-shoegaze band OVERSIZE – and the band’s first for SharpTone Records.

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From spacey shoegaze to neon nostalgia: Your guide to the Kerrang! Presents Download stage at The Great Escape

“Twenty years forces you to look at what you’ve achieved and go, ‘What can we do next?’” Inside While She Sleeps’ massive anniversary show

While She Sleeps announce 20th anniversary hometown show

“If young people stop having an interest in music, the scene’s cooked”: How Brit shoegaze crew OVERSIZE are fighting against musical boredom

Album review: OVERSIZE – Vital Signs

Loz Taylor curates new festival, SHREDDLER, featuring Delilah Bon, Lake Malice, Sick Joy and more

Check out the new video for Vacant by alt. shoegaze mob OVERSIZE

OVERSIZE announce debut album Vital Signs, release title-track

OVERSIZE sign with ﻿SharpTone and drop massive single, ﻿Fall Apart

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OVERSIZE sign with SharpTone and drop massive single, Fall Apart