News Eville will release their debut EP BRAT METAL in October Check out the futuristic Brighton noise crew's new banger BR4T MBL now!
News Listen to Aussie indie-punks Friends Of Friends' summery new jam, I Like Ya The Gold Coast quartet say they "wanted to write something romantic, but it came out a bit feral"
Reviews The big review: Wacken Open Air 2025 The Mud! The Sweat! The Beers! Papa Roach, Machine Head, Gojira and Guns N’ Roses lead the charge at a wet and wild edition of Europe’s biggest heavy metal party...
Reviews Album review: BABYMETAL – METAL FORTH BABYMETAL bring out some fellow big guns on frenzied fifth album
News Listen to the new Ho99o9 collab with Nova Twins, Pink Siifu and Yung Skrrt Incline comes from the noisy U.S. rap-metal duo's more personal new album, Tomorrow We Escape, out in September
News Creeper announce new album, Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death, dropping on Halloween It's a rock concept album about a 1980s vampire band on the run from an assailant. Of course. Watch Creeper's bonkers video for Blood Magick (It’s A Ritual) now...
News AFI announce new album, Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…, release lead single The follow-up to 2021’s Bodies, AFI will release their new album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… at the same time they hit the road this autumn.
News GWAR announce massive retrospective gallery in Los Angeles The Scumdogs Of The Universe will be looking back at 40 years of bloodsoaked mayhem at LA's Beyond The Streets gallery this autumn
Reviews Album review: Sinsaenum – In Devastation Joey Jordison’s metal supergroup Sinsaenum turn mourning into defiance on thrilling third album.
Features “I like to keep it sexy. I love that I'm pushing things forward”: How De'Wayne discovered his true self Rediscovering the music that means the most to him, De'Wayne's subsequent soul-searching has led him to his most authentic and ambitious album yet. Here, the superstar-in-waiting guides us through a journey that spans everything from the role of religion to the meaning of masculinity...
Reviews Album review: Good Charlotte – Motel Du Cap Inviting us into their imaginary hotel, Maryland veterans Good Charlotte get wholesome, collaborative and occasionally gritty – while making sure they spell out the ‘pop’ in pop-punk…
Reviews Album review: As December Falls – Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine As December Falls’ fourth album is gritted teeth and teary eyes soundtracked to growling vocals and stompy breakdowns
Features “It felt like the universe was telling us to play with Bernie Sanders”: The Armed are making music for broken political times Is The Armed's mind-blowing new album The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed the most prescient noise of 2025? Quite possibly. Still one of the strangest-operating bands on Earth, the mysterious collective are also becoming a sane voice in a confused, broken world. Singer Tony Wolski explains all...
News Wacken festival has announced the first wave of bands for 2026 Lamb Of God, Def Leppard, In Flames and loads more will be appearing at the German metal bonanza's 35th birthday next summer
Features South Arcade: “We’re inspired by the ’00s, but we don’t feel limited by it” South Arcade’s brand of “Y2K-core” is a winner, injecting playful Gen Z exuberance into boisterous pop-punk. In the midst of a bright summer, the Oxford quartet talk ’00s FOMO, and why they’re embracing the healthy side of social media…
Reviews Album review: Halestorm – Everest Skin-shedding U.S. rock heroes Halestorm up the ante, the ambition and the volume on challenging, do-or-die sixth album.
