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Defects announce new album Artificial Icons and unveil Matt Heafy collaboration Signs

Along with announcing new album Artificial Icons, Defects have enlisted Trivium's Matt Heafy for war-inspired new single Signs: "People are dying. This needs to be addressed."

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Album review: The XCERTS – i think i want to go home now.

Love, death and Slackerpop! Britrock’s own Heartbreakers, The XCERTS, bring it all back home with spectacular sixth album

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Shields announce second break-up: “Our priorities have become clearer, and we feel we have fully expressed ourselves”

After reforming in 2023 and releasing the album Death And Connection earlier this year, Shields have confirmed that they are splitting up again after one last show in Birmingham next month.

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Album review: The Plot In You – The Volumes Series

Wrapping up a rollercoaster three years, The Plot In You wring out every emotion as they push the final pieces into place on The Volume Series

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“Losing him has meant sitting with a type of grief we never expected”: Mastodon pay tribute to Brent Hinds with short film The Mastodon In The Room

“We put this conversation out there so you can hear it directly from us, you all deserve that," Mastodon say as they commemorate the life of the late Brent Hinds in new short film, The Mastodon In The Room.

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Here are the stage times for Iron Maiden’s EDDFEST show at Knebworth

Heading to EDDFEST? Here's everything you need to know to plan your weekend at Iron Maiden's Knebworth extravaganza...

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Hear HANABIE. soundtrack a new anime with single Life Is Short, O Brave Girl

HANABIE. have recorded the opening theme for the forthcoming anime series Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games - check out Life Is Short, O Brave Girl below.

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Converge announce UK and Europe tour with Sanguisugabogg, Blackbraid and Pupil Slicer

Converge are rounding off a massive 2026 with a UK and Europe tour in support of recent albums Love Is Not Enough and Hum Of Hurt, alongside supports Sanguisugabogg, Blackbraid and Pupil Slicer.

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Cancer Bats: “People genuinely get something out of our music. That's why I want to still be doing this, I want to be there for those people”

Having spent more than two decades in the game, Cancer Bats have come to learn what is and isn't important, and why the job is ultimately never done. As they gear up for eighth album Give Me Dirt, Liam Cormier dives into the inner-peace powering this new chapter, reflects on his road-dog life and shares why the fans mean more than anything...

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Album review: Finn Wolfhard – Fire From The Hip

As he matures as a musician, Finn Wolfhard’s taken his sound from the bedroom floor to the stage in an expansive but occasionally flawed second album, Fire From The Hip.

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Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Green Day's upcoming movie Nimrods is coming to cinemas around the world next month, and the band have dropped a new single to celebrate...

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Album review: Show Me The Body – Alone Together

Brooklyn hardcore savants Show Me The Body truly become a band for the people on staggering fourth album, Alone Together...

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The faces and fandom of Download Festival with Johnnie Walker Black Label

We teamed up with Johnnie Walker Black Label at Download to showcase some of the amazing who keep walking their own way and make the alternative community the best place on Earth...

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Avatar announce 10th anniversary performance of Feathers And Flesh at the Royal Albert Hall

Avatar are giving their 2017 album Feathers And Flesh a glorious 10th anniversary celebration at the Royal Albert Hall next year - find out more here.

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“This isn’t a dress rehearsal; we only get one shot at this”: Why The XCERTS are one of rock's great survivors

Having grafted it out for 25 years, The XCERTS are one of the hardest-working and most under-appreciated bands in British rock. And now this refusal to give up on their dreams has, according to frontman Murray Macleod, led to the “best record we’ve ever made...”

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“Hurt people hurt people in this world”: TX2 team up with Reel Big Fish for ska-inspired single Evil Is Contagious

TX2's new collaboration with Reel Big Fish offers a quirky new take on their sound, while they address "why evil exists" and who perpetrates it.

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