Features Who are Waterparks’ fans? As Waterparks’ Prowler Tour hits Leeds, we meet the band’s diehard fans to find out why the words of Awsten Knight strike such a chord, which lyrics stay in their heads, and how the fandom is stronger than ever…
Features Fighting the brainrot: The importance of listening to albums in full and why they’re good for our health It’s no wonder so many of us feel anxious and fatigued by life; we live like everything is an emergency, and we are running out of time. So dust off that CD player and dig out your cassettes from the attic as we explore how the power of records can heal our overworked brains.
Features “You get lemons, so you f*cking make lemonade”: Zakk Wylde on Ozzy, camaraderie and forging ever on As Black Label Society prepare to unleash their tenacious 12th album Engines Of Demolition, Zakk Wylde reflects on losing his father figure Ozzy, why being a metal lifer is all he knows, and how “there’s always a new song to write…”
News Portrayal Of Guilt have released two more new singles Ahead of next month’s …Beginning Of The End album, Portrayal Of Guilt have shared new singles Object Of Pain and Death From Above.
News Zeruel announces debut album Ruin;Rebirth, releases new single Limbo Stream the newest single from Braydon Hill – aka Zeruel – taken from his forthcoming debut album Ruin;Rebirth…
News Enter Shikari are playing a special, tiny Manchester gig next month Almost 20 years to the day since they first played Satan’s Hollow, Enter Shikari will be returning to the intimate Manchester venue to celebrate…
News Weezer are teasing a new single, Shine Again, coming this week Weezer have confirmed that they’ll “shine again soon” – will 2026 be the year of a brand-new studio album?
Reviews Album review: Moodring – death fetish Violent, cold and visceral, Moodring’s second album death fetish is a brilliant excision of the pain of grieving a life limited by illness.
News Militarie Gun announce UK headline shows with Shady Nasty As well as appearing at Newcastle’s Marrapalooza Fest and Cheltenham’s 2000trees, Militarie Gun have lined up some summer headline dates.
News “Would you like to continue?” Holding Absence are teasing their return Is the follow-up to 2023’s The Noble Art Of Self Destruction coming? It looks like Holding Absence are getting ready to unveil their next chapter…
Features “We want to wave the flag for the Thai alternative scene”: How Defying Decay are raising their voices and going global Defying Decay are one of Thailand’s fastest-rising metal bands. Frontman Jay Poom Euarchukiati opens up about fighting to get heard, roping in a live orchestra and speaking their mind…
News Five, Dick & Dom, Electric Six and more for District X at Download Festival Boyband Five and bogey-loving TV presenters Dick & Dom will run riot in District X at Download Festival this summer...
News Alkaline Trio welcome “absolute monster” new drummer, Tosh Peterson Following last month’s departure of Atom Willard, Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano have announced that Tosh Peterson has joined the Alkaline Trio family.
Features “There was a ghost in my room flickering the lights”: Inside Don Broco’s heaviest, darkest album ever Apparitions, global strife, sleep paralysis, teenage nu-metal nostalgia, asking for help, jamming with Nickelback and Architects… there’s a lot going on in Don Broco’s new album, Nightmare Tripping. Rob Damiani breaks it down for us, one track at a time.
News “Ecstatic is an understatement!” Tonight Alive reveal London reunion gig Returning Aussie pop-punks Tonight Alive will be appearing at Slam Dunk this spring – and they’ve just announced a London headline date with Greywind…
News AFI have announced several UK headline dates While they’re here for London’s All Points East presents Outbreak in August, AFI will also be playing some long-awaited UK headline shows…
