News Listen: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett streams epic debut single, High Plains Drifter Ahead of the release of his new EP Portals, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has shared first taster High Plains Drifter – and it’s absolutely awesome.
News Slipknot unveil the Knotverse, with plans for unique NFTs, metaverse concerts and more “We are listening, we are watching, and we are going where our fans are leading us…” Slipknot and The Sandbox have officially unveiled details of their new metaverse collab, the Knotverse.
News Funeral For A Friend announced as special guests for My Chemical Romance’s Cardiff show My Chemical Romance have recruited Funeral For A Friend as special guests for their Cardiff gig at Sophia Gardens next month…
News Kerrang! to cycle to Download with Heavy Metal Truants to raise money for teen charities Kerrang!’s own Nick Ruskell will be donning the Lycra and pedalling his wheels of steel to Download, alongside Enter Shikari, metal-loving scientist Matt Taylor and more...
News Scene Queen announces debut EP, Bimbocore Scene Queen’s debut EP Bimbocore – a “hyper feminine and over the top” release – is due out later this month via Hopeless Records…
News Hyro The Hero releases new version of Kids Against The Monsters featuring Corey Taylor Listen: Hyro The Hero drops Kids Against The Monsters (featuring Slipknot’s Corey Taylor), from the new mixtape project of the same name…
News Grey Daze announce new album The Phoenix: a “celebration” of Chester Bennington Watch the video for Grey Daze’s new single Saturation (Strange Love), taken from their upcoming album The Phoenix.
Features Why Download Festival 2022 will be the most accessible ever Ahead of the first full-capacity Download in three years, organisers have announced a host of site improvements to ensure that festival-goers with disabilities will get the most from rock’s biggest weekend. We sit down with accessibility representative Katie Hester to get the inside track…
News Watch: Måneskin covered Britney Spears’ Womanizer at Coachella over the weekend Måneskin made their Coachella debut over the weekend, and wowed the audience with a rocking cover of Britney Spears’ mega-hit Womanizer.
News Dance Gavin Dance to honour live commitments and new album in light of bassist Tim Feerick’s passing Following the death of bassist Tim Feerick last week, Dance Gavin Dance have confirmed that their touring plans – including Swanfest – are still going ahead.
News The Regrettes have announced a couple of club shows The Regrettes are bringing Further Joy to London and Brighton, plus Manchester with Wet Leg and Foals…
Reviews Album review: Ocean Grove – Up In The Air Forever Aussie party starters Ocean Grove offer fun by the crate-load on album three…
Reviews Live review: Static Dress, London Camden Assembly Brit post-hardcore champs in the making Static Dress electrify the capital…
Reviews Album review: Bob Vylan – Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life Uncompromisingly vicious call to revolution by brilliant London grime-punk-noise duo Bob Vylan…
Features From David Bowie to Ozzy Osbourne: The icons who inspired Creeper’s Will Gould If you want theatrics, Creeper have got ’em. But where do they get it from? Frontman Will Gould identifies the icons who made him want to be a star…
Reviews Album review: Prince Daddy & The Hyena – Prince Daddy & The Hyena Third album from Albany alt.punks Prince Daddy & The Hyena hopes for bold and beautiful things, but doesn’t always deliver…
