News Iron Maiden announce details of EDDFEST weekend at Knebworth ’Arry’s ’Ammers have expanded July’s Knebworth mega-show into a two-day party with bars, more music, and a museum celebrating all things Iron Maiden.
Features Avatar: “It’s exciting to still be reaching new things. There’s nothing this band can’t do” Skulls. Facepaint. Outlandish outfits. A touch of magic and macabre. Mexico’s Día de Muertos feels like the spiritual home of Avatar, who’ve spent a quarter of a century bringing their carnival of delights to life. To find out how these colourful worlds intertwine, we head south of the border to meet a band ready to take their next leap into the great unknown...
Features The Sound Of 2026: The 26 essential new artists coming to shape your year New year, new music. There’s a whole lot of killer noise coming your way over the next 12 months. From punk, to metal, to weird noise and pop-rock, here’s our pick of 26 for ’26.
Features “Fifty years is a long time, it’s an achievement. And long may it continue!” A note from Steve Harris on Iron Maiden’s 50th birthday Half a century ago today, ’Arry formed Iron Maiden. “It’s pretty incredible,” he ponders. “Retirement’s coming, but I’m not thinking about it…”
Features The Darkness: “I don’t want to be ‘relevant’ in a world of banal, homogenised bullsh*t. I’d rather be irrelevant – and irreverent” Dropping a killer Cliff Richard cover to celebrate the blockbuster success of eighth album Dreams On Toast, while preparing to romp back into UK arenas and play main support at Iron Maiden’s 50th anniversary celebrations in the new year, it’s set to be a bumper Christmas for The Darkness. Crackers in hand, we caught up with frontman Justin Hawkins for a rollercoaster 2025 rundown...
Features The 32 moments that defined 2025 Between the highs of Turnstile Summer, the heartbreaking lows of saying goodbye to legends like Ozzy, and the sheer WTF madness of Tyson Ritter launching an OnlyFans or Davey Havok’s moustache, 2025 was a time that the rock world will never forget. Here, we run down 32 of the most defining moments of the year…
News Iron Maiden announce 2026 European tour, with special UK headline date “to be revealed” The Run For Your Lives tour is extending, with Iron Maiden celebrating their 50th anniversary throughout Europe next summer – including a mysterious UK show…
The Cover Story Halestorm: “I have this innate belief that I shouldn’t be here after everything that I’ve survived – but for some reason I am” On the eve of new album Everest, we join Halestorm's fearless leader Lzzy Hale in London to reflect on their ascent to the summit, the personal and professional obstacles she and the band had to overcome, and why nothing is going to stop her living life to its absolute fullest...
Reviews Live review: Linkin Park, London Wembley Stadium Linkin Park spectacularly bring together 75,000 fans of all ages and eras for their biggest headline gig ever…
Reviews Live review: Iron Maiden, London Stadium Goal! Maiden’s coming home as ’Arry’s ’Ammers win big at 50th-anniversary West Ham super-gig.
Features From Dio to Sleep Token: The icons who inspired Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale For more than 15 years, Lzzy Hale has been a hero to a whole generation of rock’n’roll fans. So we asked the Halestorm star who she looks up to…
Reviews The big review: Bludfest 2025 If you want ’BLUD, you got it! YUNGBLUD returns to Milton Keynes Bowl with a load of his mates for the second edition of his summer mega-fest.
News Here’s the setlist from Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour Iron Maiden took things back to the beginning with their sensational Run For Your Lives tour – here’s what went down…
The Cover Story Coheed And Cambria: “The end of The Amory Wars is around the corner… I see a conclusion that feels perfect” As Coheed And Cambria take The Amory Wars saga even further with their 11th studio album, Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe, mastermind Claudio Sanchez reflects on a life spent hiding behind intergalactic warfare, and why the ending of the story may finally be nigh…
Features The 25 most anticipated rock and alternative albums for 2025 You thought 2024 was stacked? Just wait and see what the next 12 months have in store. From returning titans Deftones and Gojira to new leaders of the pack Sleep Token and Bad Omens to the next big things in ALT BLK ERA and Scowl, get ready for what could be rock’s best year ever...
News Iron Maiden have announced their new touring drummer Following Nicko McBrain’s retirement from touring, Iron Maiden have revealed that “a name familiar to many of our fans” will be stepping in next year.
