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“It will be a tour like no other”: Royal Blood announce UK shows

Just a couple of weeks after new album Dead Company comes out, Royal Blood are hitting the road across the UK with unpeople in tow.

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The 25 defining moments of Bloodstock's 25th anniversary

A Metal God, a banana mosh-pit, onstage sword fights, more pyro than ever, and one incredible weekend: here's the highlights from last weekend, as Bloodstock turns 25!

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Massive things are coming in the Valorant world, as Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante both feature on the forthcoming Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight.

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Hayley Williams’ new band Power Snatch surprise drop new EP, EP2

They're at it again! Hayley Williams and Daniel James have quietly released a new EP under the Power Snatch banner, EP2, on Bandcamp.

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Island Breached! How twenty one pilots conquered Sziget 2026

Seven years after they last headlined the Budapest bonanza, twenty one pilots return to Sziget as heroes and masters of their craft…

A fundraiser has been launched for British metal journalist Dom Lawson after heart attack

Help out a metal legend while he recovers and won't be able to work.

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Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

Movements have shared the next preview of their upcoming album, Happier Now - listen to Live By The Sword now.

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Here are the stage times for Louder Than Life Festival 2026

Let's get loud! Check out the stage times for this year's supersized edition of Louder Than Life...

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Mastodon share Hurricane Helene-inspired new single, In The Ruins

Mastodon's new single, In The Ruins, and its video take inspiration from both a devastating hurricane and an eye infection...

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Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan, Spiritbox and more announced for Good Things 2026

The line-up for Australia's travelling riff extravaganza, Good Things, is looking absolutely massive, with Limp Bizkit, Spiritbox and Simple Plan among the bands set to play.

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Neurosis announced for two special sets at Roadburn 2027

Neurosis are making their live return to Europe next year: "“There are few places in the world that feel like home to our music the way Roadburn does."

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Ice Nine Kills to score Halloween Horror Nights attraction, Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown

Ice Nine Kills are providing the music for the Terrifier-themed edition of Hollywood Horror Nights' Terror Tram attraction: "We are forever honoured that Terrifier writer/director Damien Leone and his team invited us to play in their sandbox of bloodshed," they say.

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Travis Barker confirms a new blink-182 album is coming - and he’s been working with Alkaline Trio again

Ahead of his new documentary, Louder Than Fear, arriving on streaming, Travis Barker has confirmed he's working on a new blink-182 album and will also appear on a future release from Alkaline Trio.

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Ithaca’s Sam Chetan-Welsh introduces new project, moksha, with debut single, Three Rivers

Former Ithaca guitarist Sam Chetan-Welsh has a new band, moksha, whose debut single Three Rivers asks: "What would you do if you knew everything was temporary? What would change?"

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Here are the stage times for All Points East presents Outbreak 2026

All Points East Presents Outbreak is just two weeks away featuring Deftones, Amyl and the Sniffers, IDLES and more, and they've now confirmed what time they'll all be hitting the stage.

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“It’s always been Metal Overdrive”: Wacken founder Thomas Jensen celebrates 35 years of heavy music’s biggest festival

With the PA still echoing on a 35th anniversary edition for the ages, we sit down with Wacken Open Air founder Thomas Jensen to find out how the event grew from humble beginnings into an all-conquering behemoth, what his favourite memories were from a jam-packed 2026 edition, and why the future of metal’s ‘Holy Land’ is faster, harder, louder – and brighter – than ever before...

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

The film of "relationships, resilience, and what it really takes to move forward when you don't have all the answers" will hit cinemas on September 30. Listen to the live version of Somewhere I Belong now!

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“I’m f*cking ready to go again”: Inside Royal Blood's momentous comeback

After two years away from the spotlight, rock power duo Royal Blood are back with the awesome single Ten Over Ten and brand-new album Dead Company. In a world-exclusive interview, Ben Thatcher and Mike Kerr take us inside their "primal" new record and reveal why they're reconnecting with their harder, heavier beginnings...

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Massive things are coming in the Valorant world, as Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante both feature on the forthcoming Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight.

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

French rock and metal-inspired jewellers Flibustier Paris have released their debut sunglasses range.

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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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Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew deliver laffs and schmaltz in unexpectedly touching and hilariously painful parting shot.

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Film review: Disclosure Day

Close encounter of the turd kind: Steven Spielberg’s return to fertile creative terrain results in a dismal sci-fi thriller folly

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Film review: Scary Movie

The Wayans Brothers are back for a disappointing Scary Movie 'rebootiqule' that doesn't cross any lines whatsoever.

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Film review: Masters Of The Universe

Powerless! There's all the right gags but nothing else in this He-Man nostalgia-fest...

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People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

Hear Slipknot’s (sic) used in the new Generation Gucci promotional short film, as the Iowa nu-metal heroes collide with the luxury fashion brand…

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See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

Hitting cinemas in June, Jackass: Best And Last will include all-new stunts – robot prostate exam, anyone?! – as well as some old classics…

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“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

From a one-off gig in London to a continent-stretching movement, LOUD WOMEN are creating a seismic shift in how marginalised artists are supported in their early careers. We catch up with founder Cassie Fox to get the lowdown on how 2026 will be their biggest and most global year yet…

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New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will tell the “unfiltered” story of the life of the blink-182 drummer after surviving a deadly 2008 plane crash.

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WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

From AC/DC to Megadeth, WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer looks back on a life of heavy metal and hard rock action…

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“There’s nothing wrong with being the girl who’s falling apart”: LØLØ embraces messiness on new single, pretty little wreck

LØLØ's back with her first single since April's god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!, and pretty little wreck sees her own the fact that feeling like a mess is nothing to be ashamed of.

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Wage War explore “being deceived by the world around you” on new single, Sweet Dreams

Wage War are following up April's It Calls Me By Name EP with the new single, Sweet Dreams - listen below.

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Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

Movements have shared the next preview of their upcoming album, Happier Now - listen to Live By The Sword now.

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Check out Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats’ new single, House By The Grave

"This is one of my favourite songs that we’ve ever done and the perfect way to open up the album," says vocalist Kevin Starrs of the new Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats track House By The Grave.

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“It will be a tour like no other”: Royal Blood announce UK shows

Just a couple of weeks after new album Dead Company comes out, Royal Blood are hitting the road across the UK with unpeople in tow.

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Here are the stage times for Louder Than Life Festival 2026

Let's get loud! Check out the stage times for this year's supersized edition of Louder Than Life...

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Listen to Kaonashi’s chaotic new single, Typing

Kaonashi are kicking off a new era in the noisiest manner possible with their new single, Typing.

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A fundraiser has been launched for British metal journalist Dom Lawson after heart attack

Help out a metal legend while he recovers and won't be able to work.

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YONAKA drop out of U.S. shows with Charlotte Sands

YONAKA are no longer making it to the US to open for Charlotte Sands, which they say is for both financial and logistical reasons.

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Green Lung release “our love letter to occult rock”, Black Magick Radio

Green Lung celebrate occult rock and the spookiest haunts in London on their new single, Black Magick Radio, which they first played live during the eclipse yesterday (of course).

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The 25 defining moments of Bloodstock's 25th anniversary

A Metal God, a banana mosh-pit, onstage sword fights, more pyro than ever, and one incredible weekend: here's the highlights from last weekend, as Bloodstock turns 25!

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Hayley Williams’ new band Power Snatch surprise drop new EP, EP2

They're at it again! Hayley Williams and Daniel James have quietly released a new EP under the Power Snatch banner, EP2, on Bandcamp.

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Island Breached! How twenty one pilots conquered Sziget 2026

Seven years after they last headlined the Budapest bonanza, twenty one pilots return to Sziget as heroes and masters of their craft…

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Mastodon share Hurricane Helene-inspired new single, In The Ruins

Mastodon's new single, In The Ruins, and its video take inspiration from both a devastating hurricane and an eye infection...

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Massive things are coming in the Valorant world, as Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante both feature on the forthcoming Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight.

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“A guy on a dirtbike was firing a semi-automatic gun outside a show”: 13 Questions with Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta

Witnessing mad street violence, injuring his knee working at WrestleMania, and watching the Super Bowl on John Travolta’s yacht – Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta faces K!’s 13 Questions to relive some of his most unbelievable moments…

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10 reasons why you need Soul Glo in your life

Hardcore is having a lovely time at the moment. With last year’s Diaspora Problems album, Soul Glo are only adding fuel to the engine. If you’re not on board yet, vocalist Pierce Jordan explains why you need to get in on their Glo-up…

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A personal reflection on Fallen: The album that made Evanescence superstars

“It was my emancipation from all the pain and negativity…”

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“We were anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, anti-corporate”: A brief history of queercore

From a basement idea in the ’80s to a full-blown movement in the three decades since, this is the story of queercore: one of punk's most vital subcultures.

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Måneskin: “We worked our asses off to get here, but we also know this isn’t something that happens every day”

Post-Eurovision, Måneskin have become one of the world’s biggest bands. Now preparing to headline The O2, we caught up with the Italian rock’n’rollers to see just how wild their lives are getting, and why none of them seem to like wearing clothes…

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The 17 greatest songs based on books

Inspiration can come in a variety of forms, and for many rock bands, it comes from the pages of a good book…

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Deftones’ Chino Moreno: “It’s kind of a weird thing to say, but a lot of the time I’d just rather not talk to people”

Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno talks creativity, privacy, meeting your heroes and more...

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The inside story of Roadrunner United: “The super-est of all supergroups”

Joey Jordison, Robb Flynn, Matt Heafy and Dino Cazares explain how 2005’s unprecedented The All-Star Sessions was born.

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The 10 Slayer songs every metal fan needs to know

A must-hear guide to the greatest thrash band of all time, Slayer.

“It will be a tour like no other”: Royal Blood announce UK shows

The 25 defining moments of Bloodstock's 25th anniversary

Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Hayley Williams’ new band Power Snatch surprise drop new EP, EP2

Island Breached! How twenty one pilots conquered Sziget 2026

A fundraiser has been launched for British metal journalist Dom Lawson after heart attack

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Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

Here are the stage times for Louder Than Life Festival 2026

Mastodon share Hurricane Helene-inspired new single, In The Ruins

Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan, Spiritbox and more announced for Good Things 2026

Neurosis announced for two special sets at Roadburn 2027

Ice Nine Kills to score Halloween Horror Nights attraction, Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown

Travis Barker confirms a new blink-182 album is coming - and he’s been working with Alkaline Trio again

Ithaca’s Sam Chetan-Welsh introduces new project, moksha, with debut single, Three Rivers

Here are the stage times for All Points East presents Outbreak 2026

“It’s always been Metal Overdrive”: Wacken founder Thomas Jensen celebrates 35 years of heavy music’s biggest festival

Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

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“I’m f*cking ready to go again”: Inside Royal Blood's momentous comeback

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

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

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Film review: Scary Movie

Film review: Masters Of The Universe

People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

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The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

“There’s nothing wrong with being the girl who’s falling apart”: LØLØ embraces messiness on new single, pretty little wreck

Wage War explore “being deceived by the world around you” on new single, Sweet Dreams

Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

Check out Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats’ new single, House By The Grave

“It will be a tour like no other”: Royal Blood announce UK shows

Here are the stage times for Louder Than Life Festival 2026

Listen to Kaonashi’s chaotic new single, Typing

A fundraiser has been launched for British metal journalist Dom Lawson after heart attack

YONAKA drop out of U.S. shows with Charlotte Sands

Green Lung release “our love letter to occult rock”, Black Magick Radio

The 25 defining moments of Bloodstock's 25th anniversary

Hayley Williams’ new band Power Snatch surprise drop new EP, EP2

Island Breached! How twenty one pilots conquered Sziget 2026

Mastodon share Hurricane Helene-inspired new single, In The Ruins

Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

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“A guy on a dirtbike was firing a semi-automatic gun outside a show”: 13 Questions with Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta

10 reasons why you need Soul Glo in your life

A personal reflection on Fallen: The album that made Evanescence superstars

“We were anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, anti-corporate”: A brief history of queercore

Måneskin: “We worked our asses off to get here, but we also know this isn’t something that happens every day”

The 17 greatest songs based on books

Deftones’ Chino Moreno: “It’s kind of a weird thing to say, but a lot of the time I’d just rather not talk to people”

The inside story of Roadrunner United: “The super-est of all supergroups”

The 10 Slayer songs every metal fan needs to know

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