Nottingham pop-punk group As December Falls have announced a UK & Ireland headline tour playing smaller venues, topically titled “Everything’s On Fire, But We’re Still On Tour”. This new run, for February and March 2026, closely follows their recent album release and accompanying tour. The band shared that while they had just finished “the wildest tour of…
In the first update to our weekly playlist for awhile (yes, we know we’ve been slacking), we’ve got a great selection for you from pop punk to prog metal! We have new singles from the likes of Poppy, Megadeth, Despised Icon, Royals, Cabin Boy Jumped Ship, Autumn Fires, Heriot, Twat Union, Raven Numan, Lolo and…
After spending the 2010s dominating the UK hardcore underground but seeming to slip by the mainstream, Malevolence once seemed like a band who might never get the success they deserve. Which makes nights like this feel so special as they have now climbed to position of headlining Brixton Academy, something that basically no bands from…
While bargain hunters gear up for Black Friday at the end of this month. Record collectors have the date marked for an entirely different reason. Thanks to a fresh batch of Record Store Day exclusives landing at local indie stores on November 28th. RSD Black Friday generally isn’t held in quite the same regard as…
Following on from 2023’s Sanguivore, Creeper sink their fangs even deeper into the myth. On this second act, the Southampton-based band are continue riding the glittering highway of 1980s excess champagne-soaked, leather-clad, and bathed in the crimson glow of stage lights. Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death is as enigmatically titled as we’ve come to expect….
When we consider bands who have ascended to stratospheric heights of success in the metalcore sphere, The Plot In You is a name that can crop up. The last time this Ohio quartet were over in the UK, they packed out the 1.5k capacity Electric Ballroom in Camden with the demand for more. Now back…
Finnish melodic death metal band Omnium Gatherum has released a new music video for their track The Darkest City, taken from their newly released album, May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way (out now via Century Media Records). Vocalist Jukka Pelkonen called the song “heavy, demanding, and fulfilling,” proudly declaring it the album’s central…
In the heart of Highbury, where the pulse of London’s underground music scene beats strongest, The Garage transformed into a sweat-drenched cauldron of sound on Friday, October 24. Mouth Culture, the Leicester-based alt-rock trio who’s been steadily clawing their way from festival sidelines to headline status, delivered a performance that felt less like a gig…
Download Festival may have been playing catch up to other festivals in terms of the timing of their announcement this year – but they have just unleashed an almighty first announcement for the 2026 Download Festival Line Up! Headlining this years’ annual Donington Park pilgrimage are nu metal legends Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns…
Killswitch Engage (8.5) brought a masterclass in metalcore to The Halls in Wolverhampton, leaving absolutely nothing in the tank. From the moment they hit the stage, the Massachusetts heavyweights had the crowd in the palm of their hands, launching straight into Strength of the Mind – a ferocious opener that set the tone for what would be…
It’s a misty October night and the streets of Birmingham look like something from Silent Hill as we make our way to the o2 Institute. Tonight’s show is worth taking the chance of running into Pyramid Head though. With Bury Tomorrow topping the bill in support of their latest album, Will You Haunt Me, With…
Having taken a small break from touring over the last few years. With Zakk Wylde busy out on the road in support of Pantera. His long term side-project, Black Label Society have been back in the news this week. Having recently been announced as one of a plethora of acts at next year’s Bloodstock Festival….
