Six years without a new Hatebreed album, and they’ve returned with enough breakdowns to make up for every minute of it. Fatal Paradox, the band’s ninth full-length release and their first since 2020’s Weight of the False Self, is a relentless assault of huge riffs, pounding drums and Jamey Jasta’s unmistakable aggressive vocals. There’s absolutely…
With three days of heavy metal mayhem in the summer sun behind us. We’re not going to lie, the struggle was real on Sunday morning. With another action packed day of world class music ahead of us though, we’re out of bed bright and early and into the arena as soon as it opens. Because…
Still riddled with telltale aches and pains from Lamb of Gods epic headline set last night. We’re back in the arena bright and early on Saturday morning. Where our first order of business, after resting our aging millenial bones and scarfing down some top tier scran courtesy of the Spudman (9). Is to head over…
With Wheels of Steel still ringing in our ears, we’re up bright and early ready for day two of Bloodstock. Our first band of the day, Party Cannon (9) are a much better hangover cure than the hair of the dog too. Starting things off with Weird But Not Illegal, which seems like the perfect way…
It’s been two and a half decades after Bloodstock first started in the Assembly Rooms in Derby. Ever evolving and growing, moving to an open air format back in 2005. The event has since become a staple of the UK festival scene and a Mecca for all things heavy metal. One which now sees 20,000…
The first day of Download 2026 is in the history books; With the likes of Halestorm, Electric Callboy and the Cavaleras turning in top tier performances. Not to mention headliners Limp Bizkit, who while enjoyable never quite hit top gear. Check out the reports on those bands, plus a bundle more, in our Friday review…
When Twenty One Pilots titled their 2021 tour in support of their flash foray into colour album Scaled And Icy the Takeover Tour they weren’t playing about. Whether it be taking over living rooms and streets from the Stressed Out sounds of Blurryface to the mountain tops and industrial cities of Trench, Twenty One Pilots…
Drug Church turn the Electric Ballroom into beautiful chaos! Drug Church’s biggest headline show yet feels every bit as chaotic as you’d hope. The Electric Ballroom is rammed, sweaty and in near-constant motion as the band tear through their abrasive collision of hardcore aggression, jagged riffs and huge melodic hooks. It’s a barrier show, so…
Let’s get nostalgic for a hot minute. It’s the year 2004. You have a Mountain Dew, Hot Doritos and have loaded up Halo 2 and you’re about to complete level Gravemind, the Brutes, the Hunters and the Elites are all at war, but suddenly your ears are blasted with the ultimate battle song of any…
For many of us growing up, My Chemical Romance were more than just a band. They were a lifeline. Through grief, heartbreak, fear, self-expression and everything in between, their music became a sanctuary for a generation that often felt like they didn’t belong. Twenty-five years after forming, My Chemical Romance have a connection with their…