Before he takes on UK arenas with The Warning and The Molotovs next April, YUNGBLUD will be playing a pair of Up Close & Personal shows. YUNGBLUD has announced two special 2026 gigs entitled Up Close ...

When the world lost Chris Cornell in 2017, we lost one of the greatest voices in rock. Probably the greatest singing voice in all of rock ever, in fact – Axl Rose, Alice Cooper and Eddie Vedder are ...

If human suffering is a well of inspiration in metal, then you'd hope we'd be nearing the bottom. Alas, as the world keeps turning, and in turn, turning to shit, bands are given more and more ...

Holding Absence keep fans satiated with the title track to their delayed new album, Modern Life Is Lonely... Welsh alt.rock trio and current Kerrang! cover stars Holding Absence have shared the title ...

While we’re constantly assured that certain genres “aren’t dead”, there are definitely a few currently being hauled about like the semi-animated corpse in cult ’80s comedy Weekend At Bernie’s. Emo may ...

Mastodon have experienced a great deal of loss during the course of their 26-year career. From 2009’s Crack The Skye paying tribute to drummer Brann Dailor’s sister, who died by suicide as a teenager, ...

Just the sound of that inimitable voice alone after all these years will be enough to bring a tear to the eye of Beastie Boys fans everywhere. ‘I need a plan B / Retired MC / You think it’s over but ...

Download is almost here! Find out whether you need to pack for sunshine or showers at Donington Park this weekend... Download’s getting off to a slightly more chilled start on Friday, but there could ...

The excitement around Maruja has been building, finally exploding right now with this exceptional debut full-length. Having existed in some form since college, the Manchester quartet have arrived at a ...

“Welcome to this amazing evening,” grins Bruce Dickinson, gladhanding the 75,000 people in front of him at the home of West Ham. “It’s a homecoming for Steve, and a homecoming for us after 50 bloody ...

South Arcade’s brand of “Y2K-core” is a winner, injecting playful Gen Z exuberance into boisterous pop-punk. In the midst of a bright summer, the Oxford quartet ...

In 1983, Bad News made their first appearance on British TV. Following the budding NWOBHM quartet as they travelled to a gig in Grantham, singer/guitarist Alan 'Vim Fuego' Metcalfe, guitarist Den ...