Some songs arrive with a riff. 🎸 Some arrive with a chorus. Some arrive by kicking the door open, spilling shadows across the floor, and whispering something poetic enough to make your soul sit up and go: “Hang on… this is different.” 🖤 That, butt, is exactly the sort of energy surrounding Wolnera and their […]
There are some bands that arrive politely, knock on the door, wipe their feet, and ask nicely for your attention. Then there are bands like Civil Villains — who sound like they’ve kicked the door open, rearranged the furniture, knocked over your pint, and somehow left you emotionally devastated in the best possible way. The […]
The Prince of Darkness gets a worldwide underground salute — and it’s packed with riffs, respect, deep cuts, distortion, and proper heavy metal heart. There are tribute albums… and then there are full-blown global riff rituals. Twenty-six underground bands from across the world have joined forces to celebrate the legendary music of Ozzy Osbourne with […]
The countdown to Download Festival has officially begun, and the Download community has wasted absolutely no time! If you were hoping to grab an Early Bird ticket for the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival, we’ve got some news… They’re officially SOLD OUT! 🎉🔥 Once again, Download fans have shown exactly why this festival is […]
Well then… that didn’t take long, did it? Download Festival has officially shifted its Early Bird tickets, and the message from Donington is louder than a main stage wall of Marshalls: SOLD OUT. Big green letters. Massive crowd. Proper festival chaos. Lovely stuff. 💚🎸 For anyone still recovering from last year’s mud, riffs, overpriced chips, […]
Bloodstock Open Air is back, butt… and the 2026 line-up is absolutely ridiculous! 🤘🔥 If there was ever a year to dust off your battle jacket, patch up those ripped denim shorts and prepare your neck muscles for four solid days of headbanging, this is it. From 6–9 August 2026, the UK’s biggest independent metal […]
Instrumental trailblazers Polyphia are officially back, unleashing their first new single in four years alongside the announcement of a brand-new UK tour. The genre-smashing guitar wizards have released ‘Can You Feel It’, a slick, funky and technically outrageous new track that proves Tim Henson and the gang have lost absolutely none of their ability to […]
By Around 1,000 Fans — Because Even The Numbers Got Caught In The Pit Cardiff, take a bow. No, seriously — stand up, throw the horns, spill half your pint, and scream until the roof starts sweating. Because Metallica didn’t just come to Cardiff. They claimed the Principality Stadium, flattened it with riffs, filled it […]
The Nightwish powerhouse is bringing her solo thunder to London — and this one is going to be absolutely massive Floor Jansen is finally bringing her solo show to the UK, and honestly, symphonic metal fans may need to sit down, breathe into a tour hoodie, and stop refreshing ticket pages like they owe them […]
Well, butt… January 2027 just got a proper boot through the venue doors. Massive Wagons and Terrorvision have announced a huge co-headline UK tour, and it sounds like exactly the sort of sweat-soaked, pint-hoisting, chorus-bellowing rock chaos we all need after the festive season has emptied our wallets and left us emotionally attached to leftover […]
Metallica came to Cardiff, shook the Principality Stadium like a washing machine full of bricks, blasted the city with riffs, flames, pyro and pure heavy metal thunder… and then quietly did something properly beautiful for the community. The metal legends have donated £20,000 to Cardiff Foodbank, a massive contribution that will help provide around 9,000 […]
Metallica – M72 World TourPrincipality Stadium, CardiffSunday 28th June 2026Support: Gojira + Knocked Loose Cardiff has seen plenty of carnage over the years. Rugby madness. Six Nations chaos. Hen parties armed with inflatable objects. Pints flying down St Mary Street like they’ve got somewhere important to be. But on Sunday night, the Welsh capital belonged […]
Hellfest has gone full heavy metal cathedral, butt. The legendary French festival has unveiled a towering new statue of Ozzy Osbourne at its 2026 edition, giving the late Prince of Darkness the kind of tribute only the world of metal could possibly deliver: massive, emotional, slightly terrifying, gloriously dramatic, and absolutely dripping in riff-powered mythology. […]
Cardiff, brace yourself. Metallica are in town — and the Principality Stadium is about to sound like the gates of Valhalla being kicked open by four very loud men in black. Tonight, the mighty Metallica bring their colossal M72 World Tour to the Principality Stadium, and Wales is ready for a full-blown riff invasion. We’re […]
Metallica didn’t just play Glasgow. They stormed it, battered it with riffs, set the place glowing, and walked out with an attendance record tucked under one arm like a backstage laminate. On Thursday 25th June 2026, the mighty Metallica rolled into Barclays Hampden Park as part of their monster M72 World Tour, bringing with them […]