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Right then… grab your sunnies, your battered Vans, and a lukewarm pint of something questionable 🍺—because On The Beach (in association with Radio X) has just dropped a line-up so tasty it should come with a warning label. Saturday 25th July 2026. Brighton Beach. Indie chaos incoming. And leading the charge? None other than the […]
Oi oi, what’s occurring then, rock ‘n’ roll crew?! If your Good Friday plans currently involve sitting on the sofa demolishing Easter eggs and pretending you’ll “start fresh next week”… scrap that nonsense immediately. 😤🍫 Because Then Jerico Acoustic are rolling back into PizzaExpress Live, Holborn on Friday 3rd April 2026, and this one’s got […]
Alright, c’mon butt… gather round, because we’ve got a bittersweet one straight outta the GNR camp 😬 The mighty Guns N’ Roses have dropped a statement confirming that their keyboard wizard Melissa Reese will be sitting out the entire 2026 tour. Yeah… not ideal, mun. 🎤 WHAT’S ACTUALLY GOING ON? According to the band, Melissa […]
Alright, gather round the bar, top up your pint, and brace yourselves — because Jenny Colquitt is about to drop something that hits harder than a late-night kebab after a gig… Her brand new single ‘Peace Man’ lands at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026, and if the early whispers are anything to go by… […]
Right then, strap in, grab a pint, and turn it up to “neighbours banging on the wall” levels — because this one’s massive, mun. Judas Priest’s legendary album Sad Wings of Destiny has officially smashed through the big 50-year milestone, and instead of quietly ageing like a fine wine, it’s coming back louder, sharper, and […]
Oi oi… grab your air guitars and tighten those catsuits, because The Darkness are back and they’re going FULL ARENA CHAOS this December 2026! 💥 That’s right, butt — the kings of outrageous riffs, ridiculous falsettos, and pure rock ’n’ roll mischief have announced “The Best Of The Darkness” UK Tour, and it’s shaping up […]
Oi oi… imagine this, butt — you’ve just dragged yourself through airport security, belt half-off, dignity hanging by a thread… and then BOOM 💥 You look up… and there he is… 🖤 Ozzy Osbourne STARING YOU DOWN LIKE THE GODFATHER OF HEAVY METAL HIMSELF 🖤 Welcome to Birmingham Airport’s brand-new Icons Wall — and yes, […]
Sound the alarms, crack open a cold one, and tell the neighbours to brace themselves… because the Metal Gods are back at it again 😈🍺 Yep — Judas Priest have officially started working on their TWENTIETH studio album, and somehow, against all laws of time, age, and common sense… they’re still absolutely unstoppable. 🎤 “I […]
Right then… someone crack open a cold one and text the group chat immediately — because this is the kind of news that makes the hairs on your neck stand up like you’ve just heard your favourite riff live for the first time 😤🍻 British hard rock heavyweights Inglorious are officially reuniting their ORIGINAL line-up […]
Alright butt… gather round, crack open a cold one 🍻 and brace yourselves, because this one’s got serious bite. The legendary Rachel Bolan – yes, that low-end menace from Skid Row – has stepped out of the shadows and into full solo chaos mode with the announcement of his debut album… 🦇 “GARGOYLE OF THE […]
Alright butt… gather round, because this one’s got us scratching our heads harder than a hungover drummer on a Sunday morning 🥴🥁 Our Newport heroes, the unstoppable ragga-metal machine that is Skindred, have just dropped news of their Autumn 2026 UK & Ireland tour… …and somehow — SOMEHOW — there’s no Welsh date on the […]
Bagpipes? Nah. This is Scotland going full-speed into the abyss. 🏴🔥🤘 Alright butt… forget everything you think you know about Scottish music for a minute. This ain’t folk tunes and cosy pubs — this is pure blackened speed metal chaos blasted at ridiculous velocity. 😤💨 Hellripper returns with Coronach, and it’s an absolute ripper (had […]
⚡ Bullet For My Valentine (Bridgend) Hailing from the valleys of Blackwood, South Wales, the Manic Street Preachers are one of the most iconic and uncompromising bands to ever strap on a guitar and mean it. Formed in the late ‘80s by schoolmates James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore, and the legendary Richey Edwards, […]
WHEN PRIDE FALLS… THE RIFFS HIT HARDER, MUN 🤘😈 Right then, butt… grab a black hoodie, dim the lights, and prepare your soul for a proper emotional battering — because Spain’s doom/death heavyweights Golgotha are back, and they’re not here to tuck you in nicely. Oh no. They’ve brought Hubris, and it’s basically eight tracks […]