Some rockstars toss TVs out of hotel windows. Others just toss insults like confetti at a metal festival. Whether it’s backstage tantrums, fan feuds, or bandmate bust-ups, these metal icons have earned reputations for being right moody sods. Here’s our brutal and cheeky breakdown of 10 metal artists who’ve been called rude, difficult, or downright […]

Black Sabbath didn’t just invent heavy metal — they summoned it from the pits of Brum with riffs darker than a blackout and lyrics heavy enough to crush your nan’s ironing board. From trippy ballads to apocalyptic doom, Sabbath reshaped rock forever. So c’mon butt, grab your leather jacket, spark up a church candle, and […]

Rock fans, grab your pints and clutch your Les Pauls a little tighter — because one of the most heartbreaking bits of news to hit the scene this week is that Nancy Wilson of Heart has had treasured instruments stolen from a gig venue. Yep, you read that right. The six-string sorcery of Barracuda, Crazy […]

(A Mega-Riff Report Deep Dive) 🔥 Intro: Set the scene – Linkin Park weren’t just a band; they were a global force that could sell out arenas, topple festivals, and turn fields of mud into spiritual gatherings. Hybrid Theory + Meteora alone wrote the gospel, and from Projekt Revolution to Download Festival, LP ruled the […]

Legendary Voices That Shaped Heavy Metal (In no particular order, because we like chaos.) 1. Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio) ⚔️ The Holy Diver himself – Dio could sing about dragons, demons, and destiny like no one else. His operatic power made metal mystical, and his horns-up salute is now gospel.Voice vibe: Soaring. […]

Three decades. Thirty bands. Endless riffs. Rock ’n’ roll didn’t just survive the shift from bell bottoms to baggy jeans — it thrived, mutated, and spat in the face of fashion while blasting stadiums apart. From the monolithic riffs of Sabbath in the ’70s, through the hairspray-soaked chaos of the ’80s, to the flannel-clad angst of the ’90s, this […]

(With Honourable Mentions, Chaos, and Cymbal-Smashing Stories) 🎤 Intro – Smashing the Patriarchy (and the Hi-Hats) For decades, the rock world acted like drumming was a lads-only club. You know the drill: sweaty blokes behind the kit, showing off, breaking sticks, and demanding six more beers mid-set. But here’s the truth, mun: women have been slaying […]

🎸 MASSIVE WAGONS RETURN HOME: TWO SPECIAL LANCASTER GREAT HALL SHOWS ANNOUNCED! 🎉🏴 There are gigs. There are festivals. And then there are those once-in-a-lifetime moments where a band returns home, victorious, to play a venue that shaped their lives. That’s exactly what’s about to go down with Massive Wagons, as the Lancaster rock legends […]

“Scream for me, Birmingham! …but don’t film it on your bloody iPhone!” That’s the gist of Rod Smallwood’s latest roasting session. The Iron Maiden manager — the man who’s kept Eddie fed and the band on the road for over four decades — has come out swinging against what he calls the “selfish few” who […]

1️⃣ Download Festival 2025 – Donington Park, Leicestershire 📅 13–15 June 2025💷 Tickets: Weekend camping from ~£300, day tickets ~£120. The Godzilla of UK rock festivals. Born in 2003 as the spiritual successor to Monsters of Rock, Download has grown into the Mecca for headbangers from Swansea to Sydney. 2025 Line-up Highlights: Why it’s hot: […]

C’mon butt, what if we told you Slipknot’s Iowa, System Of A Down’s Toxicity, Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory, and Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral were actually soundtracks for the 1993 PC game DOOM? You’d probably call us daft and throw a BFG at us, right? Well guess what — it didn’t happen.But YouTuber Boiiedoin […]

What’s occurring, metalheads? May left us reeling, but June 2025 came roaring in like a dragon after six pints of Brains—loud, messy, and ready to torch everything in sight. From pirate-metal sea shanties to unearthed Motörhead treasures and Muse suddenly going djent (yep, really), this month was stacked with riffs, weirdness, and plenty of headbang […]

Alright you absolute legends – it’s that time of year again! The fields are calling, the amps are warming up, and your liver’s already scared. But before you go full mosh-mode… a quick word from your friendly Festival Medical Team 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ 💊 BRING YOUR MEDS!Yes, that means: 🚫 We do NOT store prescription meds on […]

Welcome to June 2025, where festivals kicked off, beer gardens overflowed, and the metal gods gifted us a stack of albums so loud they scared the sheep in the Valleys. 🐑 This wasn’t your typical summer soundtrack. Nah, this was blast beats instead of barbecues, growls instead of garden parties, and riffs instead of rosé. […]