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Kris Barras has announced that he will step away from music for the foreseeable future following the Kris Barras Band’s upcoming October 2026 UK tour, bringing an extraordinary 11-year chapter to a close after taking his band from blues-rock beginnings to the upper reaches of the UK album charts. This one is going to sting. After more than a decade...

Archive footage of Depeche Mode performing “Enjoy The Silence” high above Manhattan at New York’s World Trade Center in 1990 has resurfaced online — and more than three decades later, the performance carries an emotional weight nobody watching at the time could possibly have imagined. Some pieces of old concert footage are entertaining because of the fashion. Some remind you...

The next generation of the Gallagher clan have stepped out together for a documentary premiere, with the children of Oasis legends Liam and Noel Gallagher attracting plenty of attention as the family resemblance once again had social media doing a double take. Well, the Gallagher genes certainly aren’t messing about. With Oasis mania showing absolutely no signs of slowing down,...

A special 40th Remembrance Day honouring late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton will take place in Sweden on Saturday 26 September 2026, bringing fans together for a full day and night of music, memories, special guests and a tribute to one of heavy metal’s most beloved musicians. This one is going to hit hard. Four decades after the tragic death of...

Download Festival has produced plenty of unforgettable moments over the years, but one festival-goer managed to become part of internet folklore for a reason nobody had on their Donington bingo card — after being caught having sex on the festival Ferris wheel. Download Festival. Home of enormous riffs, ridiculous campsite stories, questionable nutritional choices and, apparently, the occasional very adult...

Linkin Park are taking their latest chapter to the big screen, with UNSHATTER heading to cinemas around the world for a special limited theatrical run beginning on 30 September. 🎥🤘 The band teased the upcoming release through their official social channels, sharing footage featuring Mike Shinoda discussing the creative process behind Linkin Park’s modern era. And one line in particular...

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has weighed in on one of heavy metal’s favourite never-ending arguments — which bands deserve to make up a new “Big Four” of thrash — naming TESTAMENT, EXODUS and OVERKILL among his strongest contenders, while also throwing TRIVIUM into the conversation. Right then. Move the pints. Clear the table. Somebody lock the comments section. Because Dave...

SICK OF IT ALL guitarist Pete Koller has opened up about the future of the New York hardcore legends following the death of his brother and longtime frontman Lou Koller, revealing that Lou made his wishes clear: he wanted the band to continue. This is going to be an emotional road. After nearly four decades standing alongside his brother at...

BLACKIE LAWLESS has opened up about his decision to perform the rarely heard pre-W.A.S.P. song “Mr. Cool” during the band’s 1984 To Headless tour — admitting that the choice is deeply personal and saying: “I’m doing it, quite honestly, for me.” Now this is the sort of deep cut that gets longtime fans properly interested. W.A.S.P. are digging through decades of history...

Some live performances simply refuse to grow old — and footage of Dire Straits blasting through “Money For Nothing” at Knebworth in 1990, with Eric Clapton joining Mark Knopfler on guitar, is a glorious reminder of an era when a festival lineup could resemble somebody’s fantasy record collection. There are riffs. There are massive riffs. And then there’s the opening...

DEF LEPPARD are heading to the big screen, with an officially authorised feature-length documentary titled Long Live Def Leppard set to arrive in cinemas in early 2027. Get the popcorn ready. And preferably make sure the cinema sound system goes all the way to eleven. One of Britain’s biggest rock exports is finally getting the full cinematic treatment, with Long...

LAST IN LINE appear to be closing in on the vocalist who will lead the band into their next chapter, with bassist Phil Soussan revealing that the search for a replacement for longtime frontman Andrew Freeman is looking “very, very promising”. Looks like the empty microphone might not be empty for much longer. LAST IN LINE have spent much of...

MASTODON have issued a statement after the estate of late co-founder and guitarist Brent Hinds filed a lawsuit against the band, firmly denying suggestions that they acted with malicious intent towards their former bandmate or his legacy. This is an incredibly sad chapter in what was already a complicated and emotional story. MASTODON have responded publicly to legal action involving...

Irish rock giants U2 have been named the 2027 MusiCares Persons of the Year, with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. set to be honoured during Grammy Week in February. Not a bad way to celebrate 50 years together, is it? U2 will receive one of the music industry’s most prestigious humanitarian honours in February 2027, recognising...

Rock and metal musicians have always nicked inspiration from books — and some of the biggest band names around owe everything to novelists, poets, fictional characters and fantasy worlds. Choosing a band name is apparently one of the most difficult tasks known to humanity. You need something memorable. Something that looks good on a festival poster. Something your drummer won’t...