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Metallica have enough colossal songs to fill about seventeen stadium shows without repeating themselves — but that hasn’t stopped the hardcore faithful demanding James Hetfield and the lads dig a little deeper into the vault. 🔥 Forget “Enter Sandman”, “Master of Puppets” and “Nothing Else Matters” for a minute. We’re talking about the proper deep cuts. The songs that make...

Well, stick Smoke on the Water on full blast and warn the neighbours — because something is happening tonight that rock fans have been waiting more than THREE DECADES to see. Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is set to perform with Deep Purple again for the first time in 33 years. Yep. RITCHIE. BLOODY. BLACKMORE. Back with Deep Purple. On an...

Turn the amps down, grab the popcorn and try not to start a circle pit in Screen 7 — rock ’n’ roll is heading back to the movies. 2026 has already been a surprisingly tasty year for music on screen. We’ve had documentaries, concert events and stories digging into some of the biggest names ever to plug a guitar into...

From Frozen breakdowns to Mulan metal — welcome to the happiest pit on Earth Right, who gave Mickey Mouse a distortion pedal? Disney songs have been drilled into our collective consciousness for decades. You might claim you’re far too metal for all that princess-and-talking-crab nonsense, but stick “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” on after three pints and suddenly...

Britpop’s greatest rivalry has apparently reached the “where’s my commission?” stage — and we are absolutely here for it. Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has joked that he deserves a slice of the cash from Oasis’ reunion after claiming he spent years encouraging the Gallagher brothers to get the band back together. Yep. Forget managers, promoters and agents. Apparently Oasis needed...

A woman has died after being found unresponsive in a tent at Houghton Festival in Norfolk, with police confirming that her death is currently being treated as “unexplained”. What should have been the closing chapter of another weekend of music at Houghton Festival has ended in tragedy following the death of a festival attendee. Norfolk Police are investigating after a...

Dave Matthews Band are keeping the wheels turning in 2026, announcing a fresh run of arena dates that’ll see the legendary live outfit heading back out on the road for another dose of sprawling jams, monster musicianship and those wonderfully unpredictable nights that have made them one of the most enduring touring bands around. Yep — Dave and the gang...

Spotify is preparing to make it considerably easier to tell whether the “artist” blasting through your headphones is an actual human being… or something cooked up by artificial intelligence. And frankly, with AI-generated music multiplying faster than festival campsite rubbish on Monday morning, this was probably inevitable. The streaming giant has announced a new “AI Persona” label designed to identify...

Cardiff’s Falselove have taken one of The Weeknd’s biggest hits, dragged it through a wall of towering guitars, thunderous rhythms and cinematic darkness, and emerged with something altogether heavier. And frankly? We’re very much here for it. 🖤🔥 The Cardiff alternative metal quartet have returned with a bold reinterpretation of ‘The Hills’, transforming the global smash into a crushing modern...

There was a time before stadiums, Broadway musicals, Grammy Awards and enormous festival headline slots when Green Day were simply three young punks crammed into vans, sleeping wherever they could and playing wherever somebody was willing to plug in a PA. No luxury tour buses. No dressing rooms full of carefully arranged snacks. No massive production. Just guitars, drums, petrol...

Today marks 19 years since the attack in Stubbylee Park, Bacup, that would ultimately take the life of Sophie Lancaster just 13 days later. For many within the rock, metal, goth and wider alternative communities, Sophie’s name has become synonymous with standing against prejudice, hatred and intolerance. But today, more than anything, we remember Sophie the person. She was not...

Keith Moon built his reputation by playing the drums as though he was trying to escape from them. But on The Who’s glorious 1965 classic ‘The Kids Are Alright’, the legendary sticksman showed that even when somebody apparently told him to calm down, he was still an absolute bloody menace behind the kit. There are drummers. There are rock drummers....

Sir Rod Stewart has been forced to hit the brakes on his current tour after undergoing a heart procedure, with the 81-year-old rock legend now taking some much-needed time away from the stage to recover. It’s news nobody with a ticket wanted to hear, but this is one occasion where the gig can absolutely wait. The legendary voice behind ‘Maggie...

Forget Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates — when it comes to music, Tom Hanks has a box stuffed with Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, The Coasters and The Rolling Stones. And frankly, his taste is absolutely bloody tidy. 🤘 Tom Hanks might be one of Hollywood’s most recognisable actors, but lurking underneath the Oscar-winning performances, typewriter obsession...

Jazz musician Chuck Redd has scored a major legal victory after the Kennedy Center was ordered to cough up more than $250,000 in legal fees following a bitter dispute sparked by his decision to cancel a performance in protest over Donald Trump’s name being added to the institution. Well then. That escalated rather spectacularly. 🎷⚖️💰 What started with a musician...