News

There’s a certain routine every festival-goer knows all too well. Wake up after three hours of sleep because your neighbour thought 4am was the perfect time for a Slipknot singalong. Crawl out of your tent looking like you’ve spent the night wrestling a badger. Queue for a bacon roll. Wonder where your camping chair disappeared to. Exercise? Not a chance…...

Something is brewing in The Beatles’ camp — and the entire music world has suddenly put down its tea, turned up the speakers and started staring suspiciously at a ticking clock. 👀⏳ The official Beatles website has been stripped back to reveal a mysterious photograph of a towering tree, a countdown timer and one tantalising sentence: “Good things come to...

Peace, Quiet… Well, Festival Quiet! Not everyone comes to a festival looking to party until sunrise. Some of us just want an incredible weekend of live music, a decent night’s sleep and enough energy to do it all again the next day. That’s exactly where the Adult Only Camp at Steelhouse Festival 2026 comes into its own. If your ideal...

Heavy metal royalty have officially returned to the road, and if the opening night of the Faithkeepers Tour is anything to go by, Judas Priest are showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. The legendary Birmingham icons have kicked off their latest European tour in spectacular fashion, delivering a set packed with timeless classics, crushing modern tracks, and enough twin-guitar...

In a music industry forever chasing the next trend, viral moment and algorithm-friendly chorus, Sabaton bassist and manager Pär Sundström has offered a refreshingly blunt piece of heavy metal wisdom: Being “fresh” isn’t necessarily what makes a band successful. Asked about the challenge of keeping Sabaton fresh after more than 25 years, Sundström argued that constant reinvention has never been...

Just when you think you have heard every possible story from the wonderfully chaotic world of rock and metal, along comes an incident that makes flying pints, broken barriers and muddy festival toilets look positively civilised. A concert by New Zealand metal heavyweights Devilskin was reportedly disrupted after a rather substantial pile of human waste was discovered in the middle...

Just when you think you’ve got Avenged Sevenfold figured out, the Californian metal giants kick the studio door off its hinges, chuck the rulebook into a flaming bin and vanish into another musical dimension. The band have unexpectedly released a brand-new four-track EP titled Statica, dropping the entire thing without the usual months of teasers, countdown clocks, mysterious billboards or...

Sunday – Main Stage – 7:50pm As the sun began to sink behind the spectacular Brecon Beacons, Steelhouse Festival 2026 welcomed one of the most entertaining bands of the weekend to the Main Stage. At 7:50pm, Alien Ant Farm burst onto the stage with all the swagger, humour and infectious energy that has made them festival favourites for more than...

The heavy metal community has been rocked by worrying news after former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes was hospitalised following a serious accident during a live performance in Germany. Baltes suffered three fractured ribs after falling from the stage while performing with DIRKSCHNEIDER at Pyraser Classic Rock Night. The incident has forced the legendary bassist to step away from performing while...

Rock and metal fans woke up to one of the biggest surprises of the year as Avenged Sevenfold unexpectedly dropped a brand-new four-track EP titled Statica, with virtually no warning. Known for constantly pushing musical boundaries and refusing to play by the industry’s rulebook, the Californian metal giants have once again left fans scrambling to hit play after unveiling fresh...

There’s always something a little bit special about Sunday at Steelhouse Festival. It’s the day when the campsite starts looking slightly worse for wear, voices have completely disappeared, everyone’s surviving on coffee, burgers and whatever’s left in the cool box… but nobody wants the weekend to end. After two incredible days of world-class rock music, Steelhouse XV saves one final...

26 April 1975 – 26 July 2021 Some musicians play songs. Some musicians shape bands. And then there are musicians like Joey Jordison, whose talent, intensity and unmistakable passion helped change the entire landscape of heavy music. On 26 July 2021, the rock and metal world lost one of its most influential drummers. Five years later, Joey’s absence is still...

Happy Birthday to One of Rock’s Greatest Frontmen! 🎂🎤 Today, we raise a glass to one of the most iconic figures in music history as Mick Jagger, legendary frontman of The Rolling Stones, celebrates his birthday. Born on 26 July 1943, Jagger has spent more than six decades proving exactly why he’s one of the greatest performers ever to grace...

Saturday – Main Stage – 4:50pm As Saturday afternoon rolled into early evening, the atmosphere around Steelhouse Festival 2026 reached another level. The arena was packed. The bars were overflowing. The Welsh mountain was alive with anticipation. Then Dan Byrne walked onto the Main Stage at 4:50pm and produced one of the most complete performances of the entire weekend. Blending...

The hardcore and metal community has been left heartbroken following the news that Lou Koller, the unmistakable frontman of Sick Of It All, has passed away at the age of 59. For more than four decades, Koller stood as one of hardcore’s most respected and recognisable voices. His relentless energy, unmistakable vocals, and unwavering dedication helped shape New York hardcore...